List of number-one 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 Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

, and the ARIA Charts

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

.

Two sets of charts ran in Australia in the late 1980s. The Kent Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

 began publication in 1974 as Australia's official national charts. From mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association

Australian Recording Industry Association

The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...

 (or ARIA) licensed the Kent Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

 (which was renamed the 'Australian Music Report' in 1987).

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 Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

, and the ARIA Charts

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

.

1980s Australian charts

Two sets of charts ran in Australia in the late 1980s. The Kent Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

 began publication in 1974 as Australia's official national charts. From mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association

Australian Recording Industry Association

The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...

 (or ARIA) licensed the Kent Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

 (which was renamed the 'Australian Music Report' in 1987). ARIA

Australian Recording Industry Association

The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...

 commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending June 26, 1988 (a Sunday). These charts ran concurrent to what was by then known as the Australian Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

. The Australian Music Report charts ceased to be published commercially in 1999.

ARIA Charts are listed below from their commencement in June 1988, in non-tabular format.

The Kent Music Report / Australian Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

 chart data (1980 - 1989) is given here in tabular format and taken from the "Australian Chart Book 1970-92", published by David Kent.

Variances in dates between the two charts are as follows:

The dates given for the Kent Music Report / Australian Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

 are Mondays.

The dates given for ARIA Charts

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

 are Saturdays.

1980 (Kent Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

)

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
7 January	The Buggles The Buggles The Buggles was a New Wave band formed in 1977 consisting of Trevor Horn , Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley.-Early days:...	"Video Killed the Radio Star Video Killed the Radio Star "Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song by the British synthpop/New Wave group The Buggles, released in 1979. It celebrates the golden days of radio, describing a singer whose career is cut short by television. The song topped several music charts and has been covered by many recording artists... "	7 weeks (5 weeks in Dec. 1979)
14 January	The Buggles	"Video Killed the Radio Star"	7 weeks (5 weeks in Dec. 1979)
21 January	Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson , known as the "King of Pop", was an American musician and one of the most commercially successful and influential entertainers of all time...	"Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough", released in July 28, 1979, is the lead single from Michael Jackson's Off the Wall album. Written by Jackson, the track was the first solo recording over which he had creative control, and his debut single released under Epic Records.It was Jackson's first single to... "	3 weeks
28 January	Michael Jackson	"Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"	3 weeks
4 February	Michael Jackson	"Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"	3 weeks
11 February	KC and the Sunshine Band KC and the Sunshine Band KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group. Founded in 1973 in Miami, Florida, their style has included funk, R&B, and disco. Their most well known songs include the disco hits "That's the Way ", " Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "Keep It Comin' Love", "Get Down Tonight", "Give...	"Please Don't Go Please Don't Go "Please Don't Go" is a song recorded and released in 1979 on the KC and the Sunshine Band album Do You Wanna Go Party. The song was the band's first love ballad, in which the subject pleads obviously for a second chance. Shortly after the song's one-week run at number one, the group broke up and... "	2 weeks
18 February	KC and the Sunshine Band	"Please Don't Go"	2 weeks
25 February	Queen Queen (band) Queen were an English rock band. Formed in London in 1970 following the demise of the band Smile, Queen consisted of vocalist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor. The band became popular with audiences via their hit songs, live performances,...	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love Crazy Little Thing Called Love "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song performed by the English rock band Queen, written by singer Freddie Mercury. While it peaked at number two in the UK, it hit number one on the U.S. charts on February 23 1980, remaining there for four consecutive weeks. It topped the charts in Australia... "	7 weeks
3 March	Queen	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"	7 weeks
10 March	Queen	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"	7 weeks
17 March	Queen	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"	7 weeks
24 March	Queen	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"	7 weeks
31 March	Queen	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"	7 weeks
7 April	Queen	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"	7 weeks
14 April	Split Enz Split Enz Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia and Canada during the early 1980s and built a cult following elsewhere...	"I Got You I Got You (Split Enz song) "I Got You" is a 1980 song by New Zealand rock group Split Enz from their studio album True Colours. Split Enz's most successful single, "I Got You" was written by Neil Finn and released in January 1980... "	8 weeks
21 April	Split Enz	"I Got You"	8 weeks
28 April	Split Enz	"I Got You"	8 weeks
5 May	Split Enz	"I Got You"	8 weeks
12 May	Split Enz	"I Got You"	8 weeks
19 May	Split Enz	"I Got You"	8 weeks
26 May	Split Enz	"I Got You"	8 weeks
2 June	Split Enz	"I Got You"	8 weeks
9 June	Rocky Burnette Rocky Burnette Rocky Burnette is the son of rock and roll pioneer, Johnny Burnette. He is best known for his 1980 hit single "Tired of Toein' the Line."-Career:...	"Tired of Toein' the Line Tired of Toein' the Line "Tired of Toein' the Line" is the name of a song written and performed by Rocky Burnette. The song became an international hit when released as a single in 1980. The song's lyrics detail an imminent breakup.... "	2 weeks
16 June	Rocky Burnette	"Tired of Toein' the Line"	2 weeks
23 June	The Vapors The Vapors The Vapors were a new wave and power pop band from England, that existed between 1979 and 1981. They had a hit with the song "Turning Japanese" in 1980, which reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart, and #36 in the corresponding U.S...	"Turning Japanese Turning Japanese "Turning Japanese" is the most popular song released by the English band The Vapors from their album New Clear Days, and the song for which they are best known... "	2 weeks
30 June	The Vapors	"Turning Japanese"	2 weeks
7 July	The Village People Village People Village People is a concept disco group formed in the late 1970s, well known for their on-stage costumes as well as their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics. Original members were: Victor Willis , Felipe Rose , Randy Jones , Glenn Hughes , David Hodo and Alex Briley...	"Can't Stop the Music Can't Stop the Music (song) "Can't Stop the Music" is a 1980 song by Village People. It is the title track for the soundtrack album of their feature movie, Can't Stop the Music. While the single was successful both in the U.S. , the UK and Australia the film by the same name was not, except in Australia.-External links:*... "	4 weeks
14 July	The Village People	"Can't Stop the Music"	4 weeks
21 July	The Village People	"Can't Stop the Music"	4 weeks
28 July	The Village People	"Can't Stop the Music"	4 weeks
4 August	Lipps Inc Lipps Inc Lipps Inc. was a studio band that achieved one significant hit, "Funkytown" in 1979.The group was formed in Minneapolis by Steven Greenberg, who wrote and produced all of the group's music, and who also played several musical instruments...	"Funkytown Funkytown "Funkytown" is a 1979 song performed by the disco band Lipps Inc. The song expresses the pinings for a metaphorical place that keeps "me movin', keeps me groovin' with some energy". It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Dance charts, also reaching number 1 in Austria, Switzerland,... "	2 weeks
11 August	Lipps Inc	"Funkytown"	2 weeks
18 August	Dschinghis Khan Dschinghis Khan Dschinghis Khan was a German pop band, created in 1979 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. The name of the band was chosen to fit the song of the same name, written and produced by Ralph Siegel with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger....	"Moskau Moskau (Dschinghis Khan song) "Moskau" is a single by the German pop-act Dschinghis Khan on their 1979 self-titled debut album. The song also appears on their 1980 album Rom... "	6 weeks
25 August	Dschingis Khan	"Moskau"	6 weeks
1 September	Dschingis Khan	"Moskau"	6 weeks
8 September	Dschingis Khan	"Moskau"	6 weeks
15 September	Dschingis Khan	"Moskau"	6 weeks
22 September	Dschingis Khan	"Moskau"	6 weeks
29 September	Diana Ross Diana Ross Diana Ross is an American singer and actress. During the 1960s, she helped shape the Motown Sound as lead singer of The Supremes, before leaving the group for a solo career on January 14, 1970...	"Upside Down Upside Down "Upside Down" is a song by Diana Ross. It was the first single taken from her 1980 album Diana and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 6, 1980. It also hit number one on the Billboard Disco/Dance and R&B charts... "	4 weeks
6 October	Diana Ross	"Upside Down"	4 weeks
13 October	Diana Ross	"Upside Down"	4 weeks
20 October	Diana Ross	"Upside Down"	4 weeks
27 October	Leo Sayer Leo Sayer Leo Sayer is an English-born singer-songwriter and musician whose singing career has spanned four decades. A distinctive singer-songwriter, Sayer was a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s...	"More Than I Can Say More Than I Can Say "More Than I Can Say" is a song written by Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison, both former members of Buddy Holly's band The Crickets and was recorded by their band in 1959 soon after Holly's death and was released in 1960. Their original version hit #42 on British Record Retailer Chart on 5/12/60... "	2 weeks
3 November	Leo Sayer	"More Than I Can Say"	2 weeks
10 November	Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, film and theatre actress. She has also achieved note as a composer, liberal political activist, film producer, and film director. She has won two Academy Awards, ten Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, and a Peabody all by the age of...	"Woman in Love Woman in Love "Woman in Love" is a popular 1980 song performed by Barbra Streisand and taken from her album, Guilty. The song was written by Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees.... "	2 weeks
17 November	Barbra Streisand	"Woman in Love"	2 weeks
24 November	Joe Dolce Music Theatre Joe Dolce Joe Dolce is an African-born, Australian-resident singer/songwriter who achieved fame with the million-selling song "Shaddap You Face", recorded under his vehicle, the group named Joe Dolce Music Theatre and released in 1980. The song reached number one in 15 countries...	"Shaddap You Face Shaddap You Face "Shaddap You Face" is a song written and performed by Joe Dolce in 1981. It has set a number of sales and longevity records.The song was full of broad Italian humour and included the chorus:... "	8 weeks
1 December	Joe Dolce Music Theatre	"Shaddap You Face"	8 weeks
8 December	Joe Dolce Music Theatre	"Shaddap You Face"	8 weeks
15 December	Joe Dolce Music Theatre	"Shaddap You Face"	8 weeks
22 December	Joe Dolce Music Theatre	"Shaddap You Face"	8 weeks
29 December	Joe Dolce Music Theatre	"Shaddap You Face"	8 weeks

Other hits

Songs peaking at number two included "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)

Another Brick in the Wall

"Another Brick in the Wall" is the title of three songs set to variations of the same basic theme, on Pink Floyd's 1979 rock opera, The Wall, subtitled Part I, Part II, and Part III, respectively, all of which were written by Pink Floyd's bassist and then lead songwriter, Roger Waters...

" by Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd were an English rock band who, in the late 1960s, earned recognition for their psychedelic and space rock music, and in the 1970s, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. Pink Floyd's work is marked by philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album cover art,...

, "Brass in Pocket

Brass In Pocket

"Brass in Pocket" is a single by The Pretenders. It was written by Chrissie Hynde and James Honeyman-Scott, and produced by Chris Thomas.-Release:...

" by The Pretenders

The Pretenders

The Pretenders are a British rock band. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde , James Honeyman-Scott , Pete Farndon , and Martin Chambers...

, "What I Like About You

What I Like About You (song)

"What I Like About You" is a song by American rock band The Romantics. The song, written by Romantics members Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Rich Cole, and Jimmy Marinos is featured on the band's self-titled 1980 debut album, and was also released as a single. Marinos, the band's drummer, is the lead...

" by The Romantics

The Romantics

The Romantics are an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1977. The band adopted the name "The Romantics" because they formed on Valentine's Day, 1977...

, "Dreaming My Dreams with You" by Colleen Hewett

Colleen Hewett

Colleen Hewett is an Australian actress and popular singer. She is perhaps best known to international audiences for her role in the television series Prisoner as Sheila Brady.-Pop Singer:...

, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin" is a 1965 number-one hit single in the United States and the United Kingdom by The Righteous Brothers. In 1999, the performing-rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. announced that it was the most-played song of the 20th century...

" by Long John Baldry

Long John Baldry

John "Long John" William Baldry was an English blues singer and a voice actor. He sang with many British musicians, with Rod Stewart and Elton John appearing in bands led by Baldry in the 1960s. He enjoyed pop success in the UK where "Let the Heartaches Begin" reached No...

 and Kathi MacDonald, "Babooshka

Babooshka (song)

"Babooshka" is a song by British singer Kate Bush, taken from her album Never for Ever. Released as a single on June 23, 1980 it spent 10 weeks in the UK chart, peaking at number five. It was an even bigger hit in Australia, where it was the 20th best-selling single of the year.- Background :The...

" by Kate Bush

Kate Bush

Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of England's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years. Bush was signed by EMI at the age of 16 after being recommended by...

 and "Coming Up

Coming Up (song)

"Coming Up" was the opening track from Paul McCartney's McCartney II album, written by McCartney and released in 1980. Like the rest of the album, the song had a minimalist synthesized feel to it...

" by Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE , is an English singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record and film producer, painter, and animal rights and peace activist. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in the history of popular music...

.

Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "Space Invaders" by Player One (3), "Ashes to Ashes" by David Bowie

David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. Active in five decades of popular music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...

 (3). "He's My Number One" by Christie Allen

Christie Allen

Christie Allen was an English-born pop singer who had a successful career as a recording artist in her adopted homeland Australia.-Biography:...

 (4), "Call Me

Call Me (Blondie song)

"Call Me" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie. Released in 1980, "Call Me" topped the singles charts in both the US and the UK ....

" and "The Tide is High" by Blondie

Blondie (band)

Blondie is an American rock band founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American new wave and punk rock scenes of the mid 1970s...

 (4), "Blame It on the Boogie" by The Jacksons

The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...

 (4) and "Shandi

Shandi (song)

"Shandi" is a pop rock song by American hard rock band Kiss. Released on their 1980 album, Unmasked, the song was a big hit in Australia, where it reached number five on the Australian charts...

" by KISS

KISS (band)

Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972. Easily identified by its members' trademark face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid and late-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...

 (5).

Hits by Australasian artists included "Magic

Magic (Olivia Newton-John song)

"Magic" is a hit 1980 song performed by Olivia Newton-John, from the soundtrack to the film Xanadu. The song was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for four weeks, from August 2 through August 29, 1980. It also reached a high of #2 on the Australian charts and #32 in the UK."Magic" became...

" by Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a British-born, Australian-raised singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 albums...

, "People" by Mi-Sex

Mi-Sex

Mi-Sex was a New Zealand / Australian new wave rock band active from 1978 to 1984. Led by Steve Gilpin as vocalist, they were best known for their singles "Computer Games" in 1979 and "People” in 1980.-History:...

, "No Secrets" by The Angels

The Angels (Australian band)

The Angels are a hard rock band that formed in Adelaide, Australia in 1970. The band later relocated from Adelaide to Sydney and enjoyed huge local success until well into the 1990s. For the purposes of international release, their records were released under the names Angel City and later The...

, "You Shook Me All Night Long

You Shook Me All Night Long

"You Shook Me All Night Long" is one of AC/DC's signature songs from their most successful album, Back in Black. The song also reappeared on their later album Who Made Who. It is one of the band's top 40 singles, reaching number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in 1980...

" by AC/DC

AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock and are considered pioneers of heavy metal, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll".AC/DC underwent several line-up...

 and "Can't Help Myself" and "We Can Get Together" by Flowers.

Split Enz

Split Enz

Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia and Canada during the early 1980s and built a cult following elsewhere...

' hit "I Got You

I Got You (Split Enz song)

"I Got You" is a 1980 song by New Zealand rock group Split Enz from their studio album True Colours. Split Enz's most successful single, "I Got You" was written by Neil Finn and released in January 1980...

" was the best charting single of the year.

1981 (Kent Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

)

