NEW ZEALAND (R.I.A.N.Z.) WEEKLY ALBUM CHARTS FROM 1983
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing January 2,1983
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1 1 16 LOVE OVER GOLD-DIRE STRAITS
2 2 7 EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2-The Eagles
3 3 13 FAME TV SOUNDTRACK-The Kids From Fame
4 4 6 GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3-Olivia Newton-John
5 5 5 THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION-John Lennon
6 6 16 TOO-RYE-AY-Dexy's Midnight Runners
7 7 4 ENZ OF AN ERA-Split Enz
8 8 28 MEMORIES-Barbra Streisand
9 9 5 KISSING TO BE CLEVER-Culture Club
10 10 9 WHEN I DREAM-Suzanne Prentice
11 11 5 CODA-Led Zeppelin
12 12 15 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
13 13 5 FAMOUS LAST WORDS-Supertramp
14 14 12 NEW GOLD DREAM-Simple Minds
15 15 4 GET NERVOUS-Pat Benatar
16 16 18 THE LEXICON OF LOVE-ABC
17 17 28 AVALON-Roxy Music
18 18 11 FOREVER NOW-Psychedelic Furs
19 19 100 MAKING MOVIES-Dire Straits
20 20 14 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing January 9,1983
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1 1 17 LOVE OVER GOLD-DIRE STRAITS
2 2 8 EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2-The Eagles
3 3 14 FAME TV SOUNDTRACK-The Kids From Fame
4 4 7 GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3-Olivia Newton-John
5 5 6 THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION-John Lennon
6 6 17 TOO-RYE-AY-Dexy's Midnight Runners
7 7 5 ENZ OF AN ERA-Split Enz
8 8 29 MEMORIES-Barbra Streisand
9 9 6 KISSING TO BE CLEVER-Culture Club
10 10 10 WHEN I DREAM-Suzanne Prentice
11 11 6 CODA-Led Zeppelin
12 12 16 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
13 13 6 FAMOUS LAST WORDS-Supertramp
14 14 13 NEW GOLD DREAM-Simple Minds
15 15 5 GET NERVOUS-Pat Benatar
16 16 19 THE LEXICON OF LOVE-ABC
17 17 29 AVALON-Roxy Music
18 18 12 FOREVER NOW-Psychedelic Furs
19 19 101 MAKING MOVIES-Dire Straits
20 20 15 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing January 16,1983
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1 1 18 LOVE OVER GOLD-DIRE STRAITS
2 2 8 EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2-The Eagles
3 3 15 FAME TV SOUNDTRACK-The Kids From Fame
4 4 8 GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3-Olivia Newton-John
5 5 7 THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION-John Lennon
6 6 18 TOO-RYE-AY-Dexy's Midnight Runners
7 7 6 ENZ OF AN ERA-Split Enz
8 8 30 MEMORIES-Barbra Streisand
9 9 7 KISSING TO BE CLEVER-Culture Club
10 10 11 WHEN I DREAM-Suzanne Prentice
11 11 7 CODA-Led Zeppelin
12 12 17 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
13 13 7 FAMOUS LAST WORDS-Supertramp
14 14 14 NEW GOLD DREAM-Simple Minds
15 15 6 GET NERVOUS-Pat Benatar
16 16 20 THE LEXICON OF LOVE-ABC
17 17 30 AVALON-Roxy Music
18 18 13 FOREVER NOW-Psychedelic Furs
19 19 102 MAKING MOVIES-Dire Straits
20 20 16 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing January 23,1983
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1 7 7 ENZ OF AN ERA-SPLIT ENZ
2 12 18 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
3 - 1 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
4 2 9 EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2-The Eagles
5 1 19 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
6 3 16 FAME TV SOUNDTRACK-The Kids From Fame
7 5 8 THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION-John Lennon
8 4 9 GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3-Olivia Newton-John
9 13 8 FAMOUS LAST WORDS-Supertramp
10 11 8 CODA-Led Zeppelin
11 - 1 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
12 14 15 NEW GOLD DREAM-Simple Minds
13 6 19 TOO-RYE-AY-Dexy's Midnight Runners
14 34 65 FLOWERS-Icehouse
15 15 7 GET NERVOUS-Pat Benatar
16 8 31 MEMORIES-Barbra Streisand
17 27 2 RECORDS:BEST OF FOREIGNER-Foreigner
18 20 17 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
19 22 14 NIGHT AND DAY-Joe Jackson
20 9 8 KISSING TO BE CLEVER-Culture Club
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing January 30,1983
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1 1 8 ENZ OF AN ERA-SPLIT ENZ
2 2 19 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
3 - 1 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
4 3 2 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
5 5 20 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
6 18 18 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
7 4 10 EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2-The Eagles
8 6 17 FAME TV SOUNDTRACK-The Kids From Fame
9 12 16 NEW GOLD DREAM-Simple Minds
10 19 15 NIGHT AND DAY-Joe Jackson
11 11 2 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
12 9 9 FAMOUS LAST WORDS-Supertramp
13 13 20 TOO-RYE-AY-Dexy's Midnight Runners
14 7 9 THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION-John Lennon
15 26 46 NIGHTCLUBBING-Grace Jones
16 20 9 KISSING TO BE CLEVER-Culture Club
17 15 8 GET NERVOUS-Pat Benatar
18 31 6 UPSTAIRS AT ERIC'S-Yazoo
19 8 10 GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3-Olivia Newton-John
20 16 32 MEMORIES-Barbra Streisand
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing February 6,1983
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1 2 20 PRIMITIVE MAN-ICEHOUSE
2 1 9 ENZ OF AN ERA-Split Enz
3 3 2 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
4 5 21 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
5 4 3 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
6 - 1 MIDNIGHT LOVE-Marvin Gaye
7 41 14 CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK-Simon & Garfunkel
8 24 12 FOREVER NOW-Psychedelic Furs
9 8 18 FAME TV SOUNDTRACK-The Kids From Fame
10 6 19 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
11 31 2 BEATLES GREATEST HITS-The Beatles
12 9 17 NEW GOLD DREAM-Simple Minds
13 7 11 EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2-The Eagles
14 - 1 THE MESSAGE-Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
15 13 21 TOO-RYE-AY-Dexy's Midnight Runners
16 20 33 MEMORIES-Barbra Streisand
17 38 2 DIG THE NEW BREED-The Jam
18 14 10 THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION-John Lennon
19 11 3 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
20 21 5 A KISS IN THE DREAMHOUSE-Siouxsie & The Banshees
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing February 13,1983
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1 1 21 PRIMITIVE MAN-ICEHOUSE
2 2 10 ENZ OF AN ERA-Split Enz
3 5 4 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
4 11 3 BEATLES GREATEST HITS-The Beatles
5 3 3 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
6 4 22 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
7 7 15 CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK-Simon & Garfunkel
8 6 2 MIDNIGHT LOVE-Marvin Gaye
9 8 13 FOREVER NOW-Psychedelic Furs
10 10 20 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
11 - 1 WILD THINGS RUN FAST-Joni Mitchell
