List of number-one albums of 2009 (Australia)
Chart history
Table:
Issue date of chart

Album

Artist

Weeks at number one (total)

Reference

5 January
12 January
19 January
26 January
2 February
9 February
Only by the Night
Kings of Leon
14
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]

16 February
23 February
It's Not Me, It's You
Lily Allen
3
[10]
[11]

2 March
1000 Stars
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
1
[12]

9 March
16 March
No Line on the Horizon
U2
2
[13]
[14]

23 March
30 March
6 April
13 April
Only by the Night
Kings of Leon
14
[15]
[16]
[17]
[18]

20 April
It's Not Me, It's You
Lily Allen
3
[19]

27 April
4 May
11 May
18 May
Songs for My Mother
Ronan Keating
4
[20]
[21]
[22]
[23]

25 May
1 June
Relapse
Eminem
2
[24]
[25]

8 June
Inshalla
Eskimo Joe
1
[26]

15 June
The E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas
3
[27]

22 June
29 June
State of the Art
Hilltop Hoods
2
[28]
[29]

6 July
13 July
20 July
27 July
3 August
10 August
17 August
The Essential Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
7
[30]
[31]
[32]
[33]
[34]
[35]
[36]

24 August
Stack Is the New Black
Short Stack
1
[37]

30 August
The E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas
3
[38]

7 September
14 September
The Rhythm and the Blues
Jimmy Barnes
2
[39]
[40]

21 September
The Resistance
Muse
1
[41]

28 September
Backspacer
Pearl Jam
1
[42]

5 October
Brand New Eyes
Paramore
1
[43]

12 October
The E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas
3
[44]

19 October
26 October
2 November
Crazy Love
Michael Bublé
6
[45]
[46]
[47]

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Only by the Night is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Kings of Leon , released worldwide in September 2008 . Writing for the band 's fourth album commenced just days after the release of their third , Because of the Times . The album was recorded by producers Jacquire King and Angelo Petraglia in April 2008 at Nashville 's Blackbird Studios . Only by the Night experienced commercial success , peaking inside the top 10 of over 10 different countries . The album was certified the best-selling album in Australia , certified nine times platinum . It also went on to be the highest selling album of 2008 in Australia , the third best selling album of 2008 in the UK , winning two Brit Awards , and the 18th best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK . Furthermore , two singles from the album have found high chartings , Sex on Fire coming in at number one in Ireland , the UK , Australia , and on the United States ' Hot Modern Rock Tracks , and at number two in New Zealand . The album 's second single Use Somebody also charted at number two in the UK , and at number two in Australia , along with being the band 's first top 10 hit in the U.S . The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2009 Grammy Award with the song Sex on Fire receiving two nominations itself . Worldwide sales of the album exceed 6.2 million copies , according to a press release by the band . Sex on Fire came in at number one on the Triple J Hottest 100 , 2008 , with Use Somebody number three , Closer number 24 and Crawl number 70 .
Kings of Leon is an American rock band that formed in Nashville , Tennessee , in 1999 . The band is composed of brothers Caleb , Nathan and Jared Followill with their cousin Matthew Followill . The band 's early music was a blend of Southern rock and blues influences , but it has gradually evolved throughout the years to include a variety of genres and a more alternative , arena rock sound . Kings of Leon achieved initial success in the United Kingdom with nine Top 40 singles , two BRIT Awards in 2008 , and all three of the band 's albums at the time peaked in the top five of the UK Albums Chart . Their third album , Because of the Times , also reached the number one spot . After the release of Only by the Night in September 2008 , the band achieved chart success in the United States . The singles Sex on Fire , Use Somebody , and Notion all peaked at number one on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart . The album was their first Platinum-selling album in the United States , and was also the best-selling album of 2008 in Australia , being certified platinum nine times . The band 's fifth album , Come Around Sundown , was released on October 18 , 2010 . Their sixth album , Mechanical Bull , was released on September 24 , 2013 . The seventh studio album , WALLS , was released on October 14 , 2016 . The group has 12 Grammy Award nominations , including 4 wins .
