List of number-one albums of 2015 (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. In 2015, 31 albums claimed the top spot, including Taylor Swift's 1989, which started its peak position in 2014, and thirteen acts achieved their first number-one album or EP in Australia: Meghan Trainor, Kendrick Lamar, Lee Kernaghan, Sam Smith, Hermitude, Tame Impala, Northlane, Dr. Dre, Bullet for My Valentine, The Weeknd, Troye Sivan, Parkway Drive and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
's 1989 also spent five non-consecutive weeks at number-one in 2015.
topped the chart for four weeks with Spirit of the Anzacs, commemorating the centenary of the landing at Anzac Cove, becoming one of the year's longest-running number-one albums.

Chart history

DateAlbumArtistRef.
5 January1989Taylor Swift
12 January1989Taylor Swift
19 JanuaryTitleMeghan Trainor
26 January1989Taylor Swift
2 February1989Taylor Swift
9 February1989Taylor Swift
16 February'Various artists
23 February'Various artists
2 March'Various artists
9 March'Various artists
16 MarchRebel HeartMadonna
23 MarchTo Pimp a ButterflyKendrick Lamar
30 MarchSpirit of the AnzacsLee Kernaghan
6 AprilSpirit of the AnzacsLee Kernaghan
13 AprilSpirit of the AnzacsLee Kernaghan
20 AprilSpirit of the AnzacsLee Kernaghan
27 AprilIn the Lonely HourSam Smith
4 MayIn the Lonely HourSam Smith
11 MayWilder MindMumford & Sons
18 MayxEd Sheeran
25 MayDark Night Sweet LightHermitude
1 JuneEmpiresHillsong United
8 JuneHow Big, How Blue, How BeautifulFlorence and the Machine
15 JuneDronesMuse
22 JuneHow Big, How Blue, How BeautifulFlorence and the Machine
29 JunexEd Sheeran
6 JulyHighlights from Two Strong Hearts: LiveJohn Farnham and Olivia Newton-John
13 JulyHighlights from Two Strong Hearts: LiveJohn Farnham and Olivia Newton-John
20 JulyHighlights from Two Strong Hearts: LiveJohn Farnham and Olivia Newton-John
27 JulyCurrentsTame Impala
3 AugustNodeNorthlane
10 AugustTitleMeghan Trainor
17 AugustComptonDr. Dre
24 AugustVenomBullet for My Valentine
31 AugustImmortalizedDisturbed
7 SeptemberBeauty Behind the MadnessThe Weeknd
14 SeptemberWildTroye Sivan
21 SeptemberThat's the SpiritBring Me the Horizon
28 SeptemberHoneymoonLana Del Rey
5 OctoberIreParkway Drive
12 OctoberTriple J's Like a Version Volume 11Various artists
19 OctoberLimit of LoveBoy & Bear
26 OctoberOpen Heaven / River WildHillsong Worship
2 NovemberSounds Good Feels Good5 Seconds of Summer
9 NovemberIf I Can DreamElvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
16 NovemberIf I Can DreamElvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
23 NovemberPurposeJustin Bieber
30 November25Adele
7 December25Adele
14 December25Adele
21 December25Adele
28 December25Adele

Number-one artists