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1
Revenge
Revenge - Eurythmics
Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 23
RCA/SonyMusic
2
Genesis
Genesis - Genesis
Last week: 4, Peak: 2, Weeks: 99
POLYGRAM
3
Every Breath You Take; The Singles
Every Breath You Take; The Singles - The Police
Last week: 2, Peak: 1, Weeks: 5
FESTIVAL
5
Fore
Fore - Huey Lewis & The News
Last week: 7, Peak: 1, Weeks: 9FESTIVAL
6
True Colours
True Colours - Cyndi Lauper
Last week: 6, Peak: 3, Weeks: 15CBS
7
The Autobiography of Supertramp
The Autobiography of Supertramp - Supertramp
Last week: 10, Peak: 7, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
8
Whiplash Smile
Whiplash Smile - Billy Idol
Last week: 5, Peak: 5, Weeks: 4FESTIVAL
9
Invisible Touch
Invisible Touch - Genesis
Last week: 8, Peak: 1, Weeks: 27Virgin/Universal
10
True Blue
True Blue - Madonna
Last week: 9, Peak: 1, Weeks: 27WEA/Warner
11
Footrot Flat: The Dogs Tale OST
Footrot Flat: The Dogs Tale OST - Dave Dobbyn
Last week: 13, Peak: 10, Weeks: 4
CBS
12
The Bridge
The Bridge - Billy Joel
Last week: 14, Peak: 12, Weeks: 17CBS
13
Liverpool
Liverpool - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Last week: 12, Peak: 12, Weeks: 3FESTIVAL
14
Dancing On The Ceiling
Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
Last week: 11, Peak: 4, Weeks: 14RCA/SonyMusic
15
True Stories
True Stories - Talking Heads
Last week: 15, Peak: 1, Weeks: 16EMI
16
On The Beach
On The Beach - Chris Rea
Last week: 23, Peak: 4, Weeks: 20POLYGRAM
17
Break Every Rule
Break Every Rule - Tina Turner
Last week: 16, Peak: 4, Weeks: 8FESTIVAL
18
Standing On A Beach
Standing On A Beach - The Cure
Last week: 21, Peak: 3, Weeks: 22Fiction/Universal
19
Scoundrel Days
Scoundrel Days - A-ha
Last week: 17, Peak: 4, Weeks: 11WEA/Warner
20
Get Close
Get Close - Pretenders
Last week: 22, Peak: 19, Weeks: 8WEA/Warner
22
Infected
Infected - The The
Last week: 28, Peak: 12, Weeks: 6CBS
23
Notorious
Notorious - Duran Duran
Last week: 20, Peak: 15, Weeks: 4EMI
24
Brothers In Arms
Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
Last week: 35, Peak: 1, Weeks: 81POLYGRAM
25
Raising Hell
Raising Hell - Run DMC
Last week: 27, Peak: 8, Weeks: 5POLYGRAM
26
Good To Go Lover
Good To Go Lover - Gwen Guthrie
Last week: 41, Peak: 26, Weeks: 4POLYGRAM
27
Disco
Disco - Pet Shop Boys
Last week: 19, Peak: 19, Weeks: 4EMI
28
Please
Please - Pet Shop Boys
Last week: 25, Peak: 2, Weeks: 38EMI
29
Kev's Back
Kev's Back - Kevin Bloody Wilson
Last week: 29, Peak: 29, Weeks: 3CBS
30
Control
Control - Janet Jackson
Last week: 42, Peak: 5, Weeks: 19FESTIVAL
31
Inside Story
Inside Story - Grace Jones
Last week: 24, Peak: 12, Weeks: 7EMI
32
Hunting High And Low
Hunting High And Low - A-ha
Last week: 40, Peak: 1, Weeks: 55WEA/Warner
33
Silk & Steel
Silk & Steel - Five Star
Last week: 37, Peak: 33, Weeks: 3RCA/SonyMusic
34
Into The Light
Into The Light - Chris De Burgh
Last week: 30, Peak: 10, Weeks: 13FESTIVAL
35
Live Alive
Live Alive - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Last week: 44, Peak: 35, Weeks: 2CBS
36
The Pacific Age
The Pacific Age - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Last week: 32, Peak: 14, Weeks: 8EMI/Universal
37
Leather Jackets
Leather Jackets - Elton John
Last week: 34, Peak: 34, Weeks: 4POLYGRAM
38
August
August - Eric Clapton
Peak: 38, Weeks: 1
WEA/Warner
39
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
Last week: 38, Peak: 1, Weeks: 76FESTIVAL
40
Different Light
Different Light - The Bangles
Last week: 31, Peak: 14, Weeks: 14FESTIVAL
41
South Pacific
South Pacific - Te Kanawa/Carreras/Vaughan/Patinkin
Last week: 33, Peak: 20, Weeks: 7CBS
42
Between Two Fires
Between Two Fires - Paul Young
Last week: 39, Peak: 39, Weeks: 4CBS
43
The Whole Story
The Whole Story - Kate Bush
Last week: 47, Peak: 27, Weeks: 5EMI
44
Communards
Communards - The Communards
Last week: 26, Peak: 26, Weeks: 5POLYGRAM
45
Live Magic
Live Magic - Queen
Last week: 36, Peak: 36, Weeks: 4EMI
46
Bruce Springsteen Live 1975-86
Bruce Springsteen Live 1975-86 - Bruce Springsteen
Last week: 45, Peak: 11, Weeks: 6CBS
47
Brotherhood
Brotherhood - New Order
Peak: 22, Weeks: 4
EMI
48
George Thorogood Live
George Thorogood Live - George Thorogood
Last week: 43, Peak: 5, Weeks: 21EMI
49
Be Yourself Tonight
Be Yourself Tonight - Eurythmics
Peak: 2, Weeks: 43RCA/SonyMusic
50
Picture Book
Picture Book - Simply Red
Peak: 9, Weeks: 37WEA/Warner