12 9 19 FAME TV SOUNDTRACK-The Kids From Fame
13 13 12 EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2-The Eagles
14 34 2 I CAN'T STAND STILL-Don Henley
15 16 34 MEMORIES-Barbra Streisand
16 - 1 ANOTHER PAGE-Christopher Cross
17 33 7 SINGLES ALBUM-Siouxsie & The Banshees
18 26 49 BUSINESS AS USUAL-Men At Work
19 15 22 TOO-RYE-AY-Dexy's Midnight Runners
20 22 10 KISSING TO BE CLEVER-Culture Club
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing February 20,1983
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1 1 22 PRIMITIVE MAN-ICEHOUSE
2 7 16 CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK-Simon & Garfunkel
3 2 11 ENZ OF AN ERA-Split Enz
4 5 4 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
5 3 5 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
6 4 4 BEATLES GREATEST HITS-The Beatles
7 6 23 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
8 8 3 MIDNIGHT LOVE-Marvin Gaye
9 16 2 ANOTHER PAGE-Christopher Cross
10 11 2 WILD THINGS RUN FAST-Joni Mitchell
11 10 21 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
12 9 14 FOREVER NOW-Psychedelic Furs
13 32 3 ARE YOU LONELY-Patsy Riggir
14 13 13 EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2-The Eagles
15 25 19 NEW GOLD DREAM-Simple Minds
16 17 8 SINGLES ALBUM-Siouxsie & The Banshees
17 28 10 GET NERVOUS-Pat Benatar
18 27 48 NIGHTCLUBBING-Grace Jones
19 14 3 I CAN'T STAND STILL-Don Henley
20 21 67 FLOWERS-Icehouse
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing February 27,1983
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1 2 17 CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK-SIMON & GARFUNKEL
2 1 23 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
3 - 1 GREATEST HITS-Little River Band
4 4 5 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
5 5 6 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
6 3 12 ENZ OF AN ERA-Split Enz
7 7 24 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
8 6 5 BEATLES GREATEST HITS-The Beatles
9 9 3 ANOTHER PAGE-Christopher Cross
10 8 4 MIDNIGHT LOVE-Marvin Gaye
11 11 22 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
12 15 20 NEW GOLD DREAM-Simple Minds
13 23 22 SIMON & GARFUNKEL COLLECTION-Simon & Garfunkel
14 10 3 WILD THINGS RUN FAST-Joni Mitchell
15 31 2 PORCUPINE-Echo & The Bunnymen
16 12 15 FOREVER NOW-Psychedelic Furs
17 18 49 NIGHTCLUBBING-Grace Jones
18 16 9 SINGLES ALBUM-Siouxsie & The Banshees
19 21 7 A KISS IN THE DREAMHOUSE-Siouxsie & The Banshees
20 29 51 BUSINESS AS USUAL-Men At Work
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing March 6,1983
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1 1 18 CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK-SIMON & GARFUNKEL
2 3 2 GREATEST HITS-Little River Band
3 2 24 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
4 4 6 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
5 7 25 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
6 5 7 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
7 11 23 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
8 13 23 SIMON & GARFUNKEL COLLECTION-Simon & Garfunkel
9 6 13 ENZ OF AN ERA-Split Enz
10 8 6 BEATLES GREATEST HITS-The Beatles
11 9 4 ANOTHER PAGE-Christopher Cross
12 14 4 WILD THINGS RUN FAST-Joni Mitchell
13 10 5 MIDNIGHT LOVE-Marvin Gaye
14 21 2 THE DISTANCE-Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
15 15 3 PORCUPINE-Echo & The Bunnymen
16 41 3 SONGS-The Kids From Fame
17 22 69 FLOWERS-Icehouse
18 16 16 FOREVER NOW-Psychedelic Furs
19 12 21 NEW GOLD DREAM-Simple Minds
20 17 50 NIGHTCLUBBING-Grace Jones
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing March 13,1983
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1 2 3 GREATEST HITS-LITTLE RIVER BAND
2 1 19 CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK-Simon & Garfunkel
3 3 25 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
4 4 7 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
5 22 3 ABBA:THE SINGLES-Abba
6 5 26 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
7 6 8 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
8 16 4 SONGS-The Kids From Fame
9 7 24 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
10 12 5 WILD THINGS RUN FAST-Joni Mitchell
11 9 14 ENZ OF AN ERA-Split Enz
12 33 12 COMBAT ROCK-The Clash
13 8 24 SIMON & GARFUNKEL COLLECTION-Simon & Garfunkel
14 29 53 BUSINESS AS USUAL-Men At Work
15 39 8 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
16 - 1 GREATEST HITS-Dan Fogelberg
17 14 3 THE DISTANCE-Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
18 13 6 MIDNIGHT LOVE-Marvin Gaye
19 28 107 MAKING MOVIES-Dire Straits
20 10 7 BEATLES GREATEST HITS-The Beatles
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing March 20,1983
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1 1 4 GREATEST HITS-LITTLE RIVER BAND
2 6 27 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
3 3 26 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
4 2 20 CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK-Simon & Garfunkel
5 4 8 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
6 5 4 ABBA:THE SINGLES-Abba
7 19 108 MAKING MOVIES-Dire Straits
8 8 5 SONGS-The Kids From Fame
9 15 9 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
10 7 9 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
11 12 13 COMBAT ROCK-The Clash
12 17 4 THE DISTANCE-Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
13 10 6 WILD THINGS RUN FAST-Joni Mitchell
14 9 25 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
15 11 15 ENZ OF AN ERA-Split Enz
16 - 1 MONEY AND CIGARETTES-Eric Clapton
17 - 1 TRANS-Neil Young
18 14 54 BUSINESS AS USUAL-Men At Work
19 24 5 PORCUPINE-Echo & The Bunnymen
20 18 7 MIDNIGHT LOVE-Marvin Gaye
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing March 27,1983
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1 1 5 GREATEST HITS-LITTLE RIVER BAND
2 2 28 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
3 5 9 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
4 3 27 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
5 9 10 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
6 4 21 CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK-Simon & Garfunkel
7 7 109 MAKING MOVIES-Dire Straits
8 25 3 GREATEST HITS-Dan Fogelberg
9 6 5 ABBA:THE SINGLES-Abba
10 13 7 WILD THINGS RUN FAST-Joni Mitchell
11 14 26 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
12 11 14 COMBAT ROCK-The Clash
13 17 2 TRANS-Neil Young
14 32 5 THE PARTY'S OVER-Talk Talk
15 - 1 KILLER ON THE RAMPAGE-Eddy Grant
16 16 2 MONEY AND CIGARETTES-Eric Clapton
17 10 10 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
18 24 3 DIFFICULT SHAPES & PASSIVE RHYTHMS SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S FUN TO ENTERTAIN-China Crisis
19 28 10 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
20 18 55 BUSINESS AS USUAL-Men At Work
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing April 3,1983