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
5 January	Joe Dolce Music Theatre Joe Dolce Joe Dolce is an African-born, Australian-resident singer/songwriter who achieved fame with the million-selling song "Shaddap You Face", recorded under his vehicle, the group named Joe Dolce Music Theatre and released in 1980. The song reached number one in 15 countries...	"Shaddap You Face Shaddap You Face "Shaddap You Face" is a song written and performed by Joe Dolce in 1981. It has set a number of sales and longevity records.The song was full of broad Italian humour and included the chorus:... "	8 weeks
12 January	Joe Dolce Music Theatre	"Shaddap You Face"	8 weeks
19 January	John Lennon John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE was an English rock musician, singer-songwriter, author, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles...	"(Just Like) Starting Over (Just Like) Starting Over " Starting Over" is a song written and performed by John Lennon for his Double Fantasy album. The B-side was Yoko Ono's "Kiss Kiss Kiss". It was released as a single on October 24, 1980 and reached number one in both the USA and UK two weeks after he was killed. It is his biggest solo American hit,... "	4 weeks
26 January	John Lennon	"(Just Like) Starting Over"	4 weeks
2 February	John Lennon	"(Just Like) Starting Over"	4 weeks
9 February	John Lennon	"(Just Like) Starting Over"	4 weeks
16 February	Slim Dusty Slim Dusty David Gordon "Slim Dusty" Kirkpatrick AO, MBE was an Australian country music singer-songwriter. He sold more than seven million albums and singles in Australia.-Early life/career:...	"Duncan Duncan (song) "Duncan" is the second song of Paul Simon's February 1972 album Paul Simon, his first solo endeavor after the dissolution of the duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was also released as a single in July 1972 as "Duncan / Run That Body Down".... "	2 weeks
23 February	Slim Dusty	"Duncan"	2 weeks
2 March	The Swingers The Swingers The Swingers were a New Zealand rock band. Formed out of the remnants of The Suburban Reptiles, the founding members were Phil Judd , Wayne Stevens , and Mark Hough . Formed in 1979, the band released the single "One Good Reason" which was a top 20 hit in New Zealand...	"Counting the Beat Counting The Beat "Counting the Beat" is a single by New Zealand rock band The Swingers released in 1981 from their album of the same name, Counting the Beat.-History:The single was performed by a New Zealand band, The Swingers with frontman Phil Judd from Split Enz... "	3 weeks
9 March	The Swingers	"Counting the Beat"	3 weeks
16 March	The Swingers	"Counting the Beat"	3 weeks
23 March	Adam and the Ants Adam and the Ants Adam and the Ants were a British rock band band during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were one of the bands at the time that marked the transition from the 70s punk rock era to the New Wave/post-punk era....	"Antmusic Antmusic "Antmusic" was the third single released in the UK in 1980, from the hugely popular Adam and the Ants album Kings of the Wild Frontier. The first single from the album Kings of the Wild Frontier was relatively unsuccessful at first, only making number 48... "	5 weeks
30 March	Adam and the Ants	"Antmusic"	5 weeks
6 April	Adam and the Ants	"Antmusic"	5 weeks
13 April	Adam and the Ants	"Antmusic"	5 weeks
20 April	Adam and the Ants	"Antmusic"	5 weeks
27 April	Sheena Easton Sheena Easton Sheena Easton is a Scottish singer who achieved worldwide fame in the 1980s. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television program The Big Time, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract, and got her a deal with EMI Records...	"9 to 5 (Morning Train) 9 to 5 (Sheena Easton song) "9 to 5" is the title of a popular song recorded by Sheena Easton in 1980, becoming her biggest hit. It peaked at number three in the United Kingdom in August 1980 and was released in the United States in February 1981 , where it reached number one.- Background :Easton had released one single prior... "	2 weeks
4 May	Sheena Easton	"9 to 5 (Morning Train)"	2 weeks
11 May	Roxy Music Roxy Music Roxy Music are an English art rock group initiated during the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry . The other members are Phil Manzanera , Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson . Former members include Brian Eno , and Eno's replacement Eddie Jobson...	"Jealous Guy Jealous Guy "Jealous Guy" is a song written and performed by John Lennon which first appeared on his 1971 album Imagine. It is one of the most commonly covered Lennon songs, with at least ninety-two recorded cover versions, the most notable being Roxy Music's version, which reached number one in several... "	4 weeks
18 May	Roxy Music	"Jealous Guy"	4 weeks
25 May	Roxy Music	"Jealous Guy"	4 weeks
1 June	Roxy Music	"Jealous Guy"	4 weeks
8 June	Shakin' Stevens Shakin' Stevens Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter, who has the distinction of being the top selling male UK singles artist of the 1980s. His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...	"This Ole House This Ole House "This Ole House" is a popular song written by Stuart Hamblen, and published in 1954.-Background:Hamblen was supposedly out on a hunting expedition when he and his fellow hunter, actor John Wayne, came across a tumbledown hut in the mountains, many miles from civilization... "	1 week
15 June	Kim Carnes Kim Carnes Kim Carnes is an American singer-songwriter. She is noted for her distinctive, raspy voice which she attributes to many hours spent singing in smoky bars and clubs.-Early career:...	"Bette Davis Eyes Bette Davis Eyes "Bette Davis Eyes" is a song made popular by American singer-songwriter, Kim Carnes.The song was written in 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon. DeShannon recorded the song that same year on her album New Arrangement... "	5 weeks
22 June	Kim Carnes	"Bette Davis Eyes"	5 weeks
29 June	Kim Carnes	"Bette Davis Eyes"	5 weeks
6 July	Kim Carnes	"Bette Davis Eyes"	5 weeks
13 July	Kim Carnes	"Bette Davis Eyes"	5 weeks
20 July	Stars on 45 Stars on 45 Stars on 45 was a Dutch novelty pop act that was briefly very popular in the UK, throughout Europe, and in the U.S. in the early 1980s. The group later shortened its name to Stars On in the U.S., while in the U.K., Ireland, and Australia they were known as Starsound...	"Stars on 45 Medley Stars on 45 Medley "Stars on 45 Medley" was a song issued in 1981 by the studio group Stars on 45. It was originally released as "Stars on 45" by Stars on 45, in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand the band was credited to 'Starsound' and the medley itself was named "Stars on 45"... "	4 weeks
27 July	Stars on 45	"Stars on 45 Medley"	4 weeks
3 August	Stars on 45	"Stars on 45 Medley"	4 weeks
10 August	Stars on 45	"Stars on 45 Medley"	4 weeks
17 August	Devo Devo Devo , often spelled DEVO or DEV-O, is an American New Wave band formed in Akron, Ohio in 1973. They are best known for their 1980 hit "Whip It", which made it to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...	DEV-O Live DEV-O Live DEV-O LIVE is a live EP by the New Wave band Devo. It was recorded during the Freedom of Choice tour of 1980, at the The Fox Warfield Theatre. Initially only six songs from the show were released on an EP in 1981, intended for airplay use... (EP Extended play An extended play is a vinyl record, CD, or music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as an LP. Usually, a CD single has around 10–28 minutes of music, an EP has up to 36 minutes, and an album generally has 30–80 minutes. Mini-LPs generally contain 20–30... )	3 weeks
24 August	Devo	DEV-O Live (EP)	3 weeks
31 August	Rick Springfield Rick Springfield Rick Springfield is an Australian-American songwriter, musician and actor. As a musician, he is most famous for the 1981 #1 single "Jessie's Girl", which became a Grammy Award-winning landmark of 1980s pop-rock and helped establish the emerging music video age...	"Jessie's Girl Jessie's Girl "Jessie's Girl" is a Grammy Award-winning rock song written and performed by pop singer Rick Springfield. It was released on the album Working Class Dog... "	1 week
7 September	Devo	DEV-O Live (EP)	3 weeks
14 September	Shakin' Stevens Shakin' Stevens Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter, who has the distinction of being the top selling male UK singles artist of the 1980s. His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...	"You Drive Me Crazy"	3 weeks
21 September	Shakin' Stevens	"You Drive Me Crazy"	3 weeks
28 September	Shakin' Stevens	"You Drive Me Crazy"	3 weeks
5 October	Diana Ross Diana Ross Diana Ross is an American singer and actress. During the 1960s, she helped shape the Motown Sound as lead singer of The Supremes, before leaving the group for a solo career on January 14, 1970...  and Lionel Richie Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer who has sold more than 100 million records.- Early years :...	"Endless Love Endless Love (song) "Endless Love" is a song originally recorded as a duet between soul singers Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, who wrote the song. In this ballad, the singers declare their "endless love" for one another... "	4 weeks
12 October	Diana Ross and Lionel Richie	"Endless Love"	4 weeks
19 October	Diana Ross and Lionel Richie	"Endless Love"	4 weeks
26 October	Diana Ross and Lionel Richie	"Endless Love"	4 weeks
2 November	Billy Field Billy Field Billy Field is an Australian singer and songwriter, best known for his 1981 hit "Bad Habits". Another single, "You Weren't in Love with Me", reached the number one position on the Australian record chart...	"You Weren't in Love with Me"	1 week
9 November	The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early lineup...	"Start Me Up Start Me Up "Start Me Up" is a song by The Rolling Stones featured on the 1981 album Tattoo You.-Recording:"Start Me Up" was first recorded in Munich during the 1975 Black and Blue sessions, and later in the 1977 Some Girls and the 1979 Emotional Rescue sessions under the working titles "Never Stop" and "Start... "	1 week
16 November	Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a British-born, Australian-raised singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 albums...	"Physical Physical (Olivia Newton-John song) "Physical" is a 1981 song written by Steve Kipner and Terry Shaddick and performed by Olivia Newton-John.-Production and Chart Success:Recorded in early 1981, it first rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in America in November 1981 and stayed there for 10 weeks, until near the end of... "	5 weeks
23 November	Olivia Newton-John	"Physical"	5 weeks
30 November	Olivia Newton-John	"Physical"	5 weeks
7 December	Olivia Newton-John	"Physical"	5 weeks
14 December	Olivia Newton-John	"Physical"	5 weeks
21 December	Men at Work Men at Work Men at Work were an Australian reggae-influenced rock band which achieved international success in the 1980s. They are the only Australian artists to have a #1 album and single simultaneously in the United States . At the same time, they also had a simultaneous #1 single and album in the United...	"Down Under Down Under (song) "Down Under" is a pop song recorded by Men at Work for their debut album Business as Usual. The song went to #1 on American, British, and Australian charts. It was reissued in 1982 and is the only Men at Work song that went to #1 in the UK... "	6 weeks
28 December	Men at Work	"Down Under"	6 weeks

Other hits

Songs peaking at number 2 included "Who Can It Be Now?" by Men at Work

Men at Work

Men at Work were an Australian reggae-influenced rock band which achieved international success in the 1980s. They are the only Australian artists to have a #1 album and single simultaneously in the United States . At the same time, they also had a simultaneous #1 single and album in the United...

 and "Louise (We Get It Right)" by Jona Lewie

Jona Lewie

Jona Lewie is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.-Career:Lewie joined his first group, The Johnston City Jazz Band, while still at school in 1963, and started earning money in the music industry in 1968 as a solo blues singer accompanied by his own blues & boogie piano playing...

"Turn Me Loose" by Loverboy

Loverboy

Loverboy is a Canadian rock group formed in 1980 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Throughout the 1980s, the band accumulated numerous hit songs in Canada and the United States, earning four multi-platinum albums and selling millions of records...

, "Girls Can Get It" by Dr. Hook, "Keep on Loving You" by REO Speedwagon

REO Speedwagon

REO Speedwagon is an American rock band from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois United States. Formed in 1967, the band grew in popularity during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. REO Speedwagon has charted two number one songs, "Keep On Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling", both power ballads...

, "Gotta Pull Myself Together" by The Nolans

The Nolans

The Nolans are an Anglo-Irish group of sisters from Ireland and England, who performed as a pop vocal act. The group, best-known for their song "I'm In The Mood For Dancing", gained prominence as guest performers on numerous UK television shows...

  and "In the Air Tonight

In the Air Tonight

"In the Air Tonight" is a song by Phil Collins which first appeared on his 1981 album, Face Value. It was the first single of Collins' solo career, and remains one of his best-known hits...

" by Phil Collins

Phil Collins

Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins LVO is an Academy Award-winning English singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for English progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....

 all peaked at number 3. Other major hits (with their peak positions) were "Jesse" by Carly Simon

Carly Simon

Carlene Elisabeth Simon is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records, and has since been the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her work.She is the former wife of another...

 (4), "Kids in America" by Kim Wilde

Kim Wilde

Kim Wilde is an English pop singer.Wilde burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the new wave classic "Kids in America", which hit number two in the UK Singles Chart. Major U.S...

 (5), "Precious to Me" by Phil Seymour

Phil Seymour

Phil Seymour was an American power pop drummer, singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known for the singles "I'm On Fire" and "Precious to Me"....

 (6), "It Must Be Love" by Madness (6) and "Boys in Town" by Divinyls

Divinyls

Divinyls are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980 and featuring vocalist Christina Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. As the focal point, Amphlett performed on stage wearing a school uniform and fishnet stockings, often using an illuminated neon tube as a prop and displaying...

 (8).

Hits by Australasian artists included "If I Were a Carpenter" by Swanee

Swanee

Swanee may refer to:* "Swanee", a song by George Gershwin and Irving Caesar; made popular by Al Jolson* Suwanee River, misspelled by Stephen Foster in writing "Old Folks at Home".* Swanee , an Australian rock singer...

, "Bad Habits" by illy Field] and "State of the Heart" by Mondo Rock

Mondo Rock

Mondo Rock are an Australian rock band, most prominent in the early 1980s. The band was formed in late 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Ross Wilson....

.

The Swingers

The Swingers

The Swingers were a New Zealand rock band. Formed out of the remnants of The Suburban Reptiles, the founding members were Phil Judd , Wayne Stevens , and Mark Hough . Formed in 1979, the band released the single "One Good Reason" which was a top 20 hit in New Zealand...

' hit "Counting the Beat

Counting The Beat

"Counting the Beat" is a single by New Zealand rock band The Swingers released in 1981 from their album of the same name, Counting the Beat.-History:The single was performed by a New Zealand band, The Swingers with frontman Phil Judd from Split Enz...

" was the best charting single of the year.

1982 (Kent Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

)

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
4 January	Men at Work Men at Work Men at Work were an Australian reggae-influenced rock band which achieved international success in the 1980s. They are the only Australian artists to have a #1 album and single simultaneously in the United States . At the same time, they also had a simultaneous #1 single and album in the United...	"Down Under Down Under (song) "Down Under" is a pop song recorded by Men at Work for their debut album Business as Usual. The song went to #1 on American, British, and Australian charts. It was reissued in 1982 and is the only Men at Work song that went to #1 in the UK... "	6 weeks
11 January	Men at Work	"Down Under"	6 weeks
18 January	Men at Work	"Down Under"	6 weeks
24 January	Men at Work	"Down Under"	6 weeks
1 February	Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Adams Buckingham is an American guitarist, singer, composer and producer, most notable for being a member of the musical group Fleetwood Mac. Aside from his tenure with Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham has also released five solo albums and a live album. He is married to photographer Kristen...	"Trouble Trouble (Lindsey Buckingham song) "Trouble" is a song by Lindsey Buckingham. It was the biggest hit off the album Law and Order, which was released in 1981. It was also Buckingham's first hit as a solo artist.... "	3 weeks
8 February	Lindsey Buckingham	"Trouble"	3 weeks
15 February	Lindsey Buckingham	"Trouble"	3 weeks
22 February	Soft Cell Soft Cell Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and David Ball on synthesizers. The duo is well known for their huge worldwide hit in 1981 with a cover version of "Tainted Love"...	"Tainted Love Tainted Love "Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart, and has since been covered by numerous other groups and artists... "	3 weeks
1 March	Soft Cell	"Tainted Love"	3 weeks
8 March	Soft Cell	"Tainted Love"	3 weeks
15 March	The J. Geils Band	"Centerfold Centerfold (song) "Centerfold" was a single released by The J. Geils Band from their album Freeze Frame. The song is about a man who is shocked to discover that his high school crush appeared in a centerfold spread for a male-oriented magazine... "	1 week
22 March	Moving Pictures Moving Pictures (band) Moving Pictures was a rock music band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1978. They became popular in the 1980s with their Australian number one hit single, "What About Me" and number one multi-platinum album Days of Innocence.-Biography:...	"What About Me What About Me (song) "What About Me" is a song written by Garry Frost and Frances Swan, first recorded by Australian rock band Moving Pictures from their album Days of Innocence. It was the band's first number-one single in Australia spending six consecutive weeks on the top; there, it was the second-highest selling... "	6 weeks
29 March	Moving Pictures	"What About Me"	6 weeks
5 April	Moving Pictures	"What About Me"	6 weeks
12 April	Moving Pictures	"What About Me"	6 weeks
19 April	Moving Pictures	"What About Me"	6 weeks
26 April	Moving Pictures	"What About Me"	6 weeks
3 May	Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Joan Jett Joan Jett is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress.She is best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts including their hit cover "I Love Rock N' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard charts from March 20 to May 1, 1982, as well as for their other popular...	"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"	5 weeks
10 May	Joan Jett and the Blackhearts	"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"	5 weeks
17 May	Joan Jett and the Blackhearts	"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"	5 weeks
24 May	Joan Jett and the Blackhearts	"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"	5 weeks
31 May	Joan Jett and the Blackhearts	"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"	5 weeks
7 June	Toni Basil Toni Basil Toni Basil is an American musician, video artist, actress and choreographer. Basil is best-known for her #1 hit "Mickey" from 1982.-Early life:Basil was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...	"Mickey Mickey (song) "Mickey" is a 1982 hit U.S. pop song recorded by singer and choreographer Toni Basil. Written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn as "Kitty," it was first recorded by UK pop group Racey in 1979.... "	2 weeks
14 June	Toni Basil	"Mickey"	2 weeks
21 June	Charlene	"I've Never Been to Me I've Never Been to Me "I've Never Been to Me" is a sleeper hit single performed by American singer Charlene Oliver née D'Angelo.-Chart history:Upon its initial release in 1976, the song reached number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In 1982, renewed interest in the song led to the single reaching Number 3 in... "	6 weeks
28 June	Charlene	"I've Never Been to Me"	6 weeks
5 July	Charlene	"I've Never Been to Me"	6 weeks
12 July	Charlene	"I've Never Been to Me"	6 weeks
19 July	Charlene	"I've Never Been to Me"	6 weeks
26 July	Charlene	"I've Never Been to Me"	6 weeks
2 August	A Flock of Seagulls A Flock of Seagulls A Flock of Seagulls are a British Grammy Award winning band originally formed by brothers Mike Score and Ali Score , with Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds...	"I Ran (So Far Away) I Ran (So Far Away) "I Ran " is a song by English New Wave band A Flock of Seagulls. It was released on their debut album A Flock of Seagulls in 1982 and was its most successful single, reaching number 9 in the United States and number 1 in Australia... "	2 weeks
9 August	A Flock of Seagulls	"I Ran (So Far Away)"	2 weeks
16 August	Adam Ant Adam Ant Adam Ant is an English musician, who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1979 and 1983, including three No.1s...	"Goody Two-Shoes"	2 weeks
23 August	Adam Ant	"Goody Two-Shoes"	2 weeks
30 August	Ray Parker, Jr. Ray Parker, Jr. Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters.-Early life and career:...	"The Other Woman"	1 week
6 September	Steve Miller Band Steve Miller Band Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1967 in San Francisco, California. The band is managed by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals.-History:...	"Abracadabra Abracadabra (song) "Abracadabra" is a well-recognized song recorded by the Steve Miller Band.Released as the main single from Abracadabra in June 1982, it became a number-one hit on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart, and also hit number two on the UK charts. It followed Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" on the... "	2 weeks
13 September	Steve Miller Band	"Abracadabra"	2 weeks
20 September	Survivor Survivor (band) Survivor is an American rock band formed in 1978. The band achieved its greatest success in the 1980s with its pop-rock sound, which garnered many charting singles, especially in the United States. The band is best known for its Double Platinum-certified 1982 mega-hit "Eye of the Tiger", the theme...	"Eye of the Tiger Eye of the Tiger "Eye of the Tiger" is a song performed by the American rock band Survivor from the album Eye of the Tiger, released in 1982. It was used at the request of Sylvester Stallone for the film Rocky III... "	6 weeks
27 September	Survivor	"Eye of the Tiger"	6 weeks
4 October	Survivor	"Eye of the Tiger"	6 weeks
11 October	Survivor	"Eye of the Tiger"	6 weeks
18 October	Survivor	"Eye of the Tiger"	6 weeks
25 October	Survivor	"Eye of the Tiger"	6 weeks
1 November	Dexys Midnight Runners Dexys Midnight Runners Dexys Midnight Runners are a British pop group with soul influences, who achieved their major success in the early to mid-1980s. They are best known for their songs "Come on Eileen" and "Geno".-Searching for the Young Soul Rebels:...	"Come On Eileen Come on Eileen "Come On Eileen" was a single released by Dexys Midnight Runners in 1982. The song was written by Kevin Rowland, "Big" Jim Paterson, and Billy Adams; it was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. It originally appeared on the album Too-Rye-Ay... "	5 weeks
8 November	Dexys Midnight Runners	"Come On Eileen"	5 weeks
15 November	Dexys Midnight Runners	"Come On Eileen"	5 weeks
22 November	Dexys Midnight Runners	"Come On Eileen"	5 weeks
29 November	Dexys Midnight Runners	"Come On Eileen"	5 weeks
6 December	Musical Youth Musical Youth Musical Youth are a British-Jamaican pop/reggae band. The group originally formed in 1979 at Duddeston Manor School in Birmingham, England. They are best remembered for their successful 1982 Grammy-nominated single, "Pass the Dutchie." The group featured two sets of brothers, Kelvin and Michael...	"Pass the Dutchie Pass the Dutchie "Pass the Dutchie" was a song recorded by the British group Musical Youth from their 1982 album The Youth of Today. It was a major hit, holding the number one position on the UK singles charts for three weeks in September and October 1982.-Background:... "	3 weeks
13 December	Musical Youth	"Pass the Dutchie"	3 weeks
20 December	Musical Youth	"Pass the Dutchie"	3 weeks
27 December	Culture Club Culture Club Culture Club were a British pop group that formed in the early 1980s. The band consisted of Boy George , Andy Woodard , Roy Hay , and Jon Moss...	"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"	6 weeks

Other hits

Songs peaking at number 2 included "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls, "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins

Bertie Higgins

Elbert Joseph "Bertie" Higgins is an adult-contemporary singer and songwriter. In 1982, he had his only Top 40 album with Just Another Day in Paradise. It spawned the Top 10 romantic ballad "Key Largo", which referenced the Humphrey Bogart movie of the same name and reached #8 in the U.S...

