# List of number-one albums of 2022 (Australia)

The ARIA Albums Chart ranks the best-performing albums and extended plays (EPs) in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on the weekly physical and digital sales and streams of albums and EPs. In 2022, 34 albums claimed the top spot, with the first, 30 by Adele, continuing its run from the end of 2021. Meat Loaf returned to number one with his best-selling 1977 debut album Bat Out of Hell following his death in January 2022. Future Nostalgia also returned to the top for a third week in a third consecutive year. Nine artists, the Wiggles, Charli XCX, Machine Gun Kelly, Wet Leg, Future, Daniel Johns, Spacey Jane, Yungblud and Meg Mac, achieved their first number-one album.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best-performing album of 2022 |
| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 3 January | 30 | Adele |
| 10 January | 30 | Adele |
| 17 January | Dawn FM | The Weeknd |
| 24 January | Dawn FM | The Weeknd |
| 31 January | Bat Out of Hell | Meat Loaf |
| 7 February | Dawn FM | The Weeknd |
| 14 February | Requiem | Korn |
| 21 February | Antihero | Huskii |
| 28 February | Resist | Midnight Oil |
| 7 March | Angel in Realtime | Gang of Youths |
| 14 March | Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Various artists |
| 21 March | ReWiggled | The Wiggles |
| 28 March | Crash | Charli XCX |
| 4 April | Mainstream Sellout | Machine Gun Kelly |
| 11 April | Unlimited Love | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 18 April | Wet Leg | Wet Leg |
| 25 April | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa |
| 2 May | Obsidian | Northlane |
| 9 May | I Never Liked You | Future |
| 16 May | FutureNever | Daniel Johns |
| 23 May | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar |
| 30 May | Harry's House | Harry Styles |
| 6 June | Harry's House | Harry Styles |
| 13 June | Harry's House | Harry Styles |
| 20 June | Proof | BTS |
| 27 June | Soul Deep 30 | Jimmy Barnes |
| 4 July | Here Comes Everybody | Spacey Jane |
| 11 July | Harry's House | Harry Styles |
| 18 July | Harry's House | Harry Styles |
| 25 July | Harry's House | Harry Styles |
| 1 August | Harry's House | Harry Styles |
| 8 August | Renaissance | Beyoncé |
| 15 August | Renaissance | Beyoncé |
| 22 August | Harry's House | Harry Styles |
| 29 August | Finally Enough Love | Madonna |
| 5 September | Will of the People | Muse |
| 12 September | Yungblud | Yungblud |
| 19 September | Darker Still | Parkway Drive |
| 26 September | Matter of Time | Meg Mac |
| 3 October | 5SOS5 | 5 Seconds of Summer |
| 10 October | The End, So Far | Slipknot |
| 17 October | FutureNever | Daniel Johns |
| 24 October | Being Funny in a Foreign Language | The 1975 |
| 31 October | Midnights † | Taylor Swift |
| 7 November | Midnights † | Taylor Swift |
| 14 November | Midnights † | Taylor Swift |
| 21 November | Midnights † | Taylor Swift |
| 28 November | Midnights † | Taylor Swift |
| 5 December | Blue Christmas | Jimmy Barnes |
| 12 December | Paul Kelly's Christmas Train | Paul Kelly |
| 19 December | Midnights † | Taylor Swift |
| 26 December | Midnights † | Taylor Swift |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists, with total weeks spent at number one shown :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | Harry Styles | 8 |
| 2 | Taylor Swift | 7 |
| 3 | The Weeknd | 3 |
| 4 | Adele | 2 |
| 4 | Beyoncé | 2 |
| 4 | Daniel Johns | 2 |
| 4 | Jimmy Barnes | 2 |
| 5 | Meat Loaf | 1 |
| 5 | Korn | 1 |
| 5 | Huskii | 1 |
| 5 | Midnight Oil | 1 |
| 5 | Gang of Youths | 1 |
| 5 | The Wiggles | 1 |
| 5 | Charli XCX | 1 |
| 5 | Machine Gun Kelly | 1 |
| 5 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 1 |
| 5 | Wet Leg | 1 |
| 5 | Dua Lipa | 1 |
| 5 | Northlane | 1 |
| 5 | Future | 1 |
| 5 | Kendrick Lamar | 1 |
| 5 | BTS | 1 |
| 5 | Spacey Jane | 1 |
| 5 | Madonna | 1 |
| 5 | Muse | 1 |
| 5 | Yungblud | 1 |
| 5 | Parkway Drive | 1 |
| 5 | Meg Mac | 1 |
| 5 | 5 Seconds of Summer | 1 |
| 5 | Slipknot | 1 |
| 5 | The 1975 | 1 |
| 5 | Paul Kelly | 1 |