It 's Not Me , It 's You is the second studio album by English singer Lily Allen . It was released on 4 February 2009 by Regal Recordings and Parlophone . It was produced and co-written by Greg Kurstin , with whom Allen had previously worked on her debut studio album , Alright , Still ( 2006 ) . The album represents a departure from the ska and reggae influences of its predecessor , incorporating electropop with elements of jazz and country . Upon release , It 's Not Me , It 's You received positive reviews from critics , praising Allen 's sharp tongue and calling the album wonderful . The album was a commercial success , debuting at number one on the charts in the United Kingdom , Australia and Canada . It was later certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) , and has sold 1,070,340 copies in the UK alone . It was also certified four times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) for shipments of over 280,000 copies in Australia . The album has sold over two million copies worldwide . The album 's lead single , The Fear , also debuted atop the UK Singles Chart , where it remained for four consecutive weeks . Other singles include the UK top-five entry Not Fair , Fuck You , 22 and Who 'd Have Known . The track Back to the Start was released as a limited-edition seven-inch vinyl for Record Store Day .
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper ( née Allen ; born 2 May 1985 ) is an English singer and songwriter . She is the daughter of actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen . Allen left school when she was 15 and concentrated on improving her performing and compositional skills . In 2005 , she made some of her recordings public on Myspace and the publicity resulted in airplay on BBC Radio 1 and a contract with Regal Recordings . Her first mainstream single , Smile , reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2006 . Her debut record , Alright , Still , was well received , selling over 2.6 million copies worldwide and brought Allen a nomination at the Grammy Awards , the Brit Awards , and the MTV Video Music Awards . She began hosting her own talk show , Lily Allen and Friends , on BBC Three . Her second studio album , It 's Not Me , It 's You , saw a genre shift , having more of an electropop feel , rather than the ska and reggae influences of the first one . The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Australian ARIA Charts and was well received by critics , noting the singer 's musical evolution and maturity . It spawned the hit singles The Fear and Fuck You . This success saw her receive the Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist at the 2010 Brit Awards . Allen and Amy Winehouse were credited with starting a process that led to the year of the women media label in 2009 that saw five female artists making music of experimentalism and fearlessness nominated for the Mercury Prize .
1000 Stars is the debut solo album by Australian singer and former Rogue Traders lead singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte . It was released through Sony Music Australia as a digital download on 20 February 2009 , followed by a physical release on 21 February 2009 . Upon its release , 1000 Stars debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of more than 35,000 units . The album spawned two top-ten singles , Alive and Someday Soon , which were both certified platinum .
Natalie Bassingthwaighte ( /ˈbæsɪŋθweɪt/ ; born 1 September 1975 ) is an Australian recording artist , actress , and television personality . Born and raised in Wollongong , New South Wales , she began her career in musical theatre . She later pursued an acting career in 1998 with guest appearances in television shows . Bassingthwaighte rose to prominence in 2003 on the Australian soap opera Neighbours for her role as Izzy Hoyland , which earned her three Logie Award nominations . In 2004 , she was recruited as the lead singer of Australian electro-pop band , Rogue Traders . After leaving Neighbours in 2006 to focus on her music career , Bassingthwaighte released a cover of Do n't Give Up with Shannon Noll , which peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum . In 2008 , she left Rogue Traders to pursue her solo music career . Bassingthwaighte released her debut solo album 1000 Stars in 2009 , which spawned the platinum top-ten hits Alive and Someday Soon . The album was a commercial success , debuting at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold . After seven years away from the Rogue Traders , Bassingthwaighte returned as the band 's lead singer in 2015 . Aside from her acting and music career , Bassingthwaighte co-wrote her first book , Sistahood : A Journal of Self-Discovery , with her younger sister in 2008 . That same year , she made her debut as a television presenter , hosting So You Think You Can Dance Australia for its first three seasons , which earned her another three Logie Award nominations .