, "Believe It or Not" (Theme from The Greatest American Hero

The Greatest American Hero

The Greatest American Hero is an American TV series which aired for three seasons from 1981 to 1983 on ABC. It premiered as a two hour movie pilot on March 18, 1981. It starred William Katt as teacher Ralph Hinkley , Robert Culp as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell, and Connie Sellecca as lawyer Pam Davidson...

by Joey Scarbury

Joey Scarbury

Joey Scarbury is an adult contemporary singer best known for his hit song, "Theme from The Greatest American Hero ", in 1981....

), "If You Want My Love" by Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1974. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...

, "Our Lips Are Sealed" by The Go-Go's

The Go-Go's

The Go-Go’s are an all-female American rock band formed in 1978. They made rock history as the first all-woman band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the Billboard album charts....

, "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" by Split Enz

Split Enz

Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia and Canada during the early 1980s and built a cult following elsewhere...

, "Shy Boy" by Bananarama

Bananarama

Bananarama are an all-female pop group who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Although there have been line-up changes during the years, the group enjoyed its most popular success as a trio, made up of lifelong friends Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin...

 and "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE , is an English singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record and film producer, painter, and animal rights and peace activist. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in the history of popular music...

 and Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Blind from birth, Wonder signed with Motown Records at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for the label. He has recorded more than thirty U.S...

.

Other hits (with peak positions shown), included "Waiting For a Girl Like You" (3) by Foreigner

Foreigner (band)

Foreigner is an English rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones, ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald, and American vocalist Lou Gramm...

, "Young Turks" (3) by Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart

Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English lineage....

, "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" (4) by Melissa Manchester

Melissa Manchester

Melissa Manchester is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Beginning in the 1970s she has recorded a series of albums featuring her own compositions and those of a variety of other songwriters, generally in the adult contemporary genre...

, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (4) by Chicago

Chicago (band)

Chicago is an American pop rock/jazz fusion band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The band began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads. They had a steady stream of hits...

 and "Hurts So Good" (5) by John "Cougar" Mellencamp

John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp, previously known by the stage names Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is a Grammy-winning American rock singer-songwriter, musician, painter and occasional actor known for his rootsy, organic brand of heartland rock that is infused with catchy pop hooks and...

.

Hits by Australasian artists included "Forever Now" by Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel were a rock band from Adelaide, Australia. They are regarded as the definitive example of Australian pub rock, with a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and they are acknowledged as one of the most popular and successful Australian groups of the period, although this success...

, "Body and Soul" by Jo Kennedy, "Solid Rock" by Goanna

Goanna (band)

Goanna is an Australian band, notable in integrating social protest with popular music.Formed by singer-songwriter Shane Howard in the late 1970s, they produced three full albums, and a very rare four song EP record. The original name of the band was "The Goanna Band", which was the name used on...

, "Great Southern Land" by Icehouse

Icehouse (band)

Icehouse is an Australian rock band, formed as Flowers in 1977 in Sydney. Initially known in Australia for their pub rock style, they later achieved mainstream success utilising synthpop and attained Top Ten singles chart success in both Europe and the U.S...

, "Dirty Creature" by Split Enz

Split Enz

Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia and Canada during the early 1980s and built a cult following elsewhere...

, "Down on the Border" by Little River Band

Little River Band

Little River Band are an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1975 and named after a road sign for the Victorian township of Little River, on the way to Geelong. They were the first Australian rock group to enjoy sustained commercial success in the United States...

 and "Lady, What's Your Name" by Swanee

Swanee

Swanee may refer to:* "Swanee", a song by George Gershwin and Irving Caesar; made popular by Al Jolson* Suwanee River, misspelled by Stephen Foster in writing "Old Folks at Home".* Swanee , an Australian rock singer...

.

Survivor

Survivor (band)

Survivor is an American rock band formed in 1978. The band achieved its greatest success in the 1980s with its pop-rock sound, which garnered many charting singles, especially in the United States. The band is best known for its Double Platinum-certified 1982 mega-hit "Eye of the Tiger", the theme...

's hit "Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger

"Eye of the Tiger" is a song performed by the American rock band Survivor from the album Eye of the Tiger, released in 1982. It was used at the request of Sylvester Stallone for the film Rocky III...

" was the best charting single of the year.

1983 (Kent Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

)

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
3 January	Culture Club Culture Club Culture Club were a British pop group that formed in the early 1980s. The band consisted of Boy George , Andy Woodard , Roy Hay , and Jon Moss...	"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"	6 weeks
10 January	Culture Club	"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"	6 weeks
17 January	Culture Club	"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"	6 weeks
23 January	Culture Club	"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"	6 weeks
31 January	Culture Club	"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"	6 weeks
7 February	Laura Branigan Laura Branigan Laura Branigan was a Grammy Award-nominated American singer-songwriter and actress of Italian and Irish ancestry. She is arguably best known for her 1982 Platinum-certified hit "Gloria"...	"Gloria"	7 weeks
14 February	Laura Branigan	"Gloria"	7 weeks
21 February	Laura Branigan	"Gloria"	7 weeks
28 February	Laura Branigan	"Gloria"	7 weeks
7 March	Laura Branigan	"Gloria"	7 weeks
14 March	Laura Branigan	"Gloria"	7 weeks
21 March	Laura Branigan	"Gloria"	7 weeks
28 March	Joe Cocker Joe Cocker John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...  and Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes is a Grammy winning American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. She is known for her rich soprano/contralto voice, her interpretations of compositions written by herself and many others, as well as an extensive playlist as a vocalist on movie soundtracks.Between...	"Up Where We Belong Up Where We Belong "Up Where We Belong" is a song from the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. Written by Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie, with lyrics by Will Jennings, it was performed by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.-Charts and awards:... "	2 weeks
4 April	Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes	"Up Where We Belong"	2 weeks
11 April	Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson , known as the "King of Pop", was an American musician and one of the most commercially successful and influential entertainers of all time...	"Billie Jean Billie Jean "Billie Jean" is a dance-pop R&B song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was written by Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones for the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller . Originally disliked by Jones, the track was almost removed from the album after he and Jackson had numerous... "	5 weeks
18 April	Michael Jackson	"Billie Jean"	5 weeks
25 April	Michael Jackson	"Billie Jean"	5 weeks
2 May	Michael Jackson	"Billie Jean"	5 weeks
9 May	Michael Jackson	"Billie Jean"	5 weeks
16 May	Redgum Redgum Redgum was an Australian folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975 by singer-songwriter John Schumann, Michael Atkinson on guitars/, hugh mcdonald on vocals and Verity Truman on flute/vocals; they were soon joined by Chris Timms on violin. All four had been students at Flinders...	"I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green) I Was Only Nineteen "Only Nineteen" aka "I Was Only Nineteen" or "A Walk in the Light Green" was the most widely recognised song produced by Australian folk group Redgum. The song was released in March 1983 as a single and then recorded on the live album Caught in the Act , which hit number one in Australia, and the... "	2 weeks
23 May	Redgum	"I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)"	2 weeks
30 May	Bonnie Tyler Bonnie Tyler Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer. She is recognisable by her distinctive, husky voice.- Early life :...	"Total Eclipse of the Heart Total Eclipse of the Heart "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song written and produced by Jim Steinman and recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler in 1983 on her fifth studio album Faster Than the Speed of Night... "	6 weeks
6 June	Bonnie Tyler	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"	6 weeks
13 June	Bonnie Tyler	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"	6 weeks
20 June	Bonnie Tyler	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"	6 weeks
27 June	Bonnie Tyler	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"	6 weeks
4 July	Bonnie Tyler	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"	6 weeks
11 July	Irene Cara Irene Cara Irene Cara is an American singer and actress. Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing "Flashdance... What a Feeling". She is also known for her recording of the song "Fame", and she also starred in the 1980 film Fame.She married Hollywood stuntman...	"Flashdance... What a Feeling Flashdance... What a Feeling "Flashdance... What a Feeling" is an Academy Award winning song from the 1983 film Flashdance which was performed by Irene Cara.-Song information:... "	7 weeks
18 July	Irene Cara	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"	7 weeks
25 July	Irene Cara	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"	7 weeks
1 August	Irene Cara	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"	7 weeks
8 August	Irene Cara	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"	7 weeks
15 August	Austen Tayshus Austen Tayshus Austen Tayshus is the stage name of the Jewish Australian comedian Alexander 'Sandy' Gutman, born Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 17 March 1954...	"Australiana Australiana (song) Australiana was the #1 single in Australia in 1983 for eight consecutive weeks. It is a spoken-word comedy by Austen Tayshus, written by Billy Birmingham.... "	8 weeks
22 August	Irene Cara	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"	7 weeks
29 August	Irene Cara	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"	7 weeks
5 September	Austen Tayshus	"Australiana"	8 weeks
12 September	Austen Tayshus	"Australiana"	8 weeks
19 September	Austen Tayshus	"Australiana"	8 weeks
26 September	Austen Tayshus	"Australiana"	8 weeks
3 October	Austen Tayshus	"Australiana"	8 weeks
10 October	Austen Tayshus	"Australiana"	8 weeks
17 October	Austen Tayshus	"Australiana"	8 weeks
24 October	Culture Club Culture Club Culture Club were a British pop group that formed in the early 1980s. The band consisted of Boy George , Andy Woodard , Roy Hay , and Jon Moss...	"Karma Chameleon Karma Chameleon "Karma Chameleon" is a song by British New Wave band Culture Club, featured on the group's 1983 album Colour by Numbers. The song spent three weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1984, becoming the group's biggest hit and only US number one. "Karma Chameleon" hit number one in... "	5 weeks
31 October	Culture Club	"Karma Chameleon"	5 weeks
7 November	Culture Club	"Karma Chameleon"	5 weeks
14 November	Culture Club	"Karma Chameleon"	5 weeks
21 November	Culture Club	"Karma Chameleon"	5 weeks
28 November	Australian Crawl Australian Crawl Australian Crawl was an Australian rock band founded by James Reyne , Brad Robinson , Paul Williams , Simon Binks and David Reyne in 1978. David Reyne soon left and was replaced by Bill McDonough...	"Reckless (Don't Be So) Reckless (Australian Crawl song) "Reckless" "Reckless" "Reckless" (aka "Reckless (Don't Be So)", "Reckless (Don't You Be So)", "She Don't Like That" was a 1983 song from the EP Semantics by iconic Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl. The song showed a change in the line up of the band as drummer Bill McDonough was... "	1 week
5 December	Billy Joel Billy Joel Billy Joel is an American rock musician, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United States, according to the RIAA....	"Uptown Girl Uptown Girl "Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by musician Billy Joel, first released in 1983 on his album An Innocent Man. The lyrics describe a working-class "downtown man" attempting to woo a wealthy "uptown girl." The single peaked at #3 on the Billboard charts in the US, and #1 in the UK,... "	1 week
12 December	Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers is an American country music singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor and entrepreneur...  and Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best-known for her work in country music....	"Islands in the Stream Islands in the Stream "Islands in the Stream" is a 1983 hit country and pop single, written by the Bee Gees and sung by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. It was the first single from Rogers' album Eyes That See in the Dark and the second pop number-one for both Rogers and Parton... "	1 week
19 December	Lionel Richie Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer who has sold more than 100 million records.- Early years :...	"All Night Long (All Night) All Night Long (All Night) "All Night Long " was a 1983 hit single for Lionel Richie. Taken from his second solo album Can't Slow Down, it combined Richie's soulful Commodores style with Caribbean influences and contains an old Jamaican chant. This new, more dance approach proved popular, as the single reached number one on... "	6 weeks
26 December	Lionel Richie	"All Night Long (All Night)"	6 weeks

Other hits

Songs peaking at number two included "Beat It

Beat It

"Beat It" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson and co-produced by Quincy Jones for the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller . Eddie Van Halen was drafted to add the song's distinctive overdriven guitar solo...

" by Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson , known as the "King of Pop", was an American musician and one of the most commercially successful and influential entertainers of all time...

, "Every Breath You Take

Every Breath You Take

"Every Breath You Take" is a song by The Police on the band's 1983 album Synchronicity, written by Sting. The single was one of the biggest of 1983, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight weeks and the UK Singles Chart for four weeks. It also topped the Billboard Top Tracks chart for...

" by The Police

The Police

The Police were an English rock trio, from London, England, formed originally in 1977. The trio consisted of Gordon Sumner, CBE , widely known by his stage name of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...

, "Bop Girl" by Pat Wilson

Pat Wilson

Pat Wilson is an Australian singer and journalist. Wilson wrote for Go-Set, a 1960s and 1970s pop music newspaper, under the pen-name "Mummy Cool" during 1971–1972. Usually regarded as a one hit wonder, Wilson released several singles in the early 1980s including the hit single "Bop Girl"...

, "Twisting by the Pool" (EP) by Dire Straits

Dire Straits

Dire Straits were a British rock band, active between 1977 and 1995. The band was formed by Mark Knopfler , his younger brother David Knopfler , John Illsley , and Pick Withers , and managed by Ed Bicknell...

, "Rain" by Dragon

Dragon (band)

Dragon is a popular New Zealand / Australian rock band, they were formed in Auckland, New Zealand in January 1972 and relocated to Sydney, Australia in May 1975. They were previously led by singer Marc Hunter and are currently led by his brother bass player Todd Hunter...

, "1999" by Prince, "Heartbreaker" by Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress, activist, United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, former United States Ambassador of Health, and humanitarian. She is best known for her partnership with songwriters and producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David...

, "Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant

Eddy Grant

Edmond Montague "Eddy" Grant is a British-Guyanese world-music singer-songwriter.-Childhood:When he was still a young boy, his parents relocated to London, UK, where he settled...

 and "Let's Dance" by David Bowie

David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. Active in five decades of popular music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...

.

Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Save Your Love" (3) by Renee and Renato

Renée and Renato

Renée and Renato was a female/male vocal duo, who had a UK Number one hit in December 1982 with "Save Your Love". The follow-up single "Just One More Kiss" peaked at #48...

, "Give It Up" (3) by KC and the Sunshine Band

KC and the Sunshine Band

KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group. Founded in 1973 in Miami, Florida, their style has included funk, R&B, and disco. Their most well known songs include the disco hits "That's the Way ", " Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "Keep It Comin' Love", "Get Down Tonight", "Give...

, "I'm Still Standing" (3) by Elton John

Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.In his four-decade career, John has sold more than 200 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single, Candle in the Wind 1997, has sold over 37 million copies, becoming the...

, "You Can't Hurry Love" (3) by Phil Collins

Phil Collins

Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins LVO is an Academy Award-winning English singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for English progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....

, "Church of the Poison Mind

Church of the Poison Mind

"Church of the Poison Mind" is a 1983 hit single for the British band Culture Club, and the first single to be released from their second album Colour by Numbers....

" and "Victims" (4) by Culture Club, "The Safety Dance" (5) by Men Without Hats

Men Without Hats

Men Without Hats is a Canadian synthpop group from Montreal, Quebec characterized by the deep, expressive vocals of their lead singer Ivan Doroschuk and their elaborate use of synthesizers and electronic processing...

 and "Africa" (5) by Toto

Toto (band)

Toto was an American rock band founded in 1977 by some of the most popular and experienced session musicians of the era. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the 1980s, beginning with the band's self-titled debut, released during 1978...

.

Hits by Australasian artists also included "Send Me an Angel" by Real Life

Real Life (band)

Real Life is a Melbourne-based Australian New Wave band that had hits with its debut single, "Send Me an Angel" and with "Catch Me, I'm Falling" , both of which were featured on the band's debut album Heartland .-Biography:...

, "Fraction Too Much Friction" by Tim Finn

Tim Finn

Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn, OBE is a New Zealand born singer and songwriter. Finn is most known for his music with New Zealand 1970s and 1980s rock group Split Enz, and later for his solo work, a temporary membership in Crowded House and his joint effort with younger brother Neil Finn as the Finn...

, "Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang" by Monte Video and the Cassettes

Monte Video and the Cassettes

Monte Video and the Cassettes were a New Zealand band that had a hit single Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang .-About the band:Monte Video and the Cassettes consisted of Murray Grindley...

 and "Overkill" by Men at Work

Men at Work

Men at Work were an Australian reggae-influenced rock band which achieved international success in the 1980s. They are the only Australian artists to have a #1 album and single simultaneously in the United States . At the same time, they also had a simultaneous #1 single and album in the United...

.

Austen Tayshus

Austen Tayshus

Austen Tayshus is the stage name of the Jewish Australian comedian Alexander 'Sandy' Gutman, born Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 17 March 1954...

' hit "Australiana

Australiana

Australiana is an item of historical or cultural interest of Australian origins. Australiana often borrows from Australian Aboriginal culture, or the stereotypical Australian culture of the early 1900s....

" was the best charting single of the year.

