R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing January 7,1979
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1 1 10 STAGE-DAVID BOWIE
2 2 6 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
3 3 23 GREASE SOUNDTRACK-Various Artists
4 4 6 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
5 5 5 LIONHEART-Kate Bush
6 6 8 BLOODY TOURISTS-10cc
7 7 5 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
8 8 5 A RECORD OF IT-Various Artists
9 9 21 NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS-Boney M
10 10 6 STEELY DAN GREATEST HITS-Steely Dan
11 11 6 THE STORY OF STAR WARS-Various Artists
12 12 7 GREATEST HITS-The Commodores
13 13 29 BAT OUT OF HELL-Meatloaf
14 14 18 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
15 15 7 GREATEST HITS-Little River Band
16 16 5 LIVE AND MORE-Donna Summer
17 17 47 THE STRANGER-Billy Joel
18 18 30 KAYA-Bob Marley And The Wailers
19 19 14 COMES A TIME-Neil Young
20 20 14 LIVING IN THE U.S.A.-Linda Ronstadt
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing January 14,1979
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1 1 11 STAGE-DAVID BOWIE
2 2 7 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
3 3 24 GREASE SOUNDTRACK-Various Artists
4 4 7 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
5 5 6 LIONHEART-Kate Bush
6 6 9 BLOODY TOURISTS-10cc
7 7 6 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
8 8 6 A RECORD OF IT-Various Artists
9 9 22 NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS-Boney M
10 10 7 STEELY DAN GREATEST HITS-Steely Dan
11 11 7 THE STORY OF STAR WARS-Various Artists
12 12 8 GREATEST HITS-The Commodores
13 13 30 BAT OUT OF HELL-Meatloaf
14 14 19 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
15 15 8 GREATEST HITS-Little River Band
16 16 6 LIVE AND MORE-Donna Summer
17 17 48 THE STRANGER-Billy Joel
18 18 31 KAYA-Bob Marley And The Wailers
19 19 15 COMES A TIME-Neil Young
20 20 15 LIVING IN THE U.S.A.-Linda Ronstadt
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing January 21,1979
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1 7 7 52ND STREET-BILLY JOEL
2 2 8 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
3 4 8 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
4 16 7 LIVE AND MORE-Donna Summer
5 9 23 NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS-Boney M
6 3 25 GREASE SOUNDTRACK-Various Artists
7 6 10 BLOODY TOURISTS-10cc
8 25 2 SINGS THE HITS-Roger Whittaker
9 14 20 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
10 34 24 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
11 13 31 BAT OUT OF HELL-Meatloaf
12 1 12 STAGE-David Bowie
13 5 7 LIONHEART-Kate Bush
14 10 8 STEELY DAN GREATEST HITS-Steely Dan
15 17 49 THE STRANGER-Billy Joel
16 - 1 WINGS GREATEST HITS-Wings
17 - 1 BUSH DOCTOR-Peter Tosh
18 12 9 GREATEST HITS-The Commodores
19 19 16 COMES A TIME-Neil Young
20 15 9 GREATEST HITS-Little River Band
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing January 28,1979
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1 1 8 52ND STREET-BILLY JOEL
2 2 9 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
3 3 9 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
4 10 25 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
5 - 1 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-Barbra Streisand
6 5 24 NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS-Boney M
7 8 3 SINGS THE HITS-Roger Whittaker
8 4 8 LIVE AND MORE-Donna Summer
9 - 1 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS-Neil Diamond
10 14 9 STEELY DAN GREATEST HITS-Steely Dan
11 7 11 BLOODY TOURISTS-10cc
12 6 26 GREASE SOUNDTRACK-Various Artists
13 12 13 STAGE-David Bowie
14 11 32 BAT OUT OF HELL-Meatloaf
15 15 50 THE STRANGER-Billy Joel
16 9 21 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
17 18 10 GREATEST HITS-The Commodores
18 31 2 FROM THE INSIDE-Alice Cooper
19 - 1 CLASSIC ROCK-London Symphony Orchestra
20 17 2 BUSH DOCTOR-Peter Tosh
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing February 4,1979
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1 5 2 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-BARBRA STREISAND
2 19 2 CLASSIC ROCK-London Symphony Orchestra
3 9 2 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS-Neil Diamond
4 1 9 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
5 2 10 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
6 3 10 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
7 6 25 NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS-Boney M
8 4 26 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
9 16 22 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
10 12 27 GREASE SOUNDTRACK-Various Artists
11 29 3 HOT STREETS-Chicago
12 15 51 THE STRANGER-Billy Joel
13 10 10 STEELY DAN GREATEST HITS-Steely Dan
14 18 3 FROM THE INSIDE-Alice Cooper
15 - 1 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
16 14 33 BAT OUT OF HELL-Meatloaf
17 7 4 SINGS THE HITS-Roger Whittaker
18 8 9 LIVE AND MORE-Donna Summer
19 28 15 THE CARS-The Cars
20 30 4 JAZZ-Queen
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing February 11,1979
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1 1 3 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-BARBRA STREISAND
2 3 3 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS-Neil Diamond
3 2 3 CLASSIC ROCK-London Symphony Orchestra
4 5 11 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
5 6 11 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
6 4 10 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
7 8 27 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
8 15 2 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
9 11 4 HOT STREETS-Chicago
10 7 26 NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS-Boney M
11 34 2 CLEO'S GREAT SHOW HITS-Cleo Laine
12 12 52 THE STRANGER-Billy Joel
13 16 34 BAT OUT OF HELL-Meatloaf
14 13 11 STEELY DAN GREATEST HITS-Steely Dan
15 21 19 COMES A TIME-Neil Young
16 14 4 FROM THE INSIDE-Alice Cooper
17 9 23 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
18 22 4 BUSH DOCTOR-Peter Tosh
19 26 2 STRIKES AGAIN-Rose Royce
20 23 13 BLOODY TOURISTS-10cc
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing February 18,1979
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1 1 4 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-BARBRA STREISAND
2 4 12 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
3 3 4 CLASSIC ROCK-London Symphony Orchestra
4 2 4 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS-Neil Diamond
5 5 12 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
6 8 3 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
7 6 11 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
8 - 1 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
9 39 2 CRUISIN'-Village People
10 7 28 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
11 22 29 GREASE SOUNDTRACK-Various Artists
12 10 27 NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS-Boney M