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1 1 6 GREATEST HITS-LITTLE RIVER BAND
2 2 29 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
3 5 11 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
4 3 10 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
5 4 28 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
6 7 110 MAKING MOVIES-Dire Straits
7 25 2 ALL THE BEST FROM ELVIS-Elvis Presley
8 14 6 THE PARTY'S OVER-Talk Talk
9 15 2 KILLER ON THE RAMPAGE-Eddy Grant
10 13 3 TRANS-Neil Young
11 16 3 MONEY AND CIGARETTES-Eric Clapton
12 10 8 WILD THINGS RUN FAST-Joni Mitchell
13 19 11 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
14 12 15 COMBAT ROCK-The Clash
15 9 6 ABBA:THE SINGLES-Abba
16 17 11 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
17 22 62 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
18 11 27 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
19 8 4 GREATEST HITS-Dan Fogelberg
20 6 22 CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK-Simon & Garfunkel
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing April 10,1983
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1 1 7 GREATEST HITS-LITTLE RIVER BAND
2 2 30 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
3 3 12 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
4 4 11 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
5 5 29 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
6 6 111 MAKING MOVIES-Dire Straits
7 7 3 ALL THE BEST FROM ELVIS-Elvis Presley
8 8 7 THE PARTY'S OVER-Talk Talk
9 9 3 KILLER ON THE RAMPAGE-Eddy Grant
10 10 4 TRANS-Neil Young
11 11 4 MONEY AND CIGARETTES-Eric Clapton
12 12 9 WILD THINGS RUN FAST-Joni Mitchell
13 13 12 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
14 14 16 COMBAT ROCK-The Clash
15 15 7 ABBA:THE SINGLES-Abba
16 16 12 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
17 17 63 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
18 18 28 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
19 19 5 GREATEST HITS-Dan Fogelberg
20 20 23 CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK-Simon & Garfunkel
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing April 17,1983
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1 2 31 LOVE OVER GOLD-DIRE STRAITS
2 3 13 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
3 1 8 GREATEST HITS-Little River Band
4 13 13 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
5 6 112 MAKING MOVIES-Dire Straits
6 5 30 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
7 4 12 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
8 10 5 TRANS-Neil Young
9 7 4 ALL THE BEST FROM ELVIS-Elvis Presley
10 17 64 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
11 22 8 SONGS-The Kids From Fame
12 16 13 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
13 14 17 COMBAT ROCK-The Clash
14 9 4 KILLER ON THE RAMPAGE-Eddy Grant
15 21 25 NIGHT AND DAY-Joe Jackson
16 20 24 CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK-Simon & Garfunkel
17 18 29 TROPICAL GANGSTERS-Kid Creole & The Coconuts
18 8 8 THE PARTY'S OVER-Talk Talk
19 29 25 COMMUNIQUE-Dire Straits
20 12 10 WILD THINGS RUN FAST-Joni Mitchell
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing April 24,1983
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1 - 1 THE FINAL CUT-PINK FLOYD
2 2 14 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
3 1 32 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
4 4 14 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
5 3 9 GREATEST HITS-Little River Band
6 7 13 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
7 5 113 MAKING MOVIES-Dire Straits
8 15 26 NIGHT AND DAY-Joe Jackson
9 6 31 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
10 13 18 COMBAT ROCK-The Clash
11 8 6 TRANS-Neil Young
12 18 9 THE PARTY'S OVER-Talk Talk
13 10 65 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
14 9 5 ALL THE BEST FROM ELVIS-Elvis Presley
15 12 14 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
16 25 58 BUSINESS AS USUAL-Men At Work
17 34 6 MONEY AND CIGARETTES-Eric Clapton
18 26 2 FELINE-The Stranglers
19 11 9 SONGS-The Kids From Fame
20 29 6 DIFFICULT SHAPES & PASSIVE RHYTHMS SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S FUN TO ENTERTAIN-China Crisis
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing May 1,1983
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1 - 1 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE
2 1 2 THE FINAL CUT-Pink Floyd
3 - 1 CARGO-Men at Work
4 4 15 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
5 2 15 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
6 3 33 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
7 6 14 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
8 8 27 NIGHT AND DAY-Joe Jackson
9 5 10 GREATEST HITS-Little River Band
10 34 2 THE WAYWARD WIND-James Galway
11 7 114 MAKING MOVIES-Dire Straits
12 16 59 BUSINESS AS USUAL-Men At Work
13 9 32 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
14 12 10 THE PARTY'S OVER-Talk Talk
15 15 15 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates
16 13 66 DIRE STRAITS-Dire Straits
17 10 19 COMBAT ROCK-The Clash
18 20 7 DIFFICULT SHAPES & PASSIVE RHYTHMS SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S FUN TO ENTERTAIN-China Crisis
19 23 58 NIGHTCLUBBING-Grace Jones
20 43 14 KISSING TO BE CLEVER-Culture Club
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing May 8,1983
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1 1 2 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE
2 3 2 CARGO-Men at Work
3 4 16 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
4 2 3 THE FINAL CUT-Pink Floyd
5 - 1 WAR-U2
6 10 3 THE WAYWARD WIND-James Galway
7 - 1 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
8 5 16 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
9 30 2 THE VERY BEST OF THE CARPENTERS-The Carpenters
10 8 28 NIGHT AND DAY-Joe Jackson
11 6 34 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
12 7 15 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
13 9 11 GREATEST HITS-Little River Band
14 13 33 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
15 - 1 COMPLETE MADNESS-Madness
16 - 1 DAZZLESHIPS-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
17 20 15 KISSING TO BE CLEVER-Culture Club
18 17 20 COMBAT ROCK-The Clash
19 11 115 MAKING MOVIES-Dire Straits
20 12 60 BUSINESS AS USUAL-Men At Work
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing May 15,1983
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1 1 3 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE
2 9 3 THE VERY BEST OF THE CARPENTERS-The Carpenters
3 3 17 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
4 6 4 THE WAYWARD WIND-James Galway
5 2 3 CARGO-Men at Work
6 4 4 THE FINAL CUT-Pink Floyd
7 5 2 WAR-U2
8 8 17 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
9 7 2 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
10 - 1 THE KEY-Joan Armatrading
