List of number-one albums of 1997 (Australia)

These are the Australian number one albums of 1997, per Australian Recording Industry Association.

Issue Date Album Artist Weeks at number one (total)
5 January Recurring Dream Crowded House 10 weeks
12 January Recurring Dream Crowded House 10 weeks
19 January Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack 9 weeks
26 January Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack 9 weeks
2 February Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack 9 weeks
9 February Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack 9 weeks
16 February Freak Show Silverchair 1 week
23 February Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack 9 weeks
2 March Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack 9 weeks
9 March Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack 9 weeks
16 March Pop U2 1 week
23 March Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack 9 weeks
30 March Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack 9 weeks
6 April Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
13 April Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
20 April Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
27 April Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
4 May Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
11 May Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
18 May Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
25 May Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
1 June Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
8 June Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
15 June Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
22 June Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
29 June Album of the Year Faith No More 1 week
6 July Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
13 July The Fat of the Land The Prodigy 1 week
20 July Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
27 July Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
3 August Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
10 August Middle of Nowhere Hanson 2 weeks
17 August Middle of Nowhere Hanson 2 weeks
24 August In Deep Tina Arena 3 weeks
31 August Be Here Now Oasis 1 week
7 September Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
14 September In Deep Tina Arena 3 weeks
21 September In Deep Tina Arena 3 weeks
28 September Butterfly Mariah Carey 1 week
5 October Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
12 October Savage Garden Savage Garden 19 weeks
19 October Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1987-1997 John Farnham 1 week
26 October 20,000 Watt R.S.L. Midnight Oil 1 week
2 November My Best Friend's Wedding Soundtrack 4 weeks
9 November My Best Friend's Wedding Soundtrack 4 weeks
16 November My Best Friend's Wedding Soundtrack 4 weeks
23 November My Best Friend's Wedding Soundtrack 4 weeks
30 November Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion 5 weeks
7 December Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion 5 weeks
14 December Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion 5 weeks
21 December Bill Lawry... This is Your Life The 12th Man 2 weeks
28 December Bill Lawry... This is Your Life The 12th Man 2 weeks

Notes

See also

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