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

UNION

Toni Childs

5

Last week

23

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Union by Toni Childs
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2

OPEN UP AND SAY . . . AAH!

Poison

8

Last week

30

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Open Up And Say . . . Aah! by Poison
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Platinum record

3

MELISSA ETHERIDGE

Melissa Etheridge

4

Last week

16

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Melissa Etheridge by Melissa Etheridge
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Platinum record

4

WATERMARK

Enya

1

Last week

12

Weeks

WEA

Watermark by Enya
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5

THE RAW AND THE COOKED

Fine Young Cannibals

3

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Raw And The Cooked by Fine Young Cannibals
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Platinum record

6

TRACY CHAPMAN

Tracy Chapman

6

Last week

43

Weeks

WEA

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
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Platinum record

7

SUNSHINE ON LEITH

The Proclaimers

7

Last week

14

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Sunshine On Leith by The Proclaimers
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8

LIKE A PRAYER

Madonna

2

Last week

3

Weeks

WEA

Like A Prayer by Madonna
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Platinum record

9

TRAVELING WILBURYS VOLUME 1

Traveling Wilburys

9

Last week

17

Weeks

WEA

Traveling Wilburys Volume 1 by Traveling Wilburys
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Platinum record

10

APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

Guns N' Roses

10

Last week

28

Weeks

UNIVERSAL

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
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11

THE MOTOWN SONGBOOK

Ruby Turner

22

Last week

16

Weeks

FESTIVAL

The Motown Songbook by Ruby Turner
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12

VIVID

Living Colour

1

Weeks

CBS

Vivid by Living Colour
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13

TIM FINN

Tim Finn

1

Weeks

EMI

Tim Finn by Tim Finn
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14

MYSTERY GIRL

Roy Orbison

12

Last week

6

Weeks

VIRGIN

Mystery Girl by Roy Orbison
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15

THE SINGING DETECTIVE OST

Various

13

Last week

8

Weeks

EMI

The Singing Detective OST by Various
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Platinum record

16

TOUR OF DUTY 2 OST

Various

14

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Tour Of Duty 2 OST by Various
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17

TECHNIQUE

New Order

11

Last week

4

Weeks

EMI

Technique by New Order
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18

ENYA

Enya

15

Last week

7

Weeks

EMI

Enya by Enya
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19

EVERYTHING

The Bangles

16

Last week

13

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Everything by The Bangles
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20

DON'T BE CRUEL

Bobby Brown

19

Last week

14

Weeks

WEA

Don't Be Cruel by Bobby Brown
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21

SHOOTING RUBBER BANDS

Edie Brickell

21

Last week

9

Weeks

WEA

Shooting Rubber Bands by Edie Brickell
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22

SHORT SHARP SHOCKED

Michelle Shocked

20

Last week

10

Weeks

MERCURY/POLYGRAM

Short Sharp Shocked by Michelle Shocked
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Platinum record

23

HYSTERIA

Def Leppard

18

Last week

64

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Hysteria by Def Leppard
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Platinum record

24

COCKTAIL OST

Various

24

Last week

22

Weeks

WEA

Cocktail OST by Various
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25

LIVING YEARS

Mike & The Mechanics

23

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Living Years by Mike & The Mechanics
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26

GNR LIES

Guns N' Roses

27

Last week

12

Weeks

WEA

Gnr Lies by Guns N' Roses
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27

CONSCIENCE

Womack & Womack

39

Last week

14

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Conscience by Womack & Womack
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Platinum record

28

RATTLE & HUM

U2

28

Last week

21

Weeks

ISLAND/POLYGRAM

Rattle & Hum by U2
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29

PREMIER COLLECTION

Andrew Lloyd Webber

36

Last week

11

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Premier Collection by Andrew Lloyd Webber
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30

A NEW FLAME

Simply Red

29

Last week

6

Weeks

WEA

A New Flame by Simply Red
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Platinum record

31

TOUR OF DUTY OST

Various

27

Last week

32

Weeks

CBS

Tour Of Duty OST by Various
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Platinum record

32

GREATEST HITS

Fleetwood Mac

26

Last week

16

Weeks

WEA

Greatest Hits by Fleetwood Mac
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33

NEW YORK

Lou Reed

17

Last week

8

Weeks

WEA

New York by Lou Reed
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34

SPIKE

Elvis Costello

38

Last week

4

Weeks

WEA

Spike by Elvis Costello
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35

FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS

Fine Young Cannibals

31

Last week

17

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Fine Young Cannibals by Fine Young Cannibals
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36

GREEN

R.E.M.

25

Last week

15

Weeks

WEA

Green by R.E.M.
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37

AFTER THE WAR

Gary Moore

37

Last week

7

Weeks

VIRGIN

After The War by Gary Moore
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Platinum record

38

POPPED IN SOULED OUT

Wet Wet Wet

32

Last week

39

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Popped In Souled Out by Wet Wet Wet
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Platinum record

39

KYLIE COLLECTION

Kylie Minogue

34

Last week

32

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Kylie Collection by Kylie Minogue
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Platinum record

40

MONEY FOR NOTHING

Dire Straits

30

Last week

22

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Money For Nothing by Dire Straits
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Platinum record

41

DELICATE SOUND OF THUNDER

Pink Floyd

39

Last week

13

Weeks

CBS

Delicate Sound Of Thunder by Pink Floyd
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42

WORKERS PLAYTIME

Billy Bragg

33

Last week

7

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Workers Playtime by Billy Bragg
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43

ALL OR NOTHING

Milli Vanilli

1

Weeks

BMG

All Or Nothing by Milli Vanilli
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Platinum record

44

THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION

Bananarama

49

Last week

13

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Greatest Hits Collection by Bananarama
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45

THE BEST OF

The Art of Noise

1

Weeks

POLYGRAM

The Best Of by The Art of Noise
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46

THE VERY BEST OF ROY ORBISON

Roy Orbison

34

Last week

8

Weeks

K-TEL

The Very Best Of Roy Orbison by Roy Orbison
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47

HE'S THE DJ, I'M THE RAPPER

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

50

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
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48

COPPERHEAD ROAD

Steve Earle

40

Last week

17

Weeks

UNIVERSAL

Copperhead Road by Steve Earle
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49

WANTED

Yazz

41

Last week

6

Weeks

CBS

Wanted by Yazz
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50

THE TRINITY SESSION

Cowboy Junkies

47

Last week

2

Weeks

BMG

The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies
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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