List of top 10 albums for 2016 in Australia

This is a list of albums that charted in the top ten on the ARIA Album Charts, an all-genre albums chart, in 2016.

Top-ten albums An asterisk (*) represents that the album is in the top ten as of the week ending on 18 December 2017.

Key (#) - 2016 Year-end top 10 album position and rank

Top 10Entry dateAlbumsPeakTotal weeksin the top 10ReferencesTitleArtist(s)PositionDateAlbums from 199320 SeptemberThe Hits/The B-Sides Prince42 May (2016)4Albums from 20031 DecemberGreatest HitsRed Hot Chili Peppers21 December17Albums from 20117 NovemberChristmas (#5)Michael Bublé15 December45*Albums from 20142 JuneIn the Lonely HourSam Smith127 April (2015)5230 JuneXEd Sheeran130 June1043 November1989Taylor Swift13 November70Albums from 201531 AugustImmortalizedDisturbed131 August77 SeptemberBeauty Behind the MadnessThe Weeknd17 September129 NovemberIf I Can DreamElvis Presley and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra19 November1223 NovemberPurpose (#9)Justin Bieber123 November22Made in the A.M.One Direction223 November530 November25 (#1)Adele130 November7114 DecemberA Head Full of DreamsColdplay214 December1028 DecemberJess & MattJess & Matt928 December2Albums from 201611 JanuaryMolly (#4)Various Artists115 February1618 JanuaryBlackstar (#8)David Bowie118 January7Nothing Has Changed 318 January7Adam Brand and the OutlawsAdam Brand and the Outlaws618 January1Best of Bowie David Bowie625 January225 JanuaryDeath of a BachelorPanic! at the Disco325 January11 FebruaryBloomRüfüs11 February5DystopiaMegadeth61 February1The Complete Greatest Hits The Eagles101 February18 FebruaryThis Is ActingSia18 February5AntiRihanna58 February2Nine Track MindCharlie Puth88 February2The AstonishingDream Theater108 February122 FebruarySynthiaThe Jezabels422 February1Time of My LifeRonan Keating622 February129 FebruaryDrinking from the Sun, Walking Under Stars RestrungHilltop Hoods129 February9PhaseJack Garratt929 February17 MarchI Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of ItThe 197517 March1Youth RevivalHillsong Young & Free37 March2This Unruly Mess I've MadeMacklemore & Ryan Lewis67 March6DissonantsHands Like Houses77 March1Hills EndDMA's87 March114 MarchRising with the SunThe Cat Empire114 March2Untitled UnmasteredKendrick Lamar314 March1LimitlessTonight Alive614 March1The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second HeartbeatUrthboy714 March121 MarchTelluricMatt Corby121 March4You and IJeff Buckley221 March2IncarnateKillswitch Engage521 March1Have It AllBethel Music821 March128 MarchWacoViolent Soho128 March2This Is What the Truth Feels LikeGwen Stefani628 March1Post Pop DepressionIggy Pop728 March14 AprilMind of MineZayn14 April2The BlackAsking Alexandria44 April1Beautiful LiesBirdy104 April111 AprilLukas GrahamLukas Graham111 April3Metal ResistanceBabymetal711 April1Everything You've Come to ExpectThe Last Shadow Puppets911 April118 AprilGoreDeftones118 April1CleopatraThe Lumineers218 April125 AprilThe Hope Six Demolition ProjectPJ Harvey725 April1TogetherMarina Prior and Mark Vincent59 May32 MayLemonade (#3)Beyoncé12 May16The Very Best of Prince Prince22 May5Classic CarpentersDami Im32 May6Purple RainPrince and The Revolution52 May1Ultimate Prince Prince62 May1Seven Sonnets & a SongPaul Kelly92 May19 MayViewsDrake19 May10The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration DispenserRob Zombie89 May1Prayers for the DamnedSixx:A.M.99 May1Stages LiveJosh Groban109 May116 MayRipcord (#2)Keith Urban116 May26A Moon Shaped PoolRadiohead216 May5AnthologyKate Ceberano916 May123 MayThank YouMeghan Trainor323 May8ShiftThe Living End423 May1Strange LoopPaul Dempsey523 May1Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Various Artists923 May130 MayDangerous WomanAriana Grande130 May2I Still DoEric Clapton1030 May16 JuneSkinFlume16 June6All Our Gods Have Abandoned UsArchitects26 June1The RideCatfish and the Bottlemen66 June17/27Fifth Harmony86 June113 JuneSoul Searchin'Jimmy Barnes113 June3This Crazy LifeThe Wolfe Brothers1013 June120 JuneThick as ThievesThe Temper Trap120 June1Strange Little BirdsGarbage920 June127 JuneThe GetawayRed Hot Chili Peppers127 June64 JulyConsciousBroods24 July111 JulyWings of the WildDelta Goodrem111 July6CaliforniaBlink-182211 July5The Speed of SoundIn Stereo311 July1Christine