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

REVENGE

Eurythmics

1

Last week

25

Weeks

RCA

Revenge by Eurythmics
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Platinum record

2

GENESIS

Genesis

3

Last week

101

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Genesis by Genesis
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Platinum record

3

GRACELAND

Paul Simon

4

Last week

17

Weeks

Get

WEA

Graceland by Paul Simon
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Platinum record

4

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - SINGLES

The Police

2

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Every Breath You Take - Singles by The Police
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Platinum record

5

FOOTROT FLAT: THE DOGS TALE OST

Dave Dobbyn

5

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Footrot Flat: The Dogs Tale OST by Dave Dobbyn
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Platinum record

6

DANCING ON THE CEILING

Lionel Richie

11

Last week

16

Weeks

RCA

Dancing On The Ceiling by Lionel Richie
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Platinum record

7

INVISIBLE TOUCH

Genesis

8

Last week

29

Weeks

VIRGIN

Invisible Touch by Genesis
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Platinum record

8

TRUE COLOURS

Cyndi Lauper

7

Last week

17

Weeks

CBS

True Colours by Cyndi Lauper
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9

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SUPERTRAMP

Supertramp

12

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

The Autobiography Of Supertramp by Supertramp
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Platinum record

10

FORE

Huey Lewis & The News

9

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Fore by Huey Lewis & The News
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Platinum record

11

TRUE BLUE

Madonna

6

Last week

29

Weeks

WEA

True Blue by Madonna
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Platinum record

12

SCOUNDREL DAYS

A-ha

15

Last week

13

Weeks

WEA

Scoundrel Days by A-ha
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Platinum record

13

WHIPLASH SMILE

Billy Idol

10

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Whiplash Smile by Billy Idol
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14

THE BRIDGE

Billy Joel

13

Last week

19

Weeks

CBS

The Bridge by Billy Joel
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15

DIFFERENT LIGHT

The Bangles

16

Last week

16

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Different Light by The Bangles
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Platinum record

16

TRUE STORIES

Talking Heads

14

Last week

18

Weeks

EMI

True Stories by Talking Heads
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17

GOOD TO GO LOVER

Gwen Guthrie

24

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Good To Go Lover by Gwen Guthrie
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Platinum record

18

BROTHERS IN ARMS

Dire Straits

19

Last week

83

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
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19

INFECTED

The The

26

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Infected by The The
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20

LIVE ALIVE

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble

30

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Live Alive by Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble
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21

KEV'S BACK

Kevin Bloody Wilson

18

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Kev's Back by Kevin Bloody Wilson
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22

GET CLOSE

The Pretenders

22

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Get Close by The Pretenders
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Platinum record

23

THE FINAL

Wham

20

Last week

24

Weeks

SONY

The Final by Wham
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Platinum record

24

ON THE BEACH

Chris Rea

27

Last week

22

Weeks

POLYGRAM

On The Beach by Chris Rea
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25

LIVERPOOL

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

25

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Liverpool by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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26

RAISING HELL

Run DMC

29

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Raising Hell by Run DMC
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Platinum record

27

STANDING ON A BEACH

The Cure

21

Last week

24

Weeks

WEA

Standing On A Beach by The Cure
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Platinum record

28

BREAK EVERY RULE

Tina Turner

17

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Break Every Rule by Tina Turner
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29

BROTHERHOOD

New Order

41

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Brotherhood by New Order
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30

SILK & STEEL

Five Star

44

Last week

5

Weeks

RCA

Silk & Steel by Five Star
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31

DISCO

Pet Shop Boys

23

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Disco by Pet Shop Boys
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32

COMMUNARDS

The Communards

34

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Communards by The Communards
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Platinum record

33

PLEASE

Pet Shop Boys

32

Last week

40

Weeks

EMI

Please by Pet Shop Boys
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34

GEORGE THOROGOOD LIVE

George Thorogood

40

Last week

23

Weeks

EMI

George Thorogood Live by George Thorogood
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35

NOTORIOUS

Duran Duran

31

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Notorious by Duran Duran
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36

CONTROL

Janet Jackson

37

Last week

21

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Control by Janet Jackson
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37

WHAT PRICE PARADISE

China Crisis

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

What Price Paradise by China Crisis
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Platinum record

38

HUNTING HIGH AND LOW

A-ha

45

Last week

57

Weeks

WEA

Hunting High And Low by A-ha
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39

THE PACIFIC AGE

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

38

Last week

10

Weeks

VIRGIN

The Pacific Age by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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Platinum record

40

BE YOURSELF TONIGHT

Eurythmics

42

Last week

45

Weeks

RCA

Be Yourself Tonight by Eurythmics
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Platinum record

41

WHITNEY HOUSTON

Whitney Houston

33

Last week

78

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston
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42

INSIDE STORY

Grace Jones

28

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

Inside Story by Grace Jones
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43

BETWEEN TWO FIRES

Paul Young

50

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Between Two Fires by Paul Young
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44

MEDIA

Models

49

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Media by Models
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45

DREAMTIME

The Stranglers

1

Weeks

CBS

Dreamtime by The Stranglers
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46

UTTER MADNESS

Madness

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Utter Madness by Madness
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47

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN LIVE 1975-86

Bruce Springsteen

46

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Bruce Springsteen Live 1975-86 by Bruce Springsteen
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48

LIVE MAGIC

Queen

48

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Live Magic by Queen
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49

INTO THE LIGHT

Chris De Burgh

36

Last week

15

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Into The Light by Chris De Burgh
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50

MUSIC MADNESS

Mantronix

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

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

 
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