List of number-one albums in Australia during the 1990s
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Australian number-one albums of the 1990s | |
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The following lists the number-one albums on the Australian Albums Chart, during the 1990s. The source for this decade is the ARIA Charts.
The yellow background indicates the #1 album on the ARIA End of Year Chart |
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The light blue background indicates the #1 album on the ARIA End of Decade Chart |
1990
[edit]Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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7 January | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | Jive Bunny: The Album | 4 weeks |
14 January | |||
21 January | The B-52's | Cosmic Thing | 3 weeks |
28 January | |||
4 February | |||
11 February | Aerosmith | Pump | 3 weeks |
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
[edit]Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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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
[edit]Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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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
[edit]Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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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
[edit]Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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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
[edit]Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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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
[edit]Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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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
[edit]Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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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
[edit]Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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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
[edit]Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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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.