No Line on the Horizon is the 12th studio album by Irish rock band U2 . It was produced by Brian Eno , Daniel Lanois , and Steve Lillywhite , and was released on 27 February 2009 . It was the band 's first record since How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb ( 2004 ) , marking the longest gap between studio albums of their career to that point . The band originally intended to release the songs as two EPs , but later combined the material into a single record . Photographer Anton Corbijn shot a companion film , Linear , which was released alongside the album and included with several special editions . U2 began work on the album in 2006 with record producer Rick Rubin but shelved most of the material from those sessions . In May 2007 , the group began new sessions with Eno and Lanois in Fez , Morocco . Intending to write future hymns - songs that would be played forever - the group spent two weeks recording in a riad and involved the producers in the songwriting process . Having grown tired of writing in the first-person , lead singer Bono wrote his lyrics from the perspective of different characters . Recording continued at several studios in the United States , United Kingdom , and Ireland through December 2008 . The group had intended to release No Line on the Horizon in November , but after composing 50 to 60 songs , they delayed the release to continue writing . Prior to the album 's release , U2 indicated that Eno 's and Lanois ' involvement , as well as the band 's time in Fez , had resulted in a more experimental record than their previous two albums .
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin , formed in 1976 . The group consists of Bono ( lead vocals and rhythm guitar ) , the Edge ( lead guitar , keyboards , and backing vocals ) , Adam Clayton ( bass guitar ) , and Larry Mullen Jr. ( drums and percussion ) . Initially rooted in post-punk , U2 's musical style has evolved throughout their career , yet has maintained an anthemic quality built on Bono 's expressive vocals and the Edge 's effects-based guitar textures . Their lyrics , often embellished with spiritual imagery , focus on personal and sociopolitical themes . Popular for their live performances , the group have staged several ambitious and elaborate tours over their career . The band formed as teenagers while attending Mount Temple Comprehensive School , when they had limited musical proficiency . Within four years , they signed with Island Records and released their debut album , Boy ( 1980 ) . Subsequent work such as their first UK number-one album , War ( 1983 ) , and the singles Sunday Bloody Sunday and Pride ( In the Name of Love ) helped establish U2 's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group . By the mid-1980s , they had become renowned globally for their live act , highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985 . The group 's fifth album , The Joshua Tree ( 1987 ) , made them international superstars and was their greatest critical and commercial success . Topping music charts around the world , it produced their only number-one singles in the US to date : With or Without You and I Still Have n't Found What I 'm Looking For . Facing creative stagnation and a backlash following their documentary/double album , Rattle and Hum ( 1988 ) , U2 reinvented themselves in the 1990s through a new musical direction and public image .
Songs for My Mother is the fifth studio album released by Boyzone frontman and Irish singer/songwriter Ronan Keating . The album was released on 16 March 2009 on Polydor Records , and is his first album to be released since the reunion of Boyzone .
Ronan Patrick John Keating ( born 3 March 1977 ) is an Irish artist , singer/songwriter , musician , and philanthropist . He debuted in 1994 alongside Keith Duffy , Michael Graham , Shane Lynch , and Stephen Gately , as the co-lead singer ( with Gately ) of Irish group Boyzone . His solo career started in 1999 and has recorded ten albums . He gained worldwide attention when his single When You Say Nothing at All was featured in the film Notting Hill and peaked at number one in several countries . As a solo artist , he has sold over 20 million records worldwide alongside the 25 million records with Boyzone , and in Australia , he is best known as a judge on All Together Now & The X Factor from 2010 until 2014 and a coach on The Voice in 2016 . Keating is active in charity work and has been a charity campaigner for the Marie Keating Foundation , which raises awareness for breast cancer and is named after his mother , who died from the disease in 1998 .
Relapse is the sixth studio album by American rapper Eminem . The album was released on May 15 , 2009 , under Aftermath Entertainment , Shady Records , and Interscope Records . It was his first album of original material since Encore ( 2004 ) , following a four-year hiatus from recording due to his writer 's block and an addiction to prescription sleeping medication . Recording sessions for the album took place during 2007 to 2009 at several recording studios , and Dr. Dre , Mark Batson , and Eminem handled production . Conceptually , Relapse concerns the ending of his drug rehabilitation , rapping after a non-fictional relapse , and the return of Eminem 's Slim Shady alter ego . In September 2007 , Dr. Dre stated his intention to dedicate two months to the production of the album . Working with Dr. Dre allowed Eminem to pick the beats from Dr. Dre 's catalog that challenged his rhythm to experiment with different flows . During the recording period , a handful of songs intended for Relapse were leaked on the Internet . One of the most anticipated albums of 2009 , Relapse debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , selling 608,000 copies in its first week . It also reached number one in twelve other countries . It produced four singles : Crack a Bottle , We Made You , 3 a.m. , and Beautiful , as well as the promotional single : Old Time 's Sake . Crack a Bottle , featuring 50 Cent , was a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 .
