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

BREAKFAST IN AMERICA

Supertramp

1

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Breakfast In America by Supertramp
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Platinum record

2

VOULEZ-VOUS

Abba

2

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

Voulez-Vous by Abba
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3

THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER

Leo Sayer

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

The Very Best Of Leo Sayer by Leo Sayer
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4

BOB DYLAN AT BUDOKAN

Bob Dylan

3

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Bob Dylan At Budokan by Bob Dylan
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5

RICKIE LEE JONES

Rickie Lee Jones

7

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Rickie Lee Jones by Rickie Lee Jones
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Platinum record

6

PARALLEL LINES

Blondie

4

Last week

18

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Parallel Lines by Blondie
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Platinum record

7

DON'T WALK BOOGIE

Various

5

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI/CBS

Don't Walk Boogie by Various
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8

THE CARS

The Cars

8

Last week

33

Weeks

WEA

The Cars by The Cars
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9

MANIFESTO

Roxy Music

18

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Manifesto by Roxy Music
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10

ARMED FORCES

Elvis Costello

9

Last week

15

Weeks

WEA

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello
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11

MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD

Talking Heads

6

Last week

17

Weeks

WEA

More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
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Platinum record

12

SPIRITS HAVE FLOWN

Bee Gees

13

Last week

12

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Spirits Have Flown by Bee Gees
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13

MINUTE BY MINUTE

Doobie Brothers

10

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Minute By Minute by Doobie Brothers
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14

GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS

George Thorogood & The Destroyers

11

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

George Thorogood And The Destroyers by George Thorogood & The Destroyers
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15

WAVE

Patti Smith

12

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

Wave by Patti Smith
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Platinum record

16

DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits

17

Last week

24

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
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17

CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN

Cheap Trick

22

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Cheap Trick At Budokan by Cheap Trick
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18

NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES

Ian Dury

14

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

New Boots And Panties by Ian Dury
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19

2 HOT

Peaches & Herb

19

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

2 Hot by Peaches & Herb
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Platinum record

20

A SINGLE MAN

Elton John

27

Last week

24

Weeks

POLYGRAM

A Single Man by Elton John
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Platinum record

21

52ND STREET

Billy Joel

16

Last week

23

Weeks

CBS

52Nd Street by Billy Joel
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Platinum record

22

WAR OF THE WORLDS

Jeff Wayne

24

Last week

36

Weeks

SONY

War Of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne
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23

TALKING HEADS '77

Talking Heads

21

Last week

14

Weeks

PHONOGRAM

Talking Heads '77 by Talking Heads
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Platinum record

24

CRIME OF THE CENTURY

Supertramp

28

Last week

109

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
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Platinum record

25

BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN

Rod Stewart

31

Last week

24

Weeks

WEA

Blondes Have More Fun by Rod Stewart
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Platinum record

26

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Pink Floyd

40

Last week

156

Weeks

Get

CAPITOL/EMI

Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
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27

MUSIC FOR FILMS

Brian Eno

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Music For Films by Brian Eno
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28

AGAINST THE GRAIN

Phoebe Snow

25

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Against The Grain by Phoebe Snow
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29

LIVING INSIDE YOUR LOVE

George Benson

36

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Living Inside Your Love by George Benson
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30

GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

Elton John

15

Last week

79

Weeks

MERCURY UK/POLYGRAM

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
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31

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

Devo

34

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Q. Are We Not Men? A. No We Are Devo by Devo
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Platinum record

32

STRANGER IN TOWN

Bob Seger

30

Last week

44

Weeks

EMI

Stranger In Town by Bob Seger
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33

THE BELLS

Lou Reed

20

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

The Bells by Lou Reed
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34

FRENZY

Split Enz

32

Last week

12

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Frenzy by Split Enz
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35

THE ONLY ONES

The Only Ones

29

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

The Only Ones by The Only Ones
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36

NEW VALUES

Iggy Pop

23

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

New Values by Iggy Pop
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Platinum record

37

20 GOLDEN GREATS

Beach Boys

42

Last week

16

Weeks

EMI

20 Golden Greats by Beach Boys
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38

THE STRANGER

Billy Joel

33

Last week

64

Weeks

CBS

The Stranger by Billy Joel
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39

EARTH, WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL 1

Earth, Wind and Fire

26

Last week

19

Weeks

CBS

Earth, Wind & Fire Greatest Hits Vol 1 by Earth, Wind and Fire
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40

MORNING HAS BROKEN

Val Doonigan

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Morning Has Broken by Val Doonigan
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41

CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS?

Supertramp

49

Last week

90

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Crisis?  What Crisis? by Supertramp
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42

COMES A TIME

Neil Young

40

Last week

32

Weeks

WEA

Comes A Time by Neil Young
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43

MUSIC BOX DANCER

Frank Mills

37

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Music Box Dancer by Frank Mills
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44

WISH YOU WERE HERE

Pink Floyd

29

Last week

57

Weeks

PHONOGRAM

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
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45

TOTO

Toto

47

Last week

14

Weeks

CBS

Toto by Toto
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46

PLASTIC LETTERS

Blondie

38

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Plastic Letters by Blondie
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47

STARDUST

Willie Nelson

35

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Stardust by Willie Nelson
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Platinum record

48

GREATEST HITS VOL II

Barbra Streisand

48

Last week

19

Weeks

CBS

Greatest Hits Vol Ii by Barbra Streisand
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49

SHEIK YER BOUTI

Frank Zappa

1

Weeks

CBS

Sheik Yer Bouti by Frank Zappa
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50

GREATEST HITS

Little River Band

41

Last week

24

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits by Little River Band
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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