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

LOVE OVER GOLD

Dire Straits

1

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
icon

2

TOO-RYE-AY

Dexy's Midnight Runners

3

Last week

9

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Too-Rye-Ay by Dexy's Midnight Runners
icon

3

NEW GOLD DREAM

Simple Minds

2

Last week

5

Weeks

RTC

New Gold Dream by Simple Minds
icon

4

FAME TV SOUNDTRACK

The Kids From Fame

27

Last week

6

Weeks

RCA

Fame Tv Soundtrack by The Kids From Fame
icon

5

PRIMITIVE MAN

Icehouse

5

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Primitive Man by Icehouse
icon
Platinum record

6

MEMORIES

Barbra Streisand

6

Last week

21

Weeks

CBS

Memories by Barbra Streisand
icon

7

NEBRASKA

Bruce Springsteen

7

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
icon

8

THE LEXICON OF LOVE

ABC

8

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC
icon

9

TOTO IV

Toto

9

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Toto IV by Toto
icon

10

FOREVER NOW

Psychedelic Furs

10

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Forever Now by Psychedelic Furs
icon

11

THE NIGHTFLY

Donald Fagen

12

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen
icon
Platinum record

12

AVALON

Roxy Music

14

Last week

21

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Avalon by Roxy Music
icon

13

NIGHT AND DAY

Joe Jackson

11

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Night And Day by Joe Jackson
icon

14

HUNTERS & COLLECTORS

Hunters & Collectors

16

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Hunters & Collectors by Hunters & Collectors
icon

15

NYLON CURTAIN

Billy Joel

13

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Nylon Curtain by Billy Joel
icon

16

VERY BEST OF DON MCLEAN

Don McLean

4

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Very Best Of Don Mclean by Don McLean
icon

17

FABRIQUE

Fashion

15

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Fabrique by Fashion
icon
Platinum record

18

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

21

Last week

94

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
icon

19

NOW YOU SEE ME NOW YOU DON'T

Cliff Richard

24

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

Now You See Me Now You Don't by Cliff Richard
icon

20

CATS

Original Broadway Cast

17

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Cats by Original Broadway Cast
icon

21

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

Flock of Seagulls

25

Last week

14

Weeks

FESTIVAL

A Flock Of Seagulls by Flock of Seagulls
icon

22

THE COLLECTION 1977-1982

The Stranglers

23

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

The Collection 1977-1982 by The Stranglers
icon
Platinum record

23

FLOWERS

Icehouse

36

Last week

59

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Flowers by Icehouse
icon

24

TROPICAL GANGSTERS

Kid Creole & The Coconuts

35

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Tropical Gangsters by Kid Creole & The Coconuts
icon

25

FAME OST

Kids From Fame

32

Last week

13

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Fame OST by Kids From Fame
icon

26

PETER GABRIEL 4

Peter Gabriel

43

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Peter Gabriel 4 by Peter Gabriel
icon

27

EYE IN THE SKY

The Alan Parsons Project

18

Last week

22

Weeks

EMI

Eye In The Sky by The Alan Parsons Project
icon
Platinum record

28

DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits

48

Last week

52

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
icon
Platinum record

29

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Men at Work

22

Last week

40

Weeks

CBS

Business As Usual by Men at Work
icon
Platinum record

30

TIME AND TIDE

Split Enz

26

Last week

29

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Time And Tide by Split Enz
icon

31

SONS & FASCINATION

Simple Minds

19

Last week

14

Weeks

RTC

Sons & Fascination by Simple Minds
icon

32

SHANGO

Santana

40

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Shango by Santana
icon

33

WHEN I DREAM

Suzanne Prentice

33

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

When I Dream by Suzanne Prentice
icon

34

RIO

Duran Duran

30

Last week

23

Weeks

EMI

Rio by Duran Duran
icon

35

MYSTERY

Hot Chocolate

1

Weeks

EMI

Mystery by Hot Chocolate
icon

36

SHEFFIELD STEEL

Joe Cocker

20

Last week

3

Weeks

RTC

Sheffield Steel by Joe Cocker
icon

37

CAT PEOPLE OST

David Bowie

28

Last week

14

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Cat People OST by David Bowie
icon

38

12 BARS FROM MARS

Midge Marsden

42

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

12 Bars From Mars by Midge Marsden
icon
Platinum record

39

CIRCUS ANIMALS

Cold Chisel

37

Last week

32

Weeks

WEA

Circus Animals by Cold Chisel
icon

40

THE BLURRED CRUSADE

The Church

39

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

The Blurred Crusade by The Church
icon
Platinum record

41

NIGHTCLUBBING

Grace Jones

39

Last week

42

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
icon

42

MIRAGE

Fleetwood Mac

43

Last week

17

Weeks

WEA

Mirage by Fleetwood Mac
icon

43

STILL LIFE

Rolling Stones

37

Last week

16

Weeks

EMI

Still Life by Rolling Stones
icon

44

STRANGERS

Dennis O'Brien

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Strangers by Dennis O'Brien
icon

45

VOYEUR

Kim Carnes

29

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Voyeur by Kim Carnes
icon

46

NIGHTBIRDS

Shakatak

35

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Nightbirds by Shakatak
icon

47

SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS

Dexy's Midnight Runners

50

Last week

16

Weeks

EMI

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

48

CHICAGO 16

Chicago

38

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Chicago 16 by Chicago
icon

49

CAN'T STOP THE CLASSICS

London Symphony Orchestra

41

Last week

12

Weeks

K-TEL

Can't Stop The Classics by London Symphony Orchestra
icon

50

REVERIES II

Richard Clayderman

47

Last week

16

Weeks

WEA

Reveries Ii by Richard Clayderman
icon
 

The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
A
Return to top ↑
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