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1
Maggie
Maggie - Foster & Allen
Last week: 12, Peak: 1, Weeks: 7
RCA/SonyMusic
2
Under A Blood Red Sky
Under A Blood Red Sky - U2
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 2
Island/Universal
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Too Low For Zero
Too Low For Zero - Elton John
Last week: 3, Peak: 3, Weeks: 35
POLYGRAM
4
Speaking In Tongues
Speaking In Tongues - Talking Heads
Last week: 5, Peak: 3, Weeks: 34
WEA/Warner
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Sparkle In The Rain
Sparkle In The Rain - Simple Minds
Last week: 2, Peak: 1, Weeks: 6Virgin/Universal
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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: 7, Peak: 5, Weeks: 19CBS
7
Touch
Touch - Eurythmics
Last week: 4, Peak: 1, Weeks: 8RCA/SonyMusic
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Eyes That See In The Dark
Eyes That See In The Dark - Kenny Rogers
Last week: 11, Peak: 7, Weeks: 11RCA/SonyMusic
9
Ron Goodwin Conducts The Nzso
Ron Goodwin Conducts The Nzso - Ron Goodwin And The NZSO
Last week: 13, Peak: 6, Weeks: 4
EMI
10
Rock 'N Soul Pt 1: Greatest Hits
Rock 'N Soul Pt 1: Greatest Hits - Hall And Oates
Last week: 6, Peak: 1, Weeks: 6RCA/SonyMusic
12
An Innocent Man
An Innocent Man - Billy Joel
Last week: 8, Peak: 1, Weeks: 22CBS
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Synchronicity
Synchronicity - The Police
Last week: 19, Peak: 1, Weeks: 27FESTIVAL
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Conflicting Emotions
Conflicting Emotions - Split Enz
Last week: 21, Peak: 3, Weeks: 7POLYGRAM
15
No Parlez
No Parlez - Paul Young
Last week: 15, Peak: 4, Weeks: 21CBS
16
Live From Earth
Live From Earth - Pat Benatar
Last week: 14, Peak: 12, Weeks: 11
FESTIVAL
17
Colour By Numbers
Colour By Numbers - Culture Club
Last week: 18, Peak: 1, Weeks: 11Virgin/Universal
18
From Paris With Love
From Paris With Love - Richard Clayderman
Last week: 10, Peak: 10, Weeks: 4WEA/Warner
19
Prayers Be Answered
Prayers Be Answered - Dance Exponents
Last week: 20, Peak: 8, Weeks: 9FESTIVAL
20
War
War - U2
Last week: 22, Peak: 5, Weeks: 40FESTIVAL
21
The Crossing
The Crossing - Big Country
Last week: 17, Peak: 8, Weeks: 13POLYGRAM
22
Billy Idol
Billy Idol - Billy Idol
Last week: 23, Peak: 5, Weeks: 30FESTIVAL
23
Can't Slow Down
Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
Last week: 24, Peak: 3, Weeks: 9POLYGRAM
24
Genesis
Genesis - Genesis
Last week: 26, Peak: 10, Weeks: 13POLYGRAM
25
90125
90125 - Yes
Last week: 31, Peak: 25, Weeks: 6WEA/Warner
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Principle Of Moments
Principle Of Moments - Robert Plant
Last week: 29, Peak: 1, Weeks: 25WEA/Warner
27
Eliminator
Eliminator - ZZ Top
Last week: 27, Peak: 11, Weeks: 28WEA/Warner
28
Kenny Rogers - Greatest Hits Vol 2
Kenny Rogers - Greatest Hits Vol 2 - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
Peak: 28, Weeks: 1
EMI
29
Working With Fire And Steel
Working With Fire And Steel - China Crisis
Last week: 36, Peak: 14, Weeks: 6Virgin/Universal
30
The Superior Sound Of Elton John (1970-1975)
The Superior Sound Of Elton John (1970-1975) - Elton John
Peak: 30, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
31
No Parking On The Dance Floor
No Parking On The Dance Floor - Midnight Star
Last week: 42, Peak: 31, Weeks: 5WEA/Warner
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Phalanx
Phalanx - Australian Crawl
Peak: 32, Weeks: 1EMI
33
Labour Of Love
Labour Of Love - UB40
Last week: 41, Peak: 1, Weeks: 14Virgin/Universal
35
Track Record
Track Record - Joan Armatrading
Last week: 28, Peak: 11, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
36
New Order Mini Album
New Order Mini Album - New Order
Peak: 36, Weeks: 1EMI
37
Milk And Honey
Milk And Honey - John Lennon
Last week: 34, Peak: 34, Weeks: 2POLYGRAM
38
Seven And The Ragged Tiger
Seven And The Ragged Tiger - Duran Duran
Last week: 40, Peak: 1, Weeks: 8EMI
39
Best Of The Alan Parsons Project
Best Of The Alan Parsons Project - The Alan Parsons Project
Last week: 25, Peak: 20, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
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Infidels
Infidels - Bob Dylan
Last week: 30, Peak: 4, Weeks: 11CBS
42
Air Supply Greatest Hits
Air Supply Greatest Hits - Air Supply
Last week: 33, Peak: 2, Weeks: 17WEA/Warner
43
Learning To Crawl
Learning To Crawl - Pretenders
Last week: 45, Peak: 19, Weeks: 7WEA/Warner
44
Like Gangbusters
Like Gangbusters - Joboxers
Last week: 38, Peak: 38, Weeks: 3RCA/SonyMusic
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Ziggy Stardust Soundtrack
Ziggy Stardust Soundtrack - David Bowie
Last week: 39, Peak: 39, Weeks: 2RCA/SonyMusic
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Texas Flood
Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Last week: 32, Peak: 19, Weeks: 8CBS
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Sweet Dreams Are (Made Of This)
Sweet Dreams Are (Made Of This) - Eurythmics
Last week: 44, Peak: 2, Weeks: 33RCA/SonyMusic
48
1984
1984 - Van Halen
Last week: 46, Peak: 39, Weeks: 6WEA/Warner
49
Madonna
Madonna - Madonna
Peak: 49, Weeks: 1WEA/Warner
50
Beauty Stab
Beauty Stab - ABC
Last week: 47, Peak: 42, Weeks: 4POLYGRAM