List of number-one albums of 2022 (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 and streams of albums and EPs.^[1] In 2022, 34 albums claimed the top spot, with the first, 30 by Adele, continuing its run from the end of 2021. Meat Loaf returned to number one with his best-selling 1977 debut album Bat Out of Hell following his death in January 2022. Future Nostalgia also returned to the top for a third week in a third consecutive year. Nine artists, the Wiggles, Charli XCX, Machine Gun Kelly, Wet Leg, Future, Daniel Johns, Spacey Jane, Yungblud and Meg Mac, achieved their first number-one album.

ARIA Charts number-one albums of 2022 < 2021 2023 >
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Chart history

Key

†	Indicates best-performing album of 2022[2]

Midnights by Taylor Swift was the best selling album of the year.

Date	Album	Artist(s)	Ref.
3 January	30	Adele	[3]
10 January			[4]
17 January	Dawn FM	The Weeknd	[5]
24 January			[6]
31 January	Bat Out of Hell	Meat Loaf	[7]
7 February	Dawn FM	The Weeknd	[8]
14 February	Requiem	Korn	[9]
21 February	Antihero	Huskii	[10]
28 February	Resist	Midnight Oil	[11]
7 March	Angel in Realtime	Gang of Youths	[12]
14 March	Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Various artists	[13]
21 March	ReWiggled	The Wiggles	[14]
28 March	Crash	Charli XCX	[15]
4 April	Mainstream Sellout	Machine Gun Kelly	[16]
11 April	Unlimited Love	Red Hot Chili Peppers	[17]
18 April	Wet Leg	Wet Leg	[18]
25 April	Future Nostalgia	Dua Lipa	[19]
2 May	Obsidian	Northlane	[20]
9 May	I Never Liked You	Future	[21]
16 May	FutureNever	Daniel Johns	[22]
23 May	Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers	Kendrick Lamar	[23]
30 May	Harry's House	Harry Styles	[24]
6 June			[25]
13 June			[26]
20 June	Proof	BTS	[27]
27 June	Soul Deep 30	Jimmy Barnes	[28]
4 July	Here Comes Everybody	Spacey Jane	[29]
11 July	Harry's House	Harry Styles	[30]
18 July			[31]
25 July			[32]
1 August			[33]
8 August	Renaissance	Beyoncé	[34]
15 August			[35]
22 August	Harry's House	Harry Styles	[36]
29 August	Finally Enough Love	Madonna	[37]
5 September	Will of the People	Muse	[38]
12 September	Yungblud	Yungblud	[39]
19 September	Darker Still	Parkway Drive	[40]
26 September	Matter of Time	Meg Mac	[41]
3 October	5SOS5	5 Seconds of Summer	[42]
10 October	The End, So Far	Slipknot	[43]
17 October	FutureNever	Daniel Johns	[44]
24 October	Being Funny in a Foreign Language	The 1975	[45]
31 October	Midnights †	Taylor Swift	[46]
7 November			[47]
14 November			[48]
21 November			[49]
28 November			[50]
5 December	Blue Christmas	Jimmy Barnes	[51]
12 December	Paul Kelly's Christmas Train	Paul Kelly	[52]
19 December	Midnights †	Taylor Swift	[53]
26 December			[54]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists, with total weeks spent at number one shown

Position	Artist	Weeks at No. 1
1	Harry Styles	8
2	Taylor Swift	7
3	The Weeknd	3
4	Adele	2
4	Beyoncé	2
4	Daniel Johns	2
4	Jimmy Barnes	2
5	Meat Loaf	1
5	Korn	1
5	Huskii	1
5	Midnight Oil	1
5	Gang of Youths	1
5	The Wiggles	1
5	Charli XCX	1
5	Machine Gun Kelly	1
5	Red Hot Chili Peppers	1
5	Wet Leg	1
5	Dua Lipa	1
5	Northlane	1
5	Future	1
5	Kendrick Lamar	1
5	BTS	1
5	Spacey Jane	1
5	Madonna	1
5	Muse	1
5	Yungblud	1
5	Parkway Drive	1
5	Meg Mac	1
5	5 Seconds of Summer	1
5	Slipknot	1
5	The 1975	1
5	Paul Kelly	1

See also

• 2022 in music
• List of number-one singles of 2021 (Australia)