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1
Maggie
Maggie - Foster & Allen
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 9RCA/SonyMusic
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Eyes That See In The Dark
Eyes That See In The Dark - Kenny Rogers
Last week: 6, Peak: 2, Weeks: 13RCA/SonyMusic
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Under A Blood Red Sky
Under A Blood Red Sky - U2
Last week: 3, Peak: 1, Weeks: 4Island/Universal

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Kenny Rogers - Greatest Hits Vol 2
Kenny Rogers - Greatest Hits Vol 2 - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
Last week: 8, Peak: 4, Weeks: 3EMI
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Too Low For Zero
Too Low For Zero - Elton John
Last week: 2, Peak: 2, Weeks: 37POLYGRAM
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Synchronicity
Synchronicity - The Police
Last week: 10, Peak: 1, Weeks: 29FESTIVAL
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Speaking In Tongues
Speaking In Tongues - Talking Heads
Last week: 7, Peak: 3, Weeks: 36WEA/Warner
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From Paris With Love
From Paris With Love - Richard Clayderman
Last week: 14, Peak: 9, Weeks: 6WEA/Warner
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An Innocent Man
An Innocent Man - Billy Joel
Last week: 16, Peak: 1, Weeks: 24CBS
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Touch
Touch - Eurythmics
Last week: 9, Peak: 1, Weeks: 10RCA/SonyMusic
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Colour By Numbers
Colour By Numbers - Culture Club
Last week: 15, Peak: 1, Weeks: 13Virgin/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: 13, Peak: 5, Weeks: 21CBS
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Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits
Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers
Last week: 26, Peak: 1, Weeks: 22EMI
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Sparkle In The Rain
Sparkle In The Rain - Simple Minds
Last week: 11, Peak: 1, Weeks: 8Virgin/Universal
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Prayers Be Answered
Prayers Be Answered - Dance Exponents
Last week: 5, Peak: 5, Weeks: 11FESTIVAL
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No Parlez
No Parlez - Paul Young
Last week: 20, Peak: 4, Weeks: 23CBS
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Phalanx
Phalanx - Australian Crawl
Last week: 18, Peak: 18, Weeks: 3EMI
19
Japanese Whispers
Japanese Whispers - The Cure
Last week: 29, Peak: 19, Weeks: 2WEA/Warner

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New Order Mini Album
New Order Mini Album - New Order
Last week: 4, Peak: 4, Weeks: 3EMI
21
War
War - U2
Last week: 25, Peak: 5, Weeks: 42FESTIVAL
22
Rock 'N Soul Pt 1: Greatest Hits
Rock 'N Soul Pt 1: Greatest Hits - Hall And Oates
Last week: 17, Peak: 1, Weeks: 8RCA/SonyMusic
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Billy Idol
Billy Idol - Billy Idol
Last week: 23, Peak: 5, Weeks: 32FESTIVAL
24
Live From Earth
Live From Earth - Pat Benatar
Last week: 19, Peak: 12, Weeks: 13FESTIVAL
25
Conflicting Emotions
Conflicting Emotions - Split Enz
Last week: 21, Peak: 3, Weeks: 9POLYGRAM
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Genesis
Genesis - Genesis
Last week: 28, Peak: 10, Weeks: 15POLYGRAM
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The Blam Blam Blam Story
The Blam Blam Blam Story - Blam Blam Blam
Peak: 27, Weeks: 1CBS
28
Can't Slow Down
Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
Last week: 24, Peak: 3, Weeks: 11POLYGRAM
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1984
1984 - Van Halen
Last week: 47, Peak: 29, Weeks: 8WEA/Warner
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No Parking On The Dance Floor
No Parking On The Dance Floor - Midnight Star
Last week: 30, Peak: 30, Weeks: 6WEA/Warner
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The Crossing
The Crossing - Big Country
Last week: 22, Peak: 8, Weeks: 15POLYGRAM
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In The Heart
In The Heart - Kool & The Gang
Peak: 32, Weeks: 1POLYGRAM
33
Eliminator
Eliminator - ZZ Top
Last week: 32, Peak: 11, Weeks: 30WEA/Warner
34
Metal Health
Metal Health - Quiet Riot
Peak: 34, Weeks: 1CBS
35
Ron Goodwin Conducts The Nzso
Ron Goodwin Conducts The Nzso - Ron Goodwin And The NZSO
Last week: 31, Peak: 6, Weeks: 6EMI
36
Working With Fire And Steel
Working With Fire And Steel - China Crisis
Last week: 39, Peak: 14, Weeks: 8Virgin/Universal

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Like Gangbusters
Like Gangbusters - Joboxers
Peak: 37, Weeks: 4RCA/SonyMusic
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Milk And Honey
Milk And Honey - John Lennon
Last week: 36, Peak: 34, Weeks: 4POLYGRAM
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Seven And The Ragged Tiger
Seven And The Ragged Tiger - Duran Duran
Last week: 50, Peak: 1, Weeks: 9EMI
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Principle Of Moments
Principle Of Moments - Robert Plant
Last week: 34, Peak: 1, Weeks: 26WEA/Warner
42
90125
90125 - Yes
Last week: 35, Peak: 25, Weeks: 8WEA/Warner
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Cuts Like A Knife
Cuts Like A Knife - Bryan Adams
Peak: 43, Weeks: 1FESTIVAL
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Labour Of Love
Labour Of Love - UB40
Last week: 38, Peak: 1, Weeks: 16Virgin/Universal
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Best Of The Alan Parsons Project
Best Of The Alan Parsons Project - The Alan Parsons Project
Last week: 40, Peak: 20, Weeks: 9FESTIVAL
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Track Record
Track Record - Joan Armatrading
Last week: 33, Peak: 11, Weeks: 10FESTIVAL
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Learning To Crawl
Learning To Crawl - Pretenders
Peak: 19, Weeks: 8WEA/Warner
48
Ziggy Stardust Soundtrack
Ziggy Stardust Soundtrack - David Bowie
Last week: 44, Peak: 39, Weeks: 4RCA/SonyMusic
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All Wrapped Up
All Wrapped Up - The Undertones
Peak: 49, Weeks: 1EMI
50
Madonna
Madonna - Madonna
Peak: 49, Weeks: 2WEA/Warner