THE OFFICIAL NEW ZEALAND'S (R.I.A.N.Z) (Website)CHART'S TOP ALBUMS FOR 1981
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 MAKING MOVIES-DIRE STRAITS-MARCH 2 REVERIES-RICHARD CLAYERMAN-May 3 WAIATA-SPLIT ENZ-April 4 FLOWERS-ICEHOUSE-July 5 MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT-GHEORGHE ZAMFIR-May 6 DOUBLE FANTASY-JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO-March 7 FLESH + BLOOD-ROXY MUSIC-February 8 CLASSICS BY CANDLELIGHT-Gheorghe Zamfir-May 9 VIENNA-Ultravox-July 10 HOTTER THAN JULY-Stevie Wonder-April 11 Greatest Hits:Remastered-Queen-November 12 Stray Cats-Stray Cats-August 13 Greatest Hits-Anne Murray-February 14 Face Value-Phil Collins-June 15 Arc Of A Diver-Steve Winwood-June 16 Tattoo You-Rolling Stones-September 17 Faith-The Cure-June 18 Mistaken Identity-Kim Carnes-July 19 Les Musiques De L'Amour-Richard Clayderman-October 20 True Colours-Split Enz-January 21 Freedom Of Choice-Devo-March 22 Seventeen Seconds-The Cure-May 23 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-November 24 Chameleon-David Bowie-January 25 Zenyatta Mondatta-The Police-November 26 The Beatles Ballads-Beatles-May 27 Hard Promises-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-July 28 Dark Side Of The Moon-Pink Floyd-January 29 Pirates-Rickie Lee Jones-August 30 Jazzercise-Carol O'Halloran-October 31 Autoamerican-Blondie-February 32 Making Waves-The Nolans-March 33 Kings Of The Wild Frontier-Adam And The Ants-March 34 Long Distance Voyager-Moody Blues-September 35 Unknown Pleasures-Joy Division-June 36 Greatest Hits-Dr.Hook-March 37 Very Best Of Elton John-Elton John-November 38 Sound Affects-Jam-April 39 Precious Time-Pat Benatar-September 40 Bad Habits-Billy Field-October 41 Nightclubbing-Grace Jones-September 42 Gaucho-Steely Dan-March 43 Guilty-Barbra Streisand-January 44 Dire Straits-Dire Straits-January 45 Stars On Long Play-Stars On 45-August 46 Completion Backward Principle-The Tubes-September 47 Journeys To Glory-Spandau Ballet-August 48 Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits-Kenny Rogers-January 49 Dave McCAartney And The Pink Flamingos-Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos-February 50 Simon & Garfunkel Collection-Simon & Garfunkel-December