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

STARS ON LONG PLAY

Stars on 45

1

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Stars On Long Play by Stars on 45
icon

2

STRAY CATS

Stray Cats

2

Last week

14

Weeks

EMI

Stray Cats by Stray Cats
icon

3

MISTAKEN IDENTITY

Kim Carnes

4

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Mistaken Identity by Kim Carnes
icon

4

VIENNA

Ultravox

3

Last week

28

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Vienna by Ultravox
icon

5

PIRATES

Rickie Lee Jones

6

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Pirates by Rickie Lee Jones
icon
Platinum record

6

FLOWERS

Icehouse

5

Last week

25

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Flowers by Icehouse
icon
Platinum record

7

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

8

Last week

33

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
icon

8

FAITH

The Cure

14

Last week

12

Weeks

CBS

Faith by The Cure
icon

9

HARD PROMISES

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

16

Last week

9

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Hard Promises by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
icon

10

BLACK AND WHITE

Pointer Sisters

15

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Black And White by Pointer Sisters
icon

11

LES MUSIQUES DE L'AMOUR

Richard Clayderman

7

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Les Musiques De L'amour by Richard Clayderman
icon

12

THE FOX

Elton John

9

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Fox by Elton John
icon
Platinum record

13

REVERIES

Richard Clayderman

10

Last week

21

Weeks

WEA

Reveries by Richard Clayderman
icon

14

JOURNEYS TO GLORY

Spandau Ballet

12

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Journeys To Glory by Spandau Ballet
icon

15

ARC OF A DIVER

Steve Winwood

11

Last week

18

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood
icon
Platinum record

16

MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT

Gheorghe Zamfir

13

Last week

67

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Music By Candlelight by Gheorghe Zamfir
icon
Platinum record

17

SEVENTEEN SECONDS

The Cure

24

Last week

52

Weeks

CBS

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
icon
Platinum record

18

WAIATA

Split Enz

21

Last week

17

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Waiata by Split Enz
icon

19

FACE VALUE

Phil Collins

19

Last week

20

Weeks

WEA

Face Value by Phil Collins
icon

20

MAGIC MURDER AND THE WEATHER

Magazine

31

Last week

3

Weeks

RTC

Magic Murder And The Weather by Magazine
icon

21

DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP

AC/DC

1

Weeks

EMI

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC
icon

22

SIRENS IN THE CITY

Black Slate

45

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Sirens In The City by Black Slate
icon

23

GO FOR IT

Stiff Little Fingers

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Go For It by Stiff Little Fingers
icon

24

ANOTHER TICKET

Eric Clapton

23

Last week

9

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Another Ticket by Eric Clapton
icon

25

UNKNOWN PLEASURES

Joy Division

25

Last week

9

Weeks

RTC

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
icon
Platinum record

26

FLESH AND BLOOD

Roxy Music

17

Last week

48

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Flesh And Blood by Roxy Music
icon

27

LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER

The Moody Blues

29

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

Long Distance Voyager by The Moody Blues
icon

28

THE PRETENDERS (E.P.)

Pretenders

40

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

The Pretenders (E.P.) by Pretenders
icon

29

FEELINGS

Roger Whittaker

20

Last week

5

Weeks

RCA

Feelings by Roger Whittaker
icon

30

THE JAZZ SINGER

Neil Diamond

33

Last week

14

Weeks

EMI

The Jazz Singer by Neil Diamond
icon

31

LOVERBOY

Loverboy

48

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Loverboy by Loverboy
icon

32

MAGNETIC FIELDS

Jean-michel Jarre

22

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Magnetic Fields by Jean-michel Jarre
icon

33

HOW 'BOUT US

Champaign

1

Weeks

CBS

How 'Bout Us by Champaign
icon

34

RENAISSANCE

Village People

1

Weeks

RCA

Renaissance by Village People
icon

35

WARETINI

Deane Waretini

18

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Waretini by Deane Waretini
icon

36

CLASSICS BY CANDLELIGHT

Gheorghe Zamfir

28

Last week

27

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Classics By Candlelight by Gheorghe Zamfir
icon
Platinum record

37

DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits

26

Last week

70

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
icon

38

DEVO LIVE (E.P.)

Devo

37

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Devo Live (E.P.) by Devo
icon
Platinum record

39

FREEDOM OF CHOICE

Devo

30

Last week

56

Weeks

WEA

Freedom Of Choice by Devo
icon

40

HEY

Julio Iglesias

32

Last week

10

Weeks

CBS

Hey by Julio Iglesias
icon
Platinum record

41

DOUBLE FANTASY

John Lennon & Yoko Ono

39

Last week

34

Weeks

WEA

Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
icon

42

FACE DANCES

The Who

34

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Face Dances by The Who
icon

43

BOY

U2

49

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Boy by U2
icon

44

HEAVEN UP HERE

Echo & The Bunnymen

36

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Heaven Up Here by Echo & The Bunnymen
icon
Platinum record

45

HOTTER THAN JULY

Stevie Wonder

33

Last week

32

Weeks

EMI

Hotter Than July by Stevie Wonder
icon

46

BOYS DON'T CRY

The Cure

45

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
icon

47

WHA'PPEN?

The Beat

47

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Wha'ppen? by The Beat
icon

48

IPI TOMBI

Original Cast Recording

42

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

Ipi Tombi by Original Cast Recording
icon

49

CAN'T GET ENOUGH

Eddy Grant

46

Last week

3

Weeks

RTC

Can't Get Enough by Eddy Grant
icon

50

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Pink Floyd

41

Last week

257

Weeks

Get

CAPITOL/EMI

Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
icon
 

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

 
A
Return to top ↑
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