THE TOP 100 HIT-MAKERS OF THE 1980s

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)

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