But why’s it gotta be just 79?
Stock, Aitken & Waterman wrote and produced some of the biggest hits of the 80s and early 90s, and are arguably the most well-known production teams in music history. So on this “Kylie Birthday” weekend, we countdown every SAW produced hit that entered the Australian Top 100 – all 79 of them.
| 1. NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP Rick Astley (1987 – HP: #1, Weeks In Top 100: 35) |
| 2. VENUS Bananarama (1986 – HP: #1, Weeks: 31) |
| 3. I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY Kylie Minogue (1988 – HP: #1, Weeks: 19) |
| 4. RESPECTABLE Mel and Kim (1987 – HP: #1, Weeks: 24) |
| 5. ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan (1988 – HP: #2, Weeks: 20) |
| 6. GOT TO BE CERTAIN Kylie Minogue (1988 – HP: #3, Weeks: 19) |
| 7. WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY Rick Astley (1988 – HP: #3, Weeks: 20) |
| 8. YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD) Dead or Alive (1985 – HP: #3, Weeks: 30) |
| 9. NOTHING CAN DIVIDE US Jason Donovan (1988 – HP: #3, Weeks: 18) |
| 10. LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE Bananarama (1988 – HP: #5, Weeks: 29) |
| 11. I WANT YOU BACK Bananarama (1988 – HP: #3, Weeks: 21) |
| 12. STEP BACK IN TIME Kylie Minogue (1990 – HP: #5, Weeks: 19) |
| 13. HAND ON YOUR HEART Kylie Minogue (1989 – HP: #4, Weeks: 13) |
| 14. BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW Kylie Minogue (1990 – HP: #4, Weeks: 20) |
| 15. SHOWING OUT (GET FRESH AT THE WEEKEND) Mel and Kim (1987 – HP: #12, Weeks: 28) |
| 16. WHEN I FALL IN LOVE Rick Astley (1988 – HP: #5, Weeks: 16) |
| 17. SAY I’M YOUR NUMBER ONE Jason Donovan (1985 – HP: #8, Weeks: 21) |
| 18. TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS Jason Donovan (1989 – HP: #7, Weeks: 14) |
| 19. YOU THINK YOU’RE A MAN Divine (1984 – HP: #8, Weeks: 18) |
| 20. SHOCKED Kylie Minogue (1991 – HP: #7, Weeks: 14) |
| 21. I STILL LOVE YOU (JE NE SAIS PAS POURQUOI) Kylie Minogue (1988 – HP: #11, Weeks: 14) |
| 22. I HEARD A RUMOUR Bananarama (1987 – HP: #32, Weeks: 32) |
| 23. NEVER TOO LATE Kylie Minogue (1989 – HP: #14, Weeks: 16) |
| 24. GET READY Carol Hitchcock (1987 – HP: #18, Weeks: 20) |
| 25. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue (1991 – HP: #11, Weeks: 13) |
| 26. WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue (1991 – HP: #10, Weeks: 15) |
| 27. WOULDN’T CHANGE A THING Kylie Minogue (1989 – HP: #8, Weeks: 11) |
| 28. SEALED WITH A KISS Jason Donovan (1989 – HP: #8, Weeks: 10) |
| 29. I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU Samantha Fox (1989 – HP: #19, Weeks: 15) |
| 30. LOVER COME BACK TO ME Dead or Alive (1985 – HP: #13, Weeks: 12) |
| 31. BRAND NEW LOVER Dead or Alive (1986 – HP: #21, Weeks: 20) |
| 32. WHAT KIND OF FOOL (HEARD ALL THAT BEFORE) Kylie Minogue (1992 – HP: #17, Weeks: 16) |
| 33. IF YOU WERE WITH ME NOW Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington (1992 – HP: #23, Weeks: 17) |
| 34. SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE Dead or Alive (1987 – HP: #19, Weeks: 14) |
| 35. THIS TIME I KNOW IT’S FOR REAL Donna Summer (1989 – HP: #40, Weeks: 19) |
| 36. HAPPENIN’ ALL OVER AGAIN Lonnie Gordon (1990 – HP: #33, Weeks: 20) |
