List of number-one albums in Australia during the 1990s

The following lists the number-one albums on the Australian Albums Chart, during the 1990s. The source for this decade is the ARIA Charts.

Key

The yellow background indicates the #1 album on the ARIA End of Year Chart
The light blue background indicates the #1 album on the ARIA End of Decade Chart

Australian number-one albums of the 1990s < 1980s 2000 >
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1990     1991              1993     1994 1995     1996     1997     1998     1999
Australian top 25 singles
1990     1991     1992     1993     1994 1995     1996     1997     1998     1999
Australian top 25 albums
1990     1991     1992     1993     1994 1995     1996     1997     1998     1999

1990

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
7 January	Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers	Jive Bunny: The Album	2 weeks[1]
14 January
21 January	The B-52's	Cosmic Thing	3 weeks[2]
28 January
4 February
11 February	Aerosmith	Pump	3 weeks[3]
18 February
25 February
4 March	The 12th Man	The 12th Man Again!	1 week
11 March	Midnight Oil	Blue Sky Mining	2 weeks
18 March
25 March	Sinéad O'Connor	I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got	1 week
1 April	Milli Vanilli	All or Nothing	5 weeks
8 April
15 April
22 April
29 April
6 May	Michael Bolton	Soul Provider	3 weeks
13 May	Paula Abdul	Forever Your Girl	1 week
20 May	Michael Bolton	Soul Provider	3 weeks
27 May
3 June	Madonna	I'm Breathless: Music from and Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy	3 weeks
10 June
17 June
24 June	The Angels	Beyond Salvation	2 weeks
1 July
8 July	Various artists	Pretty Woman Soundtrack	4 weeks
15 July
22 July
29 July
5 August	Gloria Estefan	Cuts Both Ways	2 weeks
12 August
19 August	Van Morrison	The Best of Van Morrison	3 weeks
26 August
2 September
9 September	Jimmy Barnes	Two Fires	4 weeks
16 September
23 September
30 September
7 October	John Farnham	Chain Reaction	5 weeks
14 October
21 October	INXS	X	2 weeks
28 October
4 November	John Farnham	Chain Reaction	5 weeks
11 November
18 November
25 November	The Three Tenors	The Three Tenors in Concert	4 weeks
2 December	Madonna	The Immaculate Collection	5 weeks
9 December
16 December
23 December	The Three Tenors	The Three Tenors in Concert	4 weeks
30 December

1991

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
6 January	The Three Tenors	The Three Tenors in Concert	4 weeks
13 January	Madonna	The Immaculate Collection	5 weeks
20 January
27 January	Elton John	The Very Best of Elton John	1 week
3 February	Janet Jackson	Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814	4 weeks
10 February	Billy Joel	Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection	1 week
17 February	Janet Jackson	Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814	4 weeks
24 February
3 March
10 March	Hothouse Flowers	Home	1 week
17 March	Black Box	Dreamland	3 weeks
24 March
31 March
7 April	Angelo Badalamenti	Soundtrack from Twin Peaks	1 week
14 April	Eurythmics	Greatest Hits	7 weeks
21 April
28 April
5 May
12 May
19 May
26 May
2 June	Ratcat	Blind Love	3 weeks
9 June
16 June	Jimmy Barnes	Two Fires	1 week
23 June	Ratcat	Blind Love	3 weeks
30 June	Various artists	Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture	13 weeks1
7 July
14 July
21 July	Noiseworks	Love Versus Money	1 week
28 July	Rod Stewart	Vagabond Heart	1 week
4 August	Natalie Cole	Unforgettable... with Love	6 weeks
11 August
18 August
25 August	Metallica	Metallica	1 week
1 September	Natalie Cole	Unforgettable... with Love	6 weeks
8 September
15 September
22 September	Dire Straits	On Every Street	1 week
29 September	Guns N' Roses	Use Your Illusion II	3 weeks
6 October
13 October
20 October	Bryan Adams	Waking Up the Neighbours	4 weeks
27 October
3 November
10 November
17 November	Jimmy Barnes	Soul Deep	3 weeks
24 November
1 December	U2	Achtung Baby	1 week
8 December	Michael Jackson	Dangerous	6 weeks
15 December
22 December
29 December

• ¹ The Grease soundtrack spent nine of its weeks at number one in 1978, and four in the 1990s—three in 1991 and one in 1998.

