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List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1980s
The following lists the number one singles on the Australian Singles Chart, along with other substantial hits, during the 1980s. The source for this decade is the "Kent Report" until June 1988, and the ARIA Chart after this date.
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1980
- The Buggles - "Video Killed The Radio Star"
- Michael Jackson - "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
- January 26 for 3 weeks
- K.C. and the Sunshine Band - "Please Don't Go"
- February 16 for 2 weeks
- Queen - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- March 1 for 7 weeks
- Split Enz - "I Got You"
- April 19 for 8 weeks. Highest selling single of the year.
- Rockey Burnette - "Tired Of Toein' The Line"
- June 14 for 2 weeks
- The Vapors - "Turning Japanese"
- June 28 for 2 weeks
- Village People - "Can't Stop The Music"
- July 12 for 4 weeks
- Lipps Inc. - "Funky Town"
- August 9 for 2 weeks
- Genghis Khan - "Moscow"
- September 13 for 3 weeks
- Diana Ross - "Upside Down"
- October 4 for 4 weeks
- Leo Sayer - "More Than I Can Say"
- November 1 for 2 weeks
- Barbra Streisand - "Woman In Love"
- November 15 for 2 weeks
- Joe Dolce Music Theatre - "Shaddup You Face"
- November 29 for 5 weeks, and 3 weeks in 1981
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" by Pink Floyd, "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders, "What I Like About You" by The Romantics , "Dreaming My Dreams With You" by Colleen Hewett , "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" by Long John Baldry and Kathi MacDonald , "Babooshka" by Kate Bush and "Coming Up" by Paul McCartney.
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "Space Invaders" by Player 1 (3), "Ashes To Ashes" by David Bowie (3). "He's My Number One" by Christie Allen (4), "Call Me" by Blondie (4), "Blame It On The Boogie" by The Jacksons (4) and "Shandi" by Kiss (5).
Hits by Australasian artists included "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John, "People" by Mi-Sex , "No Secrets" by The Angels, "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC and "Can't Help Myself" by Flowers.
1981
- John Lennon - "(Just Like) Starting Over"
- January 24 for 4 weeks
- Slim Dusty - "Duncan"
- January 21 for 2 weeks
- The Swingers - "Counting The Beat"
- March 7 for 3 weeks. Highest selling single of the year.
- Adam and the Ants - "Antmusic"
- March 28 for 5 weeks
- Sheena Easton - "9 To 5 (Morning Train)"
- May 2 for 2 weeks
- Roxy Music - "Jealous Guy"
- May 16 for 4 weeks
- Shakin' Stevens - "This Ole House"
- June 13 for 1 week
- Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes"
- June 20 for 5 weeks
- Stars on 45 - "Stars on 45"
- July 25 for 4 weeks
- Devo - "Devo Live Ep"
- August 22 for 2 weeks, and September 12 for 1 week
- Rick Springfield - "Jessie's Girl"
- September 5 for 1 week
- Shakin' Stevens - "You Drive Me Crazy"
- September 19 for 3 weeks
- Diana Ross and Lionel Richie - "Endless Love"
- October 10 for 4 weeks
- Billy Field - "You Weren't In Love With Me"
- November 7 for 1 week
- Rolling Stones - "Start Me Up"
- November 14 for 1 week
- Olivia Newton-John - "Physical"
- November 21 for 5 weeks
- Men at Work - "Down Under"
- December 26 for 1 week and 5 weeks in 1982
Other hits
Songs peaking at number 2 included "Who Can It Be Now?" by Men at Work and "Louise (We Get It Right)" by Jona Lewie
"Turn Me Loose" by Loverboy, "Girls Can Get It" by Dr Hook, "Keep On Loving You" by REO Speedwagon, "Gotta Pull Myself Together" by The Nolans and "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins all peaked at number 3. Other major hits (with their peak positions) were "Jesse" by Carly Simon (4), "Kids In America" by Kim Wilde (5) and "Precious To Me" by Phil Seymour (6).