1984 (Kent Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

)

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
2 January	Lionel Richie Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer who has sold more than 100 million records.- Early years :...	"All Night Long (All Night) All Night Long (All Night) "All Night Long " was a 1983 hit single for Lionel Richie. Taken from his second solo album Can't Slow Down, it combined Richie's soulful Commodores style with Caribbean influences and contains an old Jamaican chant. This new, more dance approach proved popular, as the single reached number one on... "	6 weeks
9 January	Lionel Richie	"All Night Long (All Night)"	6 weeks
16 January	Lionel Richie	"All Night Long (All Night)"	6 weeks
23 January	Lionel Richie	"All Night Long (All Night)"	6 weeks
30 January	INXS INXS ----INXS achieved international success with a series of hit recordings through the 1980s and 1990s, including the albums Listen Like Thieves, Kick, X and Welcome to Wherever You Are and the singles "Original Sin", "Need You Tonight", "Devil Inside" and "New Sensation".Hutchence died in 1997 and...	"Original Sin Original Sin (INXS song) "Original Sin" is a song by Australian rock group INXS released in 1984 on their fourth album The Swing. It was written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss, and produced by Nile Rodgers.It was released as a single in the U.S... "	2 weeks
6 February	INXS	"Original Sin"	2 weeks
13 February	Pat Benatar Pat Benatar Pat Benatar is a four-time Grammy Award-winning American singer best known for her mezzo-soprano vocal range and establishing herself as one of rock's top vocalists and one of music's top-selling female artists with hit songs such as "Love Is a Battlefield", "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", and...	"Love Is a Battlefield Love Is a Battlefield "Love Is a Battlefield" is a song written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman, after Pat Benatar asked Chapman to write her a hit song. It was released as a single from Benatar's album Live from Earth, which was popular in 1983 and 1984... "	5 weeks
20 February	Pat Benatar	"Love Is a Battlefield"	5 weeks
27 February	Pat Benatar	"Love Is a Battlefield"	5 weeks
5 March	Pat Benatar	"Love Is a Battlefield"	5 weeks
12 March	Pat Benatar	"Love Is a Battlefield"	5 weeks
19 March	Cyndi Lauper Cyndi Lauper Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first artist to have four top-five singles released from one album. Lauper has released 11 albums and over 40...	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun Girls Just Want to Have Fun Girls Just Want to Have Fun may refer to:* Girls Just Want to Have Fun, the first major single released by singer Cyndi Lauper* Girls Just Want to Have Fun , starring Sarah Jessica Parker... "	2 weeks
26 March	Cyndi Lauper	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"	2 weeks
2 April	Nena Nena Nena is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1984 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons", re-recorded in English as "99 Red Balloons". "Nena" was also the name of the band with whom she released the song...	"99 Luftballons 99 Luftballons "99 Luftballons" is a Cold War-era protest song by the German singer Nena. Originally sung in German, it was later re-recorded in English as "99 Red Balloons".... "	5 weeks
9 April	Nena	"99 Luftballons"	5 weeks
16 April	Nena	"99 Luftballons"	5 weeks
23 April	Nena	"99 Luftballons"	5 weeks
30 April	Nena	"99 Luftballons"	5 weeks
7 May	"Weird Al" Yankovic "Weird Al" Yankovic Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, actor, comedian, and satirist. Yankovic is known in particular for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...	"Eat It Eat It "Eat It" is a hit single by parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of the song "Beat It" by pop star Michael Jackson. The single reached #1 in Australia, and it was his highest-charting U.S. single on the Billboard Hot 100 at #12 until "White & Nerdy" peaked at #9 in October 2006... "	1 week
14 May	Kenny Loggins Kenny Loggins Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins is an American singer and songwriter best known for a number of soft rock and adult contemporary hit singles beginning in the 1970s...	"Footloose Footloose (song) "Footloose" is a single by Kenny Loggins which spent three weeks at number one, March 31—April 14, 1984 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and was the first of two number-one hits from the motion picture, Footloose... "	3 weeks
21 May	Kenny Loggins	"Footloose"	3 weeks
28 May	Kenny Loggins	"Footloose"	3 weeks
4 June	Lionel Richie Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer who has sold more than 100 million records.- Early years :...	"Hello Hello (Lionel Richie song) "Hello" is a song by Lionel Richie. Taken as the third single from Richie's multi-platinum album Can't Slow Down, the song was released in 1984 and reached number one on three Billboard music charts: the pop chart , the R&B chart , and the adult contemporary chart . The song also went to #1 on the... "	3 weeks
11 June	Lionel Richie	"Hello"	3 weeks
18 June	Lionel Richie	"Hello"	3 weeks
25 June	The Twelfth Man The Twelfth Man The Twelfth Man is the name for a series of comedy productions by Australian satirist Billy Birmingham. Birmingham, a skilled impersonator, is generally known for parodying Australian sports commentators' voices...	"It's Just Not Cricket It's Just Not Cricket "It's Just Not Cricket" is a the debut single of The Twelfth Man, a series of comedy productions by skilled impersonator Billy Birmingham. It was the first single released off the album of the same name, It's Just Not Cricket.... "	3 weeks
2 July	The Twelfth Man	"It's Just Not Cricket"	3 weeks
9 July	The Twelfth Man	"It's Just Not Cricket"	3 weeks
16 July	Wham! WHAM! Wham! was a British duo formed in 1981 by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK because of a naming conflict with another band.-Beginnings:...	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"	7 weeks
23 July	Wham!	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"	7 weeks
30 July	Wham!	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"	7 weeks
6 August	Wham!	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"	7 weeks
13 August	Wham!	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"	7 weeks
20 August	Prince Prince (musician) Prince Rogers Nelson is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He performs under the mononym Prince but has also been known by various other names, most notably the unpronounceable symbol which he used as his stage name between 1993 and 2000...	"When Doves Cry When Doves Cry "When Doves Cry" is a song by the American musician Prince, and the lead single from his 1984 album Purple Rain. It was a worldwide hit, and his first American number one single, topping charts for five weeks... "	1 weeks
27 August	Wham!	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"	7 weeks
3 September	Wham!	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"	7 weeks
10 September	Tina Turner Tina Turner Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have earned her the title "The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...	"What's Love Got to Do with It"	1 week
17 September	George Michael George Michael Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou , best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning, English singer-songwriter, who has had a career as frontman of the duo Wham! as well as a soul-influenced, solo pop musician...	"Careless Whisper Careless Whisper "Careless Whisper" is a 1984 single by George Michael , released by Epic Records in the UK, Japan, and other countries; and by Columbia Records in North America. The song was George Michael's first solo single although he was still performing in Wham! at the time... "	4 weeks
24 September	George Michael	"Careless Whisper"	4 weeks
1 October	George Michael	"Careless Whisper"	4 weeks
8 October	George Michael	"Careless Whisper"	4 weeks
15 October	Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Blind from birth, Wonder signed with Motown Records at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for the label. He has recorded more than thirty U.S...	"I Just Called to Say I Love You I Just Called to Say I Love You "I Just Called to Say I Love You" is a song written, produced, and performed by Stevie Wonder. The midtempo song expresses how simply telephoning someone to tell them you love them can make even a very unremarkable day rewarding... "	8 weeks
22 October	Stevie Wonder	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	8 weeks
29 October	Stevie Wonder	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	8 weeks
5 November	Stevie Wonder	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	8 weeks
14 November	Stevie Wonder	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	8 weeks
19 November	Stevie Wonder	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	8 weeks
26 November	Stevie Wonder	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	8 weeks
3 December	Stevie Wonder	"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	8 weeks
10 December	Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance...	"Like a Virgin Like a Virgin (song) "Like a Virgin" is the first single by American singer Madonna from the album of the same name and was released on November 6, 1984 by Sire Records. It also appears in a truncated and slightly remixed form on the 1990 greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection and the 2009 greatest hits... "	5 weeks
17 December	Madonna	"Like a Virgin"	5 weeks
24 December	Madonna	"Like a Virgin"	5 weeks
31 December	Madonna	"Like a Virgin"	5 weeks

Other hits

The years best charting single was Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss", is an American singer-songwriter. He records and tours with the E Street Band...

'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 "The War Song" by Culture Club

Culture Club

Culture Club were a British pop group that formed in the early 1980s. The band consisted of Boy George , Andy Woodard , Roy Hay , and Jon Moss...

, "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr.

Ray Parker Jr.

Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters.-Early life and career:...

, "Come Said the Boy" by Mondo Rock

Mondo Rock

Mondo Rock are an Australian rock band, most prominent in the early 1980s. The band was formed in late 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Ross Wilson....

 and "Heaven (Must Be There)" by Eurogliders

Eurogliders

Eurogliders were an Indie pop band formed in 1980 in Perth, Western Australia, which included mainstays Grace Knight on vocals and Bernie Lynch on guitar and vocals. In 1984, Eurogliders released an Australian top ten album, This Island, which spawned their #2 hit single, "Heaven "...

.

Other hits (with peak position noted) included "She Bop" by Cyndi Lauper (3), "Calling Your Name" (3) by Marilyn

Marilyn (musician)

Peter Robinson , better known as Marilyn, is a British pop singer who achieved international fame in the 1980s with his hit song "Calling Your Name".-Early life:...

, "I Can Dream About You" (3) by Dan Hartman

Dan Hartman

Daniel Earl "Dan" Hartman was an American singer, songwriter and record producer best known for the songs "I Can Dream About You" and "Instant Replay".-Career:...

, "Burn for You" (3) by INXS

INXS

----INXS achieved international success with a series of hit recordings through the 1980s and 1990s, including the albums Listen Like Thieves, Kick, X and Welcome to Wherever You Are and the singles "Original Sin", "Need You Tonight", "Devil Inside" and "New Sensation".Hutchence died in 1997 and...

, "Thriller" (4) by Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson , known as the "King of Pop", was an American musician and one of the most commercially successful and influential entertainers of all time...

, "Wouldn't It Be Good" by Nik Kershaw (5) and "Relax

Relax (song)

"Relax" is the debut single by British dance group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in 1983. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome ....

" (5) by Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Frankie Goes to Hollywood was an English dance-pop band that was extremely popular in the mid-1980s. The Liverpool group was fronted by Holly Johnson , supported by Paul Rutherford , Peter Gill , Mark O'Toole and Brian Nash .The group's debut single "Relax" was famously banned by the BBC while at...

.
Also, Popstar Laura Branigan

Laura Branigan

Laura Branigan was a Grammy Award-nominated American singer-songwriter and actress of Italian and Irish ancestry. She is arguably best known for her 1982 Platinum-certified hit "Gloria"...

's Ti amo

Ti amo

"Ti amo" is a 1977 song recorded by Italian singer Umberto Tozzi from the album È nell'aria...ti amo. The achieved success at the time, becoming a smash hit in many European countries, including Sweden and Switzerland where it topped the charts...

 hit number 2 on the Australian charts midway through 1984, while at the same time keeping the no.3 spot with her international hit Self Control (song)

Self Control (song)

"Self Control" is the name of an international hit song recorded in 1984 by Laura Branigan, as well as the album on which it appears. The song was recorded that same year with the same English lyrics by Italian singer Raf, who co-wrote the song with Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo. Branigan's...

.

Hits by Australasian artists also included "Listening" and "A Beat for You" both by Pseudo Echo

Pseudo Echo

Pseudo Echo are an Australian Pop band, best known for their 1987 hit version of "Funkytown".-Formation:Formed in 1982 by school friends Brian Canham and Pierre Gigliotti the band completed its lineup with Anthony Argiro and Tony Lugton .Their first album Autumnal Park was an Ultravox-influenced...

, "I Send a Message" by INXS

INXS

----INXS achieved international success with a series of hit recordings through the 1980s and 1990s, including the albums Listen Like Thieves, Kick, X and Welcome to Wherever You Are and the singles "Original Sin", "Need You Tonight", "Devil Inside" and "New Sensation".Hutchence died in 1997 and...

, "Soul Kind of Feeling" by Dynamic Hepnotics

Dynamic Hepnotics

The Dynamic Hepnotics were a successful Australian soul/blues/funk band during the 1980s. They had major success with their chart topping song "Soul Kind Of Feeling" in 1984 and 1985, followed up by Gotta be Wrong later that year....

 and "Catch Me I'm Falling" by Real Life

Real Life (band)

Real Life is a Melbourne-based Australian New Wave band that had hits with its debut single, "Send Me an Angel" and with "Catch Me, I'm Falling" , both of which were featured on the band's debut album Heartland .-Biography:...

.

1985 (Kent Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

)

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
7 January	Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance...	"Like a Virgin Like a Virgin Like a Virgin is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on November 12, 1984 by Sire Records. The album was re-released in 1985 world wide with the bonus track "Into the Groove". In 2001, Warner Bros. released a remastered version with two bonus remix tracks... "	5 weeks
14 January	Band Aid Band Aid (band) For the bandage company, see Band-Aid.Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing the record "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market that year. The single surpassed the...	"Do They Know It's Christmas? Do They Know It's Christmas? "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 to raise money for relief of 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia. The original version was produced by Midge Ure, and released by Band Aid on 29 November 1984.... "	4 weeks
21 January	Band Aid	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	4 weeks
28 January	Band Aid	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	4 weeks
4 February	Band Aid	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	4 weeks
11 February	Foreigner Foreigner (band) Foreigner is an English rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones, ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald, and American vocalist Lou Gramm...	"I Want to Know What Love Is I Want to Know What Love Is "I Want to Know What Love Is" is a 1984 power ballad recorded by the British-American rock band Foreigner. The song hit #1 in both the UK and the U.S. and is the band's most successful single... "	5 weeks
18 February	Foreigner	"I Want to Know What Love Is"	5 weeks
25 February	Foreigner	"I Want to Know What Love Is"	5 weeks
4 March	Foreigner	"I Want to Know What Love Is"	5 weeks
11 March	Foreigner	"I Want to Know What Love Is"	5 weeks
18 March	Murray Head Murray Head Murray Seafield Saint-George Head is an English actor and singer, most recognized for his international hit song, "One Night in Bangkok" and his album Say It Ain't So.-Life and career:...	"One Night in Bangkok One Night in Bangkok "One Night in Bangkok" is a song originally sung by Murray Head on the 1984 concept album for the musical Chess. Its music was composed by former ABBA members Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, with lyrics written by Tim Rice. The song was released by Byte Records.The release topped the charts in... "	1 week
25 March	Tears for Fears Tears for Fears Tears for Fears are an English pop rock duo formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesizer bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...	"Shout Shout (Tears for Fears song) "Shout" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley and sung by Orzabal , it was the band's eighth single release and sixth UK Top 40 hit, peaking at #4 in January 1985... "	1 week
1 April	Jim Diamond	"I Should Have Known Better I Should Have Known Better (Jim Diamond song) "I Should Have Known Better" was a UK number one single for one week in November 1984 for Jim Diamond. The song was displaced after one week by Frankie Goes to Hollywood's song "The Power of Love"... "	1 week
8 April	USA for Africa USA for Africa USA for Africa was the name under which forty-seven predominantly U.S. artists, led by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, recorded the hit single "We Are the World" in 1985. The song was a US and UK Number One for the collective in April of that year...	"We Are the World We Are the World "We Are the World" is a song and charity single recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and co-produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World... "	9 weeks
15 April	USA for Africa	"We Are the World"	9 weeks
22 April	USA for Africa	"We Are the World"	9 weeks
29 April	USA for Africa	"We Are the World"	9 weeks
6 May	USA for Africa	"We Are the World"	9 weeks
13 May	USA for Africa	"We Are the World"	9 weeks
20 May	USA for Africa	"We Are the World"	9 weeks
27 May	USA for Africa	"We Are the World"	9 weeks
3 June	USA for Africa	"We Are the World"	9 weeks
10 June	Eurythmics Eurythmics Eurythmics are a British musical duo, formed in 1980 by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart.The pair have achieved significant global, commercial and critical success, selling 75 million records worldwide, winning numerous awards, and have undertaken several successful world tours...	"Would I Lie to You?"	2 weeks
17 June	Eurythmics	"Would I Lie to You?"	2 weeks
24 June	Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance...	"Angel Angel (Madonna song) "Angel" is the third single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her 2nd studio album Like a Virgin, and was released on April 10, 1985 by Sire Records.-Song information:... " / "Into the Groove Into the Groove "Into the Groove" is a 1985 song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her first major feature film Desperately Seeking Susan. It was released as a single in the UK on July 23, 1985 by Sire Records. It later appeared on the 1985 European re-issue of her second studio album, Like a Virgin, and... "	4 weeks
1 July	Madonna	"Angel" / "Into the Groove"	4 weeks
8 July	Madonna	"Angel" / "Into the Groove"	4 weeks
15 July	Madonna	"Angel" / "Into the Groove"	4 weeks
22 July	Madonna	"Crazy for You Crazy for You (song) "Crazy for You" is a single by American singer-songwriter Madonna for the 1985 film Vision Quest. It also appears remixed on the 1990 compilation album The Immaculate Collection and was re-released on February 24, 1991 by Sire Records to promote the album... "	4 weeks
29 July	Madonna	"Crazy for You"	4 weeks
5 August	Madonna	"Crazy for You"	4 weeks
12 August	Madonna	"Crazy for You"	4 weeks
19 August	Tina Turner Tina Turner Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have earned her the title "The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...	"We Don't Need Another Hero We Don't Need Another Hero "We Don't Need Another Hero " was the hit theme song to the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, the song was performed by Tina Turner, who also played the role of Aunty Entity in the movie, and produced by Terry Britten."We Don't Need Another Hero " was... "	3 weeks
26 August	Tina Turner	"We Don't Need Another Hero"	3 weeks
2 September	Tina Turner	"We Don't Need Another Hero"	3 weeks
9 September	Models Models (band) Models are an alternative rock group from Melbourne, Australia, which formed in August 1978 and went into hiatus in 1988. They are often incorrectly referred to as The Models. They reformed, in 2000, 2006 and 2008; to perform reunion concerts. "Out of Mind, Out of Sight", their only #1 hit,...	"Out of Mind, Out of Sight"	2 weeks
16 September	Models	"Out of Mind, Out of Sight"	2 weeks
23 September	Huey Lewis and the News Huey Lewis and the News Huey Lewis and the News is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 Top Ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock Charts. Their greatest success...	"The Power of Love"	2 weeks
30 September	Huey Lewis and the News	"The Power of Love"	2 weeks
7 October	Mick Jagger Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is a Golden Globe and Grammy Award winning English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, occasional film producer and actor, best known for his work as lead vocalist and frontman of The Rolling Stones.The Rolling Stones started in the early 1960s as a...  and David Bowie David Bowie David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. Active in five decades of popular music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...	"Dancing in the Street Dancing in the Street "Dancing in the Street" is a 1964 song first recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. It is one of Motown's signature songs and is the group's premier signature song.-Martha and the Vandellas original:... "	2 weeks
14 October	Mick Jagger and David Bowie	"Dancing in the Street"	2 weeks
21 October	UB40 UB40 UB40 are a British reggae fusion band formed in 1978 in Birmingham, UK. The band has placed more than 50 singles on the UK charts, and has also achieved considerable international success...  with Chrissie Hynde Chrissie Hynde Chrissie Hynde is an American rock musician, best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band The Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history...	"I Got You Babe I Got You Babe "I Got You Babe" is a 1965 number-one hit single by American pop music duo Sonny & Cher.-History:Sonny Bono, a songwriter and record producer for Phil Spector, wrote the song for himself and his wife, Cher, late at night in their basement. Noted session drummer Hal Blaine performed the drums for... "	3 weeks
28 October	UB40 with Chrissie Hynde	"I Got You Babe"	3 weeks
4 November	UB40 with Chrissie Hynde	"I Got You Babe"	3 weeks
11 November	a-ha A-ha a-ha is a synthpop/-rock band from Norway, formed in 1982. The group initially rose to fame during the 1980s and has had continued success in the 1990s and 2000s.a-ha achieved its biggest success with their debut album and single in 1985...	"Take on Me Take on Me "Take on Me" is a song by Norwegian pop band a-ha. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Alan Tarney for the group's first studio album Hunting High and Low, released in 1985... "	2 weeks
18 November	a-ha	"Take on Me"	2 weeks
25 November	Jennifer Rush Jennifer Rush Jennifer Rush is an American German-based Pop/Rock singer, best known for the million-selling single "The Power of Love", which went on to be covered by Celine Dion, and Laura Branigan .-Career:...	"The Power of Love The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song) "The Power of Love" is a power ballad co-written and originally recorded by Jennifer Rush. It has been covered by several artists, most notably by Laura Branigan and Céline Dion, and translated into several languages, becoming a pop standard.-History:... "	2 weeks
2 December	Midnight Oil Midnight Oil Midnight Oil, known also as "The Oils" to fans, is an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...	Species Deceases Species Deceases Species Deceases is an EP by Midnight Oil that was released in 1985 under the CBS record label.The lyrics at the opening of Blossom and Blood seem to paraphrase one of the greatest speeches of all time.... (EP)	6 weeks
9 December	Jennifer Rush	"The Power of Love"	2 weeks
16 December	Midnight Oil	Species Deceases (EP)	6 weeks
23 December	Midnight Oil	Species Deceases (EP)	6 weeks
30 December	Midnight Oil	Species Deceases (EP)	6 weeks

The hit "We Are the World

We Are the World

"We Are the World" is a song and charity single recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and co-produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World...

