Number-one albums of 1995 (Australia)

These are the Australian number one albums of 1995, per Australian Recording Industry Association

Australian Recording Industry Association

The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...

Issue Date	Album	Artist	Weeks at number one (total)
1 January	Wired World of Sports II Wired World of Sports II Wired World of Sports II is the fifth album released by The Twelfth Man. Released in December 1994, it reached number one on the ARIA Album Charts...	The 12th Man The Twelfth Man The Twelfth Man is the name for a series of comedy productions by Australian satirist Billy Birmingham. Birmingham, a skilled impersonator, is generally known for parodying Australian sports commentators' voices...	4 weeks
8 January	Wired World of Sports II	The 12th Man	4 weeks
15 January	Wired World of Sports II	The 12th Man	4 weeks
22 January	Forrest Gump Forrest Gump (soundtrack) Forrest Gump is the soundtrack album based on the Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film, Forrest Gump, and contains music from many well-known artists.-Charts:...	Soundtrack Soundtrack A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...	3 weeks
29 January	No Need to Argue No Need to Argue No Need to Argue is the second studio album by Irish rock band The Cranberries, released in 1994. It was the band's most successful album, and has sold about 17 million copies worldwide. It contains the band's most successful single to date, "Zombie". The album's mood is darker than that on...	The Cranberries The Cranberries The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. The band currently consists of O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler...	1 week
5 February	Smash	The Offspring The Offspring The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...	3 weeks
12 February	Smash	The Offspring	3 weeks
19 February	Smash	The Offspring	3 weeks
26 February	janet. Janet. Janet is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on May 18, 1993 by Virgin Records. Prior to its release, Jackson was at the center of a high-profile bidding war over her recording contract. Her original label A&M sought to renew her contract, while others, such...	Janet Jackson Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...	4 weeks
5 March	Hi Fi Way Hi Fi Way Hi Fi Way is an album by Australian rock band You Am I, released in 1995. The album reached #1 on the local albums chart and is one of the most influential and critically acclaimed Australian albums of the last twenty years, inspiring the likes of Jet, the Vines and Wolfmother...	You Am I You Am I You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter Tim Rogers. They were the first Australian band to have three albums successively debut at #1 on the ARIA Charts, and are renowned for their live performances.-History:Tim Rogers formed the first...	1 week
12 March	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Bruce Springsteen album) Greatest Hits is Bruce Springsteen's first compilation album, released February 27, 1995 on Columbia Records. It is a collection of some of Springsteen's hit singles and popular album tracks through the years and four extra numbers at the end, mostly recorded with the E Street Band in 1995...	Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...	1 week
19 March	Dookie Dookie Dookie is the third studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on February 1, 1994 through Reprise Records. It was the band's first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo and its major record label debut. Dookie became a worldwide commercial success, peaking at number...	Green Day Green Day Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...	3 weeks
26 March	Dookie	Green Day	3 weeks
2 April	Dookie	Green Day	3 weeks
9 April	Frogstomp Frogstomp Frogstomp is the debut album of Australian rock band Silverchair. It was released in Australia in early 1995, when the members were only 15 years of age, by a subsidiary of Sony Records and reached number one on the album charts. On 20 June 1995, Frogstomp was released by Epic Records in the U.S...	Silverchair Silverchair Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...	3 weeks
16 April	Frogstomp	Silverchair	3 weeks
23 April	Frogstomp	Silverchair	3 weeks
30 April	Three Legged Dog	The Cruel Sea The Cruel Sea The Cruel Sea or Cruel Sea may refer to:The Cruel Sea , a 1951 novel by Nicholas MonsarratThe Cruel Sea , a 1953 film made of the above book, starring Jack Hawkins...	2 weeks
7 May	Three Legged Dog	The Cruel Sea	2 weeks
14 May	The Colour of My Love The Colour of My Love The Colour of My Love is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 9, 1993. It is her third English-language album and 18th overall...	Celine Dion Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...	8 weeks
21 May	The Colour of My Love	Celine Dion	8 weeks
28 May	The Colour of My Love	Celine Dion	8 weeks
4 June	The Colour of My Love	Celine Dion	8 weeks
11 June	Tuesday Night Music Club Tuesday Night Music Club Tuesday Night Music Club is the debut album from American singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow, released on August 3, 1993. The lead single "Run, Baby, Run" was not particularly successful...	Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, folk, hip hop, country and pop...	2 weeks
