This was a massive success upon its initial release here in Australia, however its true popularity came with the deluxe edition which came out a year after its release and included some of the most iconic songs in her catalogue which added to already iconic classics the main album had. It remains her biggest album in her career, although some of her 2010’s output do put up a decent challenge to that claim.
Well, if his (then) girlfriend could find international success with her album this year, why not Chris Brown with his second album? Just like Good girl gone bad, this album’s appearance on this list is also thanks to its deluxe edition released this year given how the album on its own likely wouldn’t have been successful were it not for the buzz it received with the deluxe edition once that dropped.
This was another easy hit for Michael Bublé in Australia back in the day, in fact the album even came back a year after its initial release given how it was released around Mother’s Day which people quickly picked up on his biggest fanbase around the world. Naturally the mothers of the world appreciated it when their children gave them a copy of this album as a thank you for being their parent.
I’m guessing Matchbox 20 titled their greatest hits package this way due to them feeling like they were not welcome in the alternative scene throughout the decade, I guess there are enough scathing reviews of their albums from rock snobs to justify how they would feel this way especially given how inescapably popular they were throughout the decade both as a band and especially with Rob Thomas.
This was the second album from the Veronicas which was released during a time where all types of rock music were finding massive success worldwide, it was a predictable success for the duo here given the success of their previous album as well as it finally gaining them an international audience right when the decade was coming to an end. Even with all of this success, they would struggle to make their third album due to issues with their label.
Although the singles from this album from Mika were a massive hit here upon their respective initial releases, the album itself only became a sleeper hit thanks to each of them causing it to rebound on the charts whenever one of them was released as a single, hence its low placement on this list. Still at least this album was a success for the British crooner, certainly more so than the rest of his catalogue.
These guys were on a roll when they released their fourth album, given how they no longer had to deal with digital piracy with their singles, it allowed said singles to become massive hits for them which no doubt contributed to the album’s popularity here. This popularity would extend to their next album despite it being released in 2010, making it one of the last rock albums to find success here.
Given how he was arguably the most in demand producer of the decade, it only makes sense that the producer would release an album of his own where he fronts the mic while his clientele provide him with catchy choruses to connect his verses together. Despite how inescapable he was, it took a while for this album to take off, only doing so once his collaboration with Keri Hilson became a worldwide smash.
This was the sophomore album from Amy Winehouse, it also unfortunately remains her final album as she would tragically pass away in 2011 due to her long battle with substance abuse due to her not handling fame very well. At least this album was appreciated during her lifetime even if it only saw its true popularity here when it won a bunch of Grammys during the early months of 2008.
It took a while for Missy Higgins to follow up her debut album, so much so that Delta Goodrem was in the process of releasing her third album when this finally saw the light of day which would explain why it wasn’t nearly as successful as her main rival’s discography. That said, it was still a massive hit for her given how much support she had from her fans and the radio.
It took them five years to follow up their debut album Songs about Jane, OK technically it was only three years given how that album sat on shelves ignored for the first two years of its existence due to it not being promoted by their label initially. Even so, there was a bit of a wait for fans between the two projects which perhaps why this wasn’t as inescapably popular as their earlier work.
These guys were on a roll this decade as this was the third successful album they had despite the singles not being as popular as their previous entries (even though it finally spawned them a genuine hit thanks to the digital charts.) Their popularity would continue till the end of the decade where they would release their final album before going their separate ways in the 2010’s.
This was the first successful album that Fall out boy had here in Australia, mainly because their previous efforts went largely unheard of internationally, although their later efforts saw a decline in quality that even their fans couldn’t abide by. Still at least they had a massive hit with this effort largely thanks to the digital charts finally exposing these guys to a wider audience.
After two highly successful nu metal albums under their belt, Linkin Park decided to expand on their sound with their third album which led to it not quite being as successful as their earlier efforts as it did alienate some of their fanbase, however it retained enough of them for it to still be a massive success for them. They would continue to experiment with their sound throughout the 2010’s to mixed (and in one case fatal) results.
Although it was a hit here in Australia, Avril’s second album was a huge commercial disappointment due to critics feeling like it was more of the same as her debut album. She took this criticism to heart and did a 180 with her third album which is the type of music that I’m sure her younger self would’ve been opposed to given how it was clearly meant to appeal to the fanbases of Disney era Britney and Christina.
There were no signs of Foo Fighters slowing down as they released their third album in a row to be a massive worldwide success, it even spawned a genuine hit single for them given that the digital charts were all about promoting rock music in the mainstream which is why there’s been an uptake in rock albums on this list alone. If I were to make a retrospective of the 2010’s (which I won’t) these guys would feature on those lists.