" by USA for Africa

USA for Africa

USA for Africa was the name under which forty-seven predominantly U.S. artists, led by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, recorded the hit single "We Are the World" in 1985. The song was a US and UK Number One for the collective in April of that year...

 was the best charting single of the year.

1986 (Kent Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

)

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
6 January	Midnight Oil Midnight Oil Midnight Oil, known also as "The Oils" to fans, is an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...	Species Deceases Species Deceases Species Deceases is an EP by Midnight Oil that was released in 1985 under the CBS record label.The lyrics at the opening of Blossom and Blood seem to paraphrase one of the greatest speeches of all time.... (EP)	6 weeks
13 January	Midnight Oil	Species Deceases (EP)	6 weeks
20 January	Starship Jefferson Starship Jefferson Starship is an American rock band that was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. Although its origins are complex, it is generally regarded as a spinoff from Jefferson Airplane and evolved from a 1970 science fiction-themed concept album by then-Airplane member Paul Kantner entitled Blows...	"We Built This City We Built This City "We Built This City" is a song written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, and Peter Wolf, and originally recorded by the group Starship and released as its debut single on November 10, 1985. The lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin, best known for his longtime collaboration with Elton... "	2 weeks
27 January	Starship	"We Built This City"	2 weeks
3 February	Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American recording artist, actress, and former fashion model. A relative to several prominent soul singers, including her mother Cissy Houston, cousins Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick, and godmother Aretha Franklin, Houston began singing at her New Jersey church as a...	"Saving All My Love for You Saving All My Love for You "Saving All My Love for You" is the second hit single from Whitney Houston's self-titled debut album. This jazzy ballad is about a love affair with a married man, and the singer is "saving all her love for him". The song was written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin. The song was arranged by Gene... "	2 weeks
10 February	Whitney Houston	"Saving All My Love for You"	2 weeks
17 February	Feargal Sharkey Feargal Sharkey Feargal Sharkey is a Northern Irish singer, who first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones, famous for the hit single "Teenage Kicks", discovered by John Peel...	"A Good Heart A Good Heart "A Good Heart" was a popular single by Feargal Sharkey.Written by Maria McKee about her relationship with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboard player Benmont Tench and produced by Eurythmics David A. Stewart this was former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey's first solo single... "	2 weeks
24 February	Feargal Sharkey	"A Good Heart"	2 weeks
3 March	Dionne Warwick Dionne Warwick Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress, activist, United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, former United States Ambassador of Health, and humanitarian. She is best known for her partnership with songwriters and producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David...  with Gladys Knight Gladys Knight Gladys Maria Knight , known as the Empress of Soul, is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author... , Elton John Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.In his four-decade career, John has sold more than 200 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single, Candle in the Wind 1997, has sold over 37 million copies, becoming the...  & Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Blind from birth, Wonder signed with Motown Records at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for the label. He has recorded more than thirty U.S...	"That's What Friends Are For That's What Friends Are For "That's What Friends Are For" is a 1982 song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager and introduced by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack of the film Night Shift.The song is far better known for its cover version by Dionne Warwick and Friends... "	1 week
10 March	Billy Ocean Billy Ocean Billy Ocean is a Grammy Award-winning British-based popular music performer who had a string of rhythm and blues-tinged international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the main British-based R&B singer / songwriter of the 1980s...	"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" is a popular song originally recorded by Billy Ocean in 1985 at Battery Studios North London. Written by Wayne Braithwaite, Barry Eastmond, Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Billy Ocean, the song was used as the theme song for the Michael Douglas film,... "	6 weeks
17 March	Billy Ocean	"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"	6 weeks
24 March	Billy Ocean	"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"	6 weeks
31 March	Billy Ocean	"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"	6 weeks
7 April	Billy Ocean	"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"	6 weeks
14 April	Billy Ocean	"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"	6 weeks
21 April	Diana Ross Diana Ross Diana Ross is an American singer and actress. During the 1960s, she helped shape the Motown Sound as lead singer of The Supremes, before leaving the group for a solo career on January 14, 1970...	"Chain Reaction Chain Reaction (song) "Chain Reaction" is a song by Diana Ross, written by the Bee Gees, who also provided the backing vocals for the single. The track was released on the album Eaten Alive in 1985 and as a single the following year.... "	3 weeks
28 April	Diana Ross	"Chain Reaction"	3 weeks
5 May	Diana Ross	"Chain Reaction"	3 weeks
12 May	Cliff Richard Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard OBE is a British singer-songwriter and entrepreneur.With his backing group The Shadows, Richard dominated the British popular music scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before and during The Beatles' first year in the charts...  and The Young Ones The Young Ones (TV series) The Young Ones was a popular British sitcom, first broadcast in 1982, on BBC2. Its anarchic, offbeat humour helped bring alternative comedy to television in the 1980s and made household names of its writers and performers...	"Living Doll Living Doll (song) "Living Doll" is a song written by Lionel Bart made popular by Cliff Richard and the Shadows in 1959. It has topped the UK charts twice; in its original version and a new version recorded in 1986 in aid of Comic Relief.... "	6 weeks
19 May	Cliff Richard and The Young Ones	"Living Doll"	6 weeks
26 May	Cliff Richard and The Young Ones	"Living Doll"	6 weeks
2 June	Cliff Richard and The Young Ones	"Living Doll"	6 weeks
9 June	Cliff Richard and The Young Ones	"Living Doll"	6 weeks
16 June	Cliff Richard and The Young Ones	"Living Doll"	6 weeks
23 June	Robert Palmer	"Addicted to Love Addicted to Love (song) "Addicted to Love" is a song by Robert Palmer first released in 1986. The song has now become known as his signature song, thanks in part to a highly popular video featuring high fashion models. Other artists have released versions since.... "	2 weeks
30 June	Robert Palmer	"Addicted to Love"	2 weeks
7 July	Samantha Fox Samantha Fox Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English former glamour model and dance-pop singer.- Background :As the eldest daughter of the late Patrick John Fox and Carole Ann Wilken, Samantha Karen Fox came from a family of market traders in the East End of London...	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Touch Me (I Want Your Body) "Touch Me " was the first hit for British singer Samantha Fox. It was released in 1986 from her debut album Touch Me. The was a worldwide hit, hitting #4 in the U.S. , #3 in her native UK, and topping the Australian chart... "	3 weeks
14 July	Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American recording artist, actress, and former fashion model. A relative to several prominent soul singers, including her mother Cissy Houston, cousins Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick, and godmother Aretha Franklin, Houston began singing at her New Jersey church as a...	"Greatest Love of All Greatest Love of All "Greatest Love of All" is an inspirational song written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed, originally recorded by George Benson for the 1977 Muhammad Ali film The Greatest... "	1 week
21 July	Samantha Fox	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"	3 weeks
28 July	Samantha Fox	"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"	3 weeks
4 August	Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance...	"Papa Don't Preach Papa Don't Preach "Papa Don't Preach" is a dance-pop song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. The song was written by Brian Elliot with additional lyrics by Madonna, and produced by Stephen Bray and Madonna for her third studio album True Blue, released in June 1986... "	6 weeks
11 August	Madonna	"Papa Don't Preach"	6 weeks
18 August	Madonna	"Papa Don't Preach"	6 weeks
25 August	Madonna	"Papa Don't Preach"	6 weeks
1 September	Madonna	"Papa Don't Preach"	6 weeks
8 September	Madonna	"Papa Don't Preach"	6 weeks
15 September	Bananarama Bananarama Bananarama are an all-female pop group who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Although there have been line-up changes during the years, the group enjoyed its most popular success as a trio, made up of lifelong friends Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin...	"Venus"	7 weeks
22 September	Bananarama	"Venus"	7 weeks
29 September	Bananarama	"Venus"	7 weeks
6 October	Bananarama	"Venus"	7 weeks
13 October	Bananarama	"Venus"	7 weeks
20 October	Bananarama	"Venus"	7 weeks
27 October	Bananarama	"Venus"	7 weeks
3 November	John Farnham John Farnham John Peter Farnham, AO, formerly billed as Johnny Farnham, is an English-born Australian pop singer. He was a teen pop idol from 1964–1979, and since then he has forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist but he replaced Glenn Shorrock as...	"You're the Voice You're the Voice "You're the Voice" is a song written by Andy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson for John Farnham, which he recorded for his sixteenth album Whispering Jack released in 1986. Reid, who wrote the lyrics, told Songfacts: "It's an anti-war song in a way, but it was more of a 'make your... "	7 weeks
10 November	John Farnham	"You're the Voice"	7 weeks
17 November	John Farnham	"You're the Voice"	7 weeks
24 November	John Farnham	"You're the Voice"	7 weeks
1 December	John Farnham	"You're the Voice"	7 weeks
8 December	John Farnham	"You're the Voice"	7 weeks
15 December	John Farnham	"You're the Voice"	7 weeks
22 December	Pseudo Echo Pseudo Echo Pseudo Echo are an Australian Pop band, best known for their 1987 hit version of "Funkytown".-Formation:Formed in 1982 by school friends Brian Canham and Pierre Gigliotti the band completed its lineup with Anthony Argiro and Tony Lugton .Their first album Autumnal Park was an Ultravox-influenced...	"Funkytown Funkytown "Funkytown" is a 1979 song performed by the disco band Lipps Inc. The song expresses the pinings for a metaphorical place that keeps "me movin', keeps me groovin' with some energy". It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Dance charts, also reaching number 1 in Austria, Switzerland,... "	7 weeks
29 December	Pseudo Echo	"Funkytown"	7 weeks

Other hits

Songs peaking at number two included "Stimulation" by Wa Wa Nee

Wa Wa Nee

Wa Wa Nee was an Australian funk/pop band, active from approximately 1985 to 1989.-Career:Led by the songwriting team of Paul Gray andSteve Williams, the band signed with CBS Records in 1985. Wa Wa Nee had four singles in the Australian top 40 from their debut album release of the same name...

, "Take My Breath Away

Take My Breath Away

"Take My Breath Away" is the name of a love song from the film Top Gun . The song was written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock, performed by the band Berlin...

" by Berlin

Berlin (band)

Berlin is an American new wave musical band, featuring female lead singer Terri Nunn.-History:Berlin was formed in Orange County, California in the late 1970s. Their first single, "A Matter of Time," was released in 1980 on I.R.S...

, "Stuck with You" by Huey Lewis and the News

Huey Lewis and the News

Huey Lewis and the News is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 Top Ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock Charts. Their greatest success...

, "Dancing on the Ceiling" by Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie

Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer who has sold more than 100 million records.- Early years :...

, "Don't Leave Me This Way" by The Communards

The Communards

The Communards were a British pop duo active from 1985 to 1988. They are most famous for their cover of Thelma Houston's song, "Don't Leave Me This Way".-History:...

, "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon

Paul Simon

Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter. He entered the public consciousness in 1965 as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, along with longtime artistic partner Art Garfunkel. Simon solely wrote most of duo's songs, including such memorable songs as "The Sound of Silence", "The Boxer",...

, "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American recording artist, actress, and former fashion model. A relative to several prominent soul singers, including her mother Cissy Houston, cousins Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick, and godmother Aretha Franklin, Houston began singing at her New Jersey church as a...

, "Concrete and Clay" by Martin Plaza

Martin Plaza

Martin Plaza is the pseudonym of Martin Edward Murphy , who is a vocalist/guitarist/songwriter with Australian pop/R&B band Mental As Anything. Plaza also has a solo music career and in 1986 had a #2 hit in Australia with his cover of the 1960s Unit 4+2 song "Concrete and Clay"...

, "Lady in Red" by Chris De Burgh

Chris de Burgh

Chris de Burgh is an Argentinian-born Irish singer-songwriter, perhaps most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red"...

 and "Kiss" by Prince.

Other major hits (all peaking at number 3) included "Manic Monday

Manic Monday

"Manic Monday" was the first hit single from The Bangles. It was written by Prince in 1984 and recorded as a duet for the Apollonia 6 album, but the song was eventually pulled....

" by The Bangles

The Bangles

The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade.-Formation and early years :...

, "A Matter of Trust" by Billy Joel

Billy Joel

Billy Joel is an American rock musician, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United States, according to the RIAA....

, "True Colours

True Colours

True Colours, the fifth album released by New Zealand band Split Enz, was their first major commercial success. Released in 1980, the album featured more mature songwriting from Neil Finn. Credited to him is the album's New Zealand and Australian #1 single, "I Got You," which also broke them...

" by Cyndi Lauper

Cyndi Lauper

Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first artist to have four top-five singles released from one album. Lauper has released 11 albums and over 40...

 and "Hit That Perfect Beat

Hit That Perfect Beat

"Hit That Perfect Beat" is a single from the British synth pop trio the Bronski Beat and appeared on their 1986 album Truthdare Doubledare. It became a popular dance hit and reached number three in the UK charts in January 1986 and reached the top ten in many European countries and across the wider...

" by Bronski Beat

Bronski Beat

Bronski Beat were a popular British synth pop trio who achieved notable success in the mid 1980s, particularly with the 1984 chart hit "Smalltown Boy". All members of the group were openly gay and their songs often contained political commentary on gay related issues...

.

Hits by Australasian artists also included "The Dead Heart" by Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil, known also as "The Oils" to fans, is an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...

, "Who Made Who" by AC/DC

AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock and are considered pioneers of heavy metal, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll".AC/DC underwent several line-up...

, "Great Wall" by Boom Crash Opera

Boom Crash Opera

Boom Crash Opera are a pop-rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1985. Initially based around the songwriting partnership of Richard Pleasance and Peter Farnan Boom Crash Opera also includes Dale Ryder , Peter 'Maz' Maslen , Greg O'Connor and Ian Tilley Boom Crash Opera are a pop-rock band...

, "I Could Make You Love Me" by Wa Wa Nee

Wa Wa Nee

Wa Wa Nee was an Australian funk/pop band, active from approximately 1985 to 1989.-Career:Led by the songwriting team of Paul Gray andSteve Williams, the band signed with CBS Records in 1985. Wa Wa Nee had four singles in the Australian top 40 from their debut album release of the same name...

, "Love an Adventure" by Pseudo Echo

Pseudo Echo

Pseudo Echo are an Australian Pop band, best known for their 1987 hit version of "Funkytown".-Formation:Formed in 1982 by school friends Brian Canham and Pierre Gigliotti the band completed its lineup with Anthony Argiro and Tony Lugton .Their first album Autumnal Park was an Ultravox-influenced...

 and "Do You Wanna Be?" by I'm Talking

I'm Talking

I'm Talking was a 1980s Australian funk-pop rock band, which featured vocalists Kate Ceberano and Zan Abeyratne. They formed in 1983 in Melbourne and provided top ten hit singles "Trust Me", "Do You Wanna Be?" and "Holy Word" and a top fifteen album, Bear Witness, before disbanding in...

.

Diana Ross

Diana Ross

Diana Ross is an American singer and actress. During the 1960s, she helped shape the Motown Sound as lead singer of The Supremes, before leaving the group for a solo career on January 14, 1970...

' hit "Chain Reaction

Chain reaction

A chain reaction is a sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional reactions to take place. In a chain reaction, positive feedback leads to a self-amplifying chain of events...

" was the best charting single of the year.

