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ranks the best-performing albums and

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s (EPs) in Australia. Its data, published by the

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, is based collectively on the weekly

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sales of albums and EPs. In 2016, 43 albums claimed the top spot,

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's '' 25'', and

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's '' Immortalized'' already peaked at number one in 2015, and 13 acts achieved their first number-one album in Australia:

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, Zayn,

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Chart history

Number-one artists

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Australia albums Number-one albums

Chart history

Number-one artists

See also

References