The biggest singles from the Australian charts by Australian and New Zealander artists, first appearing during the 1980s. All ongoing success from 1990 onwards has been counted.
* Duets or collaborations with international artists are eligible to be included, however, only half of the singles’ success counted for the list. Only “Xanadu” by Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra was affected by this to not make the overall list, but would have been placed at #60, had all success been used.
| 1. SHADDUP YOU FACE Joe Dolce Music Theatre (1980 – HP: #1, Weeks In Top 100: 26) |
| 2. AUSTRALIANA Austen Tayshus (1983 – HP: #1, Weeks: 40) |
| 3. DOWN UNDER Men At Work (1981 – HP: #1, Weeks: 40) |
| 4. YOU’RE THE VOICE John Farnham (1986 – HP: #1, Weeks: 33) |
| 5. LOCOMOTION Kylie Minogue (1987 – HP: #1, Weeks: 31) |
| 6. I GOT YOU Split Enz (1980 – HP: #1, Weeks: 25) |
| 7. FUNKYTOWN Pseudo Echo (1986 – HP: #1, Weeks: 25) |
| 8. WHAT ABOUT ME Moving Pictures (1982 – HP: #1, Weeks: 24) |
| 9. PHYSICAL Olivia Newton-John (1981 – HP: #1, Weeks: 28) |
| 10. I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY Kylie Minogue (1988 – HP: #1, Weeks: 19) |
| 11. IT’S JUST NOT CRICKET The Twelfth Man (1984 – HP: #1, Weeks: 44) |
| 12. ELECTRIC BLUE Icehouse (1987 – HP: #1, Weeks: 30) |
| 13. COUNTING THE BEAT The Swingers (1981 – HP: #1, Weeks: 23) |
| 14. RUN TO PARADISE Choirboys (1987 – HP: #3, Weeks: 36) |
| 15. SEMANTICS (EP) (featuring “Reckless”) Australian Crawl (1983 – HP: #1, Weeks: 24) |
| 16. SPECIES DECEASES (EP) (featuring “Hercules”) Midnight Oil (1985 – HP: #1, Weeks: 20) |
| 17. SLICE OF HEAVEN Dave Dobbyn & Herbs (1987 – HP: #1, Weeks: 27) |
| 18. LIVE IT UP Mental As Anything (1985 – HP: #2, Weeks: 23) |
| 19. ORIGINAL SIN INXS (1983 – HP: #1, Weeks: 26) |
| 20. IF I COULD 1927 (1988 – HP: #4, Weeks: 30) |
| 21. BEDROOM EYES Kate Ceberano (1989 – HP: #2, Weeks: 25) |
| 22. WHO CAN IT BE NOW Men At Work (1981 – HP: #2, Weeks: 24) |
| 23. OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT Models (1985 – HP: #1, Weeks: 23) |
| 24. SOLID ROCK Goanna (1982 – HP: #3, Weeks: 26) |
| 25. DUNCAN Slim Dusty (1980 – HP: #1, Weeks: 23) |
| 26. NEED YOU TONIGHT INXS (1987 – HP: #3, Weeks: 29) |
| 27. AGE OF REASON John Farnham (1988 – HP: #1, Weeks: 20) |
| 28. BETTER BE HOME SOON Crowded House (1988 – HP: #2, Weeks: 23) |
| 29. SUDDENLY Angry Anderson (1987 – HP: #2, Weeks: 28) |
| 30. DREAMING MY DREAMS WITH YOU Colleen Hewett (1980 – HP: #2, Weeks: 22) |
| 31. YOU WEREN’T IN LOVE WITH ME Billy Field (1981 – HP: #1, Weeks: 22) |
| 32. TUCKER’S DAUGHTER Ian Moss (1989 – HP: #2, Weeks: 24) |
| 33. I WAS ONLY 19 (A WALK IN THE GREEN LIGHT) Redgum (1983 – HP: #1, Weeks: 22) |
| 34. STIMULATION Wa Wa Nee (1986 – HP: #2, Weeks: 27) |
| 35. TOO MUCH AIN’T ENOUGH LOVE Jimmy Barnes (1987 – HP: #1, Weeks: 20) |
| 36. HE’S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN The Party Boys (1987 – HP: #1, Weeks: 26) |
| 37. BOP GIRL Pat Wilson (1983 – HP: #2, Weeks: 23) |
| 38. JESSIES GIRL Rick Springfield (1981 – HP: #1, Weeks: 22) |
| 39. COME SAID THE BOY Mondo Rock (1983 – HP: #2, Weeks: 23) |
| 40. WHAT YOU NEED INXS (1985 – HP: #2, Weeks: 22) |
| 41. GOT TO BE CERTAIN Kylie Minogue (1988 – HP: #1, Weeks: 19) |
| 42. GOOD TIMES Jimmy Barnes & INXS (1986 – HP: #2, Weeks: 21) |
| 43. RAIN Dragon (1983 – HP: #2, Weeks: 26) |
| 44. ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Jason Donovan & Kylie Minogue (1988 – HP: #2, Weeks: 20) |
| 45. SPACE INVADERS Player [1] (1980 – HP: #3, Weeks: 28) |
| 46. HE’S MY NUMBER ONE Christie Allen (1980 – HP: #4, Weeks: 21) |
| 47. HEAVEN (MUST BE THERE) Eurogliders (1984 – HP: #2, Weeks: 24) |