Hits by Australasian artists included "If I Were A Carpenter" by Swanee , "Bad Habits" by Billy Field and "State Of The Heart" by Mondo Rock .
1982
- Lindsey Buckingham - "Trouble"
- February 6 for 3 weeks
- Soft Cell - "Tainted Love"
- February 27 for 3 weeks
- J. Geils Band - "Centrefold"
- March 20 for 1 week
- Moving Pictures - "What About Me"
- March 27 for 6 weeks
- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - "I Love Rock and Roll"
- May 8 for 5 weeks
- Toni Basil - "Mickey"
- June 12 for 2 weeks
- Charlene - "I've Never Been To Me"
- June 26 for 6 weeks
- A Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran"
- August 7 for 2 weeks
- Adam Ant - "Goody Two Shoes"
- August 21 for 2 weeks
- Ray Parker Jr. - "The Other Woman"
- September 4 for 1 week
- Steve Miller Band - "Abracadabra"
- September 11 for 2 weeks
- Survivor - "Eye Of The Tiger"
- September 25 for 6 weeks. Highest selling single of the year.
- Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen"
- November 6 for 5 weeks
- Musical Youth - "Pass The Dutchie"
- December 11 for 3 weeks
Other hits
Songs peaking at number 2 included "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins , "Believe It Or Not" (Theme from Greatest American Hero by Joey Scarbury, "If You Want My Love" by Cheap Trick, "Our Lips Are Sealed" by The Go-Go's, "Six Months In A Leaky Boat" by Split Enz, "Shy Boy" by Bananarama and "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.
Other hits (with peak positions shown), included "Waiting For A Girl Like You" (3) by Foreigner, "Young Turks" (3) by Rod Stewart, "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" (4) by Melissa Manchester, "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" (4) by Chicago and "Hurts So Good" (5) by John 'Cougar' Mellencamp.
Hits by Australasian artists included "Forever Now" by Cold Chisel, "Body and Soul" by Jo Kennedy , "Solid Rock" by Goanna, "Great Southern Land" by Icehouse, "Dirty Creature" by Split Enz, "Down On The Border" by Little River Band and "Lady, What's Your Name" by Swanee .
1983
- Culture Club - "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"
- January 1 for 6 weeks
- Laura Branigan - "Gloria"
- February 12 for 7 weeks
- Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes - "Up Where We Belong"
- April 2 for 2 weeks
- Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"
- April 16 for 5 weeks
- Redgum - "I Was Only 19"
- May 21 for 2 weeks
- Bonnie Tyler - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
- June 4 for 5 weeks
- Irene Cara - "Flashdance...What A Feeling"
- Austen Tayshus - "Australiana"
- August 20 for 1 week and September 10 for 7 weeks. Highest selling single of the year.
- Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon"
- October 29 for 5 weeks
- Australian Crawl - "Reckless"
- December 3 for 1 week
- Billy Joel - "Uptown Girl"
- December 10 for 1 week
- Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton - "Islands In The Stream"
- December 17 for 1 week
- Lionel Richie - "All Night Long (All Night)"
- December 24 for 2 weeks and 4 weeks in 1984
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, "Every Breath You Take" by The Police, "Bop Girl" by Pat Wilson, "Twisting By The Pool" (EP) by Dire Straits, "Rain" by Dragon, "1999" by Prince, "Heartbreaker" by Dionne Warwick, "Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant and "Let's Dance" by David Bowie.
Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Save Your Love" (3) by Renee and Renato , "Give It Up" (3) by K.C. and the Sunshine Band, "I'm Still Standing" (3) by Elton John, "You Can't Hurry Love" (3) by Phil Collins, "Safety Dance" (5) by Men Without Hats and "Africa" (5) by Toto (band).
Hits by Australasian artists also included "Send Me An Angel" by Real Life, "Fraction Too Much Friction" by Tim Finn, "Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang" by Monte Video and the Cassettes and "Overkill" by Men at Work.
