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 and streams of albums and EPs.
In 2026, 22 albums have so far claimed the top spot. Eight artists, Megadeth, Hilary Duff, Noah Kahan, Maisie Peters, Phoebe Bridgers, DMA's, Alex Warren and Beabadoobee, achieved their first number-one album.
Chart history + List of number-one albums Date Album Artist(s) 5 January The Art of Loving Olivia Dean 12 January 19 January 26 January Idols Yungblud 2 February Megadeth Megadeth 9 February The Art of Loving Olivia Dean 16 February In Verses Karnivool 23 February The Art of Loving Olivia Dean 2 March Luck... or Something Hilary Duff 9 March The Art of Loving Olivia Dean 16 March Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. Harry Styles 23 March 30 March Arirang BTS 6 April 13 April The Art of Loving Olivia Dean 20 April 27 April 4 May The Great Divide Noah Kahan 11 May 18 May 25 May Iceman Drake 1 June Florescence Maisie Peters 8 June Iceman Drake 15 June Dinner Party Niall Horan 22 June You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love Olivia Rodrigo 29 June 6 July 13 July Confessions II Madonna 20 July You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love Olivia Rodrigo 27 July Daughter from Hell Gracie Abrams 3 August Music, Fashion, Film Charli XCX 10 August Petal Ariana Grande 17 August You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love Olivia Rodrigo 24 August Lost Weekend Phoebe Bridgers 31 August DMA's DMA's 7 September Wildchild Alex Warren 14 September Karaoke Bar Angus & Julia Stone 21 September You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love Olivia Rodrigo 28 September Pylon Beabadoobee 5 October The Life of a Showgirl Taylor Swift
Number-one artists + List of number-one artists, with total weeks spent at number one shown Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Olivia Dean 9 2 Olivia Rodrigo 6 3 Noah Kahan 3 4 Harry Styles 2 4 BTS 2 4 Drake 2 5 Yungblud 1 5 Megadeth 1 5 Karnivool 1 5 Hilary Duff 1 5 Maisie Peters 1 5 Niall Horan 1 5 Madonna 1 5 Gracie Abrams 1 5 Charli XCX 1 5 Ariana Grande 1 5 Phoebe Bridgers 1 5 DMA's 1 5 Alex Warren 1 5 Angus & Julia Stone 1 5 Beabadoobee 1 5 Taylor Swift 1
See also 2026 in music List of number-one singles of 2026 (Australia)
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