Australian Year End Top 100 Singles - The '80s

Top 100 National Singles - 1982

01 - Eye of the Tiger - Survivor (1x6)
02 - What About Me - Moving Pictures (1x6)
03 - Tainted Love - Soft Cell (1x3)
04 - Centrefold - J.Geils Band (1x1)
05 - Key Largo - Bertie Higgins (2)
06 - Mickey - Toni Basil (1x2)
07 - I Love Rock 'N' Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (1x5)
08 - Trouble - Lindsay Buckingham (1x3)
09 - Believe it or Not - Joey Scarbury (2)
10 - Hard to Say I'm Sorry - Chicago (4)
11 - I've Never Been to Me - Charlene (1x6)
12 - Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners (1x5)
13 - Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band (1x2)
14 - If You Want My Love - Cheap Trick (2)
15 - I Ran - A Flock of Seagulls (1x2)
16 - Hurts So Good - John Cougar (5)
17 - Our Lips are Sealed - The Go Go's (2)
18 - Six Months in a Leaky Boat - Split Enz (2)
19 - Shy Boy - Bananarama (2)
20 - Ebony & Ivory - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder (2)
21 - Waiting for a Girl (Like You) - Foreigner (3)
22 - The Other Woman - Ray Parker Jr. (1x1)
23 - Young Turks - Rod Stewart (3)
24 - Down Under - Men at Work (1x6 in 1981)
25 - You Should Hear How She Talks About You - Melissa Manchester (4)
26 - Cambodia - Kim Wilde (7)
27 - Let's Hang On - Barry Manilow (4)
28 - Da Da Da - Trio (4)
29 - Wired for Sound - Cliff Richard (2)
30 - Have You Ever Been in Love - Leo Sayer (4)
31 - Poison Arrow - ABC (4)
32 - Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran (5)
33 - View from a Bridge - Kim Wilde (7)
34 - Only You - Yazoo (7)
35 - Forever Now - Cold Chisel (4)
36 - Homosapien - Pete Shelley (4)
37 - Don't You Want Me - Human League (4)
38 - Harden My Heart - Quarterflash (6)
39 - For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton (6)
40 - Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant (1x2)
41 - Rock the Casbah - The Clash (3)
42 - Oh Julie - Shakin' Stevens (3)
43 - Chariots of Fire-Main Titles - Vangelis (21)
44 - Body and Soul - Jo Kennedy (5)
45 - Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode (4)
46 - It's My Party - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin (4)
47 - Classic - Adrian Gurvitz (12)
48 - Real Men - Joe Jackson (6)
49 - More Than This - Roxy Music (6)
50 - I Know There's Something Going On - Frida (5)
51 - Radio - The Members (5)
52 - I'll Find My Way Home - Jon & Vangelis (9)
53 - One Day in Your Life - Michael Jackson (9)
54 - Blue Eyes - Elton John (4)
55 - Tonight I'm Yours - Rod Stewart (6)
56 - It Must be Love - Madness (6)
57 - Solid Rock - Goanna (3)
58 - Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth (1x3)
59 - Great Southern Land - Icehouse (5)
60 - Dirty Creature - Split Enz (6)
61 - Girls on Film - Duran Duran (11)
62 - Down on the Border - Little River Band (7)
63 - Words - Missing Persons (10)
64 - The Land of Make Believe - Bucks Fizz (15)
65 - Girl Crazy - Hot Chocolate (9)
66 - Lady What's Your Name - Swanee (13)
67 - Be Good Johnny - Men at Work (8)
68 - House of Fun - Madness (5)
69 - The Look of Love - ABC (7)
70 - Don't Go - Yazoo (6)
71 - Shake it Up - The Cars (10)
72 - Controversy - Prince (15)
73 - Don't Talk to Strangers - Rick Springfield (10)
74 - Rosanna - Toto (16)
75 - Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (6)
76 - Daddy's Home - Cliff Richard (8)
77 - Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) - Ottowan (25)
78 - Physical - Olivia Newton-John (1 in 1981)
79 - Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac (12)
80 - My Own Way - Duran Duran (10)
81 - One Perfect Day - Little Heroes (12)
82 - The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tight Fit (11)
83 - Jack and Diane - John Cougar (7)
84 - Make a Move on Me - Olivia Newton-John (8)
85 - Castles in the Air - Don McLean (11)
86 - The Rhythm of the Jungle - The Quick (13)
87 - Love Action - Human League (12)
88 - Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk - Dr. Hook (11)
89 - Promised You a Miracle - Simple Minds (10)
90 - This Guy's in Love With You - The Reels (7)
91 - Freeze-Frame - J.Geils Band (7)
92 - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) - David Bowie (15)
93 - Working for the Weekend - Loverboy (19)
94 - You Got Nothing I Want - Cold Chisel (12)
95 - Golden Brown - The Stranglers (10)
96 - I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) - Hall & Oates (13)
97 - Senses Working Overtime - XTC (12)
98 - Love Plus One - Haircut One Hundred (10)
99 - One Thing - INXS (14)
100- Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire (15)

