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

SPIRITS HAVE FLOWN

Bee Gees

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Spirits Have Flown by Bee Gees
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2

BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN

Rod Stewart

1

Last week

13

Weeks

WEA

Blondes Have More Fun by Rod Stewart
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3

SMILE

Kamahl

5

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Smile by Kamahl
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Platinum record

4

52ND STREET

Billy Joel

2

Last week

12

Weeks

CBS

52Nd Street by Billy Joel
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5

20 GOLDEN GREATS

Beach Boys

8

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

20 Golden Greats by Beach Boys
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6

DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits

4

Last week

13

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

7

CLASSIC ROCK

London Symphony Orchestra

6

Last week

9

Weeks

RCA

Classic Rock by London Symphony Orchestra
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Platinum record

8

GREATEST HITS VOL II

Barbra Streisand

3

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Greatest Hits Vol Ii by Barbra Streisand
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9

MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD

Talking Heads

7

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
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Platinum record

10

WAR OF THE WORLDS

Jeff Wayne

9

Last week

25

Weeks

SONY

War Of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
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11

THE CARS

The Cars

14

Last week

22

Weeks

WEA

The Cars by The Cars
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12

STRANGER IN TOWN

Bob Seger

10

Last week

33

Weeks

EMI

Stranger In Town by Bob Seger
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13

CRUISIN'

Village People

13

Last week

7

Weeks

RCA

Cruisin' by Village People
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14

EARTH, WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL 1

Earth, Wind and Fire

11

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Earth, Wind & Fire Greatest Hits Vol 1 by Earth, Wind and Fire
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15

YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS

Neil Diamond

12

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

You Don't Bring Me Flowers by Neil Diamond
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16

PARALLEL LINES

Blondie

18

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Parallel Lines by Blondie
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17

ARMED FORCES

Elvis Costello

19

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello
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18

A SINGLE MAN

Elton John

22

Last week

13

Weeks

POLYGRAM

A Single Man by Elton John
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19

THE STRANGER

Billy Joel

16

Last week

54

Weeks

CBS

The Stranger by Billy Joel
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20

COMES A TIME

Neil Young

17

Last week

21

Weeks

WEA

Comes A Time by Neil Young
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21

THIS HEART THIS SONG

Sharon O'Neill

24

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

This Heart This Song by Sharon O'Neill
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22

GREASE SOUNDTRACK

Various

20

Last week

30

Weeks

UNIVERSAL

Grease Soundtrack by Various
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23

GIVE 'EM ENOUGH ROPE

The Clash

15

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Give 'Em Enough Rope by The Clash
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24

KAYA

Bob Marley and the Wailers

21

Last week

37

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Kaya by Bob Marley and the Wailers
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Platinum record

25

BAT OUT OF HELL

Meat Loaf

27

Last week

36

Weeks

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CBS

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf
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26

FRENZY

Split Enz

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Frenzy by Split Enz
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27

LIVING INSIDE YOUR LOVE

George Benson

26

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Living Inside Your Love by George Benson
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28

GREATEST HITS

Little River Band

38

Last week

13

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits by Little River Band
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29

CHANGESONEBOWIE

David Bowie

25

Last week

17

Weeks

RCA

Changesonebowie by David Bowie
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Platinum record

30

SERGEANT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

Various

31

Last week

13

Weeks

PHONOGRAM

Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band by Various
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31

STEELY DAN GREATEST HITS

Steely Dan

28

Last week

13

Weeks

RCA

Steely Dan Greatest Hits by Steely Dan
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32

TOTALLY HOT

Olivia Newton-John

29

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Totally Hot by Olivia Newton-John
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33

BACKLESS

Eric Clapton

34

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Backless by Eric Clapton
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Platinum record

34

NIGHT FLIGHT TO VENUS

Boney M

23

Last week

28

Weeks

WEA

Night Flight To Venus by Boney M
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35

GREATEST HITS

The Commodores

38

Last week

11

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits by The Commodores
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36

STAGE

David Bowie

31

Last week

17

Weeks

RCA

Stage by David Bowie
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37

Q. ARE WE NOT MEN? A. NO WE ARE DEVO

Devo

35

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Q. Are We Not Men? A. No We Are Devo by Devo
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38

TOTO

Toto

37

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Toto by Toto
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39

INNER SECRETS

Santana

32

Last week

11

Weeks

CBS

Inner Secrets by Santana
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40

TALKING HEADS '77

Talking Heads

32

Last week

4

Weeks

PHONOGRAM

Talking Heads '77 by Talking Heads
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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