This was a big comeback for Silverchair, mainly because they had been on hiatus for five years so that Daniel Johns could work on his side project with the Dissosiactives which didn’t yield much success for him. It was also their final album as they would go their separate ways in 2011 for good, likely to allow Daniel to stretch his creative wings which led to a bunch of unusual projects throughout the 2010’s.
Given how he had two massive albums from earlier in the decade as well as a bunch of hits with some of the biggest names of the decade, it only makes sense that Santana would release a greatest hits album which collects all of the biggest collaborations he had with decade given how he was arguably bigger now than what he was back in his heyday in the 70’s.
This was one of several albums to sit on shelves largely ignored until the digital charts finally came around to restore rock’s popularity in the mainstream, that was certainly the case for its lead single which only became a hit this year in Australia despite it already being a massive hit the previous year worldwide. This would lead the band to be a one album wonder as their second album flopped the following year.
Delta was on a roll when she released her third album this year, although it was noticeably less successful than her previous efforts likely due to it only spawning two hits as opposed to the numerous hits her earlier work spawned throughout the decade. Still, it allowed her to continue her momentum into the 2010’s, although she would have a quiet period until her time as a judge on the Voice Australia.
It had been seventeen years since these guys had last troubled the charts anywhere in the world, mainly because they only released two albums due to the death of one of their key members Roy Orbison during their short time together. As compensation for them never getting back together (given that George Harrison was also dead by this point) the surviving members released their two albums together with this entry.
It took them nearly thirty years, however the Eagles finally managed to make a new album after the success of the Long run from 1979 due to finally putting their differences aside long enough to do more than simply tour together. The hype was through the roof for this album to the point where it was an instant success for the band despite sounding like something that would’ve come out of the mid 70’s.
Although their previous album was a huge success here in Australia, it was this album that made Good Charlotte a household name given how they were able to thrive in the digital market that had cropped up and helped the likes of Fall out boy and My chemical romance. Indeed, this managed to spawn their biggest hits down under thanks to the format which their earlier work could’ve benefitted from.
I’d say this was a comeback for Britney Spears except that her previous album was a huge success here in Australia, that and I like many others am not a fan of this album of hers as it goes in a completely different direction compared to her earlier work. Of course, she won over a bunch of new fans with this album, although said fans would only stick around for one more album before they abandoned her.
I’m not sure why Alicia Key’s second album bombed in the southern hemisphere given how popular a bootleg recording of “Karma” was here in Australia (imaginatively titled “Karmastition” as it’s the song with the beat to “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder) whatever the reason, it wasn’t the case for her third album which seemed to pick up where she left off from earlier in the decade with her debut.
It may surprise you to learn that these guys had at least one successful album prior to their big breakthrough in their native America Only by the night in Australia and NZ, this was that big album they had which of course was a success thanks to the band’s popularity on Triple J both upon its initial release and when several of the singles appeared on their annual list for 2007.
I guess it was only a matter of time before Guy Sebastian made a covers album consisting of Motown tunes, it may have failed to produce a hit single for him like his earlier work, but it at least was a huge success for him which was able to pick up the slack from his previous two albums.
One of the earliest internet sensations from a reality show was Paul Potts who scored internet popularity thanks to his time on Britain’s got talent for this year’s season, as such, his debut album from when he won the series proved to be a massive success for him upon its initial release. His female counterpart Susan Boyle would go on to have even more success going into the 2010’s.
This is the final album to come from Norah Jones that was a commercial success for her, mainly because she would be replaced by the likes of Amy Winehouse and Duffy during the final stretch of the decade who would both be replaced with Adele going into the new decade. It’s a bit astonishing how many careers were made redundant by the British singer in 2011.
This was the second volume from David Campbell’s Swing sessions franchise, it was also the final volume despite his next album also being a covers album from the swing era of music. I guess you can consider these his equivalent of his father’s Soul deep projects if you replaced Motown covers with swing covers as that’s essentially what he’s doing on these albums.
This was the first new album to come from Crowded house since their 1993 effort Together alone, of course the band had broken up in 1996 and only got back together the previous year on the tenth anniversary of their farewell concert at the Sydney Opera House which of course led to massive hype with their comeback album this year. The hype wasn’t quite met given how low this appears on this list.
I wouldn’t have thought that there was any nostalgic love for Garth Brooks here in Australia given how he only had one successful album thirteen years prior to this greatest hits package, it turns out there was plenty of nostalgia for his work given how successful this was years after his popularity faded here.
