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

HEARTBEAT CITY

The Cars

3

Last week

29

Weeks

WEA

Heartbeat City by The Cars
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Platinum record

2

1100 BEL AIR PLACE

Julio Iglesias

1

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

1100 Bel Air Place by Julio Iglesias
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Platinum record

3

BORN IN THE U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

2

Last week

19

Weeks

CBS

Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
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4

TONIGHT

David Bowie

4

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Tonight by David Bowie
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Platinum record

5

DIAMOND LIFE

Sade

11

Last week

9

Weeks

CBS

Diamond Life by Sade
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6

THE WOMAN IN RED

Stevie Wonder

6

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Woman In Red by Stevie Wonder
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7

LITTLE RIVER

Audrey Landers

5

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Little River by Audrey Landers
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8

LOVE LIFE

Berlin

13

Last week

15

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Life by Berlin
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Platinum record

9

PRIVATE DANCER

Tina Turner

10

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Private Dancer by Tina Turner
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10

PURPLE RAIN OST

Prince And The Revolution

7

Last week

13

Weeks

Get

WEA

Purple Rain OST by Prince And The Revolution
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Platinum record

11

ELIMINATOR

ZZ Top

9

Last week

61

Weeks

WEA

Eliminator by ZZ Top
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12

STOP MAKING SENSE

Talking Heads

1

Weeks

EMI

Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads
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Platinum record

13

LEGEND

Bob Marley

8

Last week

11

Weeks

FMR

Legend by Bob Marley
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14

COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER

Stevie Ray Vaughan

12

Last week

13

Weeks

CBS

Couldn't Stand The Weather by Stevie Ray Vaughan
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15

THIS ISLAND

Eurogliders

20

Last week

3

Weeks

CBS

This Island by Eurogliders
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Platinum record

16

UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY

U2

14

Last week

35

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Under A Blood Red Sky by U2
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17

SHE'S SO UNUSUAL

Cyndi Lauper

16

Last week

26

Weeks

CBS

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper
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18

BREAK OUT

Pointer Sisters

15

Last week

10

Weeks

RCA

Break Out by Pointer Sisters
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Platinum record

19

AN INNOCENT MAN

Billy Joel

17

Last week

55

Weeks

CBS

An Innocent Man by Billy Joel
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Platinum record

20

THE SWING

INXS

18

Last week

26

Weeks

WEA

The Swing by INXS
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21

PLEASURE VICTIMS

Berlin

37

Last week

26

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Pleasure Victims by Berlin
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Platinum record

22

REBEL YELL

Billy Idol

22

Last week

28

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
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23

THE MAGAZINE

Rickie Lee Jones

23

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

The Magazine by Rickie Lee Jones
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24

A WALK ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS

The Blue Nile

31

Last week

8

Weeks

VIRGIN

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile
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Platinum record

25

CAN'T SLOW DOWN

Lionel Richie

27

Last week

41

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie
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26

NEW SENSATIONS

Lou Reed

30

Last week

6

Weeks

RCA

New Sensations by Lou Reed
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Platinum record

27

SPEAKING IN TONGUES

Talking Heads

26

Last week

67

Weeks

WEA

Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
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28

PARADE

Spandau Ballet

19

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Parade by Spandau Ballet
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29

IT'S MY LIFE

Talk Talk

28

Last week

14

Weeks

EMI

It's My Life by Talk Talk
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Platinum record

30

WAR

U2

34

Last week

68

Weeks

FESTIVAL

War by U2
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31

CAFE BLEU

Style Council

33

Last week

25

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Cafe Bleu by Style Council
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32

MIRROR MOVES

Psychedelic Furs

29

Last week

23

Weeks

CBS

Mirror Moves by Psychedelic Furs
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Platinum record

33

INTO THE GAP

Thompson Twins

21

Last week

25

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Into The Gap by Thompson Twins
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34

SIDEWALK

Icehouse

36

Last week

17

Weeks

WEA

Sidewalk by Icehouse
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35

AUTUMNAL PARK

Pseudo Echo

25

Last week

10

Weeks

EMI

Autumnal Park by Pseudo Echo
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Platinum record

36

BILLY IDOL

Billy Idol

39

Last week

63

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Billy Idol by Billy Idol
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37

SPORTS

Huey Lewis & The News

40

Last week

21

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Sports by Huey Lewis & The News
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Platinum record

38

COLOUR BY NUMBERS

Culture Club

46

Last week

44

Weeks

VIRGIN

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club
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Platinum record

39

SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER

Duran Duran

38

Last week

38

Weeks

EMI

Seven And The Ragged Tiger by Duran Duran
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40

1984

Van Halen

32

Last week

38

Weeks

WEA

1984 by Van Halen
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41

PHANTOMS

The Fixx

35

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Phantoms by The Fixx
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42

BREAKING HEARTS

Elton John

42

Last week

14

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Breaking Hearts by Elton John
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43

BODY AND SOUL

Joe Jackson

43

Last week

19

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Body And Soul by Joe Jackson
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44

POWERSLAVE

Iron Maiden

24

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Powerslave by Iron Maiden
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45

LIFE'S A RIOT WITH SPY VS SPY

Billy Bragg

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy by Billy Bragg
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46

GENESIS

Genesis

41

Last week

45

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Genesis by Genesis
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47

INFIDELS

Bob Dylan

50

Last week

21

Weeks

CBS

Infidels by Bob Dylan
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48

HYSTERIA

The Human League

44

Last week

11

Weeks

VIRGIN

Hysteria by The Human League
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49

JERMAINE JACKSON

Jermaine Jackson

48

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Jermaine Jackson by Jermaine Jackson
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50

THE BODY AND THE BEAT

Dragon

30

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Body And The Beat by Dragon
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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