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

GREATEST HITS

Little River Band

1

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits by Little River Band
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Platinum record

2

LOVE OVER GOLD

Dire Straits

2

Last week

23

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
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3

LIVING MY LIFE

Grace Jones

5

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Living My Life by Grace Jones
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Platinum record

4

PRIMITIVE MAN

Icehouse

3

Last week

23

Weeks

WEA

Primitive Man by Icehouse
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5

THRILLER

Michael Jackson

9

Last week

10

Weeks

Get

CBS

Thriller by Michael Jackson
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Platinum record

6

CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK

Simon & Garfunkel

4

Last week

21

Weeks

CBS

Concert In Central Park by Simon & Garfunkel
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Platinum record

7

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

7

Last week

109

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
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8

GREATEST HITS

Dan Fogelberg

25

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Greatest Hits by Dan Fogelberg
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9

ABBA - THE SINGLES

Abba

6

Last week

5

Weeks

RCA

Abba - The Singles by Abba
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10

WILD THINGS RUN FAST

Joni Mitchell

13

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Wild Things Run Fast by Joni Mitchell
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11

TROPICAL GANGSTERS

Kid Creole & The Coconuts

14

Last week

22

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Tropical Gangsters by Kid Creole & The Coconuts
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12

COMBAT ROCK

The Clash

11

Last week

14

Weeks

CBS

Combat Rock by The Clash
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13

TRANS

Neil Young

17

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Trans by Neil Young
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14

THE PARTY'S OVER

Talk Talk

32

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

The Party's Over by Talk Talk
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15

KILLER ON THE RAMPAGE

Eddy Grant

1

Weeks

RTC

Killer On The Rampage by Eddy Grant
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16

MONEY AND CIGARETTES

Eric Clapton

16

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Money And Cigarettes by Eric Clapton
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17

H2O

Daryl Hall & John Oates

10

Last week

10

Weeks

RCA

H2o by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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18

DIFFICULT SHAPES & PASSIVE RHYTHMS SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S FUN TO ENTERTAIN

China Crisis

24

Last week

3

Weeks

RTC

Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms Some People Think It's Fun To Entertain by China Crisis
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19

LIONEL RICHIE

Lionel Richie

28

Last week

10

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Lionel Richie by Lionel Richie
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Platinum record

20

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Men at Work

18

Last week

55

Weeks

CBS

Business As Usual by Men at Work
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21

SONGS

The Kids From Fame

8

Last week

6

Weeks

RCA

Songs by The Kids From Fame
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Platinum record

22

DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits

21

Last week

61

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
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23

TOTO IV

Toto

33

Last week

19

Weeks

CBS

Toto IV by Toto
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24

ANOTHER PAGE

Christopher Cross

22

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Another Page by Christopher Cross
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25

ALL THE BEST FROM ELVIS

Elvis Presley

1

Weeks

RCA

All The Best From Elvis by Elvis Presley
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Platinum record

26

ENZ OF AN ERA

Split Enz

15

Last week

12

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Enz Of An Era by Split Enz
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27

THE DISTANCE

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

12

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

The Distance by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
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Platinum record

28

NIGHTCLUBBING

Grace Jones

26

Last week

54

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
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29

PORCUPINE

Echo & The Bunnymen

19

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Porcupine by Echo & The Bunnymen
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30

COMMUNIQUE

Dire Straits

39

Last week

23

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Communique by Dire Straits
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31

MIDNIGHT LOVE

Marvin Gaye

20

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Midnight Love by Marvin Gaye
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32

SINGLES ALBUM

Siouxsie & The Banshees

27

Last week

13

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Singles Album by Siouxsie & The Banshees
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Platinum record

33

TOO-RYE-AY

Dexy's Midnight Runners

47

Last week

24

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Too-Rye-Ay by Dexy's Midnight Runners
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34

FOREVER NOW

Psychedelic Furs

23

Last week

19

Weeks

CBS

Forever Now by Psychedelic Furs
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35

NIGHT AND DAY

Joe Jackson

42

Last week

23

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Night And Day by Joe Jackson
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Platinum record

36

THE LEXICON OF LOVE

ABC

29

Last week

26

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC
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Platinum record

37

FLOWERS

Icehouse

31

Last week

74

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Flowers by Icehouse
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38

THE MESSAGE

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

44

Last week

6

Weeks

RCA

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
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39

GET NERVOUS

Pat Benatar

30

Last week

12

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Get Nervous by Pat Benatar
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Platinum record

40

RIO

Duran Duran

48

Last week

34

Weeks

EMI

Rio by Duran Duran
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41

NEW GOLD DREAM

Simple Minds

37

Last week

20

Weeks

RTC

New Gold Dream by Simple Minds
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42

BEATLES GREATEST HITS

The Beatles

35

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

Beatles Greatest Hits by The Beatles
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Platinum record

43

SIMON & GARFUNKEL COLLECTION

Simon & Garfunkel

34

Last week

26

Weeks

CBS

Simon & Garfunkel Collection by Simon & Garfunkel
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Platinum record

44

EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2

The Eagles

43

Last week

15

Weeks

WEA

Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2 by The Eagles
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45

FAME TV SOUNDTRACK

The Kids From Fame

36

Last week

21

Weeks

RCA

Fame Tv Soundtrack by The Kids From Fame
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46

UPSTAIRS AT ERIC'S

Yazoo

44

Last week

10

Weeks

RCA

Upstairs At Eric's by Yazoo
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47

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

Flock of Seagulls

46

Last week

28

Weeks

FESTIVAL

A Flock Of Seagulls by Flock of Seagulls
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Platinum record

48

MEMORIES

Barbra Streisand

40

Last week

36

Weeks

CBS

Memories by Barbra Streisand
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49

ARE YOU LONELY

Patsy Riggir

34

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Are You Lonely by Patsy Riggir
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50

KISSING TO BE CLEVER

Culture Club

38

Last week

12

Weeks

RTC

Kissing To Be Clever by Culture Club
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
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15,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 7,500 for albums
30,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 15,000 for albums