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.

1

BACK TO FRONT

Lionel Richie

1

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Back To Front by Lionel Richie
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2

HEPFIDELITY

Diesel

2

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Hepfidelity by Diesel
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Platinum record

3

BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAJIK

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3

Last week

32

Weeks

WARNER

Blood Sugar Sex Majik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Platinum record

4

SOUL DEEP

Jimmy Barnes

4

Last week

27

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Soul Deep by Jimmy Barnes
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Platinum record

5

GREATEST HITS: REMASTERED

Queen

8

Last week

55

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits: Remastered by Queen
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6

ZZ TOP GREATEST HITS

ZZ Top

5

Last week

7

Weeks

WARNER

Zz Top Greatest Hits by ZZ Top
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7

NEW ON EARTH

Shona Laing

7

Last week

4

Weeks

SONY

New On Earth by Shona Laing
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Platinum record

8

WAKING UP THE NEIGHBOURS

Bryan Adams

10

Last week

34

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Waking Up The Neighbours by Bryan Adams
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Platinum record

9

WOODFACE

Crowded House

6

Last week

44

Weeks

EMI

Woodface by Crowded House
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Platinum record

10

FROM TIME TO TIME

Paul Young

43

Last week

22

Weeks

SONY

From Time To Time by Paul Young
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11

DIVA

Annie Lennox

9

Last week

6

Weeks

BMG

Diva by Annie Lennox
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12

AS UGLY AS THEY WANNA BE

Ugly Kid Joe

26

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

As Ugly As They Wanna Be by Ugly Kid Joe
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13

PERFORMS ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

Michael Crawford

11

Last week

9

Weeks

WARNER

Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber by Michael Crawford
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Platinum record

14

SIMPLY THE BEST

Tina Turner

17

Last week

28

Weeks

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FESTIVAL

Simply The Best by Tina Turner
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15

FAMILY GROOVE

The Neville Brothers

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Family Groove by The Neville Brothers
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16

THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS

James Galway

15

Last week

5

Weeks

BMG

The Wind Beneath My Wings by James Galway
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Platinum record

17

THE COMMITMENTS OST

Various

18

Last week

22

Weeks

BMG

The Commitments OST by Various
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18

WISH

The Cure

14

Last week

6

Weeks

WARNER

Wish by The Cure
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19

ADRENALIZE

Def Leppard

12

Last week

10

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Adrenalize by Def Leppard
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20

IT HAD TO BE YOU

Harry Connick Jr

40

Last week

17

Weeks

SONY

It Had To Be You by Harry Connick Jr
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21

DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME

Billy Bragg

40

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Don't Try This At Home by Billy Bragg
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22

METALLICA (BLACK ALBUM)

Metallica

45

Last week

30

Weeks

POPL

Metallica (Black Album) by Metallica
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23

JOSHUA JUDGES RUTH

Lyle Lovett

1

Weeks

SONY

Joshua Judges Ruth by Lyle Lovett
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Platinum record

24

THE SINGLES

The Clash

24

Last week

13

Weeks

SONY

The Singles by The Clash
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25

REAL LOVE

Lisa Stansfield

1

Weeks

BMG

Real Love by Lisa Stansfield
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26

VOLUME III JUST RIGHT

Soul II Soul

13

Last week

5

Weeks

VIRGIN

Volume III Just Right by Soul II Soul
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Platinum record

27

ACHTUNG BABY

U2

33

Last week

26

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Achtung Baby by U2
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28

DIAMONDS AND PEARLS

Prince

20

Last week

33

Weeks

WARNER

Diamonds And Pearls by Prince
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Platinum record

29

GREATEST HITS 1

Queen

32

Last week

23

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits 1 by Queen
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30

DIVINE MADNESS

Madness

19

Last week

7

Weeks

VIRGIN

Divine Madness by Madness
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31

UP

Right Said Fred

38

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Up by Right Said Fred
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Platinum record

32

STARS

Simply Red

16

Last week

33

Weeks

WARNER

Stars by Simply Red
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Platinum record

33

NEVERMIND

Nirvana

25

Last week

27

Weeks

UNIVERSAL

Nevermind by Nirvana
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34

SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH C

The Exponents

21

Last week

14

Weeks

UNIVERSAL

Something Beginning With C by The Exponents
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35

RUSH SOUNDTRACK

Eric Clapton

22

Last week

11

Weeks

WARNER

Rush Soundtrack by Eric Clapton
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36

RUSH STREET

Richard Marx

31

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Rush Street by Richard Marx
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37

THE COMMITMENTS VOL 2

The Commitments

37

Last week

12

Weeks

BMG

The Commitments Vol 2 by The Commitments
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38

MATTERS OF THE HEART

Tracy Chapman

23

Last week

5

Weeks

WARNER

Matters Of The Heart by Tracy Chapman
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39

HUMAN TOUCH

Bruce Springsteen

41

Last week

9

Weeks

SONY

Human Touch by Bruce Springsteen
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40

TEARS ROLL DOWN: GREATEST HITS 82 - 92

Tears for Fears

30

Last week

8

Weeks

UNIVERSAL

Tears Roll Down: Greatest Hits 82 - 92 by Tears for Fears
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41

LUCK OF THE DRAW

Bonnie Raitt

29

Last week

30

Weeks

EMI

Luck Of The Draw by Bonnie Raitt
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Platinum record

42

DANGEROUS

Michael Jackson

46

Last week

22

Weeks

SONY

Dangerous by Michael Jackson
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43

LUCKY TOWN

Bruce Springsteen

39

Last week

8

Weeks

SONY

Lucky Town by Bruce Springsteen
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Platinum record

44

WE CAN'T DANCE

Genesis

36

Last week

27

Weeks

VIRGIN

We Can't Dance by Genesis
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45

TOTALLY KROSSED OUT

Kris Kross

1

Weeks

SONY

Totally Krossed Out by Kris Kross
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46

INGENUE

kd lang

28

Last week

7

Weeks

WARNER

Ingenue by kd lang
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47

HENRY'S DREAM

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Henry's Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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48

SOME GIRLS WANDER BY MISTAKE

Sisters of Mercy

27

Last week

2

Weeks

WARNER

Some Girls Wander By Mistake by Sisters of Mercy
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49

MOTHERS MILK

Red Hot Chili Peppers

47

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Mothers Milk by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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50

ARKANSAS TRAVELLER

Michelle Shocked

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Arkansas Traveller by Michelle Shocked
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
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