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

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Men at Work

1

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Business As Usual by Men at Work
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2

GREATEST HITS

Joe Cocker

2

Last week

16

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits by Joe Cocker
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3

DURAN DURAN

Duran Duran

3

Last week

12

Weeks

EMI

Duran Duran by Duran Duran
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4

GOLDEN MEMORIES

Harry Secombe and Moira Anderson

5

Last week

3

Weeks

MW

Golden Memories by Harry Secombe and Moira Anderson
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Platinum record

5

TATTOO YOU

Rolling Stones

6

Last week

23

Weeks

EMI

Tattoo You by Rolling Stones
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Platinum record

6

GEORGE BENSON COLLECTION

George Benson

10

Last week

13

Weeks

WEA

George Benson Collection by George Benson
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7

FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK

AC/DC

23

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

For Those About To Rock by AC/DC
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Platinum record

8

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

9

Last week

59

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

9

GREATEST HITS: REMASTERED

Queen

11

Last week

15

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits:  Remastered by Queen
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10

CATS & DOGS

Mental As Anything

7

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Cats & Dogs by Mental As Anything
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11

STILL

Joy Division

4

Last week

3

Weeks

RTC

Still by Joy Division
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12

SHAKE IT UP

The Cars

18

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Shake It Up by The Cars
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Platinum record

13

BEST OF BLONDIE

Blondie

13

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Best Of Blondie by Blondie
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14

NIGHTCLUBBING

Grace Jones

28

Last week

24

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
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Platinum record

15

COMPLETION BACKWARD PRINCIPLE

The Tubes

14

Last week

26

Weeks

EMI

Completion Backward Principle by The Tubes
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16

DARE

The Human League

17

Last week

10

Weeks

RTC

Dare by The Human League
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17

NEW TRADITIONALISTS

Devo

16

Last week

21

Weeks

WEA

New Traditionalists by Devo
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Platinum record

18

SIMON & GARFUNKEL COLLECTION

Simon & Garfunkel

27

Last week

11

Weeks

CBS

Simon & Garfunkel Collection by Simon & Garfunkel
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19

CHARIOTS OF FIRE

Vangelis

12

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Chariots Of Fire by Vangelis
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20

WE NEVER CLOSE

Pink Flamingos

15

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

We Never Close by Pink Flamingos
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21

NIGHT ATTACK

The Angels

33

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Night Attack by The Angels
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22

FOREIGNER 4

Foreigner

31

Last week

20

Weeks

WEA

Foreigner 4 by Foreigner
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23

LOVE SONGS

Cliff Richard

1

Weeks

EMI

Love Songs by Cliff Richard
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Platinum record

24

GHOST IN THE MACHINE

The Police

25

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Ghost In The Machine by The Police
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Platinum record

25

HOOKED ON CLASSICS

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

8

Last week

18

Weeks

K-TEL

Hooked On Classics by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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26

GET LUCKY

Loverboy

24

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Get Lucky by Loverboy
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27

RAGE IN EDEN

Ultravox

26

Last week

16

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rage In Eden by Ultravox
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28

FREEZE FRAME

J Geils Band

1

Weeks

EMI

Freeze Frame by J Geils Band
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Platinum record

29

REVERIES

Richard Clayderman

21

Last week

47

Weeks

WEA

Reveries by Richard Clayderman
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Platinum record

30

FREEDOM OF CHOICE

Devo

38

Last week

65

Weeks

WEA

Freedom Of Choice by Devo
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31

ROCK CLASSICS

London Symphony Orchestra

19

Last week

4

Weeks

K-TEL

Rock Classics by London Symphony Orchestra
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32

DANGEROUS ACQUAINTANCES

Marianne Faithfull

41

Last week

12

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Dangerous Acquaintances by Marianne Faithfull
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33

BACK IN BLACK

AC/DC

32

Last week

17

Weeks

FMR

Back In Black by AC/DC
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Platinum record

34

FLOWERS

Icehouse

22

Last week

51

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Flowers by Icehouse
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Platinum record

35

VERY BEST OF ELTON JOHN

Elton John

40

Last week

14

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Very Best Of Elton John by Elton John
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36

DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP

AC/DC

48

Last week

20

Weeks

EMI

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC
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37

WALK UNDER LADDERS

Joan Armatrading

33

Last week

13

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Walk Under Ladders by Joan Armatrading
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38

PRIVATE EYES

Daryl Hall & John Oates

1

Weeks

RCA

Private Eyes by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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39

BELLA DONNA

Stevie Nicks

30

Last week

21

Weeks

WEA

Bella Donna by Stevie Nicks
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40

THE HALL & OATES COLLECTION

Daryl Hall & John Oates

1

Weeks

RCA

The Hall & Oates Collection by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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41

WIRED FOR SOUND

Cliff Richard

45

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Wired For Sound by Cliff Richard
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42

THE CATHERINE WHEEL

David Byrne

1

Weeks

WEA

The Catherine Wheel by David Byrne
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43

BEST OF BOWIE

David Bowie

47

Last week

9

Weeks

Get

K-TEL

Best Of Bowie by David Bowie
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Platinum record

44

MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT

Gheorghe Zamfir

46

Last week

92

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Music By Candlelight by Gheorghe Zamfir
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45

MOB RULES

Black Sabbath

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Mob Rules by Black Sabbath
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46

THE BEST OF THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER

The Manhattan Transfer

46

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

The Best Of The Manhattan Transfer by The Manhattan Transfer
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47

BELIEVERS

Don McLean

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Believers by Don McLean
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48

HOOKED ON SWING

Bob James

20

Last week

8

Weeks

K-TEL

Hooked On Swing by Bob James
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49

CLAYDERMAN IN CONCERT

Richard Clayderman

36

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Clayderman In Concert by Richard Clayderman
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50

HIGHWAY TO HELL

AC/DC

49

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

Highway To Hell by AC/DC
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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