National Top 100 Singles 1984

01 - Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen (5)
02 - It's Just Not Cricket - The Twelfth Man (1x3)
03 - Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr (2)
04 - Careless Whisper - George Michael (1x4)
05 - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham! (1x7)
06 - I Just Called to Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder (1x8)
07 - Footloose - Kenny Loggins (1x3)
08 - Hello - Lionel Richie (1x3)
09 - Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (1x2)
10 - Islands in the Stream - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (1x1 in 1983)
11 - Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benetar (1x5)
12 - Original Sin - INXS (1x2)
13 - Come Said the Boy - Mondo Rock (2)
14 - When Doves Cry - Prince (1x1)
15 - Heaven (Must Be There) - Eurogliders (2)
16 - Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood (5)
17 - Thriller - Michael Jackson (4)
18 - 99 LuftBallons - Nena (1x5)
19 - Calling Your Name - Marilyn (3)
20 - Two Tribes - Frankie Goes to Hollywood (4)
21 - Against All Odds - Phil Collins (3)
22 - What's Love Got to Do With it - Tina Turner (1x1)
23 - All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie (1x4 in 1984)
24 - I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman (3)
25 - Burn for You - INXS (3)
26 - Pride (in the Name of Love) - U2 (4)
27 - Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins (3)
28 - Jump - Van Halen (2)
29 - To All the Girls I've Loved Before - Willie Nelson & Julio Iglesias (4)
30 - Sad Songs (Say So Much) - Elton John (4)
31 - Missing You - John Waite (5)
32 - Radio GaGa - Queen (2)
33 - Holiday - Madonna (4)
34 - The Reflex - Duran Duran (4)
35 - Rebel Yell - Billy Idol (7)
36 - I Want to Break Free - Queen (8)
37 - Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder (6)
38 - Victims - Culture Club (4)
39 - Listening - Pseudo Echo (4)
40 - Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper (6)
41 - Self Control - Laura Branigan (3)
42 - Legs - ZZ Top (6)
43 - Why Me? - Irene Cara (5)
44 - Let's Hear it for the Boy - Deniece Williams (3)
45 - I Send a Message - INXS (3)
46 - Twist of Fate - Olivia Newton-John (4)
47 - Cum on Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot (9)
48 - Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry (5)
49 - We're Not Gonna Take it - Twisted Sister (6)
50 - To Be or Not to Be (The Hitler Rap) - Mel Brooks (3)
51 - The War Song - Culture Club (2)
52 - Freedom - Wham! (3)
53 - Soul Kind of Feeling - Dynamic Hepnotics (5)
54 - Love of the Common People - Paul Young (8)
55 - Wouldn't it Be Good - Nik Kershaw (5)
56 - Jump - The Pointer Sisters (8)
57 - Eat it - "Weird Al" Yankovic (1x1)
58 - To Sir with Love - Vicki Sue Robinson (7)
59 - Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat (8)
60 - In a Big Country - Big Country (7)
61 - She Bop - Cyndi Lauper (6)
62 - The Warrior - Scandal feat Patty Smyth (6)
63 - Like a Virgin - Madonna (1x4) (end of 1984 No.1)
64 - Beast of Burden - Bette Midler (12)
65 - Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung (7)
66 - Catch Me I'm Falling - Real Life (8)
67 - Drive - The Cars (10)
68 - Burning Up - Madonna (13)
69 - Run Runaway - Slade (17)
70 - A Beat for You - Pseudo Echo (12)
71 - Rockit - Herbie Hancock (16)
72 - Automatic - The Pointer Sisters (15)
73 - The Love Cats - The Cure (6)
74 - Up Rock - Rock Steady Crew (9)
75 - Borderline - Madonna (12)
76 - Caribbean Queen - Billy Ocean (2)
77 - Just Be Good to Me - S.O.S. Band (17)
78 - You Think You're a Man - Divine (8)
79 - The Wild Boys - Duran Duran (3)
80 - The Glamorous Life - Sheila E (11)
81 - Nobody Told Me - John Lennon (6)
82 - Uptown Girl - Billy Joel (1 in 1983)
83 - Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (4)
84 - No More Lonely Nights - Paul McCartney (9)
85 - All of You - Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross (19)
86 - Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol (12)
87 - Bitter Desire - Kids in the Kitchen (17)
88 - Agadoo - Black Lace (16)
89 - Only When You Leave - Spandau Ballet (12)
90 - Change in Mood - Kids in the Kitchen (10)
91 - Message to My Girl - Split Enz (12)
92 - You're the Best Thing / The Big Boss Groove - Style Council (17)
93 - Right By Your Side - Eurythmics (15)
94 - Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart (16)
95 - It's a Miracle - Culture Club (14)
96 - I'm Tuff - George Smilovici (10)
97 - Passengers - Elton John (9)
98 - No Say in it - Machinations (14)
99 - Computer One - Dear Enemy (15)
100- Everywhere I Go - QED (19)

