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

LOVE SONGS

Elton John

6

Last week

4

Weeks

MERCURY/POLYGRAM

Love Songs by Elton John
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Platinum record

2

DAYDREAM

Mariah Carey

5

Last week

10

Weeks

SONY

Daydream by Mariah Carey
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Platinum record

3

THE MEMORY OF TREES

Enya

4

Last week

3

Weeks

WARNER

The Memory Of Trees by Enya
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Platinum record

4

MADE IN HEAVEN

Queen

1

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Made In Heaven by Queen
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Platinum record

5

ONCE BITTEN, TWICE BITTEN

The Exponents

8

Last week

3

Weeks

WARNER

Once Bitten, Twice Bitten by The Exponents
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Platinum record

6

ANTHOLOGY 1

The Beatles

2

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Anthology 1 by The Beatles
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Platinum record

7

CRACKED REAR VIEW

Hootie & The Blowfish

7

Last week

29

Weeks

WARNER

Cracked Rear View by Hootie & The Blowfish
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Platinum record

8

DANGEROUS MINDS OST

Various

3

Last week

8

Weeks

MCA/BMG

Dangerous Minds OST by Various
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Platinum record

9

HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

Michael Jackson

13

Last week

27

Weeks

SONY

History:  Past, Present And Future by Michael Jackson
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Platinum record

10

THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE

Celine Dion

10

Last week

57

Weeks

SONY

The Colour Of My Love by Celine Dion
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Platinum record

11

DON'T BORE US, GET TO THE CHORUS

Roxette

11

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus by Roxette
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Platinum record

12

LIFE

Simply Red

16

Last week

10

Weeks

WARNER

Life by Simply Red
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Platinum record

13

BEST OF VOLUME TWO

UB40

9

Last week

7

Weeks

VIRGIN

Best Of Volume Two by UB40
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Platinum record

14

GREATEST HITS 1985 - 95

Michael Bolton

12

Last week

11

Weeks

SONY

Greatest Hits 1985 - 95 by Michael Bolton
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Platinum record

15

DESIGN OF A DECADE - BEST OF

Janet Jackson

15

Last week

9

Weeks

A&M/POLYGRAM

Design Of A Decade - Best Of by Janet Jackson
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16

GANGSTA'S PARADISE

Coolio

14

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio
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17

WHATS THE STORY MORNING GLORY?

Oasis

21

Last week

9

Weeks

SONY

Whats The Story Morning Glory? by Oasis
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18

KEEP ON CHOOGLIN'

Creedence Clearwater Revival

23

Last week

6

Weeks

FMR

Keep On Chooglin' by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Platinum record

19

VAULT

Def Leppard

17

Last week

7

Weeks

MERCURY/POLYGRAM

Vault by Def Leppard
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Platinum record

20

MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS

Smashing Pumpkins

18

Last week

8

Weeks

VIRGIN

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by Smashing Pumpkins
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Platinum record

21

HELL FREEZES OVER

The Eagles

20

Last week

18

Weeks

Get

BMG

Hell Freezes Over by The Eagles
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22

THIS IS MY LIFE

Sir Howard Morrison

37

Last week

5

Weeks

BMG

This Is My Life by Sir Howard Morrison
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23

GREATEST HITS

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble

25

Last week

6

Weeks

SONY

Greatest Hits by Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble
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24

SOMETHING TO REMEMBER

Madonna

34

Last week

4

Weeks

WARNER

Something To Remember by Madonna
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25

STRIPPED

The Rolling Stones

31

Last week

4

Weeks

VIRGIN

Stripped by The Rolling Stones
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26

ACTUAL MILES - HENLEY'S GREATEST HITS

Don Henley

24

Last week

3

Weeks

MCA/UNIVERSAL

Actual Miles - Henley's Greatest Hits by Don Henley
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27

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Mariah Carey

29

Last week

5

Weeks

SONY

Merry Christmas by Mariah Carey
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28

111 (TEMPLES OF BOOM)

Cypress Hill

19

Last week

6

Weeks

SONY

111 (Temples Of Boom) by Cypress Hill
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29

MORE THAN THIS - THE BEST OF

Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music

47

Last week

6

Weeks

VIRGIN/EMI

More Than This - The Best Of by Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music
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Platinum record

30

THROWING COPPER

Live

26

Last week

29

Weeks

UNIVERSAL

Throwing Copper by Live
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31

WHALER

Sophie B Hawkins

30

Last week

10

Weeks

SONY

Whaler by Sophie B Hawkins
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32

ALL YOU CAN EAT

kd lang

29

Last week

9

Weeks

WARNER

All You Can Eat by kd lang
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33

BIZARRE FRUIT / ELEGANT SLUMMING

M People

1

Weeks

BMG

Bizarre Fruit / Elegant Slumming by M People
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34

BOOMBASTIC

Shaggy

28

Last week

10

Weeks

VIRGIN

Boombastic by Shaggy
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35

25TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM

Suzanne Prentice

1

Weeks

TRISTAR/SONY

25Th Anniversary Album by Suzanne Prentice
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36

JAGGED LITTLE PILL

Alanis Morissette

40

Last week

16

Weeks

WARNER

Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
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37

THE BRIDGE

Ace of Base

36

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYDOR/POLYGRAM

The Bridge by Ace of Base
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38

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS 1

Passengers

35

Last week

5

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Original Soundtracks 1 by Passengers
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39

WAITING TO EXHALE OST

Various

27

Last week

2

Weeks

BMG

Waiting To Exhale OST by Various
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40

FINN

The Finn Brothers

22

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

Finn by The Finn Brothers
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Platinum record

41

CHRISTMAS COLLECTION

Sir Howard Morrison

49

Last week

3

Weeks

BMG

Christmas Collection by Sir Howard Morrison
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42

BOX OF BIRDS

The Mutton Birds

45

Last week

3

Weeks

VIRGIN

Box Of Birds by The Mutton Birds
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43

WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Meat Loaf

32

Last week

5

Weeks

VIRGIN

Welcome To The Neighbourhood by Meat Loaf
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Platinum record

44

PULSE

Pink Floyd

44

Last week

25

Weeks

SONY

Pulse by Pink Floyd
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45

MIRACLES - THE HOLIDAY ALBUM

Kenny G

46

Last week

4

Weeks

BMG

Miracles - The Holiday Album by Kenny G
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Platinum record

46

NO NEED TO ARGUE

The Cranberries

33

Last week

56

Weeks

POLYGRAM

No Need To Argue by The Cranberries
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47

BEAUTIFUL PAN FLUTES VOL 1

Max Lines

1

Weeks

BMG

Beautiful Pan Flutes Vol 1 by Max Lines
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48

THE 20 GREATEST CHRISTMAS SONGS

Boney M

1

Weeks

BMG

The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs by Boney M
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49

SEAL I/II

Seal

39

Last week

11

Weeks

WARNER

Seal I/Ii by Seal
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50

GARBAGE

Garbage

38

Last week

15

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Garbage by Garbage
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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