1987 (Australian Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

)

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
5 January	Pseudo Echo Pseudo Echo Pseudo Echo are an Australian Pop band, best known for their 1987 hit version of "Funkytown".-Formation:Formed in 1982 by school friends Brian Canham and Pierre Gigliotti the band completed its lineup with Anthony Argiro and Tony Lugton .Their first album Autumnal Park was an Ultravox-influenced...	"Funkytown Funkytown "Funkytown" is a 1979 song performed by the disco band Lipps Inc. The song expresses the pinings for a metaphorical place that keeps "me movin', keeps me groovin' with some energy". It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Dance charts, also reaching number 1 in Austria, Switzerland,... "	7 weeks
12 January	Pseudo Echo	"Funkytown"	7 weeks
19 January	Pseudo Echo	"Funkytown"	7 weeks
26 January	Pseudo Echo	"Funkytown"	7 weeks
2 February	Pseudo Echo	"Funkytown"	7 weeks
9 February	The Bangles The Bangles The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade.-Formation and early years :...	"Walk Like an Egyptian Walk Like an Egyptian "Walk Like an Egyptian" is a number-one hit from the album Different Light by The Bangles in 1986.-Origin:Liam Sternberg wrote the song after seeing people on a ferry walking awkwardly to keep their balance, which reminded him of figures in Ancient Egyptian reliefs. The opening lyrics state, "All... "	2 weeks
16 February	Kim Wilde Kim Wilde Kim Wilde is an English pop singer.Wilde burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the new wave classic "Kids in America", which hit number two in the UK Singles Chart. Major U.S...	"You Keep Me Hangin' On"	2 weeks
23 February	The Bangles	"Walk Like an Egyptian"	2 weeks
2 March	Kim Wilde	"You Keep Me Hangin' On"	2 weeks
9 March	Boris Gardiner Boris Gardiner Boris Gardiner is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and bass guitarist.-Career:Gardiner performed on the tourist circuit for much of the 1960s and was a member of Carlos Malcolm & the Afro Caribs and Byron Lee's Dragonaires...	"I Want to Wake Up with You I Want To Wake Up With You "I Want to Wake Up with You" is a song made popular by Boris Gardiner.Written by Bill Peters and produced by Ken Lindo, veteran reggae artist Boris Gardiner took the song to #1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in August 1986. The song has subsequently been covered by John Holt and Engelbert... "	1 week
16 March	George Michael George Michael Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou , best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning, English singer-songwriter, who has had a career as frontman of the duo Wham! as well as a soul-influenced, solo pop musician...  and Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock, soul, blues, pop, R&B and Gospel music...	"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me) "I Knew You Were Waiting " was a song performed by Aretha Franklin and George Michael in a duet in 1987. It was written by Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan.-Chart performance:... "	4 weeks
23 March	George Michael and Aretha Franklin	"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"	4 weeks
30 March	George Michael and Aretha Franklin	"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"	4 weeks
6 April	George Michael and Aretha Franklin	"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"	4 weeks
13 April	Paul Lekakis Paul Lekakis Paul Lekakis is a Greek-American actor, model, filmmaker and club music / Hi-NRG singer who was discovered for his musical and dancing skills at a nightclub while on assignment as a model in Italy.-Music career:...	"Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room) Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room) "Boom Boom " is the debut single by American Hi-NRG singer and model Paul Lekakis.Originally released in 1987 on ZYX Records, then picked up by Polydor Records for a wider release, the song peaked at #43 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. and at #60 on the UK Singles Chart in England... "	5 weeks
20 April	Paul Lekakis	"Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)"	5 weeks
27 April	Paul Lekakis	"Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)"	5 weeks
4 May	Paul Lekakis	"Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)"	5 weeks
11 May	Paul Lekakis	"Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)"	5 weeks
18 May	Dave Dobbyn Dave Dobbyn Dave Dobbyn, ONZM is an award-winning musician, singer-songwriter and record producer from New Zealand.-Th' Dudes:Dobbyn's first success came with a band, Th'Dudes, which he formed while still at Sacred Heart College in the suburb of Glen Innes, Auckland...  with Herbs Herbs (band) Herbs are a New Zealand reggae vocal group formed in 1979 once described as "New Zealand's most soulful, heartfelt and consistent contemporary musical voice". It has been said their debut EP Whats' Be Happen? "set a standard for Pacific reggae which has arguably never been surpassed".-History:Herbs...	"Slice of Heaven Slice of Heaven "Slice of Heaven" is a single by New Zealand singer/songwriter Dave Dobbyn with the band Herbs, released in 1986 alongside the animated motion picture, Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tail Tale. The single charted at #1 in both New Zealand and Australia... "	4 weeks
25 May	Dave Dobbyn with Herbs	"Slice of Heaven"	4 weeks
1 June	Dave Dobbyn with Herbs	"Slice of Heaven"	4 weeks
8 June	Dave Dobbyn with Herbs	"Slice of Heaven"	4 weeks
15 June	Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American recording artist, actress, and former fashion model. A relative to several prominent soul singers, including her mother Cissy Houston, cousins Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick, and godmother Aretha Franklin, Houston began singing at her New Jersey church as a...	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) "I Wanna Dance with Somebody " is the first single from Whitney Houston's second studio album Whitney. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden, and written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam of the band Boy Meets Girl, who had previously written the number-one Whitney Houston hit "How Will I... "	5 weeks
22 June	Whitney Houston	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	5 weeks
29 June	Whitney Houston	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	5 weeks
6 July	Whitney Houston	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	5 weeks
13 July	Whitney Houston	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	5 weeks
20 July	Mel and Kim Mel and Kim Mel and Kim were a British pop duo, comprising sisters Melanie and Kim Appleby. They achieved success between 1986 and 1988 before Melanie succumbed to terminal illness.-Biography:...	"Respectable Respectable (Mel and Kim song) "Respectable" was a UK number one single for one week in March 1987 for Mel and Kim. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman it was the team's second number one... "	1 week
27 July	The Party Boys The Party Boys The Party Boys was an Australian rock band with floating membership that existed from 1982 until 1992. Initially established by Mondo Rock bass player Paul Christie as a part-time venture for professional musicians with downtime from other projects, the group has boasted members from acts such as...	"He's Gonna Step on You Again He's Gonna Step On You Again "He's Gonna Step On You Again" was a hit single, written and performed by John Kongos in 1971.It is cited in the Guinness Book of Records as being the first ever song to have used a sample, however according to the sleeve note of the CD reissue of the Kongos album, it is actually a tape loop of... "	2 weeks
3 August	The Party Boys	"He's Gonna Step on You Again"	2 weeks
10 August	Kylie Minogue Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE is an Australian pop singer, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actor on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987...	"The Loco-Motion The Loco-Motion "The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 popular music song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song is notable for appearing the American Top 5 three times – each time in a different decade: for Little Eva during 1962 ; for Grand Funk Railroad in 1974 ; and for Kylie Minogue in... "	7 weeks
17 August	Kylie Minogue	"The Loco-Motion"	7 weeks
24 August	Kylie Minogue	"The Loco-Motion"	7 weeks
31 August	Kylie Minogue	"The Loco-Motion"	7 weeks
7 September	Kylie Minogue	"The Loco-Motion"	7 weeks
14 September	Kylie Minogue	"The Loco-Motion"	7 weeks
21 September	Kylie Minogue	"The Loco-Motion"	7 weeks
28 September	Los Lobos Los Lobos Los Lobos are an American Chicano rock band. They are 3-time Grammy Award winners. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country music, folk, R&B, blues and traditional Spanish and Mexican music such as boleros and norteños....	"La Bamba La Bamba (song) "La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a top 40 hit in the U.S. charts and one of early rock and roll's best-known songs.-Traditional origins:... "	7 weeks
5 October	Los Lobos	"La Bamba"	7 weeks
12 October	Los Lobos	"La Bamba"	7 weeks
19 October	Los Lobos	"La Bamba"	7 weeks
26 October	Los Lobos	"La Bamba"	7 weeks
2 November	Los Lobos	"La Bamba"	7 weeks
9 November	Los Lobos	"La Bamba"	7 weeks
16 November	Icehouse	"Electric Blue Electric Blue (song) "Electric Blue" is a 1987 hit single by the Australian rock / synthpop band Icehouse and was co-written by Iva Davies of Icehouse and John Oates of the U.S. band Hall & Oates. The single reached number one on the Australian singles chart on 16 November 1987, number seven on the American Billboard... "	1 week
23 November	Jimmy Barnes Jimmy Barnes Jimmy Barnes is a popular Australian rock singer, with a unique vocal style. He was born James Dixon Swan on 28 April 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer...	"Too Much Ain't Enough Love Too Much Ain't Enough Love "Too Much Ain't Enough Love" was the first single lifted from the 1987 album Freight Train Heart by Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes. It was his first Australian No. 1 hit single.... "	1 week
30 November	Rick Astley Rick Astley Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 1987 hit single in 16 countries, "Never Gonna Give You Up"....	"Never Gonna Give You Up Never Gonna Give You Up "Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song by English singer Rick Astley. The song is released as the first single from Astley's multi-million selling debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody... "	7 weeks
7 December	Rick Astley	"Never Gonna Give You Up"	7 weeks
14 December	Rick Astley	"Never Gonna Give You Up"	7 weeks
21 December	Rick Astley	"Never Gonna Give You Up"	7 weeks
28 December	Rick Astley	"Never Gonna Give You Up"	7 weeks

Other hits

Songs peaking at number two included "The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown (song)

"The Final Countdown" is a rock song written by Joey Tempest for the Swedish rock band Europe. It was the first single released from the band's third studio album, The Final Countdown, in 1986. It is the band's most recognizable and popular song. The song reached No. 1 in 25 countries, including...

" by Europe

Europe (band)

Europe is a Swedish hard rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest and guitarist John Norum. Although widely associated with glam metal, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and hard rock elements...

, "Suddenly" by Angry Anderson

Angry Anderson

Gary "Angry" Anderson AM is an Australian rock singer, television presenter/reporter and actor. He is best known as the vocalist with the hard rock band Rose Tattoo since 1976 but he is also recognised for his acting roles and his charity work...

 and "Good Times" by Jimmy Barnes

Jimmy Barnes

Jimmy Barnes is a popular Australian rock singer, with a unique vocal style. He was born James Dixon Swan on 28 April 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer...

 and INXS

INXS

----INXS achieved international success with a series of hit recordings through the 1980s and 1990s, including the albums Listen Like Thieves, Kick, X and Welcome to Wherever You Are and the singles "Original Sin", "Need You Tonight", "Devil Inside" and "New Sensation".Hutchence died in 1997 and...

.

Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Old Time Rock and Roll" (3) by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band

Bob Seger

Robert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter.As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as The Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s. By the early 1970s, he had dropped the "System" from his recordings, and continued to strive for...

, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (3) by Starship

Jefferson Starship

Jefferson Starship is an American rock band that was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. Although its origins are complex, it is generally regarded as a spinoff from Jefferson Airplane and evolved from a 1970 science fiction-themed concept album by then-Airplane member Paul Kantner entitled Blows...

, "Living On A Prayer" (3) by Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , Bon Jovi formed in 1983 with guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico Torres. Other than the departure of Alec John Such in 1994 and...

, "Star Trekkin'

Star Trekkin'

"Star Trekkin" is a novelty song released in 1987 by a band called The Firm . It is a parody of the original TV series of Star Trek.-Origin:...

" (3) by The Firm

The Firm (Star Trekkin')

The Firm is a British music act, formed by guitarist, session musician and music producer John O'Connor, which had hits in the 1980s with novelty songs.-Arthur Daley E's Alright:...

, "Bad" (4) and "The Way You Make Me Feel" (5) by Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson , known as the "King of Pop", was an American musician and one of the most commercially successful and influential entertainers of all time...

.

Hits by Australasian artists also included "What's My Scene" by Hoodoo Gurus

Hoodoo Gurus

Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1981, by the mainstay Dave Faulkner and later joined by Richard Grossman , Mark Kingsmill , and Brad Shepherd...

, "Pressure Down" by John Farnham

John Farnham

John Peter Farnham, AO, formerly billed as Johnny Farnham, is an English-born Australian pop singer. He was a teen pop idol from 1964–1979, and since then he has forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist but he replaced Glenn Shorrock as...

, "Crazy" by Icehouse

Icehouse (band)

Icehouse is an Australian rock band, formed as Flowers in 1977 in Sydney. Initially known in Australia for their pub rock style, they later achieved mainstream success utilising synthpop and attained Top Ten singles chart success in both Europe and the U.S...

 and "Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil, known also as "The Oils" to fans, is an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...

.

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE is an Australian pop singer, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actor on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987...

's hit "The Loco-Motion

The Loco-Motion

"The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 popular music song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song is notable for appearing the American Top 5 three times – each time in a different decade: for Little Eva during 1962 ; for Grand Funk Railroad in 1974 ; and for Kylie Minogue in...

" was the best charting single of the year, and of the decade of the 1980s in Australia.

1988 (Australian Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

)

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
4 January	Rick Astley Rick Astley Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 1987 hit single in 16 countries, "Never Gonna Give You Up"....	"Never Gonna Give You Up Never Gonna Give You Up "Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song by English singer Rick Astley. The song is released as the first single from Astley's multi-million selling debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody... "	7 weeks
11 January	Rick Astley	"Never Gonna Give You Up"	7 weeks
18 January	George Michael George Michael Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou , best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning, English singer-songwriter, who has had a career as frontman of the duo Wham! as well as a soul-influenced, solo pop musician...	"Faith"	1 week
25 January	George Harrison George Harrison George Harrison MBE was an English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist in The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian mysticism, and helped broaden the horizons of the other Beatles, as well as...	"Got My Mind Set on You Got My Mind Set on You "Got My Mind Set on You" is a song written by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962.It is best-known for the cover version released by George Harrison.- Harrison version :... "	1 week
1 February	Bill Medley Bill Medley William Thomas "Bill" Medley is an American singer and songwriter, best known as one half of The Righteous Brothers singing duo.-Biography:...  and Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes is a Grammy winning American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. She is known for her rich soprano/contralto voice, her interpretations of compositions written by herself and many others, as well as an extensive playlist as a vocalist on movie soundtracks.Between...	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life (I've Had) The Time of My Life " The Time of My Life" is a song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. It was recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, after having been selected to be the finale song for the 1987 film Dirty Dancing by choreographer Kenny Ortega and his assistant Miranda Garrison... "	6 weeks
8 February	Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"	6 weeks
15 February	Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"	6 weeks
22 February	Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"	6 weeks
29 February	Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"	6 weeks
7 March	Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"	6 weeks
14 March	Kylie Minogue Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE is an Australian pop singer, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actor on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987...	"I Should Be So Lucky I Should Be So Lucky "I Should Be So Lucky" is a pop–dance song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman for Minogue's debut album Kylie .... "	6 weeks
21 March	Kylie Minogue	"I Should Be So Lucky"	6 weeks
28 March	Kylie Minogue	"I Should Be So Lucky"	6 weeks
4 April	Kylie Minogue	"I Should Be So Lucky"	6 weeks
11 April	Kylie Minogue	"I Should Be So Lucky"	6 weeks
18 April	Kylie Minogue	"I Should Be So Lucky"	6 weeks
25 April	Billy Ocean Billy Ocean Billy Ocean is a Grammy Award-winning British-based popular music performer who had a string of rhythm and blues-tinged international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the main British-based R&B singer / songwriter of the 1980s...	"Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" is a number one single by singer Billy Ocean. Part of its popularity lay in its cutting-edge video, which featured cartoon mixed with live-action sequences. The song went to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Black Singles chart. . It also... "	5 weeks
2 May	Billy Ocean	"Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"	5 weeks
9 May	Billy Ocean	"Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"	5 weeks
16 May	Billy Ocean	"Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"	5 weeks
23 May	Billy Ocean	"Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"	5 weeks
30 May	Cheap Trick Cheap Trick Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1974. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...	"The Flame The Flame (Cheap Trick song) "The Flame" is a hit power ballad by Cheap Trick, released on July 25, 1988. The song was first offered to English singer Elkie Brooks, who turned it down. Written by Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham, the song was initially released on Cheap Trick's Lap of Luxury album... "	3 weeks
6 June	Cheap Trick	"The Flame"	3 weeks
13 June	Cheap Trick	"The Flame"	3 weeks
20 June	Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....	"What a Wonderful World What a Wonderful World "What a Wonderful World" is a song written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released as a single in 1968. Thiele and Weiss were both prominent in the music world... "	2 weeks
27 June	Louis Armstrong	"What a Wonderful World"	2 weeks
4 July	Kylie Minogue Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE is an Australian pop singer, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actor on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987...	"Got to Be Certain Got to Be Certain "Got to Be Certain" is a pop song written and produced by British songwriting team Stock, Aitken and Waterman for Kylie Minogue's debut studio album Kylie . The song had been originally written for singer Mandy Smith, but her recording was never released until 2005. The song received a mixed... "	4 weeks
11 July	Kylie Minogue	"Got to Be Certain"	4 weeks
18 July	Kylie Minogue	"Got to Be Certain"	4 weeks
25 July	Kylie Minogue	"Got to Be Certain"	4 weeks
1 August	John Farnham John Farnham John Peter Farnham, AO, formerly billed as Johnny Farnham, is an English-born Australian pop singer. He was a teen pop idol from 1964–1979, and since then he has forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist but he replaced Glenn Shorrock as...	"Age of Reason"	3 weeks
8 August	John Farnham	"Age of Reason"	3 weeks
15 August	John Farnham	"Age of Reason"	3 weeks
22 August	Fairground Attraction Fairground Attraction Fairground Attraction was a Scottish acoustic pop band, best-known for its hit single "Perfect", and for helping to launch the career of its lead singer, Eddi Reader.-Career:...	"Perfect Perfect (Fairground Attraction song) "Perfect" is the title to Fairground Attraction's first single, released in Apirl 1988.The single reached number one on the 9 May 1988 in the UK Singles Chart, where it stayed for one week, and stayed in the chart for thirteen weeks. It also reached number one in Australia for three weeks in August... "	4 weeks
29 August	Fairground Attraction	"Perfect"	4 weeks
5 September	Fairground Attraction	"Perfect"	4 weeks
12 September	Fairground Attraction	"Perfect"	4 weeks
19 September	Robert Palmer	"Simply Irresistible Simply Irresistible (song) "Simply Irresistible" is a song by Robert Palmer, featuring one of the most memorable video clips of the 1980s, directed by Terence Donovan.It is the first track on Palmer's album Heavy Nova. In 1988, it was #1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for three weeks. It also reached #2 on... "	5 weeks
26 September	Robert Palmer	"Simply Irresistible"	5 weeks
3 October	Robert Palmer	"Simply Irresistible"	5 weeks
10 October	Robert Palmer	"Simply Irresistible"	5 weeks
17 October	Robert Palmer	"Simply Irresistible"	5 weeks
24 October	U2 U2 U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...	"Desire"	2 weeks
31 October	U2	"Desire"	2 weeks
7 November	Phil Collins Phil Collins Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins LVO is an Academy Award-winning English singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for English progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....	"A Groovy Kind of Love A Groovy Kind of Love "A Groovy Kind of Love" is a pop song written by Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager for the Screen Gems music publishing company. It is heavily based on the Rondo movement of Sonatina in G major, op. 36 no. 5 by Muzio Clementi... "	1 week
14 November	Bobby McFerrin Bobby McFerrin Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. is a jazz and a cappella vocal performer, vocal improviser and conductor. He is best known for his 1988 hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy".He is a ten-time Grammy Award winner.-Life:...	"Don't Worry, Be Happy Don't Worry, Be Happy "Don't Worry, Be Happy" is the title and principal lyric of a song by musician Bobby McFerrin. Released in September 1988, it became the first a cappella song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks. On the UK Singles Chart, the song reached number 2... "	6 weeks
21 November	Bobby McFerrin	"Don't Worry, Be Happy"	6 weeks
28 November	Bobby McFerrin	"Don't Worry, Be Happy"	6 weeks
5 December	Bobby McFerrin	"Don't Worry, Be Happy"	6 weeks
12 December	Bobby McFerrin	"Don't Worry, Be Happy"	6 weeks
19 December	Bobby McFerrin	"Don't Worry, Be Happy"	6 weeks
26 December	The Beach Boys The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band. Formed in 1961, the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of cars, surfing, and romance...	"Kokomo Kokomo -Places:* Kokomo, Indiana, a city located in Howard County, Indiana, United States** Indiana University Kokomo* Kokomo, Mississippi, United States* Kokomo, Hawaii, United States - on the island of Maui... "	7 weeks

Other hits

(see below)

Robert Palmer's hit "Simply Irresistible

Simply Irresistible (song)

"Simply Irresistible" is a song by Robert Palmer, featuring one of the most memorable video clips of the 1980s, directed by Terence Donovan.It is the first track on Palmer's album Heavy Nova. In 1988, it was #1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for three weeks. It also reached #2 on...

" was the best-charting single of the year, according to the Australian Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

. The ARIA Charts

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

 list Bill Medley

Bill Medley

William Thomas "Bill" Medley is an American singer and songwriter, best known as one half of The Righteous Brothers singing duo.-Biography:...

 and Jennifer Warnes

Jennifer Warnes

Jennifer Jean Warnes is a Grammy winning American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. She is known for her rich soprano/contralto voice, her interpretations of compositions written by herself and many others, as well as an extensive playlist as a vocalist on movie soundtracks.Between...

