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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 2021, 34 albums claimed the top spot;

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achieved three number-ones during the year, while her album '' Evermore'' spent the first two weeks of the year at number one after spending two weeks atop the chart in December 2020. 14 acts,

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, Joff Bush (the composer of the Australian animated series '' Bluey''),

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and

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, achieved their first number-one album. Rodrigo spent the most weeks at number one in 2021 with her album ''

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'' spending eight non-consecutive weeks at the top, while Swift had the most, achieving three number-one albums during the year (''Evermore'', ''

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'' and ''

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Number-one artists

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