List of year-end number-one albums (New Zealand)

Columns: Year | Artist | Title | Certification | Weeks on chart | Weeks at number one
1982 | Men at Work | Business as Usual | Platinum | 45 | 10 | 1983 | David Bowie | Let 's Dance | Platinum | 34 | 8 | 1984 | Billy Joel | An Innocent Man | Platinum | 46 | 3 | 1985 | Bruce Springsteen | Born in the U.S.A | Platinum | 47 | 14 | 1986 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Platinum | 48 | 15 | 1987 | U2 | The Joshua Tree | Platinum | 38 | 8 | 1988 | Original London cast | Phantom of the Opera | Platinum | 48 | 5

Example questions:
When did recording finish on the album The Joshua Tree by U2 ? | Where did the Dire Straits album from 1981 reach number 1 ? | Where was Eric Clapton 's Platinum album recorded ? | What genre was the earliest year-end number one album in New Zealand ?

Answers:
November 1986 | Italy | Bray Studios , England | progressive rock