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

BACK TO FRONT

Lionel Richie

3

Last week

3

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Back To Front by Lionel Richie
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2

HEPFIDELITY

Diesel

1

Last week

2

Weeks

EMI

Hepfidelity by Diesel
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Platinum record

3

BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAJIK

Red Hot Chili Peppers

2

Last week

31

Weeks

WARNER

Blood Sugar Sex Majik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Platinum record

4

SOUL DEEP

Jimmy Barnes

7

Last week

26

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Soul Deep by Jimmy Barnes
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5

ZZ TOP GREATEST HITS

ZZ Top

5

Last week

6

Weeks

WARNER

Zz Top Greatest Hits by ZZ Top
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Platinum record

6

WOODFACE

Crowded House

10

Last week

43

Weeks

EMI

Woodface by Crowded House
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7

NEW ON EARTH

Shona Laing

4

Last week

3

Weeks

SONY

New On Earth by Shona Laing
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Platinum record

8

GREATEST HITS: REMASTERED

Queen

13

Last week

54

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits: Remastered by Queen
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9

DIVA

Annie Lennox

8

Last week

5

Weeks

BMG

Diva by Annie Lennox
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Platinum record

10

WAKING UP THE NEIGHBOURS

Bryan Adams

9

Last week

33

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Waking Up The Neighbours by Bryan Adams
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11

PERFORMS ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

Michael Crawford

17

Last week

8

Weeks

WARNER

Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber by Michael Crawford
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12

ADRENALIZE

Def Leppard

14

Last week

9

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Adrenalize by Def Leppard
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13

VOLUME III JUST RIGHT

Soul II Soul

18

Last week

4

Weeks

VIRGIN

Volume III Just Right by Soul II Soul
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14

WISH

The Cure

11

Last week

5

Weeks

WARNER

Wish by The Cure
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15

THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS

James Galway

6

Last week

4

Weeks

BMG

The Wind Beneath My Wings by James Galway
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Platinum record

16

STARS

Simply Red

30

Last week

32

Weeks

WARNER

Stars by Simply Red
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Platinum record

17

SIMPLY THE BEST

Tina Turner

20

Last week

27

Weeks

Get

FESTIVAL

Simply The Best by Tina Turner
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Platinum record

18

THE COMMITMENTS OST

Various

15

Last week

21

Weeks

BMG

The Commitments OST by Various
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19

DIVINE MADNESS

Madness

16

Last week

6

Weeks

VIRGIN

Divine Madness by Madness
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20

DIAMONDS AND PEARLS

Prince

27

Last week

32

Weeks

WARNER

Diamonds And Pearls by Prince
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21

SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH C

The Exponents

29

Last week

13

Weeks

UNIVERSAL

Something Beginning With C by The Exponents
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22

RUSH SOUNDTRACK

Eric Clapton

40

Last week

10

Weeks

WARNER

Rush Soundtrack by Eric Clapton
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23

MATTERS OF THE HEART

Tracy Chapman

23

Last week

4

Weeks

WARNER

Matters Of The Heart by Tracy Chapman
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24

THE SINGLES

The Clash

12

Last week

12

Weeks

SONY

The Singles by The Clash
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Platinum record

25

NEVERMIND

Nirvana

21

Last week

26

Weeks

UNIVERSAL

Nevermind by Nirvana
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26

AS UGLY AS THEY WANNA BE

Ugly Kid Joe

33

Last week

2

Weeks

POLYGRAM

As Ugly As They Wanna Be by Ugly Kid Joe
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27

SOME GIRLS WANDER BY MISTAKE

Sisters of Mercy

1

Weeks

WARNER

Some Girls Wander By Mistake by Sisters of Mercy
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28

INGENUE

kd lang

43

Last week

6

Weeks

WARNER

Ingenue by kd lang
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29

LUCK OF THE DRAW

Bonnie Raitt

35

Last week

29

Weeks

EMI

Luck Of The Draw by Bonnie Raitt
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30

TEARS ROLL DOWN: GREATEST HITS 82 - 92

Tears for Fears

19

Last week

7

Weeks

UNIVERSAL

Tears Roll Down: Greatest Hits 82 - 92 by Tears for Fears
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31

RUSH STREET

Richard Marx

1

Weeks

EMI

Rush Street by Richard Marx
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Platinum record

32

GREATEST HITS 1

Queen

32

Last week

22

Weeks

EMI

Greatest Hits 1 by Queen
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Platinum record

33

ACHTUNG BABY

U2

22

Last week

25

Weeks

POLYGRAM

Achtung Baby by U2
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Platinum record

34

SHEPHERD MOONS

Enya

31

Last week

26

Weeks

WARNER

Shepherd Moons by Enya
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35

OUT OF TIME

R.E.M.

48

Last week

36

Weeks

WARNER

Out Of Time by R.E.M.
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Platinum record

36

WE CAN'T DANCE

Genesis

44

Last week

26

Weeks

VIRGIN

We Can't Dance by Genesis
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37

THE COMMITMENTS VOL 2

The Commitments

37

Last week

11

Weeks

BMG

The Commitments Vol 2 by The Commitments
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38

UP

Right Said Fred

36

Last week

2

Weeks

FESTIVAL

Up by Right Said Fred
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39

LEAN INTO IT

Mr Big

48

Last week

11

Weeks

WARNER

Lean Into It by Mr Big
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40

IT HAD TO BE YOU

Harry Connick Jr

34

Last week

16

Weeks

SONY

It Had To Be You by Harry Connick Jr
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41

HUMAN TOUCH

Bruce Springsteen

25

Last week

8

Weeks

SONY

Human Touch by Bruce Springsteen
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42

THE GREATEST HITS - SALT 'N PEPA

Salt N Pepa

38

Last week

14

Weeks

WARNER

The Greatest Hits - Salt 'N Pepa by Salt N Pepa
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Platinum record

43

FROM TIME TO TIME

Paul Young

41

Last week

21

Weeks

SONY

From Time To Time by Paul Young
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44

UH-OH

David Byrne

39

Last week

3

Weeks

WARNER

Uh-Oh by David Byrne
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45

VOICES

Kenny Thomas

1

Weeks

EMI

Voices by Kenny Thomas
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Platinum record

46

DANGEROUS

Michael Jackson

46

Last week

21

Weeks

SONY

Dangerous by Michael Jackson
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47

MOTHERS MILK

Red Hot Chili Peppers

1

Weeks

EMI

Mothers Milk by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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48

I REMEMBER

Malvina Major

26

Last week

3

Weeks

KIWI

I Remember by Malvina Major
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Platinum record

49

CROWDED HOUSE

Crowded House

50

Weeks

EMI

Crowded House by Crowded House
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50

THE VERY BEST OF

Howard Keel & Harry Secombe

24

Last week

6

Weeks

BMG

The Very Best Of by Howard Keel & Harry Secombe
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The 40 best-selling and most-streamed albums released in the past 18 months.

 
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