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

UPRISING

Bob Marley and the Wailers

2

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Uprising by Bob Marley and the Wailers
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2

BLACK SEA

XTC

1

Last week

3

Weeks

RTC

Black Sea by XTC
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3

GIVE ME THE NIGHT

George Benson

7

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Give Me The Night by George Benson
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4

FLESH AND BLOOD

Roxy Music

6

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Flesh And Blood by Roxy Music
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5

ME MYSELF I

Joan Armatrading

12

Last week

13

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Me Myself I by Joan Armatrading
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6

ONE TRICK PONY

Paul Simon

21

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

One Trick Pony by Paul Simon
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7

WILD PLANET

The B-52's

4

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Wild Planet by The B-52's
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8

XANADU OST

Various

9

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Xanadu OST by Various
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Platinum record

9

STARDUST

Willie Nelson

10

Last week

17

Weeks

CBS

Stardust by Willie Nelson
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10

SCARY MONSTERS

David Bowie

19

Last week

2

Weeks

RCA

Scary Monsters by David Bowie
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Platinum record

11

TRUE COLOURS

Split Enz

8

Last week

31

Weeks

POLYGRAM

True Colours by Split Enz
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Platinum record

12

UNMASKED

Kiss

3

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Unmasked by Kiss
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13

BROKEN ENGLISH

Marianne Faithful

11

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Broken English by Marianne Faithful
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Platinum record

14

MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT

Gheorghe Zamfir

13

Last week

25

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Music By Candlelight by Gheorghe Zamfir
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15

CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC

Village People

5

Last week

9

Weeks

RCA

Can't Stop The Music by Village People
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Platinum record

16

LIVE RUST

Neil Young And Crazy Horse

15

Last week

39

Weeks

WEA

Live Rust by Neil Young And Crazy Horse
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17

EMOTIONAL RESCUE

Rolling Stones

14

Last week

11

Weeks

EMI

Emotional Rescue by Rolling Stones
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18

PANORAMA

The Cars

16

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Panorama by The Cars
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19

IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

Pat Benatar

18

Last week

19

Weeks

FESTIVAL

In The Heat Of The Night by Pat Benatar
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Platinum record

20

THE B-52'S

The B-52's

20

Last week

37

Weeks

WEA

The B-52's by The B-52's
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21

ONE FOR THE ROAD

Willie Nelson and Leon Russell

17

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

One For The Road by Willie Nelson and Leon Russell
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Platinum record

22

THE WALL

Pink Floyd

22

Last week

37

Weeks

CBS

The Wall by Pink Floyd
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23

SEVENTEEN SECONDS

The Cure

24

Last week

15

Weeks

CBS

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
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24

21 AT 33

Elton John

23

Last week

12

Weeks

POLYGRAM

21 At 33 by Elton John
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25

EMPTY GLASS

Pete Townshend

44

Last week

17

Weeks

WEA

Empty Glass by Pete Townshend
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26

THE MOTELS

The Motels

27

Last week

20

Weeks

EMI

The Motels by The Motels
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27

ONE STEP CLOSER

The Doobie Brothers

1

Weeks

WEA

One Step Closer by The Doobie Brothers
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Platinum record

28

RUST NEVER SLEEPS

Neil Young And Crazy Horse

25

Last week

57

Weeks

WEA

Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young And Crazy Horse
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29

CHRISTOPHER CROSS

Christopher Cross

40

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Christopher Cross by Christopher Cross
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30

HOLD OUT

Jackson Browne

28

Last week

12

Weeks

WEA

Hold Out by Jackson Browne
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31

NEW CLEAR DAYS

The Vapors

26

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

New Clear Days by The Vapors
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32

TELEKON

Gary Numan

1

Weeks

WEA

Telekon by Gary Numan
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33

FREEDOM OF CHOICE

Devo

33

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Freedom Of Choice by Devo
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Platinum record

34

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Pink Floyd

34

Last week

216

Weeks

Get

CAPITOL/EMI

Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
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35

THE ROSE SOUNDTRACK

Bette Midler

38

Last week

28

Weeks

WEA

The Rose Soundtrack by Bette Midler
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36

THE GAME

Queen

43

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

The Game by Queen
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37

TRUE COUNTRY MUSIC

Patsy Riggir

32

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

True Country Music by Patsy Riggir
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38

DRUMS AND WIRES

XTC

42

Last week

36

Weeks

RTC

Drums And Wires by XTC
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39

JUST ONE NIGHT

Eric Clapton

30

Last week

14

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Just One Night by Eric Clapton
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Platinum record

40

THE LONG RUN

The Eagles

39

Last week

47

Weeks

WEA

The Long Run by The Eagles
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41

I JUST CAN'T STOP

The Beat

48

Last week

10

Weeks

EMI

I Just Can't Stop by The Beat
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Platinum record

42

THE MAGIC OF BONEY M

Boney M

36

Last week

16

Weeks

WEA

The Magic Of Boney M by Boney M
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Platinum record

43

DAMN THE TORPEDOS

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

45

Last week

37

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Damn The Torpedos by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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44

DRAMA

Yes

1

Weeks

WEA

Drama by Yes
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Platinum record

45

SPACE RACE

Mi Sex

31

Last week

18

Weeks

CBS

Space Race by Mi Sex
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Platinum record

46

OFF THE WALL

Michael Jackson

46

Last week

45

Weeks

CBS

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
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Platinum record

47

GLASS HOUSES

Billy Joel

47

Last week

23

Weeks

CBS

Glass Houses by Billy Joel
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48

SKY II

Sky

35

Last week

10

Weeks

RCA

Sky Ii by Sky
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49

LONDON CALLING

The Clash

46

Last week

21

Weeks

CBS

London Calling by The Clash
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50

SAVED

Bob Dylan

41

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Saved by Bob Dylan
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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