1984
- INXS - "Original Sin"
- February 4 for 2 weeks
- Pat Benatar - "Love Is A Battlefield"
- February 18 for 5 weeks
- Cyndi Lauper - "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
- March 24 for 2 weeks
- Nena - "99 Luftballons"
- April 7 - for 5 weeks
- Weird Al Yankovic - "Eat It"
- May 12 for 1 week
- Kenny Loggins - "Footloose"
- May 19 for 3 weeks
- Lionel Richie - "Hello"
- June 9 for 3 weeks
- The Twelfth Man - "It's Just Not Cricket"
- June 30 for 3 weeks
- Wham! - "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
- July 21 for 5 weeks and September 1 for 2 weeks
- Prince - "When Doves Cry"
- August 25 for 1 week
- Tina Turner - "What's Love Got To Do With It"
- September 15 for 1 week
- George Michael - "Careless Whisper"
- September 22 for 4 weeks
- Stevie Wonder - "I Just Called To Say I Love You"
- October 20 for 8 weeks
- Madonna - "Like a Virgin"
- December 15 for 3 weeks and 2 weeks in 1985
Other hits
The years highest selling single was Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing In The Dark". Although it only reached number 5 on the singles chart, it remained on the charts for 40 weeks.
Songs peaking at number 2 included "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr., "Come Said The Boy" by Mondo Rock and "Heaven (Must Be There)" by Eurogliders.
Other hits (with peak position noted) included "Calling Your Name" (3) by Marilyn, "I Can Dream About You" (3) by Dan Hartman, "Burn For You" (3) by INXS, "Thriller" (4) by Michael Jackson and "Relax" (5) by Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
Hits by Australasian artists also included "Listening" and "A Beat For You" both by Pseudo Echo, "I Send A Message" by INXS, "Soul Kind Of Feeling" by Dynamic Hepnotics and "Catch Me I'm Falling" by Real Life.
1985
- Band Aid - "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
- January 19 for 4 weeks
- Foreigner - "I Want To Know What Love Is"
- February 16 for 5 weeks
- Murray Head - "One Night In Bangkok"
- March 23 for 1 week
- Tears For Fears - "Shout"
- March 30 for 1 week
- Jim Diamond - "I Should Have Known Better"
- April 6 for 1 week
- USA For Africa - "We Are The World"
- April 13 for 9 weeks. Highest selling single of the year.
- Eurythmics - "Would I Lie To You"
- June 15 for 2 weeks
- Madonna - "Angel"/"Into The Groove"
- June 29 for 4 weeks
- Madonna - "Crazy For You"
- July 27 for 4 weeks
- Tina Turner - "We Don't Need Another Hero"
- August 24 for 3 weeks
- The Models - "Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight"
- September 14 for 2 weeks
- Huey Lewis and the News - "The Power Of Love"
- September 28 for 2 weeks
- Mick Jagger and David Bowie - "Dancing In The Streets"
- October 19 for 2 weeks
- UB40 with Chrissie Hynde - "I Got You Babe"
- October 26 for 3 weeks
- A-Ha - "Take On Me"
- November 16 for 2 weeks
- Jennifer Rush - "The Power Of Love"
- November 30 for 1 week and December 14 for 1 week
- Midnight Oil - "Species Deceases"
- December 7 for 1 week and December 21 for 2 weeks and 3 weeks in 1986
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, "Every Breath You Take" by The Police, "Bop Girl" by Pat Wilson, "Twisting By The Pool" (EP) by Dire Straits, "Rain" by Dragon, "1999" by Prince, "Heartbreaker" by Dionne Warwick, "Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant and "Let's Dance" by David Bowie.
Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Save Your Love" (3) by Renee and Renato , "Give It Up" (3) by K.C. and the Sunshine Band, "I'm Still Standing" (3) by Elton John, "You Can't Hurry Love" (3) by Phil Collins, "Safety Dance" (5) by Men Without Hats and "Africa" (5) by Toto (band).
