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.

1

DIRTY DANCING OST

Various

2

Last week

5

Weeks

BMG

Dirty Dancing OST by Various
icon
Platinum record

2

DIESEL & DUST

Midnight Oil

5

Last week

21

Weeks

CBS

Diesel & Dust by Midnight Oil
icon

3

BLOW UP YOUR VIDEO

AC/DC

4

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Blow Up Your Video by AC/DC
icon
Platinum record

4

MAN OF COLOURS

Icehouse

3

Last week

14

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Man Of Colours by Icehouse
icon
Platinum record

5

A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON

Pink Floyd

1

Last week

13

Weeks

CBS

A Momentary Lapse Of Reason by Pink Floyd
icon

6

ALWAYS GUARANTEED

Cliff Richard

6

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Always Guaranteed by Cliff Richard
icon
Platinum record

7

FAITH

George Michael

7

Last week

10

Weeks

CBS

Faith by George Michael
icon
Platinum record

8

THE BIG CHILL OST

Various

14

Last week

41

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Big Chill OST by Various
icon

9

WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY

Rick Astley

9

Last week

5

Weeks

BMG

Whenever You Need Somebody by Rick Astley
icon

10

SAVAGE

Eurythmics

16

Last week

8

Weeks

BMG

Savage by Eurythmics
icon

11

IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE WITH GOD

The Pogues

8

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues
icon

12

TIFFANY

Tiffany

22

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Tiffany by Tiffany
icon
Platinum record

13

FREIGHT TRAIN HEART

Jimmy Barnes

11

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Freight Train Heart by Jimmy Barnes
icon

14

VITAL IDOL

Billy Idol

29

Last week

21

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Vital Idol by Billy Idol
icon
Platinum record

15

KICK

INXS

17

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Kick by INXS
icon
Platinum record

16

BEST OF UB40

UB40

12

Last week

11

Weeks

VIRGIN

Best Of Ub40 by UB40
icon
Platinum record

17

BEST SHOTS

Pat Benatar

10

Last week

8

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Best Shots by Pat Benatar
icon

18

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Original London Cast

26

Last week

31

Weeks

POLYDOR/POLYGRAM

Phantom Of The Opera by Original London Cast
icon
Platinum record

19

THE JOSHUA TREE

U2

13

Last week

45

Weeks

Get

FESTIVAL

The Joshua Tree by U2
icon
Platinum record

20

WHISPERING JACK

John Farnham

20

Last week

51

Weeks

BMG

Whispering Jack by John Farnham
icon
Platinum record

21

BAD

Michael Jackson

19

Last week

21

Weeks

Get

CBS

Bad by Michael Jackson
icon
Platinum record

22

INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE

Terence Trent D'Arby

15

Last week

20

Weeks

CBS

Introducing The Hardline by Terence Trent D'Arby
icon

23

HEAVEN ON EARTH

Belinda Carlisle

1

Weeks

VIRGIN

Heaven On Earth by Belinda Carlisle
icon

24

THE LONESOME JUBILEE

John Mellencamp

24

Last week

10

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Lonesome Jubilee by John Mellencamp
icon

25

ROBBIE ROBERTSON

Robbie Robertson

23

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Robbie Robertson by Robbie Robertson
icon
Platinum record

26

TANGO IN THE NIGHT

Fleetwood Mac

30

Last week

36

Weeks

WEA/WARNER

Tango In The Night by Fleetwood Mac
icon

27

TINA LIVE IN EUROPE

Tina Turner

1

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Tina Live In Europe by Tina Turner
icon

28

ALL THE BEST

Paul McCartney

18

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

All The Best by Paul McCartney
icon

29

THEIR 40 BIG ONES

Cliff Richard & The Shadows

21

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

Their 40 Big Ones by Cliff Richard & The Shadows
icon

30

SKYSCRAPER

David Lee Roth

1

Weeks

WEA

Skyscraper by David Lee Roth
icon

31

UNDER THE SUN

Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls

25

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Under The Sun by Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls
icon

32

THE SINGLES

Pretenders

49

Last week

9

Weeks

WARNER

THE SINGLES by Pretenders
icon

33

REFLECTIONS

Foster & Allen

33

Last week

5

Weeks

BMG

Reflections by Foster & Allen
icon
Platinum record

34

WHITNEY

Whitney Houston

31

Last week

33

Weeks

BMG

Whitney by Whitney Houston
icon

35

TUNNEL OF LOVE

Bruce Springsteen

41

Last week

14

Weeks

CBS

Tunnel Of Love by Bruce Springsteen
icon

36

BETE NOIRE

Bryan Ferry

28

Last week

9

Weeks

VIRGIN

Bete Noire by Bryan Ferry
icon

37

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Pink Floyd

32

Last week

269

Weeks

Get

CAPITOL/EMI

Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
icon

38

WOW

Bananarama

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Wow by Bananarama
icon

39

SINITTA

Sinitta

1

Weeks

BMG

Sinitta by Sinitta
icon

40

NOTHING LIKE THE SUN

Sting

38

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Nothing Like The Sun by Sting
icon

41

BODY & SOUL

Jenny Morris

27

Last week

20

Weeks

WEA

Body & Soul by Jenny Morris
icon
Platinum record

42

THE WALL

Pink Floyd

43

Last week

81

Weeks

CBS

The Wall by Pink Floyd
icon

43

WISH YOU WERE HERE

Pink Floyd

44

Last week

67

Weeks

PHONOGRAM

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
icon

44

HYSTERIA

Def Leppard

48

Last week

10

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Hysteria by Def Leppard
icon

45

STRONG PERSUADER

Robert Cray

43

Last week

31

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Strong Persuader by Robert Cray
icon

46

DOCUMENT

R.E.M.

42

Last week

13

Weeks

CBS

Document by R.E.M.
icon

47

BETWEEN THE LINES

Five Star

35

Last week

6

Weeks

BMG

Between The Lines by Five Star
icon

48

RED

The Communards

45

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Red by The Communards
icon

49

ACTUALLY

Pet Shop Boys

37

Last week

13

Weeks

EMI

Actually by Pet Shop Boys
icon
Platinum record

50

GRACELAND

Paul Simon

36

Last week

67

Weeks

Get

WEA

Graceland by Paul Simon
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