13 11 3 CLEO'S GREAT SHOW HITS-Cleo Laine
14 27 17 THE CARS-The Cars
15 13 35 BAT OUT OF HELL-Meatloaf
16 23 16 STAGE-David Bowie
17 16 5 FROM THE INSIDE-Alice Cooper
18 15 20 COMES A TIME-Neil Young
19 17 24 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
20 9 5 HOT STREETS-Chicago
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing February 25,1979
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1 1 5 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-BARBRA STREISAND
2 2 13 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
3 6 4 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
4 5 13 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
5 3 5 CLASSIC ROCK-London Symphony Orchestra
6 9 3 CRUISIN'-Village People
7 4 5 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS-Neil Diamond
8 8 2 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
9 7 12 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
10 - 1 20 GOLDEN GREATS-Beach Boys
11 10 29 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
12 - 1 THIS HEART THIS SONG-Sharon O'Neill
13 12 28 NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS-Boney M
14 11 30 GREASE SOUNDTRACK-Various Artists
15 15 36 BAT OUT OF HELL-Meatloaf
16 18 21 COMES A TIME-Neil Young
17 19 25 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
18 - 1 PUBLIC IMAGE: FIRST ISSUE=Public Image Ltd
19 22 54 THE STRANGER-Billy Joel
20 16 17 STAGE-David Bowie
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing March 4,1979
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1 2 14 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-ROD STEWART
2 1 6 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-Barbra Streisand
3 9 13 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
4 8 3 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
5 4 14 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
6 5 6 CLASSIC ROCK-London Symphony Orchestra
7 6 4 CRUISIN'-Village People
8 3 5 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
9 7 6 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS-Neil Diamond
10 10 2 20 GOLDEN GREATS-Beach Boys
11 17 26 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
12 34 11 GREATEST HITS-Little River Band
13 11 30 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
14 25 19 THE CARS-The Cars
15 14 31 GREASE SOUNDTRACK-Various Artists
16 - 1 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
17 12 2 THIS HEART THIS SONG-Sharon O'Neill
18 15 37 BAT OUT OF HELL-Meatloaf
19 22 4 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
20 16 18 STAGE-David Bowie
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing March 11,1979
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1 1 15 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-ROD STEWART
2 2 7 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-Barbra Streisand
3 3 14 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
4 5 15 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
5 10 3 20 GOLDEN GREATS-Beach Boys
6 11 27 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
7 7 5 CRUISIN'-Village People
8 4 4 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
9 6 7 CLASSIC ROCK-London Symphony Orchestra
10 - 1 SMILE-Kamahl
11 8 6 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
12 9 7 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS-Neil Diamond
13 13 31 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
14 14 20 THE CARS-The Cars
15 24 15 CHANGESONEBOWIE-David Bowie
16 16 2 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
17 15 32 GREASE SOUNDTRACK-Various Artists
18 19 5 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
19 26 56 THE STRANGER-Billy Joel
20 27 30 NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS-Boney M
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing March 18,1979
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1 1 16 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-ROD STEWART
2 3 15 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
3 2 8 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-Barbra Streisand
4 4 16 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
5 10 2 SMILE-Kamahl
6 9 8 CLASSIC ROCK-London Symphony Orchestra
7 8 5 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
8 5 4 20 GOLDEN GREATS-Beach Boys
9 6 28 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
10 13 32 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
11 11 7 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
12 12 8 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS-Neil Diamond
13 7 6 CRUISIN'-Village People
14 14 21 THE CARS-The Cars
15 - 1 GIVE 'EM ENOUGH ROPE-The Clash
16 19 57 THE STRANGER-Billy Joel
17 22 23 COMES A TIME-Neil Young
18 18 6 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
19 16 3 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
20 17 33 GREASE SOUNDTRACK-Various Artists
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing March 25,1979
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1 - 1 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-BEE GEES
2 1 17 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
3 5 3 SMILE-Kamahl
4 2 16 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
5 8 5 20 GOLDEN GREATS-Beach Boys
6 4 17 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
7 6 9 CLASSIC ROCK-London Symphony Orchestra
8 3 9 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-Barbra Streisand
9 7 6 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
10 9 29 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
11 14 22 THE CARS-The Cars
12 10 33 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
13 13 7 CRUISIN'-Village People
14 11 8 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
15 12 9 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS-Neil Diamond
16 18 7 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
17 19 4 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
18 22 13 A SINGLE MAN-Elton John
19 16 58 THE STRANGER-Billy Joel
20 17 24 COMES A TIME-Neil Young
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing April 1,1979
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1 1 2 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-BEE GEES
2 - 1 MARTY ROBBINS 20 SMASH HITS-Marty Robbins
3 2 18 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
4 3 4 SMILE-Kamahl
5 9 7 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
6 4 17 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
7 6 18 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
8 16 8 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
9 14 9 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
10 7 10 CLASSIC ROCK-London Symphony Orchestra
11 18 14 A SINGLE MAN-Elton John
12 8 10 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-Barbra Streisand
13 11 23 THE CARS-The Cars
14 10 30 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
15 12 34 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
