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

PRIMITIVE MAN

Icehouse

2

Last week

16

Weeks

WEA

Primitive Man by Icehouse
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Platinum record

2

ENZ OF AN ERA

Split Enz

1

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Enz Of An Era by Split Enz
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3

LIVING MY LIFE

Grace Jones

3

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Living My Life by Grace Jones
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Platinum record

4

LOVE OVER GOLD

Dire Straits

5

Last week

16

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
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5

H2O

Daryl Hall & John Oates

4

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

H2o by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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6

MIDNIGHT LOVE

Marvin Gaye

1

Weeks

CBS

Midnight Love by Marvin Gaye
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7

CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK

Simon & Garfunkel

41

Last week

14

Weeks

CBS

Concert In Central Park by Simon & Garfunkel
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8

FOREVER NOW

Psychedelic Furs

24

Last week

12

Weeks

CBS

Forever Now by Psychedelic Furs
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9

FAME TV SOUNDTRACK

The Kids From Fame

8

Last week

14

Weeks

RCA

Fame Tv Soundtrack by The Kids From Fame
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10

TROPICAL GANGSTERS

Kid Creole & The Coconuts

6

Last week

15

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Tropical Gangsters by Kid Creole & The Coconuts
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11

BEATLES GREATEST HITS

The Beatles

31

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Beatles Greatest Hits by The Beatles
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12

NEW GOLD DREAM

Simple Minds

9

Last week

13

Weeks

RTC

New Gold Dream by Simple Minds
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Platinum record

13

EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2

The Eagles

7

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2 by The Eagles
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14

THE MESSAGE

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

1

Weeks

RCA

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
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Platinum record

15

TOO-RYE-AY

Dexy's Midnight Runners

13

Last week

17

Weeks

POLYGRAM

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

16

MEMORIES

Barbra Streisand

20

Last week

29

Weeks

CBS

Memories by Barbra Streisand
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17

DIG THE NEW BREED

The Jam

38

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dig The New Breed by The Jam
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Platinum record

18

THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION

John Lennon

14

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

The John Lennon Collection by John Lennon
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19

THRILLER

Michael Jackson

11

Last week

3

Weeks

Get

CBS

Thriller by Michael Jackson
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20

A KISS IN THE DREAMHOUSE

Siouxsie & The Banshees

21

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

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

21

FAMOUS LAST WORDS

Supertramp

12

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Famous Last Words by Supertramp
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22

KISSING TO BE CLEVER

Culture Club

16

Last week

6

Weeks

RTC

Kissing To Be Clever by Culture Club
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23

GET NERVOUS

Pat Benatar

17

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Get Nervous by Pat Benatar
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Platinum record

24

FLOWERS

Icehouse

23

Last week

67

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Flowers by Icehouse
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Platinum record

25

THE LEXICON OF LOVE

ABC

22

Last week

19

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC
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Platinum record

26

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Men at Work

29

Last week

48

Weeks

CBS

Business As Usual by Men at Work
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27

CODA

Led Zeppelin

35

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Coda by Led Zeppelin
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Platinum record

28

NIGHTCLUBBING

Grace Jones

15

Last week

47

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
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Platinum record

29

GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3

Olivia Newton-John

19

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Greatest Hits Volume 3 by Olivia Newton-John
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30

NIGHT AND DAY

Joe Jackson

10

Last week

16

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Night And Day by Joe Jackson
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Platinum record

31

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

46

Last week

102

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
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32

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

Flock of Seagulls

25

Last week

21

Weeks

FESTIVAL

A Flock Of Seagulls by Flock of Seagulls
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33

SINGLES ALBUM

Siouxsie & The Banshees

27

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Singles Album by Siouxsie & The Banshees
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34

I CAN'T STAND STILL

Don Henley

1

Weeks

WEA

I Can't Stand Still by Don Henley
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35

HELLO I MUST BE GOING

Phil Collins

26

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Hello I Must Be Going by Phil Collins
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Platinum record

36

SIMON & GARFUNKEL COLLECTION

Simon & Garfunkel

48

Last week

19

Weeks

CBS

Simon & Garfunkel Collection by Simon & Garfunkel
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Platinum record

37

RIO

Duran Duran

36

Last week

30

Weeks

EMI

Rio by Duran Duran
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Platinum record

38

AVALON

Roxy Music

30

Last week

29

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Avalon by Roxy Music
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39

RECORDS- BEST OF FOREIGNER

Foreigner

33

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Records- Best Of Foreigner by Foreigner
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40

UPSTAIRS AT ERIC'S

Yazoo

18

Last week

7

Weeks

RCA

Upstairs At Eric's by Yazoo
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41

REVERIES II

Richard Clayderman

39

Last week

24

Weeks

WEA

Reveries Ii by Richard Clayderman
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42

PLASTIC SURGERY DISASTERS

Dead Kennedys

40

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Plastic Surgery Disasters by Dead Kennedys
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43

A BROKEN FRAME

Depeche Mode

1

Weeks

RCA

A Broken Frame by Depeche Mode
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44

LONG AFTER DARK

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

37

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Long After Dark by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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45

ARE YOU LONELY

Patsy Riggir

1

Weeks

CBS

Are You Lonely by Patsy Riggir
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46

HOWARD MORRISON SPECTACULAR

Sir Howard Morrison

46

Last week

10

Weeks

RCA

Howard Morrison Spectacular by Sir Howard Morrison
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Platinum record

47

DIRE STRAITS

Dire Straits

48

Last week

56

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dire Straits by Dire Straits
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48

LIONEL RICHIE

Lionel Richie

43

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Lionel Richie by Lionel Richie
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49

SONS OF BEACHES

Australian Crawl

29

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Sons Of Beaches by Australian Crawl
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Platinum record

50

EYE IN THE SKY

The Alan Parsons Project

28

Last week

29

Weeks

EMI

Eye In The Sky by The Alan Parsons Project
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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