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1
Under A Blood Red Sky
Under A Blood Red Sky - U2
Peak: 1, Weeks: 1
Island/Universal
2
Sparkle In The Rain
Sparkle In The Rain - Simple Minds
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 5
Virgin/Universal
3
Too Low For Zero
Too Low For Zero - Elton John
Last week: 23, Peak: 3, Weeks: 34
POLYGRAM
4
Touch
Touch - Eurythmics
Last week: 4, Peak: 1, Weeks: 7
RCA/SonyMusic
5
Speaking In Tongues
Speaking In Tongues - Talking Heads
Last week: 3, Peak: 3, Weeks: 33
WEA/Warner
6
Rock 'N Soul Pt 1: Greatest Hits
Rock 'N Soul Pt 1: Greatest Hits - Hall And Oates
Last week: 2, Peak: 1, Weeks: 5RCA/SonyMusic
7
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 - Midnight Oil
Last week: 5, Peak: 5, Weeks: 18CBS
8
An Innocent Man
An Innocent Man - Billy Joel
Last week: 10, Peak: 1, Weeks: 21CBS
10
From Paris With Love
From Paris With Love - Richard Clayderman
Last week: 12, Peak: 10, Weeks: 3WEA/Warner
11
Eyes That See In The Dark
Eyes That See In The Dark - Kenny Rogers
Last week: 7, Peak: 7, Weeks: 10RCA/SonyMusic
12
Maggie
Maggie - Foster & Allen
Last week: 16, Peak: 12, Weeks: 6RCA/SonyMusic
13
Ron Goodwin Conducts The Nzso
Ron Goodwin Conducts The Nzso - Ron Goodwin And The NZSO
Last week: 6, Peak: 6, Weeks: 3
EMI
14
Live From Earth
Live From Earth - Pat Benatar
Last week: 14, Peak: 12, Weeks: 10
FESTIVAL
15
No Parlez
No Parlez - Paul Young
Last week: 11, Peak: 4, Weeks: 20CBS
17
The Crossing
The Crossing - Big Country
Last week: 13, Peak: 8, Weeks: 12POLYGRAM
18
Colour By Numbers
Colour By Numbers - Culture Club
Last week: 15, Peak: 1, Weeks: 10Virgin/Universal
19
Synchronicity
Synchronicity - The Police
Last week: 22, Peak: 1, Weeks: 26FESTIVAL
20
Prayers Be Answered
Prayers Be Answered - Dance Exponents
Last week: 9, Peak: 8, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
21
Conflicting Emotions
Conflicting Emotions - Split Enz
Last week: 19, Peak: 3, Weeks: 6POLYGRAM
22
War
War - U2
Last week: 18, Peak: 5, Weeks: 39FESTIVAL
23
Billy Idol
Billy Idol - Billy Idol
Last week: 21, Peak: 5, Weeks: 29FESTIVAL
24
Can't Slow Down
Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
Last week: 20, Peak: 3, Weeks: 8POLYGRAM
25
Best Of The Alan Parsons Project
Best Of The Alan Parsons Project - The Alan Parsons Project
Last week: 27, Peak: 20, Weeks: 7FESTIVAL
26
Genesis
Genesis - Genesis
Last week: 32, Peak: 10, Weeks: 12POLYGRAM
27
Eliminator
Eliminator - ZZ Top
Last week: 29, Peak: 11, Weeks: 27WEA/Warner
28
Track Record
Track Record - Joan Armatrading
Last week: 30, Peak: 11, Weeks: 7FESTIVAL
29
Principle Of Moments
Principle Of Moments - Robert Plant
Last week: 25, Peak: 1, Weeks: 24WEA/Warner
30
Infidels
Infidels - Bob Dylan
Last week: 28, Peak: 4, Weeks: 10CBS
31
90125
90125 - Yes
Last week: 37, Peak: 31, Weeks: 5WEA/Warner
32
Texas Flood
Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Last week: 36, Peak: 19, Weeks: 7CBS
33
Air Supply Greatest Hits
Air Supply Greatest Hits - Air Supply
Last week: 26, Peak: 2, Weeks: 16WEA/Warner
34
Milk And Honey
Milk And Honey - John Lennon
Peak: 34, Weeks: 1POLYGRAM
35
20 Golden Greats Volume 2
20 Golden Greats Volume 2 - The Shadows
Last week: 17, Peak: 7, Weeks: 4EMI
36
Working With Fire And Steel
Working With Fire And Steel - China Crisis
Last week: 24, Peak: 14, Weeks: 5Virgin/Universal
38
Like Gangbusters
Like Gangbusters - Joboxers
Last week: 44, Peak: 38, Weeks: 2RCA/SonyMusic
39
Ziggy Stardust Soundtrack
Ziggy Stardust Soundtrack - David Bowie
Peak: 39, Weeks: 1RCA/SonyMusic
40
Seven And The Ragged Tiger
Seven And The Ragged Tiger - Duran Duran
Last week: 35, Peak: 1, Weeks: 7EMI
41
Labour Of Love
Labour Of Love - UB40
Last week: 40, Peak: 1, Weeks: 13Virgin/Universal
42
No Parking On The Dance Floor
No Parking On The Dance Floor - Midnight Star
Last week: 33, Peak: 31, Weeks: 4WEA/Warner
43
Born To Love
Born To Love - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
Peak: 43, Weeks: 1EMI
44
Sweet Dreams Are (Made Of This)
Sweet Dreams Are (Made Of This) - Eurythmics
Last week: 39, Peak: 2, Weeks: 32RCA/SonyMusic
45
Learning To Crawl
Learning To Crawl - Pretenders
Last week: 34, Peak: 19, Weeks: 6WEA/Warner
46
1984
1984 - Van Halen
Last week: 43, Peak: 39, Weeks: 5WEA/Warner
47
Beauty Stab
Beauty Stab - ABC
Peak: 42, Weeks: 3
POLYGRAM
48
Love Over Gold
Love Over Gold - Dire Straits
Peak: 1, Weeks: 53POLYGRAM
49
The Atlantic Years
The Atlantic Years - Roxy Music
Last week: 47, Peak: 31, Weeks: 5POLYGRAM
50
Undercover
Undercover - Rolling Stones
Last week: 46, Peak: 2, Weeks: 9EMI