National Top 100 Singles 1986

01 – Chain Reaction – Diana Ross (1x3)
02 – When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going – Billy Ocean (1x6)
03 – Touch Me (I Want Your Body) – Samantha Fox (1x3)
04 – Venus – Bananarama (1x7)
05 – Stimulation – Wa Wa Nee (2)
06 – Take My Breath Away – Berlin (2)
07 – Living Doll – Cliff Richard & The Young Ones (1x6)
08 – A Good Heart – Feargal Sharkey (1x2)
09 – Papa Don’t Preach – Madonna (1x6)
10 – Addicted to Love – Robert Palmer (1x2)
11 – We Built This City – Starship (1x4)
12 – That’s What Friends are For – Dionne Warwick & Friends (1x1)
13 – Stuck With You – Huey Lewis & The News (2)
14 – You’re the Voice – John Farnham (1x7)
15 – Dancing in the Dark – Lionel Richie (2)
16 – Manic Monday – The Bangles (3)
17 – Don’t Leave Me This Way – The Communards (2)
18 – A Matter of Trust – Billy Joel (3)
19 – True Colors – Cyndi Lauper (3)
20 – Hit That Perfect Beat – Bronski Beat (3)
21 – You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon (2)
22 – How Will I Know – Whitney Houston (2)
23 – Concrete and Clay – Martin Plaza (2)
24 – Lady in Red – Chris de Burgh (2)
25 – Kiss – Prince & The Revolution (2)
26 – West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys (5)
27 – Greatest Love of All – Whitney Houston (1x1)
28 – Spirit in the Sky – Dr. & The Medics (3)
29 – I Wanna Be a Cowboy – Boys Don’t Cry (4)
30 – The Dead Heart – Midnight Oil (4)
31 – Invisible Touch – Genesis (3)
32 – I’m Your Man – Wham! (3)
33 – Why Can’t This Be Love – Van Halen (8)
34 – Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel (3)
35 – Say You, Say Me – Lionel Richie (3)
36 – Who Made Who – AC/DC (9)
37 – All I Need is a Miracle – Mike & The Mechanics (8)
38 – Species Deceases (EP) – Midnight Oil (1x3 in 1986)
39 – Great Wall – Boom Crash Opera (5)
40 – Absolute Beginners – David Bowie (5)
41 – You Little Thief – Feargal Sharkey (4)
42 – Sun City – Artists United Against Apartheid (4)
43 – I Could Make You Love Me – Wa Wa Nee (5)
44 – Broken Wings – Mr. Mister (4)
45 – True Blue – Madonna (5)
46 – Mad About You – Belinda Carlisle (9)
47 – The Power of Love – Jennifer Rush (1 in 1985)
48 – Love an Adventure – Pseudo Echo (6)
49 – Harlem Shuffle – The Rolling Stones (6)
50 – R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. / Under the Boardwalk – John Cougar Mellencamp (18)
51 – When Tomorrow Comes – Eurythmics (7)
52 – See the Day – Dee C. Lee (5)
53 – Russians – Sting (11)
54 – Say I’m Your No.1 – Princess (8)
55 – You’re a Friend of Mine – Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne (9)
56 – Close to Me – The Cure (7)
57 – Edge of Heaven – Wham! (2)
58 – A Different Corner – George Michael (4)
59 – Live to Tell – Madonna (7)
60 – There’ll Be Sad Songs (to Make You Cry) – Billy Ocean (10)
61 – What Have You Done for Me Lately – Janet Jackson (6)
62 – Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins (14)
63 – No One is to Blame – Howard Jones (9)
64 – Glory of Love – Peter Cetera (9)
65 – Peter Gunn – Art of Noise feat Duane Eddy (11)
66 – I Can’t Wait – Nu Shooz (11)
67 – Sara – Starship (10)
68 – Higher Love – Steve Winwood (8)
69 – Rock Me Amadeus – Falco (15)
70 – If You Leave – OMD (15)
71 – Face the Face – Pete Townshend (9)
72 – Two of Hearts – Stacey Q (7)
73 – Do You Wanna Be? – I’m Talking (8)
74 – So Much for Love – The Venetians (8)
75 – Oh L’Amour – Erasure (13)
76 – Heartache All Over the World – Elton John (7)
77 – Suspicious Minds – Fine Young Cannibals (6)
78 – Eloise – The Damned (8)
79 – To Be a Lover – Billy Idol (3)
80 – Kyrie – Mr. Mister (11)
81 – Move Away – Culture Club (10)
82 – Walk This Way – Run-DMC (9)
83 – Baby You’re So Strange – Icehouse (14)
84 – Let’s Go All the Way – Sly Fox (18)
85 – Bad Moon Rising – The Reels (11)
86 – Don’t You Love Me Anymore – Joe Cocker (11)
87 – Holy Word – I’m Talking (9)
88 – On My Own – Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald (12)
89 – Holding Back the Years – Simply Red (16)
90 – And She Was – Talking Heads (10)
91 – So Macho – Sinitta (14)
92 – Wild Wild Life – Talking Heads (13)
93 – Funky Town – Pseudo Echo (1x2 in 1986)
94 – (I Just Died) In Your Arms – Cutting Crew (8)
95 – Emotion in Motion – Ric Ocasek (8)
96 – Love Theme from “St. Elmo’s Fire” – David Foster (22)
97 – Walk of Life – Dire Straits (11)
98 – Before Too Long – Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls (15)
99 – The Whole of the Moon – The Waterboys (12)
100- Friends and Lovers – Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring (13)

