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

GLITTERING PRIZE 81 - 92

Simple Minds

1

Last week

7

Weeks

VIRGIN

Glittering Prize 81 - 92 by Simple Minds
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Platinum record

2

UNPLUGGED

Eric Clapton

2

Last week

14

Weeks

WARNER

Unplugged by Eric Clapton
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3

LIVE: COLLECTORS EDITION

AC/DC

6

Last week

3

Weeks

FMR

Live:  Collectors Edition by AC/DC
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Platinum record

4

ABBA GOLD

Abba

4

Last week

5

Weeks

UNIVERSAL

Abba Gold by Abba
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5

BEST OF HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS

Huey Lewis & The News

7

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Best Of Huey Lewis & The News by Huey Lewis & The News
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6

ONCE IN A LIFETIME

Talking Heads

5

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Once In A Lifetime by Talking Heads
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7

THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION

Joe Cocker

8

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

The Essential Collection by Joe Cocker
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8

AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE

R.E.M.

3

Last week

8

Weeks

WARNER

Automatic For The People by R.E.M.
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9

COOLEYHIGHHARMONY

Boyz II Men

11

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Cooleyhighharmony by Boyz II Men
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10

WHAT HITS?

Red Hot Chili Peppers

9

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

What Hits? by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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11

GREATEST HITS

Electric Light Orchestra

13

Last week

3

Weeks

SONY

Greatest Hits by Electric Light Orchestra
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12

THE FREDDIE MERCURY ALBUM

Freddie Mercury

1

Weeks

EMI

The Freddie Mercury Album by Freddie Mercury
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Platinum record

13

DANGEROUS

Michael Jackson

10

Last week

33

Weeks

SONY

Dangerous by Michael Jackson
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Platinum record

14

THE BEST OF BELINDA

Belinda Carlisle

19

Last week

10

Weeks

VIRGIN

The Best Of Belinda by Belinda Carlisle
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15

CALIFORNIA GOLD

Beach Boys

15

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

California Gold by Beach Boys
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16

US

Peter Gabriel

18

Last week

6

Weeks

VIRGIN

Us by Peter Gabriel
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17

III SIDES TO EVERY STORY

Extreme

12

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Iii Sides To Every Story by Extreme
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Platinum record

18

GREATEST HITS: REMASTERED

Queen

28

Last week

80

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits:  Remastered by Queen
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19

THE VERY BEST OF THE BEE GEES

Bee Gees

16

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Very Best Of The Bee Gees by Bee Gees
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Platinum record

20

SOME GAVE ALL

BillyRayCyrus

22

Last week

12

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Some Gave All by BillyRayCyrus
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Platinum record

21

HEPFIDELITY

Diesel

36

Last week

26

Weeks

EMI

Hepfidelity by Diesel
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22

LOVE DELUXE

Sade

27

Last week

3

Weeks

SONY

Love Deluxe by Sade
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23

HONEYMOON IN VEGAS OST

Various

20

Last week

4

Weeks

SONY

Honeymoon In Vegas OST by Various
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24

EROTICA

Madonna

17

Last week

6

Weeks

WARNER

Erotica by Madonna
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25

HARVEST MOON

Neil Young

25

Last week

4

Weeks

WARNER

Harvest Moon by Neil Young
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26

100 SONGS YOU KNOW BY HEART

John McSweeney

31

Last week

3

Weeks

BMG

100 Songs You Know By Heart by John McSweeney
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Platinum record

27

VERY BEST OF

Supertramp

29

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Very Best Of by Supertramp
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Platinum record

28

BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAJIK

Red Hot Chili Peppers

23

Last week

57

Weeks

WARNER

Blood Sugar Sex Majik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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29

DIVA

Annie Lennox

14

Last week

19

Weeks

BMG

Diva by Annie Lennox
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30

GREATEST HITS

Gloria Estefan

21

Last week

2

Weeks

SONY

Greatest Hits by Gloria Estefan
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Platinum record

31

USE YOUR ILLUSION II

Guns N' Roses

37

Last week

42

Weeks

BMG

Use Your Illusion Ii by Guns N' Roses
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Platinum record

32

USE YOUR ILLUSION I

Guns N' Roses

48

Last week

43

Weeks

BMG

Use Your Illusion I by Guns N' Roses
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33

TIMELESS CLASSICS

Michael Bolton

32

Last week

2

Weeks

SONY

Timeless Classics by Michael Bolton
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34

NIGHT CALLS

Joe Cocker

24

Last week

25

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Night Calls by Joe Cocker
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35

LOVE SYMBOL

Prince

26

Last week

7

Weeks

WARNER

Love Symbol by Prince
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36

BACK TO THE LIGHT

Brian May

1

Weeks

EMI

Back To The Light by Brian May
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37

BOOM BOOM

John Lee Hooker

45

Last week

2

Weeks

VIRGIN

Boom Boom by John Lee Hooker
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38

AMUSED TO DEATH

Roger Waters

30

Last week

9

Weeks

SONY

Amused To Death by Roger Waters
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Platinum record

39

STARS

Simply Red

35

Last week

56

Weeks

WARNER

Stars by Simply Red
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40

POP: THE FIRST 20 HITS

Erasure

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Pop:  The First 20 Hits by Erasure
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41

THE ONE

Elton John

50

Last week

12

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The One by Elton John
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42

IT'S MY SIN

Jan Hellriegel

40

Last week

11

Weeks

WARNER

It's My Sin by Jan Hellriegel
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43

HOMEBREW

Neneh Cherry

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Homebrew by Neneh Cherry
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44

THE MUTTON BIRDS

The Mutton Birds

35

Last week

14

Weeks

VIRGIN

The Mutton Birds by The Mutton Birds
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45

MTV UNPLUGGED

Mariah Carey

43

Last week

19

Weeks

SONY

Mtv Unplugged by Mariah Carey
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Platinum record

46

GREATEST HITS 1

Queen

39

Last week

48

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits 1 by Queen
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47

GROWING UP IN PUBLIC

Jimmy Nail

44

Last week

3

Weeks

WARNER

Growing Up In Public by Jimmy Nail
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48

DIRT

Alice In Chains

49

Last week

3

Weeks

SONY

Dirt by Alice In Chains
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49

GREATEST HITS

Kylie Minogue

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Greatest Hits by Kylie Minogue
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50

FIREBOY

G W McLennan

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Fireboy by G W McLennan
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
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Fastest rising titles inside this week’s chart
15,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 7,500 for albums
30,000 sales/stream equivalent for singles and 15,000 for albums