Hits by Australasian artists also included "Send Me An Angel" by Real Life, "Fraction Too Much Friction" by Tim Finn, "Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang" by Monte Video and the Cassettes and "Overkill" by Men at Work.
1986
- Starship - "We Built This City"
- January 25 for 4 weeks
- Feargal Sharkey - "A Good Heart"
- February 22 for 2 weeks
- Dionne Warwick - "That's What Friends Are For"
- March 8 for 1 week
- Billy Ocean - "When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going"
- March 15 for 6 weeks
- Diana Ross - "Chain Reaction"
- April 26 for 3 weeks. Highest selling single of the year.
- Cliff Richard and The Young Ones - "Living Doll"
- May 17 for 6 weeks
- Robert Palmer - "Addicted To Love"
- June 28 for 2 weeks
- Samantha Fox - "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"
- Whitney Houston - "The Greatest Love Of All"
- July 19 for 1 week
- Madonna - "Papa Don't Preach"
- August 9 for 6 weeks
- Bananarama - "Venus"
- September 20 for 7 weeks
- John Farnham - "You're The Voice"
- November 8 for 7 weeks
- Pseudo Echo - "Funkytown"
- December 27 for 1 week and 6 weeks in 1987
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "Stimulation" by Wa Wa Nee , "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin, "Stuck With You" by Huey Lewis and the News, "Dancing On The Ceiling" by Lionel Richie, "Don't Leave Me This Way" by The Communards, "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon, "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston, "Concrete and Clay" by Martin Plaza , "Lady In Red" by Chris De Burgh and "Kiss" by Prince.
Other major hits (all peaking at number 3) included "Manic Monday" by The Bangles, "A Matter Of Trust" by Billy Joel, "True Colours" by Cyndi Lauper and "Hit That Perfect Beat" by Bronski Beat.
Hits by Australasian artists also included "The Dead Heart" by Midnight Oil, "Who Made Who" by AC/DC, "Great Wall" by Boom Crash Opera , "I Could Make You Love Me" by Wa Wa Nee , "Love An Adventure" by Pseudo Echo and "Do You Wanna Be?" by I'm Talking.
1987
- The Bangles - "Walk Like An Egyptian"
- February 14 for 1 week and February 28 for 1 week
- Kim Wilde - "You Keep Me Hanging On"
- February 21 for 1 week and March 1 for 1 week
- Boris Gardiner - "I Want To Wake Up With You"
- March 14 for 1 week
- George Michael and Aretha Franklin - "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
- March 21 for 4 weeks
- Paul Lekakis - "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)"
- April 18 for 5 weeks
- Dave Dobbyn with Herbs - "Slice Of Heaven"
- May 23 for 4 weeks
- Whitney Houston - "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- June 20 for 5 weeks
- Mel and Kim - "Respectable"
- July 25 for 1 week
- The Party Boys - "He's Gonna Step On You Again"
- August 1 - for 2 weeks
- Kylie Minogue - "Locomotion"
- August 15 for 7 weeks. Highest selling single of the decade.
- Los Lobos - "La Bamba"
- October 3 - for 7 weeks
- Icehouse - "Electric Blue"
- November 21 for 1 week
- Jimmy Barnes - "Too Much Ain't Enough Love"
- November 28 for 1 week
- Rick Astley - "Never Gonna Give You Up"
- December 5 for 4 weeks and 3 weeks in 1988
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "The Final Countdown" by Europe, "Suddenly" by Angry Anderson and "Good Times" by Jimmy Barnes and INXS.
Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Old Time Rock and Roll" (3) by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (3) by Starship, "Living On A Prayer" (3) by Bon Jovi, "Star Trekkin" (3) by The Firm and "Bad" (4) by Michael Jackson.
Hits by Australasian artists also included "What's My Scene" by Hoodoo Gurus, "Pressure Down" by John Farnham, "Crazy" by Icehouse and "Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil.
