List of number-one albums of 2008 (Australia)

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 (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 digital as well as CD sales.[1] ARIA also issues a weekly singles chart and an end of year albums and singles chart, among other charts.

ARIA Charts
number-one albums of 2008
Other Australian number-one charts of 2008
singles
urban singles
dance singles
club tracks
digital tracks
Top Australian singles and albums of 2008
Triple J Hottest 100
top 25 singles
top 25 albums
Pink, whose album Funhouse was the second highest seller of 2008

Alternative rock band Kings of Leon's Only by the Night 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. Funhouse by Pink, 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 by Jack Johnson, which spent six weeks at number one, Timbaland Presents Shock Value by Timbaland and Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Featuring the Songs of ABBA 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.[2] Apocalypso by The Presets spent one week atop the chart on 21 April, and won the ARIA awards for Album of the Year and Best Dance release.[3]

Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 album on ARIA's End of Year Albums Chart of 2008.

Chart history
Issue date of chart Album Artist Weeks at number one (total) Ref.
7 January
14 January
21 January
28 January		 Timbaland Presents Shock ValueTimbaland5[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
4 February SpiritLeona Lewis1[8]
11 February
18 February
25 February
3 March
10 March		 Sleep Through the StaticJack Johnson6[9]
[10]
[8]
[11]
[12]
17 March Breed ObsessionGyroscope1[13]
24 March Sleep Through the StaticJack Johnson6[14]
31 March In Ghost ColoursCut Copy1[15]
7 April Pretty. Odd.Panic! at the Disco1[16]
14 April Watershedk.d. lang1[17]
21 April ApocalypsoThe Presets1[18]
28 April Rattlin' BonesKasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson1[19]
5 May Hard CandyMadonna1[20]
12 May
19 May		 Waltzing MatildaAndré Rieu and Mirusia2[21]
[22]
26 May Summer at EurekaPete Murray1[23]
2 June
9 June		 Here I StandUsher2[24]
[25]
16 June IndestructibleDisturbed1[26]
23 June
30 June
7 July
14 July		 Viva la Vida or Death and All His FriendsColdplay4[27]
[28]
[29]
[30]
21 July
28 July
4 August
11 August
18 August		 Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Featuring the Songs of ABBAMamma Mia! film cast5[31]
[32]
[33]
[34]
[35]
25 August 2Sneaky Sound System1[36]
1 September
9 September		 All Hope Is GoneSlipknot2[37]
[38]
15 September BreakoutMiley Cyrus1[39]
22 September Death MagneticMetallica1[40]
29 September
6 October
13 October
20 October		 Only by the NightKings of Leon14[41]
[42]
[43]
[44]
27 October Black IceAC/DC1[45]
3 November
10 November
17 November
24 November
1 December
8 December
15 December
22 December
29 December		 FunhousePink9[46]
[47]
[48]
[49]
[50]
[51]
[52]
[53]
[54]

See also

References
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  2. Murfett, Andrew (3 January 2009). "Pink and Kings of Leon in close call at top of album chart". The Age. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
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  14. "Top 50 Albums - Week of March 23, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 23 March 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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  20. "Top 50 Albums - Week of May 4, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 4 May 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  21. "Top 50 Albums - Week of May 11, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 11 May 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  22. "Top 50 Albums - Week of May 18, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 18 May 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  23. "Top 50 Albums - Week of May 25, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 25 May 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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  25. "Top 50 Albums - Week of June 8, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 8 June 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  26. "Top 50 Albums - Week of June 15, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 15 June 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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  33. "Top 50 Albums - Week of August 3, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 3 August 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  34. "Top 50 Albums - Week of August 10, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 10 August 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  35. "Top 50 Albums - Week of August 17, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 17 August 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  36. "Top 50 Albums - Week of August 24, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 24 August 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  37. "Top 50 Albums - Week of August 31, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 31 August 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  38. "Top 50 Albums - Week of September 7, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 7 September 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  39. "Top 50 Albums - Week of September 14, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 14 September 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  40. "Top 50 Albums - Week of September 21, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 21 September 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  41. "Top 50 Albums - Week of September 28, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 28 September 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  42. "Top 50 Albums - Week of October 5, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 5 October 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  43. "Top 50 Albums - Week of October 12, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 12 October 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  44. "Top 50 Albums - Week of October 19, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 19 October 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  45. "Top 50 Albums - Week of October 26, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 26 October 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  46. "Top 50 Albums - Week of November 2, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 2 November 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  47. "Top 50 Albums - Week of November 9, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 9 November 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  48. "Top 50 Albums - Week of November 16, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 16 November 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  49. "Top 50 Albums - Week of November 23, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 23 November 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  50. "Top 50 Albums - Week of November 30, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 30 November 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  51. "Top 50 Albums - Week of December 7, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 7 December 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  52. "Top 50 Albums - Week of December 14, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 14 December 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  53. "Top 50 Albums - Week of December 21, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 21 December 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  54. "Top 50 Albums - Week of December 28, 2008". australian-charts.com (originally from ARIA). 28 December 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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