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

13

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

2

EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2

The Eagles

9

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2 by The Eagles
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3

FAME TV SOUNDTRACK

The Kids From Fame

6

Last week

11

Weeks

RCA

Fame Tv Soundtrack by The Kids From Fame
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Platinum record

4

GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3

Olivia Newton-John

3

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Greatest Hits Volume 3 by Olivia Newton-John
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Platinum record

5

THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION

John Lennon

12

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

The John Lennon Collection by John Lennon
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Platinum record

6

TOO-RYE-AY

Dexy's Midnight Runners

4

Last week

14

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Too-Rye-Ay by Dexy's Midnight Runners
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Platinum record

7

ENZ OF AN ERA

Split Enz

18

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Enz Of An Era by Split Enz
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Platinum record

8

MEMORIES

Barbra Streisand

13

Last week

26

Weeks

CBS

Memories by Barbra Streisand
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9

KISSING TO BE CLEVER

Culture Club

2

Last week

3

Weeks

RTC

Kissing To Be Clever by Culture Club
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Platinum record

10

WHEN I DREAM

Suzanne Prentice

11

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

When I Dream by Suzanne Prentice
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11

CODA

Led Zeppelin

10

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Coda by Led Zeppelin
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12

PRIMITIVE MAN

Icehouse

5

Last week

13

Weeks

WEA

Primitive Man by Icehouse
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Platinum record

13

FAMOUS LAST WORDS

Supertramp

7

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Famous Last Words by Supertramp
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14

NEW GOLD DREAM

Simple Minds

8

Last week

10

Weeks

RTC

New Gold Dream by Simple Minds
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15

GET NERVOUS

Pat Benatar

29

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Get Nervous by Pat Benatar
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Platinum record

16

THE LEXICON OF LOVE

ABC

14

Last week

16

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC
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Platinum record

17

AVALON

Roxy Music

16

Last week

26

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Avalon by Roxy Music
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18

FOREVER NOW

Psychedelic Furs

15

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Forever Now by Psychedelic Furs
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Platinum record

19

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

17

Last week

99

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
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20

TROPICAL GANGSTERS

Kid Creole & The Coconuts

19

Last week

12

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Tropical Gangsters by Kid Creole & The Coconuts
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21

KAMAHL II

Kamahl

27

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Kamahl Ii by Kamahl
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22

NIGHT AND DAY

Joe Jackson

20

Last week

13

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Night And Day by Joe Jackson
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23

REVERIES II

Richard Clayderman

28

Last week

21

Weeks

WEA

Reveries Ii by Richard Clayderman
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24

TOTO IV

Toto

24

Last week

13

Weeks

CBS

Toto IV by Toto
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25

LONG AFTER DARK

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

37

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Long After Dark by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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26

MALCOLM MCNEILL

Malcolm McNeill

25

Last week

3

Weeks

KIWI

Malcolm Mcneill by Malcolm McNeill
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27

RECORDS- BEST OF FOREIGNER

Foreigner

1

Weeks

WEA

Records- Best Of Foreigner by Foreigner
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28

GUITAR BY CANDLELIGHT

Pete Sawyer

38

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Guitar By Candlelight by Pete Sawyer
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29

SONS OF BEACHES

Australian Crawl

47

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Sons Of Beaches by Australian Crawl
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Platinum record

30

REVERIES

Richard Clayderman

31

Last week

85

Weeks

WEA

Reveries by Richard Clayderman
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31

MYSTERY

Hot Chocolate

41

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Mystery by Hot Chocolate
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32

OH, NO! IT'S DEVO

Devo

30

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Oh, No! It's Devo by Devo
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33

LIONEL RICHIE

Lionel Richie

21

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Lionel Richie by Lionel Richie
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Platinum record

34

FLOWERS

Icehouse

26

Last week

64

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Flowers by Icehouse
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Platinum record

35

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Men at Work

32

Last week

45

Weeks

CBS

Business As Usual by Men at Work
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36

NEBRASKA

Bruce Springsteen

22

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
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37

HEARTLIGHT

Neil Diamond

1

Weeks

CBS

Heartlight by Neil Diamond
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38

QUARTET

Ultravox

43

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Quartet by Ultravox
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39

A KISS IN THE DREAMHOUSE

Siouxsie & The Banshees

36

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

A Kiss In The Dreamhouse by Siouxsie & The Banshees
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40

THE NIGHTFLY

Donald Fagen

34

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen
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Platinum record

41

NIGHTCLUBBING

Grace Jones

46

Last week

44

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
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42

UPSTAIRS AT ERIC'S

Yazoo

42

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

Upstairs At Eric's by Yazoo
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43

MCPHAIL & GADSBY

McPhail & Gadsby

1

Weeks

CBS

Mcphail & Gadsby by McPhail & Gadsby
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44

HELLO I MUST BE GOING

Phil Collins

40

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Hello I Must Be Going by Phil Collins
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45

SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS

Dexy's Midnight Runners

23

Last week

21

Weeks

EMI

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexy's Midnight Runners
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46

THE PARTY'S OVER

Talk Talk

1

Weeks

EMI

The Party's Over by Talk Talk
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47

JUST HOOKED ON COUNTRY

Atlanta Pops Orchestra / Albert Coleman

1

Weeks

CBS

Just Hooked On Country by Atlanta Pops Orchestra / Albert Coleman
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48

NYLON CURTAIN

Billy Joel

44

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Nylon Curtain by Billy Joel
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49

RIO

Duran Duran

49

Last week

27

Weeks

EMI

Rio by Duran Duran
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50

HEARTBREAKER

Dionne Warwick

45

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Heartbreaker by Dionne Warwick
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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