Category: Yearly Lists

THE TOP 100 BIGGEST SINGLES FROM 1985

The most successful singles of all time on the Australian charts first entering the Top 100 during 1985. All ongoing success from 1986 onwards has been included.

1. WE ARE THE WORLD USA For Africa (HP: #1 – WEEKS IN TOP 100: 26)
2. RUNNING UP THAT HILL (DEAL WITH GOD) Kate Bush (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 46)
3. ANGEL / INTO THE GROOVE Madonna (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 27)
4. THE POWER OF LOVE Jennifer Rush (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 29)
5. WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 26)
6. CRAZY FOR YOU Madonna (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 23)
7. SPECIES DECEASES (EP) (featuring “HERCULES”) Midnight Oil (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 20)
8. I GOT YOU BABE UB40 with Chrissie Hynde (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 20)
9. LIVE IT UP Mental As Anything (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 23)
10. A GOOD HEART Feargal Sharkey (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 26)
11. YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD) Dead Or Alive (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 47) *includes ’96 remix
12. OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT Models (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 23)
13. TAKE ON ME a-ha (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 24)
14. MONEY FOR NOTHING Dire Straits (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 32)
15. DANCING IN THE STREET David Bowie & Mick Jagger (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 18)
16. WOULD I LIE TO YOU Eurythmics (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 21)
17. WHAT YOU NEED INXS (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 22)
18. SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 27)
19. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER Jim Diamond (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 23)
20. WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO (THUNDERDOME) Tina Turner (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 17)
21. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne Warwick & Friends (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 25)
22. SHOUT Tears For Fears (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 22)
23. ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK Murray Head (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 22)
24. POWER OF LOVE Huey Lewis And The News (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 22)
25. I’M YOUR MAN Wham! (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 17)
26. NIKITA Elton John (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 18)
27. THE HEAT IS ON Glenn Frey (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 19)
28. NEUTRON DANCE Pointer Sisters (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 21)
29. DON’T GO Pseudo Echo (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 19)
30. PART TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 19)
31. WALKING ON SUNSHINE Katrina And The Waves (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 21)
32. BARBADOS Models (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 19)
33. THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL (PLAYING WITH MY HEART) Eurythmics (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 17)
34. ONE MORE NIGHT Phil Collins (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 15)
35. CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING REO Speedwagon (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 21)
36. BORN IN THE U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 24)
37. HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 29)
38. I’D DIE TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT Jimmy Barnes (HP: #7 – WEEKS: 26) *includes 2014 version featuring Diesel
39. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD Tears For Fears (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 30)
40. 50 YEARS Uncanny X-Men (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 20)
41. WORKING CLASS MAN Jimmy Barnes (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 18)
42. THE BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 19)
43. ENDLESS ROAD Time Bandits (HP: #5 – WEEKS: 24)
44. SOME LIKE IT HOT The Power Station (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 20)
45. AND WE DANCED The Hooters (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 22)
46. MAN OVERBOARD Do Re Mi (HP: #5 – WEEKS: 18)
47. BROKEN WINGS Mr. Mister (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 19)
48. LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN The Dream Academy (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 18)
49. ST. ELMO’S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) John Parr (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 19)
50. RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT DeBarge (HP: #5 – WEEKS: 17)
51. TOO YOUNG FOR PROMISES Koo De Tah (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 27)
52. LOVERBOY Billy Ocean (HP: #7 – WEEKS: 23)
53. MATERIAL GIRL Madonna (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 16)
54. CHERISH Kool And The Gang (HP: #8 – WEEKS: 24)
55. MOVE CLOSER Phyllis Nelson (HP: #15 – WEEKS: 32)
56. CLOSE TO ME The Cure (HP: #7 – WEEKS: 27) *includes Remix version
57. A VIEW TO A KILL Duran Duran (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 14)
58. CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU Eurogliders (HP: #8 – WEEKS: 21)
59. HEAVEN Bryan Adams (HP: #12 – WEEKS: 23)
60. DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) Simple Minds (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 19)
61. SAY I’M YOUR NUMBER ONE Princess (HP: #8 – WEEKS: 21)
62. PLEASURE AND PAIN Divinyls (HP: #11 – WEEKS: 25)
63. AXEL F. Harold Faltermeyer (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 18)
64. WE WILL TOGETHER Eurogliders (HP: #7 – WEEKS: 19)
65. WE CLOSE OUR EYES Go West (HP: #8 – WEEKS: 18)
66. SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU Whitney Houston (HP: #20 – WEEKS: 30)
67. SUSSUDIO Phil Collins (HP: #8 – WEEKS: 18)
68. STRUT Sheena Easton (HP: #13 – WEEKS: 21)
69. LIKE WOW-WIPEOUT Hoodoo Gurus (HP: #15 – WEEKS: 22)
70. NIGHTSHIFT Commodores (HP: #8 – WEEKS: 18)
71. YOU’RE ONLY HUMAN (SECOND WIND) Billy Joel (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 16)
72. FREEWAY OF LOVE Aretha Franklin (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 15)
73. ALL YOU ZOMBIES The Hooters (HP: #8 – WEEKS: 17)
74. SUMMER OF ’69 Bryan Adams (HP: #14 – WEEKS: 25)
75. TRUST ME I’m Talking (HP: #10 – WEEKS: 16)
76. OBSESSION Animotion (HP: #12 – WEEKS: 20)
77. CRAZY IN THE NIGHT (BARKING AT AIRPLANES) Kim Carnes (HP: #21 – WEEKS: 30)
78. DRESS YOU UP Madonna (HP: #5 – WEEKS: 14)
79. I KNOW HIM SO WELL Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson (HP: #21 – WEEKS: 26)
80. FRANKIE Sister Sledge (HP: #10 – WEEKS: 16)
81. CALIFORNIA GIRLS David Lee Roth (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 17)
82. SISTERS ARE DOIN’ IT FOR THEMSELVES Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin (HP: #15 – WEEKS: 15)
83. IF I WAS Midge Ure (HP: #10 – WEEKS: 15)
84. LOVE THEME FROM “ST. ELMO’S FIRE” David Foster (HP: #22 – WEEKS: 33)
85. I’M ON FIRE Bruce Springsteen (HP: #12 – WEEKS: 18)
