List of number-one albums of 2013 (Australia)

The ARIA Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums and extended plays in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on each album and EP's weekly physical and digital sales.[2] In 2013, thirty-six albums claimed the top spot, including Michael Bublé's Christmas and Pink's The Truth About Love, both of which started their peak positions in 2011 and 2012, respectively.[3][4] Sixteen acts achieved their first number-one album in Australia: Bruno Mars, Flume, Of Monsters and Men, Foals, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Birds of Tokyo, Daft Punk, Queens of the Stone Age, Kanye West, Harrison Craig, Karnivool, RÜFÜS, Boy & Bear, Lorde, Dami Im and Taylor Henderson.[5]

ARIA Charts
number-one albums of 2013
Other Australian number-one charts of 2013
singles
urban singles
dance singles
club tracks
digital tracks
streaming tracks
Top Australian singles and albums of 2013
Triple J Hottest 100
top 25 singles
top 25 albums
Michael Bublé's (left) To Be Loved tied with Pink's (right) The Truth About Love as the longest-running number-one album of the year.[1]

Michael Bublé had two number-one albums during the year for To Be Loved and Christmas. Bublé's To Be Loved and Pink's The Truth About Love tied for the longest-running number-one album of 2013, both spending five weeks atop the ARIA Albums Chart. Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox and Bublé's Christmas topped the chart for three consecutive weeks. Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience, Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, Harrison Craig's More Than a Dream and Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP 2 each spent two weeks at number one.

Chart history

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Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 album on ARIA's End of Year Albums Chart of 2013.
Date Album Artist(s) Ref.
7 January The Truth About Love Pink [4]
14 January Unorthodox Jukebox Bruno Mars [6]
21 January
28 January
4 February Flume Flume [7]
11 February My Head Is an Animal Of Monsters and Men [8]
18 February Holy Fire Foals [9]
25 February Push the Sky Away Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds [10]
4 March Zion Hillsong United [11]
11 March March Fires Birds of Tokyo [12]
18 March What About Now Bon Jovi [13]
25 March The 20/20 Experience Justin Timberlake [14]
1 April
8 April Sempiternal Bring Me the Horizon [15]
15 April Paramore Paramore [16]
22 April To Be Loved Michael Bublé [1]
29 April
6 May
13 May
20 May
27 May Random Access Memories Daft Punk [17]
3 June
10 June ...Like Clockwork Queens of the Stone Age [18]
17 June Departures Bernard Fanning [19]
24 June Yeezus Kanye West [20]
1 July More Than a Dream Harrison Craig [21]
8 July Circus in the Sky Bliss n Eso [22]
15 July More Than a Dream Harrison Craig [21]
22 July The Truth About Love Pink [4]
29 July Asymmetry Karnivool [23]
5 August The Truth About Love Pink [4]
12 August
19 August Atlas RÜFÜS [24]
26 August Harlequin Dream Boy & Bear [25]
2 September Paradise Valley John Mayer [26]
9 September The Truth About Love Pink [4]
16 September AM Arctic Monkeys [27]
23 September Fuse Keith Urban [28]
30 September Mechanical Bull Kings of Leon [29]
7 October Pure Heroine Lorde [30]
14 October Bangerz Miley Cyrus [31]
21 October Lightning Bolt Pearl Jam [32]
28 October Triple J Like a Version 9 Various artists [33]
4 November Prism Katy Perry [34]
11 November The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Eminem [35]
18 November
25 November Dami Im Dami Im [36]
2 December Midnight Memories One Direction [37]
9 December Taylor Henderson Taylor Henderson [38]
16 December Christmas Michael Bublé [3]
23 December
30 December

Number-one artists

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Position Artist Weeks at No. 1
1 Michael Bublé 8
2 Pink 5
3 Bruno Mars 3
4 Daft Punk 2
4 Harrison Craig 2
4 Justin Timberlake 2
4 Eminem 2
5 Flume 1
5 Of Monsters and Men 1
5 Foals 1
5 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1
5 Hillsong United 1
5 Birds of Tokyo 1
5 Bon Jovi 1
5 Bring Me the Horizon 1
5 Paramore 1
5 Queens of the Stone Age 1
5 Bernard Fanning 1
5 Kanye West 1
5 Bliss n Eso 1
5 Karnivool 1
5 RÜFÜS 1
5 Boy & Bear 1
5 John Mayer 1
5 Arctic Monkeys 1
5 Keith Urban 1
5 Kings of Leon 1
5 Lorde 1
5 Miley Cyrus 1
5 Pearl Jam 1
5 Katy Perry 1
5 Dami Im 1
5 One Direction 1
5 Taylor Henderson 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Michael Bublé – To Be Loved". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  2. ^ "How are the ARIA Charts prepared each week?". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Michael Bublé – Christmas". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Pink – The Truth About Love". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  5. ^ List of artists who achieved their first number-one album in Australia:
  6. ^ "Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Flume – Flume (Album)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Of Monsters And Men – My Head Is an Animal". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Foals – Holy Fire". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  10. ^ "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  11. ^ "Hillsong United – Zion". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  12. ^ "Birds of Tokyo – March Fires". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  13. ^ "Bon Jovi – What About Now". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  14. ^ "Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  15. ^ "Bring Me the Horizon – Sempiternal". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  16. ^ "Paramore – Paramore". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  17. ^ "Daft Punk – Random Access Memories". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  18. ^ "Queens of the Stone Age – ...Like Clockwork". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  19. ^ "Bernard Fanning – Departures". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  20. ^ "Kanye West – Yeezus". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  21. ^ a b "Harrison Craig – More Than a Dream". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  22. ^ "Bliss N Eso – Circus in the Sky". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  23. ^ "Karnivool – Asymmetry". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  24. ^ "RÜFÜS – Atlas". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  25. ^ "Boy & Bear – Harlequin Dream". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  26. ^ "John Mayer – Paradise Valley". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  27. ^ "Arctic Monkeys – AM". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  28. ^ "Keith Urban – Fuse". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  29. ^ "Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  30. ^ "Lorde – Pure Heroine". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  31. ^ "Miley Cyrus – Bangerz". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  32. ^ "Pearl Jam – Lightning Bolt". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  33. ^ "Various artists – Triple J Like a Version 9". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  34. ^ "Katy Perry – Prism". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  35. ^ "Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  36. ^ "Dami Im – Dami Im". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  37. ^ "One Direction – Midnight Memories". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  38. ^ "Taylor Henderson – Taylor Henderson". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 December 2013.