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

BROTHERS IN ARMS

Dire Straits

1

Last week

39

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

2

THE BROADWAY ALBUM

Barbra Streisand

2

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

The Broadway Album by Barbra Streisand
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Platinum record

3

HERE'S TO FUTURE DAYS

Thompson Twins

4

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Here's To Future Days by Thompson Twins
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4

FOR THE WORKING CLASS MAN

Jimmy Barnes

3

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

For The Working Class Man by Jimmy Barnes
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Platinum record

5

LITTLE CREATURES

Talking Heads

5

Last week

34

Weeks

EMI

Little Creatures by Talking Heads
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6

HUNTING HIGH AND LOW

A-ha

7

Last week

13

Weeks

WEA

Hunting High And Low by A-ha
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Platinum record

7

GO WEST

Go West

6

Last week

31

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Go West by Go West
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Platinum record

8

BE YOURSELF TONIGHT

Eurythmics

41

Last week

33

Weeks

RCA

Be Yourself Tonight by Eurythmics
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9

THIS IS BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE

Big Audio Dynamite

8

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

This Is Big Audio Dynamite by Big Audio Dynamite
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Platinum record

10

CARS GREATEST HITS

The Cars

12

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Cars Greatest Hits by The Cars
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Platinum record

11

MIAMI VICE OST

Various

11

Last week

15

Weeks

WEA

Miami Vice OST by Various
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Platinum record

12

SHE'S THE BOSS

Mick Jagger

9

Last week

29

Weeks

CBS

She's The Boss by Mick Jagger
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Platinum record

13

GREATEST HITS VOLS 1 & 2

Billy Joel

25

Last week

30

Weeks

CBS

Greatest Hits Vols 1 & 2 by Billy Joel
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14

BLIND LEADING THE NAKED

Violent Femmes

15

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Blind Leading The Naked by Violent Femmes
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Platinum record

15

AFTERBURNER

ZZ Top

10

Last week

15

Weeks

WEA

Afterburner by ZZ Top
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16

THIS IS THE SEA

The Waterboys

47

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

This Is The Sea by The Waterboys
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17

FEARGAL SHARKEY

Feargal Sharkey

16

Last week

3

Weeks

VIRGIN

Feargal Sharkey by Feargal Sharkey
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Platinum record

18

WHITNEY HOUSTON

Whitney Houston

13

Last week

34

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston
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Platinum record

19

DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES

Sting

20

Last week

28

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Dream Of The Blue Turtles by Sting
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20

WHITE CITY A NOVEL

Pete Townshend

23

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

White City A Novel by Pete Townshend
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21

SEVEN THE HARD WAY

Pat Benatar

14

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Seven The Hard Way by Pat Benatar
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22

RUM, SODOMY AND THE LASH

The Pogues

21

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rum, Sodomy And The Lash by The Pogues
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Platinum record

23

ICE ON FIRE

Elton John

17

Last week

10

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Ice On Fire by Elton John
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24

MARS NEEDS GUITARS

Hoodoo Gurus

22

Last week

15

Weeks

WEA

Mars Needs Guitars by Hoodoo Gurus
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Platinum record

25

NO JACKET REQUIRED

Phil Collins

18

Last week

44

Weeks

WEA

No Jacket Required by Phil Collins
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Platinum record

26

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

28

Last week

131

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
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27

IN SQUARE CIRCLE

Stevie Wonder

46

Last week

13

Weeks

RCA

In Square Circle by Stevie Wonder
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Platinum record

28

STOP MAKING SENSE

Talking Heads

19

Last week

64

Weeks

EMI

Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads
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29

NERVOUS NIGHT

The Hooters

30

Last week

13

Weeks

CBS

Nervous Night by The Hooters
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30

SOUL TO SOUL

Stevie Ray Vaughan

35

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Soul To Soul by Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Platinum record

31

ONCE UPON A TIME

Simple Minds

44

Last week

11

Weeks

VIRGIN

Once Upon A Time by Simple Minds
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Platinum record

32

ALCHEMY

Dire Straits

42

Last week

30

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Alchemy by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

33

LOVE OVER GOLD

Dire Straits

38

Last week

59

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

34

RECKLESS

Bryan Adams

27

Last week

45

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Reckless by Bryan Adams
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35

BODYSWERVE

Jimmy Barnes

50

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Bodyswerve by Jimmy Barnes
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36

SO RED THE ROSE

Arcadia

50

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

So Red The Rose by Arcadia
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Platinum record

37

BORN IN THE U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

36

Last week

82

Weeks

CBS

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
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38

HOUNDS OF LOVE

Kate Bush

45

Last week

15

Weeks

EMI

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
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Platinum record

39

SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM

Grace Jones

31

Last week

14

Weeks

EMI

Slave To The Rhythm by Grace Jones
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40

SCARECROW

John Mellancamp

26

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Scarecrow by John Mellancamp
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Platinum record

41

DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits

46

Last week

72

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
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42

WHAT A LIFE

Divinyls

45

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

What A Life by Divinyls
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43

CUT THE CRAP

The Clash

44

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Cut The Crap by The Clash
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44

STONEAGE ROMEOS

Hoodoo Gurus

43

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Stoneage Romeos by Hoodoo Gurus
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45

LISTEN LIKE THIEVES

INXS

34

Last week

17

Weeks

WEA

Listen Like Thieves by INXS
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46

TUFF ENUFF

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

1

Weeks

CBS

Tuff Enuff by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
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47

PSYCHOCANDY

The Jesus & Mary Chain

43

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Psychocandy by The Jesus & Mary Chain
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Platinum record

48

THE SINGLES COLLECTION

Spandau Ballet

24

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

The Singles Collection by Spandau Ballet
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49

MACALLA

Clannad

29

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Macalla by Clannad
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50

RAIN DOGS

Tom Waits

37

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
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