86. LOVE AND PRIDE King (HP: #8 – WEEKS: 15)
87. SEPARATE LIVES Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin (HP: #14 – WEEKS: 21)
88. THE GOONIES ‘R’ GOOD ENOUGH Cyndi Lauper (HP: #8 – WEEKS: 13)
89. YOU’RE SO STRONG Mental As Anything (HP: #11 – WEEKS: 18)
90. WIDE BOY Nik Kershaw (HP: #7 – WEEKS: 16)
91. CALL ME Go West (HP: #12 – WEEKS: 16)
92. (BILLY) DON’T LOSE MY NUMBER Phil Collins (HP: #10 – WEEKS: 16)
93. THE BELLE OF ST. MARK Sheila E. (HP: #16 – WEEKS: 17)
94. DARE ME Pointer Sisters (HP: #10 – WEEKS: 15)
95. JOHNNY COME HOME Fine Young Cannibals (HP: #14 – WEEKS: 22)
96. ROAD TO NOWHERE Talking Heads (HP: #16 – WEEKS: 18)
97. CURRENT STAND Kids In The Kitchen (HP: #12 – WEEKS: 19)
98. ELECTION DAY Arcadia (HP: #13 – WEEKS: 13)
99. THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD John Fogerty (HP: #10 – WEEKS: 17)
100. 19 Paul Hardcastle (HP: #10 – WEEKS: 15)
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THE TOP 100 SINGLES FROM 2001

The most successful singles from the Australian charts first appearing in 2001. All ongoing success from 2002 onwards has been counted.

1. CAN’T FIGHT THE MOONLIGHT LeAnn Rimes (HP: #1 – Weeks In Top 100: 33) 
2. SMOOTH CRIMINAL Alien Ant Farm (HP: #1 – Weeks: 20)
3. CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD Kylie Minogue (HP: #1 – Weeks: 19)
4. HANGING BY A MOMENT Lifehouse (HP: #1 – Weeks: 36)
5. ANGEL Shaggy featuring Rayvon (HP: #1 – Weeks: 19) 
6. HERO Enrique Iglesias (HP: #1 – Weeks: 31)
7. IT WASN’T ME Shaggy featuring Rik Rok (HP: #1 – Weeks: 21) 
8. STAN Eminem (HP: #1 – Weeks: 26) 
9. HOW YOU REMIND ME Nickelback (HP: #2 – Weeks: 32)
10. CASE OF THE EX Mya (HP: #1 – Weeks In Top 100: 24) 
11. DON’T STOP MOVIN’ S Club 7 (HP: #2 – Weeks: 29)
12. WHOLE AGAIN Atomic Kitten (HP: #2 – Weeks: 28) 
13. CAN WE FIX IT? Bob The Builder (HP: #1 – Weeks: 19) 
14. I’M LIKE A BIRD Nelly Furtado (HP: #2 – Weeks: 24) 
15. BUTTERFLY Crazy Town (HP: #4 – Weeks: 28) 
16. ME, MYSELF AND I Scandal’us (HP: #1 – Weeks: 17) 
17. LET’S GET MARRIED Jagged Edge (HP: #2 – Weeks: 24) 
18. LET ME BLOW YOUR MIND Eve featuring Gwen Stefani (HP: #4 – Weeks: 27)
19. WHAT WOULD YOU DO? City High (HP: #2 – Weeks: 26)
20. STRAWBERRY KISSES Nikki Webster (HP: #2 – Weeks: 18)  *includes 2017 version
21. WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN Creed (HP: #4 – Weeks: 29) 
22. GET THE PARTY STARTED P!nk (HP: #1 – Weeks: 16)
23. ALL RISE Blue (HP: #3 – Weeks: 28)
24. BETTER MAN Robbie Williams (HP: #6 – Weeks: 34)
25. BECAUSE I GOT HIGH Afroman (HP: #1 – Weeks: 16)
26. MS. JACKSON Outkast (HP: #2 – Weeks: 18) 
27. I’M REAL Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule (HP: #5 – Weeks: 27)
28. LADY MARMALADE Christina Aguilera, P!nk, Mya & Lil’ Kim (HP: #1 – Weeks: 13) 
29. MAMBO No.5 Bob The Builder (HP: #2 – Weeks: 23)
30. U GOT IT BAD Usher (HP: #3, Weeks: 21)
31. FREE Mya (HP: #4 – Weeks: 21) 
32. RAPTURE Iio (HP: #3 – Weeks In Top 100: 23)
33. LIVIN’ IT UP Ja Rule featuring Case (HP: #6, Weeks: 31)
34. WALKING AWAY Craig David (HP: #5 – Weeks: 16) 
35. IN THE END Linkin Park (HP: #4, Weeks: 22)
36. ONE STEP CLOSER Linkin Park (HP: #4 – Weeks: 15) 
37. MISS CALIFORNIA Dante Thomas featuring Pras (HP: #5 – Weeks: 24)
38. IT’S RAINING MEN Geri Halliwell (HP: #4 – Weeks In Top 100: 24) 
39. DROPS OF JUPITER Train (HP: #5 – Weeks In Top 100: 53)
40. FOLLOW ME Uncle Kracker (HP: #1 – Weeks: 14) 
41. OPERATION BLADE (BASS IN THE PLACE) Public Domain (HP: #7 – Weeks: 30) 
42. BOW WOW (THAT’S MY NAME) Lil’ Bow Wow (HP: #6 – Weeks: 21) 
43. TURN OFF THE LIGHT Nelly Furtado (HP: #7 – Weeks: 26)
44. RIDE WIT’ ME Nelly featuring City Spud (HP: #4 – Weeks: 18)
45. PURPLE PILLS D12 (HP: #3 – Weeks In Top 100: 22)
46. OUT OF REACH Gabrielle (HP: #9 – Weeks In Top 100: 27)
