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

FOOTLOOSE OST

Various

1

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Footloose OST by Various
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2

BORN IN THE U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

2

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
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Platinum record

3

INTO THE GAP

Thompson Twins

4

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Into The Gap by Thompson Twins
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Platinum record

4

PRAYERS BE ANSWERED

Dance Exponents

7

Last week

25

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Prayers Be Answered by Dance Exponents
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Platinum record

5

REBEL YELL

Billy Idol

6

Last week

11

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
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6

MIRROR MOVES

Psychedelic Furs

5

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Mirror Moves by Psychedelic Furs
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7

ELAINE PAIGE STAGES

Elaine Paige

3

Last week

3

Weeks

K-TEL

Elaine Paige Stages by Elaine Paige
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8

BODY AND SOUL

Joe Jackson

10

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Body And Soul by Joe Jackson
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9

THE SWING

INXS

21

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

The Swing by INXS
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Platinum record

10

ALCHEMY

Dire Straits

9

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Alchemy by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

11

COLOUR BY NUMBERS

Culture Club

13

Last week

27

Weeks

VIRGIN

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club
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12

I WILL LOVE YOU ALL MY LIFE

Foster & Allen

14

Last week

7

Weeks

RCA

I Will Love You All My Life by Foster & Allen
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Platinum record

13

CAN'T SLOW DOWN

Lionel Richie

16

Last week

25

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie
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14

HEARTBEAT CITY

The Cars

15

Last week

12

Weeks

WEA

Heartbeat City by The Cars
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15

SHE'S SO UNUSUAL

Cyndi Lauper

31

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper
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16

GENESIS

Genesis

23

Last week

29

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Genesis by Genesis
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17

SWEAR IT'S TRUE

Mockers

12

Last week

7

Weeks

RCA

Swear It's True by Mockers
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Platinum record

18

SPEAKING IN TONGUES

Talking Heads

30

Last week

50

Weeks

WEA

Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
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19

BEAT STREET OST

Various

1

Weeks

WEA

Beat Street OST by Various
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20

OCEAN RAIN

Echo & The Bunnymen

18

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Ocean Rain by Echo & The Bunnymen
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21

CAFE BLEU

Style Council

34

Last week

8

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Cafe Bleu by Style Council
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22

AMMONIA AVENUE

The Alan Parsons Project

8

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Ammonia Avenue by The Alan Parsons Project
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23

YOU'LL NEVER TAKE THE COUNTRY OUT OF THE GIRL

Patsy Riggir

22

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

You'll Never Take The Country Out Of The Girl by Patsy Riggir
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Platinum record

24

UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY

U2

20

Last week

18

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Under A Blood Red Sky by U2
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25

ABOUT FACE

David Gilmour

28

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

About Face by David Gilmour
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26

SPORTS

Huey Lewis & The News

19

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Sports by Huey Lewis & The News
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27

PLEASURE VICTIMS

Berlin

26

Last week

9

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Pleasure Victims by Berlin
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Platinum record

28

AN INNOCENT MAN

Billy Joel

17

Last week

38

Weeks

CBS

An Innocent Man by Billy Joel
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Platinum record

29

ELIMINATOR

ZZ Top

33

Last week

44

Weeks

WEA

Eliminator by ZZ Top
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Platinum record

30

NO PARLEZ

Paul Young

25

Last week

37

Weeks

CBS

No Parlez by Paul Young
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31

HYSTERIA

The Human League

11

Last week

4

Weeks

VIRGIN

Hysteria by The Human League
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Platinum record

32

SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER

Duran Duran

32

Last week

21

Weeks

EMI

Seven And The Ragged Tiger by Duran Duran
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Platinum record

33

BILLY IDOL

Billy Idol

35

Last week

46

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Billy Idol by Billy Idol
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Platinum record

34

THRILLER

Michael Jackson

24

Last week

70

Weeks

Get

CBS

Thriller by Michael Jackson
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35

IT'S MY LIFE

Talk Talk

27

Last week

3

Weeks

EMI

It's My Life by Talk Talk
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36

HUMAN RACING

Nik Kershaw

43

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Human Racing by Nik Kershaw
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37

THE WORKS

Queen

36

Last week

13

Weeks

EMI

The Works by Queen
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Platinum record

38

TOO LOW FOR ZERO

Elton John

29

Last week

51

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Too Low For Zero by Elton John
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39

POINTS ON THE CURVE

Wang Chung

1

Weeks

CBS

Points On The Curve by Wang Chung
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40

THE SMITHS

The Smiths

40

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

The Smiths by The Smiths
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41

1984

Van Halen

41

Last week

22

Weeks

WEA

1984 by Van Halen
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Platinum record

42

TOUCH

Eurythmics

44

Last week

24

Weeks

RCA

Touch by Eurythmics
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43

THE TOP

The Cure

42

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

The Top by The Cure
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Platinum record

44

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Midnight Oil

37

Last week

35

Weeks

CBS

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 by Midnight Oil
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45

CIVILIZED MAN

Joe Cocker

38

Last week

3

Weeks

VIRGIN

Civilized Man by Joe Cocker
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46

MISTER HEARTBREAK

Laurie Anderson

39

Last week

12

Weeks

WEA

Mister Heartbreak by Laurie Anderson
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47

HUMAN'S LIB

Howard Jones

47

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Human's Lib by Howard Jones
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Platinum record

48

WAR

U2

48

Last week

56

Weeks

FESTIVAL

War by U2
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49

MANGE TOUT

Blancmange

46

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Mange Tout by Blancmange
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50

LET THE MUSIC PLAY

Shannon

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Let The Music Play by Shannon
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
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