Marshall Bruce Mathers III ( born October 17 , 1972 ) , known professionally as Eminem ( /ˌɛmɪˈnɛm/ ; often stylized as EMINƎM ) , is an American rapper , songwriter , record producer , record executive and actor . He is one of the most successful musical artists of the 21st century . In addition to his solo career , Eminem was a member of the hip hop group D12 . He is also known for collaborations with fellow Detroit-based rapper Royce da 5 ' 9 ; the two are collectively known as Bad Meets Evil . After his debut album Infinite ( 1996 ) and the extended play Slim Shady EP ( 1997 ) , Eminem signed with Dr. Dre 's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP and its lead single My Name Is . His next two releases The Marshall Mathers LP ( 2000 ) and The Eminem Show ( 2002 ) were worldwide successes and were both nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year . As a result of being a leading figure in a form of black music , Eminem was subject to comparisons to Elvis Presley at the time . After the release of Encore in 2004 , which faced heavy criticism by fans and critics for its lackluster quality , Eminem went on hiatus in 2005 partly due to a prescription drug addiction . He released Relapse in 2009 and Recovery the following year , which both won Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album . Recovery was the best-selling album of 2010 worldwide , making it his second album , after The Eminem Show in 2002 , to be the best-selling album worldwide . In the following years , he released the US number one albums The Marshall Mathers LP 2 , Revival , Kamikaze and Music to Be Murdered By . Eminem starred in the drama film 8 Mile ( 2002 ) playing a fictionalized version of himself , which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Lose Yourself , making him the first hip hop artist to ever win the award .
Inshalla is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe , released on 29 May 2009 . The first single from the album is Foreign Land , which was released in April 2009 . A special limited edition 2CD release of the album contains live versions of songs from their previous album , Black Fingernails , Red Wine , and is only on sale in the band 's home state of Western Australia . The album debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Charts .
Eskimo Joe is an Australian alternative rock band that was formed in 1997 by Stuart MacLeod , on lead guitar , Joel Quartermain , on drums and guitar , and Kavyen Temperley , on bass guitar and vocals , in East Fremantle , Western Australia , Australia . The band has released five additional albums since their debut album Girl was released in 2001 : A Song Is a City , released in 2004 ; Black Fingernails , Red Wine , released in 2006 ; Inshalla , released in May 2009 ; Ghosts of the Past , released on 12 August 2011 ; and Wastelands , released on 20 September 2013 . Eskimo Joe have won eight ARIA Music Awards ; in 2006 the band achieved four wins - from nine nominations - for work associated with Black Fingernails , Red Wine .
The E.N.D . ( an abbreviation of , and subtitled The Energy Never Dies ) is the fifth studio album by American group The Black Eyed Peas . It was released on June 3 , 2009 . Critics described the album as containing more anthemic and inspirational songs in the group 's bid to appeal to a new generation of music listeners . Three promotional singles , Imma Be , Alive and Meet Me Halfway , were released through the iTunes Store in the three weeks running up to the album 's release . The album gave the group their first , second , and third US number one hits with Boom Boom Pow , I Got ta Feeling , and Imma Be which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 , 14 , and 2 weeks respectively . Boom Boom Pow and I Got ta Feeling led the Hot 100 back to back , putting the band at number 1 on the chart for a record breaking 26 consecutive weeks ( half a year ) . The third single , Meet Me Halfway , along with the first two , topped several charts around the world including the United Kingdom and Australia . As of June 2011 , the album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide , making it one of the biggest commercial successes for the music industry in recent years . The E.N.D . was nominated for six Grammy Awards in 2010 , including Album of the Year , and Record of the Year for I Got ta Feeling , and won the award for Best Pop Vocal Album . To promote the album , the band embarked on The E.N.D .
