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 VOLS 1 & 2

Billy Joel

3

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Greatest Hits Vols 1 & 2 by Billy Joel
icon
Platinum record

2

LIKE A VIRGIN

Madonna

1

Last week

30

Weeks

WEA

Like A Virgin by Madonna
icon
Platinum record

3

LITTLE CREATURES

Talking Heads

2

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

Little Creatures by Talking Heads
icon
Platinum record

4

SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR

Tears for Fears

8

Last week

17

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears for Fears
icon
Platinum record

5

STOP MAKING SENSE

Talking Heads

4

Last week

37

Weeks

EMI

Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads
icon
Platinum record

6

BROTHERS IN ARMS

Dire Straits

7

Last week

12

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
icon

7

EMPIRE BURLESQUE

Bob Dylan

5

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Empire Burlesque by Bob Dylan
icon

8

DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES

Sting

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Dream Of The Blue Turtles by Sting
icon
Platinum record

9

THE SECRET OF ASSOCIATION

Paul Young

6

Last week

13

Weeks

CBS

The Secret Of Association by Paul Young
icon

10

MADONNA

Madonna

11

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Madonna by Madonna
icon

11

OUR FAVOURITE SHOP

Style Council

14

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Our Favourite Shop by Style Council
icon

12

GO WEST

Go West

12

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Go West by Go West
icon
Platinum record

13

NO JACKET REQUIRED

Phil Collins

15

Last week

18

Weeks

WEA

No Jacket Required by Phil Collins
icon

14

BE YOURSELF TONIGHT

Eurythmics

13

Last week

6

Weeks

RCA

Be Yourself Tonight by Eurythmics
icon

15

PAINTED YEARS

Netherworld Dancing Toys

10

Last week

3

Weeks

VIRGIN

Painted Years by Netherworld Dancing Toys
icon

16

LEGEND (ROBIN OF SHERWOOD)

Clannad

9

Last week

9

Weeks

RCA

Legend (Robin Of Sherwood) by Clannad
icon

17

BOYS AND GIRLS

Bryan Ferry

16

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Boys And Girls by Bryan Ferry
icon
Platinum record

18

BORN IN THE U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

18

Last week

55

Weeks

CBS

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

19

BROTHER WHERE YOU BOUND

Supertramp

17

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Brother Where You Bound by Supertramp
icon

20

AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY

Prince

23

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Around The World In A Day by Prince
icon

21

CUPID & PSYCHE 85

Scritti Politti

19

Last week

4

Weeks

VIRGIN

Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti
icon
Platinum record

22

INFIDELS

Bob Dylan

21

Last week

32

Weeks

CBS

Infidels by Bob Dylan
icon

23

RECKLESS

Bryan Adams

20

Last week

18

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Reckless by Bryan Adams
icon

24

FLAUNT THE IMPERFECTION

China Crisis

26

Last week

10

Weeks

VIRGIN

Flaunt The Imperfection by China Crisis
icon

25

THE NIGHT I FELL IN LOVE

Luther Vandross

32

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

The Night I Fell In Love by Luther Vandross
icon
Platinum record

26

WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

22

Last week

30

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
icon

27

THE POWER STATION

The Power Station

29

Last week

16

Weeks

EMI

The Power Station by The Power Station
icon

28

LOW LIFE

New Order

24

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Low Life by New Order
icon

29

FLY ON THE WALL

AC/DC

1

Weeks

EMI

Fly On The Wall by AC/DC
icon

30

BEHIND THE SUN

Eric Clapton

30

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Behind The Sun by Eric Clapton
icon
Platinum record

31

ALF

Alison Moyet

25

Last week

30

Weeks

CBS

Alf by Alison Moyet
icon

32

CHESS

Original Cast Recording

32

Last week

17

Weeks

BMG

Chess by Original Cast Recording
icon

33

REQUIEM

Domingo/Brightman/Maazel

28

Last week

10

Weeks

EMI

Requiem by Domingo/Brightman/Maazel
icon
Platinum record

34

GENESIS

Genesis

41

Last week

53

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Genesis by Genesis
icon

35

THE BAD AND LOWDOWN WORLD OF THE KANE GANG

The Kane Gang

35

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Bad And Lowdown World Of The Kane Gang by The Kane Gang
icon
Platinum record

36

SHE'S THE BOSS

Mick Jagger

27

Last week

19

Weeks

CBS

She's The Boss by Mick Jagger
icon
Platinum record

37

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE

U2

33

Last week

21

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

The Unforgettable Fire by U2
icon
Platinum record

38

THE RIDDLE

Nik Kershaw

37

Last week

28

Weeks

WEA

The Riddle by Nik Kershaw
icon

39

WHITNEY HOUSTON

Whitney Houston

36

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston
icon

40

LIVE 1

Dragon

39

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Live 1 by Dragon
icon

41

RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT

DeBarge

39

Last week

7

Weeks

RCA

Rhythm Of The Night by DeBarge
icon
Platinum record

42

ARENA

Duran Duran

31

Last week

23

Weeks

EMI

Arena by Duran Duran
icon

43

IN EKSTASY

Nina Hagen

1

Weeks

CBS

In Ekstasy by Nina Hagen
icon

44

THE HURTING

Tears for Fears

32

Last week

16

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Hurting by Tears for Fears
icon

45

UNDER THE BLADE

Twisted Sister

40

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Under The Blade by Twisted Sister
icon

46

BARKING AT AIRPLANES

Kim Carnes

1

Weeks

EMI

Barking At Airplanes by Kim Carnes
icon

47

BEVERLY HILLS COP OST

Various

44

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Beverly Hills Cop OST by Various
icon

48

KATRINA & THE WAVES

Katrina & The Waves

38

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Katrina & The Waves by Katrina & The Waves
icon

49

NIGHT TIME

Killing Joke

45

Last week

13

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Night Time by Killing Joke
icon
Platinum record

50

HEARTBEAT CITY

The Cars

43

Last week

64

Weeks

WEA

Heartbeat City by The Cars
icon
 

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

 
A
Return to top ↑
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