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

1100 BEL AIR PLACE

Julio Iglesias

1

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

1100 Bel Air Place by Julio Iglesias
icon
Platinum record

2

BORN IN THE U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3

Last week

18

Weeks

CBS

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

3

HEARTBEAT CITY

The Cars

2

Last week

28

Weeks

WEA

Heartbeat City by The Cars
icon

4

TONIGHT

David Bowie

1

Weeks

EMI

Tonight by David Bowie
icon

5

LITTLE RIVER

Audrey Landers

4

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Little River by Audrey Landers
icon

6

THE WOMAN IN RED

Stevie Wonder

14

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Woman In Red by Stevie Wonder
icon

7

PURPLE RAIN OST

Prince And The Revolution

7

Last week

12

Weeks

Get

WEA

Purple Rain OST by Prince And The Revolution
icon

8

LEGEND

Bob Marley

5

Last week

10

Weeks

FMR

Legend by Bob Marley
icon
Platinum record

9

ELIMINATOR

ZZ Top

9

Last week

60

Weeks

WEA

Eliminator by ZZ Top
icon
Platinum record

10

PRIVATE DANCER

Tina Turner

6

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Private Dancer by Tina Turner
icon
Platinum record

11

DIAMOND LIFE

Sade

10

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Diamond Life by Sade
icon

12

COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER

Stevie Ray Vaughan

12

Last week

12

Weeks

CBS

Couldn't Stand The Weather by Stevie Ray Vaughan
icon

13

LOVE LIFE

Berlin

16

Last week

14

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Life by Berlin
icon
Platinum record

14

UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY

U2

16

Last week

34

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Under A Blood Red Sky by U2
icon

15

BREAK OUT

Pointer Sisters

8

Last week

9

Weeks

RCA

Break Out by Pointer Sisters
icon

16

SHE'S SO UNUSUAL

Cyndi Lauper

17

Last week

25

Weeks

CBS

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper
icon
Platinum record

17

AN INNOCENT MAN

Billy Joel

11

Last week

54

Weeks

CBS

An Innocent Man by Billy Joel
icon
Platinum record

18

THE SWING

INXS

17

Last week

25

Weeks

WEA

The Swing by INXS
icon

19

PARADE

Spandau Ballet

23

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Parade by Spandau Ballet
icon

20

THIS ISLAND

Eurogliders

20

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

This Island by Eurogliders
icon
Platinum record

21

INTO THE GAP

Thompson Twins

21

Last week

24

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Into The Gap by Thompson Twins
icon
Platinum record

22

REBEL YELL

Billy Idol

25

Last week

27

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
icon

23

THE MAGAZINE

Rickie Lee Jones

19

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

The Magazine by Rickie Lee Jones
icon

24

POWERSLAVE

Iron Maiden

22

Last week

5

Weeks

EMI

Powerslave by Iron Maiden
icon

25

AUTUMNAL PARK

Pseudo Echo

18

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

Autumnal Park by Pseudo Echo
icon
Platinum record

26

SPEAKING IN TONGUES

Talking Heads

35

Last week

66

Weeks

WEA

Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
icon
Platinum record

27

CAN'T SLOW DOWN

Lionel Richie

24

Last week

40

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie
icon

28

IT'S MY LIFE

Talk Talk

29

Last week

13

Weeks

EMI

It's My Life by Talk Talk
icon

29

MIRROR MOVES

Psychedelic Furs

32

Last week

22

Weeks

CBS

Mirror Moves by Psychedelic Furs
icon

30

NEW SENSATIONS

Lou Reed

27

Last week

5

Weeks

RCA

New Sensations by Lou Reed
icon

31

A WALK ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS

The Blue Nile

47

Last week

7

Weeks

VIRGIN

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile
icon

32

1984

Van Halen

43

Last week

37

Weeks

WEA

1984 by Van Halen
icon

33

CAFE BLEU

Style Council

26

Last week

24

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Cafe Bleu by Style Council
icon
Platinum record

34

WAR

U2

30

Last week

67

Weeks

FESTIVAL

War by U2
icon

35

PHANTOMS

The Fixx

34

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Phantoms by The Fixx
icon

36

SIDEWALK

Icehouse

31

Last week

16

Weeks

WEA

Sidewalk by Icehouse
icon

37

PLEASURE VICTIMS

Berlin

33

Last week

25

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Pleasure Victims by Berlin
icon
Platinum record

38

SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER

Duran Duran

28

Last week

37

Weeks

EMI

Seven And The Ragged Tiger by Duran Duran
icon
Platinum record

39

BILLY IDOL

Billy Idol

42

Last week

62

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Billy Idol by Billy Idol
icon

40

SPORTS

Huey Lewis & The News

36

Last week

20

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Sports by Huey Lewis & The News
icon

41

GENESIS

Genesis

41

Last week

44

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Genesis by Genesis
icon

42

BREAKING HEARTS

Elton John

37

Last week

13

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Breaking Hearts by Elton John
icon

43

BODY AND SOUL

Joe Jackson

49

Last week

18

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Body And Soul by Joe Jackson
icon

44

HYSTERIA

The Human League

34

Last week

10

Weeks

VIRGIN

Hysteria by The Human League
icon
Platinum record

45

PRAYERS BE ANSWERED

Dance Exponents

48

Last week

41

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Prayers Be Answered by Dance Exponents
icon
Platinum record

46

COLOUR BY NUMBERS

Culture Club

39

Last week

43

Weeks

VIRGIN

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club
icon

47

PROS & CONS OF HITCHHIKING

Roger Waters

46

Last week

13

Weeks

CBS

Pros & Cons Of Hitchhiking by Roger Waters
icon

48

JERMAINE JACKSON

Jermaine Jackson

50

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Jermaine Jackson by Jermaine Jackson
icon

49

VICTORY

The Jacksons

38

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Victory by The Jacksons
icon
Platinum record

50

ALCHEMY

Dire Straits

45

Last week

27

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Alchemy by Dire Straits
icon
 

The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
A
Return to top ↑
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