16 13 8 CRUISIN'-Village People
17 5 6 20 GOLDEN GREATS-Beach Boys
18 32 11 TOTALLY HOT-Olivia Newton-John
19 17 5 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
20 - 1 INCANTATIONS-Mike Oldfield
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing April 8,1979
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1 1 3 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-BEE GEES
2 2 2 MARTY ROBBINS 20 SMASH HITS-Marty Robbins
3 3 19 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
4 4 5 SMILE-Kamahl
5 6 18 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
6 7 19 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
7 11 15 A SINGLE MAN-Elton John
8 8 9 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
9 13 24 THE CARS-The Cars
10 5 8 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
11 12 11 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-Barbra Streisand
12 17 7 20 GOLDEN GREATS-Beach Boys
13 19 6 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
14 14 31 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
15 9 10 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
16 10 11 CLASSIC ROCK-London Symphony Orchestra
17 16 9 CRUISIN'-Village People
18 22 39 KAYA-Bob Marley and the Wailers
19 20 2 INCANTATIONS-Mike Oldfield
20 15 35 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing April 15,1979
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1 1 4 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-BEE GEES
2 2 3 MARTY ROBBINS 20 SMASH HITS-Marty Robbins
3 8 10 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
4 3 20 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
5 5 19 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
6 6 20 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
7 10 9 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
8 15 11 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
9 4 6 SMILE-Kamahl
10 7 16 A SINGLE MAN-Elton John
11 14 32 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
12 11 12 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-Barbra Streisand
13 9 25 THE CARS-The Cars
14 12 8 20 GOLDEN GREATS-Beach Boys
15 21 4 FRENZY-Split Enz
16 20 36 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
17 18 40 KAYA-Bob Marley and the Wailers
18 13 7 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
19 - 1 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
20 22 14 INNER SECRETS-Santana
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing April 22,1979
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1 1 5 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-BEE GEES
2 2 4 MARTY ROBBINS 20 SMASH HITS-Marty Robbins
3 3 11 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
4 4 21 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
5 5 20 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
6 6 21 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
7 7 10 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
8 8 12 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
9 9 7 SMILE-Kamahl
10 10 17 A SINGLE MAN-Elton John
11 11 33 WAR OF THE WORLDS-Jeff Wayne
12 12 13 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-Barbra Streisand
13 13 26 THE CARS-The Cars
14 14 9 20 GOLDEN GREATS-Beach Boys
15 15 5 FRENZY-Split Enz
16 16 37 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
17 17 41 KAYA-Bob Marley and the Wailers
18 18 8 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
19 19 2 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
20 20 15 INNER SECRETS-Santana
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing April 29,1979
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1 - 1 DON'T WALK BOOGIE-VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 - 1 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
3 1 6 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-Bee Gees
4 3 12 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
5 2 5 MARTY ROBBINS 20 SMASH HITS-Marty Robbins
6 10 18 A SINGLE MAN-Elton John
7 4 22 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
8 5 21 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
9 6 22 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
10 19 3 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
11 13 27 THE CARS-The Cars
12 7 11 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
13 15 6 FRENZY-Split Enz
14 22 4 NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES-Ian Dury
15 16 38 STRANGER IN TOWN-Bob Seger
16 - 1 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
17 14 10 20 GOLDEN GREATS-Beach Boys
18 8 13 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
19 18 9 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
20 32 7 Q. ARE WE NOT MEN? A. NO WE ARE DEVO-Devo
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing May 6,1979
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1 1 2 DON'T WALK BOOGIE-VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 2 2 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
3 3 7 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-Bee Gees
4 4 13 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
5 12 12 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
6 11 28 THE CARS-The Cars
7 20 8 Q. ARE WE NOT MEN? A. NO WE ARE DEVO-Devo
8 6 19 A SINGLE MAN-Elton John
9 10 4 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
10 9 23 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
11 19 10 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
12 14 5 NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES-Ian Dury
13 7 23 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
14 8 22 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
15 5 6 MARTY ROBBINS 20 SMASH HITS-Marty Robbins
16 23 3 AGAINST THE GRAIN-Phoebe Snow
17 16 2 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
18 17 11 20 GOLDEN GREATS-Beach Boys
19 34 3 LIVING INSIDE YOUR LOVE-George Benson
20 13 7 FRENZY-Split Enz
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing May 13,1979
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1 1 3 DON'T WALK BOOGIE-VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 2 3 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
3 4 14 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
4 3 8 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-Bee Gees
5 8 20 A SINGLE MAN-Elton John
6 6 29 THE CARS-The Cars
7 12 6 NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES-Ian Dury
8 10 24 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
9 5 13 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
10 13 24 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
11 9 5 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
12 14 23 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
13 11 11 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
14 23 15 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
15 7 9 Q. ARE WE NOT MEN? A. NO WE ARE DEVO-Devo