47. BETTE DAVIS EYES Gwyneth Paltrow (HP: #3 – Weeks: 21) 
48. U REMIND ME Usher (HP: #4 – Weeks: 17) 
49. TOO CLOSE Blue (HP: #5 – Weeks In Top 100: 20)
50. I’M A BELIEVER Smash Mouth (HP: #9 – Weeks: 21)
51. FALLIN’ Alicia Keys (HP: #7 – Weeks: 19)
52. UPTOWN GIRL Westlife (HP: #6 – Weeks: 22) 
53. FAMILY AFFAIR Mary J. Blige (HP: #8 – Weeks: 38)
54. BOOTYLICIOUS Destiny’s Child (HP: #4 – Weeks: 18) 
55. ROLLIN’ Limp Bizkit (HP: #11 – Weeks: 26) 
56. I NEED SOMEBODY Bardot (HP: #5 – Weeks: 14)
57. LOVE DON’T COST A THING Jennifer Lopez (HP: #4 – Weeks: 17) 
58. IT’S OVER Kurupt featuring Natina Reed (HP: #15 – Weeks: 26)
59. AMAZING Alex Lloyd (HP: #14 – Weeks: 26)
60. HIT ‘EM UP STYLE (OOPS!) Blu Cantrell (HP: #3 – Weeks: 19)
61. LUV ME, LUV ME Shaggy (HP: #10 – Weeks: 21)
62. HEY BABY No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer (HP: #7 – Weeks: 21)
63. YOU ALL DAT Baha Men (HP: #8 – Weeks: 20) 
64. E.I. Nelly (HP: #12 – Weeks: 22) 
65. STARLIGHT The Superman Lovers (HP: #12 – Weeks: 25)
66. SURVIVOR Destiny’s Child (HP: #7 – Weeks: 19) 
67. WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? Emma Bunton (HP: #10 – Weeks: 23) 
68. CLINT EASTWOOD Gorillaz (HP: #17 – Weeks: 26) 
69. AROUND THE WORLD (LA LA LA LA LA) atc (HP: #11 – Weeks: 19) 
70. ALL FOR YOU Janet Jackson (HP: #5 – Weeks: 18) 
71. JUST THE THING Paulmac featuring Peta Morris (HP: #17 – Weeks: 23) 
72. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT Toploader (HP: #12 – Weeks: 25) 
73. PLAY Jennifer Lopez (HP: #14 – Weeks: 20) 
74. ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE Brandy & Ray J (HP: #11 – Weeks: 19) 
75. IN MY POCKET Mandy Moore (HP: #11 – Weeks: 18) 
76. ONE NIGHT STAND Mis-teeq (HP: #17 – Weeks: 22)
77. WHERE’S YOUR HEAD AT? Basement Jaxx (HP: #16 – Weeks: 21)
78. BUGGIN’ ME Selwyn (HP: #19 – Weeks: 22)
79. WASSUP! Da Muttz (HP: #12 – Weeks: 16) 
80. THANK GOD I’M A COUNTRY BOY Hampton The Hamster (HP: #12 – Weeks: 15) 
81. AGAIN Lenny Kravitz (HP: #30 – Weeks: 28) 
82. SUPREME Robbie Williams (HP: #14 – Weeks: 26) 
83. LET’S DANCE Five (HP: #3 – Weeks: 15) 
84. ALIVE P.O.D. (HP: #18 – Weeks: 25)
85. EVERYWHERE Michelle Branch (HP: #19 – Week: 26)
86. EMOTION Destiny’s Child (HP: #17 – Weeks: 20)
87. EVERYTIME YOU NEED ME Fragma featuring Maria Rubia (HP: #17 – Weeks: 21) 
88. NO MORE (BABY I’MA DO RIGHT) 3LW (HP: #26 – Weeks: 24) 
89. THE HAMPSTERDANCE SONG Hampton The Hampster (HP: #5 – Weeks: 13) 
90. DRIVE Incubus (HP: #34 – Weeks: 29) 
91. BODY II BODY Samantha Mumba (HP: #14 – Weeks: 15) 
92. WHERE THE PARTY AT Jagged Edge featuring Nelly (HP: #13 – Weeks: 20)
93. DON’T MESS WITH THE RADIO Nivea (HP: #14 – Weeks: 19)
94. WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL Madonna (HP: #6 – Weeks: 19) 
95. OVERPROTECTED Britney Spears (HP: #16 – Weeks: 21)
96. IT’S BEEN AWHILE Staind (HP: #24 – Weeks: 23) 
97. LOVIN’ EACH DAY Ronan Keating (HP: #21 – Weeks: 20) 
98. STUCK IN A MOMENT YOU CAN’T GET OUT OF U2 (HP: #3 – Weeks: 16) 
99. WHO DO YOU LOVE NOW (STRINGER) Riva featuring Dannii Minogue (HP: #15 – Weeks: 18)
100. A.S.A.P. Bardot (HP: #5 – Weeks: 13) 
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THE TOP 100 BIGGEST SINGLES OF 1987

1. LOCOMOTION Kylie Minogue (HP: #1, Weeks In Top 100: 23) * continued charting in 1988
2. LA BAMBA Los Lobos (HP: #1, Weeks: 20) * continued charting in 1988
3. BOOM BOOM (LET’S GO BACK TO MY ROOM) Paul Lekakis (HP: #1, Weeks: 23) 
4. SLICE OF HEAVEN Dave Dobbyn & Herbs (HP: #1, Weeks: 27) 
5. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN Bangles (HP: #1, Weeks: 22) * carried over from 1986 charts
6. I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (WHO LOVES ME) Whitney Houston (HP: #1, Weeks: 23) 
