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

LOVE OVER GOLD

Dire Straits

2

Last week

25

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
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2

THRILLER

Michael Jackson

3

Last week

12

Weeks

Get

CBS

Thriller by Michael Jackson
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Platinum record

3

GREATEST HITS

Little River Band

1

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits by Little River Band
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4

LIONEL RICHIE

Lionel Richie

13

Last week

12

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Lionel Richie by Lionel Richie
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Platinum record

5

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

6

Last week

111

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

6

PRIMITIVE MAN

Icehouse

5

Last week

25

Weeks

WEA

Primitive Man by Icehouse
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7

LIVING MY LIFE

Grace Jones

4

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Living My Life by Grace Jones
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8

TRANS

Neil Young

10

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Trans by Neil Young
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9

ALL THE BEST FROM ELVIS

Elvis Presley

7

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

All The Best From Elvis by Elvis Presley
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Platinum record

10

DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits

17

Last week

63

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
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11

SONGS

The Kids From Fame

22

Last week

8

Weeks

RCA

Songs by The Kids From Fame
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12

H2O

Daryl Hall & John Oates

16

Last week

12

Weeks

RCA

H2o by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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13

COMBAT ROCK

The Clash

14

Last week

16

Weeks

CBS

Combat Rock by The Clash
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14

KILLER ON THE RAMPAGE

Eddy Grant

9

Last week

3

Weeks

RTC

Killer On The Rampage by Eddy Grant
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15

NIGHT AND DAY

Joe Jackson

21

Last week

25

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Night And Day by Joe Jackson
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Platinum record

16

CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK

Simon & Garfunkel

20

Last week

23

Weeks

CBS

Concert In Central Park by Simon & Garfunkel
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17

TROPICAL GANGSTERS

Kid Creole & The Coconuts

18

Last week

24

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Tropical Gangsters by Kid Creole & The Coconuts
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18

THE PARTY'S OVER

Talk Talk

8

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

The Party's Over by Talk Talk
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19

COMMUNIQUE

Dire Straits

29

Last week

25

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Communique by Dire Straits
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20

WILD THINGS RUN FAST

Joni Mitchell

12

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Wild Things Run Fast by Joni Mitchell
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21

JARREAU

Al Jarreau

1

Weeks

WEA

Jarreau by Al Jarreau
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Platinum record

22

GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3

Olivia Newton-John

23

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Greatest Hits Volume 3 by Olivia Newton-John
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23

MONEY AND CIGARETTES

Eric Clapton

11

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Money And Cigarettes by Eric Clapton
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Platinum record

24

NIGHTCLUBBING

Grace Jones

28

Last week

56

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
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Platinum record

25

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Men at Work

33

Last week

57

Weeks

CBS

Business As Usual by Men at Work
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26

FELINE

The Stranglers

1

Weeks

CBS

Feline by The Stranglers
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27

TOTO IV

Toto

34

Last week

21

Weeks

CBS

Toto IV by Toto
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28

THE DISTANCE

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

35

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

The Distance by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
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29

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

China Crisis

24

Last week

5

Weeks

RTC

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

30

ENZ OF AN ERA

Split Enz

25

Last week

14

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Enz Of An Era by Split Enz
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31

THE MESSAGE

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

32

Last week

8

Weeks

RCA

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
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Platinum record

32

RIO

Duran Duran

38

Last week

36

Weeks

EMI

Rio by Duran Duran
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Platinum record

33

THE LEXICON OF LOVE

ABC

37

Last week

28

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC
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34

ANOTHER PAGE

Christopher Cross

31

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Another Page by Christopher Cross
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Platinum record

35

FLOWERS

Icehouse

39

Last week

76

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Flowers by Icehouse
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36

NEW GOLD DREAM

Simple Minds

27

Last week

22

Weeks

RTC

New Gold Dream by Simple Minds
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37

TOM TOM CLUB

Tom Tom Club

47

Last week

22

Weeks

WEA

Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club
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38

THE SKYS GONE OUT

Bauhaus

26

Last week

2

Weeks

RTC

The Skys Gone Out by Bauhaus
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39

ABBA - THE SINGLES

Abba

15

Last week

7

Weeks

RCA

Abba - The Singles by Abba
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40

FOREVER NOW

Psychedelic Furs

45

Last week

21

Weeks

CBS

Forever Now by Psychedelic Furs
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41

AS ONE

Kool & The Gang

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

As One by Kool & The Gang
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42

PORCUPINE

Echo & The Bunnymen

36

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Porcupine by Echo & The Bunnymen
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43

SINGLES ALBUM

Siouxsie & The Banshees

41

Last week

15

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Singles Album by Siouxsie & The Banshees
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44

JANET JACKSON

Janet Jackson

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Janet Jackson by Janet Jackson
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45

UPSTAIRS AT ERIC'S

Yazoo

46

Last week

12

Weeks

RCA

Upstairs At Eric's by Yazoo
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46

GREATEST HITS

Dan Fogelberg

19

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Greatest Hits by Dan Fogelberg
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47

MIDNIGHT LOVE

Marvin Gaye

31

Last week

10

Weeks

CBS

Midnight Love by Marvin Gaye
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48

GET NERVOUS

Pat Benatar

39

Last week

13

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Get Nervous by Pat Benatar
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49

LIGHTS OF THE PACIFIC

Herbs

1

Weeks

WEA

Lights Of The Pacific by Herbs
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Platinum record

50

THE WALL

Pink Floyd

43

Last week

68

Weeks

CBS

The Wall by Pink Floyd
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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