The most successful albums on the Australian charts during the 1980s.
| 1. BROTHERS IN ARMS Dire Straits (1985 – HP: #1, WEEKS IN THE TOP 100: 95) |
| 2. WHISPERING JACK John Farnham (1986 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 126) |
| 3. THRILLER Michael Jackson (1982 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 114) |
| 4. BORN IN THE U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen (1984 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 97) |
| 5. WHITNEY HOUSTON Whitney Houston (1985 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 125) |
| 6. LOVE OVER GOLD Dire Straits (1982 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 140) |
| 7. CAN’T SLOW DOWN Lionel Richie (1983 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 119) |
| 8. MAN OF COLOURS Icehouse (1987 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 56) |
| 9. GRACELAND Paul Simon (1986 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 65) |
| 10. BUSINESS AS USUAL Men At Work (1981 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 118) |
| 11. TOO LOW FOR ZERO Elton John (1983 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 78) |
| 12. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Midnight Oil (1982 – HP: #3, WEEKS: 171) |
| 13. FOR THE WORKING CLASS MAN Jimmy Barnes (1985 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 74) |
| 14. CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House (1986 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 105) |
| 15. TATTOO YOU The Rolling Stones (1981 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 37) |
| 16. REVENGE Eurythmics (1986 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 58) |
| 17. DOUBLE FANTASY John Lennon & Yoko Ono (1980 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 45) |
| 18. COLOUR BY NUMBERS Culture Club (1983 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 68) |
| 19. KICK INXS (1987 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 84) |
| 20. THE SWING INXS (1984 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 104) |
| 21. SLIPPERY WHEN WET Bon Jovi (1986 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 72) |
| 22. TRUE COLOURS Split Enz (1980 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 60) |
| 23. NO JACKET REQUIRED Phil Collins (1985 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 100) |
| 24. DIRTY DANCING Soundtrack (1987 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 74) |
| 25. SIROCCO Australian Crawl (1981 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 52) |
| 26. AN INNOCENT MAN Billy Joel (1983 – HP: #3, WEEKS: 89) |
| 27. LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna (1984 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 72) |
| 28. AGE OF REASON John Farnham (1988 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 46) |
| 29. LITTLE CREATURES Talking Heads (1985 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 56) |
| 30. THE WALL Pink Floyd (1980 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 85) |
| 31. BACK IN BLACK AC/DC (1980 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 81) |
| 32. VOLUME ONE Traveling Wilburys (1988 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 49) |
| 33. CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC (SOUNDTRACK) Village People/Various Artists (1980 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 38) |
| 34. EAST Cold Chisel (1980 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 63) |
| 35. THE JOSHUA TREE U2 (1987 – HP: #3, WEEKS: 101) |
| 36. GUILTY Barbra Streisand (1980 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 36) |
| 37. BE YOURSELF TONIGHT Eurythmics (1985 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 54) |
| 38. …ISH 1927 (1988 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 51) |
| 39. DAYS OF INNOCENCE Moving Pictures (1981 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 61) |
| 40. DIESEL AND DUST Midnight Oil (1987 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 50) |
| 41. TRUE BLUE Madonna (1986 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 78) |
| 42. AVALON Roxy Music (1982 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 48) |
| 43. ZENYATTA MONDATTA The Police (1980 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 35) |
| 44. THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES Sting (1985 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 67) |
| 45. TRACY CHAPMAN Tracy Chapman (1988 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 56) |
| 46. LISTEN LIKE THIEVES INXS (1985 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 81) |
| 47. RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET Midnight Oil (1984 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 63) |
| 48. GLASS HOUSES Billy Joel (1980 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 47) |
| 49. FREIGHT TRAIN HEART Jimmy Barnes (1987 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 63) |
