Hits of Australia and NZ: Hits of the 80's Australia X

I know this feels a little reductive considering every entry on this list appeared on my biggest hits of 1980-1992 lists, however I love the 80's and I'm sure the 80's aficionados in my audience would want a list like this given how I've already done one for the 90's and 70's on this site. The same rules I applied to the 90's list apply here, I'll only add commentary to songs that didn't appear on one of my official year end lists and will be ranking them based on how long they lasted on our charts.

#91 for 1982

#97 for 1988

#92 for 1982

#87 for 1985

#98 for 1988

#84 for 1986

#82 for 1989

#87 for 1984

#83 for 1989

#93 for 1982

#88 for 1985

#85 for 1986

#92 for 1983

#86 for 1986

#88 for 1984

#84 for 1989

#89 for 1984

#91 for 1981

#94 for 1982

#90 for 1984

#94 for 1980

#95 for 1980

#89 for 1985

#95 for 1982

#90 for 1985

#91 for 1984

#96 for 1982

I'm a bit surprised this was a minor hit here in Australia and not in NZ given how this feels like something Prince would record on one of his off days, it’s more surprising given how this was a Billboard chart topper for the funk band Ready for the world (what is with that name by the way?) Even in their homeland, they remain a one hit wonder with this track despite how inescapable it was in America.

15 weeks

#92 for 1984

#93 for 1984

#91 for 1985

#94 for 1984

#92 for 1981

#93 for 1983

#87 for 1986

#94 for 1983

#88 for 1986

#93 for 1981

#89 for 1986

#99 for 1988

#94 for 1987

#94 for 1981

#92 for 1985

#90 for 1986

#95 for 1987

#97 for 1982

#100 for 1988

#96 for 1987

#94 for 1990

#93 for 1985

#97 for 1987

#95 for 1983

#94 for 1985

#101 for 1988

#96 for 1980

#85 for 1989

#91 for 1986

#96 for 1983

#98 for 1982

#99 for 1982

#92 for 1986

#98 for 1987

#102 for 1988

#95 for 1985

This is the final new entry on this list given how everything after this was pulled from shelves for whatever reason back in the day, here we have the lead single from the Eurhythmics’ album Savage which continues to be polarising to this day due to how out of place if feels from their discography. Also, the less said about Annie's image makeover she underwent on the album cycle the better.

14 weeks

#100 for 1982

#101 for 1982

#95 for 1984

#95 for 1981

#96 for 1981

Even though it remains one of her more iconic songs in her catalogue, "Wouldn't change a thing" was too much of a "fan single" to qualify for my site which isn't the case for the third single from her second album which stuck around for quite a bit going into the 90's. I should also mention the album cycle's strange fascination with putting her in a cowgirl getup as the album doesn't have a cowboy theme to it.