11 12 16 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
12 11 35 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
13 13 12 GREATEST HITS-Little River Band
14 14 34 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
15 10 29 NIGHT AND DAY-Joe Jackson
16 16 2 DAZZLESHIPS-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
17 - 1 WHITE FEATHERS-Kajagoogoo
18 15 2 COMPLETE MADNESS-Madness
19 20 61 BUSINESS AS USUAL-Men At Work
20 21 5 JARREAUAl-Jarreau
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing May 22,1983
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1 1 4 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE
2 8 18 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
3 5 4 CARGO-Men at Work
4 10 2 THE KEY-Joan Armatrading
5 3 18 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
6 6 5 THE FINAL CUT-Pink Floyd
7 7 3 WAR-U2
8 2 4 THE VERY BEST OF THE CARPENTERS-The Carpenters
9 9 3 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
10 4 5 THE WAYWARD WIND-James Galway
11 38 2 BRANIGAN 2-Laura Branigan
12 14 35 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
13 12 36 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
14 11 17 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
15 19 62 BUSINESS AS USUAL-Men At Work
16 - 1 A CHILDS ADVENTURE-Marianne Faithfull
17 15 30 NIGHT AND DAY-Joe Jackson
18 13 13 GREATEST HITS-Little River Band
19 - 1 WAITING-Fun Boy Three
20 16 3 DAZZLESHIPS-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing May 29,1983
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1 1 5 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE
2 2 19 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
3 3 3 THE KEY-Joan Armatrading
4 6 6 THE FINAL CUT-Pink Floyd
5 3 5 CARGO-Men at Work
6 5 19 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
7 9 4 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
8 - 1 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
9 7 4 WAR-U2
10 14 18 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
11 19 2 WAITING-Fun Boy Three
12 13 37 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
13 21 4 COMPLETE MADNESS-Madness
14 27 2 FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Sharon O'Neill
15 8 5 THE VERY BEST OF THE CARPENTERS-The Carpenters
16 12 36 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
17 11 3 BRANIGAN 2-Laura Branigan
18 16 2 A CHILDS ADVENTURE-Marianne Faithfull
19 10 6 THE WAYWARD WIND-James Galway
20 15 63 BUSINESS AS USUAL-Men At Work
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing June 5,1983
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1 2 20 THRILLER-MICHAEL JACKSON
2 1 6 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
3 3 4 THE KEY-Joan Armatrading
4 5 6 CARGO-Men at Work
5 4 7 THE FINAL CUT-Pink Floyd
6 9 5 WAR-U2
7 8 2 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
8 7 5 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
9 6 20 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
10 21 5 DAZZLESHIPS-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
11 13 5 COMPLETE MADNESS-Madness
12 14 3 FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Sharon O'Neill
13 16 37 PRIMITIVE MAN-Icehouse
14 11 3 WAITING-Fun Boy Three
15 18 3 A CHILDS ADVENTURE-Marianne Faithfull
16 17 4 BRANIGAN 2-Laura Branigan
17 10 19 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
18 12 38 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
19 38 2 JOHN DENVER GREATEST HITS VOL. 2-John Denver
20 24 2 HAPPY FAMILIES-Blancmange
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing June 12,1983
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1 1 21 THRILLER-MICHAEL JACKSON
2 2 7 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
3 3 5 THE KEY-Joan Armatrading
4 7 3 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
5 4 7 CARGO-Men at Work
6 - 1 INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART-Van Morrison
7 6 6 WAR-U2
8 8 6 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
9 - 1 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
10 - 1 RARE-David Bowie
11 9 21 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
12 5 8 THE FINAL CUT-Pink Floyd
13 20 3 HAPPY FAMILIES-Blancmange
14 29 8 THE WAYWARD WIND-James Galway
15 12 4 FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Sharon O'Neill
16 - 1 THE HURTING-Tears for Fears
17 19 3 JOHN DENVER GREATEST HITS VOL. 2-John Denver
18 17 20 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
19 11 6 COMPLETE MADNESS-Madness
20 14 4 WAITING-Fun Boy Three
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing June 19,1983
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1 1 22 THRILLER-MICHAEL JACKSON
2 2 8 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
3 - 1 POWER,CORRUPTION AND LIES-New Order
4 6 2 INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART-Van Morrison
5 3 6 THE KEY-Joan Armatrading
6 4 4 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
7 - 1 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
8 - 1 PIECE OF MIND-Iron Maiden
9 9 2 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
10 7 7 WAR-U2
11 14 9 THE WAYWARD WIND-James Galway
12 11 22 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
13 5 8 CARGO-Men at Work
14 10 2 RARE-David Bowie
15 8 7 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
16 12 9 THE FINAL CUT-Pink Floyd
17 23 2 IN YOUR EYES-George Benson
18 15 5 FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Sharon O'Neill
19 17 4 JOHN DENVER GREATEST HITS VOL. 2-John Denver
20 20 5 WAITING-Fun Boy Three
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing June 26,1983
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1 1 23 THRILLER-MICHAEL JACKSON
2 2 9 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
3 3 2 POWER,CORRUPTION AND LIES-New Order
4 4 3 INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART-Van Morrison
5 - 1 LIVE AT MAINSTREET-Dance Exponents/Legion
6 7 2 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
7 5 7 THE KEY-Joan Armatrading
8 8 2 PIECE OF MIND-Iron Maiden
9 9 3 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
10 6 5 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
11 10 8 WAR-U2
12 16 10 THE FINAL CUT-Pink Floyd
13 11 10 THE WAYWARD WIND-James Galway
14 13 9 CARGO-Men at Work
15 15 8 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
16 17 3 IN YOUR EYES-George Benson
17 - 1 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
18 14 3 RARE-David Bowie
19 18 6 FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Sharon O'Neill
20 22 22 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing July 3,1983
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1 1 24 THRILLER-MICHAEL JACKSON
2 2 10 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
3 5 2 LIVE AT MAINSTREET-Dance Exponents/Legion
4 4 4 INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART-Van Morrison