1992

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
5 January	Michael Jackson	Dangerous	6 weeks
12 January
19 January	Jimmy Barnes	Soul Deep	3 weeks
26 January	Prince and The New Power Generation	Diamonds and Pearls	1 week
2 February	Baby Animals	Baby Animals	6 weeks
9 February
16 February
23 February
1 March
8 March
15 March	Diesel	Hepfidelity	4 weeks
22 March
29 March
5 April
12 April	Def Leppard	Adrenalize	2 weeks
19 April
26 April	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Blood Sugar Sex Magik	2 weeks
3 May
10 May	The Cure	Wish	1 week
17 May	Neil Diamond	The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992	2 weeks
24 May
31 May	Michael Crawford	Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber	3 weeks
7 June
14 June
21 June	Lionel Richie	Back to Front	6 weeks
28 June
5 July
12 July
19 July
26 July
2 August	1992 Australian Cast	Jesus Christ Superstar	10 weeks
9 August
16 August
23 August
30 August
6 September
13 September
20 September
27 September
4 October
11 October	Billy Ray Cyrus	Some Gave All	2 weeks
18 October
25 October	Prince and The New Power Generation	Love Symbol Album	1 week
1 November	Madonna	Erotica	2 weeks
8 November
15 November	Bon Jovi	Keep the Faith	1 week
22 November	AC/DC	AC/DC Live	2 weeks
29 November
6 December	Simple Minds	Glittering Prize 81/92	1 week
13 December	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	4 weeks
20 December
27 December

1993

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
3 January	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	4 weeks
10 January	The 12th Man	Still the 12th Man	3 weeks
17 January
24 January
31 January	Whitney Houston and various artists	The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album	5 weeks
7 February
14 February
21 February
28 February
7 March	Eric Clapton	Unplugged	8 weeks
14 March
21 March
28 March
4 April
11 April
18 April	Lenny Kravitz	Are You Gonna Go My Way	4 weeks
25 April
2 May
9 May
16 May	Kenny G	Breathless	1 week
23 May	Eric Clapton	Unplugged	8 weeks
30 May
6 June	Spin Doctors	Pocket Full of Kryptonite	2 weeks
13 June
20 June	Janet Jackson	janet.	4 weeks
27 June
4 July
11 July	Led Zeppelin	Remasters	1 week
18 July	U2	Zooropa	4 weeks
25 July
1 August
8 August
15 August	UB40	Promises and Lies	1 week
22 August	Diesel	The Lobbyist	1 week
29 August	Billy Joel	River of Dreams	4 weeks
5 September
12 September
19 September
26 September	Meat Loaf	Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell	4 weeks
3 October
10 October
17 October
24 October	Michael Crawford	A Touch of Music in the Night	2 weeks
31 October	Pearl Jam	Vs.	1 week
7 November	John Farnham	Then Again...	1 week
14 November	Michael Crawford	A Touch of Music in the Night	2 weeks
21 November	Bryan Adams	So Far So Good	14 weeks
28 November
5 December	Guns N' Roses	"The Spaghetti Incident?"	1 week
12 December	Bryan Adams	So Far So Good	14 weeks
19 December
26 December

1994

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
2 January	Bryan Adams	So Far So Good	14 weeks
9 January
16 January
23 January
30 January
6 February
13 February
20 February
27 February
6 March	Soundgarden	Superunknown	1 week
13 March	Michael Bolton	The One Thing	2 weeks
20 March
27 March	Mariah Carey	Music Box	18 weeks
3 April	Pantera	Far Beyond Driven	1 week
10 April	Mariah Carey	Music Box	18 weeks
17 April	Pink Floyd	The Division Bell	3 weeks
24 April
1 May
8 May	Mariah Carey	Music Box	18 weeks
15 May
22 May
29 May
5 June
12 June
19 June
26 June	Stone Temple Pilots	Purple	1 week
3 July	Mariah Carey	Music Box	18 weeks
10 July
17 July
24 July
31 July	The Rolling Stones	Voodoo Lounge	1 week
7 August	Mariah Carey	Music Box	18 weeks
14 August
21 August
28 August
4 September	Garth Brooks	In Pieces	1 week
11 September	The Three Tenors	The Three Tenors in Concert 1994	1 week
18 September	Mariah Carey	Music Box	18 weeks
25 September	Various artists	The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	4 weeks
2 October
9 October
16 October
23 October	Bon Jovi	Cross Road	2 weeks
30 October
6 November	Madonna	Bedtime Stories	1 week
13 November	Nirvana	MTV Unplugged in New York	3 weeks
20 November
27 November
4 December	Various artists	Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack	3 weeks
11 December
18 December	Pearl Jam	Vitalogy	1 week
25 December	The 12th Man	Wired World of Sports II	4 weeks