' hit "(I've Had) The Time of My Life

(I've Had) The Time of My Life

" The Time of My Life" is a song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. It was recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, after having been selected to be the finale song for the 1987 film Dirty Dancing by choreographer Kenny Ortega and his assistant Miranda Garrison...

" as the best-charting single of the year, whereas the Australian Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

 lists this as the 2nd best-charting single of the year.

1989 (Australian Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

)

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
2 January	The Beach Boys The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band. Formed in 1961, the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of cars, surfing, and romance...	"Kokomo Kokomo (song) "Kokomo" is a song written by John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, Mike Love and Terry Melcher and recorded by The Beach Boys in 1988. It was released as a single in 1988 at Elektra Records and became a No. 1 Hit in the United States and Australia... "	7 weeks
9 January	The Beach Boys	"Kokomo"	7 weeks
16 January	The Beach Boys	"Kokomo"	7 weeks
23 January	The Beach Boys	"Kokomo"	7 weeks
30 January	The Beach Boys	"Kokomo"	7 weeks
6 February	The Beach Boys	"Kokomo"	7 weeks
13 February	Womack & Womack Cecil Womack Cecil D. Womack is one of the famous musical Womack brothers. Although lesser known than his elder brother Bobby, he has had some success both as a songwriter and recording artist....	"Teardrops"	1 week
20 February	The Proclaimers The Proclaimers The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of identical twin brothers, Charlie and Craig Reid . They are best known for the songs "Letter from America", "I'm On My Way", and "I'm Gonna Be ".-Career:...	"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) "I'm Gonna Be " is a song written and performed by Scottish pop band The Proclaimers. It was released on their 1988 Sunshine on Leith album, and subsequently as a single. It has become one of their most popular songs, reaching #11 in the UK charts and No. 1 on the Australian ARIA Charts in 1989,... "	4 weeks
27 February	The Proclaimers	"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"	4 weeks
6 March	The Proclaimers	"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"	4 weeks
13 March	The Proclaimers	"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"	4 weeks
20 March	Ian Moss Ian Moss Ian Moss is an Australian rock musician, best known as the lead guitarist and occasional singer with Cold Chisel. In that group's initial ten year career, Moss recorded eight albums, three of which were #1 national hits. His solo career began with a #1 album and single and five ARIA Awards...	"Tucker's Daughter Tucker's Daughter "Tucker's Daughter" was the first single from former Cold Chisel guitarist Ian Moss. Co-written by Moss and his Cold Chisel bandmate Don Walker , the song reached No. 1 on the Australian singles chart on 20 March, 1989. "Tucker's Daughter" became the first track on Moss' album Matchbook, released... "	1 week
27 March	Fine Young Cannibals Fine Young Cannibals Fine Young Cannibals is a British band formed in Birmingham, England in 1984, by guitarist David Steele and bassist Andy Cox , and singer Roland Gift...	"She Drives Me Crazy She Drives Me Crazy "She Drives Me Crazy" is a song recorded by the Fine Young Cannibals, included on their 1988 album The Raw and the Cooked. The song peaked at #5 in the band's native UK in January 1989 before hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. on April 15, 1989. It also made number 3 on the Dutch Top 40... "	5 weeks
3 April	Fine Young Cannibals	"She Drives Me Crazy"	5 weeks
10 April	Fine Young Cannibals	"She Drives Me Crazy"	5 weeks
17 April	Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance...	"Like a Prayer Like a Prayer (song) "Like a Prayer" is the first single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her 4th studio album, Like a Prayer. It was released on February 28, 1989 by Sire Records. A power pop song by Madonna, it notably features a gospel choir. In Japan and Australia, a mini-album titled Remixed Prayers was... "	4 weeks
24 April	Fine Young Cannibals	"She Drives Me Crazy"	5 weeks
1 May	Fine Young Cannibals	"She Drives Me Crazy"	5 weeks
8 May	Mike + The Mechanics	"The Living Years The Living Years (song) "The Living Years" is a popular song written by Mike Rutherford and B. A. RobertsonIt was first released as a single by Mike + The Mechanics, becoming a top ten chart hit around the world. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA on March 25, 1989. It also spent four weeks at the... "	1 week
15 May	Madonna	"Like a Prayer"	4 weeks
22 May	Madonna	"Like a Prayer"	4 weeks
29 May	Madonna	"Like a Prayer"	4 weeks
5 June	Julian Lennon Julian Lennon John Charles Julian Lennon , known usually as Julian Lennon, is the first son of Beatle John Lennon and is a singer, songwriter and musician. He is the only child of Lennon's first marriage to Cynthia Powell, and his godfather was Beatles' manager Brian Epstein...	"Now You're in Heaven"	1 week
12 June	The Bangles The Bangles The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade.-Formation and early years :...	"Eternal Flame Eternal Flame (song) "Eternal Flame" is a song by The Bangles which became a hit single in 1989, peaking at number one in the charts in six countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States... "	1 week
19 June	Bette Midler Bette Midler Bette Midler is an American singer, actress and comedienne, also known as The Divine Miss M. During her career, she has been nominated for two Academy Awards; and won four Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a special Tony Award.-Biography:In 1945, Midler was born in...	"Wind Beneath My Wings Wind Beneath My Wings "Wind Beneath My Wings" is the title of a pop song written by Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar. First a country music hit for Gary Morris in 1983, it was covered six years later by Bette Midler. Morris' original was a Top Ten country hit, and it won the Academy of Country Music and Country Music... "	3 weeks
26 June	Bette Midler	"Wind Beneath My Wings"	3 weeks
3 July	Bette Midler	"Wind Beneath My Wings"	3 weeks
10 July	Roxette Roxette Roxette is a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. They enjoyed worldwide success, from the late 1980s until the mid 1990s, gaining nineteen UK Top 40 hits and four US #1 singles with, "The Look", "Listen to Your Heart", "It Must Have Been Love" and "Joyride"...	"The Look The Look "The Look", written by Per Gessle and performed by Roxette, was released as a single in early 1989 from the album Look Sharp!. The song became Roxette's international "breakthrough" song, finally exposing the duo to music consumers outside of the duo's native Sweden and Europe after more than one... "	5 weeks
17 July	Roxette	"The Look"	5 weeks
24 July	Roxette	"The Look"	5 weeks
31 July	Roxette	"The Look"	5 weeks
7 August	Roxette	"The Look"	5 weeks
14 August	New Kids on the Block New Kids on the Block New Kids on the Block is an American pop group that enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a boy band which went on to sell 80 million albums worldwide. Assembled in Boston in 1984 by producer Maurice Starr, the members consist of brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre,...	"You Got It (The Right Stuff) You Got It (The Right Stuff) "You Got It " is a 1988 single from New Kids on the Block. On the album, it was simply listed as "The Right Stuff." The second single from the group's second album Hangin' Tough, it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in early 1989, while topping the UK charts in November 1989... "	1 week
21 August	Simply Red Simply Red Simply Red are a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style draws influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, and jazz.- History :...	"If You Don't Know Me by Now If You Don't Know Me By Now "If You Don't Know Me by Now" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and recorded by the Philadelphia soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, which became their first hit after being released as a single in 1972, topping the R&B chart and peaking at number three on the Pop chart... "	3 weeks
28 August	Simply Red	"If You Don't Know Me by Now"	3 weeks
4 September	Simply Red	"If You Don't Know Me by Now"	3 weeks
11 September	Richard Marx Richard Marx Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...	"Right Here Waiting Right Here Waiting "Right Here Waiting" is a ballad recorded by Richard Marx on his second album, Repeat Offender. "Right Here Waiting" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It also made it to #2 in the UK.-Background and writing:... "	6 weeks
18 September	Richard Marx	"Right Here Waiting"	6 weeks
25 September	Richard Marx	"Right Here Waiting"	6 weeks
2 October	Richard Marx	"Right Here Waiting"	6 weeks
9 October	Richard Marx	"Right Here Waiting"	6 weeks
16 October	Richard Marx	"Right Here Waiting"	6 weeks
23 October	Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers were an 1980s and early 1990s novelty pop music act from Rotherham, Yorkshire, UK. The face of the group was Jive Bunny himself, a cartoon rabbit who appeared in the videos, and also did promotional appearances for them...	"Swing the Mood Swing the Mood "Swing the Mood" is a song by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers from their debut album The Album.Produced by the father and son DJ team of Andy and John Pickles, "Swing the Mood" was a cut and paste record which fused a number of early rock and roll records with liberal use of Glenn Miller's "In the... "	3 weeks
30 October	Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers	"Swing the Mood"	3 weeks
6 November	Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers	"Swing the Mood"	3 weeks
13 November	Cher Cher Cher is an American pop singer-songwriter, actor, director and record producer. She has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards and a People's Choice Award for her work in film, music and television.Cher began her career at the age of seventeen and came to...	"If I Could Turn Back Time If I Could Turn Back Time "If I Could Turn Back Time" is a song written by Diane Warren and was released on June 1 1989 as the second North American and first European single release from American singer/actress Cher's twentieth album Heart of Stone by Geffen Records.... "	6 weeks
20 November	Cher	"If I Could Turn Back Time"	6 weeks
27 November	Cher	"If I Could Turn Back Time"	6 weeks
4 December	Cher	"If I Could Turn Back Time"	6 weeks
11 December	Cher	"If I Could Turn Back Time"	6 weeks
18 December	Cher	"If I Could Turn Back Time"	6 weeks
25 December	The B-52's The B-52's The B-52s originated is a New Wave rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, United States, in 1976. The B-52s' sound is marked by the vocals — the female harmonies of Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson, and the generally spoken-word or sprechgesang male vocal counterpoint of Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson's...	"Love Shack Love Shack "Love Shack" is a single by rock band The B-52's. Originally released in 1989 from their album Cosmic Thing, the single was the band's biggest hit song and first million-copy seller... "	8 weeks (7 weeks in 1990)

Other hits

(see below)

The Bangles

The Bangles

The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade.-Formation and early years :...

' hit "Eternal Flame

Eternal Flame (song)

"Eternal Flame" is a song by The Bangles which became a hit single in 1989, peaking at number one in the charts in six countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States...

" was the best charting single of the year, according to the Australian Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

. The ARIA Charts

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

 list Madonna

Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance...

's hit "Like a Prayer

Like a Prayer

Like a Prayer is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on March 21, 1989 by Sire Records. The RIAA certified it Quadruple Platinum on July 16 1997, recognizing four million shipments in the U.S. - making it her seventh best-selling album there...

" as the best-charting single of the year, whereas the Australian Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

 lists this as the 2nd best charting single of the year.

1988 (ARIA Charts

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

)

"ARIA

Australian Recording Industry Association

The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...

 commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending June 26, 1988. They ran concurrent to the Australian Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

, until 1999.
The variance in dates between the two charts are as follows:
The Dates given for ARIA Charts

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

 are Saturdays.
The Dates given for the Australian Music Report

Kent Music Report

The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

 are Mondays."

1. Cheap Trick
   Cheap Trick
   Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1974. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...
   
    - "The Flame
   The Flame (Cheap Trick song)
   "The Flame" is a hit power ballad by Cheap Trick, released on July 25, 1988. The song was first offered to English singer Elkie Brooks, who turned it down. Written by Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham, the song was initially released on Cheap Trick's Lap of Luxury album...
   
   "

   June 4 for 4 weeks

2. Louis Armstrong
   Louis Armstrong
   Louis Daniel Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
   
    - "What a Wonderful World
   What a Wonderful World
   "What a Wonderful World" is a song written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released as a single in 1968. Thiele and Weiss were both prominent in the music world...
   
   "

   July 2 for 1 week

3. Kylie Minogue
   Kylie Minogue
   Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE is an Australian pop singer, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actor on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987...
   
    - "Got to Be Certain
   Got to Be Certain
   "Got to Be Certain" is a pop song written and produced by British songwriting team Stock, Aitken and Waterman for Kylie Minogue's debut studio album Kylie . The song had been originally written for singer Mandy Smith, but her recording was never released until 2005. The song received a mixed...
   
   "

   July 9 for 3 weeks

4. John Farnham
   John Farnham
   John Peter Farnham, AO, formerly billed as Johnny Farnham, is an English-born Australian pop singer. He was a teen pop idol from 1964–1979, and since then he has forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist but he replaced Glenn Shorrock as...
   
    - "Age of Reason"

   July 30 for 4 weeks

5. Fairground Attraction
   Fairground Attraction
   Fairground Attraction was a Scottish acoustic pop band, best-known for its hit single "Perfect", and for helping to launch the career of its lead singer, Eddi Reader.-Career:...
   
    - "Perfect
   Perfect (Fairground Attraction song)
   "Perfect" is the title to Fairground Attraction's first single, released in Apirl 1988.The single reached number one on the 9 May 1988 in the UK Singles Chart, where it stayed for one week, and stayed in the chart for thirteen weeks. It also reached number one in Australia for three weeks in August...
   
   "

   August 27 for 3 weeks

6. Robert Palmer - "Simply Irresistible
   Simply Irresistible (song)
   "Simply Irresistible" is a song by Robert Palmer, featuring one of the most memorable video clips of the 1980s, directed by Terence Donovan.It is the first track on Palmer's album Heavy Nova. In 1988, it was #1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for three weeks. It also reached #2 on...
   
   "

   September 17 for 5 weeks

7. U2
   U2
   U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...
   
    - "Desire"

   October 22 for 3 weeks

8. Bobby McFerrin
   Bobby McFerrin
   Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. is a jazz and a cappella vocal performer, vocal improviser and conductor. He is best known for his 1988 hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy".He is a ten-time Grammy Award winner.-Life:...
   
    - "Don't Worry, Be Happy
   Don't Worry, Be Happy
   "Don't Worry, Be Happy" is the title and principal lyric of a song by musician Bobby McFerrin. Released in September 1988, it became the first a cappella song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks. On the UK Singles Chart, the song reached number 2...
   
   "

   November 12 for 7 weeks

9. The Beach Boys
   The Beach Boys
   The Beach Boys are an American rock band. Formed in 1961, the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of cars, surfing, and romance...
   
    - "Kokomo
   Kokomo (song)
   "Kokomo" is a song written by John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, Mike Love and Terry Melcher and recorded by The Beach Boys in 1988. It was released as a single in 1988 at Elektra Records and became a No. 1 Hit in the United States and Australia...
   
   "

   December 31 for 1 week and 6 weeks in 1989

   1989 in music

   
   This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:
   *January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...

   
   

Other hits

Songs peaking at number two included "Better Be Home Soon

Better Be Home Soon

"Better Be Home Soon" is a 1988 song by rock group Crowded House. Written by Neil Finn, the song was released as a single in July 1988 by Capitol Records. It performed modestly on both the American and British charts, but managed to peak at number two on the Australian charts...

" by Crowded House

Crowded House

Crowded House is a Australian rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is widely recognised as the primary songwriter and creative direction of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New...

, "Heaven Is a Place on Earth

Heaven is a Place on Earth

"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" is a song recorded by Belinda Carlisle, the lead singer of The Go-Go's. Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, and interpolating the aria "Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der Ruh'" from Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio, it hit Number One on the Billboard...

" by Belinda Carlisle

Belinda Carlisle

Belinda Jo Carlisle is a Grammy Award-nominated American singer. Carlisle is the lead vocalist and a founding member of the groundbreaking all-female new wave band The Go-Go's, and also a successful solo artist...

, "Stutter Rap (No Sleep Til Bedtime)" by Morris Minor and the Majors

Morris Minor and the Majors

Morris Minor and the Majors was a band led by the comedian and writer Tony Hawks . They were made vaguely famous by their 1988 song, "Stutter Rap ". The song aimed to parody the then popular Beastie Boys...

 and "Doctorin' the Tardis

Doctorin' the Tardis

"Doctorin' the Tardis" is a 1988 electronic novelty pop single by The Timelords . The song is predominantly a mash-up of the Doctor Who theme music, Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll " with sections from "Blockbuster!" by Sweet and "Let's Get Together Tonite" by Steve Walsh...

" by The Timelords

Doctorin' the Tardis

"Doctorin' the Tardis" is a 1988 electronic novelty pop single by The Timelords . The song is predominantly a mash-up of the Doctor Who theme music, Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll " with sections from "Blockbuster!" by Sweet and "Let's Get Together Tonite" by Steve Walsh...

.

Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Whenever You Need Somebody

Whenever You Need Somebody (song)

"Whenever You Need Somebody" is a number-one dance hit from 1985 performed by O'Chi Brown and written by the team of Stock Aitken Waterman. Brown's version of the song, would also make the soul singles chart, peaking at number eighty-eight...

" (3) and "When I Fall in Love

When I Fall in Love

"When I Fall in Love" is a 1952 popular song recorded by many artists.When I Fall in Love may also refer to:* When I Fall in Love , an album by Chris Botti, with a version of the 1952 song...

"/"My Arms Keep Missing You" (5) by Rick Astley

Rick Astley

Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 1987 hit single in 16 countries, "Never Gonna Give You Up"....

, "The Only Way Is Up

The Only Way Is Up

"The Only Way Is Up" is a chart-topping single by Yazz and the Plastic Population, released in 1988.-Song information:Written by George Jackson and Johnny Henderson, the song was originally released as the title track to the 1982 album by soul singer Otis Clay.The Yazz version was produced by...

" (3) by Yazz

Yazz

Yazz is a British pop singer, who remains best known for her successful 1988 dance track, "The Only Way Is Up". Some of her records were credited to "Yazz and the Plastic Population"...

, "Run to Paradise

Run to Paradise

Run To Paradise was the best charting single for Australian band The Choirboys. It made number 3 on the Australian national charts late in 1987....

" (3) by The Choirboys

The Choirboys

The Choirboys may refer to:*Choirboy, a boy member of a choir, also known as a treble*The Choirboys , a 1975 novel by Joseph Wambaugh*The Choirboys , a 1977 film adaptation of the novel starring Perry King...

, "Sign Your Name

Sign Your Name

"Sign Your Name" is the name of a famous song written and performed by Terence Trent D'Arby , released in his 1987 album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby...

" (3) by Terence Trent D'Arby, "Don't Be Cruel

Don't Be Cruel

"Don't Be Cruel" was originally the A side of RCA single 47-6604, with "Hound Dog" on the B-side, although both sides became chart-toppers, RCA reissuing the single in later decades as double A-side...

" (5) by Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1974. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...

, "Love in the First Degree

Love in the First Degree

"Love in the First Degree" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It is included on their fourth studio album Wow! and was released as its second single except in the U.S., where it was the album's third single...

" (5) and "I Want You Back

I Want You Back (Bananarama song)

"I Want You Back" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It is included on their fourth studio album Wow! and was released as its fourth and final single. with the 1988 compilation album Greatest Hits Collection...

