
The most successful singles of all time on the Australian charts first entering the Top 100 during 1980. All ongoing success from 1981 onwards is included.
| 1. SHADDUP YOU FACE Joe Dolce Music Theatre (HP: #1, WEEKS IN THE TOP 100: 26) |
| 2. I GOT YOU Split Enz (HP: #1, WEEKS: 25) |
| 3. CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Queen (HP: #1, WEEKS: 21) |
| 4. (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER John Lennon (HP: #1, WEEKS: 25) |
| 5. THE TIME WARP Original Cast Of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (HP: #3, WEEKS: 30) |
| 6. WOMAN IN LOVE Barbra Streisand (HP: #1, WEEKS: 23) |
| 7. MORE THAN I CAN SAY Leo Sayer (HP: #1, WEEKS: 28) |
| 8. CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC Village People (HP: #1, WEEKS: 20) |
| 9. TURNING JAPANESE The Vapors (HP: #1, WEEKS: 25) |
| 10. ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART 2) Pink Floyd (HP: #2, WEEKS: 26) |
| 11. MOSCOW Genghis Khan (HP: #1, WEEKS: 19) |
| 12. BRASS IN POCKET Pretenders (HP: #2, WEEKS: 26) |
| 13. DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME The Police (HP: #3, WEEKS: 35) *includes ’86 version |
| 14. UPSIDE DOWN Diana Ross (HP: #1, WEEKS: 24) |
| 15. DUNCAN Slim Dusty (HP: #1, WEEKS: 23) |
| 16. FUNKYTOWN Lipps, Inc. (HP: #1, WEEKS: 23) |
| 17. TIRED OF TOEIN’ THE LINE Rocky Burnette (HP: #1, WEEKS: 26) |
| 18. DREAMING MY DREAMS WITH YOU Colleen Hewett (HP: #2, WEEKS: 22) |
| 19. MASTER BLASTER (JAMMIN’) Stevie Wonder (HP: #2, WEEKS: 23) |
| 20. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU The Romantics (HP: #2, WEEKS: 24) |
| 21. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen (HP: #5, WEEKS: 44) |
| 22. YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ Long John Baldry & Kathi MacDonald (HP: #2, WEEKS: 23) |
| 23. COMING UP Paul McCartney (HP: #2, WEEKS: 18) |
| 24. BABOOSHKA Kate Bush (HP: #2, WEEKS: 21) |
| 25. SPACE INVADERS Player [1] (HP: #3, WEEKS: 28) |
| 26. JESSE Carly Simon (HP: #4, WEEKS: 31) |
| 27. HE’S MY NUMBER ONE Christie Allen (HP: #4, WEEKS: 21) |
| 28. THE TIDE IS HIGH Blondie (HP: #4, WEEKS: 21) |
| 29. STOP THE CAVALRY Jona Lewie (HP: #2, WEEKS: 19) |
| 30. ASHES TO ASHES David Bowie (HP: #3, WEEKS: 22) |
| 31. DREAMIN’ Cliff Richard (HP: #4, WEEKS: 21) |
| 32. SHANDI Kiss (HP: #5, WEEKS: 23) |
| 33. CALL ME Blondie (HP: #4, WEEKS: 20) |
| 34. DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME Captain And Tennille (HP: #3, WEEKS: 20) |
| 35. XANADU Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra (HP: #2, WEEKS: 17) |
| 36. MAGIC Olivia Newton-John (HP: #4, WEEKS: 18) *includes Live version |
| 37. STATE OF THE HEART Mondo Rock (HP: #6, WEEKS: 26) |
| 38. YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG AC/DC (HP: #8, WEEKS: 39) |
| 39. FAME Irene Cara (HP: #3, WEEKS: 29) |
| 40. FEELS LIKE I’M IN LOVE Kelly Marie (HP: #7, WEEKS: 27) |
| 41. ONE STEP AHEAD Split Enz (HP: #5, WEEKS: 23) |
| 42. ROCK LOBSTER The B-52s (HP: #3, WEEKS: 22) |
| 43. ROCK WITH YOU Michael Jackson (HP: #4, WEEKS: 24) |
| 44. IT’S HARD TO BE HUMBLE Mac Davis (HP: #9, WEEKS: 31) |
| 45. COWARD OF THE COUNTY Kenny Rogers (HP: #6, WEEKS: 22) |
| 46. PEOPLE Mi-Sex (HP: #6, WEEKS: 20) |
| 47. THE ROSE Bette Midler (HP: #6, WEEKS: 23) |
| 48. SKINNY GIRLS Alan O’Day (HP: #11, WEEKS: 31) |
| 49. TOTAL CONTROL The Motels (HP: #7, WEEKS: 23) |