1995

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
1 January	The 12th Man	Wired World of Sports II	4 weeks
8 January
15 January
22 January	Various artists	Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack	1 week
29 January	The Cranberries	No Need to Argue	1 week
5 February	The Offspring	Smash	3 weeks
12 February
19 February
26 February	Janet Jackson	janet.	4 weeks
5 March	You Am I	Hi Fi Way	1 week
12 March	Bruce Springsteen	Greatest Hits	1 week
19 March	Green Day	Dookie	3 weeks
26 March
2 April
9 April	Silverchair	Frogstomp	3 weeks
16 April
23 April
30 April	The Cruel Sea	Three Legged Dog	2 weeks
7 May
14 May	Celine Dion	The Colour of My Love	8 weeks
21 May
28 May
4 June
11 June	Sheryl Crow	Tuesday Night Music Club	2 weeks
18 June
25 June	Pink Floyd	Pulse	1 week
2 July	Michael Jackson	HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I	3 weeks
9 July
16 July	Bon Jovi	These Days	2 weeks
23 July
30 July	Celine Dion	The Colour of My Love	8 weeks
6 August
13 August	Live	Throwing Copper	7 weeks
20 August
27 August
3 September
10 September	Celine Dion	The Colour of My Love	8 weeks
17 September
24 September	Red Hot Chili Peppers	One Hot Minute	2 weeks
1 October
8 October	AC/DC	Ballbreaker	1 week
15 October	Mariah Carey	Daydream	1 week
22 October	Various artists	Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture	2 weeks
29 October
5 November	The Smashing Pumpkins	Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness	2 weeks
12 November
19 November	Tina Arena	Don't Ask	1 week
26 November	Madonna	Something to Remember	1 week
3 December	The Beatles	Anthology 1	2 weeks
10 December
17 December	Enya	The Memory of Trees	4 weeks
24 December
31 December

1996

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
7 January	Enya	The Memory of Trees	4 weeks
14 January	Live	Throwing Copper	7 weeks
21 January
28 January
4 February	Oasis	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	5 weeks
11 February
18 February
25 February
3 March
10 March	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	10 weeks
17 March
24 March	Celine Dion	Falling into You	4 weeks
31 March	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	10 weeks
7 April
14 April
21 April
28 April
5 May
12 May	The Cranberries	To the Faithful Departed	1 week
19 May	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	10 weeks
26 May	George Michael	Older	1 week
2 June	Soundgarden	Down on the Upside	1 week
9 June	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	10 weeks
16 June	Metallica	Load	2 weeks
23 June
30 June	Celine Dion	Falling into You	4 weeks
7 July	You Am I	Hourly, Daily	1 week
14 July	Celine Dion	Falling into You	4 weeks
21 July	Crowded House	Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House	10 weeks
28 July
4 August
11 August
18 August	Celine Dion	Falling into You	4 weeks
25 August	The Corrs	Forgiven, Not Forgotten	3 weeks
1 September	Pearl Jam	No Code	2 weeks
8 September
15 September	The Corrs	Forgiven, Not Forgotten	3 weeks
22 September	R.E.M.	New Adventures in Hi-Fi	1 week
29 September	The Corrs	Forgiven, Not Forgotten	3 weeks
6 October	Toni Childs	The Very Best of Toni Childs	6 weeks
13 October	Nirvana	From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah	1 week
20 October	Toni Childs	The Very Best of Toni Childs	6 weeks
27 October	Jimmy Barnes	Barnes Hits Anthology	1 week
3 November	Toni Childs	The Very Best of Toni Childs	6 weeks
10 November
17 November
24 November
1 December	Michael Jackson	HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I	3 weeks
8 December	Crowded House	Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House	10 weeks
15 December
22 December
29 December

1997

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
5 January	Crowded House	Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House	10 weeks
12 January
19 January	Various artists	William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture	9 weeks
26 January
2 February
9 February
16 February	Silverchair	Freak Show	1 week
23 February	Various artists	William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture	9 weeks
2 March
9 March
16 March	U2	Pop	1 week
23 March	Various artists	William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture	9 weeks
30 March
6 April	Savage Garden	Savage Garden	19 weeks
13 April
20 April
27 April
4 May
11 May
18 May
25 May
1 June
8 June
15 June
22 June
29 June	Faith No More	Album of the Year	1 week
6 July	Savage Garden	Savage Garden	19 weeks
13 July	The Prodigy	The Fat of the Land	1 week
20 July	Savage Garden	Savage Garden	19 weeks
27 July
3 August
10 August	Hanson	Middle of Nowhere	2 weeks
17 August
24 August	Tina Arena	In Deep	3 weeks
31 August	Oasis	Be Here Now	1 week
7 September	Savage Garden	Savage Garden	19 weeks
14 September	Tina Arena	In Deep	3 weeks
21 September
28 September	Mariah Carey	Butterfly	1 week
5 October	Savage Garden	Savage Garden	19 weeks
12 October
19 October	John Farnham	Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997	1 week
26 October	Midnight Oil	20,000 Watt R.S.L.	1 week
2 November	Various artists	My Best's Friend Wedding: Music from the Motion Picture	4 weeks
9 November
16 November
23 November
30 November	Celine Dion	Let's Talk About Love	5 weeks
7 December
14 December
21 December	The 12th Man	Bill Lawry... This Is Your Life	2 weeks
28 December

