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

GREASE SOUNDTRACK

Various

1

Last week

11

Weeks

UNIVERSAL

Grease Soundtrack by Various
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Platinum record

2

BAT OUT OF HELL

Meat Loaf

3

Last week

17

Weeks

Get

CBS

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf
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3

WAR OF THE WORLDS

Jeff Wayne

2

Last week

6

Weeks

SONY

War Of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
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4

LIVING IN THE U.S.A.

Linda Ronstadt

13

Last week

2

Weeks

WARNER

Living In The U.S.A. by Linda Ronstadt
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Platinum record

5

NIGHT FLIGHT TO VENUS

Boney M

4

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Night Flight To Venus by Boney M
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6

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

Bee Gees / Various

6

Last week

29

Weeks

PHONOGRAM

Saturday Night Fever by Bee Gees / Various
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Platinum record

7

F.M.

Various

12

Last week

13

Weeks

PHONOGRAM

F.M. by Various
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8

THE SOUND OF BREAD

Bread

8

Last week

21

Weeks

WEA/WARNER

The Sound Of Bread by Bread
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9

NATURAL HIGH

The Commodores

5

Last week

18

Weeks

EMI

Natural High by The Commodores
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Platinum record

10

THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY

Various

18

Last week

9

Weeks

PHONOGRAM

Thank God It's Friday by Various
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11

SONGS OF NEW ZEALAND

NZ Maori Chorale

1

Weeks

RTC

Songs Of New Zealand by NZ Maori Chorale
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12

THE STRANGER

Billy Joel

10

Last week

35

Weeks

CBS

The Stranger by Billy Joel
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Platinum record

13

SOME GIRLS

Rolling Stones

7

Last week

15

Weeks

EMI

Some Girls by Rolling Stones
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14

CITY TO CITY

Gerry Rafferty

9

Last week

16

Weeks

FESTIVAL

City To City by Gerry Rafferty
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15

PYRAMID

The Alan Parsons Project

14

Last week

14

Weeks

EMI

Pyramid by The Alan Parsons Project
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Platinum record

16

20 GOLDEN GREATS

Diana Ross and the Supremes

20

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

20 Golden Greats by Diana Ross and the Supremes
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Platinum record

17

THIS IS MY LIFE

John Rowles

11

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

This Is My Life by John Rowles
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Platinum record

18

18 COUNTRY GREATS

Various

1

Weeks

RCA

18 Country Greats by Various
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19

KAYA

Bob Marley and the Wailers

17

Last week

18

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Kaya by Bob Marley and the Wailers
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20

BLAM

Brothers Johnson

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Blam by Brothers Johnson
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21

SLEEPER CATCHER

Little River Band

21

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Sleeper Catcher by Little River Band
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22

COMES A TIME

Neil Young

26

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Comes A Time by Neil Young
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23

STREET LEGAL

Bob Dylan

16

Last week

12

Weeks

CBS

Street Legal by Bob Dylan
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24

STRANGER IN TOWN

Bob Seger

25

Last week

14

Weeks

EMI

Stranger In Town by Bob Seger
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Platinum record

25

RUMOURS

Fleetwood Mac

30

Last week

77

Weeks

Get

WEA

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
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Platinum record

26

ELVIS IN HOLLYWOOD

Elvis Presley

24

Last week

9

Weeks

RCA

Elvis In Hollywood by Elvis Presley
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27

CITIZEN BAND

Citizen Band

27

Last week

3

Weeks

PHONOGRAM

Citizen Band by Citizen Band
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Platinum record

28

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Pink Floyd

34

Last week

154

Weeks

Get

CAPITOL/EMI

Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
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29

THE LAST WALTZ

Various

19

Last week

18

Weeks

WEA

The Last Waltz by Various
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30

LIVE AND DANGEROUS

Thin Lizzy

28

Last week

2

Weeks

PHONOGRAM

Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy
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Platinum record

31

IRISH ROVERS GREATEST HITS

Irish Rovers

34

Last week

8

Weeks

PHONOGRAM

Irish Rovers Greatest Hits by Irish Rovers
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32

THE CARS

The Cars

22

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

The Cars by The Cars
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33

I ROBOT

The Alan Parsons Project

23

Last week

44

Weeks

EMI

I Robot by The Alan Parsons Project
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Platinum record

34

SIMPLE DREAMS

Linda Ronstadt

45

Last week

43

Weeks

WARNER

Simple Dreams by Linda Ronstadt
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35

RUNNING ON EMPTY

Jackson Browne

15

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Running On Empty by Jackson Browne
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36

DON'T LOOK BACK

Boston

1

Weeks

CBS

Don't Look Back by Boston
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37

THE KICK INSIDE

Kate Bush

37

Last week

21

Weeks

EMI

The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
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38

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHNS GREATEST HITS VOL II

Olivia Newton-John

37

Last week

14

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Olivia Newton-Johns Greatest Hits Vol Ii by Olivia Newton-John
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Platinum record

39

KAMAHL

Kamahl

32

Last week

14

Weeks

PHONOGRAM

Kamahl by Kamahl
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40

DIAMANTINA COCKTAIL

Little River Band

33

Last week

22

Weeks

EMI

Diamantina Cocktail by Little River Band
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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