1988
- George Michael - "Faith"
- January 23 for 1 week
- George Harrison - "Got My Mind Set On You"
- January 30 for 1 week
- Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life"
- February 6 for 6 weeks
- Kylie Minogue - "I Should Be So Lucky"
- March 16 for 6 weeks
- Billy Ocean - "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"
- April 30 for 5 weeks
- Cheap Trick - "The Flame"
- June 4 for 4 weeks
- Louis Armstrong - "What A Wonderful World"
- July 2 for 1 week
- Kylie Minogue - "Got To Be Certain"
- July 9 for 3 weeks
- John Farnham - "Age Of Reason"
- July 30 for 4 weeks
- Fairground Attraction - "Perfect"
- August 27 for 3 weeks
- Robert Palmer - "Simply Irresistible"
- September 17 for 5 weeks. Highest selling single of the year.
- U2 - "Desire"
- October 22 for 3 weeks
- Bobby McFerrin - "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
- November 19 for 7 weeks
- Beach Boys - "Kokomo"
- December 31 for 1 week and 6 weeks in 1989
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "Better Be Home Soon" by Crowded House, "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" by Belinda Carlisle, "Stutter Rap (No Sleep 'Til Bedtime)" by Morris Minor and the Majors and "Doctoring The Tardis" by The Timelords.
Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Whenever You Need Somebody" (3) by Rick Astley, "The Only Way Is Up" (3) by Yazz , "Run To Paradise" (3) by The Choirboys, "Sign Your Name" (3) by Terence Trent D'Arby, "Don't Be Cruel" (5) by Cheap Trick, "Love In The First Degree" (5) by Bananarama, "When Will I Be Famous" (5) by Bros and "All Fired Up" (6) by Pat Benatar.
Hits by Australasian artists also included "When A Man Loves A Woman" by Jimmy Barnes, "Nothing Can Divide Us" by Jason Donovan, "That's When I Think Of You" by 1927 , "Heatseeker" by AC/DC, "Love Is A Bridge" by Little River Band and "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" by Kylie Minogue.
1989
- The Proclaimers - "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"
- February 18 for 5 weeks
- Madonna - "Like A Prayer"
- Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy"
- Mike and the Mechanics - "The Living Years"
- May 13 for 1 week
- The Bangles - "Eternal Flame"
- Bette Midler - "Wind Beneath My Wings"
- Roxette - "The Look"
- July 1 for 6 weeks
- New Kids on the Block - "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
- August 12 for 3 weeks
- Simply Red - "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
- September 2 for 1 week
- Richard Marx - "Right Here Waiting"
- September 9 for 5 weeks
- Cher - "If I Could Turn Back Time"
- October 14 for 1 week and November 11 for 6 weeks
- Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers - "Swing The Mood"
- October 21 for 3 weeks
- The B-52s - "Love Shack"
- December 23 for 2 weeks and 6 weeks in 1990
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "Bedroom Eyes" by Kate Ceberano, "Batdance" by Prince, "All I Want Is You"/"Everlasting Love" by U2, "Especially For You" by Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, "Hand On Your Heart" by Kylie Minogue and "If I Could" by 1927 .
Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Poison" (3) by Alice Cooper, "Stop" (3) by Sam Brown, "Talk It Over" (3) by Grayson Hugh , "Dressed For Success" (3) by Roxette, "You Got It" (3) by Roy Orbison and "The Best" (5) by Tina Turner.
Hits by Australasian artists also included "Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss, "Ring My Bell" by Collette , "She Has To Be Loved" by Jenny Morris, "Rock and Roll Music" by Mental As Anything, "One Summer" by Daryl Braithwaite, "Chained To The Wheel" by Black Sorrows , "Wouldn't Change A Thing", "Never Too Late" and "Tears On My Pillow" all by Kylie Minogue.
See also
- List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1990s
- Music of Australia
- List of Number 1 singles (UK)
- List of Number 1 singles from the 1980s (UK)
References
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