List of number-one albums of 2018 (Australia)

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] In 2018, 25 albums have claimed the top spot, including Ed Sheeran's ÷, which spent 21 weeks at number one on the chart in 2017. Nine acts, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, J. Cole, Post Malone, Shawn Mendes, Sheppard, Amy Shark, Travis Scott, Twenty One Pilots and Bradley Cooper, achieved their first number-one album in Australia.

ARIA Charts number-one albums of 2018 < 2017 2019 >
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Chart history

Key

The yellow background indicates the #1 album on ARIA's End of Year Albums Chart of 2018.

Date	Album	Artist(s)	Ref.
1 January	÷	Ed Sheeran	^[2]
8 January	The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various artists	^[3]
15 January
22 January
29 January
5 February
12 February
19 February
26 February
5 March	Nation of Two	Vance Joy	^[4]
12 March	÷	Ed Sheeran	^[5]
19 March
26 March
2 April
9 April
16 April	Golden	Kylie Minogue	^[6]
23 April	Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)	Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu	^[7]
30 April	KOD	J. Cole	^[8]
7 May	Beerbongs & Bentleys	Post Malone	^[9]
14 May	Reverence	Parkway Drive	^[10]
21 May	Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino	Arctic Monkeys	^[11]
28 May	Beerbongs & Bentleys	Post Malone	^[12]
4 June	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes	^[13]
11 June	Ye	Kanye West	^[14]
18 June	Watching the Sky	Sheppard	^[15]
25 June	Youngblood	5 Seconds of Summer	^[16]
2 July	Pray for the Wicked	Panic! at the Disco	^[17]
9 July	Scorpion	Drake	^[18]
16 July
23 July	Love Monster	Amy Shark	^[19]
30 July	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack	Various artists	^[20]
6 August
13 August	Astroworld	Travis Scott	^[21]
20 August	Scorpion	Drake	^[22]
27 August	Sweetener	Ariana Grande	^[23]
3 September	Misery	The Amity Affliction	^[24]
10 September	Kamikaze	Eminem	^[25]
17 September
24 September
1 October
8 October	Home	John Butler Trio	^[26]
15 October	Trench	Twenty One Pilots	^[27]
22 October	Nature	Paul Kelly	^[28]
29 October	A Star Is Born	Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper	^[29]
5 November
12 November
19 November
26 November
3 December
10 December
17 December
24 December
31 December

Number-one artists

Position	Artist	Weeks at No. 1
1	Lady Gaga	10
1	Bradley Cooper	10
2	Ed Sheeran	6
3	Eminem	4
4	Drake	3
5	Post Malone	2
6	Vance Joy	1
6	Kylie Minogue	1
6	Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu	1
6	J. Cole	1
6	Parkway Drive	1
6	Arctic Monkeys	1
6	Shawn Mendes	1
6	Kanye West	1
6	Sheppard	1
6	5 Seconds of Summer	1
6	Panic! at the Disco	1
6	Amy Shark	1
6	Travis Scott	1
6	Ariana Grande	1
6	The Amity Affliction	1
6	John Butler Trio	1
6	Twenty One Pilots	1
6	Paul Kelly	1

See also

• 2018 in music
• List of number-one singles of 2018 (Australia)

References

1. "Chart FAQs". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
2. "Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran Album Ends 2017 On Top After Owning The Year". Noise11. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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6. Ryan, Gavin (14 April 2018). "Australian Charts: Kylie Minogue 'Golden' Debuts At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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8. music-news.com (28 April 2018). "Australian Charts: J Cole 'KOD' Debuts At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
9. Ryan, Gavin (5 May 2018). "Australian Charts: Post Malone has the No 1 Album". Noise11. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
10. Ryan, Gavin (12 May 2018). "Australian Charts : Parkway Drive Clock Up Yet Another No 1 Debut Album". Noise11. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
11. Ryan, Gavin (20 May 2018). "Australian Charts: Arctic Monkeys Debut With No 1 Album". Noise11. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
12. Ryan, Gavin (26 May 2018). "Australian Charts: Post Malone Has No 1 Album Again". Noise11. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
13. Ryan, Gavin (3 June 2018). "Australian Albums: Shawn Mendes Has His First No 1 Album". Noise11. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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15. Ryan, Gavin (18 June 2018). "Australian Charts: Sheppard Watching The Skies Debuts At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
16. Ryan, Gavin (23 June 2018). "Australian Charts: 5 Seconds of Summer Have A No 1 Album". Noise11. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
17. Ryan, Gavin (30 June 2018). "Australian Charts: Panic! At The Disco Pray For The Wicked Is The No 1 Album". Noise11. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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19. Ryan, Gavin (22 July 2018). "Australian Charts : Amy Shark 'Love Monster' Debuts On Top". Noise11. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
20. Ryan, Gavin (5 August 2018). "Australian Charts: Mamma Mia Here We Go Again Soundtrack Remains The Number One Album". Noise11. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
21. Ryan, Gavin (12 August 2018). "Australian Charts: Travis Scott 'Astroworld' Debuts At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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24. Ryan, Gavin (1 September 2018). "Australian Charts: No Surprises The Amity Affliction Debuts At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
25. Ryan, Gavin (30 September 2018). "Australian Charts: Eminem 'Kamikaze' Spends Fourth Week At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
26. Ryan, Gavin (7 October 2018). "Australian Charts: John Butler Trio 'Home' Debuts At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
27. Ryan, Gavin (14 October 2018). "Australian Albums: twenty one pilots 'Trench' Lands At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
28. Ryan, Gavin (21 October 2018). "Australian Charts: Paul Kelly Scores His Second No 1 Album for 'Nature'". Noise11. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
29. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.