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

DIRTY DANCING OST

Various

1

Last week

7

Weeks

BMG

Dirty Dancing OST by Various
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Platinum record

2

DIESEL & DUST

Midnight Oil

2

Last week

23

Weeks

CBS

Diesel & Dust by Midnight Oil
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3

BLOW UP YOUR VIDEO

AC/DC

3

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

Blow Up Your Video by AC/DC
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Platinum record

4

FAITH

George Michael

6

Last week

12

Weeks

CBS

Faith by George Michael
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Platinum record

5

A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON

Pink Floyd

5

Last week

15

Weeks

CBS

A Momentary Lapse Of Reason by Pink Floyd
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6

TIFFANY

Tiffany

9

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Tiffany by Tiffany
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7

HEAVEN ON EARTH

Belinda Carlisle

13

Last week

3

Weeks

VIRGIN

Heaven On Earth by Belinda Carlisle
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8

BORN TO BE BAD

George Thorogood

1

Weeks

EMI

Born To Be Bad by George Thorogood
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9

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Original London Cast

7

Last week

33

Weeks

POLYDOR/POLYGRAM

Phantom Of The Opera by Original London Cast
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Platinum record

10

MAN OF COLOURS

Icehouse

4

Last week

16

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Man Of Colours by Icehouse
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Platinum record

11

THE JOSHUA TREE

U2

19

Last week

47

Weeks

Get

FESTIVAL

The Joshua Tree by U2
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Platinum record

12

BEST OF UB40

UB40

23

Last week

13

Weeks

VIRGIN

Best Of Ub40 by UB40
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13

LIVELINE

The Angels

26

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Liveline by The Angels
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Platinum record

14

THE BIG CHILL OST

Various

11

Last week

43

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Big Chill OST by Various
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Platinum record

15

INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE

Terence Trent D'Arby

17

Last week

22

Weeks

CBS

Introducing The Hardline by Terence Trent D'Arby
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Platinum record

16

KICK

INXS

14

Last week

16

Weeks

WEA

Kick by INXS
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17

WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY

Rick Astley

8

Last week

7

Weeks

BMG

Whenever You Need Somebody by Rick Astley
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18

THE LONESOME JUBILEE

John Mellencamp

21

Last week

12

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Lonesome Jubilee by John Mellencamp
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19

SAVAGE

Eurythmics

22

Last week

10

Weeks

BMG

Savage by Eurythmics
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20

SKYSCRAPER

David Lee Roth

12

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Skyscraper by David Lee Roth
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Platinum record

21

BAD

Michael Jackson

25

Last week

23

Weeks

Get

CBS

Bad by Michael Jackson
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22

IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE WITH GOD

The Pogues

10

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

If I Should Fall From Grace With God by The Pogues
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Platinum record

23

FREIGHT TRAIN HEART

Jimmy Barnes

24

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Freight Train Heart by Jimmy Barnes
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24

ROBBIE ROBERTSON

Robbie Robertson

34

Last week

10

Weeks

WEA

Robbie Robertson by Robbie Robertson
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Platinum record

25

WHISPERING JACK

John Farnham

20

Last week

53

Weeks

BMG

Whispering Jack by John Farnham
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26

BETE NOIRE

Bryan Ferry

37

Last week

11

Weeks

VIRGIN

Bete Noire by Bryan Ferry
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27

ALWAYS GUARANTEED

Cliff Richard

18

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

Always Guaranteed by Cliff Richard
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Platinum record

28

TANGO IN THE NIGHT

Fleetwood Mac

27

Last week

38

Weeks

WEA/WARNER

Tango In The Night by Fleetwood Mac
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29

VITAL IDOL

Billy Idol

16

Last week

23

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Vital Idol by Billy Idol
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30

TUNNEL OF LOVE

Bruce Springsteen

39

Last week

16

Weeks

CBS

Tunnel Of Love by Bruce Springsteen
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Platinum record

31

BEST SHOTS

Pat Benatar

15

Last week

10

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Best Shots by Pat Benatar
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32

THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN

The Warratahs

50

Last week

2

Weeks

VIRGIN

The Only Game In Town by The Warratahs
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33

IN DREAMS - THE GREATEST HITS

Roy Orbison

49

Last week

2

Weeks

VIRGIN

In Dreams - The Greatest Hits by Roy Orbison
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34

TINA LIVE IN EUROPE

Tina Turner

33

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Tina Live In Europe by Tina Turner
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Platinum record

35

WHITNEY

Whitney Houston

40

Last week

35

Weeks

BMG

Whitney by Whitney Houston
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36

ALL THE BEST

Paul McCartney

30

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

All The Best by Paul McCartney
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37

NOTHING LIKE THE SUN

Sting

31

Last week

12

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Nothing Like The Sun by Sting
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38

SINITTA

Sinitta

38

Last week

3

Weeks

BMG

Sinitta by Sinitta
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39

UNDER THE SUN

Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls

36

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Under The Sun by Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls
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40

UNCHAIN MY HEART

Joe Cocker

32

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Unchain My Heart by Joe Cocker
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41

HYSTERIA

Def Leppard

49

Last week

12

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Hysteria by Def Leppard
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42

RED

The Communards

29

Last week

6

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Red by The Communards
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43

REFLECTIONS

Foster & Allen

28

Last week

7

Weeks

BMG

Reflections by Foster & Allen
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44

THE SINGLES

Pretenders

45

Last week

11

Weeks

WARNER

THE SINGLES by Pretenders
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Platinum record

45

GRACELAND

Paul Simon

43

Last week

69

Weeks

Get

WEA

Graceland by Paul Simon
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Platinum record

46

THE WALL

Pink Floyd

48

Last week

83

Weeks

CBS

The Wall by Pink Floyd
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47

MAGIC

The Jets

47

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Magic by The Jets
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48

THEIR 40 BIG ONES

Cliff Richard & The Shadows

35

Last week

9

Weeks

EMI

Their 40 Big Ones by Cliff Richard & The Shadows
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49

1987

Whitesnake

1

Weeks

EMI

1987 by Whitesnake
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Platinum record

50

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Midnight Oil

41

Last week

44

Weeks

CBS

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 by Midnight Oil
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
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