Official Top 40 Albums

KŌPAKI I TE RĀRANGI MOTUHAKE 40 O RUNGA

The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

Platinum record

1

STADIUM ARCADIUM

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4

Last week

8

Weeks

Get

WEA/Warner

Stadium Arcadium by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Platinum record

2

PCD

The Pussycat Dolls

1

Last week

32

Weeks

Get

Universal

PCD by The Pussycat Dolls
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3

ST ELSEWHERE

Gnarls Barkley

3

Last week

4

Weeks

Get

WEA/Warner

St Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley
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4

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL OST

Various

7

Last week

5

Weeks

Get

EMI

High School Musical OST by Various
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5

TAKING THE LONG WAY

Dixie Chicks

11

Last week

7

Weeks

Get

SBME

Taking The Long Way by Dixie Chicks
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6

BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIONS

Muse

1

Weeks

Get

WEA/Warner

Black Holes And Revelations by Muse
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7

THE BEST OF

Chris Isaak

2

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA/Warner

The Best Of by Chris Isaak
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8

WHY TRY HARDER?

Fatboy Slim

8

Last week

3

Weeks

Get

Skint/SBME

Why Try Harder? by Fatboy Slim
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9

A GIRL LIKE ME

Rihanna

21

Last week

7

Weeks

Get

Universal

A Girl Like Me by Rihanna
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10

SMILE, IT CONFUSES PEOPLE

Sandi Thom

5

Last week

3

Weeks

SBME

Smile, It Confuses People by Sandi Thom
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11

DANIEL POWTER

Daniel Powter

6

Last week

5

Weeks

Get

WEA/Warner

Daniel Powter by Daniel Powter
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Platinum record

12

ALL THE RIGHT REASONS

Nickelback

12

Last week

40

Weeks

Get

Roadrunner/Universal

All The Right Reasons by Nickelback
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Platinum record

13

EYE TO THE TELESCOPE

KT Tunstall

10

Last week

22

Weeks

Get

Virgin/EMI

Eye To The Telescope by KT Tunstall
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14

END THE SILENCE

Blindspott

9

Last week

6

Weeks

Get

Capitol/EMI

End The Silence by Blindspott
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Platinum record

15

BACK TO BEDLAM

James Blunt

19

Last week

50

Weeks

Get

WEA/Warner

Back To Bedlam by James Blunt
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16

PIANO MAN: THE VERY BEST OF

Billy Joel

13

Last week

2

Weeks

SBME

Piano Man: The Very Best Of by Billy Joel
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Platinum record

17

10,000 DAYS

Tool

20

Last week

10

Weeks

SBME

10,000 Days by Tool
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18

LIBERATION TRANSMISSION

Lost Prophets

14

Last week

2

Weeks

Get

SBME

Liberation Transmission by Lost Prophets
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Platinum record

19

BIRDS

Bic Runga

25

Last week

24

Weeks

Get

SBME

Birds by Bic Runga
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Platinum record

20

BASED ON A TRUE STORY

Fat Freddy's Drop

18

Last week

62

Weeks

Get

TheDrop/Rhythmethod

Based On A True Story by Fat Freddy's Drop
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21

VENEER

Jose Gonzalez

15

Last week

19

Weeks

Get

Shock/Border

Veneer by Jose Gonzalez
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22

A FEVER YOU CAN'T SWEAT OUT

Panic At The Disco

28

Last week

4

Weeks

Get

WEA/Warner

A Fever You Can't Sweat Out by Panic At The Disco
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23

THE BIG BANG

Busta Rhymes

16

Last week

4

Weeks

Get

Universal

The Big Bang by Busta Rhymes
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24

UNDER THE IRON SEA

Keane

17

Last week

4

Weeks

Get

Universal

Under The Iron Sea by Keane
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25

MIGHTY TO SAVE

Hillsong Music Australia

1

Weeks

Get

Parachute

Mighty To Save by Hillsong Music Australia
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26

BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS

Raconteurs

26

Last week

8

Weeks

Get

XL/Rhythmethod

Broken Boy Soldiers by Raconteurs
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27

DECEMBER UNDERGROUND

AFI

37

Last week

4

Weeks

Get

Universal

December Underground by AFI
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Platinum record

28

THE VERY BEST OF

Roy Orbison

22

Last week

11

Weeks

SBME

The Very Best Of by Roy Orbison
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Platinum record

29

SING-ALONGS AND LULLABIES

Jack Johnson

27

Last week

20

Weeks

Get

Universal

Sing-Alongs And Lullabies by Jack Johnson
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Platinum record

30

RING OF FIRE: THE LEGEND OF

Johnny Cash

29

Last week

23

Weeks

Get

Universal

Ring Of Fire: The Legend Of by Johnny Cash
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31

TEA AND SYMPATHY

Bernard Fanning

34

Last week

18

Weeks

Get

DewProcess/Universal

Tea And Sympathy by Bernard Fanning
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32

ALL THE ROADRUNNING

Mark Knopfler And Emmylou Harris

30

Last week

9

Weeks

Get

Universal

All The Roadrunning by Mark Knopfler And Emmylou Harris
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33

AMERICAN V: A HUNDRED HIGHWAYS

Johnny Cash

1

Weeks

Get

American/Universal

American V: A Hundred Highways by Johnny Cash
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34

MOVE BY YOURSELF

Donavon Frankenreiter

32

Last week

6

Weeks

Get

Universal

Move By Yourself by Donavon Frankenreiter
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35

UNEXPECTED SONGS

Julian Lloyd Webber

24

Last week

5

Weeks

Get

Capitol/EMI

Unexpected Songs by Julian Lloyd Webber
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36

LAUGH NOW, CRY LATER

Ice Cube

33

Last week

2

Weeks

Virgin/EMI

Laugh Now, Cry Later by Ice Cube
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37

THE ITALIAN

Patrizio Buanne

23

Last week

10

Weeks

Get

Universal

The Italian by Patrizio Buanne
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Platinum record

38

X&Y

Coldplay

49

Weeks

Get

Capitol/EMI

X&Y by Coldplay
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39

WARM HAND

Don McGlashan

35

Last week

8

Weeks

Get

ArchHill/Rhythmethod

Warm Hand by Don McGlashan
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40

SEE THE SUN

Pete Murray

14

Weeks

Get

SBME

See The Sun by Pete Murray
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
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Fastest rising titles inside this week’s chart
15,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 7,500 for albums
30,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 15,000 for albums