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

FOOTLOOSE OST

Various

1

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Footloose OST by Various
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2

BEAT STREET OST

Various

17

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Beat Street OST by Various
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Platinum record

3

ALCHEMY

Dire Straits

19

Last week

13

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Alchemy by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

4

INTO THE GAP

Thompson Twins

3

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Into The Gap by Thompson Twins
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5

SIDEWALK

Icehouse

4

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Sidewalk by Icehouse
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6

BORN IN THE U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

2

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
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7

THE VERY BEST OF JOHN ROWLES

John Rowles

18

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

The Very Best Of John Rowles by John Rowles
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8

ELAINE PAIGE STAGES

Elaine Paige

9

Last week

5

Weeks

K-TEL

Elaine Paige Stages by Elaine Paige
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Platinum record

9

PRAYERS BE ANSWERED

Dance Exponents

5

Last week

27

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Prayers Be Answered by Dance Exponents
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Platinum record

10

REBEL YELL

Billy Idol

6

Last week

13

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
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Platinum record

11

SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER

Duran Duran

26

Last week

23

Weeks

EMI

Seven And The Ragged Tiger by Duran Duran
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12

BODY AND SOUL

Joe Jackson

8

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Body And Soul by Joe Jackson
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13

LOVE LIFE

Berlin

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Life by Berlin
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14

THE SWING

INXS

7

Last week

11

Weeks

WEA

The Swing by INXS
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15

SWEAR IT'S TRUE

Mockers

29

Last week

9

Weeks

RCA

Swear It's True by Mockers
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16

MIRROR MOVES

Psychedelic Furs

10

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Mirror Moves by Psychedelic Furs
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17

HEARTBEAT CITY

The Cars

15

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Heartbeat City by The Cars
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18

GENESIS

Genesis

25

Last week

31

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Genesis by Genesis
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19

SPORTS

Huey Lewis & The News

27

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Sports by Huey Lewis & The News
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20

PLEASURE VICTIMS

Berlin

28

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Pleasure Victims by Berlin
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Platinum record

21

UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY

U2

22

Last week

20

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Under A Blood Red Sky by U2
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Platinum record

22

SPEAKING IN TONGUES

Talking Heads

21

Last week

52

Weeks

WEA

Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
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23

SHE'S SO UNUSUAL

Cyndi Lauper

14

Last week

11

Weeks

CBS

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper
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Platinum record

24

ELIMINATOR

ZZ Top

13

Last week

46

Weeks

WEA

Eliminator by ZZ Top
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Platinum record

25

COLOUR BY NUMBERS

Culture Club

11

Last week

29

Weeks

VIRGIN

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club
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26

CAFE BLEU

Style Council

36

Last week

10

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Cafe Bleu by Style Council
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27

1984

Van Halen

32

Last week

24

Weeks

WEA

1984 by Van Halen
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Platinum record

28

AN INNOCENT MAN

Billy Joel

16

Last week

40

Weeks

CBS

An Innocent Man by Billy Joel
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Platinum record

29

CAN'T SLOW DOWN

Lionel Richie

30

Last week

27

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie
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Platinum record

30

BILLY IDOL

Billy Idol

35

Last week

48

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Billy Idol by Billy Idol
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31

HYSTERIA

The Human League

31

Last week

6

Weeks

VIRGIN

Hysteria by The Human League
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32

I WILL LOVE YOU ALL MY LIFE

Foster & Allen

12

Last week

9

Weeks

RCA

I Will Love You All My Life by Foster & Allen
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Platinum record

33

NO PARLEZ

Paul Young

34

Last week

39

Weeks

CBS

No Parlez by Paul Young
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34

OCEAN RAIN

Echo & The Bunnymen

33

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Ocean Rain by Echo & The Bunnymen
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35

IT'S MY LIFE

Talk Talk

38

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

It's My Life by Talk Talk
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36

AMMONIA AVENUE

The Alan Parsons Project

20

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Ammonia Avenue by The Alan Parsons Project
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Platinum record

37

TOO LOW FOR ZERO

Elton John

42

Last week

53

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Too Low For Zero by Elton John
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38

POINTS ON THE CURVE

Wang Chung

37

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Points On The Curve by Wang Chung
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39

INFIDELS

Bob Dylan

45

Last week

15

Weeks

CBS

Infidels by Bob Dylan
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40

YOU'LL NEVER TAKE THE COUNTRY OUT OF THE GIRL

Patsy Riggir

23

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

You'll Never Take The Country Out Of The Girl by Patsy Riggir
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Platinum record

41

THRILLER

Michael Jackson

41

Last week

72

Weeks

Get

CBS

Thriller by Michael Jackson
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42

HALLOWED GROUND

Violent Femmes

40

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Hallowed Ground by Violent Femmes
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43

ABOUT FACE

David Gilmour

24

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

About Face by David Gilmour
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44

TIME BANDITS

Time Bandits

1

Weeks

CBS

Time Bandits by Time Bandits
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45

HUMAN RACING

Nik Kershaw

39

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Human Racing by Nik Kershaw
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46

THE WORKS

Queen

43

Last week

15

Weeks

EMI

The Works by Queen
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Platinum record

47

TOUCH

Eurythmics

47

Last week

26

Weeks

RCA

Touch by Eurythmics
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Platinum record

48

LOVE OVER GOLD

Dire Straits

46

Last week

56

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
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49

THE TOP

The Cure

43

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

The Top by The Cure
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50

LOVE AT FIRST STING

Scorpions

48

Last week

2

Weeks

RCA

Love At First Sting by Scorpions
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
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