7. RESPECTABLE Mel & Kim (HP: #1, Weeks: 24) 
8. ELECTRIC BLUE Icehouse (HP: #1, Weeks: 18) * continued charting in 1988
9. YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Kim Wilde (HP: #1, Weeks: 23) * carried over from 1986 charts
10. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Europe (HP: #2, Weeks: 26) 
11. SUDDENLY Angry Anderson (HP: #2, Weeks: 25) * continued charting in 1988
12. I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (FOR ME) George Michael & Aretha Franklin (HP: #1, Weeks: 21) 
13. HE’S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN The Party Boys (HP: #1, Weeks: 26) 
14. OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band (HP: #3, Weeks: 31) * re-entered from previous years * continued charting in 1988
15. NOTHING’S GONNA STOP US NOW Starship (HP: #3, Weeks: 25) 
16. NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP Rick Astley (HP: #1, Weeks: 12) * continued charting in 1988
17. CRAZY Icehouse (HP: #4, Weeks: 26) 
18. PRESSURE DOWN John Farnham (HP: #4, Weeks: 23) * carried over from 1986 charts
19. FUNKYTOWN Pseudo Echo (HP: #1, Weeks: 20) * carried over from 1986 charts
20. I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU Boris Gardiner (HP: #1, Weeks: 25) * carried over from 1986 charts
21. BAD Michael Jackson (HP: #4, Weeks: 14) * continued charting in 1988
22. WHAT’S MY SCENE Hoodoo Gurus (HP: #3, Weeks: 19) 
23. STAR TREKKIN’ The Firm (HP: #3, Weeks: 20) * continued charting in 1988
24. NEED YOU TONIGHT INXS (HP: #3, Weeks: 12) * continued charting in 1988
25. LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER Bon Jovi (HP: #3, Weeks: 30) 
26. GOOD TIMES Jimmy Barnes & INXS (HP: #2, Weeks: 19) * carried over from 1986 charts
27. TOO MUCH AIN’T ENOUGH LOVE Jimmy Barnes (HP: #1, Weeks: 9) * continued charting in 1988
28. BEDS ARE BURNING Midnight Oil (HP: #6, Weeks: 19) * continued charting in 1988
29. I WANT YOUR SEX George Michael (HP: #2, Weeks: 19) 
30. RUN TO PARADISE Choirboys (HP: #3, Weeks: 14) * continued charting in 1988
31. LEAN ON ME Club Nouveau (HP: #5, Weeks: 21) 
32. FAITH George Michael (HP: #2, Weeks: 7) * continued charting in 1988
33. MALE STRIPPER Man 2 Man Meet Man Parish (HP: #3, Weeks: 18) 
34. RIGHT ON TRACK The Breakfast Club (HP: #4, Weeks: 21) 
35. C’EST LA VIE Robbie Nevil (HP: #4, Weeks: 20) 
36. FALL OF ROME James Reyne (HP: #5, Weeks: 20) * continued charting in 1988
37. FRENCH KISSIN’ IN THE USA Debbie Harry (HP: #4, Weeks: 19) * carried over from 1986 charts
38. SHIP OF FOOLS World Party (HP: #4, Weeks: 22) 
39. WITCH QUEEN Chantoozies (HP: #4, Weeks: 17) 
40. WE CONNECT Stacey Q (HP: #7, Weeks: 19) 
41. ALONE Heart (HP: #6, Weeks: 21) 
42. BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE New Order (HP: #5, Weeks: 23) * carried over from 1986 charts
43. WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE The Angels (HP: #7, Weeks: 23) 
44. WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM Paul Carrack (HP: #7, Weeks: 22) 
45. TO BE A LOVER Billy Idol (HP: #4, Weeks: 20) * carried over from 1986 charts
46. SHOWING OUT (GET FRESH AT THE WEEKEND) Mel & Kim (HP: #12, Weeks: 28) 
47. HOLD ME NOW Johnny Logan (HP: #4, Weeks: 19) * continued charting in 1988
48. GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU George Harrison (HP: #2, Weeks: 7) * continued charting in 1988
49. SHE’S THE ONE The Cockroaches (HP: #9, Weeks: 23) 
50. CAUSING A COMMOTION Madonna (HP: #7, Weeks: 12) * continued charting in 1988
51. LET’S DANCE Chris Rea (HP: #9, Weeks: 21) * continued charting in 1988
52. WHO’S THAT GIRL? Madonna (HP: #7, Weeks: 15) 
53. WILD HORSES Gino Vannelli (HP: #9, Weeks: 21) 
54. MIDNIGHT BLUE Lou Gramm (HP: #8, Weeks: 25) 
55. IT’S A SIN Pet Shop Boys (HP: #10, Weeks: 20) 