Black Eyed Peas ( also known as The Black Eyed Peas ) is an American musical group , consisting of rappers will.i.am , apl.de.ap , and Taboo . Originally an alternative hip hop group , they subsequently changed their musical sound to pop and dance-pop music . Although the group was founded in Los Angeles in 1995 , it was not until the release of their third album , Elephunk , in 2003 , that they achieved high record sales . Since that time , the group has sold an estimated 75 million records , making them one of the world 's best-selling groups of all time . According to Nielsen SoundScan , the Black Eyed Peas were the second-best-selling artist/group of all time for downloaded tracks , behind Rihanna , with over 42 million sales . [ citation needed ] Their first major hit was the 2003 single Where Is the Love ? from Elephunk , which topped the charts in 13 countries , including the United Kingdom , where it spent seven weeks at number one and went on to become Britain 's biggest selling single of 2003 . Another European hit single from the album was Shut Up . Their fourth album , Monkey Business , was an even bigger worldwide success , certified 4× Platinum in the U.S. , and spawning four singles , Do n't Phunk with My Heart , Do n't Lie , My Humps , and Pump It . In 2009 , the group became one of only 11 artists to have simultaneously held the No . 1 and No . 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 , with their singles Boom Boom Pow and I Got ta Feeling , which topped the chart for an unprecedented 26 consecutive weeks .
State of the Art is the fifth studio album released by Australian hip hop trio , Hilltop Hoods , on 12 June 2009 .
Hilltop Hoods are an Australian hip hop group that formed in 1994 in Blackwood , Adelaide , South Australia . The group was founded by Suffa ( Matthew David Lambert ) and Pressure ( Daniel Howe Smith ) , who were joined by DJ Debris ( Barry John M. Francis ) after fellow founder , DJ Next ( Ben John Hare ) , left in 1999 . The group released its first extended play , Back Once Again , in 1997 and have subsequently released eight studio albums , two restrung albums and three DVDs . Six of their eight albums have peaked at number one on the Australian Record Industry Association ( ARIA ) Albums Charts , recently setting the record for most No . 1 Albums by an Australian band or group : The Hard Road ( 2006 ) , State of the Art ( 2009 ) , Drinking from the Sun ( 2012 ) , Walking Under Stars ( 2014 ) , Drinking from the Sun , Walking Under Stars Restrung ( 2016 ) and The Great Expanse ( 2019 ) . Three tracks have reached the top 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart - Chase That Feeling ( 2009 ) , I Love It , featuring Sia ( 2011 ) and Higher , featuring James Chatburn ( 2015 ) - while two tracks - Cosby Sweater ( 2014 ) and 1955 ( 2016 ) - have reached the top 5 . Their song 1955 ( 2016 ) , featuring Montaigne & Tom Thum , peaked at number 2 in the Australian charts . Hilltop Hoods have toured both in Australia and overseas , including playing at music festivals : T in the Park , Oxegen , the Big Day Out , Clipsal 500 , Southbound , The Great Escape , Splendour in the Grass , Bassinthegrass , Groovin ' The Moo , Falls Festival , Pyramid Rock Festival , Rollercoaster , Come Together Festival and Make Poverty History . At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006 they won Best Independent Release and Best Urban Album for The Hard Road . In 2007 , they won Best Urban Album for their remix album , The Hard Road : Restrung ( 2007 ) . They won the same category in 2009 for State of the Art and in 2012 for Drinking from the Sun . In 2009 , Debris also won Engineer of the Year for his work on State of the Art .
The Essential Michael Jackson is a greatest hits compilation album by American singer Michael Jackson . It was released on July 19 , 2005 , by Sony Music 's catalog division Legacy Recordings as part of The Essential series . The two-disc compilation features thirty-eight hit songs by Michael Jackson , from his days at Motown Records with The Jackson 5 in the late 1960s and early 1970s to his 2001 hit You Rock My World . On August 26 , 2008 , The Essential Michael Jackson 3.0 was released in the US as a limited edition containing an additional disc of seven songs performed by Jackson . A re-titled release in the UK was planned on July 6 , 2009 as The Hits , but was cancelled upon Jackson 's death . As of 2018 , the album was certified 4× platinum in the US .
