List of number-one albums from the 1980s (New Zealand)

This is the Recorded Music NZ list of number-one albums in New Zealand during the 1980s decade.

Dire Straits' 1985 album Brothers in Arms spent a total of 21 weeks at No.

From September 1983 to August 1989, no albums by New Zealand artists reached No.

In New Zealand, Recorded Music NZ compiles the top 40 albums chart each Monday.

Over-the-counter sales of both physical and digital formats make up the data.

Dire Straits spent a total of 21 weeks at number one with their album Brothers in Arms .
Bruce Springsteen's 1984 album Born in the USA spent 15 weeks at No. 1.
Eurythmics spent 10 weeks straight at No. 1 with their album Revenge .
Australian band Men at Work spent 10 weeks at No. 1 with their album business as usual.
Split Enz was the most successful New Zealand band of the decade. They had four albums reach number one, spending a total of 13 weeks at No. 1.