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

WAIATA

Split Enz

1

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Waiata by Split Enz
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Platinum record

2

BALLADS

The Beatles

23

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Ballads by The Beatles
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3

CLASSICS BY CANDLELIGHT

Gheorghe Zamfir

27

Last week

12

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Classics By Candlelight by Gheorghe Zamfir
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Platinum record

4

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

5

Last week

18

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
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5

REVERIES

Richard Clayderman

25

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Reveries by Richard Clayderman
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6

SOUND AFFECTS

Jam

2

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Sound Affects by Jam
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7

FACE VALUE

Phil Collins

6

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Face Value by Phil Collins
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8

ARC OF A DIVER

Steve Winwood

8

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood
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Platinum record

9

HOTTER THAN JULY

Stevie Wonder

3

Last week

20

Weeks

EMI

Hotter Than July by Stevie Wonder
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Platinum record

10

FLESH AND BLOOD

Roxy Music

7

Last week

33

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Flesh And Blood by Roxy Music
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Platinum record

11

DOUBLE FANTASY

John Lennon & Yoko Ono

4

Last week

19

Weeks

WEA

Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
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Platinum record

12

MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT

Gheorghe Zamfir

31

Last week

52

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Music By Candlelight by Gheorghe Zamfir
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13

KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER

Adam and the Ants

11

Last week

10

Weeks

CBS

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam and the Ants
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Platinum record

14

TRUE COLOURS

Split Enz

15

Last week

58

Weeks

POLYGRAM

True Colours by Split Enz
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15

FREEDOM OF CHOICE

Devo

13

Last week

41

Weeks

WEA

Freedom Of Choice by Devo
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16

FLOWERS

Icehouse

19

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Flowers by Icehouse
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17

TRUST

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

1

Weeks

WEA

Trust by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
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18

AMIGO

Black Slate

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Amigo by Black Slate
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19

MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS

David Byrne & Brian Eno

9

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by David Byrne & Brian Eno
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20

MAKING WAVES

The Nolans

10

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Making Waves by The Nolans
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Platinum record

21

GREATEST HITS

Dr Hook

12

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits by Dr Hook
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22

AUTOAMERICAN

Blondie

16

Last week

15

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Autoamerican by Blondie
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Platinum record

23

ZENYATTA MONDATTA

The Police

18

Last week

19

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Zenyatta Mondatta by The Police
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Platinum record

24

GREATEST HITS

Anne Murray

14

Last week

14

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits by Anne Murray
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25

SUDDEN EXPOSURE

The Knobz

21

Last week

3

Weeks

WARNER

Sudden Exposure by The Knobz
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26

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Pink Floyd

26

Last week

242

Weeks

Get

CAPITOL/EMI

Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
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27

DAVE MCARTNEY AND THE PINK FLAMINGOS

Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos

17

Last week

12

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dave McArtney And The Pink Flamingos by Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
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28

SEVENTEEN SECONDS

The Cure

32

Last week

37

Weeks

CBS

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
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29

DAD LOVES HIS WORK

James Taylor

1

Weeks

CBS

Dad Loves His Work by James Taylor
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30

PARADISE THEATRE

Styx

38

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Paradise Theatre by Styx
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Platinum record

31

DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits

29

Last week

55

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
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32

GAUCHO

Steely Dan

20

Last week

17

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Gaucho by Steely Dan
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Platinum record

33

GUILTY

Barbra Streisand

45

Last week

23

Weeks

CBS

Guilty by Barbra Streisand
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34

HI INFIDELITY

Reo Speedwagon

46

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Hi Infidelity by Reo Speedwagon
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35

VIENNA

Ultravox

36

Last week

13

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Vienna by Ultravox
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36

CRIMES OF PASSION

Pat Benatar

39

Last week

22

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Crimes Of Passion by Pat Benatar
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37

SCARY MONSTERS

David Bowie

37

Last week

29

Weeks

RCA

Scary Monsters by David Bowie
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38

ORGANISATION

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

30

Last week

7

Weeks

RTC

Organisation by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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39

BILL HALEY 1927 - 1981

Bill Haley & The Comets

1

Weeks

K-TEL

Bill Haley 1927 - 1981 by Bill Haley & The Comets
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40

DIVINE MADNESS

Bette Midler

24

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Divine Madness by Bette Midler
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Platinum record

41

BROKEN ENGLISH

Marianne Faithful

45

Last week

29

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Broken English by Marianne Faithful
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42

CHRISTOPHER CROSS

Christopher Cross

35

Last week

22

Weeks

WEA

Christopher Cross by Christopher Cross
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43

THE RIVER

Bruce Springsteen

42

Last week

20

Weeks

CBS

The River by Bruce Springsteen
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44

GREATEST HITS

Waylon Jennings

22

Last week

10

Weeks

RCA

Greatest Hits by Waylon Jennings
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45

BLACK UHURU

Black Uhuru

43

Last week

2

Weeks

RTC

Black Uhuru by Black Uhuru
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Platinum record

46

UPRISING

Bob Marley and the Wailers

49

Last week

26

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Uprising by Bob Marley and the Wailers
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47

CHAMELEON

David Bowie

41

Last week

16

Weeks

RCA

Chameleon by David Bowie
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48

EAGLES LIVE

The Eagles

44

Last week

19

Weeks

WEA/WARNER

Eagles Live by The Eagles
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49

SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS

Dexy's Midnight Runners

28

Last week

12

Weeks

EMI

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexy's Midnight Runners
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50

WINE LIGHT

Grover Washington Jnr

39

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Wine Light by Grover Washington Jnr
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
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