16 16 4 AGAINST THE GRAIN-Phoebe Snow
17 20 8 FRENZY-Split Enz
18 18 12 20 GOLDEN GREATS-Beach Boys
19 19 4 LIVING INSIDE YOUR LOVE-George Benson
20 17 3 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing May 20,1979
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1 1 4 DON'T WALK BOOGIE-VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 2 4 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
3 4 9 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-Bee Gees
4 3 15 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
5 6 30 THE CARS-The Cars
6 5 21 A SINGLE MAN-Elton John
7 23 9 SMILE-Kamahl
8 8 25 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
9 7 7 NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES-Ian Dury
10 9 14 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
11 10 25 BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN-Rod Stewart
12 13 12 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
13 11 6 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
14 12 24 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
15 - 1 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN-Cheap Trick
16 16 5 AGAINST THE GRAIN-Phoebe Snow
17 15 10 Q. ARE WE NOT MEN? A. NO WE ARE DEVO-Devo
18 18 13 20 GOLDEN GREATS-Beach Boys
19 14 16 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
20 39 15 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-Barbra Streisand
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing May 27,1979
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1 1 5 DON'T WALK BOOGIE-VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 2 5 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
3 - 1 VOULEZ-VOUS-Abba
4 4 16 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
5 3 10 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-Bee Gees
6 - 1 WAVE-Patti Smith
7 5 31 THE CARS-The Cars
8 9 8 NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES-Ian Dury
9 13 7 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
10 6 22 A SINGLE MAN-Elton John
11 8 26 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
12 15 2 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN-Cheap Trick
13 - 1 THE BELLS-Lou Reed
14 10 16 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
15 12 13 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
16 16 6 AGAINST THE GRAIN-Phoebe Snow
17 14 25 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
18 - 1 NEW VALUES-Iggy Pop
19 19 17 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind And Fire
20 37 76 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD-Elton John
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing June 3,1979
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1 2 6 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-SUPERTRAMP
2 3 2 VOULEZ-VOUS-Abba
3 4 17 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
4 1 6 DON'T WALK BOOGIE-Various Artists
5 7 32 THE CARS-The Cars
6 5 11 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-Bee Gees
7 6 2 WAVE-Patti Smith
8 8 9 NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES-Ian Dury
9 9 8 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
10 14 17 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
11 15 14 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
12 11 27 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
13 10 23 A SINGLE MAN-Elton John
14 13 2 THE BELLS-Lou Reed
15 12 3 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN-Cheap Trick
16 17 26 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
17 22 6 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
18 23 2 2 HOT-Peaches & Herb
19 18 2 NEW VALUES-Iggy Pop
20 20 77 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD-Elton John
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing June 10,1979
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1 1 7 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-SUPERTRAMP
2 2 3 VOULEZ-VOUS-Abba
3 - 1 BOB DYLAN AT BUDOKAN-Bob Dylan
4 3 18 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
5 4 7 DON'T WALK BOOGIE-Various Artists
6 10 18 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
7 - 1 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
8 5 33 THE CARS-The Cars
9 11 15 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
10 9 9 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
11 29 2 GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS-George Thorogood & The Destroyers
12 7 3 WAVE-Patti Smith
13 6 12 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-Bee Gees
14 8 10 NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES-Ian Dury
15 20 78 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD-Elton John
16 16 27 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
17 12 28 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
18 17 7 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
19 18 3 2 HOT-Peaches & Herb
20 14 3 THE BELLS-Lou Reed
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing June 17,1979
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1 1 8 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-SUPERTRAMP
2 2 4 VOULEZ-VOUS-Abba
3 - 1 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
4 3 2 BOB DYLAN AT BUDOKAN-Bob Dylan
5 7 2 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
6 4 19 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
7 5 8 DON'T WALK BOOGIE-Various Artists
8 8 34 THE CARS-The Cars
9 18 8 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
10 9 16 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
11 6 19 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
12 13 13 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-Bee Gees
13 10 10 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
14 11 3 GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS-George Thorogood & The Destroyers
15 12 4 WAVE-Patti Smith
16 17 29 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
17 22 5 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN-Cheap Trick
18 14 11 NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES-Ian Dury
19 19 4 2 HOT-Peaches & Herb
20 27 25 A SINGLE MAN-Elton John
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing June 24,1979
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1 1 9 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-SUPERTRAMP
2 3 2 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
3 5 3 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
4 2 5 VOULEZ-VOUS-Abba
5 4 3 BOB DYLAN AT BUDOKAN-Bob Dylan
6 13 11 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
7 6 20 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
8 8 35 THE CARS-The Cars
9 10 17 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
10 9 9 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
11 7 9 DON'T WALK BOOGIE-Various Artists
12 11 20 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
13 - 1 PROMISES-Promises
14 15 5 WAVE-Patti Smith