" (3) by Bananarama

Bananarama

Bananarama are an all-female pop group who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Although there have been line-up changes during the years, the group enjoyed its most popular success as a trio, made up of lifelong friends Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin...

, "When Will I Be Famous?

When Will I Be Famous? (song)

"When Will I Be Famous?" was a single by UK boyband Bros from their 1988 album Push. The verses are sung from the viewpoint of an agent or talent scout and the chorus is sung by the viewpoint of the person asking when they will be famous. The song originally peaked at #62, but later entered the UK...

" (5) and "I Owe You Nothing

I Owe You Nothing

"I Owe You Nothing" is a popular single by Bros.Written by Nicky Graham and Tom Watkins and produced by Watkins, "I Owe You Nothing" was boyband Bros's sole UK number one single, spending two weeks at the top in June 1988....

" (6) by Bros

Bros

Bros were a British boy band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, consisting of twin brothers Matt Goss and Luke Goss along with Craig Logan. They were managed by former Pet Shop Boys manager Tom Watkins...

, "All Fired Up" (6) by Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar is a four-time Grammy Award-winning American singer best known for her mezzo-soprano vocal range and establishing herself as one of rock's top vocalists and one of music's top-selling female artists with hit songs such as "Love Is a Battlefield", "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", and...

, "I Want Your Love

I Want Your Love

"I Want Your Love" was the third single from UK pop/rock band Transvision Vamp and was released in 1988. It was the band's first UK top 40 hit and was taken from the debut album, Pop Art.-7" single :#"I Want Your Love" - 3:20...

" (8) by Transvision Vamp

Transvision Vamp

Transvision Vamp were a popular British alternative rock group. Formed in 1986 by Nick Christian Sayer and Wendy James the band enjoyed chart success in the late 1980s...

 and "Fat

Fat

Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. Chemically, fats are generally triesters of glycerol and fatty acids. Fats may be either solid or liquid at normal room temperature, depending on their structure and composition...

" (11) by "Weird Al Yankovic".

Hits by Australasian artists (with peak positions noted) also included "When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman (song)

"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song recorded by Percy Sledge in 1966 at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts. . It was listed 54th in the List of Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest songs of all time...

" (3) by Jimmy Barnes

Jimmy Barnes

Jimmy Barnes is a popular Australian rock singer, with a unique vocal style. He was born James Dixon Swan on 28 April 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer...

, "Nothing Can Divide Us" (3) by Jason Donovan

Jason Donovan

Jason Sean Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He has been recently linked to the fast growing Australian show, Catch the Kanga. In the UK he has sold more than 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was the highest-selling album of 1989 with sales of over 1.5 million...

, "That's When I Think of You" (6) and "If I Could

If I Could (1927 song)

"If I Could" was the best charting single for Australian band 1927. It made number 2 on the Australian national charts late in 1988....

" (4) by 1927

1927 (band)

1927 was an Australian pop/rock band formed in Melbourne in 1987 with James Barton on drums, Bill Frost on bass guitar, his brother Garry Frost on guitar and keyboards, and Eric Weideman on vocals, guitar and keyboards...

, "Heatseeker

Heatseeker (song)

"Heatseeker" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The song appeared on their 1988 album Blow Up Your Video as the first track. The song was later on both Brian Johnson-era live albums; Live and Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition...

" (5) by AC/DC

AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock and are considered pioneers of heavy metal, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll".AC/DC underwent several line-up...

, "Love Is a Bridge" (11) by Little River Band

Little River Band

Little River Band are an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1975 and named after a road sign for the Victorian township of Little River, on the way to Geelong. They were the first Australian rock group to enjoy sustained commercial success in the United States...

, "So Excellent"/"I Go, I Go" (8) by Kylie Mole

Mary-Anne Fahey

Mary-Anne Fahey is an Australian actor, comedian and writer.-Biography:Fahey has starred in and written for comedy programs including The Comedy Company, Kittson, Fahey , Get a Life and One Size Fits All...

, and "I Still Love You (Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi)

Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi

"Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" is a pop song written by British production team Stock Aitken and Waterman for Kylie Minogue's debut album Kylie . It was produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman, and received a mixed reception from music critics...

" (11) by Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE is an Australian pop singer, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actor on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987...

.

1989 (ARIA Charts

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

)

1. The Proclaimers
   The Proclaimers
   The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of identical twin brothers, Charlie and Craig Reid . They are best known for the songs "Letter from America", "I'm On My Way", and "I'm Gonna Be ".-Career:...
   
    - "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
   I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
   "I'm Gonna Be " is a song written and performed by Scottish pop band The Proclaimers. It was released on their 1988 Sunshine on Leith album, and subsequently as a single. It has become one of their most popular songs, reaching #11 in the UK charts and No. 1 on the Australian ARIA Charts in 1989,...
   
   "

   February 18 for 5 weeks

2. Madonna
   Madonna (entertainer)
   Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance...
   
    - "Like a Prayer
   Like a Prayer (song)
   "Like a Prayer" is the first single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her 4th studio album, Like a Prayer. It was released on February 28, 1989 by Sire Records. A power pop song by Madonna, it notably features a gospel choir. In Japan and Australia, a mini-album titled Remixed Prayers was...
   
   "

   March 25 for 1 week, April 15 for 1 week, April 29 for 2 weeks and May 20 for 1 week. Highest charting single of the year according to the ARIA Charts

   ARIA Charts

   The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

   
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3. Fine Young Cannibals
   Fine Young Cannibals
   Fine Young Cannibals is a British band formed in Birmingham, England in 1984, by guitarist David Steele and bassist Andy Cox , and singer Roland Gift...
   
    - "She Drives Me Crazy
   She Drives Me Crazy
   "She Drives Me Crazy" is a song recorded by the Fine Young Cannibals, included on their 1988 album The Raw and the Cooked. The song peaked at #5 in the band's native UK in January 1989 before hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. on April 15, 1989. It also made number 3 on the Dutch Top 40...
   
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   April 1 for 2 weeks and April 22 for 1 week

4. Mike + The Mechanics - "The Living Years
   The Living Years (song)
   "The Living Years" is a popular song written by Mike Rutherford and B. A. RobertsonIt was first released as a single by Mike + The Mechanics, becoming a top ten chart hit around the world. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA on March 25, 1989. It also spent four weeks at the...
   
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   May 13 for 1 week

5. The Bangles
   The Bangles
   The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade.-Formation and early years :...
   
    - "Eternal Flame
   Eternal Flame (song)
   "Eternal Flame" is a song by The Bangles which became a hit single in 1989, peaking at number one in the charts in six countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States...
   
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   May 27 for 1 week, June 10 for 1 week and June 24 for 1 week

6. Bette Midler
   Bette Midler
   Bette Midler is an American singer, actress and comedienne, also known as The Divine Miss M. During her career, she has been nominated for two Academy Awards; and won four Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a special Tony Award.-Biography:In 1945, Midler was born in...
   
    - "Wind Beneath My Wings
   Wind Beneath My Wings
   "Wind Beneath My Wings" is the title of a pop song written by Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar. First a country music hit for Gary Morris in 1983, it was covered six years later by Bette Midler. Morris' original was a Top Ten country hit, and it won the Academy of Country Music and Country Music...
   
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   June 3 for 1 week and June 17 for 1 week

7. Roxette
   Roxette
   Roxette is a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. They enjoyed worldwide success, from the late 1980s until the mid 1990s, gaining nineteen UK Top 40 hits and four US #1 singles with, "The Look", "Listen to Your Heart", "It Must Have Been Love" and "Joyride"...
   
    - "The Look
   The Look
   "The Look", written by Per Gessle and performed by Roxette, was released as a single in early 1989 from the album Look Sharp!. The song became Roxette's international "breakthrough" song, finally exposing the duo to music consumers outside of the duo's native Sweden and Europe after more than one...
   
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   July 1 for 6 weeks

8. New Kids on the Block
   New Kids on the Block
   New Kids on the Block is an American pop group that enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a boy band which went on to sell 80 million albums worldwide. Assembled in Boston in 1984 by producer Maurice Starr, the members consist of brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre,...
   
    - "You Got It (The Right Stuff)
   You Got It (The Right Stuff)
   "You Got It " is a 1988 single from New Kids on the Block. On the album, it was simply listed as "The Right Stuff." The second single from the group's second album Hangin' Tough, it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in early 1989, while topping the UK charts in November 1989...
   
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   August 12 for 3 weeks

9. Simply Red
   Simply Red
   Simply Red are a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style draws influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, and jazz.- History :...
   
    - "If You Don't Know Me by Now
   If You Don't Know Me By Now
   "If You Don't Know Me by Now" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and recorded by the Philadelphia soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, which became their first hit after being released as a single in 1972, topping the R&B chart and peaking at number three on the Pop chart...
   
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   September 2 for 1 week

10. Richard Marx
    Richard Marx
    Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
    
     - "Right Here Waiting
    Right Here Waiting
    "Right Here Waiting" is a ballad recorded by Richard Marx on his second album, Repeat Offender. "Right Here Waiting" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It also made it to #2 in the UK.-Background and writing:...
    
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    September 9 for 5 weeks

11. Cher
    Cher
    Cher is an American pop singer-songwriter, actor, director and record producer. She has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards and a People's Choice Award for her work in film, music and television.Cher began her career at the age of seventeen and came to...
    
     - "If I Could Turn Back Time
    If I Could Turn Back Time
    "If I Could Turn Back Time" is a song written by Diane Warren and was released on June 1 1989 as the second North American and first European single release from American singer/actress Cher's twentieth album Heart of Stone by Geffen Records....
    
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    October 14 for 1 week and November 11 for 6 weeks

12. Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
    Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
    Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers were an 1980s and early 1990s novelty pop music act from Rotherham, Yorkshire, UK. The face of the group was Jive Bunny himself, a cartoon rabbit who appeared in the videos, and also did promotional appearances for them...
    
     - "Swing the Mood
    Swing the Mood
    "Swing the Mood" is a song by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers from their debut album The Album.Produced by the father and son DJ team of Andy and John Pickles, "Swing the Mood" was a cut and paste record which fused a number of early rock and roll records with liberal use of Glenn Miller's "In the...
    
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    October 21 for 3 weeks

13. The B-52's
    The B-52's
    The B-52s originated is a New Wave rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, United States, in 1976. The B-52s' sound is marked by the vocals — the female harmonies of Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson, and the generally spoken-word or sprechgesang male vocal counterpoint of Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson's...
    
     - "Love Shack
    Love Shack
    "Love Shack" is a single by rock band The B-52's. Originally released in 1989 from their album Cosmic Thing, the single was the band's biggest hit song and first million-copy seller...
    
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    December 23 for 2 weeks and 6 weeks in 1990

    1990 in music

    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990.-Events:
    *January 21 - MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical pie, Squeeze...

    
    

Other hits

Songs peaking at number two included "Bedroom Eyes" by Kate Ceberano

Kate Ceberano

Kate Ceberano is an Australian pop vocalist entertainer. She achieved success in the soul, jazz and pop genres as well as in her brief forays into musicals with Jesus Christ Superstar and film...

, "Batdance

Batdance

"Batdance" is a song by Prince, from the 1989 Batman soundtrack. Helped by the film's popularity, the song reached number one in the U.S., becoming Prince's fourth number-one single, and first since 1986's "Kiss".-Song development:...

" by Prince

Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He performs under the mononym Prince but has also been known by various other names, most notably the unpronounceable symbol which he used as his stage name between 1993 and 2000...

, "All I Want Is You"/"Everlasting Love

Everlasting Love

"Everlasting Love" is a song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden. The song was first a hit for soul singer Robert Knight in 1967. It was also recorded by several other artists in the years since...

" by U2

U2

U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...

, "Especially for You

Especially for You

"Especially for You" was the fifth international single released from singer Kylie Minogue in time for the Christmas 1988 market and is a duet with Jason Donovan. It did not appear on her debut album but was included on Jason Donovan's 1989 debut album Ten Good Reasons. The track did appear on the...

" by Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE is an Australian pop singer, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actor on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987...

 and Jason Donovan

Jason Donovan

Jason Sean Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He has been recently linked to the fast growing Australian show, Catch the Kanga. In the UK he has sold more than 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was the highest-selling album of 1989 with sales of over 1.5 million...

, "Teardrops" by Womack & Womack

Cecil Womack

Cecil D. Womack is one of the famous musical Womack brothers. Although lesser known than his elder brother Bobby, he has had some success both as a songwriter and recording artist....

, and "A Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins

Phil Collins

Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins LVO is an Academy Award-winning English singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for English progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....

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Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Baby I Don't Care

Baby I Don't Care

"Baby I Don't Care" was the sixth single from UK pop rock band Transvision Vamp and the first to be taken from their second album Velveteen. It was released in 1989 and remains their highest selling and charting single...

" (3) by Transvision Vamp

Transvision Vamp

Transvision Vamp were a popular British alternative rock group. Formed in 1986 by Nick Christian Sayer and Wendy James the band enjoyed chart success in the late 1980s...

, "Poison

Poison (Alice Cooper song)

Poison is a song by artist Alice Cooper co-written and produced by Desmond Child, released worldwide as a single in 1989 and is featured on his 18th studio album Trash...

" (3) by Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...

, "Stop!

Stop! (Sam Brown song)

"Stop!" is a song by English singer Sam Brown, which was later covered by English R&B singer Jamelia.The single was originally released in 1988, missing the UK top forty and peaking at number fifty-two. It was not until 1989, however, that the single became a hit, when it peaked at number four on...

" (4) by Sam Brown, "Talk It Over" (4) by Grayson Hugh

Grayson Hugh

Grayson Hugh is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and composer born in Hartford, Connecticut. He was the first generation of his family to be born in the United States. Hugh grew up surrounded by classical music, his father being the classical music radio host Ivor Hugh . His mother was born...

, "Dressed for Success

Dressed for Success

"Dressed for Success" was released on 28 June 1989 and is the second single from the Swedish pop duo Roxette's 1988 album Look Sharp!. Originally, "Dressed for Success" was their first Swedish single to promote Look Sharp! album in 1988.-Production:...

" (3) by Roxette

Roxette

Roxette is a Swedish pop music duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. They enjoyed worldwide success, from the late 1980s until the mid 1990s, gaining nineteen UK Top 40 hits and four US #1 singles with, "The Look", "Listen to Your Heart", "It Must Have Been Love" and "Joyride"...

, "You Got It

You Got It

"You Got It" is a song from Roy Orbison's album, Mystery Girl . The song reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the adult contemporary chart, returning Orbison to the Top 40 for the first time in 24 years. It also hit number three on the UK Singles Chart in the spring of 1989...

" (3) by Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison

Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter and musician, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly / country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records...

, "The Best

The Best (song)

"The Best" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight, originally included on Bonnie Tyler's 1988 release Hide Your Heart. The song was then recorded and released as a highly successful single by Tina Turner in 1989 on her hit album Foreign Affair...

" (5) by Tina Turner

Tina Turner

Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have earned her the title "The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...

, and "I Don't Want a Lover

I Don't Want A Lover

I Don't Want a Lover is the first single from Texas' first album Southside. It was released in January 1989 and peaked at #8 in the UK Singles Chart. It was remixed in 2001 by DJ Stonebridge.-Charts:...

" (4) Texas

Texas (band)

Texas is a rock band from Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland. They were founded by Johnny McElhone in 1986 and had their performing debut in March 1988 at Scotland's University of Dundee. They took their name from the 1984 Wim Wenders movie Paris, Texas...

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Hits by Australasian artists also included "Tucker's Daughter

Tucker's Daughter

"Tucker's Daughter" was the first single from former Cold Chisel guitarist Ian Moss. Co-written by Moss and his Cold Chisel bandmate Don Walker , the song reached No. 1 on the Australian singles chart on 20 March, 1989. "Tucker's Daughter" became the first track on Moss' album Matchbook, released...

" (2) by Ian Moss

Ian Moss

Ian Moss is an Australian rock musician, best known as the lead guitarist and occasional singer with Cold Chisel. In that group's initial ten year career, Moss recorded eight albums, three of which were #1 national hits. His solo career began with a #1 album and single and five ARIA Awards...

, "Ring My Bell

Ring My Bell

"Ring My Bell" is a 1979 popular disco song by Anita Ward. Originally written for Stacy Lattisaw, it was Ward's only major hit. The song hit number one on the disco charts. "Ring My Bell" went to number one on both the Billboard Hot 100, and soul singles chart....

" (5) by Collette, "She Has to Be Loved" (5) by Jenny Morris, "Rock and Roll Music

Rock and Roll Music

"Rock and Roll Music" is a song written and originally recorded by Chuck Berry which became a hit single in 1957, reaching #8 in the U.S. chart, and was later covered by many artists, notably The Beatles and The Beach Boys....

" (5) by Mental As Anything

Mental As Anything

Mental As Anything are an Australian New Wave–rock music band formed at an art school in Sydney in 1976. Their most popular line-up was Martin Plaza on vocals and guitar; Reg Mombassa on lead guitar and vocals; his brother Peter "Yoga Dog" O'Doherty on bass guitar and vocals; Wayne "Bird"...

, "One Summer" (8) by Daryl Braithwaite

Daryl Braithwaite

Daryl Braithwaite is an Australian pop singer. Best known as the lead vocalist of Sherbet, Braithwaite has also sustained a successful solo career, placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40, including the #1 hits "You're My World" and "The Horses".-Early years:Daryl, along with his twin brother...

, "Say Goodbye" (6) by Indecent Obsession

Indecent Obsession

Indecent Obsession was an Australian pop band. They formed in 1987 in Brisbane.Australian music guru Molly Meldrum signed the band to his record label Melodian. The band tasted success with the single "Say Goodbye" hitting the Australian Top 10 in August 1989...

, "Chained to the Wheel" (9) by The Black Sorrows

The Black Sorrows

The Black Sorrows are an Australian band founded by Joe Camilleri, the group's only constant member. Founded in 1983, The Black Sorrows are still active today, and are best remembered for their top 40 Australian hits of the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "Hold On To Me", "Chained To The...

, and "Hand on Your Heart

Hand on Your Heart

"Hand on Your Heart" is a pop–dance song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman...

" (4), "Wouldn't Change a Thing

Wouldn't Change a Thing

"Wouldn't Change a Thing" was the second single released from Australian singer Kylie Minogue's second album Enjoy Yourself. The single was released on July 24, 1989 and was written by Stock Aitken Waterman....

" (6), "Never Too Late" (14) all by Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE is an Australian pop singer, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actor on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987...

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See also

• Music of Australia
  Music of Australia
  The music of Australia ranges across a broad spectrum of styles and genres. Some modern trends in Australian music is based on, or concurrent with, similar trends from the United States or United Kingdom and elsewhere, and the music is generally influenced by cross pollination of music from...
  
  
• List of number-one singles (UK)
• List of number-one singles from the 1980s (UK)
• List of number-one hits (United States)