56. DON’T GIVE UP Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush (HP: #5, Weeks: 23) 
57. LOVE AND DEVOTION Michael Bow (HP: #9, Weeks: 20) 
58. TAKE ME BACK Noiseworks (HP: #7, Weeks: 22) 
59. EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT Wang Chung (HP: #8, Weeks: 17) * carried over from 1986 charts
60. BREAKOUT Swing Out Sister (HP: #12, Weeks: 30) 
61. TRUE FAITH New Order (HP: #8, Weeks: 19) * continued charting in 1988
62. AT THIS MOMENT Billy Vera And The Beaters (HP: #11, Weeks: 22) 
63. DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER Crowded House (HP: #8, Weeks: 21) * carried over from 1986 charts
64. LA ISLA BONITA Madonna (HP: #6, Weeks: 18) 
65. WISHING WELL Terence Trent D’arby (HP: #9, Weeks: 17) * continued charting in 1988
66. WORD UP Cameo (HP: #6, Weeks: 21) * carried over from 1986 charts
67. HYMN TO HER Pretenders (HP: #7, Weeks: 19) 
68. YOU’RE THE VOICE John Farnham (HP: #2, Weeks: 14) * carried over from 1986 charts
69. REAL WILD CHILD (WILD ONE) Iggy Pop (HP: #11, Weeks: 20) 
70. LET’S GO Wang Chung (HP: #14, Weeks: 24) 
71. LADY IN RED Chris De Burgh (HP: #6, Weeks: 15) * carried over from 1986 charts
72. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU U2 (HP: #9, Weeks: 15) 
73. SWEET SIXTEEN Billy Idol (HP: #9, Weeks: 19) 
74. YOU I KNOW Jenny Morris (HP: #13, Weeks: 19) 
75. SHAKEDOWN Bob Seger (HP: #9, Weeks: 15) 
76. HAMMERHEAD James Reyne (HP: #8, Weeks: 13) * continued charting in 1988
77. DON’T FORGET ME (WHEN I’M GONE) Glass Tiger (HP: #9, Weeks: 14) * carried over from 1986 charts
78. SHAKE YOU DOWN Gregory Abbott (HP: #12, Weeks: 18) 
79. YOU WIN AGAIN Bee Gees (HP: #10, Weeks: 12) * continued charting in 1988
80. WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE Bon Jovi (HP: #13, Weeks: 19) 
81. TWO OF HEARTS Stacey Q (HP: #10, Weeks: 16) * carried over from 1986 charts
82. PAPER IN FIRE John Cougar Mellencamp (HP: #13, Weeks: 17) * continued charting in 1988
83. DO TO YOU Machinations (HP: #15, Weeks: 16) * continued charting in 1988
84. IS THIS LOVE Alison Moyet (HP: #13, Weeks: 20) 
85. (GLAD I’M) NOT A KENNEDY Shona Laing (HP: #9, Weeks: 15) 
86. ALL I ASK OF YOU Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman (HP: #24, Weeks: 33) * carried over from 1986 charts
87. RHYMES Rockmelons (HP: #26, Weeks: 24) * continued charting in 1988
88. FRIDAY ON MY MIND Gary Moore (HP: #25, Weeks: 25) * continued charting in 1988
89. HEART AND SOUL T’Pau (HP: #18, Weeks: 21) * continued charting in 1988
90. REET PETITE Jackie Wilson (HP: #20, Weeks: 27) * re-entered from previous years
91. LITTLE LIES Fleetwood Mac (HP: #16, Weeks: 14) * continued charting in 1988
92. EVERYTHING I OWN Boy George (HP: #5, Weeks: 13) 
93. GET READY Carol Hitchcock (HP: #18, Weeks: 20) 
94. HOLIDAY RAP MC Miker G & Deejay Sven (HP: #11, Weeks: 17) 
95. FRIENDS AND LOVERS Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring (HP: #17, Weeks: 20) * carried over from 1986 charts
96. (I JUST DIED) IN YOUR ARMS Cutting Crew (HP: #9, Weeks: 16) * carried over from 1986 charts
97. HE’S JUST NO GOOD FOR YOU Mental As Anything (HP: #15, Weeks: 18) 
98. WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU SEE Tina Turner (HP: #15, Weeks: 19) 
99. SUGAR FREE Wa Wa Nee (HP: #10, Weeks: 16) * carried over from 1986 charts
100. THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT I GOTTA WEAR SHADES Timbuk 3 (HP: #18, Weeks: 18) * carried over from 1986 charts

AND THE NEXT 100…

101. CARAVAN OF LOVE The Housemartins (HP: #24, Weeks: 21) 
102. SHATTERED DREAMS Johnny Hates Jazz (HP: #22, Weeks: 24) * continued charting in 1988
103. THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL Michael Jackson (HP: #7, Weeks: 6) * continued charting in 1988
