The best selling album in 2005 in Australia was THE SOUND OF WHITE by MISSY HIGGINS .
Notes: Sales level is a number of certified units for albums released in
as of end of the year. Some albums could be under-certified. Popular albums released at the end of the year may have bigger number of shipments than real sales at that time
Rank Artist Album Sales level Released
1
MISSY HIGGINS THE SOUND OF WHITE 2001
2
KELLY CLARKSON BREAKAWAY 2004
3
MICHAEL BUBLÉ IT'S TIME 280,000
2005
4
GWEN STEFANI LOVE, ANGEL, MUSIC, BABY 2004
5
THE BLACK EYED PEAS MONKEY BUSINESS 280,000
2005
6
GREEN DAY AMERICAN IDIOT 2004
7
JACK JOHNSON IN BETWEEN DREAMS 210,000
2005
8
COLDPLAY X&Y 210,000
2005
9
JAMES BLUNT BACK TO BEDLAM 2004
10
FOO FIGHTERS IN YOUR HONOR 140,000
2005
11
ROBBIE WILLIAMS GREATEST HITS 2004
12
IL DIVO IL DIVO 2004
13
MAROON 5 SONGS ABOUT JANE 2002
14
GORILLAZ DEMON DAYS 140,000
2005
15
ROB THOMAS SOMETHING TO BE 140,000
2005
16
SIMPLE PLAN STILL NOT GETTING ANY 2004
17
ANTHONY CALLEA ANTHONY CALLEA 140,000
2005
18
PETE MURRAY SEE THE SUN 140,000
2005
19
THE KILLERS HOT FUSS 2004
20
IL DIVO ANCORA 210,000
2005
21
BEN LEE AWAKE IS THE NEW SLEEP 140,000
2005
22
ROBBIE WILLIAMS INTENSIVE CARE 140,000
2005
23
EMINEM ENCORE 2004
24
BERNARD FANNING TEA AND SYMPATHY 140,000
2005
25
PEARL JAM REARVIEWMIRROR: GREATEST HITS (1991-2003) 2004
26
U2 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB 2004
27
MARIAH CAREY THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI 70,000
2005
28
MICHAEL BUBLÉ MICHAEL BUBLÉ 2003
29
HUMAN NATURE REACH OUT: THE MOTOWN RECORD 210,000
2005
30
DELTA GOODREM MISTAKEN IDENTITY 2004
31
THE CAT EMPIRE TWO SHOES 70,000
2005
32
THE OFFSPRING GREATEST HITS 70,000
2005
33
SHANNON NOLL LIFT 70,000
2005
34
NICKELBACK ALL THE RIGHT REASONS 70,000
2005
35
JET GET BORN 2003
36
VARIOUS ARTISTS SHE WILL HAVE HER WAY THE SONGS OF TIM & NEIL FINN 70,000
2005
37
THIRSTY MERC THIRSTY MERC 2004
38
KYLIE MINOGUE ULTIMATE KYLIE 2004
39
50 CENT THE MASSACRE 70,000
2005
40
SYSTEM OF A DOWN MEZMERIZE 70,000
2005
41
JIMMY BARNES DOUBLE HAPPINESS 70,000
2005
42
LINKIN PARK & JAY-Z COLLISION COURSE 2004
43
PATRIZIO BUANNE THE ITALIAN 70,000
2005
44
MADONNA CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR 70,000
2005
45
JOHN FARNHAM I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS YOUNG THE GREATEST AUSTRALIAN SONGBOOK 70,000
2005
46
THE VERONICAS THE SECRET LIFE OF… 70,000
2005
47
JOHN FARNHAM & TOM JONES TOGETHER IN CONCERT JOHN FARNHAM & TOM JONES 70,000
2005
48
JESSE MCCARTNEY BEAUTIFUL SOUL 2004
49
POWDERFINGER FINGERPRINTS: THE BEST OF POWDERFINGER, 1994–2000 2004
50
WOLFMOTHER WOLFMOTHER 70,000
2005
51
DESTINY'S CHILD DESTINY FULFILLED 2004
52
SCRIBE THE CRUSADER 2003
53
HILARY DUFF MOST WANTED 70,000
2005
54
BLINK-182 GREATEST HITS 70,000
2005
55
RAY CHARLES GENIUS LOVES COMPANY 2004
56
USHER CONFESSIONS 2004
57
KEITH URBAN BE HERE 2004
58
THE JOHN BUTLER TRIO SUNRISE OVER SEA 2004
59
JAMIROQUAI DYNAMITE 35,000
2005
60
GOOD CHARLOTTE THE CHRONICLES OF LIFE AND DEATH 2004
61
SCISSOR SISTERS SCISSOR SISTERS 2004
62
EVERMORE DREAMS 2004
63
ALICIA KEYS THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS 2003
64
BRITNEY SPEARS GREATEST HITS: MY PREROGATIVE 2004
65
DESTINY'S CHILD #1'S 70,000
2005
66
EMINEM CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS 140,000
2005
67
AUDIOSLAVE OUT OF EXILE 35,000
2005
68
THE TEN TENORS TENOLOGY 35,000
2005
69
MICHAEL JACKSON THE ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON 35,000
2005
70
VARIOUS ARTISTS NEW MUSIC FROM THE PANEL 2004
71
ROD STEWART STARDUST - THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK VOL. III 2004
72
THE WHITE STRIPES GET BEHIND ME SATAN 35,000
2005
73
BON JOVI HAVE A NICE DAY 35,000
2005
74
PETE MURRAY FEELER 2003
75
GREEN DAY BULLET IN A BIBLE 70,000
2005
76
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE LULLABIES TO PARALYZE 35,000
2005
77
FLEETWOOD MAC THE VERY BEST OF FLEETWOOD MAC 2002
78
CASEY DONOVAN FOR YOU 2004
79
RAY CHARLES RAY (SOUNDTRACK) 2004
80
ROGUE TRADERS HERE COME THE DRUMS 35,000
2005
81
LIVE AWAKE: THE BEST OF 2004
82
KASEY CHAMBERS WAYWARD ANGEL 2004
83
KANYE WEST LATE REGISTRATION 35,000
2005
84
SOUNDTRACK ULTIMATE DIRTY DANCING 2003
85
K.D. LANG HYMNS OF THE 49TH PARALLEL 2004
86
NEIL YOUNG GREATEST HITS 2004
87
AMICI FOREVER DEFINED 35,000
2005
88
GUNS N' ROSES GREATEST HITS 2004
89
SYSTEM OF A DOWN HYPNOTIZE 35,000
2005
90
AKON TROUBLE 2004
91
ENYA AMARANTINE 70,000
2005
92
BACKSTREET BOYS NEVER GONE 35,000
2005
93
SOUNDTRACK THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 2004
94
CRAZY FROG CRAZY HITS 35,000
2005
95
SAVAGE GARDEN TRULY MADLY COMPLETELY - THE BEST OF SAVAGE GARDEN 70,000
2005
96
GRINSPOON BEST IN SHOW 35,000
2005
97
NEIL DIAMOND ESSENTIAL GREATEST HITS COLLECTION 35,000
2005
98
GRINSPOON THRILLS, KILLS AND SUNDAY PILLS 2004
99
ROD STEWART THANKS FOR THE MEMORY - THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK VOL. IV 35,000
2005
100
SPIDERBAIT GREATEST HITS 2005
Source: ARIA
