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

HARD PROMISES

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

1

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Hard Promises by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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2

UNKNOWN PLEASURES

Joy Division

2

Last week

3

Weeks

RTC

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
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3

FAITH

The Cure

5

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Faith by The Cure
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4

FACE DANCES

The Who

4

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Face Dances by The Who
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5

FLOWERS

Icehouse

7

Last week

19

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Flowers by Icehouse
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Platinum record

6

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

8

Last week

27

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
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7

ANOTHER TICKET

Eric Clapton

3

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Another Ticket by Eric Clapton
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8

VIENNA

Ultravox

14

Last week

22

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Vienna by Ultravox
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9

ARC OF A DIVER

Steve Winwood

10

Last week

12

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood
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10

SUCKING IN THE SEVENTIES

Rolling Stones

6

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

Sucking In The Seventies by Rolling Stones
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Platinum record

11

REVERIES

Richard Clayderman

13

Last week

15

Weeks

WEA

Reveries by Richard Clayderman
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12

FACE VALUE

Phil Collins

12

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Face Value by Phil Collins
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Platinum record

13

WAIATA

Split Enz

16

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Waiata by Split Enz
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14

HEY

Julio Iglesias

11

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Hey by Julio Iglesias
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Platinum record

15

MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT

Gheorghe Zamfir

15

Last week

61

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Music By Candlelight by Gheorghe Zamfir
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Platinum record

16

FLESH AND BLOOD

Roxy Music

18

Last week

42

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Flesh And Blood by Roxy Music
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17

SWINGSHIFT

Cold Chisel

17

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Swingshift by Cold Chisel
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18

BOY

U2

22

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Boy by U2
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19

JOURNEYS TO GLORY

Spandau Ballet

21

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Journeys To Glory by Spandau Ballet
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20

IPI TOMBI

Original Cast Recording

9

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Ipi Tombi by Original Cast Recording
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21

BLACK MARKET CLASH

The Clash

19

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Black Market Clash by The Clash
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22

SEVENTEEN SECONDS

The Cure

26

Last week

46

Weeks

CBS

Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
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23

LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER

The Moody Blues

1

Weeks

EMI

Long Distance Voyager by The Moody Blues
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24

I BELIEVE IN YOU

Don Williams

47

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

I Believe In You by Don Williams
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25

THE BEST OF

Harry Belafonte

23

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

The Best Of by Harry Belafonte
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26

CLASSICS BY CANDLELIGHT

Gheorghe Zamfir

25

Last week

21

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Classics By Candlelight by Gheorghe Zamfir
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Platinum record

27

TRUE COLOURS

Split Enz

30

Last week

67

Weeks

POLYGRAM

True Colours by Split Enz
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28

STRAY CATS

Stray Cats

33

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

Stray Cats by Stray Cats
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29

SOUND AFFECTS

Jam

37

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Sound Affects by Jam
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30

ZEBOP!

Santana

24

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Zebop! by Santana
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Platinum record

31

DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits

39

Last week

64

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
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32

EAST

Cold Chisel

50

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

East by Cold Chisel
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33

BEING WITH YOU

Smokey Robinson

20

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

Being With You by Smokey Robinson
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Platinum record

34

HOTTER THAN JULY

Stevie Wonder

35

Last week

29

Weeks

EMI

Hotter Than July by Stevie Wonder
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35

WINE LIGHT

Grover Washington Jnr

43

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Wine Light by Grover Washington Jnr
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Platinum record

36

DOUBLE FANTASY

John Lennon & Yoko Ono

29

Last week

28

Weeks

WEA

Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
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Platinum record

37

FREEDOM OF CHOICE

Devo

38

Last week

50

Weeks

WEA

Freedom Of Choice by Devo
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38

VISAGE

Visage

34

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Visage by Visage
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Platinum record

39

BALLADS

The Beatles

27

Last week

12

Weeks

EMI

Ballads by The Beatles
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40

KILIMANJARO

Teardrop Explodes

42

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Kilimanjaro by Teardrop Explodes
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41

LOVERBOY

Loverboy

50

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Loverboy by Loverboy
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42

SHADES

JJ Cale

28

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Shades by JJ Cale
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43

SINSEMILLA

Black Uhuru

38

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Sinsemilla by Black Uhuru
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44

THE JAZZ SINGER

Neil Diamond

36

Last week

11

Weeks

EMI

The Jazz Singer by Neil Diamond
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45

BOYS DON'T CRY

The Cure

41

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
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46

AMIGO

Black Slate

40

Last week

10

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Amigo by Black Slate
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47

CHRISTOPHER CROSS

Christopher Cross

45

Last week

31

Weeks

WEA

Christopher Cross by Christopher Cross
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48

COMMUNIQUE

Dire Straits

49

Last week

20

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Communique by Dire Straits
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49

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Pink Floyd

31

Last week

251

Weeks

Get

CAPITOL/EMI

Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
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50

MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS

David Byrne & Brian Eno

47

Last week

11

Weeks

WEA

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by David Byrne & Brian Eno
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
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