15 12 14 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-Bee Gees
16 14 4 GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS-George Thorogood & The Destroyers
17 17 6 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN-Cheap Trick
18 16 30 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
19 18 12 NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES-Ian Dury
20 21 29 52ND STREET-Billy Joel
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing July 1,1979
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1 3 3 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-LEO SAYER
2 1 10 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
3 - 1 LODGER-David Bowie
4 3 4 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
5 - 1 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON-Demis Roussos
6 6 12 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
7 4 6 VOULEZ-VOUS-Abba
8 5 4 BOB DYLAN AT BUDOKAN-Bob Dylan
9 - 1 CANDY-O-The Cars
10 7 21 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
11 10 10 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
12 16 5 GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS-George Thorogood & The Destroyers
13 8 36 THE CARS-The Cars
14 9 18 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
15 15 15 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-Bee Gees
16 11 10 DON'T WALK BOOGIE-Various Artists
17 13 2 PROMISES-Promises
18 18 31 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
19 44 2 STATELESS-Lene Lovich
20 12 21 MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD-Talking Heads
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing July 8,1979
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1 2 11 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-SUPERTRAMP
2 1 4 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
3 5 2 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON-Demis Roussos
4 4 5 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
5 3 2 LODGER-David Bowie
6 9 2 CANDY-O-The Cars
7 6 13 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
8 - 1 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
9 21 2 BACK TO THE EGG-Wings
10 13 37 THE CARS-The Cars
11 11 11 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
12 7 7 VOULEZ-VOUS-Abba
13 8 5 BOB DYLAN AT BUDOKAN-Bob Dylan
14 - 1 CLASSIC ROCK: THE SECOND MOVEMENT-London Symphony Orchestra
15 10 22 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
16 - 1 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
17 - 1 RIGHT FIRST TIME-Th' Dudes
18 17 3 PROMISES-Promises
19 14 19 ARMED FORCES-Elvis Costello
20 35 2 DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE-Devo
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing July 15,1979
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1 1 12 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-SUPERTRAMP
2 8 2 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
3 3 3 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON-Demis Roussos
4 5 3 LODGER-David Bowie
5 2 5 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
6 6 3 CANDY-O-The Cars
7 4 6 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
8 49 2 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR-The Police
9 7 14 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
10 - 1 MOVE IT ON OVER-George Thorogood & The Destroyers
11 - 1 BAD GIRLS-Donna Summer
12 16 2 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
13 20 3 DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE-Devo
14 11 12 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
15 12 8 VOULEZ-VOUS-Abba
16 14 2 CLASSIC ROCK: THE SECOND MOVEMENT-London Symphony Orchestra
17 10 38 THE CARS-The Cars
18 9 3 BACK TO THE EGG-Wings
19 15 23 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
20 13 6 BOB DYLAN AT BUDOKAN-Bob Dylan
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing July 22,1979
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1 1 13 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-SUPERTRAMP
2 2 3 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
3 3 4 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON-Demis Roussos
4 5 6 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
5 11 2 BAD GIRLS-Donna Summer
6 6 4 CANDY-O-The Cars
7 7 7 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
8 14 13 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
9 8 3 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR-The Police
10 4 4 LODGER-David Bowie
11 10 2 MOVE IT ON OVER-George Thorogood & The Destroyers
12 12 3 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
13 16 3 CLASSIC ROCK: THE SECOND MOVEMENT-London Symphony Orchestra
14 13 4 DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE-Devo
15 17 39 THE CARS-The Cars
16 9 15 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
17 18 4 BACK TO THE EGG-Wings
18 - 1 DO IT YOURSELF-Ian Dury & The Blockheads
19 19 24 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
20 15 9 VOULEZ-VOUS-Abba
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing July 29,1979
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1 1 14 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-SUPERTRAMP
2 2 4 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
3 4 7 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
4 7 8 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
5 3 5 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON-Demis Roussos
6 9 4 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR-The Police
7 5 3 BAD GIRLS-Donna Summer
8 6 5 CANDY-O-The Cars
9 8 14 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
10 - 1 LIVE:TAKE NO PRISONERS-Lou Reed
11 15 40 THE CARS-The Cars
12 12 4 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
13 24 4 FATE FOR BREAKFAST-Art Garfunkel
14 10 5 LODGER-David Bowie
15 11 3 MOVE IT ON OVER-George Thorogood & The Destroyers
16 13 4 CLASSIC ROCK: THE SECOND MOVEMENT-London Symphony Orchestra
17 - 1 20 SMASH HITS-Frankie Laine
18 16 16 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
19 20 10 VOULEZ-VOUS-Abba
20 19 25 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing August 5,1979
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1 - 1 COMMUNIQUE-DIRE STRAITS
2 2 5 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
3 1 15 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
4 7 4 BAD GIRLS-Donna Summer
5 - 1 I AM-Earth Wind and Fire
6 4 9 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
7 6 5 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR-The Police
8 13 5 FATE FOR BREAKFAST-Art Garfunkel
9 3 8 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
10 8 6 CANDY-O-The Cars
11 5 6 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON-Demis Roussos
12 9 15 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
13 24 4 LOOK SHARP-Joe Jackson
14 12 5 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
15 17 2 20 SMASH HITS-Frankie Laine
16 18 17 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