Michael Joseph Jackson ( August 29 , 1958 - June 25 , 2009 ) was an American singer , songwriter , and dancer . Dubbed the King of Pop , he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest entertainers in the history of music . Jackson 's contributions to music , dance , and fashion , along with his publicized personal life , made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades . His sound and style have influenced artists of various genres . The eighth child of the Jackson family , Jackson made his professional debut in 1964 with his elder brothers Jackie , Tito , Jermaine , and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5 . Jackson began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown Records , and rose to solo stardom with his fifth studio album Off the Wall ( 1979 ) . By the early 1980s , Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music . His music videos , including those for Beat It , Billie Jean , and Thriller from his sixth studio album Thriller ( 1982 ) , are credited with breaking racial barriers and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool . Their popularity helped propel the television channel MTV into a significant factor of 1980s pop culture . The album won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards at the 26th Grammy Awards , including Album of the Year . Jackson continued to innovate with videos including Leave Me Alone and Smooth Criminal from Bad ( 1987 ) , Black or White and Remember the Time from Dangerous ( 1991 ) , Scream from HIStory : Past , Present and Future , Book I ( 1995 ) and Ghosts from the remix album Blood on the Dance Floor : HIStory in the Mix ( 1997 ) . Jackson forged a reputation as a global touring artist .
Stack Is the New Black is the debut studio album by Australian pop punk band Short Stack , released through Sunday Morning Records on 14 August 2009 . It peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Charts . The happy skull and cross-bones on the cover is Short Stack 's personal design . The boys in the band officially named the skull and cross-bones Maurice the Pirate .
Short Stack are an Australian pop punk band . The band consists of members Shaun Diviney ( lead vocals , guitar ) , Andy Clemmensen ( bass , backing vocals ) and Bradie Webb ( drums , keyboards ) . Their touring members have included Luke Lukess , Sinj Clark , Lewis Usher , and Chris Smith . Shannon Hotchkins was also a member of Short Stack before any song was ever performed or recorded . Short Stack were twice named Channel V Oz Artist of the Year , and produced two gold-selling albums , three top ten singles , and ARIA number one chart award and a platinum-selling single . The group split in 2012 , and released their third album the following year without any promotion . In April 2014 , the band announced their reformation and shortly released Television . Amy was released as the lead single from fourth album Homecoming . They disbanded shortly after in 2015 . The band announced their return , along with a new tour in 2020 .
The Rhythm and the Blues is the thirteenth solo studio album by Australian rock musician Jimmy Barnes , released through Liberation Music on 28 August 2009 . The album was produced by Don Gehman in Los Angeles and peaked at number one on the Australian Albums Chart for two weeks . The Rhythm and the Blues was Barnes ' ninth solo album ( thirteenth including his Cold Chisel records ) to reach number one on the ARIA Charts , an all-time record for an Australian artist . The album was touted as a sequel to Barnes ' previous works Soul Deep and Soul Deeper . Songs From the Deep South . It features cover versions of tracks from throughout the late 1940s to the 1960s , with songs by the likes of Ray Charles , Little Richard , Ike & Tina Turner , Bo Diddley , Stevie Wonder and Nina Simone .
James Dixon Barnes AO ( né Swan ; born 28 April 1956 ) is a Scottish-Australian rock singer and songwriter . His career both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music artists of all time . The combination of 14 Australian Top 40 albums for Cold Chisel and 13 charting solo albums , including nine No . 1s , gives Barnes the highest number of hit albums of any Australian artist .
The Resistance is the fifth studio album by English rock band Muse . It was released on 11 September 2009 through the band 's own Helium-3 imprint as well as Warner Bros. Records . Produced by the band and mixed by Mark Stent , the album was recorded from September 2008 to May 2009 at Studio Bellini in Lake Como , Italy . Musically , the record is similar to some of the band 's previous material , mixing orchestral elements with rock and electronic music . The album also saw the band craft a three-part , 15-minute long symphony piece titled Exogenesis . Lyrically , it is a concept record , as well as continuation of the themes from their previous records , being influenced by politics and more oppressive subjects . The Resistance received positive reviews from critics , who praised its concept , instrumentation , influences and Bellamy 's vocals . The album was compared favourably to the works of Radiohead and Queen , although some critics found its material to be overblown and cliched . The album reached number one in 19 countries , and the top five in the United States and several others . It was later certified platinum in a number of countries , including the UK and US . The album was promoted with three commercial singles : Uprising , Undisclosed Desires , and Resistance , with Exogenesis : Symphony receiving a Record Store Day vinyl release . The band also made a number of live appearances promoting the album , including The Resistance Tour .