This was the second album to come from James Blunt, it wasn’t quite as inescapable as his previous album given how that was one of the biggest albums of the decade worldwide, however it was popular enough to be a massive success here in Australia even if it didn’t have that runaway hit that his previous album had. Still, this allowed him to continue his success well into the 2010’s with his subsequent follow ups.
One of the better musicals to come out of the decade was this remake of the 1988 film which tells the story of a young girl becoming an overnight sensation on a TV program whilst diving into the social climate of the 60’s which the film is set in. It was a massive critical and commercial success thanks to the strong performances from its cast as well as the soundtrack resonating with audiences.
Given how well Jimmy Barnes collaboration album was from two years prior, it only makes sense that we Aussies would want to hear an album full of some of the biggest names in Australian music take on the classics from his band Cold chisel. In case this didn’t go over very well with fans, it also serves as a greatest hits package containing the original recordings from the band.
This was a bit of a comeback for Kate Ceberano, much like her album from ten years prior as that spawned the hit “Pash” for her, meaning that she could potentially score a comeback once every ten years had she succeeded in doing so in 2017. Alas she was unable to, making these two albums’ successes be little more than a freaky coincidence.
These guys took their sweet time in following up their breakthrough album from four years prior, although once they did release this album, it did see moderate success which goes to show you how loyal their fanbase was back in the day. Alas that loyalty would all but evaporate going into the 2010’s due to that decades allergic reaction to rock music.
Happy feet remain divisive to this day much like another Australian film that talks about the environment from 1992 Fern Gully, mainly because contrary to what people will say about it (sadly) they actually don’t care about the environment that much and feel that children’s media should not dabble in politics in any way. At least those who do like the film (me included) appreciated it and the soundtrack for what they were.
Lee Kernaghan always had some degree of success here in Australia due to him being on the same level as Keith Urban as the king of Australian country music, however like Keith, his popularity only grew as we Aussies became more receptive to our own country scene with this entry being one of the key stepping stones to his eventual chart dominance in the 2010’s.
It was inevitable that the debut album from Colbie Caillat would be a success here in Australia given how it spawned a huge hit here for her, although it’s worth noting that it sat on our shelves ignored for almost a year due to how long it took for “Bubbly” to take off here compared to the rest of the world.
This wasn’t as big a success for Human nature as their previous two albums were, however, that was largely due to it being considered a holiday album given how it quickly fell off the charts going into the new year.
This proved to be the least successful soundtrack to the High school musical trilogy, likely because the film wasn’t released to theatres like the third instalment was nor the novelty fresh like the first instalment. Still, it proved to be a massive success for the project and confirmed its main lead Zac Effron as a new force to be reckoned with in Hollywood given his appearing on the Hairspray project from earlier on this list.
When news broke that the Spice girls would reunite for a one-off world tour, fans were so excited that they bought this greatest hits package in droves despite them only having three albums during their time together from the late 90’s and earlier in the decade. While the tour was a massive success, it wasn’t a permanent reunion as the girls sadly remembered why they broke up in the first place and did so again.
While this wasn’t as popular as their previous entry on this site, the fact that it did spawn a massive hit for Thirsty merc with its lead single did allow it to retain some of the success that their earlier work had achieved throughout the decade. This would sadly be the band’s final success as their 2010’s work would flop due to that decades seeming allergic reaction to rock and its many sub genres.
Following the success of the Kanye west track that sampled one of their more iconic songs, Daft punk were suddenly able to find massive worldwide success with this live album which was a sign of the return of their popularity even if they didn’t release another album for another six years after this came out.
It appears that Bon Jovi was still hanging in there with their latest album to appear on my site, indeed this likely only became a success due to the nostalgia bug kicking in with us Aussies for their 80’s material even though this feels more like a return to their mid 90’s sell-out period in terms of their sound.
This is the last album from the Cat Empire to find any sort of success during their career, this is because rock and alternative music become unpopular once the decade ended likely to allow the club boom to permeate during the 2010’s with only the indie boom of that era surviving in these two sub genres.
It had been a while since Tina Arena last troubled the charts with one of her albums, in fact her last album to appear on this site was In deep from a decade prior, meaning that it was clear her time in the spotlight was up until she released this covers album that became a surprise success for her here in Australia.
Given how we were seeing the likes of the Eagles and the Traveling wilburys on the charts around this time, it only makes sense that Led Zeppelin would also have a hit with this greatest hits package given how twentieth century nostalgia had finally kicked in with the mainstream as the decade was coming to an end.
