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1
Sparkle In The Rain
Sparkle In The Rain - Simple Minds
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 4
Virgin/Universal
2
Rock 'N Soul Pt 1: Greatest Hits
Rock 'N Soul Pt 1: Greatest Hits - Hall And Oates
Last week: 2, Peak: 1, Weeks: 4RCA/SonyMusic
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Speaking In Tongues
Speaking In Tongues - Talking Heads
Last week: 4, Peak: 3, Weeks: 32
WEA/Warner
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Touch
Touch - Eurythmics
Last week: 3, Peak: 1, Weeks: 6
RCA/SonyMusic
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10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 - Midnight Oil
Last week: 14, Peak: 5, Weeks: 17CBS
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Ron Goodwin Conducts The Nzso
Ron Goodwin Conducts The Nzso - Ron Goodwin And The NZSO
Last week: 23, Peak: 6, Weeks: 2
EMI
7
Eyes That See In The Dark
Eyes That See In The Dark - Kenny Rogers
Last week: 10, Peak: 7, Weeks: 9RCA/SonyMusic
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Prayers Be Answered
Prayers Be Answered - Dance Exponents
Last week: 33, Peak: 8, Weeks: 7FESTIVAL
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An Innocent Man
An Innocent Man - Billy Joel
Last week: 7, Peak: 1, Weeks: 20CBS
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No Parlez
No Parlez - Paul Young
Last week: 5, Peak: 4, Weeks: 19CBS
12
From Paris With Love
From Paris With Love - Richard Clayderman
Last week: 29, Peak: 12, Weeks: 2WEA/Warner
13
The Crossing
The Crossing - Big Country
Last week: 8, Peak: 8, Weeks: 11POLYGRAM
14
Live From Earth
Live From Earth - Pat Benatar
Last week: 17, Peak: 12, Weeks: 9
FESTIVAL
15
Colour By Numbers
Colour By Numbers - Culture Club
Last week: 11, Peak: 1, Weeks: 9Virgin/Universal
16
Maggie
Maggie - Foster & Allen
Last week: 27, Peak: 16, Weeks: 5RCA/SonyMusic
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20 Golden Greats Volume 2
20 Golden Greats Volume 2 - The Shadows
Last week: 12, Peak: 7, Weeks: 3EMI
18
War
War - U2
Last week: 19, Peak: 5, Weeks: 38FESTIVAL
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Conflicting Emotions
Conflicting Emotions - Split Enz
Last week: 9, Peak: 3, Weeks: 5POLYGRAM
20
Can't Slow Down
Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
Last week: 13, Peak: 3, Weeks: 7POLYGRAM
21
Billy Idol
Billy Idol - Billy Idol
Last week: 18, Peak: 5, Weeks: 28FESTIVAL
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Synchronicity
Synchronicity - The Police
Last week: 24, Peak: 1, Weeks: 25FESTIVAL
23
Too Low For Zero
Too Low For Zero - Elton John
Last week: 25, Peak: 5, Weeks: 33POLYGRAM
24
Working With Fire And Steel
Working With Fire And Steel - China Crisis
Last week: 15, Peak: 14, Weeks: 4Virgin/Universal
25
Principle Of Moments
Principle Of Moments - Robert Plant
Last week: 20, Peak: 1, Weeks: 23WEA/Warner
26
Air Supply Greatest Hits
Air Supply Greatest Hits - Air Supply
Last week: 34, Peak: 2, Weeks: 15WEA/Warner
27
Best Of The Alan Parsons Project
Best Of The Alan Parsons Project - The Alan Parsons Project
Last week: 21, Peak: 20, Weeks: 6FESTIVAL
28
Infidels
Infidels - Bob Dylan
Last week: 43, Peak: 4, Weeks: 9CBS
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Eliminator
Eliminator - ZZ Top
Last week: 32, Peak: 11, Weeks: 26WEA/Warner
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Track Record
Track Record - Joan Armatrading
Last week: 16, Peak: 11, Weeks: 6FESTIVAL
32
Genesis
Genesis - Genesis
Last week: 38, Peak: 10, Weeks: 11POLYGRAM
33
No Parking On The Dance Floor
No Parking On The Dance Floor - Midnight Star
Last week: 31, Peak: 31, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
34
Learning To Crawl
Learning To Crawl - Pretenders
Last week: 39, Peak: 19, Weeks: 5WEA/Warner
35
Seven And The Ragged Tiger
Seven And The Ragged Tiger - Duran Duran
Last week: 26, Peak: 1, Weeks: 6EMI
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Texas Flood
Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Last week: 37, Peak: 19, Weeks: 6CBS
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90125
90125 - Yes
Last week: 35, Peak: 35, Weeks: 4WEA/Warner
39
Sweet Dreams Are (Made Of This)
Sweet Dreams Are (Made Of This) - Eurythmics
Last week: 30, Peak: 2, Weeks: 31RCA/SonyMusic
40
Labour Of Love
Labour Of Love - UB40
Last week: 36, Peak: 1, Weeks: 12Virgin/Universal
41
THE VERY BEST OF
THE VERY BEST OF - The Beach Boys
Last week: 28, Peak: 20, Weeks: 3EMI
42
Snap!
Snap! - Jam
Last week: 22, Peak: 22, Weeks: 5POLYGRAM
43
1984
1984 - Van Halen
Last week: 41, Peak: 39, Weeks: 4WEA/Warner
44
Like Gangbusters
Like Gangbusters - Joboxers
Peak: 44, Weeks: 1
RCA/SonyMusic
45
Rhythm Of Youth
Rhythm Of Youth - Men Without Hats
Last week: 44, Peak: 4, Weeks: 12WEA/Warner
46
Undercover
Undercover - Rolling Stones
Last week: 46, Peak: 2, Weeks: 8EMI
47
The Atlantic Years
The Atlantic Years - Roxy Music
Peak: 31, Weeks: 4
POLYGRAM
48
25 Years
25 Years - The Shadows
Peak: 33, Weeks: 2EMI
50
Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart
Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart - Van Morrison
Last week: 48, Peak: 4, Weeks: 32POLYGRAM