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

29

Weeks

RCA

Revenge by Eurythmics
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Platinum record

2

GRACELAND

Paul Simon

2

Last week

21

Weeks

Get

WEA

Graceland by Paul Simon
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Platinum record

3

GENESIS

Genesis

3

Last week

105

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Genesis by Genesis
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Platinum record

4

DANCING ON THE CEILING

Lionel Richie

5

Last week

20

Weeks

RCA

Dancing On The Ceiling by Lionel Richie
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5

WOMEN HOLD UP HALF THE SKY

Ruby Turner

7

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Women Hold Up Half The Sky by Ruby Turner
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6

THE WHOLE STORY

Kate Bush

4

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

The Whole Story by Kate Bush
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7

TALKING WITH THE TAXMAN

Billy Bragg

8

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Talking With The Taxman by Billy Bragg
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Platinum record

8

INVISIBLE TOUCH

Genesis

6

Last week

33

Weeks

VIRGIN

Invisible Touch by Genesis
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9

MOONLIGHT SHADOWS

The Shadows

50

Last week

12

Weeks

EMI

Moonlight Shadows by The Shadows
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10

DOLLY PARTON'S 16 BIGGEST HITS

Dolly Parton

1

Weeks

RCA

Dolly Parton's 16 Biggest Hits by Dolly Parton
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11

SHAKE YOU DOWN

Gregory Abbott

9

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Shake You Down by Gregory Abbott
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Platinum record

12

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - SINGLES

The Police

11

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Every Breath You Take - Singles by The Police
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Platinum record

13

FOR THE WORKING CLASS MAN

Jimmy Barnes

27

Last week

35

Weeks

FESTIVAL

For The Working Class Man by Jimmy Barnes
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Platinum record

14

TRUE BLUE

Madonna

17

Last week

33

Weeks

WEA

True Blue by Madonna
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15

LICENSED TO ILL

Beastie Boys

15

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys
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16

GREATEST HITS ETC

Paul Simon

16

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Greatest Hits Etc by Paul Simon
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Platinum record

17

WHIPLASH SMILE

Billy Idol

10

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Whiplash Smile by Billy Idol
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18

KEV'S BACK

Kevin Bloody Wilson

12

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Kev's Back by Kevin Bloody Wilson
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Platinum record

19

SO

Peter Gabriel

24

Last week

30

Weeks

VIRGIN

So by Peter Gabriel
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20

THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USED TO

Kenny Rogers

23

Last week

2

Weeks

RCA

They Don't Make Them Like They Used To by Kenny Rogers
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Platinum record

21

ELIMINATOR

ZZ Top

44

Last week

98

Weeks

WEA

Eliminator by ZZ Top
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22

CONTROL

Janet Jackson

32

Last week

23

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Control by Janet Jackson
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23

THE WAY IT IS

Bruce Hornsby

27

Last week

2

Weeks

RCA

The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby
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Platinum record

24

FOOTROT FLAT: THE DOGS TALE OST

Dave Dobbyn

13

Last week

10

Weeks

CBS

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

25

BROTHERS IN ARMS

Dire Straits

26

Last week

87

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
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26

CLUB MIX EP

ZZ Top

1

Weeks

WEA

Club Mix Ep by ZZ Top
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27

WHISPERING JACK

John Farnham

46

Last week

5

Weeks

BMG

Whispering Jack by John Farnham
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Platinum record

28

FORE

Huey Lewis & The News

14

Last week

15

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Fore by Huey Lewis & The News
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Platinum record

29

AFTERBURNER

ZZ Top

47

Last week

27

Weeks

WEA

Afterburner by ZZ Top
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Platinum record

30

TRUE COLOURS

Cyndi Lauper

22

Last week

21

Weeks

CBS

True Colours by Cyndi Lauper
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Platinum record

31

SCOUNDREL DAYS

A-ha

18

Last week

17

Weeks

WEA

Scoundrel Days by A-ha
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32

RAISING HELL

Run DMC

44

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Raising Hell by Run DMC
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Platinum record

33

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SUPERTRAMP

Supertramp

25

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

The Autobiography Of Supertramp by Supertramp
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34

WHAT PRICE PARADISE

China Crisis

28

Last week

5

Weeks

VIRGIN

What Price Paradise by China Crisis
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35

RAPTURE

Anita Baker

19

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Rapture by Anita Baker
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36

DIFFERENT LIGHT

The Bangles

21

Last week

20

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Different Light by The Bangles
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Platinum record

37

ON THE BEACH

Chris Rea

30

Last week

26

Weeks

POLYGRAM

On The Beach by Chris Rea
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Platinum record

38

BREAK EVERY RULE

Tina Turner

31

Last week

14

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Break Every Rule by Tina Turner
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Platinum record

39

WHITNEY HOUSTON

Whitney Houston

34

Last week

81

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston
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40

GOSSIP

Paul Kelly And The Coloured Girls

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Gossip by Paul Kelly And The Coloured Girls
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41

MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT

Psychedelic Furs

37

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Midnight To Midnight by Psychedelic Furs
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42

GET CLOSE

The Pretenders

20

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Get Close by The Pretenders
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43

SILK & STEEL

Five Star

42

Last week

8

Weeks

RCA

Silk & Steel by Five Star
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44

ARETHA

Aretha Franklin

1

Weeks

RCA

Aretha by Aretha Franklin
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Platinum record

45

TRUE STORIES

Talking Heads

29

Last week

22

Weeks

EMI

True Stories by Talking Heads
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46

GOOD TO GO LOVER

Gwen Guthrie

36

Last week

10

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Good To Go Lover by Gwen Guthrie
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Platinum record

47

STANDING ON A BEACH

The Cure

35

Last week

28

Weeks

WEA

Standing On A Beach by The Cure
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48

LIVE MAGIC

Queen

41

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

Live Magic by Queen
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49

INFECTED

The The

38

Last week

12

Weeks

CBS

Infected by The The
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50

UTTER MADNESS

Madness

39

Last week

5

Weeks

VIRGIN

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

 
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