National Top 100 Singles 1988

01 – Simply Irresistible – Robert Palmer (1x5) ARIA No.2
02 – (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (1x6) ARIA No.1
03 – The Flame – Cheap Trick (1x3) ARIA No.3
04 – Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car – Billy Ocean (1x5) ARIA No.4
05 – Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley (1x2 in 1988) ARIA No.8
06 – Perfect – Fairground Attraction (1x4) ARIA No.6
07 – I Should Be So Lucky – Kylie Minogue (1x6) ARIA No.5
08 – What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong (1x2) ARIA No.7
09 – Better Be Home Soon – Crowded House (2) ARIA No.10
10 – Heaven is a Place on Earth – Belinda Carlisle (2) ARIA No.11
11 – Age of Reason – John Farnham (1x3) ARIA No.9
12 – Whenever You Need Somebody – Rick Astley (3) ARIA No.12
13 – Don’t Be Cruel – Cheap Trick (5) ARIA No.13
14 – Love in the First Degree – Bananarama (5) ARIA No.24
15 – All Fired Up – Pat Benatar (3) ARIA No.16
16 – Faith – George Michael (1) ARIA No.19
17 – Stutter Rap – Morris Minor and the Majors (2) ARIA No.21
18 – Push it – Salt-N-Pepa (6) ARIA No.29
19 – Doctorin’ the Tardis – The Timelords (2) ARIA No.15
20 – When Will I Be Famous – Bros (5) ARIA No.26
21 – The Only Way is Up – Yazz & The Plastic Population (3) ARIA No.31
22 – Run to Paradise – The Choirboys (3) ARIA No.25
23 – A Groovy Kind of Love – Phil Collins (1x1) ARIA No.20 (No.2 peak)
24 – Sign Your Name – Terence Trent D’Arby (3) ARIA No.27
25 – Got to Be Certain – Kylie Minogue (1x4) ARIA No.18
26 – Wanna Be Up – The Chantoozies (8) ARIA No.22
27 – Got My Mind Set on You – George Harrison (1x1) ARIA No.17
28 – Underneath the Radar – Underworld (9) ARIA No.23
29 – I Want You Back – Bananarama (3) ARIA No.34
30 – (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay – Michael Bolton (3) ARIA No.30
31 – I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany (13) ARIA No.32
32 – Desire – U2 (1x2) ARIA No.28
33 – I Found Someone – Cher (8) ARIA No.33
34 – Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerin (1x6) ARIA No.14
35 – Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You – Glenn Medeiros (10) ARIA No.36
36 – Could’ve Been – Tiffany (8) ARIA No.38
37 – That’s When I Think of You – 1927 (5) ARIA No.40
38 – Pink Cadillac – Natalie Cole (4) ARIA No.42
39 – Always on My Mind – Pet Shop Boys (10) ARIA No.35
40 – Tell it to My Heart – Taylor Dayne (10) ARIA No.43
41 – Breakaway – Big Pig (8) ARIA No.37
42 – Hungry Eyes – Eric Carmen (4) ARIA No.39
43 – Fast Car – Tracy Chapman (5) ARIA No.44
44 – Hazy Shade of Winter – The Bangles (7) ARIA No.47
45 – Wild Wild West – The Escape Club (7)
46 – Pump Up the Volume – M.A.R.R.S. (6) ARIA No.45
47 – Motor’s Too Fast – James Reyne (4) ARIA No.48
48 – Drop the Boy – Bros (9)