1998

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
4 January	Celine Dion	Let's Talk About Love	5 weeks
11 January
18 January	Aqua	Aquarium	2 weeks
25 January
1 February	James Horner	Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture	11 weeks
8 February
15 February	Pearl Jam	Yield	1 week
22 February	James Horner	Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture	11 weeks
1 March
8 March
15 March	Madonna	Ray of Light	1 week
22 March	James Horner	Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture	11 weeks
29 March
5 April
12 April
19 April
26 April
3 May	Massive Attack	Mezzanine	1 week
10 May	Various artists	The Wedding Singer: Music from the Motion Picture	1 week
17 May	Jeff Buckley	Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk	1 week
24 May	Matchbox 20	Yourself or Someone Like You	6 weeks
31 May
7 June	You Am I	You Am I's #4 Record	1 week
14 June	The Smashing Pumpkins	Adore	1 week
21 June	Various artists	City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture	2 weeks
28 June	Neil Finn	Try Whistling This	2 weeks
5 July
12 July	Various artists	City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture	2 weeks
19 July	Beastie Boys	Hello Nasty	1 week
26 July	Matchbox 20	Yourself or Someone Like You	6 weeks
2 August
9 August
16 August	Various artists	Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture	1 week
23 August	Natalie Imbruglia	Left of the Middle	3 weeks
30 August	Korn	Follow the Leader	1 week
6 September	Natalie Imbruglia	Left of the Middle	3 weeks
13 September	Matchbox 20	Yourself or Someone Like You	6 weeks
20 September	Powderfinger	Internationalist	1 week
27 September	Marilyn Manson	Mechanical Animals	1 week
4 October	Kiss	Psycho Circus	1 week
11 October	Vonda Shepard	Songs from Ally McBeal	1 week
18 October	Cold Chisel	The Last Wave of Summer	1 week
25 October	The Living End	The Living End	2 weeks
1 November	Natalie Imbruglia	Left of the Middle	3 weeks
8 November	The Living End	The Living End	2 weeks
15 November	U2	The Best of 1980–1990	5 weeks
22 November
29 November
6 December
13 December	Various artists	Chef Aid: The South Park Album	1 week
20 December	Olivia Newton-John, John Farnham and Anthony Warlow	Highlights from The Main Event	2 weeks
27 December

1999

Date	Artist	Album	Weeks at number one
3 January	U2	The Best of 1980–1990	5 weeks
10 January	The Offspring	Americana	5 weeks
17 January
24 January
31 January
7 February
14 February	Shania Twain	Come on Over	20 weeks
21 February
28 February
7 March
14 March
21 March	Silverchair	Neon Ballroom	1 week
28 March	Shania Twain	Come on Over	20 weeks
4 April	Bee Gees	One Night Only	6 weeks
11 April
18 April
25 April
2 May
9 May	Shania Twain	Come on Over	20 weeks
16 May	Bee Gees	One Night Only	6 weeks
23 May	Ricky Martin	Ricky Martin	1 week
30 May	Human Nature	Counting Down	1 week
6 June	Various artists	Songs from Dawson's Creek	6 weeks
13 June
20 June	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Californication	1 week
27 June	Jamiroquai	Synkronized	1 week
4 July	Various artists	Songs from Dawson's Creek	6 weeks
11 July
18 July
25 July
1 August	Shania Twain	Come on Over	20 weeks
8 August
15 August
22 August
29 August
5 September
12 September
19 September
26 September
3 October
10 October
17 October	Live	The Distance to Here	1 week
24 October	Shania Twain	Come on Over	20 weeks
31 October	Taxiride	Imaginate	1 week
7 November	Savage Garden	Affirmation	6 weeks
14 November
21 November
28 November	Korn	Issues	1 week
5 December	Metallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony	S&M	1 week
12 December	Savage Garden	Affirmation	6 weeks
19 December	Shania Twain	Come on Over	20 weeks
26 December	Celine Dion	All the Way... A Decade of Song	2 weeks2

• ² Celine Dion's All the Way... A Decade of Song officially spent two weeks at number one, but as this page lists week ending dates (Sundays) and the pages pertaining to the 2000s lists week beginning dates (Mondays), the second week is not listed on the number-one albums of 2000.

See also

• Music of Australia
• List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1990s

References

1. "Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers - The Album". australian-charts.com.
2. "The B-52's - Cosmic Thing (Album)". australian-charts.com.
3. "Aerosmith - Pump". australian-charts.com.