Muse are an English rock band from Teignmouth , Devon , formed in 1994 . The band consists of Matt Bellamy ( lead vocals , guitar , keyboards ) , Chris Wolstenholme ( bass guitar , backing vocals ) , and Dominic Howard ( drums ) . Muse signed to Maverick Records and released their debut album , Showbiz , in 1999 , showcasing Bellamy 's falsetto and a melancholic alternative rock style . Their second album , Origin of Symmetry ( 2001 ) , incorporated wider instrumentation and romantic classical influences , and earned them a reputation for energetic live performances . Absolution ( 2003 ) saw further classical influence , with strings on tracks such as Butterflies and Hurricanes , and was the first of five consecutive UK number-one albums . Black Holes and Revelations ( 2006 ) incorporated electronic and pop elements , displayed in singles such as Supermassive Black Hole . The album brought Muse wider international success . The Resistance ( 2009 ) and The 2nd Law ( 2012 ) explored themes of government oppression and civil uprising and cemented Muse as one of the world 's major stadium acts . Their seventh album , Drones ( 2015 ) , was a concept album about drone warfare and returned to a harder rock sound . Their eighth album , Simulation Theory ( 2018 ) , prominently featured synthesisers and was influenced by science fiction and the simulation hypothesis . Muse have won numerous awards , including two Grammy Awards , two Brit Awards , five MTV Europe Music Awards and eight NME Awards . In 2012 they received the Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters , Composers and Authors .
Backspacer is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam , released on September 20 , 2009 . The band members started writing instrumental and demo tracks in 2007 , and got together in 2008 to work on an album . It was recorded from February through April 2009 with producer Brendan O'Brien , who 'd worked on every Pearl Jam album except their 1991 debut Ten and 2006 's self-titled record - although this was his first production credit since 1998 's Yield . Material was recorded in Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles , California and O'Brien 's own Southern Tracks Recording in Atlanta , Georgia . The album - the shortest of the band 's career - features lyrics with a more optimistic look than the politically infused predecessors Riot Act and Pearl Jam , something frontman Eddie Vedder attributed to the election of Barack Obama . The band released the album through its own label Monkeywrench Records with worldwide distribution by Universal Music Group via a licensing agreement with Island Records . Physical copies of the record were sold through Target in North America , and promotion included a deal with Verizon , a world tour , and moderately successful singles The Fixer and Got Some/Just Breathe . Reviews for Backspacer were largely positive , praising the sound and composition , and the album became Pearl Jam 's first chart topper in the U.S . Billboard 200 since 1996 's No Code , while also topping the charts in Canada , Australia and New Zealand .
Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Seattle , Washington . As of 2020 [ update ] , the band 's lineup consists of founding members Eddie Vedder ( lead vocals , guitar ) , Mike McCready ( lead guitar ) , Stone Gossard ( rhythm guitar ) and Jeff Ament ( bass ) as well as drummer Matt Cameron , who joined in 1998 . Keyboardist Boom Gaspar has also been a session/touring member with the band since 2002 . Drummers Jack Irons , Dave Krusen , Matt Chamberlain and Dave Abbruzzese are former members of the band . Formed after the demise of Gossard and Ament 's previous band , Mother Love Bone , Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream with its debut album , Ten , in 1991 . One of the key bands in the grunge movement of the early 1990s , its members often shunned popular music industry practices such as making music videos or giving interviews . The band also sued Ticketmaster , claiming it had monopolized the concert-ticket market . In 2006 , Rolling Stone described the band as having spent much of the past decade deliberately tearing apart their own fame . The band had sold nearly 32 million albums in the United States by 2012 , and by 2018 , they had sold more than 85 million albums worldwide . Pearl Jam outsold many of its contemporary alternative rock bands from the early 1990s , and is considered one of the most influential bands of the decade . AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine referred to Pearl Jam as the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s . Pearl Jam was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 7 , 2017 , in its first year of eligibility .