5 17 2 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
6 3 3 POWER,CORRUPTION AND LIES-New Order
7 9 4 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
8 6 3 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
9 10 6 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
10 8 3 PIECE OF MIND-Iron Maiden
11 7 8 THE KEY-Joan Armatrading
12 14 10 CARGO-Men at Work
13 11 9 WAR-U2
14 19 7 FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Sharon O'Neill
15 13 11 THE WAYWARD WIND-James Galway
16 16 4 IN YOUR EYES-George Benson
17 20 23 LIVING MY LIFE-Grace Jones
18 21 24 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
19 12 11 THE FINAL CUT-Pink Floyd
20 43 3 1999-Prince
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing July 10,1983
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1 2 11 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE
2 1 25 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
3 - 1 FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT-Bonnie Tyler
4 5 3 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
5 7 5 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
6 3 5 LIVE AT MAINSTREET-Dance Exponents/Legion
7 4 5 INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART-Van Morrison
8 6 4 POWER,CORRUPTION AND LIES-New Order
9 8 4 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
10 9 7 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
11 12 11 CARGO-Men at Work
12 14 8 FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Sharon O'Neill
13 20 4 1999-Prince
14 10 4 PIECE OF MIND-Iron Maiden
15 13 10 WAR-U2
16 11 9 THE KEY-Joan Armatrading
17 22 2 THE WILD HEART-Stevie Nicks
18 16 5 IN YOUR EYES-George Benson
19 18 25 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
20 19 12 THE FINAL CUT-Pink Floyd
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing July 17,1983
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1 3 2 FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT-BONNIE TYLER
2 1 12 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
3 2 26 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
4 4 4 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
5 8 5 POWER,CORRUPTION AND LIES-New Order
6 5 6 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
7 7 6 INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART-Van Morrison
8 9 5 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
9 6 6 LIVE AT MAINSTREET-Dance Exponents/Legion
10 10 8 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
11 11 12 CARGO-Men at Work
12 24 49 RIO-Duran Duran
13 12 9 FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Sharon O'Neill
14 - 1 THE NET-Little River Band
15 14 5 PIECE OF MIND-Iron Maiden
16 - 1 AFTER ALL THESE YEARS-Tompall & The Glaser Brothers
17 15 11 WAR-U2
18 17 3 THE WILD HEART-Stevie Nicks
19 13 5 1999-Prince
20 18 6 IN YOUR EYES-George Benson
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing July 24,1983
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1 1 3 FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT-BONNIE TYLER
2 2 13 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
3 4 5 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
4 3 27 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
5 8 6 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
6 6 7 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
7 10 9 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
8 7 7 INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART-Van Morrison
9 5 6 POWER,CORRUPTION AND LIES-New Order
10 9 7 LIVE AT MAINSTREET-Dance Exponents/Legion
11 19 6 1999-Prince
12 11 13 CARGO-Men at Work
13 25 2 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
14 14 2 THE NET-Little River Band
15 13 10 FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Sharon O'Neill
16 21 12 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
17 18 4 THE WILD HEART-Stevie Nicks
18 17 12 WAR-U2
19 26 3 LIVING IN OZ-Rick Springfield
20 36 6 JANE FONDA'S WORKOUT RECORD-Jane Fonda
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing July 31,1983
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1 1 4 FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT-BONNIE TYLER
2 3 6 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
3 2 14 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
4 4 28 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
5 - 1 LISTEN-A Flock of Seagulls
6 5 7 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
7 - 1 CONFRONTATION-Bob Marley and the Wailers
8 8 8 INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART-Van Morrison
9 11 7 1999-Prince
10 7 10 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
11 6 8 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
12 - 1 PRINCE TUI TEKA:LIVE-Prince Tui Teka
13 - 1 SECRET MESSAGES-Electric Light Orchestra
14 9 7 POWER,CORRUPTION AND LIES-New Order
15 12 14 CARGO-Men at Work
16 14 3 THE NET-Little River Band
17 13 3 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
18 15 11 FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Sharon O'Neill
19 16 13 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
20 - 1 OIL ON CANVAS-Japan
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing August 7,1983
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1 - 1 SYNCHRONICITY-THE POLICE
2 2 7 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
3 3 15 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
4 1 5 FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT-Bonnie Tyler
5 4 29 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
6 7 2 CONFRONTATION-Bob Marley and the Wailers
7 5 2 LISTEN-A Flock of Seagulls
8 8 9 INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART-Van Morrison
9 12 2 PRINCE TUI TEKA:LIVE-Prince Tui Teka
10 10 11 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
11 6 8 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
12 9 8 1999-Prince
13 11 9 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
14 19 14 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
15 13 2 SECRET MESSAGES-Electric Light Orchestra
16 - 1 THE LUXURY GAP-Heaven 17
17 17 4 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
18 22 14 WAR-U2
19 15 15 CARGO-Men at Work
20 14 8 POWER,CORRUPTION AND LIES-New Order
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing August 14,1983
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1 1 2 SYNCHRONICITY-THE POLICE
2 - 1 ESCAPADE-Tim Finn
3 2 8 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
4 3 16 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
5 10 12 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
6 4 6 FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT-Bonnie Tyler
7 6 3 CONFRONTATION-Bob Marley and the Wailers
8 - 1 FLASHDANCE OST-Various Artists
9 9 3 PRINCE TUI TEKA:LIVE-Prince Tui Teka
10 5 30 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
11 7 3 LISTEN-A Flock of Seagulls
12 - 1 FANTASTIC-Wham!