| 50. LIFE AT THE OUTPOST Skatt Bros. (HP: #13, WEEKS: 29) |
| 51. THE WANDERER Donna Summer (HP: #6, WEEKS: 17) |
| 52. FLY TOO HIGH Janis Ian (HP: #7, WEEKS: 25) |
| 53. CAN’T HELP MYSELF Flowers (HP: #10, WEEKS: 28) |
| 54. WHY WON’T YOU EXPLAIN Karen Knowles (HP: #12, WEEKS: 29) |
| 55. CAN YOU FEEL IT The Jacksons (HP: #10, WEEKS: 24) |
| 56. FALLIN’ IN LOVE (BEIN’ FRIENDS) Rocky Burnette (HP: #6, WEEKS: 19) |
| 57. NO SECRETS The Angels (HP: #8, WEEKS: 17) |
| 58. HE’S SO SHY Pointer Sisters (HP: #11, WEEKS: 23) |
| 59. I COULD BE SO GOOD FOR YOU Dennis Waterman (HP: #9, WEEKS: 37) |
| 60. LOVE AT FIRST NIGHT Kim Hart (HP: #6, WEEKS: 17) |
| 61. NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Stephanie Mills (HP: #13, WEEKS: 26) |
| 62. ALL OUT OF LOVE Air Supply (HP: #9, WEEKS: 23) |
| 63. THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL ABBA (HP: #7, WEEKS: 23) |
| 64. WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU Spinners (HP: #12, WEEKS: 25) |
| 65. ECHO BEACH Martha And The Muffins (HP: #6, WEEKS: 23) |
| 66. QUE SERA MI VIDA (IF YOU SHOULD GO) The Gibson Brothers (HP: #9, WEEKS: 27) |
| 67. EMOTIONAL RESCUE The Rolling Stones (HP: #8, WEEKS: 20) |
| 68. SO LONG Fischer-Z (HP: #15, WEEKS: 23) |
| 69. INTO THE NIGHT Benny Mardones (HP: #19, WEEKS: 31) |
| 70. DAY TRIP TO BANGOR Fiddler’s Dram (HP: #8, WEEKS: 19) |
| 71. I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU The Tourists (HP: #6, WEEKS: 19) |
| 72. KISS ON MY LIST Daryl Hall And John Oates (HP: #13, WEEKS: 23) |
| 73. ROCK HARD Suzi Quatro (HP: #9, WEEKS: 20) |
| 74. TWO FACES HAVE I Ol’55 (HP: #15, WEEKS: 30) |
| 75. ROCKABILLY REBEL Major Matchbox (HP: #12, WEEKS: 20) |
| 76. EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD Air Supply (HP: #8, WEEKS: 21) |
| 77. ATOMIC Blondie (HP: #12, WEEKS: 23) *includes Remix version |
| 78. SAME OLD GIRL Darryl Cotton (HP: #6, WEEKS: 20) |
| 79. CHEAP WINE Cold Chisel (HP: #8, WEEKS: 20) |
| 80. MODERN GIRL James Freud And The Radio Stars (HP: #12, WEEKS: 24) |
| 81. LADY Kenny Rogers (HP: #16, WEEKS: 23) |
| 82. IT’S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME Billy Joel (HP: #10, WEEKS: 17) |
| 83. HELP John Farnham (HP: #8, WEEKS: 15) |
| 84. THERE AIN’T NO AGE FOR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL The Veterans (HP: #6, WEEKS: 16) |
| 85. SINGING IN THE 80s The Monitors (HP: #16, WEEKS: 25) |
| 86. WALKING ON THE MOON The Police (HP: #9, WEEKS: 16) |
| 87. ON AND ON AND ON ABBA (HP: #9, WEEKS: 14) |
| 88. PRIVATE IDAHO The B-52s (HP: #11, WEEKS: 19) |
| 89. YOU’LL ALWAYS FIND ME IN THE KITCHEN AT PARTIES Jona Lewie (HP: #21, WEEKS: 25) |
| 90. LITTLE JEANNIE Elton John (HP: #9, WEEKS: 14) |
| 91. I BELIEVE IN YOU Don Williams (HP: #20, WEEKS: 24) |
| 92. I WANT TO BE STRAIGHT Ian Dury And The Blockheads (HP: #18, WEEKS: 23) |
| 93. STOMP The Brothers Johnson (HP: #13, WEEKS: 22) |
| 94. WE CAN GET TOGETHER Flowers (HP: #16, WEEKS: 19) |
| 95. ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE Monty Python (HP: #9, WEEKS: 14) |
| 96. BIRD NOISES (EP) Midnight Oil (HP: #28, WEEKS: 24) |
| 97. WHEN I’M WITH YOU Sparks (HP: #17, WEEKS: 23) |
| 98. ROMEO’S TUNE Steve Forbert (HP: #13, WEEKS: 17) |
| 99. COME AROUND Mental As Anything (HP: #18, WEEKS: 25) |
| 100. GIVE ME THE NIGHT George Benson (HP: #10, WEEKS: 20) |