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.

1

SPACE RACE

Mi Sex

1

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Space Race by Mi Sex
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Platinum record

2

TRUE COLOURS

Split Enz

3

Last week

17

Weeks

POLYGRAM

True Colours by Split Enz
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Platinum record

3

DAMN THE TORPEDOS

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

2

Last week

23

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Damn The Torpedos by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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4

THE MOTELS

The Motels

7

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

The Motels by The Motels
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5

TAROT SUITE

Mike Batt

6

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Tarot Suite by Mike Batt
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6

THE B-52'S

The B-52's

9

Last week

23

Weeks

WEA

The B-52's by The B-52's
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7

MCCARTNEY II

Paul McCartney

1

Weeks

EMI

Mccartney Ii by Paul McCartney
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Platinum record

8

THE WALL

Pink Floyd

4

Last week

23

Weeks

CBS

The Wall by Pink Floyd
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9

IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

Pat Benatar

8

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

In The Heat Of The Night by Pat Benatar
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Platinum record

10

GLASS HOUSES

Billy Joel

12

Last week

10

Weeks

CBS

Glass Houses by Billy Joel
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11

PRETENDERS

Pretenders

5

Last week

12

Weeks

WEA

Pretenders by Pretenders
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Platinum record

12

MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT

Gheorghe Zamfir

11

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Music By Candlelight by Gheorghe Zamfir
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13

THE MAGIC OF BONEY M

Boney M

20

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

The Magic Of Boney M by Boney M
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14

LIGHT UP THE NIGHT

Brothers Johnson

10

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Light Up The Night by Brothers Johnson
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15

NIGHT RAINS

Janis Ian

14

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Night Rains by Janis Ian
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16

GRAFFITI CRIMES

Mi Sex

16

Last week

40

Weeks

CBS

Graffiti Crimes by Mi Sex
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Platinum record

17

OFF THE WALL

Michael Jackson

18

Last week

31

Weeks

CBS

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
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18

TWICE THE FIRE

Peaches & Herb

19

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Twice The Fire by Peaches & Herb
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19

LIVE RUST

Neil Young And Crazy Horse

17

Last week

25

Weeks

WEA

Live Rust by Neil Young And Crazy Horse
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20

DUKE

Genesis

13

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Duke by Genesis
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Platinum record

21

THE LONG RUN

The Eagles

15

Last week

33

Weeks

WEA

The Long Run by The Eagles
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22

SEVENTEEN SECONDS

The Cure

1

Weeks

CBS

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
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23

MIDDLE MAN

Boz Scaggs

22

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Middle Man by Boz Scaggs
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24

TOO MUCH PRESSURE

Selecter

31

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Too Much Pressure by Selecter
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25

EMPTY GLASS

Pete Townshend

21

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Empty Glass by Pete Townshend
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Platinum record

26

BREAKFAST IN AMERICA

Supertramp

28

Last week

57

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Breakfast In America by Supertramp
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27

THE ROSE SOUNDTRACK

Bette Midler

29

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

The Rose Soundtrack by Bette Midler
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28

THE SPECIALS

The Specials

43

Last week

15

Weeks

FESTIVAL

The Specials by The Specials
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29

EAT TO THE BEAT

Blondie

27

Last week

27

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Eat To The Beat by Blondie
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Platinum record

30

TUSK

Fleetwood Mac

30

Last week

32

Weeks

WEA

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
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31

LONDON CALLING

The Clash

23

Last week

15

Weeks

CBS

London Calling by The Clash
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32

THE JAMES GALWAY COLLECTION

James Galway

36

Last week

12

Weeks

RCA

The James Galway Collection by James Galway
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33

AGAINST THE WIND

Bob Seger

26

Last week

13

Weeks

EMI

Against The Wind by Bob Seger
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34

BOP TILL YOU DROP

Ry Cooder

34

Last week

36

Weeks

WEA

Bop Till You Drop by Ry Cooder
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Platinum record

35

GREATEST

Bee Gees

32

Last week

16

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Greatest by Bee Gees
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36

TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

24

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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37

OFFICIAL BOOTLEG ALBUM

The Blues Band

37

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

Official Bootleg Album by The Blues Band
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Platinum record

38

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Pink Floyd

35

Last week

204

Weeks

Get

CAPITOL/EMI

Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
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39

HYPNOTISED

The Undertones

33

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Hypnotised by The Undertones
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40

LOOK HEAR

10cc

50

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Look Hear by 10cc
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41

LET'S MAKE A NEW DOPE DEAL

Cheech & Chong

44

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Let's Make A New Dope Deal by Cheech & Chong
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42

DRUMS AND WIRES

XTC

45

Last week

32

Weeks

RTC

Drums And Wires by XTC
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43

BETTER THAN THE REST

George Thorogood And The Destroyers

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Better Than The Rest by George Thorogood And The Destroyers
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44

REGATTA DE BLANC

The Police

25

Last week

23

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Regatta De Blanc by The Police
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45

THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE

Gary Numan

41

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan
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46

THE FINE ART OF SURFACING

Boomtown Rats

38

Last week

14

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Fine Art Of Surfacing by Boomtown Rats
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Platinum record

47

BEST OF KENNY ROGERS

Kenny Rogers

41

Last week

28

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Best Of Kenny Rogers by Kenny Rogers
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48

GROWING UP IN PUBLIC

Lou Reed

47

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

Growing Up In Public by Lou Reed
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49

TEARS

The Crocodiles

49

Last week

8

Weeks

RCA

Tears by The Crocodiles
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Platinum record

50

THE CARS

The Cars

39

Last week

82

Weeks

WEA

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

 
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