This is a comprehensive listing which highlights significant achievements and milestones in Australian music chart history, based upon Kent Music Report and Australian Recording Industry Association.
Songs with the most weeks at number one
24 weeks
19 weeks
17 weeks
15 weeks
14 weeks
13 weeks
Artists with the most number-one songs
Artists with the most consecutive number-one songs
Longest climb to No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart
Longest climb to No. 1 on the ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart (1983âÂÂpresent)
- 138 weeks â Led Zeppelin Remasters â Led Zeppelin (debut 18-Nov-90/Peak 11-Jul-93)
- 77 weeks â The Very Best â INXS (peak 23-Feb-2014)
- 69 weeks â Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 â Janet Jackson (debut 16-Oct-89, peak 3-Feb-91)
- 65 weeks â Come On Over â Shania Twain (debut 23-Nov-97, peak 8-Feb-99)
- 59 weeks â Elephunk â The Black Eyed Peas (debut 14-July-03, peak 23-Aug-04)
- 52 weeks â Don't Ask â Tina Arena (debut 27-Nov-94, peak 19-Nov-95)
- 48 weeks â In the Lonely Hour â Sam Smith (debut 8-June-2014, peak 3-May-15)
- 46 weeks â Whitney Houston â Whitney Houston (debut 17-June-1985, peak 2-June-86)
- 46 weeks â + â Ed Sheeran (debut 3-Oct-11, peak 13-Aug-12)
- 45 weeks â Crowded House â Crowded House (debut 28-July-86, peak 8-June-87)
- 45 weeks â The Dutchess â Fergie (debut 25-Sep-06, peak 30-July-07)
- 43 weeks â Escape â Enrique Iglesias (debut 12-Nov-01, peak 26-Aug-02)
- 41 weeks â The Dream of the Blue Turtles â Sting (debut 8-July-1985, peak 21-Apr-86)
- 41 weeks â The Marshall Mathers LP â Eminem (debut 29-May-00, peak 5-Mar-01)
- 40 weeks â Hysteria â Def Leppard (debut 23-Oct-88, peak 31-July-89)
Songs making the biggest drop from number one
Songs making the biggest jump to number one inside Top 100 (1963âÂÂpresent)
Most number-one singles from a single album
Most top five songs from a single album
Six
Five
Most top-tens in a year
Songs that have hit number one by different artists
- "Mona Lisa" by Dennis Day/Nat King Cole (1950) and Conway Twitty (1959)
- "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" by Doris Day (1956) and Normie Rowe (1965)
- "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry (1970) and The Mixtures (1970)
- "Walk Right In" by The Rooftop Singers (1963) and Dr. Hook (1977)
- "Venus" by Shocking Blue (1970) and Bananarama (1986)
- "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc (1980) and Pseudo Echo (1986)
- "Unchained Melody" by Al Hibbler/Les Baxter (1955) and The Righteous Brothers (1990)
- "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley (1962) and UB40 (1993)
- "The Power of Love" by Jennifer Rush (1985) and Celine Dion (1994)
- "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees (1978) and N-Trance (1995)
- "Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack (1973) and The Fugees (1996, entitled Killing Me Softly)
- "American Pie" by Don McLean (1972) and Madonna (2000)
- "What About Me" by Moving Pictures (1981) and Shannon Noll (2004)
- "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor (1982) and Lee Harding (2005, as a double a-side single with "Wasabi")
Number-one single debuts
Pre-2000
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Artists with the most cumulative weeks at number-one for singles
Songs with most weeks in the top 100
200 weeks or more
100 weeks or more
75 weeks or more
Songs with most weeks in the top 50
An asterisk (*) represents that a single is still in the chart
100 weeks or more
80 weeks or more
50 weeks or more
Songs with most weeks at number two
Note: This list includes songs that eventually peaked at number one in the chart.
