The following lists the number one albums on the Australian Albums Chart during the 1970s.
The source for this decade is the Kent Music Report.
Date
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Weeks at number one
|
5 January
|
The Beatles
|
Abbey Road
|
18 weeks
|
12 January
|
19 January
|
26 January
|
2 February
|
9 February
|
16 February
|
23 February
|
2 March
|
Led Zeppelin
|
Led Zeppelin II
|
5 weeks
|
9 March
|
16 March
|
23 March
|
30 March
|
6 April
|
Simon and Garfunkel
|
Bridge over Troubled Water
|
15 weeks
|
13 April
|
20 April
|
27 April
|
4 May
|
9 May
|
18 May
|
The Beatles
|
Hey Jude
|
2 weeks
|
25 May
|
1 June
|
Simon and Garfunkel
|
Bridge over Troubled Water
|
15 weeks
|
8 June
|
15 June
|
The Beatles
|
Let It Be
|
4 weeks
|
22 June
|
29 June
|
6 July
|
13 July
|
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
|
Déjà Vu
|
2 weeks
|
20 July
|
27 July
|
Simon and Garfunkel
|
Bridge over Troubled Water
|
15 weeks
|
3 August
|
10 August
|
17 August
|
24 August
|
31 August
|
7 September
|
14 September
|
Creedence Clearwater Revival
|
Cosmo's Factory
|
19 weeks
|
21 September
|
28 September
|
5 October
|
12 October
|
19 October
|
26 October
|
2 November
|
9 November
|
16 November
|
23 November
|
30 November
|
7 December
|
14 December
|
21 December
|
28 December
|
Date
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Weeks at number one
|
3 January
|
Cat Stevens
|
Teaser and the Firecat
|
15 weeks
|
10 January
|
John Lennon
|
Imagine
|
2 weeks
|
17 January
|
24 January
|
Cat Stevens
|
Teaser and the Firecat
|
15 weeks
|
31 January
|
7 February
|
14 February
|
21 February
|
28 February
|
6 March
|
13 March
|
19 March
|
27 March
|
3 April
|
Don McLean
|
American Pie
|
11 weeks
|
10 April
|
17 April
|
24 April
|
1 May
|
8 May
|
15 May
|
22 May
|
29 May
|
5 June
|
12 June
|
19 June
|
Neil Young
|
Harvest
|
1 week
|
26 June
|
Deep Purple
|
Machine Head
|
2 weeks
|
3 July
|
10 July
|
Jethro Tull
|
Thick as a Brick
|
11 weeks
|
17 July
|
24 July
|
31 July
|
7 August
|
14 August
|
21 August
|
28 August
|
4 September
|
11 September
|
18 September
|
25 September
|
Slade
|
Slade Alive!
|
12 weeks
|
2 October
|
9 October
|
16 October
|
23 October
|
Cat Stevens
|
Catch Bull at Four
|
7 weeks
|
30 October
|
6 November
|
13 November
|
20 November
|
27 November
|
4 December
|
11 December
|
Slade
|
Slade Alive!
|
12 weeks
|
18 December
|
25 December
|
Date
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Weeks at number one
|
7 January
|
Neil Diamond
|
Hot August Night
|
29 weeks
|
14 January
|
21 January
|
28 January
|
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
|
4 weeks
|
4 February
|
11 February
|
18 February
|
25 February
|
Hot August Night
|
29 weeks
|
4 March
|
11 March
|
18 March
|
Elton John
|
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
|
3 weeks
|
25 March
|
1 April
|
8 April
|
Paul McCartney and Wings
|
Band on the Run
|
7 weeks
|
15 April
|
22 April
|
29 April
|
6 May
|
13 May
|
20 May
|
Mike Oldfield
|
Tubular Bells
|
4 weeks
|
27 May
|
3 June
|
10 June
|
17 June
|
Motion Picture Soundtrack
|
The Sting
|
7 weeks
|
24 June
|
1 July
|
8 July
|
15 July
|
22 July
|
29 July
|
Paul McCartney and Wings
|
Band on the Run
|
7 weeks
|
5 August
|
Motion Picture Soundtrack
|
The Sting
|
7 weeks
|
12 August
|
Elton John
|
Caribou
|
10 weeks
|
19 August
|
26 August
|
2 September
|
9 September
|
16 September
|
23 September
|
30 September