and the QueensChristine and the Queens811 July118 JulyWildflowerThe Avalanches118 July4Of Dirt and Grace: Live from the LandHillsong Worship818 July2Blank Face LPSchoolboy Q918 July125 JulyYouth AuthorityGood Charlotte125 July1A Version of NowPeter Garrett325 July11 AugustGimme Some Lovin': Jukebox Vol IIHuman Nature11 August9Periphery III: Select DifficultyPeriphery81 August18 AugustLet Me Be ClearGang of Youths28 August1Opera ObliviaHellions48 August1ZenithAlfie Arcuri58 August1Major KeyDJ Khaled68 August115 AugustSuicide Squad (#10) Various Artists115 August14Civil DuskBernard Fanning215 August3Glorious HeightsMontaigne415 August1UnleashedSkillet715 August1Way Down in the Jungle RoomElvis Presley915 August1EncoreDJ Snake1015 August122 AugustThis Could Be HeartbreakThe Amity Affliction122 August2BlurryfaceTwenty One Pilots722 August129 AugustBlondeFrank Ocean129 August3Every Night the Same DreamBall Park Music329 August1Seven MirrorsDrapht429 August1This Sporting LifeRoy and HG629 August3Pure & SimpleDolly Parton929 August15 SeptemberEncore: Movie Partners Sing BroadwayBarbra Streisand15 September5GloryBritney Spears45 September1Things I Carry AroundTroy Cassar-Daley55 September1OutlierTwelve Foot Ninja65 September1Dig Your RootsFlorida Georgia Line75 September112 SeptemberBad VibrationsA Day to Remember112 September1AnimalBig Scary512 September1His Favourite Collection John Williamson912 September1Birds in the Trap Sing McKnightTravis Scott1012 September119 SeptemberSkeleton TreeNick Cave and the Bad Seeds119 September3InternalSafia219 September1The Complete Trio CollectionDolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt319 September4They Don't KnowJason Aldean519 September1Wild WorldBastille719 September1The Beatles at the Hollywood BowlThe Beatles819 September1TranscendenceDevin Townsend Project1019 September126 SeptemberBackboneAnthony Callea126 September2Hard II LoveUsher526 September1Bridget Jones's Baby Various Artists726 September1Mount Ninji and da Nice Time KidDie Antwoord926 September1Divas and DemonsRemi1026 September13 OctoberYoung as the Morning, Old as the SeaPassenger13 October2Chapter and VerseBruce Springsteen23 October2IlluminateShawn Mendes33 October2Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin MusicalDavid Campbell93 October110 OctoberWestway (The Glitter & the Slums)Sticky Fingers110 October222, A MillionBon Iver210 October1SorceressOpeth710 October1The AltarBanks810 October117 OctoberTriple J Like a Version 12Various Artists117 October5Revolution RadioGreen Day217 October2In the NowBarry Gibb317 October4Day BreaksNorah Jones417 October2The Last HeroAlter Bridge617 October1Oh My MyOneRepublic817 October1The Violent Sleep of ReasonMeshuggah917 October124 OctoberThe Secret Daughter (#7) Jessica Mauboy124 October11Let There Be LightHillsong Worship224 October1WallsKings of Leon324 October2Chemical MiracleTrophy Eyes824 October1WarriorsLisa Mitchell924 October131 OctoberJoanneLady Gaga231 October2Nobody but MeMichael Bublé27 November4The Wonder of YouElvis Presley37 November5The Serenity of SufferingKorn531 October1You Want It DarkerLeonard Cohen221 November4LifelinesI Prevail831 October17 NovemberThe StageAvenged Sevenfold47 November1Two VinesEmpire of the Sun77 November1Back from the EdgeJames Arthur87 November114 NovemberThis House Is Not for SaleBon Jovi114 November2BraceBirds of Tokyo314 November1The Heavy Entertainment ShowRobbie Williams414 November4Don't Look DownPez714 November121 NovemberTwo DegreesIlly121 November1Friends for Christmas (#6) John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John119 December11*The Singles Phil Collins621 November157th & 9thSting921 November128 NovemberHardwired... to Self-DestructMetallica128 November6Glory DaysLittle Mix228 November124K MagicBruno Mars328 November9TraditionKerser428 November15 DecemberStarboyThe Weeknd15 December5The Very Very Best of Crowded House Crowded House55 December1Reclaim AustraliaA.B. Original105 December112 DecemberBlue & LonesomeThe Rolling Stones112 December8"Awaken, My Love!"Childish Gambino912 December119 December4 Your Eyez OnlyJ. Cole619 December1Trolls Various Artists19 January (2017)19

Notes It is a Christmas album It is a greatest hits album. It is a soundtrack of a film/TV series/etc.

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