List of number-one albums in Australia during the 1970s
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.
The yellow background indicates the #1 album on the KMR End of Year Chart |
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The light blue background indicates the #1 album on the KMR End of Decade Chart |
Australian number-one albums of the 1970s | |
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Australian top 25 singles | |
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Australian top 25 albums | |
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 |
1970
Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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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 |
1971
Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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4 January | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Cosmo's Factory | 19 weeks |
11 January | |||
18 January | |||
25 January | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin III | 4 weeks |
1 February | |||
8 February | |||
15 February | |||
22 February | Santana | Abraxas | 1 week |
1 March | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Pendulum | 3 weeks |
8 March | |||
15 March | |||
22 March | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 8 weeks |
29 March | |||
5 April | |||
12 April | |||
19 April | |||
26 April | |||
3 May | |||
10 May | |||
17 May | Janis Joplin | Pearl | 5 weeks |
24 May | |||
31 May | |||
7 June | |||
14 June | |||
21 June | Deep Purple | Deep Purple in Rock | 2 weeks |
28 June | |||
5 July | Joe Cocker | Cocker Happy | 8 weeks |
12 July | |||
19 July | |||
26 July | The Rolling Stones | Sticky Fingers | 2 weeks |
2 August | |||
9 August | Joe Cocker | Cocker Happy | 8 weeks |
16 August | |||
23 August | |||
30 August | Daddy Cool | Daddy Who?... Daddy Cool | 7 weeks |
6 September | |||
13 September | |||
20 September | |||
27 September | |||
4 October | |||
11 October | |||
18 October | Joe Cocker | Cocker Happy | 8 weeks |
25 October | |||
1 November | Rod Stewart | Every Picture Tells a Story | 5 weeks |
8 November | |||
15 November | |||
22 November | |||
29 November | |||
6 December | Cat Stevens | Teaser and the Firecat | 15 weeks |
13 December | |||
20 December | |||
27 December | |||
1972
Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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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 |
1973
Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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1 January | Slade | Slade Alive! | 12 weeks |
8 January | |||
15 January | |||
22 January | |||
29 January | |||
5 February | Slayed? | 6 weeks | |
12 February | |||
19 February | |||
26 February | |||
5 March | |||
12 March | |||
19 March | Carly Simon | No Secrets | 6 weeks |
26 March | |||
2 April | |||
9 April | |||
16 April | |||
23 April | |||
30 April | Elton John | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player | 3 weeks |
7 May | |||
14 May | |||
21 May | Neil Diamond | Hot August Night | 29 weeks |
28 May | |||
4 June | Led Zeppelin | Houses of the Holy | 3 weeks |
11 June | |||
18 June | |||
25 June | Neil Diamond | Hot August Night | 29 weeks |
2 July | |||
9 July | Paul McCartney and Wings | Red Rose Speedway | 3 weeks |
16 July | |||
23 July | |||
30 July | Neil Diamond | Hot August Night | 29 weeks |
6 August | |||
13 August | |||
20 August | |||
27 August | |||
3 September | |||
10 September | |||
17 September | |||
24 September | |||
1 October | |||
8 October | |||
15 October | |||
22 October | |||
29 October | |||
5 November | |||
12 November | |||
19 November | |||
26 November | The Rolling Stones | Goats Head Soup | 4 weeks |
3 December | |||
10 December | |||
17 December | |||
24 December | Neil Diamond | Hot August Night | 29 weeks |
31 December | |||
1974
Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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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 | |||
1975
Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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6 January | Neil Diamond | Serenade | 7 weeks |
13 January | |||
20 January | Elton John | Elton John's Greatest Hits | 5 weeks |
27 January | |||
3 February | |||
10 February | |||
17 February | |||
24 February | Skyhooks | Living in the 70's | 16 weeks |
3 March | |||
10 March | |||
17 March | |||
24 March | |||
31 March | |||
7 April | |||
14 April | |||
21 April | |||
28 April | |||
5 May | |||
12 May | |||
19 May | |||
26 May | |||
2 June | |||
9 June | |||
16 June | Elton John | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy | 5 weeks |
23 June | |||
30 June | |||
7 July | |||
14 July | |||
21 July | Skyhooks | Ego Is Not a Dirty Word | 11 weeks |
28 July | |||
4 August | |||
11 August | |||
18 August | |||
25 August | |||
1 September | |||
8 September | |||
15 September | |||
22 September | |||
29 September | |||
6 October | Sherbet | Sherbet's Greatest Hits | 1 week |
13 October | Pink Floyd | Wish You Were Here | 4 weeks |
20 October | |||
27 October | |||
3 November | |||
10 November | John Denver | Windsong | 2 weeks |
17 November | |||
24 November | Rod Stewart | Atlantic Crossing | 2 weeks |
1 December | |||
8 December | ABBA | ABBA | 11 weeks |
15 December | |||
22 December | |||
29 December | |||
1976
Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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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 |
1977
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 | |||
1978
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 |
- 1 The Grease soundtrack spent nine of its weeks at number one in 1978 (as is shown here), and four in the 1990s—three in 1991 and one in 1998.
1979
Date | Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
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1 January | Billy Joel | 52nd Street | 5 weeks |
8 January | |||
15 January | |||
22 January | |||
29 January | Rod Stewart | Blondes Have More Fun | 6 weeks |
5 February | |||
12 February | |||
19 February | |||
26 February | |||
5 March | |||
12 March | Bee Gees | Spirits Having Flown | 5 weeks |
19 March | |||
26 March | |||
2 April | |||
9 April | |||
16 April | Supertramp | Breakfast in America | 6 weeks |
23 April | |||
30 April | |||
7 May | |||
14 May | |||
21 May | |||
28 May | Bob Seger | The Bob Seger Collection | 2 weeks |
4 June | |||
11 June | Rickie Lee Jones | Rickie Lee Jones | 6 weeks |
18 June | |||
25 June | |||
2 July | |||
9 July | |||
16 July | |||
23 July | Electric Light Orchestra | Discovery | 6 weeks |
30 July | |||
6 August | Leo Sayer | The Very Best of Leo Sayer | 1 week |
13 August | Electric Light Orchestra | Discovery | 6 weeks |
20 August | |||
27 August | |||
3 September | The Knack | Get the Knack | 4 weeks |
10 September | |||
17 September | Electric Light Orchestra | Discovery | 6 weeks |
24 September | The Knack | Get the Knack | 4 weeks |
1 October | |||
8 October | Bob Dylan | Slow Train Coming | 2 weeks |
15 October | |||
22 October | Eagles | The Long Run | 3 weeks |
29 October | |||
5 November | |||
12 November | Rod Stewart | Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 | 5 weeks |
19 November | |||
26 November | |||
3 December | |||
10 December | |||
17 December | Bee Gees | Bee Gees Greatest | 3 weeks |
24 December | |||
31 December |
See also
References
- David Kent's Australian Chart Book: based on the Kent Music Report
- Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) official site
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