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

DON'T WALK BOOGIE

Various

1

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI/CBS

Don't Walk Boogie by Various
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2

BREAKFAST IN AMERICA

Supertramp

2

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Breakfast In America by Supertramp
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Platinum record

3

SPIRITS HAVE FLOWN

Bee Gees

3

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Spirits Have Flown by Bee Gees
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4

PARALLEL LINES

Blondie

4

Last week

12

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Parallel Lines by Blondie
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5

MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD

Talking Heads

12

Last week

11

Weeks

WEA

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
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6

THE CARS

The Cars

11

Last week

27

Weeks

WEA

The Cars by The Cars
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7

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

Devo

20

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Q. Are We Not Men? A. No We Are Devo by Devo
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8

A SINGLE MAN

Elton John

6

Last week

18

Weeks

POLYGRAM

A Single Man by Elton John
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9

MINUTE BY MINUTE

Doobie Brothers

10

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Minute By Minute by Doobie Brothers
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Platinum record

10

DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits

9

Last week

18

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
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11

ARMED FORCES

Elvis Costello

19

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello
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12

NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES

Ian Dury

14

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury
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Platinum record

13

BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN

Rod Stewart

7

Last week

18

Weeks

WEA

Blondes Have More Fun by Rod Stewart
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Platinum record

14

52ND STREET

Billy Joel

8

Last week

17

Weeks

CBS

52Nd Street by Billy Joel
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Platinum record

15

MARTY ROBBINS 20 SMASH HITS

Marty Robbins

5

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Marty Robbins 20 Smash Hits by Marty Robbins
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16

AGAINST THE GRAIN

Phoebe Snow

23

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Against The Grain by Phoebe Snow
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17

MANIFESTO

Roxy Music

16

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Manifesto by Roxy Music
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Platinum record

18

20 GOLDEN GREATS

Beach Boys

17

Last week

10

Weeks

EMI

20 Golden Greats by Beach Boys
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19

LIVING INSIDE YOUR LOVE

George Benson

34

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Living Inside Your Love by George Benson
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20

FRENZY

Split Enz

13

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Frenzy by Split Enz
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Platinum record

21

STRANGER IN TOWN

Bob Seger

15

Last week

38

Weeks

EMI

Stranger In Town by Bob Seger
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22

INNER SECRETS

Santana

28

Last week

16

Weeks

CBS

Inner Secrets by Santana
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23

EARTH, WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL 1

Earth, Wind and Fire

18

Last week

13

Weeks

CBS

Earth, Wind & Fire Greatest Hits Vol 1 by Earth, Wind and Fire
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Platinum record

24

WAR OF THE WORLDS

Jeff Wayne

27

Last week

30

Weeks

SONY

War Of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
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25

INCANTATIONS

Mike Oldfield

25

Last week

5

Weeks

RTC

Incantations by Mike Oldfield
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Platinum record

26

CRIME OF THE CENTURY

Supertramp

36

Last week

103

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
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27

LIVING INSIDE YOUR LOVE

George Benson

21

Last week

15

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Living Inside Your Love by George Benson
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28

TOTO

Toto

26

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Toto by Toto
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29

COMES A TIME

Neil Young

22

Last week

26

Weeks

WEA

Comes A Time by Neil Young
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30

TALKING HEADS '77

Talking Heads

23

Last week

8

Weeks

PHONOGRAM

Talking Heads '77 by Talking Heads
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31

GO WEST

Village People

1

Weeks

RCA

Go West by Village People
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32

KAYA

Bob Marley and the Wailers

24

Last week

42

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Kaya by Bob Marley and the Wailers
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Platinum record

33

BAT OUT OF HELL

Meat Loaf

30

Last week

40

Weeks

Get

CBS

Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf
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34

THE STRANGER

Billy Joel

33

Last week

59

Weeks

CBS

The Stranger by Billy Joel
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35

BRIEFCASE FULL OF BLUES

Blues Brothers

1

Weeks

WEA

Briefcase Full Of Blues by Blues Brothers
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Platinum record

36

STEELY DAN GREATEST HITS

Steely Dan

37

Last week

17

Weeks

RCA

Steely Dan Greatest Hits by Steely Dan
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37

THIS HEART THIS SONG

Sharon O'Neill

38

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

This Heart This Song by Sharon O'Neill
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38

DESTINY

The Jacksons

37

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Destiny by The Jacksons
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39

GREATEST HITS

Little River Band

39

Last week

18

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits by Little River Band
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Platinum record

40

CLASSIC ROCK

London Symphony Orchestra

35

Last week

14

Weeks

RCA

Classic Rock by London Symphony Orchestra
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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