The following lists the top 25 albums of 2014 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) end-of-year albums chart.[1]
| Top 25 albums of 2014 | |
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| Other Australian top charts for 2014 | |
| top 25 singles | |
| Triple J Hottest 100 | |
| Australian number-one charts of 2014 | |
| albums | |
| singles | |
| urban singles | |
| dance singles | |
| club tracks | |
| digital tracks | |
| streaming tracks |
Ed Sheeran’s album x was the most popular album in 2014 in Australia. It spawned five top-ten singles and accrued six weeks at number one through the year, only behind INXS and their release The Very Best which held the top spot for 7 non-consecutive weeks and was the highest selling album in 2014 by an Australian artist.[2]
Katy Perry's Prism was number 7 on the 2014 rankings, having already achieved the number 2 position in 2013. And Michael Bublé's Christmas appeared at number 8 on the 2014 chart, making it four successive years appearing in the top ten of the annual chart.[3]
Top 25
edit| # | Title | Artist | Highest pos. reached |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x | Ed Sheeran | 1 |
| 2 | 1989 | Taylor Swift | 1 |
| 3 | Frozen (soundtrack) | Various artists | 1 |
| 4 | The Very Best | INXS | 1 |
| 5 | Ghost Stories | Coldplay | 1 |
| 6 | In the Lonely Hour | Sam Smith | 2 |
| 7 | Prism | Katy Perry | 1 |
| 8 | Christmas | Michael Bublé | 1 |
| 9 | Walking Under Stars | Hilltop Hoods | 1 |
| 10 | Jukebox | Human Nature | 2 |
| 11 | 5 Seconds of Summer | 5 Seconds of Summer | 1 |
| 12 | Built on Glass | Chet Faker | 1 |
| 13 | Rock or Bust | AC/DC | 1 |
| 14 | Four | One Direction | 1 |
| 15 | Pure Heroine | Lorde | 1 |
| 16 | Sonic Highways | Foo Fighters | 1 |
| 17 | Partners | Barbra Streisand | 1 |
| 18 | Girl | Pharrell Williams | 1 |
| 19 | 30:30 Hindsight | Jimmy Barnes | 1 |
| 20 | AM | Arctic Monkeys | 1 |
| 21 | Triple J's Like a Version: Volume 10 | Various artists | 1 |
| 22 | Guardians of the Galaxy (soundtrack) | Various artists | 2 |
| 23 | If You Wait | London Grammar | 2 |
| 24 | Let the Ocean Take Me | The Amity Affliction | 1 |
| 25 | The Endless River | Pink Floyd | 3 |
- Note: In the Lonely Hour peaked at number 2 in 2014 and peaked at number 1 in April 2015.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2014". January 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "ARIA announces 2014 End Of Year Charts: Ed Sheeran and Pharrell on top!". www.ariacharts.com.au. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Lars Brandle (7 January 2015). "Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams Lead Australia's 2014 End-Of-Year Charts". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.