Brand New Eyes ( stylized brand new eyes ) is the third studio album by American rock band Paramore , released on September 29 , 2009 through Fueled by Ramen in the United States and Canada . The album was produced by Rob Cavallo and recorded in Hidden Hills , California from January to March 2009 . It was written by band members Hayley Williams and Josh Farro , with guitarist Taylor York who co-wrote on four tracks , as a follow-up to Riot ! ( 2007 ) . Praised by critics for its songwriting and the band 's increased maturity , the album won Best Album at the Kerrang ! Awards 2010 , and The Only Exception received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals . Several publications included Brand New Eyes in their year-end lists . The album produced five singles : Ignorance , Brick by Boring Brick , The Only Exception , Careful , and Playing God , all of which have been commercially successful in the United States and internationally . Brand New Eyes debuted at number two on Billboard 200 selling 175,000 copies in its first week , becoming their biggest album on that chart , until their self-titled album debuted at number one in 2013 . The album topped the charts in many countries across the world including Australia , New Zealand , Ireland and the United Kingdom , making it the band 's second-highest charting album to date . The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on March 22 , 2016 for shipments in excess of 1,000,000 albums . It was certified platinum in the UK for 300,000 shipments and in Ireland for 15,000 shipments .
Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin , Tennessee , formed in 2004 . The band currently consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams , guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro . Williams and Farro are founding members of the group , while York , a high school friend of the original lineup , joined in 2007 . Williams is the only member listed on the band 's recording contract with Warner Music Group 's Fueled by Ramen sublabel and the only member to appear on all five of Paramore 's studio albums . The group released its debut album All We Know Is Falling in 2005 , with the album reaching number four on the UK Rock Chart in 2009 and number thirty on Billboard 's Heatseekers Chart in 2006 . The band 's second album , Riot ! , was released in 2007 . Due to the success of the singles Misery Business , Crushcrushcrush , and That 's What You Get , Riot ! was a mainstream success and was certified Platinum in the United States . They then received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards . Their 2009 follow-up , Brand New Eyes , is the band 's second-highest charting album to date , landing at number two on the Billboard 200 with 175,000 first week sales . It produced the top-forty single The Only Exception and went platinum in Ireland and the UK , as well as gold in the US , Canada , Australia , and New Zealand . Following the departure of Josh and Zac Farro in 2010 , the band released their self-titled fourth album in 2013 .
Crazy Love is the sixth studio album ( and fourth major label studio album ) by Canadian-Italian vocalist Michael Bublé . It was released by 143 Records and Reprise Records on October 9 , 2009 . After only three days of sales , it opened atop the Billboard 200 chart with 132,000 copies , making it Bublé 's second No . 1 album . Spending the first full week at the top , the album increased in sales to 203,000 copies , staying again at the No . 1 spot on its second week . In Australia , the album debuted at No . 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart and spent six non-consecutive weeks as No . 1 . It has since been certified five times Platinum . In the United Kingdom , Crazy Love topped the album charts . As of October 2018 , the album has sold 3.13 million copies in the UK .
Michael Steven Bublé ( IPA : /buːˈbleɪ/ boo-BLAY ; born September 9 , 1975 ) is a Canadian singer , songwriter , actor and record producer . His first album reached the top ten in Canada and the UK . He found a worldwide audience with his 2005 album It 's Time as well as his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible - which reached number one on the Canadian Albums Chart , the UK Albums Chart , the US Billboard 200 , the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and several European charts . Bublé 's 2009 album Crazy Love debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 after three days of sales , and remained there for two weeks . It was also his fourth number one album on Billboard 's Top Jazz Albums chart . His 2011 holiday album , Christmas , was in first place on the Billboard 200 for the final four weeks of 2011 and the first week of 2012 , totalling five weeks atop the chart , it also made the top 5 in the United Kingdom . With this , Christmas became his third-consecutive number-one album on the chart . To Be Loved was released in April 2013 . Bublé has sold over 75 million records worldwide , and won numerous awards , including four Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards . Bublé is a dual citizen of both Canada and Italy .