List of number-one albums of 2020 (Australia)

The ARIA Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums and extended plays (EPs) in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on the weekly physical and digital sales of albums and EPs.^[1] In 2020, 39 albums claimed the top spot; Harry Styles' Fine Line returned to number one on the first chart of the year after spending one week atop the chart in December 2019. Eleven acts, Selena Gomez, Lil Uzi Vert, Dua Lipa, The Smith Street Band, The Teskey Brothers, Vika and Linda, Pop Smoke, Lime Cordiale, Juice Wrld, Joji and Adam Lambert, achieved their first number-one album.

Key

†	Indicates best-performing album of 2020[2]

ARIA Charts number-one albums of 2020 < 2019 2021 >
Other Australian number-one charts of 2020
singles
urban singles
dance singles
club tracks
digital tracks
streaming tracks
Top Australian singles and albums of 2020
Triple J Hottest 100
top 25 singles
top 25 albums

Chart history

Date	Album	Artist(s)	Ref.
6 January	Fine Line †	Harry Styles	[3]
13 January
20 January	Rare	Selena Gomez	[4]
27 January	Music to Be Murdered By	Eminem	[5]
3 February	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?	Billie Eilish	[6]
10 February	Hurry Up and Wait	Dune Rats	[7]
17 February	Father of All Motherfuckers	Green Day	[8]
24 February	The Slow Rush	Tame Impala	[9]
2 March	Map of the Soul: 7	BTS	[10]
9 March
16 March	Eternal Atake	Lil Uzi Vert	[11]
23 March	Artists Unite for Fire Fight	Various artists	[12]
30 March	After Hours	The Weeknd	[13]
6 April	Calm	5 Seconds of Summer	[14]
13 April	Everything Is A-OK	Violent Soho	[15]
20 April	Future Nostalgia	Dua Lipa	[16]
27 April	Don't Waste Your Anger	The Smith Street Band	[17]
4 May	Human Design	Birds of Tokyo	[18]
11 May	Dark Lane Demo Tapes	Drake	[19]
18 May
25 May	Live at the Forum	The Teskey Brothers	[20]
1 June	Notes on a Conditional Form	The 1975	[21]
8 June	Chromatica	Lady Gaga	[22]
15 June
22 June	'Akilotoa (Anthology 1994–2006)	Vika and Linda	[23]
29 June	Music from the Home Front	Various artists	[24]
6 July
13 July	Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	Pop Smoke	[25]
20 July	14 Steps to a Better You	Lime Cordiale	[26]
27 July	Legends Never Die	Juice Wrld	[27]
3 August	Folklore	Taylor Swift	[28]
10 August			[29]
17 August			[30]
24 August			[31]
31 August	Imploding the Mirage	The Killers	[32]
7 September	S&M2	Metallica and San Francisco Symphony	[33]
14 September	Music from the Home Front	Various artists	[34]
21 September	We Are Chaos	Marilyn Manson	[35]
28 September	The Speed of Now Part 1	Keith Urban	[36]
5 October	Nectar	Joji	[37]
12 October	Live Around the World	Queen + Adam Lambert	[38]
19 October	Hybrid Theory: 20th Anniversary Edition	Linkin Park	[39]
26 October	T.R.U.T.H.	Guy Sebastian	[40]
2 November	Letter to You	Bruce Springsteen	[41]
9 November	The Makarrata Project	Midnight Oil	[42]
16 November	Disco	Kylie Minogue	[43]
23 November	Power Up	AC/DC	[44]
30 November
7 December
14 December
21 December	Evermore	Taylor Swift	[45]
28 December

Number-one artists

Position	Artist	Weeks at No. 1
1	Taylor Swift	6
2	AC/DC	4
3	Harry Styles	2
3	BTS	2
3	Drake	2
3	Lady Gaga	2
4	Selena Gomez	1
4	Eminem	1
4	Billie Eilish	1
4	Dune Rats	1
4	Green Day	1
4	Tame Impala	1
4	Lil Uzi Vert	1
4	The Weeknd	1
4	5 Seconds of Summer	1
4	Violent Soho	1
4	Dua Lipa	1
4	The Smith Street Band	1
4	Birds of Tokyo	1
4	The Teskey Brothers	1
4	The 1975	1
4	Vika and Linda	1
4	Pop Smoke	1
4	Lime Cordiale	1
4	Juice Wrld	1
4	The Killers	1
4	Metallica	1
4	San Francisco Symphony	1
4	Marilyn Manson	1
4	Keith Urban	1
4	Joji	1
4	Queen	1
4	Adam Lambert	1
4	Linkin Park	1
4	Guy Sebastian	1
4	Bruce Springsteen	1
4	Midnight Oil	1
4	Kylie Minogue	1

See also

• 2020 in music
• List of number-one singles of 2020 (Australia)
• List of top 10 albums in 2020 (Australia)

References

1. "Chart FAQs". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
2. "2019 Annual ARIA Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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14. "Calm gives 5SOS fourth #1 album". Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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31. "Fourth week at #1 for Taylor Swift's folklore". Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
32. "The Killers score third ARIA #1 album with Imploding the Mirage". Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
33. "Metallica land seventh ARIA #1 album with S&M2". Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
34. "Music From The Home Front returns to the Albums Chart #1". Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
35. "Marilyn Manson Tops ARIA Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
36. "Keith Urban scores fourth #1 on ARIA Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
37. "Nectar lands Joji debut ARIA Albums Chart #1". Australian Recording Industry Association. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
38. "Queen and Adam Lambert debut at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
39. "Linkin Park land ARIA Albums Chart #1 with Hybrid Theory reissue". Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
40. "Guy Sebastian claims third ARIA #1 album with T. R. U. T. H." Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
41. "Letter To You lands Bruce Springsteen fifth ARIA #1 album". Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
42. "Midnight Oil return for fifth ARIA Charts #1 album". Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
43. "DISCO lands Kylie Minogue seventh ARIA #1 album". Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
44. "AC/DC Makes It Four Weeks At #1". Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
45. "Taylor Swift scores second week at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with Evermore". Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.