NZ Albums Top 40 (May 18, 2026)

CHARTLIST

Current	Previous	Title	Peak	Weeks
1. (2)	2	Michael: Songs From The Motion Picture Soundtrack peak position: 1 – total weeks: 3	1	3
2. (1)	1	The Great Divide Noah Kahan peak position: 1 – total weeks: 3	1	3
3. (3)	3	The Art Of Loving Olivia Dean peak position: 1 – total weeks: 33	1	33
4. (new)	new	Train On The Island Highest Debut Aldous Harding peak position: 4 – total weeks: 1	4	1
5. (new)	new	Brown Chris Brown peak position: 5 – total weeks: 1	5	1
6. (new)	new	The Ones That Got The Plays Katy Perry peak position: 6 – total weeks: 1	6	1
7. (5)	5	Arirang BTS peak position: 1 – total weeks: 8	1	8
8. (6)	6	Swag Justin Bieber peak position: 2 – total weeks: 41	2	41
9. (7)	7	Kpop Demon Hunters Soundtrack peak position: 1 – total weeks: 47	1	47
10. (10)	10	Man's Best Friend Sabrina Carpenter peak position: 1 – total weeks: 37	1	37
11. (9)	9	The Devil Wears Prada 2 Soundtrack peak position: 9 – total weeks: 2	9	2
12. (8)	8	Dandelion Ella Langley peak position: 3 – total weeks: 5	3	5
13. (11)	11	Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. Harry Styles peak position: 1 – total weeks: 10	1	10
14. (12)	12	So Close To What Longest on Chart Tate Mcrae peak position: 1 – total weeks: 64	1	64
15. (15)	15	The Life Of A Showgirl Taylor Swift peak position: 1 – total weeks: 32	1	32
16. (14)	14	I Barely Know Her Sombr peak position: 3 – total weeks: 38	3	38
17. (20)	20	I've Tried Everything But Therapy (complete Edition) Teddy Swims peak position: 5 – total weeks: 46	5	46
18. (18)	18	Octane Don Toliver peak position: 3 – total weeks: 15	3	15
19. (23)	23	Right Here Right Now Greatest Gain Six60 peak position: 1 – total weeks: 13	1	13
20. (21)	21	I'm The Problem Morgan Wallen peak position: 1 – total weeks: 52	1	52
21. (new)	new	25: The Ultimate Collection Westlife peak position: 21 – total weeks: 1	21	1
22. (new)	new	Who's The Clown? Audrey Hobert peak position: 22 – total weeks: 1	22	1
23. (24)	24	The Romantic Bruno Mars peak position: 2 – total weeks: 11	2	11
24. (25)	25	This Music May Contain Hope. Raye peak position: 4 – total weeks: 7	4	7
25. (17)	17	I'm Home Te Wehi peak position: 17 – total weeks: 2	17	2
26. (13)	13	Kehlani Kehlani peak position: 10 – total weeks: 3	10	3
27. (26)	26	The Way I Am Luke Combs peak position: 4 – total weeks: 8	4	8
28. (30)	30	Fancy Some More? Pinkpantheress peak position: 24 – total weeks: 19	24	19
29. (32)	32	Beautiful Chaos Katseye peak position: 14 – total weeks: 43	14	43
30. (31)	31	Usb002 Fred Again peak position: 7 – total weeks: 22	7	22
31. (33)	33	A Matter Of Time Laufey peak position: 3 – total weeks: 12	3	12
32. (19)	19	Prizefighter Mumford and Sons peak position: 8 – total weeks: 12	8	12
33. (16)	16	Middle Of Nowhere Biggest Fall Kacey Musgraves peak position: 16 – total weeks: 2	16	2
34. (22)	22	Midnight Sun Zara Larsson peak position: 22 – total weeks: 4	22	4
35. (36)	36	Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going Shaboozey peak position: 18 – total weeks: 32	18	32
36. (35)	35	Play Ed Sheeran peak position: 1 – total weeks: 35	1	35
37. (37)	37	DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS Bad Bunny peak position: 4 – total weeks: 23	4	23
38. (29)	29	Your Favorite Toy The Foo Fighters peak position: 4 – total weeks: 3	4	3
39. (re-entry)	re-entry	Contact Best Comeback Sub Focus peak position: 14 – total weeks: 24	14	24
40. (re-entry)	re-entry	Private Music Deftones peak position: 2 – total weeks: 5	2	5

DROP-OUTS

Previous	Title	Peak	Weeks
4	Wrecker Songs Adam Mcgrath peak position: 4 – total weeks: 1	4	1
27	Fenian Kneecap peak position: 27 – total weeks: 1	27	1
28	Heaven Knows What Time Vera Ellen peak position: 28 – total weeks: 1	28	1
34	Peaches! The Black Keys peak position: 34 – total weeks: 1	34	1
38	Bully Ye peak position: 3 – total weeks: 6	3	6
39	Before I Forget Kid Laroi peak position: 9 – total weeks: 7	9	7
40	Gnx Kendrick Lamar peak position: 1 – total weeks: 72	1	72