17 14 6 LODGER-David Bowie
18 15 4 MOVE IT ON OVER-George Thorogood & The Destroyers
19 11 41 THE CARS-The Cars
20 27 33 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing August 12,1979
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1 1 2 COMMUNIQUE-DIRE STRAITS
2 3 16 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
3 4 5 BAD GIRLS-Donna Summer
4 2 6 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
5 8 6 FATE FOR BREAKFAST-Art Garfunkel
6 5 2 I AM-Earth Wind and Fire
7 6 10 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
8 9 9 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
9 10 7 CANDY-O-The Cars
10 7 6 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR-The Police
11 19 42 THE CARS-The Cars
12 20 34 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
13 15 3 20 SMASH HITS-Frankie Laine
14 11 7 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON-Demis Roussos
15 12 16 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
16 14 6 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
17 25 27 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind and Fire
18 17 7 LODGER-David Bowie
19 16 18 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
20 18 5 MOVE IT ON OVER-George Thorogood & The Destroyers
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing August 19,1979
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1 2 17 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-SUPERTRAMP
2 1 3 COMMUNIQUE-Dire Straits
3 6 3 I AM-Earth Wind and Fire
4 5 7 FATE FOR BREAKFAST-Art Garfunkel
5 4 7 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
6 3 6 BAD GIRLS-Donna Summer
7 7 11 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
8 9 8 CANDY-O-The Cars
9 8 10 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
10 10 7 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR-The Police
11 15 17 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
12 11 43 THE CARS-The Cars
13 16 7 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
14 12 35 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
15 14 8 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON-Demis Roussos
16 17 28 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind and Fire
17 43 2 PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (BBC SOUNDTRACK)-Various Artists
18 23 8 BACK TO THE EGG-Wings
19 20 6 MOVE IT ON OVER-George Thorogood & The Destroyers
20 19 19 MINUTE BY MINUTE-Doobie Brothers
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing August 26,1979
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1 4 8 FATE FOR BREAKFAST-ART GARFUNKEL
2 30 2 GET THE KNACK-The Knack
3 1 18 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
4 2 4 COMMUNIQUE-Dire Straits
5 5 8 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
6 3 4 I AM-Earth Wind and Fire
7 6 7 BAD GIRLS-Donna Summer
8 8 9 CANDY-O-The Cars
9 - 1 DYNASTY-Kiss
10 9 11 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
11 12 44 THE CARS-The Cars
12 10 8 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR-The Police
13 7 12 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
14 17 3 PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (BBC SOUNDTRACK)-Various Artists
15 13 8 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
16 14 36 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
17 16 29 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind and Fire
18 11 18 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
19 28 28 PARALLEL LINES-Blondie
20 - 1 GRAFFITI CRIMES-Mi Sex
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing September 2,1979
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1 - 1 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR-LED ZEPPELIN
2 1 9 FATE FOR BREAKFAST-Art Garfunkel
3 3 19 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
4 2 3 GET THE KNACK-The Knack
5 4 5 COMMUNIQUE-Dire Straits
6 9 2 DYNASTY-Kiss
7 5 9 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
8 7 8 BAD GIRLS-Donna Summer
9 6 5 I AM-Earth Wind and Fire
10 8 10 CANDY-O-The Cars
11 11 45 THE CARS-The Cars
12 10 12 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
13 13 13 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
14 14 4 PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (BBC SOUNDTRACK)-Various Artists
15 15 9 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
16 12 9 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR-The Police
17 - 1 FEAR OF MUSIC-Talking Heads
18 18 19 MANIFESTO-Roxy Music
19 17 30 EARTH,WIND & FIRE GREATEST HITS VOL. 1-Earth,Wind and Fire
20 48 2 DEDICATION-Rob Guest
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing September 9,1979
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1 1 2 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR-LED ZEPPELIN
2 2 10 FATE FOR BREAKFAST-Art Garfunkel
3 3 20 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
4 4 4 GET THE KNACK-The Knack
5 - 1 EVE-The Alan Parsons Project
6 6 3 DYNASTY-Kiss
7 7 10 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
8 14 5 PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (BBC SOUNDTRACK)-Various Artists
9 9 6 I AM-Earth Wind and Fire
10 5 6 COMMUNIQUE-Dire Straits
11 28 21 STEELY DAN GREATEST HITS-Steely Dan
12 12 13 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
13 13 14 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
14 8 9 BAD GIRLS-Donna Summer
15 17 2 FEAR OF MUSIC-Talking Heads
16 15 10 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
17 11 46 THE CARS-The Cars
18 - 1 MORE PENNIES FROM HEAVEN:BBC TV SOUNDTRACK-Various Artists
19 10 11 CANDY-O-The Cars
20 16 10 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR-The Police
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing September 16,1979
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1 3 21 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-SUPERTRAMP
2 1 3 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR-Led Zeppelin
3 2 11 FATE FOR BREAKFAST-Art Garfunkel
4 5 2 EVE-The Alan Parsons Project
5 6 4 DYNASTY-Kiss
6 4 5 GET THE KNACK-The Knack
7 7 11 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
8 10 7 COMMUNIQUE-Dire Straits
9 19 12 CANDY-O-The Cars
10 16 11 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
11 15 3 FEAR OF MUSIC-Talking Heads
12 - 1 5-JJ Cale
13 9 7 I AM-Earth Wind and Fire
14 17 47 THE CARS-The Cars
15 14 10 BAD GIRLS-Donna Summer
16 12 14 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
17 13 15 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
18 23 2 JUST DROVE THRU TOWN-Citizen Band
19 21 3 FIRST UNDER THE WIRE-Little River Band
20 20 11 OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR-The Police
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing September 23,1979
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1 2 4 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR-LED ZEPPELIN
2 1 22 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
