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

40

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
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2

ISLAND LIFE

Grace Jones

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Island Life by Grace Jones
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Platinum record

3

THE BROADWAY ALBUM

Barbra Streisand

2

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

The Broadway Album by Barbra Streisand
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Platinum record

4

FOR THE WORKING CLASS MAN

Jimmy Barnes

4

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

For The Working Class Man by Jimmy Barnes
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5

HUNTING HIGH AND LOW

A-ha

6

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Hunting High And Low by A-ha
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Platinum record

6

HERE'S TO FUTURE DAYS

Thompson Twins

3

Last week

12

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Here's To Future Days by Thompson Twins
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7

EASY PIECES

Lloyd Cole & The Commotions

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Easy Pieces by Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
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Platinum record

8

LITTLE CREATURES

Talking Heads

5

Last week

35

Weeks

EMI

Little Creatures by Talking Heads
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Platinum record

9

CARS GREATEST HITS

The Cars

10

Last week

15

Weeks

WEA

Cars Greatest Hits by The Cars
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Platinum record

10

GREATEST HITS VOLS 1 & 2

Billy Joel

13

Last week

31

Weeks

CBS

Greatest Hits Vols 1 & 2 by Billy Joel
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11

THIS IS THE SEA

The Waterboys

16

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

This Is The Sea by The Waterboys
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Platinum record

12

GO WEST

Go West

7

Last week

32

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Go West by Go West
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Platinum record

13

WHITNEY HOUSTON

Whitney Houston

18

Last week

35

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston
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Platinum record

14

SHE'S THE BOSS

Mick Jagger

12

Last week

30

Weeks

CBS

She's The Boss by Mick Jagger
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Platinum record

15

MIAMI VICE OST

Various

11

Last week

16

Weeks

WEA

Miami Vice OST by Various
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16

SOUL TO SOUL

Stevie Ray Vaughan

30

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Soul To Soul by Stevie Ray Vaughan
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17

THE COLOUR OF SPRING

Talk Talk

1

Weeks

EMI

The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk
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18

FEARGAL SHARKEY

Feargal Sharkey

17

Last week

4

Weeks

VIRGIN

Feargal Sharkey by Feargal Sharkey
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Platinum record

19

BE YOURSELF TONIGHT

Eurythmics

8

Last week

34

Weeks

RCA

Be Yourself Tonight by Eurythmics
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20

SUZANNE VEGA

Suzanne Vega

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega
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Platinum record

21

NO JACKET REQUIRED

Phil Collins

25

Last week

45

Weeks

WEA

No Jacket Required by Phil Collins
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22

WHITE CITY A NOVEL

Pete Townshend

20

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

White City A Novel by Pete Townshend
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Platinum record

23

AFTERBURNER

ZZ Top

15

Last week

16

Weeks

WEA

Afterburner by ZZ Top
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Platinum record

24

DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES

Sting

19

Last week

29

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Dream Of The Blue Turtles by Sting
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25

IN SQUARE CIRCLE

Stevie Wonder

27

Last week

14

Weeks

RCA

In Square Circle by Stevie Wonder
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Platinum record

26

STOP MAKING SENSE

Talking Heads

28

Last week

65

Weeks

EMI

Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads
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27

BLIND LEADING THE NAKED

Violent Femmes

14

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Blind Leading The Naked by Violent Femmes
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28

MEETING IN THE LADIES ROOM

Klymaxx

1

Weeks

WEA

Meeting In The Ladies Room by Klymaxx
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29

SO RED THE ROSE

Arcadia

36

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

So Red The Rose by Arcadia
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30

SEVEN THE HARD WAY

Pat Benatar

21

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Seven The Hard Way by Pat Benatar
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31

TUFF ENUFF

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

46

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Tuff Enuff by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
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32

THIS IS BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE

Big Audio Dynamite

9

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

This Is Big Audio Dynamite by Big Audio Dynamite
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Platinum record

33

LOVE OVER GOLD

Dire Straits

33

Last week

60

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

34

ONCE UPON A TIME

Simple Minds

31

Last week

12

Weeks

VIRGIN

Once Upon A Time by Simple Minds
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35

HOUNDS OF LOVE

Kate Bush

38

Last week

16

Weeks

EMI

Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
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36

MARS NEEDS GUITARS

Hoodoo Gurus

24

Last week

16

Weeks

WEA

Mars Needs Guitars by Hoodoo Gurus
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Platinum record

37

ALCHEMY

Dire Straits

32

Last week

31

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Alchemy by Dire Straits
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38

RUM, SODOMY AND THE LASH

The Pogues

22

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rum, Sodomy And The Lash by The Pogues
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39

NERVOUS NIGHT

The Hooters

29

Last week

14

Weeks

CBS

Nervous Night by The Hooters
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Platinum record

40

ICE ON FIRE

Elton John

23

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Ice On Fire by Elton John
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Platinum record

41

RECKLESS

Bryan Adams

34

Last week

46

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Reckless by Bryan Adams
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42

DESTINY IN MOTION

Satellite Spies

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Destiny In Motion by Satellite Spies
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Platinum record

43

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

26

Last week

132

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
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44

SCARECROW

John Mellancamp

40

Last week

12

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Scarecrow by John Mellancamp
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45

WHAT A LIFE

Divinyls

42

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

What A Life by Divinyls
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46

LUXURY OF LIFE

Five Star

40

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Luxury Of Life by Five Star
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47

MACALLA

Clannad

49

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

Macalla by Clannad
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Platinum record

48

BORN IN THE U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

37

Last week

83

Weeks

CBS

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
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Platinum record

49

DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits

41

Last week

73

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
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50

STONEAGE ROMEOS

Hoodoo Gurus

44

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Stoneage Romeos by Hoodoo Gurus
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
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