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

1

Last week

17

Weeks

WEA

Primitive Man by Icehouse
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Platinum record

2

ENZ OF AN ERA

Split Enz

2

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Enz Of An Era by Split Enz
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3

H2O

Daryl Hall & John Oates

5

Last week

4

Weeks

RCA

H2o by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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4

BEATLES GREATEST HITS

The Beatles

11

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

Beatles Greatest Hits by The Beatles
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5

LIVING MY LIFE

Grace Jones

3

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Living My Life by Grace Jones
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Platinum record

6

LOVE OVER GOLD

Dire Straits

4

Last week

17

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

7

CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK

Simon & Garfunkel

7

Last week

15

Weeks

CBS

Concert In Central Park by Simon & Garfunkel
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8

MIDNIGHT LOVE

Marvin Gaye

6

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Midnight Love by Marvin Gaye
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9

FOREVER NOW

Psychedelic Furs

8

Last week

13

Weeks

CBS

Forever Now by Psychedelic Furs
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10

TROPICAL GANGSTERS

Kid Creole & The Coconuts

10

Last week

16

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Tropical Gangsters by Kid Creole & The Coconuts
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11

WILD THINGS RUN FAST

Joni Mitchell

1

Weeks

CBS

Wild Things Run Fast by Joni Mitchell
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12

FAME TV SOUNDTRACK

The Kids From Fame

9

Last week

15

Weeks

RCA

Fame Tv Soundtrack by The Kids From Fame
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Platinum record

13

EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2

The Eagles

13

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2 by The Eagles
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14

I CAN'T STAND STILL

Don Henley

34

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

I Can't Stand Still by Don Henley
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Platinum record

15

MEMORIES

Barbra Streisand

16

Last week

30

Weeks

CBS

Memories by Barbra Streisand
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16

ANOTHER PAGE

Christopher Cross

1

Weeks

WEA

Another Page by Christopher Cross
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17

SINGLES ALBUM

Siouxsie & The Banshees

33

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Singles Album by Siouxsie & The Banshees
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Platinum record

18

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Men at Work

26

Last week

49

Weeks

CBS

Business As Usual by Men at Work
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Platinum record

19

TOO-RYE-AY

Dexy's Midnight Runners

15

Last week

18

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Too-Rye-Ay by Dexy's Midnight Runners
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20

KISSING TO BE CLEVER

Culture Club

22

Last week

7

Weeks

RTC

Kissing To Be Clever by Culture Club
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Platinum record

21

FLOWERS

Icehouse

24

Last week

68

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Flowers by Icehouse
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22

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

Flock of Seagulls

32

Last week

22

Weeks

FESTIVAL

A Flock Of Seagulls by Flock of Seagulls
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23

A KISS IN THE DREAMHOUSE

Siouxsie & The Banshees

20

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

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

24

FAMOUS LAST WORDS

Supertramp

21

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Famous Last Words by Supertramp
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25

NEW GOLD DREAM

Simple Minds

12

Last week

14

Weeks

RTC

New Gold Dream by Simple Minds
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Platinum record

26

THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION

John Lennon

18

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

The John Lennon Collection by John Lennon
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Platinum record

27

NIGHTCLUBBING

Grace Jones

28

Last week

48

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
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28

GET NERVOUS

Pat Benatar

23

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Get Nervous by Pat Benatar
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29

THE MESSAGE

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

14

Last week

2

Weeks

RCA

The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
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30

NIGHT AND DAY

Joe Jackson

30

Last week

17

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Night And Day by Joe Jackson
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31

THRILLER

Michael Jackson

19

Last week

4

Weeks

Get

CBS

Thriller by Michael Jackson
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32

ARE YOU LONELY

Patsy Riggir

45

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Are You Lonely by Patsy Riggir
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33

HELLO I MUST BE GOING

Phil Collins

35

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Hello I Must Be Going by Phil Collins
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Platinum record

34

THE LEXICON OF LOVE

ABC

25

Last week

20

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Lexicon Of Love by ABC
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Platinum record

35

RIO

Duran Duran

37

Last week

31

Weeks

EMI

Rio by Duran Duran
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36

RECORDS- BEST OF FOREIGNER

Foreigner

39

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Records- Best Of Foreigner by Foreigner
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37

DIG THE NEW BREED

The Jam

17

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Dig The New Breed by The Jam
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Platinum record

38

GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3

Olivia Newton-John

29

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Greatest Hits Volume 3 by Olivia Newton-John
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Platinum record

39

MAKING MOVIES

Dire Straits

31

Last week

103

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Making Movies by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

40

WHEN I DREAM

Suzanne Prentice

30

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

When I Dream by Suzanne Prentice
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Platinum record

41

SIMON & GARFUNKEL COLLECTION

Simon & Garfunkel

36

Last week

20

Weeks

CBS

Simon & Garfunkel Collection by Simon & Garfunkel
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Platinum record

42

AVALON

Roxy Music

38

Last week

30

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Avalon by Roxy Music
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43

HOWARD MORRISON SPECTACULAR

Sir Howard Morrison

46

Last week

11

Weeks

RCA

Howard Morrison Spectacular by Sir Howard Morrison
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44

TOTO IV

Toto

42

Last week

15

Weeks

CBS

Toto IV by Toto
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45

LIONEL RICHIE

Lionel Richie

48

Last week

5

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Lionel Richie by Lionel Richie
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46

COOL BANANAS

D.D. Smash

32

Last week

17

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Cool Bananas by D.D. Smash
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47

NYLON CURTAIN

Billy Joel

49

Last week

11

Weeks

CBS

Nylon Curtain by Billy Joel
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48

CODA

Led Zeppelin

27

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Coda by Led Zeppelin
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Platinum record

49

THE WALL

Pink Floyd

48

Last week

62

Weeks

CBS

The Wall by Pink Floyd
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50

SONS OF BEACHES

Australian Crawl

49

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

Sons Of Beaches by Australian Crawl
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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