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

BARNESTORMING

Jimmy Barnes

1

Last week

5

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Barnestorming by Jimmy Barnes
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Platinum record

2

GREATEST HITS

Fleetwood Mac

5

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

Greatest Hits by Fleetwood Mac
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Platinum record

3

TRACY CHAPMAN

Tracy Chapman

2

Last week

33

Weeks

WEA

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
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4

TRAVELING WILBURYS VOLUME 1

Traveling Wilburys

6

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Traveling Wilburys Volume 1 by Traveling Wilburys
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5

COCKTAIL OST

Various

9

Last week

12

Weeks

WEA

Cocktail OST by Various
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Platinum record

6

RATTLE & HUM

U2

3

Last week

11

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Rattle & Hum by U2
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Platinum record

7

APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

Guns N' Roses

8

Last week

18

Weeks

UNIVERSAL

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
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8

GREEN

R.E.M.

10

Last week

5

Weeks

WEA

Green by R.E.M.
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Platinum record

9

DELICATE SOUND OF THUNDER

Pink Floyd

17

Last week

4

Weeks

CBS

Delicate Sound Of Thunder by Pink Floyd
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10

THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION

Bananarama

7

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Greatest Hits Collection by Bananarama
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Platinum record

11

TOUR OF DUTY OST

Various

14

Last week

23

Weeks

CBS

Tour Of Duty OST by Various
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Platinum record

12

NEW JERSEY

Bon Jovi

22

Last week

14

Weeks

POLYGRAM

New Jersey by Bon Jovi
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Platinum record

13

MONEY FOR NOTHING

Dire Straits

15

Last week

12

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Money For Nothing by Dire Straits
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14

GNR LIES

Guns N' Roses

24

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Gnr Lies by Guns N' Roses
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Platinum record

15

BEST OF UB40

UB40

4

Last week

27

Weeks

VIRGIN

Best Of Ub40 by UB40
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16

UNION

Toni Childs

16

Last week

13

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Union by Toni Childs
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17

WATERMARK

Enya

20

Last week

2

Weeks

WEA

Watermark by Enya
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18

SUNSHINE ON LEITH

The Proclaimers

12

Last week

4

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Sunshine On Leith by The Proclaimers
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Platinum record

19

POPPED IN SOULED OUT

Wet Wet Wet

18

Last week

29

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Popped In Souled Out by Wet Wet Wet
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Platinum record

20

NEGOTIATIONS AND LOVE

Paul Simon

25

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

Negotiations And Love by Paul Simon
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21

THE CREAM OF ERIC CLAPTON

Eric Clapton

26

Last week

7

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Cream Of Eric Clapton by Eric Clapton
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Platinum record

22

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Original London Cast

23

Last week

76

Weeks

POLYDOR/POLYGRAM

Phantom Of The Opera by Original London Cast
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23

CONSCIENCE

Womack & Womack

39

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Conscience by Womack & Womack
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Platinum record

24

TEMPLE OF LOW MEN

Crowded House

21

Last week

21

Weeks

EMI

Temple Of Low Men by Crowded House
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Platinum record

25

KYLIE COLLECTION

Kylie Minogue

13

Last week

22

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Kylie Collection by Kylie Minogue
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26

COPPERHEAD ROAD

Steve Earle

34

Last week

7

Weeks

UNIVERSAL

Copperhead Road by Steve Earle
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27

UB40

UB40

11

Last week

17

Weeks

VIRGIN

Ub40 by UB40
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Platinum record

28

HYSTERIA

Def Leppard

19

Last week

54

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Hysteria by Def Leppard
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Platinum record

29

KICK

INXS

41

Last week

59

Weeks

WEA

Kick by INXS
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30

NEW LIGHT THROUGH OLD WINDOWS

Chris Rea

36

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

New Light Through Old Windows by Chris Rea
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31

THE MOTOWN SONGBOOK

Ruby Turner

30

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

The Motown Songbook by Ruby Turner
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Platinum record

32

PUSH

Bros

32

Last week

21

Weeks

CBS

Push by Bros
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Platinum record

33

AGE OF REASON

John Farnham

19

Weeks

BMG

Age Of Reason by John Farnham
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34

GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT

Anita Baker

42

Last week

7

Weeks

WEA

Giving You The Best That I Got by Anita Baker
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35

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

Willie Nelson

45

Last week

2

Weeks

CBS

What A Wonderful World by Willie Nelson
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36

THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION

Bryan Ferry

37

Last week

7

Weeks

VIRGIN

The Ultimate Collection by Bryan Ferry
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37

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Cliff Richard

29

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Private Collection by Cliff Richard
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38

MELISSA ETHERIDGE

Melissa Etheridge

31

Last week

6

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Melissa Etheridge by Melissa Etheridge
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39

PREMIER COLLECTION

Andrew Lloyd Webber

33

Last week

4

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Premier Collection by Andrew Lloyd Webber
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40

LIVE

When The Cat's Away

40

Last week

5

Weeks

CBS

Live by When The Cat's Away
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Platinum record

41

BAD

Michael Jackson

48

Last week

66

Weeks

Get

CBS

Bad by Michael Jackson
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42

EVERYTHING

The Bangles

27

Last week

3

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Everything by The Bangles
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Platinum record

43

CROWDED HOUSE

Crowded House

38

Last week

42

Weeks

EMI

Crowded House by Crowded House
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44

SURFING WITH THE ALIEN

Joe Satriani

35

Last week

18

Weeks

JAY

Surfing With The Alien by Joe Satriani
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45

IN DREAMS - THE GREATEST HITS

Roy Orbison

35

Last week

12

Weeks

VIRGIN

In Dreams - The Greatest Hits by Roy Orbison
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Platinum record

46

DIRTY DANCING OST

Various

50

Last week

38

Weeks

BMG

Dirty Dancing OST by Various
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47

HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS

Rick Astley

28

Last week

4

Weeks

BMG

Hold Me In Your Arms by Rick Astley
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48

IMAGINE - SOUNDTRACK

John Lennon

49

Last week

6

Weeks

EMI

Imagine - Soundtrack by John Lennon
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49

KING OF THE BLUES 1989

BB King

1

Weeks

WEA

King Of The Blues 1989 by BB King
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Platinum record

50

THE JOSHUA TREE

U2

44

Last week

90

Weeks

Get

FESTIVAL

The Joshua Tree by U2
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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