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

REVERIES

Richard Clayderman

1

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Reveries by Richard Clayderman
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2

CLASSICS BY CANDLELIGHT

Gheorghe Zamfir

2

Last week

15

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Classics By Candlelight by Gheorghe Zamfir
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Platinum record

3

WAIATA

Split Enz

3

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Waiata by Split Enz
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Platinum record

4

BALLADS

The Beatles

5

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Ballads by The Beatles
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Platinum record

5

MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT

Gheorghe Zamfir

4

Last week

55

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Music By Candlelight by Gheorghe Zamfir
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Platinum record

6

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

6

Last week

21

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
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7

FACE VALUE

Phil Collins

7

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Face Value by Phil Collins
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8

ARC OF A DIVER

Steve Winwood

8

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood
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9

OLD TIME COUNTRY MUSIC

Noel Parlane

9

Last week

2

Weeks

M.W.

Old Time Country Music by Noel Parlane
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10

SHADES

JJ Cale

21

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Shades by JJ Cale
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Platinum record

11

FLESH AND BLOOD

Roxy Music

13

Last week

36

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Flesh And Blood by Roxy Music
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12

BEING WITH YOU

Smokey Robinson

27

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Being With You by Smokey Robinson
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13

FLOWERS

Icehouse

15

Last week

13

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Flowers by Icehouse
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Platinum record

14

DOUBLE FANTASY

John Lennon & Yoko Ono

12

Last week

22

Weeks

WEA

Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
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Platinum record

15

HOTTER THAN JULY

Stevie Wonder

10

Last week

23

Weeks

EMI

Hotter Than July by Stevie Wonder
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Platinum record

16

TRUE COLOURS

Split Enz

16

Last week

61

Weeks

POLYGRAM

True Colours by Split Enz
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17

AMIGO

Black Slate

24

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Amigo by Black Slate
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18

STRAY CATS

Stray Cats

18

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Stray Cats by Stray Cats
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19

SINSEMILLA

Black Uhuru

23

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Sinsemilla by Black Uhuru
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20

SOUND AFFECTS

Jam

11

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Sound Affects by Jam
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21

VISAGE

Visage

14

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Visage by Visage
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Platinum record

22

UPRISING

Bob Marley and the Wailers

45

Last week

28

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Uprising by Bob Marley and the Wailers
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23

KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER

Adam and the Ants

17

Last week

13

Weeks

CBS

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam and the Ants
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24

THE JAZZ SINGER

Neil Diamond

48

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

The Jazz Singer by Neil Diamond
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Platinum record

25

FREEDOM OF CHOICE

Devo

19

Last week

44

Weeks

WEA

Freedom Of Choice by Devo
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26

THE COLLECTION

Andy Williams

1

Weeks

CBS

The Collection by Andy Williams
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27

CHRISTOPHER CROSS

Christopher Cross

20

Last week

25

Weeks

WEA

Christopher Cross by Christopher Cross
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28

SEVENTEEN SECONDS

The Cure

25

Last week

40

Weeks

CBS

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
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Platinum record

29

GREATEST HITS

Dr Hook

26

Last week

12

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits by Dr Hook
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30

GUITAR MAN

Elvis Presley

22

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

Guitar Man by Elvis Presley
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31

MELLOW MUSIC

Acker Bilk

32

Last week

2

Weeks

RTC

Mellow Music by Acker Bilk
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32

MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS

David Byrne & Brian Eno

29

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by David Byrne & Brian Eno
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33

AUTOAMERICAN

Blondie

31

Last week

18

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Autoamerican by Blondie
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34

VIENNA

Ultravox

42

Last week

16

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Vienna by Ultravox
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35

BLACK UHURU

Black Uhuru

34

Last week

5

Weeks

RTC

Black Uhuru by Black Uhuru
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36

MAKING WAVES

The Nolans

28

Last week

12

Weeks

CBS

Making Waves by The Nolans
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Platinum record

37

GREATEST HITS

Anne Murray

30

Last week

17

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits by Anne Murray
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Platinum record

38

DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits

35

Last week

58

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
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39

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Pink Floyd

38

Last week

245

Weeks

Get

CAPITOL/EMI

Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
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40

ABSOLUTELY

Madness

33

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Absolutely by Madness
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41

KILLERS

Iron Maiden

1

Weeks

EMI

Killers by Iron Maiden
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42

ONE STEP BEYOND

Madness

36

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

One Step Beyond by Madness
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Platinum record

43

ZENYATTA MONDATTA

The Police

37

Last week

22

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Zenyatta Mondatta by The Police
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44

IN CONCERT

Deep Purple

1

Weeks

EMI

In Concert by Deep Purple
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45

EAST

Cold Chisel

39

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

East by Cold Chisel
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46

ORGANISATION

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

41

Last week

10

Weeks

RTC

Organisation by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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47

CRIMES OF PASSION

Pat Benatar

44

Last week

24

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Crimes Of Passion by Pat Benatar
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48

GAUCHO

Steely Dan

40

Last week

20

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Gaucho by Steely Dan
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49

SCARY MONSTERS

David Bowie

48

Last week

32

Weeks

RCA

Scary Monsters by David Bowie
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50

MONDO BONGO

Boomtown Rats

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Mondo Bongo by Boomtown Rats
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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