List of number-one albums of 2016 (Australia)

ARIA Charts number-one albums of 2016 < 2015
Other Australian number-one charts of 2016
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dance singles
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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] So far in 2016, fourteen albums have claimed the top spot, including Adele's 25, which started its peak position in 2015 and Disturbed's Immortalized which also peaked at number one in 2015, and six acts have achieved their first number-one album in Australia: The 1975, Matt Corby, Violent Soho, Zayn, Lukas Graham and Deftones.

Chart history

Date	Album	Artist(s)	Ref.
4 January	25	Adele	[2]
11 January
18 January	Blackstar	David Bowie	[3]
25 January	25	Adele	[4]
1 February	Bloom	RÜFÜS	[5]
8 February	This Is Acting	Sia	[6]
15 February	Molly: Do Yourself a Favour	Various artists	[7]
22 February
29 February	Drinking from the Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung	Hilltop Hoods	[8]
7 March	I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It	The 1975	[9]
14 March	Rising with the Sun	The Cat Empire	[10]
21 March	Telluric	Matt Corby	[11]
28 March	Waco	Violent Soho	[12]
4 April	Mind of Mine	Zayn	[13]
11 April	Lukas Graham	Lukas Graham	[14]
18 April	Gore	Deftones	[15]
25 April	Immortalized	Disturbed	[16]
2 May	Lemonade	Beyoncé	[17]

Number-one artists

Position	Country	Artist	Weeks at No. 1
1	UK	Adele	3
2	UK	David Bowie	1
2	AUS	RÜFÜS	1
2	AUS	Sia	1
2	AUS	Hilltop Hoods	1
2	UK	The 1975	1
2	AUS	The Cat Empire	1
2	AUS	Matt Corby	1
2	AUS	Violent Soho	1
2	UK	Zayn	1
2	DEN	Lukas Graham	1
2	US	Deftones	1
2	US	Disturbed	1
2	US	Beyoncé	1

See also

• 2016 in music
• ARIA Charts
• List of number-one singles of 2016 (Australia)

References

1. "Chart FAQs". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
2. Ryan, Gavin (9 January 2016). "ARIA Albums: Adele '25' Still No 1 Seven Weeks In". Noise11. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
3. Ryan, Gavin (16 January 2016). "ARIA Albums: David Bowie 'Blackstar' Debuts at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
4. Ryan, Gavin (23 January 2016). "ARIA Albums: Adele '25' Returns to No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
5. Ryan, Gavin (30 January 2016). "ARIA Albums: RÜFÜS Dethrone Adele for No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
6. Ryan, Gavin (6 February 2016). "ARIA Albums: Sia 'This Is Acting' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
7. Ryan, Gavin (20 February 2016). "ARIA Albums: Molly Remains the No 1 Album". Noise11. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
8. Ryan, Gavin (27 February 2016). "ARIA Albums: Hilltop Hoods Debut at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
9. Ryan, Gavin (5 March 2016). "ARIA Albums: The 1975 Have the No 1 Album in Australia". Noise11. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
10. Ryan, Gavin (12 March 2016). "ARIA Albums: The Cat Empire Debuts at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
11. Ryan, Gavin (19 March 2016). "ARIA Albums: Matt Corby 'Telluric' Is 100th No 1 Australian Album". Noise11. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
12. Ryan, Gavin (26 March 2016). "ARIA Albums: Violent Soho 'Waco' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
13. Ryan, Gavin (2 April 2016). "ARIA Albums: Zayn Has the No 1 Album in Australia". Noise11. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
14. Ryan, Gavin (9 April 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham Has No 1 Album in Australia". Noise11. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
15. Ryan, Gavin (16 April 2016). "ARIA Albums: Deftones 'Gore' Debuts at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
16. Ryan, Gavin (23 April 2016). "ARIA Albums: Disturbed 'Immortalized' Back at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
17. Ryan, Gavin (30 April 2016). "ARIA Albums: Beyoncé Is No 1 But Prince Is Everywhere". Noise11. Retrieved 30 April 2016.