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

PRIMITIVE MAN

Icehouse

1

Last week

18

Weeks

WEA

Primitive Man by Icehouse
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Platinum record

2

CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK

Simon & Garfunkel

7

Last week

16

Weeks

CBS

Concert In Central Park by Simon & Garfunkel
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Platinum record

3

ENZ OF AN ERA

Split Enz

2

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Enz Of An Era by Split Enz
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4

LIVING MY LIFE

Grace Jones

5

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Living My Life by Grace Jones
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5

H2O

Daryl Hall & John Oates

3

Last week

5

Weeks

RCA

H2o by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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6

BEATLES GREATEST HITS

The Beatles

4

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

Beatles Greatest Hits by The Beatles
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Platinum record

7

LOVE OVER GOLD

Dire Straits

6

Last week

18

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
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8

MIDNIGHT LOVE

Marvin Gaye

8

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Midnight Love by Marvin Gaye
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9

ANOTHER PAGE

Christopher Cross

16

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Another Page by Christopher Cross
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10

WILD THINGS RUN FAST

Joni Mitchell

11

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Wild Things Run Fast by Joni Mitchell
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11

TROPICAL GANGSTERS

Kid Creole & The Coconuts

10

Last week

17

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Tropical Gangsters by Kid Creole & The Coconuts
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12

FOREVER NOW

Psychedelic Furs

9

Last week

14

Weeks

CBS

Forever Now by Psychedelic Furs
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13

ARE YOU LONELY

Patsy Riggir

32

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Are You Lonely by Patsy Riggir
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Platinum record

14

EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2

The Eagles

13

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2 by The Eagles
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15

NEW GOLD DREAM

Simple Minds

25

Last week

15

Weeks

RTC

New Gold Dream by Simple Minds
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16

SINGLES ALBUM

Siouxsie & The Banshees

17

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Singles Album by Siouxsie & The Banshees
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17

GET NERVOUS

Pat Benatar

28

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Get Nervous by Pat Benatar
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Platinum record

18

NIGHTCLUBBING

Grace Jones

27

Last week

49

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
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19

I CAN'T STAND STILL

Don Henley

14

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

I Can't Stand Still by Don Henley
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Platinum record

20

FLOWERS

Icehouse

21

Last week

69

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Flowers by Icehouse
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21

A KISS IN THE DREAMHOUSE

Siouxsie & The Banshees

23

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

A Kiss In The Dreamhouse by Siouxsie & The Banshees
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22

NIGHT AND DAY

Joe Jackson

30

Last week

18

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Night And Day by Joe Jackson
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Platinum record

23

SIMON & GARFUNKEL COLLECTION

Simon & Garfunkel

41

Last week

21

Weeks

CBS

Simon & Garfunkel Collection by Simon & Garfunkel
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24

FAME TV SOUNDTRACK

The Kids From Fame

12

Last week

16

Weeks

RCA

Fame Tv Soundtrack by The Kids From Fame
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25

RECORDS- BEST OF FOREIGNER

Foreigner

36

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Records- Best Of Foreigner by Foreigner
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Platinum record

26

MEMORIES

Barbra Streisand

15

Last week

31

Weeks

CBS

Memories by Barbra Streisand
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27

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

Flock of Seagulls

22

Last week

23

Weeks

FESTIVAL

A Flock Of Seagulls by Flock of Seagulls
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Platinum record

28

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

39

Last week

104

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

29

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Men at Work

18

Last week

50

Weeks

CBS

Business As Usual by Men at Work
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Platinum record

30

THE LEXICON OF LOVE

ABC

34

Last week

21

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC
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31

PORCUPINE

Echo & The Bunnymen

1

Weeks

WEA

Porcupine by Echo & The Bunnymen
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32

KISSING TO BE CLEVER

Culture Club

20

Last week

8

Weeks

RTC

Kissing To Be Clever by Culture Club
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Platinum record

33

TOO-RYE-AY

Dexy's Midnight Runners

19

Last week

19

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Too-Rye-Ay by Dexy's Midnight Runners
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Platinum record

34

THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION

John Lennon

26

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

The John Lennon Collection by John Lennon
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Platinum record

35

FAMOUS LAST WORDS

Supertramp

24

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Famous Last Words by Supertramp
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36

LIONEL RICHIE

Lionel Richie

45

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Lionel Richie by Lionel Richie
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37

CODA

Led Zeppelin

48

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Coda by Led Zeppelin
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Platinum record

38

AVALON

Roxy Music

42

Last week

31

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Avalon by Roxy Music
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39

THRILLER

Michael Jackson

31

Last week

5

Weeks

Get

CBS

Thriller by Michael Jackson
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40

AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN OST

Various

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

An Officer And A Gentleman OST by Various
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41

SAINTS AND SINNERS

Whitesnake

1

Weeks

EMI

Saints And Sinners by Whitesnake
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42

SONGS

The Kids From Fame

1

Weeks

RCA

Songs by The Kids From Fame
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Platinum record

43

RIO

Duran Duran

35

Last week

32

Weeks

EMI

Rio by Duran Duran
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Platinum record

44

DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits

47

Last week

57

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

45

THE WALL

Pink Floyd

49

Last week

63

Weeks

CBS

The Wall by Pink Floyd
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46

DIG THE NEW BREED

The Jam

37

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dig The New Breed by The Jam
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47

THE MESSAGE

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

29

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
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48

COMBAT ROCK

The Clash

47

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Combat Rock by The Clash
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Platinum record

49

GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3

Olivia Newton-John

38

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Greatest Hits Volume 3 by Olivia Newton-John
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50

SONS OF BEACHES

Australian Crawl

50

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

Sons Of Beaches by Australian Crawl
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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