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

ENZ OF AN ERA

Split Enz

1

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Enz Of An Era by Split Enz
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Platinum record

2

PRIMITIVE MAN

Icehouse

2

Last week

15

Weeks

WEA

Primitive Man by Icehouse
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3

LIVING MY LIFE

Grace Jones

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Living My Life by Grace Jones
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4

H2O

Daryl Hall & John Oates

3

Last week

2

Weeks

RCA

H2o by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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Platinum record

5

LOVE OVER GOLD

Dire Straits

5

Last week

15

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
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6

TROPICAL GANGSTERS

Kid Creole & The Coconuts

18

Last week

14

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Tropical Gangsters by Kid Creole & The Coconuts
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Platinum record

7

EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2

The Eagles

4

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2 by The Eagles
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8

FAME TV SOUNDTRACK

The Kids From Fame

6

Last week

13

Weeks

RCA

Fame Tv Soundtrack by The Kids From Fame
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9

NEW GOLD DREAM

Simple Minds

12

Last week

12

Weeks

RTC

New Gold Dream by Simple Minds
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10

NIGHT AND DAY

Joe Jackson

19

Last week

15

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Night And Day by Joe Jackson
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11

THRILLER

Michael Jackson

11

Last week

2

Weeks

Get

CBS

Thriller by Michael Jackson
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Platinum record

12

FAMOUS LAST WORDS

Supertramp

9

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Famous Last Words by Supertramp
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Platinum record

13

TOO-RYE-AY

Dexy's Midnight Runners

13

Last week

16

Weeks

POLYGRAM

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

14

THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION

John Lennon

7

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

The John Lennon Collection by John Lennon
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Platinum record

15

NIGHTCLUBBING

Grace Jones

26

Last week

46

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
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16

KISSING TO BE CLEVER

Culture Club

20

Last week

5

Weeks

RTC

Kissing To Be Clever by Culture Club
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17

GET NERVOUS

Pat Benatar

15

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Get Nervous by Pat Benatar
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18

UPSTAIRS AT ERIC'S

Yazoo

31

Last week

6

Weeks

RCA

Upstairs At Eric's by Yazoo
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Platinum record

19

GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3

Olivia Newton-John

8

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Greatest Hits Volume 3 by Olivia Newton-John
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Platinum record

20

MEMORIES

Barbra Streisand

16

Last week

28

Weeks

CBS

Memories by Barbra Streisand
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21

A KISS IN THE DREAMHOUSE

Siouxsie & The Banshees

27

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

A Kiss In The Dreamhouse by Siouxsie & The Banshees
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Platinum record

22

THE LEXICON OF LOVE

ABC

25

Last week

18

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC
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Platinum record

23

FLOWERS

Icehouse

14

Last week

66

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Flowers by Icehouse
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24

FOREVER NOW

Psychedelic Furs

23

Last week

11

Weeks

CBS

Forever Now by Psychedelic Furs
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25

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

Flock of Seagulls

28

Last week

20

Weeks

FESTIVAL

A Flock Of Seagulls by Flock of Seagulls
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26

HELLO I MUST BE GOING

Phil Collins

44

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Hello I Must Be Going by Phil Collins
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27

SINGLES ALBUM

Siouxsie & The Banshees

40

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Singles Album by Siouxsie & The Banshees
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Platinum record

28

EYE IN THE SKY

The Alan Parsons Project

35

Last week

28

Weeks

EMI

Eye In The Sky by The Alan Parsons Project
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Platinum record

29

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Men at Work

21

Last week

47

Weeks

CBS

Business As Usual by Men at Work
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Platinum record

30

AVALON

Roxy Music

22

Last week

28

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Avalon by Roxy Music
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31

BEATLES GREATEST HITS

The Beatles

1

Weeks

EMI

Beatles Greatest Hits by The Beatles
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32

HEARTBREAKER

Dionne Warwick

46

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

Heartbreaker by Dionne Warwick
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33

RECORDS- BEST OF FOREIGNER

Foreigner

17

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Records- Best Of Foreigner by Foreigner
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34

THE NIGHTFLY

Donald Fagen

38

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen
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35

CODA

Led Zeppelin

10

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Coda by Led Zeppelin
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36

RIO

Duran Duran

39

Last week

29

Weeks

EMI

Rio by Duran Duran
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37

LONG AFTER DARK

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

25

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Long After Dark by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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38

DIG THE NEW BREED

The Jam

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dig The New Breed by The Jam
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39

REVERIES II

Richard Clayderman

33

Last week

23

Weeks

WEA

Reveries Ii by Richard Clayderman
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40

PLASTIC SURGERY DISASTERS

Dead Kennedys

1

Weeks

EMI

Plastic Surgery Disasters by Dead Kennedys
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41

OH, NO! IT'S DEVO

Devo

41

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Oh, No! It's Devo by Devo
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42

QUARTET

Ultravox

43

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Quartet by Ultravox
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43

LIONEL RICHIE

Lionel Richie

33

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Lionel Richie by Lionel Richie
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44

THE PARTY'S OVER

Talk Talk

46

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

The Party's Over by Talk Talk
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45

SHEFFIELD STEEL

Joe Cocker

39

Last week

8

Weeks

RTC

Sheffield Steel by Joe Cocker
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Platinum record

46

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

29

Last week

101

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
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47

FABRIQUE

Fashion

39

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

Fabrique by Fashion
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Platinum record

48

REVERIES

Richard Clayderman

37

Last week

87

Weeks

WEA

Reveries by Richard Clayderman
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49

NYLON CURTAIN

Billy Joel

48

Last week

10

Weeks

CBS

Nylon Curtain by Billy Joel
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50

WOMEN AND CAPTAINS FIRST

Captain Sensible

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Women And Captains First by Captain Sensible
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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