The Highest Selling Australian Albums & Singles Of 2014 So Far

18 July 2014 | 10:47 am | Staff Writer

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Australian rock legends INXS have the highest selling album of the year so far, with 35 local albums and 24 local singles in the mid-year top 100s.

Released this morning by ARIA, INXS’ The Very Best enjoyed a strong run thanks to the TV mini-series Never Tear Us Apart. The band saw six albums chart after it aired.

In the Singles Chart the highest Australian single of the year so far is Sheppard’s Geronimo – which is third overall behind the top selling Pharrell’s Happy and A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera’s Say Something.

The tally of 35 local albums in the top 100 is up on the 2013 chart, where 27 albums made the top 100, as are the 24 local singles, 13 made the 2013 chart. Australians have held the number one spot on the ARIA Singles Chart for 11 weeks of the 26 in this period, while locals have topped the Albums chart for 11 weeks.

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TOP TEN AUSTRALIAN ALBUMS OF 2014 SO FAR

1. INXSThe Very Best
12. Chet FakerBuilt On Glass
15. The Amity AfflictionLet The Ocean Take Me
16. John Butler TrioFlesh & Blood
25. RÜFÜS Atlas
29. Flume Flume
32. Keith UrbanFuse
33. Harrison CraigL.O.V.E
34. Jessica MauboyBeautiful
36. Taylor Henderson Taylor Henderson

TOP TEN AUSTRALIAN SINGLES OF 2014 SO FAR

3. SheppardGeronimo
5. Justice Crew Que Sera
8. SiaChandelier
10. 5 Seconds Of Summer She Looks So Perfect
13. Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCXFancy
14. Peking Duk featuring Nicole MillarHigh
20. Ariana Grande featuring Iggy AzaleaProblem
38. Vance JoyRiptide
40. Jessica MauboyNever Be The Same
53. Taylor Henderson When You Were Mine

top 100 albums mid-year chart

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1. INXS The Very Best
2. Frozen (soundtrack)
3. Coldplay – Ghost Stories
4. Katy Perry – Prism
5. Pharrell WilliamsG I R L
6. LordePure Heroine
7. AviciiTrue
8. London GrammarIf You Wait
9. Arctic MonkeysAM
10. Bruce SpringsteenHigh Hopes
11. BeyonceBeyonce
12. Chet FakerBuilt On Glass
13. EminemThe Marshall Mathers LP2
14. Michael Buble – To Be Loved
15. The Amity AfflictionLet The Ocean Take Me
16. The John Butler TrioFlesh & Blood
17. Imagine DragonsNight Visions
18. RudimentalHome
19. Ed SheeranX
20. Bruno MarsUnorthodox Jukebox
21. Robbie WilliamsSwings Both Ways
22. James Blunt – Moon Landing
23. Michael Jackson Xscape
24. Jason Derulo – Tattoos
25. Rufus Atlas
26. Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence
27. MKTO – MKTO
28. John Legend – Love In The Future
29. FlumeFlume
30. OneRepublic – Native
31. One DirectionMidnight Memories
32. Keith Urban – Fuse
33. Harrison Craig – L.O.V.E
34. Jessica Mauboy – Beautiful
35. SkrillexRecess
36. Taylor Henderson – Taylor Henderson
37. Kylie MinogueKiss Me Once
38. The Black KeysTurn Blue
39. INXS – Kick
40. Iggy AzaleaThe New Classic
41. Australian CrawlThe Greatest Hits
42. Bliss N EsoCircus In The Sky
43. Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour
44. Violent Soho Hungry Ghost
45. Daft PunkRandom Access Memories
46. Ed Sheeran – +
47. Haim Days Are Gone
48. 360 – Utopia
49. Russell MorrisVan Diemen’s Land
50. Dan SultanBlackbird
51. Jack White Lazaretto
52. P!NK – Greatest Hits… So Far!!!
53. Various – triple j Like A Version
54. Dolly PartonBlue Smoke
55. ABBA – ABBA Gold & More (Anniversary Edition)
56. PassengerWhispers
57. P!NK – The Truth About Love
58. Boy & BearHarlequin Dream
59. Ellie Goulding – Halcyon Days
60. Bastille – Bad Blood
61. Gabrielle Aplin – English Rain
62. Lana Del Rey – Born To Die - The Paradise Edition
63. Cliff Richard – The Fabulous Rock ‘N’ Roll Songbook
64. Fleetwood Mac25 Years - The Chain
65. Nickelback – The Best Of Nickelback Volume 1
66. The Wiggles – Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
67. DisclosureSettle
68. Lily AllenSheezus
69. Troy Cassar-Daley & Adam Harvey – The Great Country Songbook
70. Zhu – The Nightday EP
71. Linkin ParkThe Hunting Party
72. The JezabelsThe Brink
73. Asgeir In The Silence
74. Fleetwood Mac – The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac
75. IllyCinematic
76. Johnny CashOut Among The Stars
77. Michael Jackson – Essential Michael Jackson
78. Neil Finn & Paul Kelly – Goin’ Your Way
79. Thundamentals So We Can Remember
80. Tina Arena – Reset
81. Passenger – All The Little Lights
82. The Eagles – The Very Best Of The Eagles
83. Love Child (soundtrack)
84. Kate Miller-HeidkeO Vertigo!
85. Russell Morris – Sharkmouth
86. Bruce Springsteen – Greatest Hits
87. Guns N’ Roses – Greatest Hits
88. Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans
89. Sol3 Mio – Sol3 Mio
90. The Rolling Stones – GRRR!
91. Cold Chisel –The Best Of Cold Chisel - All For You
92. Chvrches The Bones Of What You Believe
93. Miley Cyrus Bangerz
94. Macklemore & Ryan LewisThe Heist
95. Bon Jovi – Bon Jovi Greatest Hits
96. Ball Park MusicPuddinghead
97. Keith Urban – The Story So Far
98. The 12th Man – Willy Nilly - The 12th Man’s Biggest Hits
99. Adele – 21
100. Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Greatest Hits