
The most successful artists on the Australian Singles Charts during the 1980s.
| 1. MADONNA (HP: #1 – Weeks In Top 100: 223) |
| 2. MICHAEL JACKSON (HP: #1 – Weeks: 245) |
| 3. INXS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 304) |
| 4. LIONEL RICHIE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 192) |
| 5. ICEHOUSE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 265) |
| 6. ELTON JOHN (HP: #3 – Weeks: 275) |
| 7. WHAM! (HP: #1 – Weeks: 133) |
| 8. CULTURE CLUB (HP: #1 – Weeks: 134) |
| 9. PHIL COLLINS (HP: #2 – Weeks: 164) |
| 10. KYLIE MINOGUE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 120) |
| 11. EURYTHMICS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 224) |
| 12. MENTAL AS ANYTHING (HP: #2 – Weeks: 307) |
| 13. PRINCE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 186) *includes Prince & the Revolution |
| 14. BANANARAMA (HP: #1 – Weeks: 189) |
| 15. DURAN DURAN (HP: #3 – Weeks: 199) |
| 16. QUEEN (HP: #1 – Weeks: 196) |
| 17. GEORGE MICHAEL (HP: #1 – Weeks: 136) |
| 18. JOHN FARNHAM (HP: #1 – Weeks: 137) |
| 19. STEVIE WONDER (HP: #1 – Weeks: 180) |
| 20. BILLY JOEL (HP: #1 – Weeks: 191) |
| 21. SPLIT ENZ (HP: #1 – Weeks: 140) |
| 22. DAVID BOWIE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 210) |
| 23. BILLY OCEAN (HP: #1 – Weeks: 110) |
| 24. CLIFF RICHARD (HP: #1 – Weeks: 290) |
| 25. THE POLICE (HP: #2 – Weeks: 120) |
| 26. CYNDI LAUPER (HP: #1 – Weeks: 158) |
| 27. JIMMY BARNES (HP: #1 – Weeks: 145) |
| 28. PSEUDO ECHO (HP: #1 – Weeks: 146) |
| 29. OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (HP: #1 – Weeks: 136) |
| 30. MEN AT WORK (HP: #1 – Weeks: 125) |
| 31. ROBERT PALMER (HP: #1 – Weeks: 151) |
| 32. U2 (HP: #1 – Weeks: 167) |
| 33. BANGLES (HP: #1 – Weeks: 121) |
| 34. DIANA ROSS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 162) |
| 35. MIDNIGHT OIL (HP: #1 – Weeks: 164) |
| 36. BILLY IDOL (HP: #3 – Weeks: 179) |
| 37. POINTER SISTERS (HP: #4 – Weeks: 176) |
| 38. RICK ASTLEY (HP: #1 – Weeks: 71) |
| 39. KIM WILDE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 145) |
| 40. TINA TURNER (HP: #1 – Weeks: 147) |
| 41. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (HP: #2 – Weeks: 161) |
| 42. SHAKIN’ STEVENS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 113) |
| 43. WHITNEY HOUSTON (HP: #1 – Weeks: 138) |
| 44. PAT BENATAR (HP: #1 – Weeks: 191) |
| 45. ADAM ANT (HP: #1 – Weeks: 85) *includes Adam And The Ants |
| 46. LAURA BRANIGAN (HP: #1 – Weeks: 121) |
| 47. MONDO ROCK (HP: #2 – Weeks: 174) |
| 48. CHEAP TRICK (HP: #1 – Weeks: 78) |
| 49. HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 154) |
| 50. JOHN MELLENCAMP (HP: #5 – Weeks: 195) |
| 51. IRENE CARA (HP: #1 – Weeks: 98) |
| 52. MODELS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 150) |
| 53. PAUL McCARTNEY (HP: #2 – Weeks: 149) |
| 54. THE ROLLING STONES (HP: #1 – Weeks: 133) |
| 55. ROD STEWART (HP: #3 – Weeks: 156) |
| 56. BLONDIE (HP: #4 – Weeks: 73) |
| 57. JOHN LENNON (HP: #1 – Weeks: 58) |
| 58. PRETENDERS (HP: #2 – Weeks: 128) |
| 59. FOREIGNER (HP: #1 – Weeks: 113) |
| 60. THE ANGELS (HP: #7 – Weeks: 205) |
| 61. DIRE STRAITS (HP: #2 – Weeks: 102) |
| 62. FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 97) |
| 63. AUSTRALIAN CRAWL (HP: #1 – Weeks: 136) |
| 64. SPANDAU BALLET (HP: #4 – Weeks: 185) |
| 65. DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (HP: #4 – Weeks: 159) |
| 66. UB40 (HP: #1 – Weeks: 131) |
| 67. EUROGLIDERS (HP: #2 – Weeks: 143) |
| 68. ROXETTE (HP: #1 – Weeks: 35) |
| 69. BON JOVI (HP: #3 – Weeks: 110) |
| 70. COLD CHISEL (HP: #4 – Weeks: 132) |
| 71. BETTE MIDLER (HP: #1 – Weeks: 105) |
| 72. DRAGON (HP: #2 – Weeks: 154) |
| 73. STARSHIP (HP: #1 – Weeks: 55) |
| 74. SHEENA EASTON (HP: #1 – Weeks: 119) |
| 75. NEW ORDER (HP: #4 – Weeks: 138) |
| 76. TEARS FOR FEARS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 78) |
| 77. RAY PARKER, Jr. (HP: #1 – Weeks: 64) |
| 78. PET SHOP BOYS (HP: #5 – Weeks: 116) |
| 79. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK (HP: #1 – Weeks: 33) |
| 80. RICHARD MARX (HP: #1 – Weeks: 74) |
| 81. KENNY ROGERS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 165) |
| 82. SIMPLE MINDS (HP: #6 – Weeks: 153) |
| 83. LEO SAYER (HP: #1 – Weeks: 110) |
| 84. 1927 (HP: #4 – Weeks: 58) |
| 85. THE HUMAN LEAGUE (HP: #4 – Weeks: 99) |
| 86. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD (HP: #4 – Weeks: 75) |
| 87. WA WA NEE (HP: #2 – Weeks: 92) |
| 88. THE PROCLAIMERS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 32) |
| 89. CROWDED HOUSE (HP: #2 – Weeks: 101) |
| 90. THE BEACH BOYS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 83) |
| 91. CHER (HP: #1 – Weeks: 59) |
| 92. MOVING PICTURES (HP: #1 – Weeks: 78) |
| 93. JAMES REYNE (HP: #5 – Weeks: 97) |
| 94. BROS (HP: #5 – Weeks: 66) |
| 95. AUSTEN TAYSHUS (HP: #1 – Weeks: 59) |
| 96. JONA LEWIE (HP: #2 – Weeks: 69) |
| 97. USA FOR AFRICA (HP: #1 – Weeks: 26) |
| 98. HOODOO GURUS (HP: #3 – Weeks: 144) |
| 99. DEAD OR ALIVE (HP: #3 – Weeks: 124) |
| 100. ROXY MUSIC (HP: #1 – Weeks: 70) |