| 50. SHE’S SO UNUSUAL Cyndi Lauper (1984 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 106) |
| 51. RODNEY RUDE LIVE Rodney Rude (1984 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 40) |
| 52. INVISIBLE TOUCH Genesis (1986 – HP: #3, WEEKS: 70) |
| 53. FLASHDANCE Soundtrack (1983 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 49) |
| 54. SYNCHRONICITY The Police (1983 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 53) |
| 55. THE LONESOME JUBILEE John Cougar Mellencamp (1987 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 57) |
| 56. UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY U2 (1984 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 73) |
| 57. THE BRIDGE Billy Joel (1986 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 65) |
| 58. CIRCUS ANIMALS Cold Chisel (1982 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 40) |
| 59. RATTLE AND HUM U2 (1988 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 60) |
| 60. TEMPLE OF LOW MEN Crowded House (1988 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 40) |
| 61. FACE VALUE Phil Collins (1981 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 70) |
| 62. INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY Terence Trent D’Arby (1987 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 64) |
| 63. GREATEST HITS VOLS. 1 & 2 Billy Joel (1985 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 71) |
| 64. DARE The Human League (1982 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 40) |
| 65. HYSTERIA Def Leppard (1987 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 83) |
| 66. LET’S DANCE David Bowie (1983 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 54) |
| 67. RECKLESS Bryan Adams (1985 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 64) |
| 68. CHARIOTS OF FIRE (SOUNDTRACK) Vangelis (1981 – HP: #4, WEEKS: 100) |
| 69. WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY Rick Astley (1987 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 51) |
| 70. SCARECROW John Cougar Mellencamp (1985 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 96) |
| 71. FAITH George Michael (1987 – HP: #3, WEEKS: 48) |
| 72. TANGO IN THE NIGHT Fleetwood Mac (1987 – HP: #5, WEEKS: 58) |
| 73. WHITNEY Whitney Houston (1987 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 62) |
| 74. SONS OF BEACHES Australian Crawl (1982 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 37) |
| 75. COCKTAIL Soundtrack (1988 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 32) |
| 76. ICEHOUSE Flowers (1980 – HP: #4, WEEKS: 45) |
| 77. XANADU (SOUNDTRACK) Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra (1980 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 31) |
| 78. THE BOYS LIGHT UP Australian Crawl (1980 – HP: #4, WEEKS: 101) |
| 79. THE RAW AND THE COOKED Fine Young Cannibals (1989 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 36) |
| 80. OFF THE WALL Michael Jackson (1980 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 56) |
| 81. BAD Michael Jackson (1987 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 37) |
| 82. LA BAMBA (SOUNDTRACK) Los Lobos/Various Artists (1987 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 33) |
| 83. THE BEATLES BALLADS The Beatles (1981 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 26) |
| 84. TUG OF WAR Paul McCartney (1982 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 28) |
| 85. SPIRIT OF PLACE Goanna (1982 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 43) |
| 86. OPEN UP AND SAY… AHH! Poison (1988 – HP: #5, WEEKS: 66) |
| 87. A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON Pink Floyd (1987 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 44) |
| 88. REPEAT OFFENDER Richard Marx (1989 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 26) |
| 89. 1100 BEL AIR PLACE Julio Iglesias (1984 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 37) |
| 90. MAKE IT BIG Wham! (1984 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 28) |
| 91. HOTTER THAN JULY Stevie Wonder (1980 – HP: #3, WEEKS: 54) |
| 92. PRIVATE DANCER Tina Turner (1984 – HP: #5, WEEKS: 74) |
| 93. APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Guns N’ Roses (1988 – HP: #5, WEEKS: 71) |
| 94. HEAVY NOVA Robert Palmer (1988 – HP: #2, WEEKS: 51) |
| 95. THE ROSE (SOUNDTRACK) Bette Midler (1980 – HP: #3, WEEKS: 38) |
| 96. THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION John Lennon (1982 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 27) |
| 97. SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR Tears For Fears (1985 – HP: #3, WEEKS: 42) |
| 98. BAD HABITS Billy Field (1981 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 37) |
| 99. MAKING MOVIES Dire Straits (1980 – HP: #6, WEEKS: 108) |
| 100. EDGE Daryl Braithwaite (1988 – HP: #1, WEEKS: 51) |
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