13 21 9 JANE FONDA'S WORKOUT RECORD-Jane Fonda
14 12 9 1999-Prince
15 16 2 THE LUXURY GAP-Heaven 17
16 11 9 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
17 14 15 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
18 - 1 THE WALK-The Cure
19 8 10 INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART-Van Morrison
20 17 5 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing August 21,1983
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1 2 2 ESCAPADE-TIM FINN
2 3 9 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
3 1 3 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
4 12 2 FANTASTIC-Wham!
5 8 2 FLASHDANCE OST-Various Artists
6 4 17 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
7 5 13 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
8 10 31 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
9 14 10 1999-Prince
10 6 7 FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT-Bonnie Tyler
11 15 3 THE LUXURY GAP-Heaven 17
12 7 4 CONFRONTATION-Bob Marley and the Wailers
13 9 4 PRINCE TUI TEKA:LIVE-Prince Tui Teka
14 16 10 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
15 19 11 INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART-Van Morrison
16 21 4 SECRET MESSAGES-Electric Light Orchestra
17 11 4 LISTEN-A Flock of Seagulls
18 23 11 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
19 17 16 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
20 20 6 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing August 28,1983
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1 3 4 SYNCHRONICITY-THE POLICE
2 4 3 FANTASTIC-Wham!
3 1 3 ESCAPADE-Tim Finn
4 5 3 FLASHDANCE OST-Various Artists
5 2 10 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
6 7 14 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
7 6 18 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
8 9 11 1999-Prince
9 8 32 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
10 10 8 FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT-Bonnie Tyler
11 12 5 CONFRONTATION-Bob Marley and the Wailers
12 15 12 INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART-Van Morrison
13 11 4 THE LUXURY GAP-Heaven 17
14 18 12 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
15 22 11 JANE FONDA'S WORKOUT RECORD-Jane Fonda
16 14 11 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
17 17 5 LISTEN-A Flock of Seagulls
18 20 7 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
19 19 17 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
20 25 3 THE WALK-The Cure
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing September 4,1983
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1 2 4 FANTASTIC-WHAM!
2 4 4 FLASHDANCE OST-Various Artists
3 1 5 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
4 6 15 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
5 3 4 ESCAPADE-Tim Finn
6 5 11 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
7 7 19 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
8 8 12 1999-Prince
9 9 33 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
10 12 13 INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART-Van Morrison
11 14 13 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
12 10 9 FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT-Bonnie Tyler
13 25 8 CRISES-Mike Oldfield
14 - 1 WHAT IS BEAT? THE BEST OF THE BEAT-The Beat
15 13 5 THE LUXURY GAP-Heaven 17
16 - 1 JOURNEY THROUGH THE CLASSICS-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
17 19 18 QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK-Thompson Twins
18 11 6 CONFRONTATION-Bob Marley and the Wailers
19 16 12 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
20 15 12 JANE FONDA'S WORKOUT RECORD-Jane Fonda
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing September 11,1983
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1 1 5 FANTASTIC-WHAM!
2 2 5 FLASHDANCE OST-Various Artists
3 4 16 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
4 6 12 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
5 3 6 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
6 5 5 ESCAPADE-Tim Finn
7 16 2 JOURNEY THROUGH THE CLASSICS-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
8 7 20 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
9 8 13 1999-Prince
10 13 9 CRISES-Mike Oldfield
11 11 14 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
12 - 1 D.D. SMASH LIVE-D.D. Smash
13 34 4 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-Robert Plant
14 9 34 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
15 10 14 INARTICULATE SPEECH OF THE HEART-Van Morrison
16 14 2 WHAT IS BEAT? THE BEST OF THE BEAT-The Beat
17 36 3 BITE-Altered Images
18 15 6 THE LUXURY GAP-Heaven 17
19 22 5 THE WALK-The Cure
20 19 13 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing September 18,1983
TW LW TI TITLE Artist
1 1 6 FANTASTIC-WHAM!
2 2 6 FLASHDANCE OST-Various Artists
3 3 17 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
4 4 13 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
5 5 7 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
6 9 14 1999-Prince
7 - 1 YOU AND ME BOTH-Yazoo
8 6 6 ESCAPADE-Tim Finn
9 10 10 CRISES-Mike Oldfield
10 11 15 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
11 12 2 D.D. SMASH LIVE-D.D. Smash
12 8 21 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
13 13 5 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-Robert Plant
14 17 4 BITE-Altered Images
15 21 18 FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Sharon O'Neill
16 - 1 NO PARLEZ-Paul Young
17 14 35 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
18 24 10 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
19 7 3 JOURNEY THROUGH THE CLASSICS-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
20 16 3 WHAT IS BEAT? THE BEST OF THE BEAT-The Beat
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing September 25,1983
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1 3 18 TRUE-SPANDAU BALLET
2 1 7 FANTASTIC-Wham!
3 7 2 YOU AND ME BOTH-Yazoo
4 2 7 FLASHDANCE OST-Various Artists
5 13 6 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-Robert Plant
6 9 11 CRISES-Mike Oldfield
7 4 14 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
8 - 1 FLICK OF THE SWITCH-AC/DC
9 5 8 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
10 6 15 1999-Prince
11 10 16 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
12 8 7 ESCAPADE-Tim Finn
13 12 22 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
14 15 19 FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Sharon O'Neill
15 16 2 NO PARLEZ-Paul Young
16 11 3 D.D. SMASH LIVE-D.D. Smash
17 14 5 BITE-Altered Images
18 17 36 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
19 22 21 WAR-U2
20 35 35 LIONEL RICHIE-Lionel Richie
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing October 2,1983
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1 3 3 YOU AND ME BOTH-YAZOO
2 1 19 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
3 2 8 FANTASTIC-Wham!