| 48. PRESSURE DOWN John Farnham (1986 – HP: #4, Weeks: 26) |
| 49. CONCRETE AND CLAY Martin Plaza (1986 – HP: #2, Weeks: 17) |
| 50. SIX MONTHS IN A LEAKY BOAT Split Enz (1982 – HP: #2, Weeks: 17) |
| 51. CRAZY Icehouse (1987 – HP: #4, Weeks: 26) |
| 52. CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Peter Blakeley (1989 – HP: #3, Weeks: 30) |
| 53. BURN FOR YOU INXS (1984 – HP: #3, Weeks: 18) |
| 54. NOTHING CAN DIVIDE US Jason Donovan (1988 – HP: #3, Weeks: 18) |
| 55. TWIST OF FATE Olivia Newton-John (1983 – HP: #4, Weeks: 20) |
| 56. DON’T GO Pseudo Echo (1985 – HP: #4, Weeks: 19) |
| 57. BEDS ARE BURNING Midnight Oil (1987 – HP: #6, Weeks: 27) |
| 58. SHE HAS TO BE LOVED Jenny Morris (1989 – HP: #5, Weeks: 25) |
| 59. LISTENING Pseudo Echo (1983 – HP: #4, Weeks: 20) |
| 60. RING MY BELL Collette (1989 – HP: #5, Weeks: 24) |
| 61. WHAT’S MY SCENE Hoodoo Gurus (1987 – HP: #3, Weeks: 19) |
| 62. MAGIC Olivia Newton-John (1980 – HP: #4, Weeks: 18) *includes Live version |
| 63. THE DEAD HEART Midnight Oil (1986 – HP: #4, Weeks: 25) |
| 64. BARBADOS Models (1985 – HP: #2, Weeks: 19) |
| 65. STUCK ON YOU Paul Norton (1989 – HP: #3, Weeks: 21) |
| 66. WANNA BE UP Chantoozies (1988 – HP: #6, Weeks: 28) |
| 67. WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN (LIVE) Jimmy Barnes (1988 – HP: #3, Weeks: 18) |
| 68. STATE OF THE HEART Mondo Rock (1980 – HP: #6, Weeks: 26) |
| 69. YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG AC/DC (1980 – HP: #8, Weeks: 35) |
| 70. FOREVER NOW Cold Chisel (1982 – HP: #4, Weeks: 18) |
| 71. I’D DIE TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT Jimmy Barnes (1985 – HP: #7, Weeks: 25) *includes 2014 version |
| 72. HAND ON YOUR HEART Kylie Minogue (1989 – HP: #4, Weeks: 13) |
| 73. ONE STEP AHEAD Split Enz (1980 – HP: #5, Weeks: 23) |
| 74. 50 YEARS Uncanny X-Men (1985 – HP: #4, Weeks: 20) |
| 75. SEND ME AN ANGEL Real Life (1983 – HP: #6, Weeks: 28) *includes ’89 version |
| 76. WORKING CLASS MAN Jimmy Barnes (1985 – HP: #4, Weeks: 18) |
| 77. IF I WERE A CARPENTER Swanee (1981 – HP: #5, Weeks: 18) |
| 78. BAD HABITS Billy Field (1981 – HP: #4, Weeks: 21) |
| 79. SAY I LOVE YOU Renee Geyer (1981 – HP: #5, Weeks: 20) |
| 80. THAT’S WHEN I THINK OF YOU 1927 (1988 – HP: #6, Weeks: 32) |
| 81. FALL OF ROME James Reyne (1987 – HP: #5, Weeks: 23) |
| 82. ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC Mental As Anything (1988 – HP: #5, Weeks: 21) |
| 83. I SEND A MESSAGE INXS (1984 – HP: #3, Weeks: 16) |
| 84. TWO STRONG HEARTS John Farnham (1988 – HP: #6, Weeks: 19) |
| 85. PEOPLE Mi-Sex (1980 – HP: #6, Weeks: 20) |
| 86. IF YOU LEAVE ME CAN I COME TOO? Mental As Anything (1981 – HP: #4, Weeks: 21) |
| 87. DR. HECKYLL AND MR. JIVE Men At Work (1982 – HP: #6, Weeks: 19) |
| 88. HISTORY NEVER REPEATS Split Enz (1981 – HP: #4, Weeks: 16) |
| 89. MAN OVERBOARD Do Re Mi (1985 – HP: #5, Weeks: 18) |
| 90. SOUL KIND OF FEELING Dynamic Hepnotics (1984 – HP: #5, Weeks: 22) |
| 91. DON’T NEED LOVE Johnny Diesel And The Injectors (1988 – HP: #10, Weeks: 28) |
| 92. WITCH QUEEN Chantoozies (1987 – HP: #4, Weeks: 17) |
| 93. GREAT WALL Boom Crash Opera (1986 – HP: #5, Weeks: 18) |
| 94. GREAT SOUTHERN LAND Icehouse (1982 – HP: #5, Weeks: 20) |
| 95. MOTOR’S TOO FAST James Reyne (1988 – HP: #6, Weeks: 20) |
| 96. CAN’T HELP MYSELF Flowers (1980 – HP: #10, Weeks: 28) |
| 97. TOO YOUNG FOR PROMISES Koo De Tah (1985 – HP: #6, Weeks: 27) |
| 98. WHY WON’T YOU EXPLAIN Karen Knowles (1980 – HP: #12, Weeks: 29) |
| 99. BODY AND SOUL Jo Kennedy (1982 – HP: #5, Weeks: 19) |
| 100. I COULD MAKE YOU LOVE ME Wa Wa Nee (1986 – HP: #5, Weeks: 16) |
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