49 – Make Me Lose Control – Eric Carmen (14) ARIA No.46
50 – Theme from S-Express – S-Express (9)
51 – Love is a Bridge – Little River Band (6)
52 – Nothing Can Divide Us – Jason Donovan (3)
53 – Bad Medicine – Bon Jovi (5)
54 – Two Strong Hearts – John Farnham (3)
55 – Boys Will Be Boys – The Choirboys (14)
56 – Anything for You – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (12)
57 – Boys (Summertime Love) – Sabrina (15) ARIA No.41
58 – Blue Monday 1988 – New Order (6) ARIA No.50
59 – Rev it Up – Jerry Harrison: Casual Gods (3)
60 – I Owe You Nothing – Bros (6)
61 – Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses (10)
62 – I Want Your Love – Transvision Vamp (7)
63 – Say You Will – Foreigner (6)
64 – New Sensation – INXS (8)
65 – Father Figure – George Michael (5)
66 – Oh Yeah – Yello (8)
67 – The Perfect Day – Fischer Z (14)
68 – Nothin’ But a Good Time – Poison (15) ARIA No.49
69 – Wild World – Maxi Priest (9)
70 – As the Days Go By – Daryl Braithwaite (9)
71 – Stop Your Fussin’ – Toni Childs (16)
72 – Walk the Dinosaur – Was (Not Was) (9)
73 – Wonderful Life – Black (7)
74 – Hold Me Now – Johnny Logan (4)
75 – Mony Mony – Billy Idol (8)
76 – When I Fall in Love / My Arms Keep Missing You – Rick Astley (5)
77 – Endless Summer Nights – Richard Marx (16)
78 – Some People – Cliff Richard (7)
79 – When a Man Loves a Woman – Jimmy Barnes (4)
80 – She’s Like the Wind – Patrick Swayze (6)
81 – Should’ve Known Better – Richard Marx (9)
82 – Groove – Eurogliders (13)
83 – Never Tear Us Apart – INXS (11)
84 – Don’t Tell Me the Time – Martha Davis (8)
85 – Never Can Say Goodbye – The Communards (13)
86 – The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson (5)
87 – Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again – The Angels (11)
88 – For You – John Denver (22)
89 – Hole in My Heart – Cyndi Lauper (8)
90 – Devil Inside – INXS (6)
91 – Bring Me Some Water – Melissa Etheridge (7)
92 – Celebration – Dragon (11)
93 – If I Could – 1927 (2)
94 – Driving Wheels – Jimmy Barnes (12)
95 – Kokomo – The Beach Boys (1x1 in 1988)
96 – Cherry Bomb – John Cougar Mellencamp (20)
97 – I Don’t Wanna Go on With You Like That – Elton John (16)
98 – Heatseeker – AC/DC (5)
99 – Too Much Ain’t Enough Love – Jimmy Barnes (1 in 1987)
100- Fat – “Weird Al” Yankovic (11)

These are brilliant loads of great Australian Rock/Pop in late 80s

I definitely know that the 1989 one is based on sales. The others are from the Australian Music Report which was the official chart compiler for Australia before ARIA took over in 1988.

There's a couple of mentions of them in the 88's post - I had the 1927 album as well (on cassette) - it was really rather good.

I soooo loved stutter rap, reminds me of school days....Now join with us and do the st st st stutter rap...LOL.