4 5 7 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-Robert Plant
5 4 8 FLASHDANCE OST-Various Artists
6 9 9 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
7 6 12 CRISES-Mike Oldfield
8 7 15 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
9 8 2 FLICK OF THE SWITCH-AC/DC
10 11 17 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
11 13 23 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
12 10 16 1999-Prince
13 15 3 NO PARLEZ-Paul Young
14 16 4 D.D. SMASH LIVE-D.D. Smash
15 17 6 BITE-Altered Images
16 12 8 ESCAPADE-Tim Finn
17 14 20 FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Sharon O'Neill
18 19 22 WAR-U2
19 25 16 JANE FONDA'S WORKOUT RECORD-Jane Fonda
20 23 4 AN INNOCENT MAN-Billy Joel
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing October 9,1983
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1 1 4 YOU AND ME BOTH-YAZOO
2 2 20 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
3 5 9 FLASHDANCE OST-Various Artists
4 4 8 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-Robert Plant
5 3 9 FANTASTIC-Wham!
6 13 4 NO PARLEZ-Paul Young
7 7 13 CRISES-Mike Oldfield
8 6 10 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
9 11 24 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
10 10 18 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
11 9 3 FLICK OF THE SWITCH-AC/DC
12 8 16 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
13 15 7 BITE-Altered Images
14 12 17 1999-Prince
15 16 9 ESCAPADE-Tim Finn
16 21 17 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
17 17 21 FOREIGN AFFAIRS-Sharon O'Neill
18 18 23 WAR-U2
19 14 5 D.D. SMASH LIVE-D.D. Smash
20 20 5 AN INNOCENT MAN-Billy Joel
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing October 16,1983
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1 4 9 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-ROBERT PLANT
2 1 5 YOU AND ME BOTH-Yazoo
3 3 10 FLASHDANCE OST-Various Artists
4 9 25 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
5 2 21 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
6 - 1 AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS-Air Supply
7 - 1 PUNCH THE CLOCK-Elvis Costello & The Attractions
8 7 14 CRISES-Mike Oldfield
9 8 11 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
10 5 10 FANTASTIC-Wham!
11 13 8 BITE-Altered Images
12 12 17 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
13 - 1 RENDEZVOUS-Klaus Wunderlich
14 6 5 NO PARLEZ-Paul Young
15 11 4 FLICK OF THE SWITCH-AC/DC
16 10 19 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
17 20 6 AN INNOCENT MAN-Billy Joel
18 27 4 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1-Midnight Oil
19 18 24 WAR-U2
20 15 10 ESCAPADE-Tim Finn
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing October 23,1983
TW LW TI TITLE Artist
1 1 10 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-ROBERT PLANT
2 2 6 YOU AND ME BOTH-Yazoo
3 3 11 FLASHDANCE OST-Various Artists
4 4 26 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
5 6 2 AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS-Air Supply
6 9 12 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
7 13 2 RENDEZVOUS-Klaus Wunderlich
8 14 6 NO PARLEZ-Paul Young
9 7 2 PUNCH THE CLOCK-Elvis Costello & The Attractions
10 5 22 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
11 12 18 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
12 11 9 BITE-Altered Images
13 10 11 FANTASTIC-Wham!
14 26 15 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
15 8 15 CRISES-Mike Oldfield
16 16 20 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
17 17 7 AN INNOCENT MAN-Billy Joel
18 20 11 ESCAPADE-Tim Finn
19 19 25 WAR-U2
20 15 5 FLICK OF THE SWITCH-AC/DC
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing October 30,1983
TW LW TI TITLE Artist
1 1 11 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-ROBERT PLANT
2 5 3 AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS-Air Supply
3 2 7 YOU AND ME BOTH-Yazoo
4 4 27 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
5 3 12 FLASHDANCE OST-Various Artists
6 9 3 PUNCH THE CLOCK-Elvis Costello & The Attractions
7 6 13 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
8 7 3 RENDEZVOUS-Klaus Wunderlich
9 14 16 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
10 10 23 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
11 8 7 NO PARLEZ-Paul Young
12 13 12 FANTASTIC-Wham!
13 12 10 BITE-Altered Images
14 17 8 AN INNOCENT MAN-Billy Joel
15 16 21 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
16 35 2 LITTLE ROBBERS-The Motels
17 19 26 WAR-U2
18 11 19 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
19 18 12 ESCAPADE-Tim Finn
20 15 16 CRISES-Mike Oldfield
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing November 6,1983
TW LW TI TITLE Artist
1 - 1 LABOUR OF LOVE-UB40
2 4 28 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
3 2 4 AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS-Air Supply
4 1 12 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-Robert Plant
5 7 14 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
6 10 24 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
7 6 4 PUNCH THE CLOCK-Elvis Costello & The Attractions
8 3 8 YOU AND ME BOTH-Yazoo
9 9 17 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
10 16 3 LITTLE ROBBERS-The Motels
11 5 13 FLASHDANCE OST-Various Artists
12 8 4 RENDEZVOUS-Klaus Wunderlich
13 12 13 FANTASTIC-Wham!
14 14 9 AN INNOCENT MAN-Billy Joel
15 18 20 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
16 - 1 RHYTHM OF YOUTH-Men Without Hats
17 11 8 NO PARLEZ-Paul Young
18 13 11 BITE-Altered Images
19 21 21 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
20 22 5 EVERY WHISPER SHOUTS-Hammond Gamble
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing November 13,1983
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1 1 2 LABOUR OF LOVE-UB40
2 4 13 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-Robert Plant
3 3 5 AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS-Air Supply
4 2 29 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
5 9 18 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
6 - 1 INTRODUCING THE STYLE COUNCIL-The Style Council
7 16 2 RHYTHM OF YOUTH-Men Without Hats
8 7 5 PUNCH THE CLOCK-Elvis Costello & The Attractions
9 5 15 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
10 6 25 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
11 - 1 GENESIS-Genesis
12 8 9 YOU AND ME BOTH-Yazoo
13 14 10 AN INNOCENT MAN-Billy Joel
14 13 14 FANTASTIC-Wham!