Twelve weeks
Eleven weeks
Ten weeks
Nine weeks
Eight weeks
Seven weeks
Songs spending the most weeks in the top ten
Over 31 weeks
22âÂÂ30 weeks
21 weeks
20 weeks
Biggest drops
Songs that made the biggest drop in the top fifty (30+ places)
Songs that made the biggest drop in the top hundred (45+ places)
Songs that made the biggest jump in the top fifty (30+ places)
Songs that made the biggest jump in the top hundred (50+ places)
Self-replacement at number one on singles chart
Non-English number one songs
Most runs at number one
Singles
Four:
- Rosé and Bruno Mars â "Apt" (28 October 2024 â 11 November 2024; 2 December 2024 â 23 December 2024; 6 January 2025 â 27 January 2025; and 3 March 2025 â 17 March 2025)
Three:
- LMFAO â "Sexy and I Know It" (17 October - 21 October 2011; 12 December 2011; and 2 January - 9 January 2012)
- Flo Rida â "Right Round" (23 February 2009 â 16 March 2009; 30 March 2009; and 13 April â 20 April 2009)
Albums
Four:
Albums with most weeks at number one
76 weeks
34 weeks
32 weeks
30 weeks
29 weeks
28 weeks
- Original Australian Broadway cast â Hair (1969)
27 weeks
25 weeks
20 weeks
Albums with most weeks in Top 100 chart (since 1988; over 100 weeks or 2 years)
Source and notes:
300 weeks or more
200 weeks or more
- 299 weeks Metallica â Metallica (1991)
- 297 weeks Lady Gaga â The Fame (2008)
- 296 weeks Queen â Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack (2018)
- 295 weeks ABBA â ABBA Gold â Greatest Hits (1992)
- 293 weeks Post Malone â Beerbongs and Bentleys (2018)
- 291 weeks Fleetwood Mac â Greatest Hits (1988)
- 286 weeks Billie Eilish â Don't Smile at Me (2017)
- 284 weeks P!nk â Greatest Hits...So Far!!! (2010)
- 281 weeks Travis Scott â Astroworld (2018)
- 281 weeks Drake â Scorpion (2018)
- 277 weeks Crowded House â The Very Very Best Of Crowded House (2010)
- 273 weeks Billie Eilish â When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019)
- 271 weeks Van Morrison â The Best of Van Morrison (1990)
- 269 weeks Kendrick Lamar â Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
- 269 weeks XXXTentacion â ? (2018)
- 266 weeks Lewis Capaldi â Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (2019)
- 262 weeks Soundtrack â The Greatest Showman (2017)
- 262 weeks Soundtrack â The Phantom of the Opera (1987)
- 255 weeks The Weeknd â Starboy (2016)
- 252 weeks Taylor Swift â Lover (2019)
- 249 weeks Meat Loaf â Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
- 246 weeks Soundtrack â Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (2014)
- 245 weeks Soundtrack â Frozen (2013)
- 244 weeks Kendrick Lamar â DAMN. (2017)
- 241 weeks Luke Combs â What You See Is What You Get (2019)
- 240 weeks Harry Styles â Harry Styles (2017)
- 237 weeks Khalid â American Teen (2017)
- 236 weeks Harry Styles â Fine Line (2019)
- 232 weeks The Eagles â The Very Best of the Eagles (1994)
- 229 weeks The Wiggles â The Best Of The Wiggles (2016)
- 226 weeks U2 â The Best of 1980âÂÂ1990 (1998)
- 224 weeks Coldplay â Live in Buenos Aires (2018)
- 222 weeks Vance Joy â Dream Your Life Away (2014)
- 221 weeks Dua Lipa â Future Nostalgia (2020)
- 219 weeks The Weeknd â After Hours (2020)
- 218 weeks Creedence Clearwater Revival â 21st Anniversary: The Ultimate Collection (24 Classic Hits) (1989)
- 215 weeks Enya â Watermark (1988)
- 212 weeks Madonna â The Immaculate Collection (1990)
- 210 weeks P!nk â I'm Not Dead (2006)
- 205 weeks Amy Winehouse â Back To Black (2006)
- 204 weeks Taylor Swift â Folklore (2020)
- 202 weeks Post Malone â Hollywood's Bleeding (2019)
- 201 weeks Hilltop Hoods â Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung (2016)
150 weeks or more
125 weeks or more
110 weeks or more
100 weeks or more
- 109 weeks Harry Styles â Harry's House (2022)
- 109 weeks Katy Perry â One of the Boys (2008)
- 109 weeks Michael Bublé â Call Me Irresponsible (2007)
- 108 weeks Cat Stevens â Remember (The Ultimate Collection) (1999)
- 108 weeks Flume â Flume (2012)
- 107 weeks Hozier â Hozier (2014)
- 107 weeks Savage Garden â Savage Garden (1997)
- 107 weeks Nickelback â Dark Horse (2008)
- 106 weeks XXXTentacion â Look at Me: The Album (2022)
- 106 weeks Ariana Grande âÂÂThank U, Next (2019)
- 106 weeks Michael Bublé â Christmas (2011)
- 106 weeks Green Day â American Idiot (2004)
- 106 weeks Sia â This Is Acting (2016)
- 106 weeks Lady A â Need You Now (2010)
- 105 weeks Frank Ocean â Channel Orange (2012)
- 105 weeks Elton John â Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
- 105 weeks Soundtrack â Molly: Do Yourself a Favour (2016)
- 105 weeks ABBA â 18 Hits (2005)
- 105 weeks Jack Johnson â On and On (2003)
- 104 weeks Paul Kelly â Songs From The South Volumes 1 & 2 (2019)
- 104 weeks P!nk â The Truth About Love (2012)
- 104 weeks Bee Gees â Their Greatest Hits: The Record (2001)
- 104 weeks Sia â 1000 Forms of Fear (2014)
- 104 weeks Kasey Chambers â Barricades & Brickwalls (2001)
- 103 weeks Lorde â Pure Heroine (2013)
- 103 weeks Bruno Mars â XXIVK Magic (2016)
- 103 weeks Gurrumul â Gurrumul (2008)
- 103 weeks Radiohead â OK Computer (1997)
- 103 weeks Meghan Trainor â Title (2015)
- 103 weeks U2 â Rattle and Hum (1988)
