# List of number-one albums of 2020 (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 of albums and EPs. In 2020, 39 albums claimed the top spot; Harry Styles' Fine Line returned to number one on the first chart of the year after spending one week atop the chart in December 2019. Eleven acts, Selena Gomez, Lil Uzi Vert, Dua Lipa, The Smith Street Band, The Teskey Brothers, Vika and Linda, Pop Smoke, Lime Cordiale, Juice Wrld, Joji and Adam Lambert, achieved their first number-one album.
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| † | Indicates best-performing album of 2020 |

## Chart history

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 6 January | Fine Line † | Harry Styles |
| 13 January | Fine Line † | Harry Styles |
| 20 January | Rare | Selena Gomez |
| 27 January | Music to Be Murdered By | Eminem |
| 3 February | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish |
| 10 February | Hurry Up and Wait | Dune Rats |
| 17 February | Father of All Motherfuckers | Green Day |
| 24 February | The Slow Rush | Tame Impala |
| 2 March | Map of the Soul: 7 | BTS |
| 9 March | Map of the Soul: 7 | BTS |
| 16 March | Eternal Atake | Lil Uzi Vert |
| 23 March | Artists Unite for Fire Fight | Various artists |
| 30 March | After Hours | The Weeknd |
| 6 April | Calm | 5 Seconds of Summer |
| 13 April | Everything Is A-OK | Violent Soho |
| 20 April | Future Nostalgia | Dua Lipa |
| 27 April | Don't Waste Your Anger | The Smith Street Band |
| 4 May | Human Design | Birds of Tokyo |
| 11 May | Dark Lane Demo Tapes | Drake |
| 18 May | Dark Lane Demo Tapes | Drake |
| 25 May | Live at the Forum | The Teskey Brothers |
| 1 June | Notes on a Conditional Form | The 1975 |
| 8 June | Chromatica | Lady Gaga |
| 15 June | Chromatica | Lady Gaga |
| 22 June | 'Akilotoa (Anthology 1994–2006) | Vika and Linda |
| 29 June | Music from the Home Front | Various artists |
| 6 July | Music from the Home Front | Various artists |
| 13 July | Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon | Pop Smoke |
| 20 July | 14 Steps to a Better You | Lime Cordiale |
| 27 July | Legends Never Die | Juice Wrld |
| 3 August | Folklore | Taylor Swift |
| 10 August | Folklore | Taylor Swift |
| 17 August | Folklore | Taylor Swift |
| 24 August | Folklore | Taylor Swift |
| 31 August | Imploding the Mirage | The Killers |
| 7 September | S&M2 | Metallica and San Francisco Symphony |
| 14 September | Music from the Home Front | Various artists |
| 21 September | We Are Chaos | Marilyn Manson |
| 28 September | The Speed of Now Part 1 | Keith Urban |
| 5 October | Nectar | Joji |
| 12 October | Live Around the World | Queen + Adam Lambert |
| 19 October | Hybrid Theory: 20th Anniversary Edition | Linkin Park |
| 26 October | T.R.U.T.H. | Guy Sebastian |
| 2 November | Letter to You | Bruce Springsteen |
| 9 November | The Makarrata Project | Midnight Oil |
| 16 November | Disco | Kylie Minogue |
| 23 November | Power Up | AC/DC |
| 30 November | Power Up | AC/DC |
| 7 December | Power Up | AC/DC |
| 14 December | Power Up | AC/DC |
| 21 December | Evermore | Taylor Swift |
| 28 December | Evermore | Taylor Swift |

## Number-one artists

| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | Taylor Swift | 6 |
| 2 | AC/DC | 4 |
| 3 | Harry Styles | 2 |
| 3 | BTS | 2 |
| 3 | Drake | 2 |
| 3 | Lady Gaga | 2 |
| 4 | Selena Gomez | 1 |
| 4 | Eminem | 1 |
| 4 | Billie Eilish | 1 |
| 4 | Dune Rats | 1 |
| 4 | Green Day | 1 |
| 4 | Tame Impala | 1 |
| 4 | Lil Uzi Vert | 1 |
| 4 | The Weeknd | 1 |
| 4 | 5 Seconds of Summer | 1 |
| 4 | Violent Soho | 1 |
| 4 | Dua Lipa | 1 |
| 4 | The Smith Street Band | 1 |
| 4 | Birds of Tokyo | 1 |
| 4 | The Teskey Brothers | 1 |
| 4 | The 1975 | 1 |
| 4 | Vika and Linda | 1 |
| 4 | Pop Smoke | 1 |
| 4 | Lime Cordiale | 1 |
| 4 | Juice Wrld | 1 |
| 4 | The Killers | 1 |
| 4 | Metallica | 1 |
| 4 | San Francisco Symphony | 1 |
| 4 | Marilyn Manson | 1 |
| 4 | Keith Urban | 1 |
| 4 | Joji | 1 |
| 4 | Queen | 1 |
| 4 | Adam Lambert | 1 |
| 4 | Linkin Park | 1 |
| 4 | Guy Sebastian | 1 |
| 4 | Bruce Springsteen | 1 |
| 4 | Midnight Oil | 1 |
| 4 | Kylie Minogue | 1 |