104. WHEN SMOKEY SINGS ABC (HP: #25, Weeks: 21) 
105. THORN IN MY SIDE Eurythmics (HP: #13, Weeks: 15) * carried over from 1986 charts
106. I JUST CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett (HP: #10, Weeks: 15) 
107. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram (HP: #31, Weeks: 24) 
108. BIG LOVE Fleetwood Mac (HP: #16, Weeks: 16) 
109. COMING AROUND AGAIN Carly Simon (HP: #28, Weeks: 21) 
110. I HEARD A RUMOUR Bananarama (HP: #32, Weeks: 22) * continued charting in 1988
111. LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE Jody Watley (HP: #13, Weeks: 15) 
112. YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME Bon Jovi (HP: #32, Weeks: 31) * carried over from 1986 charts
113. LUKA Suzanne Vega (HP: #21, Weeks: 20) 
114. YOU CAN CALL ME AL Paul Simon (HP: #7, Weeks: 11) * carried over from 1986 charts
115. MONY MONY Billy Idol (HP: #10, Weeks: 8) * continued charting in 1988
116. LET’S GO TO PARADISE Mental As Anything (HP: #15, Weeks: 14) * carried over from 1986 charts
117. ROOMS FOR THE MEMORY Michael Hutchence (HP: #11, Weeks: 11) 
118. LET’S WAIT AWHILE Janet Jackson (HP: #21, Weeks: 16) 
119. EVER FALLEN IN LOVE Fine Young Cannibals (HP: #20, Weeks: 17) 
120. THE RIGHT THING Simply Red (HP: #17, Weeks: 15) 
121. A TOUCH OF PARADISE John Farnham (HP: #24, Weeks: 17) 
122. TO HER DOOR Paul Kelly And The Coloured Girls (HP: #14, Weeks: 11) * continued charting in 1988
123. SOMETHING SO STRONG Crowded House (HP: #18, Weeks: 16) 
124. KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF Georgia Satellites (HP: #20, Weeks: 16) 
125. WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield (HP: #22, Weeks: 15) * continued charting in 1988
126. MIRACLE OF LOVE Eurythmics (HP: #14, Weeks: 14) 
127. DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY The Communards featuring Sarah Jane Morris (HP: #8, Weeks: 12) * carried over from 1986 charts
128. HOLD YOUR HEAD UP The Party Boys (HP: #21, Weeks: 13) * continued charting in 1988
129. FLAMES OF PARADISE Jennifer Rush & Elton John (HP: #31, Weeks: 20) 
130. IT’S IN THE WAY THAT YOU USE IT Eric Clapton (HP: #24, Weeks: 20) 
131. SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE Dead Or Alive (HP: #19, Weeks: 14) 
132. I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR U2 (HP: #17, Weeks: 16) 
133. BRILLIANT DISGUISE Bruce Springsteen (HP: #17, Weeks: 12) * continued charting in 1988
134. INFECTED The The (HP: #24, Weeks: 16) * re-entered from 1986
135. WHY CAN’T I BE YOU? The Cure (HP: #16, Weeks: 13) 
136. BEETHOVEN (I LOVE TO LISTEN TO) Eurythmics (HP: #13, Weeks: 9) * continued charting in 1988
137. LET’S WORK Mick Jagger (HP: #24, Weeks: 16) * continued charting in 1988
138. HIP TO BE SQUARE Huey Lewis And The News (HP: #17, Weeks: 12) * carried over from 1986 charts
139. LIKE FLAMES Berlin (HP: #18, Weeks: 14) * carried over from 1986 charts
140. LAND OF CONFUSION Genesis (HP: #21, Weeks: 13) * carried over from 1986 charts
141. WE’LL BE TOGETHER Sting (HP: #13, Weeks: 7) * continued charting in 1988
142. OPEN YOUR HEART Madonna (HP: #16, Weeks: 12) * carried over from 1986 charts
143. BRIDGE TO YOUR HEART Wax (HP: #17, Weeks: 12) * continued charting in 1988
144. ALWAYS THE SUN The Stranglers (HP: #21, Weeks: 15) * carried over from 1986 charts
145. SEVEN WONDERS Fleetwood Mac (HP: #23, Weeks: 17) 
146. WELCOME TO THE BOOMTOWN David & David (HP: #27, Weeks: 15) * carried over from 1986 charts
147. IS THIS LOVE Whitesnake (HP: #18, Weeks: 11) * continued charting in 1988
148. SOME KIND OF GIRL The Cockroaches (HP: #32, Weeks: 18) 
149. HOLD ON Models (HP: #21, Weeks: 15) 
150. WE LOVE YOU Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (HP: #18, Weeks: 13) 
151. F.L.M. Mel & Kim (HP: #19, Weeks: 12) 