3 5 5 DYNASTY-Kiss
4 3 12 FATE FOR BREAKFAST-Art Garfunkel
5 6 6 GET THE KNACK-The Knack
6 7 12 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
7 4 3 EVE-The Alan Parsons Project
8 12 2 5-JJ Cale
9 9 13 CANDY-O-The Cars
10 13 8 I AM-Earth Wind and Fire
11 11 4 FEAR OF MUSIC-Talking Heads
12 8 8 COMMUNIQUE-Dire Straits
13 10 12 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
14 17 16 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
15 14 48 THE CARS-The Cars
16 15 11 BAD GIRLS-Donna Summer
17 - 1 MIDNIGHT MAGIC-The Commodores
18 16 15 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
19 19 4 FIRST UNDER THE WIRE-Little River Band
20 18 3 JUST DROVE THRU TOWN-Citizen Band
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing September 30,1979
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1 - 1 SLOW TRAIN COMING-BOB DYLAN
2 3 6 DYNASTY-Kiss
3 2 23 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
4 1 5 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR-Led Zeppelin
5 5 7 GET THE KNACK-The Knack
6 4 13 FATE FOR BREAKFAST-Art Garfunkel
7 6 13 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
8 7 4 EVE-The Alan Parsons Project
9 13 13 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
10 9 14 CANDY-O-The Cars
11 17 2 MIDNIGHT MAGIC-The Commodores
12 10 9 I AM-Earth Wind and Fire
13 8 3 5-JJ Cale
14 15 49 THE CARS-The Cars
15 - 1 INTO THE MUSIC-Van Morrison
16 12 9 COMMUNIQUE-Dire Straits
17 11 5 FEAR OF MUSIC-Talking Heads
18 18 16 THE VERY BEST OF LEO SAYER-Leo Sayer
19 14 17 RICKIE LEE JONES-Rickie Lee Jones
20 - 1 RAW POWER-Iggy Pop
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing October 7,1979
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1 1 2 SLOW TRAIN COMING-BOB DYLAN
2 2 7 DYNASTY-Kiss
3 3 24 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
4 4 6 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR-Led Zeppelin
5 7 14 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
6 5 8 GET THE KNACK-The Knack
7 11 3 MIDNIGHT MAGIC-The Commodores
8 39 2 REPLICAS-Tubeway Army
9 6 14 FATE FOR BREAKFAST-Art Garfunkel
10 8 5 EVE-The Alan Parsons Project
11 16 10 COMMUNIQUE-Dire Straits
12 10 15 CANDY-O-The Cars
13 15 2 INTO THE MUSIC-Van Morrison
14 25 21 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN-Cheap Trick
15 26 3 BOP TILL YOU DROP-Ry Cooder
16 14 50 THE CARS-The Cars
17 9 14 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
18 12 10 I AM-Earth Wind and Fire
19 13 4 5-JJ Cale
20 22 13 BAD GIRLS-Donna Summer
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing October 14,1979
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1 - 1 DON'T WALK:BOOGIE ON-VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 - 1 THE LONG RUN-The Eagles
3 1 3 SLOW TRAIN COMING-Bob Dylan
4 2 8 DYNASTY-Kiss
5 3 25 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
6 4 7 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR-Led Zeppelin
7 23 2 DREAM POLICE-Cheap Trick
8 5 15 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
9 8 3 REPLICAS-Tubeway Army
10 6 9 GET THE KNACK-The Knack
11 7 4 MIDNIGHT MAGIC-The Commodores
12 15 4 BOP TILL YOU DROP-Ry Cooder
13 17 15 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
14 13 3 INTO THE MUSIC-Van Morrison
15 9 15 FATE FOR BREAKFAST-Art Garfunkel
16 12 16 CANDY-O-The Cars
17 10 6 EVE-The Alan Parsons Project
18 - 1 AGAINST THE WIND-Jon English
19 11 11 COMMUNIQUE-Dire Straits
20 16 51 THE CARS-The Cars
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing October 21,1979
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1 1 2 DON'T WALK:BOOGIE ON-VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 2 2 THE LONG RUN-The Eagles
3 7 3 DREAM POLICE-Cheap Trick
4 4 9 DYNASTY-Kiss
5 3 4 SLOW TRAIN COMING-Bob Dylan
6 6 8 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR-Led Zeppelin
7 5 26 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
8 9 4 REPLICAS-Tubeway Army
9 12 5 BOP TILL YOU DROP-Ry Cooder
10 - 1 TUSK-Fleetwood Mac
11 8 16 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
12 10 10 GET THE KNACK-The Knack
13 11 5 MIDNIGHT MAGIC-The Commodores
14 14 4 INTO THE MUSIC-Van Morrison
15 20 52 THE CARS-The Cars
16 15 16 FATE FOR BREAKFAST-Art Garfunkel
17 16 17 CANDY-O-The Cars
18 19 12 COMMUNIQUE-Dire Straits
19 39 5 DOUBLE PLATINUM-Kiss
20 13 16 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing October 28,1979
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1 1 3 DON'T WALK:BOOGIE ON-VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 3 4 DREAM POLICE-Cheap Trick
3 7 27 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
4 2 3 THE LONG RUN-The Eagles
5 5 5 SLOW TRAIN COMING-Bob Dylan
6 4 10 DYNASTY-Kiss
7 10 2 TUSK-Fleetwood Mac
8 11 17 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
9 6 9 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR-Led Zeppelin
10 8 5 REPLICAS-Tubeway Army
11 29 3 AGAINST THE WIND-Jon English
12 13 6 MIDNIGHT MAGIC-The Commodores
13 - 1 10CC GREATEST HITS 1972-1978-10cc
14 9 6 BOP TILL YOU DROP-Ry Cooder
15 22 24 CHEP TRICK AT BUDOKAN-Cheap Trick
16 20 17 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
17 12 11 GET THE KNACK-The Knack
18 18 13 COMMUNIQUE-Dire Straits
19 14 5 INTO THE MUSIC-Van Morrison
20 24 2 DRUMS AND WIRES-XTC
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing November 4,1979
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1 1 4 DON'T WALK:BOOGIE ON-VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 2 5 DREAM POLICE-Cheap Trick
3 4 4 THE LONG RUN-The Eagles
4 3 28 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
5 6 11 DYNASTY-Kiss
6 7 3 TUSK-Fleetwood Mac
7 5 6 SLOW TRAIN COMING-Bob Dylan
8 8 18 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
9 9 10 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR-Led Zeppelin
10 15 25 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN-Cheap Trick
11 37 2 STEPPIN' OUT-Joan Armatrading
12 20 3 DRUMS AND WIRES-XTC
13 17 12 GET THE KNACK-The Knack
14 11 4 AGAINST THE WIND-Jon English
15 10 6 REPLICAS-Tubeway Army
16 19 6 INTO THE MUSIC-Van Morrison
17 22 54 THE CARS-The Cars
18 12 7 MIDNIGHT MAGIC-The Commodores
19 24 18 FATE FOR BREAKFAST-Art Garfunkel
20 16 18 RUST NEVER SLEEPS-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing November 11,1979
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1 - 1 GREATEST HITS-ROD STEWART
2 - 1 BEST OF KENNY ROGERS-Kenny Rogers
3 28 3 ENGLISH HISTORY-Jon English
4 14 5 AGAINST THE WIND-Jon English
5 1 5 DON'T WALK:BOOGIE ON-Various Artists
6 3 5 THE LONG RUN-The Eagles
7 2 6 DREAM POLICE-Cheap Trick
8 5 12 DYNASTY-Kiss
9 4 29 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
10 6 4 TUSK-Fleetwood Mac
11 25 2 ON THE ROAD WITH CHARLEY PRIDE-Charley Pride
12 9 11 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR-Led Zeppelin
13 8 19 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
14 - 1 MARATHON-Santana
15 7 7 SLOW TRAIN COMING-Bob Dylan