18 June	Tuesday Night Music Club	Sheryl Crow	2 weeks
25 June	P•U•L•S•E	Pink Floyd Pink Floyd Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...	1 week
2 July	HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I	Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...	3 weeks
9 July	HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I	Michael Jackson	3 weeks
16 July	These Days These Days (Bon Jovi album) These Days is Bon Jovi's sixth studio album, released on June 27, 1995. This was the first album Bon Jovi released after the departure of bassist Alec John Such. Hugh McDonald unofficially replaced Such as bassist...	Bon Jovi Bon Jovi Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...	2 weeks
23 July	These Days	Bon Jovi	2 weeks
30 July	The Colour of My Love	Celine Dion	8 weeks
6 August	The Colour of My Love	Celine Dion	8 weeks
13 August	Throwing Copper Throwing Copper -Outtakes and B-sides:"Hold Me Up""Susquehanna""We Deal in Dreams" -Album:-End-of-decade charts:-Singles:-Personnel:Ed Kowalczyk: Vocals, Rhythm Guitar*Chad Taylor: Lead Guitar, Backing Vocal...	Live Live (band) Live is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, composed of Chad Taylor , Patrick Dahlheimer , and Chad Gracey . Lead singer and principal songwriter Ed Kowalczyk left the band in November 2009....	7 weeks
20 August	Throwing Copper	Live	7 weeks
27 August	Throwing Copper	Live	7 weeks
3 September	Throwing Copper	Live	7 weeks
10 September	The Colour of My Love	Celine Dion	8 weeks
17 September	The Colour of My Love	Celine Dion	8 weeks
24 September	One Hot Minute One Hot Minute One Hot Minute is the sixth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on September 12, 1995, on Warner Bros. Records...	Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...	2 weeks
1 October	One Hot Minute	Red Hot Chili Peppers	2 weeks
8 October	Ballbreaker Ballbreaker Ballbreaker is the 13th Australian and 12th international studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in September 1995. It was the band's first studio album in five years, since The Razors Edge...	AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...	1 week
15 October	Daydream	Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...	1 week
22 October	Dangerous Minds Dangerous Minds (soundtrack) -Album:-Singles:"—" denotes releases that did not chart.-Chart procession and succession:-Personnel:Information taken from Allmusic.*composing – Berry Gordy, Jr., Frank Hudson, Alphonso Mizell, Deke Richards...	Soundtrack	2 weeks
29 October	Dangerous Minds	Soundtrack	2 weeks
5 November	Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released October 24, 1995 on Virgin Records. Produced by frontman Billy Corgan with Flood and Alan Moulder, the twenty-eight-track album was released as a two-disc CD and triple LP...	The Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Formed by Billy Corgan frontman and James Iha , the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin , D'arcy Wretzky , and currently includes Jeff Schroeder Mike Byrne , and Nicole Fiorentino The Smashing...	2 weeks
12 November	Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness	The Smashing Pumpkins	2 weeks
19 November	Don't Ask Don't Ask -Release history:-Charts and certifications:Don't Ask became Arena's highest selling album to date selling in excess of 2 million copies worldwide and was certified ten times platinum by the ARIA.-Peak positions:-End of year charts:...	Tina Arena Tina Arena Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena is an Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. She has won several awards, most notably 6 ARIA Awards and in both 1996 and 2000 she received the World Music Award for the world's best selling Australian artist...	1 week
26 November	Something to Remember Something to Remember Something to Remember is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on November 7, 1995 by Maverick Records. It came after a controversial period of Madonna in the 1990s and at this time critics had deemed her career over...	Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...	1 week
3 December	Anthology 1 Anthology 1 Anthology 1 is a compilation album by The Beatles, released by Apple Records in November 1995. It was released as the first part of the Anthology trilogy of albums with Anthology 2 and Anthology 3, all of which tie-in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology. It contains "Free as a Bird",...	The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...	2 weeks
10 December	Anthology 1	The Beatles	2 weeks
17 December	The Memory of Trees The Memory of Trees The Memory of Trees is an album by Irish musician Enya, released in 1995 . It won the Grammy Award for "Best New Age Album" of 1997...	Enya Enya Enya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to...	4 weeks
24 December	The Memory of Trees	Enya	4 weeks
31 December	The Memory of Trees	Enya	4 weeks

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