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. In 2021, 34 albums claimed the top spot; Taylor Swift achieved three number-ones during the year, while her album Evermore spent the first two weeks of the year at number one after spending two weeks atop the chart in December 2020. 14 acts, Barry Gibb, Joff Bush (the composer of the Australian animated series Bluey), the Kid Laroi, the Rubens, Tash Sultana, Architects, Skegss, London Grammar, Olivia Rodrigo, Tones and I, the Jungle Giants, Luke Hemmings, Lil Nas X and Ruby Fields, achieved their first number-one album.
Rodrigo spent the most weeks at number one in 2021 with her album Sour spending eight non-consecutive weeks at the top, while Swift had the most, achieving three number-one albums during the year (Evermore, Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version)).
Chart history +KeyIndicates best-performing album of 2021
+ List of number-one albums Date Album Artist(s) 4 January Evermore Taylor Swift 11 January 18 January Greenfields Barry Gibb 25 January The Space Between Illy 1 February Bluey: The Album Joff Bush 8 February F*ck Love (Savage) The Kid Laroi 15 February Medicine at Midnight Foo Fighters 22 February 0202 The Rubens 1 March Terra Firma Tash Sultana 8 March For Those That Wish to Exist Architects 15 March When You See Yourself Kings of Leon 22 March Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa 29 March Justice Justin Bieber 5 April Rehearsal Skegss 12 April Justice Justin Bieber 19 April Fearless (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift 26 April Californian Soil London Grammar 3 May Justice Justin Bieber 10 May Cry Forever Amy Shark 17 May 24 May Bridge over Troubled Dreams Delta Goodrem 31 May Sour Olivia Rodrigo 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 June 5 July 12 July Flesh and Blood Jimmy Barnes 19 July Sour Olivia Rodrigo 26 July Welcome to the Madhouse Tones and I 2 August Love Signs The Jungle Giants 9 August Happier Than Ever Billie Eilish 16 August 23 August When Facing the Things We Turn Away From Luke Hemmings 30 August Solar Power Lorde 6 September Donda Kanye West 13 September Certified Lover Boy Drake 20 September 27 September Montero Lil Nas X 4 October Been Doin' It for a Bit Ruby Fields 11 October Certified Lover Boy Drake 18 October Sour Olivia Rodrigo 25 October Music of the Spheres Coldplay 1 November Surrender Rüfüs Du Sol 8 November = Ed Sheeran 15 November Voyage ABBA 22 November Red (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift 29 November 30 Adele 6 December 13 December 20 December 27 December
Number-one artists +List of number-one artists, with total weeks spent at number one shown Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Olivia Rodrigo 8 2 Adele 5 3 Taylor Swift 4 4 Justin Bieber 3 4 Drake 3 5 Amy Shark 2 5 Billie Eilish 2 6 Barry Gibb 1 6 Illy 1 6 Joff Bush 1 6 The Kid Laroi 1 6 Foo Fighters 1 6 The Rubens 1 6 Tash Sultana 1 6 Architects 1 6 Kings of Leon 1 6 Dua Lipa 1 6 Skegss 1 6 London Grammar 1 6 Delta Goodrem 1 6 Jimmy Barnes 1 6 Tones and I 1 6 The Jungle Giants 1 6 Luke Hemmings 1 6 Lorde 1 6 Kanye West 1 6 Lil Nas X 1 6 Ruby Fields 1 6 Coldplay 1 6 Rüfüs Du Sol 1 6 Ed Sheeran 1 6 ABBA 1
See also 2021 in music ARIA Charts List of number-one singles of 2021 (Australia)
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