- 103 weeks John Mayer â Room for Squares (2001)
- 103 weeks Fatboy Slim â You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
- 102 weeks Green Day â Dookie (1994)
- 102 weeks Dire Straits â Brothers In Arms (1985)
- 102 weeks Matchbox Twenty â More Than You Think You Are (2002)
- 101 weeks The Beatles â Abbey Road (1969)
- 101 weeks Kings Of Leon â Because of the Times (2007)
- 101 weeks Tina Arena â Don't Ask (1994)
- 100 weeks Drake â Views (2016)
- 100 weeks The Black Keys â El Camino (2011)
- 100 weeks Angus & Julia Stone â Down the Way (2010)
- 100 weeks R.E.M. â In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988âÂÂ2003 (2003)
- 100 weeks Robbie Williams â Escapology (2002)
- 100 weeks Dido â Life for Rent (2003)
(Note: Updated 19 October 2023; some pre-2023 albums may need weeks readjusted) [# at W/C: 7/5/12] - not complete (above)
Most weeks in ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart
An asterisk (*) represents that an album is still in the chart
300 weeks or more
Updated 1 September 2025
200 weeks or more
150 weeks or more
100 weeks or more
Artists with the most number-one albums
Artists with multiple albums in Top 100/Top 50
Top 100
Top 50
- Taylor Swift (10) â two consecutive weeks from 6 November 2023 to 13 November 2023 and then in April 2024
Artists at number one on singles and albums chart at the same time
Simultaneously occupying the top three or more positions
Albums
For the first time in ARIA chart history, Michael Jackson occupied the first three spots of the Albums Chart, following his death in June 2009.
- The Essential Michael Jackson
- Number Ones
- Thriller
For the first time in ARIA chart history, Taylor Swift occupied the first five spots of the Albums Chart dated 10 July 2023, after tickets for the Australian leg of The Eras Tour went on-sale.
- Midnights
- Lover
- 1989
- Reputation
- Folklore
Swift repeated the feat on the chart dated 12 February 2024, with 1989 (Taylor's Version) topping the chart, followed by Midnights, Lover, Reputation and Folklore. She repeated the feat again on the chart dated 26 February 2024, when the Australian leg of The Eras Tour began, with Midnights on No. 1, followed by 1989 (Taylor's Version), Lover, Folklore and Reputation.
On the chart dated 4 March 2024, Swift became the first artist ever to simultaneously occupy the entire top 6 of the albums chart, as the Australian leg of her tour concludes.
- Midnights
- Lover
- 1989 (Taylor's Version)
- Folklore
- Reputation
- Evermore
Singles
After winning season one of The Voice, Karise Eden simultaneously occupied the top three positions of the singles chart, the first time this has occurred in Australian chart history since The Beatles held the top six spots in 1964.
On 27 February 2017, Ed Sheeran occupied the top three positions. However next week, "How Would You Feel" fell out of the top ten and was replaced by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay's "Something Just like This".
On 28 October 2022, Taylor Swift occupied the top six positions and nine overall in the top 10, with songs from her tenth studio album, Midnights.
On 26 April 2024 Taylor Swift became the first artist to occupy the entire top ten of the singles chart with songs from her eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department.
On 2 September 2024, Sabrina Carpenter occupied the top three positions.
On 10 October 2025 Taylor Swift held the entire top ten again with songs from her twelfth studio album The Life of a Showgirl.
On 2 March 2026, Olivia Dean occupied the top three positions.
Other achievements
- The first artist to have singles debut at the top two simultaneously was Ed Sheeran on 16 January 2017 with "Shape of You" at number one and "Castle on the Hill" at number two.
- Ed Sheeran had 3 albums, ÷, x, and +, simultaneously in the top 50 for 36 consecutive weeks, from the debut of ÷ on 19 March 2017 to the departure of + on 19 November 2017. Together, these albums spent a total of 810 weeks in the top 50.
- All 16 tracks from Taylor Swift's album Folklore debuted on the singles chart, breaking the all-time record for the most simultaneous debuts in one week.
- On 28 October 2022, Taylor Swift simultaneously occupied 9 out of the 10 spots in the top ten of the singles chart, becoming the artist to occupy the most spots in the top ten at a time. She also became the artist with the most top-ten singles earned in a year.
- Taylor Swift's "Anti-Hero" became the first song in the chart's history to debut at number one on the airplay chart. Swift was also atop the singles and albums chart, making her the first artist to simultaneously hold three number ones in ARIA chart history.
- On 17 July 2023, Taylor Swift became the first artist to replace themselves at No. 1 on the albums chart, when Speak Now (Taylor's Version) replaced Midnights.
- On 26 April 2024 Taylor Swift became the first artist to occupy the entire top ten of the singles chart with songs from her eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. Additionally, Swift charted 29 songs in the top 50 of the singles chart, the most by any artist.
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