The highest-selling albums in Australia are ranked in the Australian Recording Industry Association albums chart, also known as the ARIA Charts, published by the

Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing th ...

(ARIA). The data are compiled from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores and Internet sales, in other words, both

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as well as CD sales. ARIA also issues a weekly singles chart and an end of year albums and singles chart, among other charts.

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band

Kings of Leon Kings of Leon is an American rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew Followill. The band's early music was a blend of Southern rock and gar ...

's ''

Only by the Night ''Only by the Night'' (stylized as ''>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 rele ...

'' had the longest non-consecutive run among the releases that have reached peak position in 2008; it spent 14 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart, beginning with the week of 29 September and continuing into the 2009 chart year. ''

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'' by

Pink Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...

, which spent nine weeks at number one, had the longest consecutive run at number one. Other albums with extended chart runs include ''

Sleep Through the Static ''Sleep Through the Static'' is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson, released in the United States on February 5, 2008. The album was announced on Johnson's website as renovation began for the release of the album. It was ...

'' by Jack Johnson, which spent six weeks at number one, ''

Timbaland Presents Shock Value ''Shock Value'' is the second solo studio album by record producer Timbaland. It is Timbaland's first release on his own imprint, the Interscope Records-distributed Mosley Music Group. ''Shock Value'' features a long list of guest artists, among ...

'' by

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and ''

Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Featuring the Songs of ABBA ''Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack '' is the soundtrack album for the 2008 jukebox musical film '' Mamma Mia!'', based on the 1999 stage musical of the same name. Released on July 8, 2008, by Decca and Polydor Records in the United States and in ...

'' by the cast of the film Mamma Mia!, both of which spent five weeks at number one. ''Only by the Night'' is also the best-selling album of 2008; 422,108 copies have been sold, exceeding the second best-selling album of the year, pop singer Pink's ''Funhouse'', by 3,000 copies. '' Apocalypso'' by

The Presets The Presets are an Australian electronic music duo of Julian Hamilton (vocals, keyboards) and Kim Moyes (drums, keyboards). Formed in 2003 and signed to Modular Recordings, Modular Records, The Presets released two EPs (''Blow Up (EP), Blow Up ...

spent one week atop the chart on 21 April, and won the

ARIA awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music The music of Australia has ...

for Album of the Year and Best Dance release.

Chart history

References

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Number one albums Australia Albums

Chart history

See also

References