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

DIAMOND LIFE

Sade

3

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Diamond Life by Sade
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Platinum record

2

AN INNOCENT MAN

Billy Joel

2

Last week

49

Weeks

CBS

An Innocent Man by Billy Joel
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Platinum record

3

LEGEND

Bob Marley

1

Last week

5

Weeks

FMR

Legend by Bob Marley
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4

PRIVATE DANCER

Tina Turner

4

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Private Dancer by Tina Turner
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Platinum record

5

BORN IN THE U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5

Last week

13

Weeks

CBS

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
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6

PURPLE RAIN OST

Prince And The Revolution

6

Last week

7

Weeks

Get

WEA

Purple Rain OST by Prince And The Revolution
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7

COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER

Stevie Ray Vaughan

11

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Couldn't Stand The Weather by Stevie Ray Vaughan
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8

HEARTBEAT CITY

The Cars

19

Last week

23

Weeks

WEA

Heartbeat City by The Cars
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Platinum record

9

ELIMINATOR

ZZ Top

7

Last week

55

Weeks

WEA

Eliminator by ZZ Top
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10

PARADE

Spandau Ballet

8

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Parade by Spandau Ballet
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Platinum record

11

UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY

U2

9

Last week

29

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Under A Blood Red Sky by U2
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Platinum record

12

SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER

Duran Duran

10

Last week

32

Weeks

EMI

Seven And The Ragged Tiger by Duran Duran
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13

AUTUMNAL PARK

Pseudo Echo

13

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

Autumnal Park by Pseudo Echo
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14

BREAK OUT

Pointer Sisters

16

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

Break Out by Pointer Sisters
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15

SIDEWALK

Icehouse

12

Last week

11

Weeks

WEA

Sidewalk by Icehouse
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Platinum record

16

INTO THE GAP

Thompson Twins

18

Last week

19

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Into The Gap by Thompson Twins
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17

THE SWING

INXS

15

Last week

20

Weeks

WEA

The Swing by INXS
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Platinum record

18

REBEL YELL

Billy Idol

17

Last week

22

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
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19

CAFE BLEU

Style Council

22

Last week

19

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Cafe Bleu by Style Council
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20

LOVE LIFE

Berlin

23

Last week

10

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Life by Berlin
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Platinum record

21

COLOUR BY NUMBERS

Culture Club

14

Last week

38

Weeks

VIRGIN

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club
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22

BREAKING HEARTS

Elton John

20

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Breaking Hearts by Elton John
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23

PROS & CONS OF HITCHHIKING

Roger Waters

38

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Pros & Cons Of Hitchhiking by Roger Waters
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24

MIRROR MOVES

Psychedelic Furs

33

Last week

17

Weeks

CBS

Mirror Moves by Psychedelic Furs
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Platinum record

25

WAR

U2

24

Last week

62

Weeks

FESTIVAL

War by U2
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Platinum record

26

PRAYERS BE ANSWERED

Dance Exponents

21

Last week

36

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Prayers Be Answered by Dance Exponents
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Platinum record

27

SPEAKING IN TONGUES

Talking Heads

32

Last week

61

Weeks

WEA

Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
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Platinum record

28

CAN'T SLOW DOWN

Lionel Richie

29

Last week

35

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie
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29

SHE'S SO UNUSUAL

Cyndi Lauper

34

Last week

20

Weeks

CBS

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper
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30

REILLY ACE OF THEMES

New World Philharmonic Orchestra & Olympic Orchestra

26

Last week

9

Weeks

RCA

Reilly Ace Of Themes by New World Philharmonic Orchestra & Olympic Orchestra
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31

SPORTS

Huey Lewis & The News

28

Last week

15

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Sports by Huey Lewis & The News
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32

GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD

Elvis Costello and the Attractions

40

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Goodbye Cruel World by Elvis Costello and the Attractions
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33

BODY AND SOUL

Joe Jackson

31

Last week

13

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Body And Soul by Joe Jackson
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34

VICTORY

The Jacksons

27

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Victory by The Jacksons
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Platinum record

35

BILLY IDOL

Billy Idol

39

Last week

57

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Billy Idol by Billy Idol
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36

CAUGHT IN THE ACT

Mockers

25

Last week

5

Weeks

RCA

Caught In The Act by Mockers
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37

BRILLIANT TREES

David Sylvian

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Brilliant Trees by David Sylvian
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38

LAMENT

Ultravox

37

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Lament by Ultravox
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39

1984

Van Halen

36

Last week

32

Weeks

WEA

1984 by Van Halen
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40

THE WORKS

Queen

42

Last week

24

Weeks

EMI

The Works by Queen
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41

GENESIS

Genesis

47

Last week

40

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Genesis by Genesis
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42

SWEAR IT'S TRUE

Mockers

35

Last week

18

Weeks

RCA

Swear It's True by Mockers
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Platinum record

43

I WILL LOVE YOU ALL MY LIFE

Foster & Allen

30

Last week

15

Weeks

RCA

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

44

ALCHEMY

Dire Straits

44

Last week

22

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Alchemy by Dire Straits
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45

PLEASURE VICTIMS

Berlin

43

Last week

20

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Pleasure Victims by Berlin
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Platinum record

46

FOOTLOOSE OST

Various

41

Last week

16

Weeks

CBS

Footloose OST by Various
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47

SELF CONTROL

Laura Branigan

1

Weeks

WEA

Self Control by Laura Branigan
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48

JERMAINE JACKSON

Jermaine Jackson

48

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Jermaine Jackson by Jermaine Jackson
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49

A WALK ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS

The Blue Nile

40

Last week

3

Weeks

VIRGIN

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile
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50

TODAY

The Statler Brothers

42

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

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

 
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