152. SAY IT Kids In The Kitchen (HP: #31, Weeks: 17) * continued charting in 1988
153. PRIMITIVE LOVE RITES Mondo Rock (HP: #34, Weeks: 20) * carried over from 1986 charts
154. ROCK THE NIGHT Europe (HP: #22, Weeks: 14) 
155. NOTHING’S GONNA STOP ME NOW Samantha Fox (HP: #22, Weeks: 13) 
156. SIGN O’ THE TIMES Prince (HP: #29, Weeks: 14) 
157. DON’T GET ME WRONG Pretenders (HP: #16, Weeks: 10) * carried over from 1986 charts
158. MY OBSESSION Icehouse (HP: #12, Weeks: 6) * continued charting in 1988
159. UNCHAIN MY HEART Joe Cocker (HP: #19, Weeks: 8) * continued charting in 1988
160. CHANGE OF HEART Cyndi Lauper (HP: #15, Weeks: 9) * carried over from 1986 charts
161. HEAT OF THE NIGHT Bryan Adams (HP: #25, Weeks: 12) 
162. WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME U2 (HP: #27, Weeks: 13) 
163. DIDN’T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL Whitney Houston (HP: #27, Weeks: 13) 
164. DON’T TEAR IT DOWN V.Spy V.Spy (HP: #31, Weeks: 16) * carried over from 1986 charts
165. NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU Glenn Medeiros (HP: #26, Weeks: 15) * continued charting in 1988
166. DON’T NEED A GUN Billy Idol (HP: #22, Weeks: 12) 
167. HUNGRY TOWN Big Pig (HP: #18, Weeks: 10) * carried over from 1986 charts
168. LEARNING TO FLY Pink Floyd (HP: #34, Weeks: 11) * continued charting in 1988
169. ADULTERY Do Re Mi (HP: #27, Weeks: 10) * continued charting in 1988
170. SONIC BOOM BOY Westworld (HP: #27, Weeks: 13) 
171. NUDE SCHOOL Painters And Dockers (HP: #29, Weeks: 12) 
172. HERE I GO AGAIN Whitesnake (HP: #24, Weeks: 11) * continued charting in 1988
173. BUS STOP (STOP & GO MIX) Fatback (HP: #38, Weeks: 15) 
174. HEARTBREAK BEAT Psychedelic Furs (HP: #26, Weeks: 12) * re-entered from 1986
175. ONE AND ONE (AIN’T I GOOD ENOUGH) Wa Wa Nee (HP: #19, Weeks: 10) 
176. NO LIES Noiseworks (HP: #32, Weeks: 13) * carried over from 1986 charts
177. WORDS GET IN THE WAY Miami Sound Machine (HP: #44, Weeks: 25) * re-entered from 1986
178. THE RIGHT STUFF Bryan Ferry (HP: #23, Weeks: 8) * continued charting in 1988
179. FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN Jennifer Warnes (HP: #32, Weeks: 14) 
180. CAN’T WE TRY Dan Hill with Vonda Shepherd (HP: #41, Weeks: 20) 
181. DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE Hunters And Collectors (HP: #33, Weeks: 11) * continued charting in 1988
182. WEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF BEAUTY Alison Moyet (HP: #30, Weeks: 12) 
183. DON’T TELL ME NOW Mental As Anything (HP: #36, Weeks: 14) * continued charting in 1988
184. NEVER SAY GOODBYE Bon Jovi (HP: #26, Weeks: 11) 
185. STAY Oingo Boingo (HP: #33, Weeks: 12) * carried over from 1986 charts
186. WORLD WHERE YOU LIVE Crowded House (HP: #43, Weeks: 17) 
187. VENUS Bananarama (HP: #29, Weeks: 11) * carried over from 1986 charts
188. TRUE BLUE Madonna (HP: #14, Weeks: 8) * carried over from 1986 charts
189. HER CHARITY Boom Crash Opera (HP: #32, Weeks: 13) 
190. MYFANWY David Essex (HP: #40, Weeks: 17) 
191. LIVE! ON TOUR (EP) Bon Jovi (HP: #21, Weeks: 10) 
192. DO IT AGAIN Wall Of Voodoo (HP: #40, Weeks: 16) 
193. SHELTER Lone Justice (HP: #38, Weeks: 12) 
194. DOUBLE SHOT (OF MY BABY’S LOVE) The Cockroaches (HP: #32, Weeks: 11) 
195. (YOU GOTTA) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (TO PARTY) Beastie Boys (HP: #37, Weeks: 12) 
196. RUNNING IN THE FAMILY Level 42 (HP: #43, Weeks: 16) 
197. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS a-ha (HP: #29, Weeks: 9) 
198. (FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (HP: #32, Weeks: 10) * carried over from 1986 charts
199. HOLD ME Colin James Hay (HP: #40, Weeks: 14) 
200. PRETTY FLAMINGO Huxton Creepers (HP: #33, Weeks: 10) 
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