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

MAKE IT BIG

Wham

2

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Make It Big by Wham
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Platinum record

2

WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

1

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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Platinum record

3

SHE'S SO UNUSUAL

Cyndi Lauper

4

Last week

36

Weeks

CBS

She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper
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Platinum record

4

BORN IN THE U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

6

Last week

29

Weeks

CBS

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

5

ALF

Alison Moyet

3

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Alf by Alison Moyet
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Platinum record

6

HEARTBEAT CITY

The Cars

5

Last week

39

Weeks

WEA

Heartbeat City by The Cars
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Platinum record

7

TROPICO

Pat Benatar

7

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Tropico by Pat Benatar
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Platinum record

8

DIAMOND LIFE

Sade

10

Last week

19

Weeks

CBS

Diamond Life by Sade
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Platinum record

9

ELIMINATOR

ZZ Top

9

Last week

71

Weeks

WEA

Eliminator by ZZ Top
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Platinum record

10

1100 BEL AIR PLACE

Julio Iglesias

8

Last week

16

Weeks

CBS

1100 Bel Air Place by Julio Iglesias
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Platinum record

11

AGE OF CONSENT

Bronski Beat

11

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Age Of Consent by Bronski Beat
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Platinum record

12

ARENA

Duran Duran

12

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

Arena by Duran Duran
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Platinum record

13

PRIVATE DANCER

Tina Turner

13

Last week

19

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Private Dancer by Tina Turner
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14

BIG BAM BOOM

Daryl Hall & John Oates

27

Last week

2

Weeks

RCA

Big Bam Boom by Daryl Hall & John Oates
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Platinum record

15

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE

U2

17

Last week

10

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

The Unforgettable Fire by U2
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Platinum record

16

STAY HUNGRY

Twisted Sister

14

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Stay Hungry by Twisted Sister
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17

STOP MAKING SENSE

Talking Heads

15

Last week

11

Weeks

EMI

Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads
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Platinum record

18

LOVE LIFE

Berlin

16

Last week

25

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Love Life by Berlin
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Platinum record

19

THE OPTIMIST

D.D. Smash

25

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

The Optimist by D.D. Smash
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Platinum record

20

CAN'T SLOW DOWN

Lionel Richie

20

Last week

51

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie
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21

AGENT PROVOCATEUR

Foreigner

29

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Agent Provocateur by Foreigner
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Platinum record

22

BREAKING HEARTS

Elton John

19

Last week

22

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Breaking Hearts by Elton John
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Platinum record

23

UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY

U2

32

Last week

45

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Under A Blood Red Sky by U2
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24

LIKE A VIRGIN

Madonna

21

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Like A Virgin by Madonna
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25

GHOSTBUSTERS OST

Various

18

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Ghostbusters OST by Various
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26

THE RIDDLE

Nik Kershaw

28

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

The Riddle by Nik Kershaw
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27

TONIGHT

David Bowie

41

Last week

12

Weeks

EMI

Tonight by David Bowie
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Platinum record

28

PURPLE RAIN OST

Prince And The Revolution

23

Last week

23

Weeks

Get

WEA

Purple Rain OST by Prince And The Revolution
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Platinum record

29

SEE YA ROUND

Split Enz

24

Last week

9

Weeks

FESTIVAL

See Ya Round by Split Enz
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Platinum record

30

AN INNOCENT MAN

Billy Joel

40

Last week

64

Weeks

CBS

An Innocent Man by Billy Joel
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31

THE HONEYDRIPPERS VOLUME ONE

The Honeydrippers

26

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

The Honeydrippers Volume One by The Honeydrippers
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32

STEELTOWN

Big Country

34

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Steeltown by Big Country
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33

PERFECT STRANGERS

Deep Purple

30

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Perfect Strangers by Deep Purple
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Platinum record

34

EMOTION

Barbra Streisand

37

Last week

8

Weeks

CBS

Emotion by Barbra Streisand
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Platinum record

35

COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER

Stevie Ray Vaughan

44

Last week

23

Weeks

CBS

Couldn't Stand The Weather by Stevie Ray Vaughan
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36

THE WOMAN IN RED

Stevie Wonder

48

Last week

13

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Woman In Red by Stevie Wonder
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37

PARADE

Spandau Ballet

22

Last week

19

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Parade by Spandau Ballet
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38

I FEEL FOR YOU

Chaka Khan

36

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

I Feel For You by Chaka Khan
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39

RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET

Midnight Oil

46

Last week

7

Weeks

CBS

Red Sails In The Sunset by Midnight Oil
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40

CAFE BLEU

Style Council

45

Last week

32

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Cafe Bleu by Style Council
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Platinum record

41

WAR

U2

48

Last week

74

Weeks

FESTIVAL

War by U2
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Platinum record

42

SPEAKING IN TONGUES

Talking Heads

46

Last week

74

Weeks

WEA

Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
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Platinum record

43

REBEL YELL

Billy Idol

33

Last week

38

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Rebel Yell by Billy Idol
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Platinum record

44

PLEASURE VICTIMS

Berlin

49

Last week

35

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Pleasure Victims by Berlin
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Platinum record

45

LEGEND

Bob Marley

39

Last week

21

Weeks

FMR

Legend by Bob Marley
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46

IT'LL END IN TEARS

This Mortal Coil

42

Last week

3

Weeks

RCA

It'll End In Tears by This Mortal Coil
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47

SWEAR IT'S TRUE

Mockers

50

Last week

20

Weeks

RCA

Swear It's True by Mockers
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48

SUDDENLY

Billy Ocean

39

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Suddenly by Billy Ocean
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49

GENESIS

Genesis

48

Last week

49

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Genesis by Genesis
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50

CAUGHT IN THE ACT

Mockers

44

Last week

7

Weeks

RCA

Caught In The Act by Mockers
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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