|
7 October
|
14 October
|
21 October
|
Suzi Quatro
|
Quatro
|
6 weeks
|
28 October
|
4 November
|
11 November
|
18 November
|
25 November
|
2 December
|
Neil Diamond
|
Serenade
|
7 weeks
|
9 December
|
16 December
|
23 December
|
30 December
|
Date
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Weeks at number one
|
5 January
|
ABBA
|
ABBA
|
11 weeks
|
12 January
|
19 January
|
26 January
|
2 February
|
9 February
|
16 February
|
23 February
|
Bob Dylan
|
Desire
|
3 weeks
|
1 March
|
8 March
|
15 March
|
Queen
|
A Night at the Opera
|
2 weeks
|
22 March
|
29 March
|
ABBA
|
The Best of ABBA
|
16 weeks
|
5 April
|
12 April
|
19 April
|
26 April
|
3 May
|
10 May
|
17 May
|
24 May
|
31 May
|
7 June
|
14 June
|
21 June
|
28 June
|
5 July
|
12 July
|
19 July
|
Sherbet
|
Howzat
|
2 weeks
|
26 July
|
Neil Diamond
|
Beautiful Noise
|
4 weeks
|
2 August
|
9 August
|
Sherbet
|
Howzat
|
2 weeks
|
16 August
|
Neil Diamond
|
Beautiful Noise
|
4 weeks
|
23 August
|
30 August
|
Rod Stewart
|
A Night on the Town
|
10 weeks
|
6 September
|
13 September
|
20 September
|
27 September
|
4 October
|
11 October
|
18 October
|
25 October
|
1 November
|
8 November
|
Bryan Ferry
|
Let's Stick Together
|
2 weeks
|
15 November
|
22 November
|
ABBA
|
Arrival
|
8 weeks
|
29 November
|
6 December
|
13 December
|
20 December
|
27 December
|
Date
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Weeks at number one
|
3 January
|
ABBA
|
Arrival
|
8 weeks
|
10 January
|
17 January
|
Eagles
|
Hotel California
|
12 weeks
|
23 January
|
31 January
|
7 February
|
14 February
|
21 February
|
28 February
|
7 March
|
14 March
|
21 March
|
28 March
|
4 April
|
11 April
|
Fleetwood Mac
|
Rumours
|
8 weeks
|
18 April
|
Electric Light Orchestra
|
A New World Record
|
9 weeks
|
25 April
|
2 May
|
9 May
|
16 May
|
23 May
|
30 May
|
6 June
|
13 June
|
20 June
|
Boz Scaggs
|
Silk Degrees
|
18 weeks
|
27 June
|
4 July
|
11 July
|
18 July
|
25 July
|
1 August
|
8 August
|
15 August
|
22 August
|
29 August
|
5 September
|
12 September
|
19 September
|
26 September
|
3 October
|
10 October
|
17 October
|
24 October
|
Fleetwood Mac
|
Rumours
|
8 weeks
|
31 October
|
7 November
|
14 November
|
21 November
|
28 November
|
Rod Stewart
|
Foot Loose & Fancy Free
|
9 weeks
|
5 December
|
12 December
|
19 December
|
26 December
|
Date
|
Artist
|
Album
|
Weeks at number one
|
2 January
|
Rod Stewart
|
Foot Loose & Fancy Free
|
9 weeks
|
9 January
|
16 January
|
23 January
|
30 January
|
Fleetwood Mac
|
Rumours
|
8 weeks
|
6 February
|
13 February
|
Linda Ronstadt
|
Simple Dreams
|
5 weeks
|
20 February
|
27 February
|
6 March
|
13 March
|
20 March
|
Motion Picture Soundtrack
|
Saturday Night Fever
|
14 weeks
|
27 March
|
3 April
|
10 April
|
17 April
|
24 April
|
1 May
|
8 May
|
15 May
|
22 May
|
29 May
|
5 June
|
12 June
|
19 June
|
26 June
|
Meat Loaf
|
Bat Out of Hell
|
7 weeks
|
3 July
|
10 July
|
17 July
|
24 July
|
31 July
|
7 August
|
14 August
|
Motion Picture Soundtrack
|
Grease
|
13 weeks1
|
21 August
|
28 August
|
4 September
|
11 September
|
18 September
|
25 September
|
2 October
|
Jeff Wayne
|
War of the Worlds
|
7 weeks
|
9 October
|
16 October
|
23 October
|
30 October
|
6 November
|
13 November
|
20 November
|
Motion Picture Soundtrack
|
Grease
|
13 weeks1
|
27 November
|
4 December
|
Dire Straits
|
Dire Straits
|
3 weeks
|
11 December
|
18 December
|
25 December
|
Billy Joel
|
52nd Street
|
5 weeks
|