| 37. F.L.M Mel and Kim (1987 – HP: #19, Weeks: 12) |
| 38. TEARS ON MY PILLOW Kylie Minogue (1990 – HP: #20, Weeks: 12) |
| 39. NOTHING’S GONNA STOP ME NOW Samantha Fox (1987 – HP: #22, Weeks: 13) |
| 40. TOGETHER FOREVER Rick Astley (1988 – HP: #19, Weeks: 11) |
| 41. MORE THAN PHYSICAL Bananarama (1986 – HP: #28, Weeks: 14) |
| 42. BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE Big Fun (1989 – HP: #37, Weeks: 20) |
| 43. THAT’S THE WAY IT IS Mel and Kim (1988 – HP: #28, Weeks: 13) |
| 44. YOU’LL NEVER STOP ME LOVING YOU Sonia (1989 – HP: #29, Weeks: 12) |
| 45. GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME Kylie Minogue (1992 – HP: #24, Weeks: 10) |
| 46. I CAN’T HELP IT Bananarama (1988 – HP: #27, Weeks: 9) |
| 47. HELP! Bananarama feat. Lananeeneenoonoo (1989 – HP: #25, Weeks: 9) |
| 48. LOVE, TRUTH AND HONESTY Bananarama (1988 – HP: #32, Weeks: 12) |
| 49. TOY BOY Sinitta (1987 – HP: #49, Weeks: 15) |
| 50. IN TOO DEEP Dead or Alive (1985 – HP: #31, Weeks: 10) |
| 51. LET IT BE Ferry Aid (1987 – HP: #28, Weeks: 8) |
| 52. MY HEART GOES BANG (GET ME TO THE DOCTOR) Dead or Alive (1985 – HP: #41, Weeks: 12) |
| 53. HOOKED ON LOVE Dead or Alive (1987 – HP: #33, Weeks: 9) |
| 54. HE AIN’T NO COMPETITION Brother Beyond (1989 – HP: #53, Weeks: 14) |
| 55. HEARTACHE Pepsi & Shirlie (1987 – HP: #49, Weeks: 12) |
| 56. WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME Jason Donovan (1990 – HP: #40, Weeks: 8) |
| 57. TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART Rick Astley (1989 – HP: #41, Weeks: 9) |
| 58. AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE Princess (1986 – HP: #57, Weeks: 11) |
| 59. I’LL SAVE YOU ALL MY KISSES Dead or Alive (1987 – HP: #47, Weeks: 8) |
| 60. FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul Mccartney, Gerry Marsden & S.A.W. (1989 – HP: #45, Weeks: 7) |
| 61. I’D RATHER JACK The Reynolds Girls (1989 – HP: #43, Weeks: 8) |
| 62. EVERY DAY (I LOVE YOU MORE) Jason Donovan (1989 – HP: #43, Weeks: 6) |
| 63. RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Jason Donovan (1990 – HP: #44, Weeks: 7) |
| 64. NATHAN JONES Bananarama (1989 – HP: #59, Weeks: 9) |
| 65. CROSS MY BROKEN HEART Sinitta (1988 – HP: #56, Weeks: 10) |
| 66. DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS? Band Aid II (1990 – HP: #30, Weeks: 4) |
| 67. SHATTERED GLASS Laura Branigan (1987 – HP: #60, Weeks: 7) |
| 68. GTO Sinitta (1988 – HP: #62, Weeks: 6) |
| 69. FINER FEELINGS Kylie Minogue (1992 – HP: #60, Weeks: 5) |
| 70. ALL MIXED UP The Twins (1991 – HP: #74, Weeks: 5) |
| 71. WHATEVER I DO (WHEREVER I GO) Hazell Dean (1985 – HP: #74, Weeks: 3) |
| 72. I JUST CAN’T WAIT Mandy Smith (1987 – HP: #91, Weeks: 3) |
| 73. LOVE’S ABOUT TO CHANGE MY HEART Donna Summer (1989 – HP: #71, Weeks: 2) |
| 74. CAN’T SHAKE THE FEELING Big Fun (1990 – HP: #97, Weeks: 2) |
| 75. THE HARDER I TRY Brother Beyond (1989 – HP: #78, Weeks: 1) |
| 76. R.S.V.P Jason Donovan (1991 – HP: #91, Weeks: 1) |
| 77. CAN’T FORGET YOU Sonia (1989 – HP: #98, Weeks: 1) |
| 78. A TRICK OF THE NIGHT Bananarama (1987 – HP: #99, Weeks: 1) |
| 79. I JUST DON’T HAVE THE HEART Cliff Richard (1989 – HP: #100, Weeks: 1) |
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