16 17 55 THE CARS-The Cars
17 11 3 STEPPIN' OUT-Joan Armatrading
18 15 7 REPLICAS-Tubeway Army
19 18 8 MIDNIGHT MAGIC-The Commodores
20 10 26 CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN-Cheap Trick
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing November 18,1979
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1 1 2 GREATEST HITS-ROD STEWART
2 2 2 BEST OF KENNY ROGERS-Kenny Rogers
3 - 1 EAT TO THE BEAT-Blondie
4 3 4 ENGLISH HISTORY-Jon English
5 6 6 THE LONG RUN-The Eagles
6 10 5 TUSK-Fleetwood Mac
7 9 30 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
8 7 7 DREAM POLICE-Cheap Trick
9 5 6 DON'T WALK:BOOGIE ON-Various Artists
10 - 1 SMASH AND GRAB-Racey
11 4 6 AGAINST THE WIND-Jon English
12 8 13 DYNASTY-Kiss
13 11 3 ON THE ROAD WITH CHARLEY PRIDE-Charley Pride
14 12 12 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR-Led Zeppelin
15 13 20 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
16 15 8 SLOW TRAIN COMING-Bob Dylan
17 24 2 WHO PAYS THE FERRYMAN-Yannis Markopoulos
18 28 4 OFF THE WALL-Michael Jackson
19 26 21 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON-Demis Roussos
20 19 9 MIDNIGHT MAGIC-The Commodores
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing November 25,1979
TW LW TI TITLE Artist
1 1 3 GREATEST HITS-ROD STEWART
2 2 3 BEST OF KENNY ROGERS-Kenny Rogers
3 5 7 THE LONG RUN-The Eagles
4 4 5 ENGLISH HISTORY-Jon English
5 6 6 TUSK-Fleetwood Mac
6 3 2 EAT TO THE BEAT-Blondie
7 7 31 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
8 8 8 DREAM POLICE-Cheap Trick
9 18 5 OFF THE WALL-Michael Jackson
10 - 1 THE FINE ART OF SURFACING-Boomtown Rats
11 11 7 AGAINST THE WIND-Jon English
12 12 14 DYNASTY-Kiss
13 9 7 DON'T WALK:BOOGIE ON-Various Artists
14 14 13 IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR-Led Zeppelin
15 17 3 WHO PAYS THE FERRYMAN-Yannis Markopoulos
16 15 21 DISCOVERY-Electric Light Orchestra
17 10 2 SMASH AND GRAB-Racey
18 16 9 SLOW TRAIN COMING-Bob Dylan
19 31 6 DRUMS AND WIRES-XTC
20 37 5 10CC GREATEST HITS 1972-1978-10cc
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing December 2,1979
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1 1 4 GREATEST HITS-ROD STEWART
2 2 4 BEST OF KENNY ROGERS-Kenny Rogers
3 23 23 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON-Demis Roussos
4 4 6 ENGLISH HISTORY-Jon English
5 5 7 TUSK-Fleetwood Mac
6 15 4 WHO PAYS THE FERRYMAN-Yannis Markopoulos
7 6 3 EAT TO THE BEAT-Blondie
8 9 6 OFF THE WALL-Michael Jackson
9 3 8 THE LONG RUN-The Eagles
10 7 32 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
11 - 1 TWENTY GOLDEN GREATS-Nat King Cole
12 8 9 DREAM POLICE-Cheap Trick
13 12 15 DYNASTY-Kiss
14 17 3 SMASH AND GRAB-Racey
15 11 8 AGAINST THE WIND-Jon English
16 22 11 BOP TILL YOU DROP-Ry Cooder
17 10 2 THE FINE ART OF SURFACING-Boomtown Rats
18 13 8 DON'T WALK:BOOGIE ON-Various Artists
19 40 2 RISE-Herb Alpert
20 - 1 JOURNEY THROUGH THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS-Stevie Wonder
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing December 9,1979
TW LW TI TITLE Artist
1 1 5 GREATEST HITS-ROD STEWART
2 26 2 GREATEST-Bee Gees
3 3 24 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON-Demis Roussos
4 11 2 TWENTY GOLDEN GREATS-Nat King Cole
5 4 7 ENGLISH HISTORY-Jon English
6 2 5 BEST OF KENNY ROGERS-Kenny Rogers
7 5 8 TUSK-Fleetwood Mac
8 9 9 THE LONG RUN-The Eagles
9 8 7 OFF THE WALL-Michael Jackson
10 6 5 WHO PAYS THE FERRYMAN-Yannis Markopoulos
11 24 2 GREATEST HITS VOL 1 & II-Donna Summer
12 - 1 LIVE RUST-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
13 7 4 EAT TO THE BEAT-Blondie
14 - 1 SURVIVAL-Bob Marley And The Wailers
15 10 33 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
16 20 2 JOURNEY THROUGH THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS-Stevie Wonder
17 13 16 DYNASTY-Kiss
18 12 10 DREAM POLICE-Cheap Trick
19 - 1 DOWN ON THE FARM-Little Feat
20 42 2 BEATLES CONCERTO-Rostal & Schaefer/Ron Goodwin/RLPO
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing December 16,1979
TW LW TI TITLE Artist
1 1 6 GREATEST HITS-ROD STEWART
2 2 3 GREATEST-Bee Gees
3 - 1 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA:GREATEST HITS-Electric Light Orchestra
4 6 6 BEST OF KENNY ROGERS-Kenny Rogers
5 4 3 TWENTY GOLDEN GREATS-Nat King Cole
6 5 8 ENGLISH HISTORY-Jon English
7 - 1 BRITISH ROCK CLASSICS-Various Artists
8 20 3 BEATLES CONCERTO-Rostal & Schaefer/Ron Goodwin/RLPO
9 3 25 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON-Demis Roussos
10 7 9 TUSK-Fleetwood Mac
11 10 6 WHO PAYS THE FERRYMAN-Yannis Markopoulos
12 9 8 OFF THE WALL-Michael Jackson
13 12 2 LIVE RUST-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
14 11 3 GREATEST HITS VOL 1 & II-Donna Summer
15 14 2 SURVIVAL-Bob Marley And The Wailers
16 8 10 THE LONG RUN-The Eagles
17 13 5 EAT TO THE BEAT-Blondie
18 17 17 DYNASTY-Kiss
19 15 34 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
20 31 3 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-Abba
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing December 23,1979
TW LW TI TITLE Artist
1 - 1 THE WALL-PINK FLOYD
2 3 2 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA:GREATEST HITS-Electric Light Orchestra
3 1 7 GREATEST HITS-Rod Stewart
4 7 2 BRITISH ROCK CLASSICS-Various Artists
5 2 4 GREATEST-Bee Gees
6 6 9 ENGLISH HISTORY-Jon English
7 5 4 TWENTY GOLDEN GREATS-Nat King Cole
8 8 4 BEATLES CONCERTO-Rostal & Schaefer/Ron Goodwin/RLPO
9 20 4 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-Abba
10 11 7 WHO PAYS THE FERRYMAN-Yannis Markopoulos
11 10 10 TUSK-Fleetwood Mac
12 9 26 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON-Demis Roussos
13 4 7 BEST OF KENNY ROGERS-Kenny Rogers
14 13 3 LIVE RUST-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
15 16 11 THE LONG RUN-The Eagles
16 12 9 OFF THE WALL-Michael Jackson
17 - 1 REGATTA DE BLANC-The Police
18 18 18 DYNASTY-Kiss
19 19 35 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
20 14 4 GREATEST HITS VOL 1 & II-Donna Summer
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing December 30,1979
TW LW TI TITLE Artist
1 1 2 THE WALL-PINK FLOYD
2 2 3 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA:GREATEST HITS-Electric Light Orchestra
3 3 8 GREATEST HITS-Rod Stewart
4 4 3 BRITISH ROCK CLASSICS-Various Artists
5 5 5 GREATEST-Bee Gees
6 6 10 ENGLISH HISTORY-Jon English
7 7 5 TWENTY GOLDEN GREATS-Nat King Cole
8 8 5 BEATLES CONCERTO-Rostal & Schaefer/Ron Goodwin/RLPO
9 9 5 GREATEST HITS VOL. II-Abba
10 10 8 WHO PAYS THE FERRYMAN-Yannis Markopoulos
11 11 11 TUSK-Fleetwood Mac
12 12 27 THE ROUSSOS PHENOMENON-Demis Roussos
13 13 8 BEST OF KENNY ROGERS-Kenny Rogers
14 14 4 LIVE RUST-Neil Young And Crazy Horse
15 15 12 THE LONG RUN-The Eagles
16 16 10 OFF THE WALL-Michael Jackson
17 17 2 REGATTA DE BLANC-The Police
18 18 19 DYNASTY-Kiss
19 19 36 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-Supertramp
20 20 5 GREATEST HITS VOL 1 & II-Donna Summer
