List of number-one albums of 1990 (Australia)

These are the Australian number one albums of 1990, per Australian Recording Industry Association.

Issue Date	Album	Artist	Weeks at number one (total)
7 January	The Album	Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers	4 weeks
14 January	The Album	Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers	4 weeks
21 January	Cosmic Thing	The B-52's	3 weeks
28 January	Cosmic Thing	The B-52's	3 weeks
4 February	Cosmic Thing	The B-52's	3 weeks
11 February	Pump	Aerosmith	3 weeks
18 February	Pump	Aerosmith	3 weeks
25 February	Pump	Aerosmith	3 weeks
4 March	The 12th Man Again!	The 12th Man	1 week
11 March	Blue Sky Mining	Midnight Oil	2 weeks
18 March	Blue Sky Mining	Midnight Oil	2 weeks
25 March	I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got	Sinéad O'Connor	1 week
1 April	All or Nothing	Milli Vanilli	5 weeks
8 April	All or Nothing	Milli Vanilli	5 weeks
15 April	All or Nothing	Milli Vanilli	5 weeks
22 April	All or Nothing	Milli Vanilli	5 weeks
29 April	All or Nothing	Milli Vanilli	5 weeks
6 May	Soul Provider	Michael Bolton	3 weeks
13 May	Forever Your Girl	Paula Abdul	1 week
20 May	Soul Provider	Michael Bolton	3 weeks
27 May	Soul Provider	Michael Bolton	3 weeks
3 June	I'm Breathless	Madonna	3 weeks
10 June	I'm Breathless	Madonna	3 weeks
17 June	I'm Breathless	Madonna	3 weeks
24 June	Beyond Salvation	The Angels	2 weeks
1 July	Beyond Salvation	The Angels	2 weeks
8 July	Pretty Woman	Soundtrack	4 weeks
15 July	Pretty Woman	Soundtrack	4 weeks
22 July	Pretty Woman	Soundtrack	4 weeks
29 July	Pretty Woman	Soundtrack	4 weeks
5 August	Cuts Both Ways	Gloria Estefan	2 weeks
12 August	Cuts Both Ways	Gloria Estefan	2 weeks
19 August	The Best of Van Morrison	Van Morrison	3 weeks
26 August	The Best of Van Morrison	Van Morrison	3 weeks
2 September	The Best of Van Morrison	Van Morrison	3 weeks
9 September	Two Fires	Jimmy Barnes	5 weeks
16 September	Two Fires	Jimmy Barnes	5 weeks
23 September	Two Fires	Jimmy Barnes	5 weeks
30 September	Two Fires	Jimmy Barnes	5 weeks
7 October	Chain Reaction	John Farnham	5 weeks
14 October	Chain Reaction	John Farnham	5 weeks
21 October	X	INXS	2 weeks
28 October	X	INXS	2 weeks
4 November	Chain Reaction	John Farnham	5 weeks
11 November	Chain Reaction	John Farnham	5 weeks
18 November	Chain Reaction	John Farnham	5 weeks
25 November	In Concert	The Three Tenors	4 weeks
2 December	The Immaculate Collection	Madonna	5 weeks
9 December	The Immaculate Collection	Madonna	5 weeks
16 December	The Immaculate Collection	Madonna	5 weeks
23 December	In Concert	The Three Tenors	4 weeks
30 December	In Concert	The Three Tenors	4 weeks

Notes

• Number of number one albums: 19
• Longest run at number one (during 1990): All or Nothing by Milli Vanilli and Chain Reaction by John Farnham (5 weeks)
• Madonna had two number-one albums in the same year; I'm Breathless and The Immaculate Collection.

See also

• 1990 in music
• List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s