15 - 1 THE CROSSING-Big Country
16 11 14 FLASHDANCE OST-Various Artists
17 - 1 WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK-The Narcs and Coconut Rough
18 17 42 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
19 20 5 EVERY WHISPER SHOUTS-Hammond Gamble
20 18 12 BITE-Altered Images
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing November 20,1983
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1 1 3 LABOUR OF LOVE-UB40
2 4 30 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
3 3 6 AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS-Air Supply
4 2 14 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-Robert Plant
5 7 3 RHYTHM OF YOUTH-Men Without Hats
6 5 19 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
7 9 16 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
8 21 22 SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS-Eurythmics
9 6 2 INTRODUCING THE STYLE COUNCIL-The Style Council
10 11 2 GENESIS-Genesis
11 10 26 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
12 8 6 PUNCH THE CLOCK-Elvis Costello & The Attractions
13 15 2 THE CROSSING-Big Country
14 13 11 AN INNOCENT MAN-Billy Joel
15 22 17 ELIMINATOR-ZZ Top
16 14 15 FANTASTIC-Wham!
17 26 2 AFTER EIGHT-Taco
18 27 4 GOLDEN YEARS-David Bowie
19 25 10 NO PARLEZ-Paul Young
20 12 10 YOU AND ME BOTH-Yazoo
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing November 27,1983
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1 - 1 COLOUR BY NUMBERS-CULTURE CLUB
2 2 31 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
3 1 4 LABOUR OF LOVE-UB40
4 5 4 RHYTHM OF YOUTH-Men Without Hats
5 6 20 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
6 - 1 INFIDELS-Bob Dylan
7 4 15 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-Robert Plant
8 7 17 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
9 3 7 AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS-Air Supply
10 10 3 GENESIS-Genesis
11 9 3 INTRODUCING THE STYLE COUNCIL-The Style Council
12 13 3 THE CROSSING-Big Country
13 11 27 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
14 40 2 THE CATCH-Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
15 15 18 ELIMINATOR-ZZ Top
16 37 2 RETURN OF THE JEDI OST-John Williams
17 18 5 GOLDEN YEARS-David Bowie
18 27 44 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
19 12 7 PUNCH THE CLOCK-Elvis Costello & The Attractions
20 14 12 AN INNOCENT MAN-Billy Joel
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing December 4,1983
TW LW TI TITLE Artist
1 2 32 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE
2 - 1 UNDERCOVERRolling Stones
3 1 2 COLOUR BY NUMBERS-Culture Club
4 3 5 LABOUR OF LOVE-UB40
5 9 8 AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS-Air Supply
6 4 5 RHYTHM OF YOUTH-Men Without Hats
7 6 2 INFIDELS-Bob Dylan
8 5 21 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
9 20 13 AN INNOCENT MAN-Billy Joel
10 7 16 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-Robert Plant
11 15 19 ELIMINATOR-ZZ Top
12 8 18 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police
13 10 4 GENESIS-Genesis
14 16 3 RETURN OF THE JEDI OST-John Williams
15 21 2 LIVE FROM EARTH-Pat Benatar
16 25 25 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
17 13 28 TRUE-Spandau Ballet
18 14 3 THE CATCH-Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
19 17 6 GOLDEN YEARS-David Bowie
20 11 4 INTRODUCING THE STYLE COUNCIL-The Style Council
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing December 11,1983
TW LW TI TITLE Artist
1 1 33 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE
2 3 3 COLOUR BY NUMBERS-Culture Club
3 2 2 UNDERCOVERRolling Stones
4 7 3 INFIDELS-Bob Dylan
5 5 9 AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS-Air Supply
6 9 14 AN INNOCENT MAN-Billy Joel
7 4 6 LABOUR OF LOVE-UB40
8 6 6 RHYTHM OF YOUTH-Men Without Hats
9 - 1 PRAYERS BE ANSWERED-Dance Exponents
10 8 22 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
11 13 5 GENESIS-Genesis
12 15 3 LIVE FROM EARTH-Pat Benatar
13 31 27 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-Elton John
14 16 26 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
15 14 4 RETURN OF THE JEDI OST-John Williams
16 11 20 ELIMINATOR-ZZ Top
17 10 17 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-Robert Plant
18 19 7 GOLDEN YEARS-David Bowie
19 26 49 LOVE OVER GOLD-Dire Straits
20 25 46 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing December 18,1983
TW LW TI TITLE Artist
1 - 1 SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER-DURAN DURAN
2 6 15 AN INNOCENT MAN-Billy Joel
3 5 10 AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS-Air Supply
4 2 4 COLOUR BY NUMBERS-Culture Club
5 1 34 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
6 3 3 UNDERCOVERRolling Stones
7 29 2 CAN'T SLOW DOWN-Lionel Richie
8 4 4 INFIDELS-Bob Dylan
9 9 2 PRAYERS BE ANSWERED-Dance Exponents
10 10 23 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
11 23 4 EYES THAT SEE IN THE DARK-Kenny Rogers
12 12 4 LIVE FROM EARTH-Pat Benatar
13 7 7 LABOUR OF LOVE-UB40
14 20 47 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
15 16 21 ELIMINATOR-ZZ Top
16 14 27 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
17 - 1 SO PRECIOUS TO ME-Suzanne Prentice
18 17 18 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-Robert Plant
19 8 7 RHYTHM OF YOUTH-Men Without Hats
20 15 5 RETURN OF THE JEDI OST-John Williams
R.I.A.N.Z(New Zealand) Top Albums:Week Commencing December 25,1983
TW LW TI TITLE Artist
1 1 2 SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER-DURAN DURAN
2 2 16 AN INNOCENT MAN-Billy Joel
3 3 11 AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS-Air Supply
4 4 5 COLOUR BY NUMBERS-Culture Club
5 5 35 LET'S DANCE-David Bowie
6 6 4 UNDERCOVERRolling Stones
7 7 3 CAN'T SLOW DOWN-Lionel Richie
8 8 5 INFIDELS-Bob Dylan
9 9 3 PRAYERS BE ANSWERED-Dance Exponents
10 10 24 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol
11 11 5 EYES THAT SEE IN THE DARK-Kenny Rogers
12 12 5 LIVE FROM EARTH-Pat Benatar
13 13 8 LABOUR OF LOVE-UB40
14 14 48 THRILLER-Michael Jackson
15 15 22 ELIMINATOR-ZZ Top
16 16 28 SPEAKING IN TONGUES-Talking Heads
17 17 2 SO PRECIOUS TO ME-Suzanne Prentice
18 18 19 PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-Robert Plant
19 19 8 RHYTHM OF YOUTH-Men Without Hats
20 20 6 RETURN OF THE JEDI OST-John Williams
