I've decided to feature every compilation album that became a success here in Australia throughout the 80's, this is more to showcase how inescapable these albums were this decade even compared to the 90's as naturally I won't be including every album that charted on our album charts. Also, for a bit of trivia, 1984 has the most representation on this list with a whipping sixteen entries appearing on the year end list for that year.
This was the most successful compilation album of the 80's in Australia, it was beaten out by those Triple J albums in the 90's (going by the AMR charts of course) but this was during the height of the popularity of seasonal compilations here in Australia. This overlooks the popular songs of spring of 1984 which allowed it to peak during the Christmas season of that year and well into this year.
Peak position #1x9
Hit singles
Ghostbusters #2
Sunglasses at night #16
Pride #4
Missing you #5
No say in it #14
You think you’re a man #8
Dynamite #28
Searching #17
What’s love got to do with it #1
Out of touch #11
Soul kind of feeling #5
Jump #8
Flesh for fantasy #28
No second prize #12
Shake this city #44
I walk away #45
Everybody wants to work #32
This was a compilation album which collected some of the biggest hits in Australia during our winter, it was a massive success back in the day as were the majority of these albums.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
Beat it #2
Der kommissar #17
I’m still standing #3
Buffalo gals #19
Whap rap #9
Little red corvette #8
Black and white #24
Overkill #5
Solitaire #5
The walls came down #21
Stand back #20
Let’s go to bed #15
Mad world #12
Speak like a child #29
Candy girl #10
It’s raining men #16
Total eclipse of the heart #1
This album was released after collecting all of the biggest hits of spring of 1983, it was released during the summer and thus peaked this year as the summer jam it was designed to be hence making it a huge success.
Peak position #1x5
Hit singles
Bop girl #2
Rain #2
Karma chameleon #1
Red red wine #2
Wherever I lay my hat #9
Moonlight shadow #6
Maxine #16
Double Dutch #14
Maniac #2
Tell her about it #9
Wanna be starting something #25
Give it up #3
No sense #14
I guess that’s why they call it the blues #4
Some people #50
She works hard for the money #4
Shake a tailfeather #47
Australiana #1
This was a seasonal compilation that collected the biggest hits of spring in Australia for 1986 just in time for our summer season, it got caught between two years due to how late it was released in the year which allows it to appear on more than one list on this site.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Dancing on the ceiling #2
Don’t leave me this way #2
Heartache all over the world #7
Missionary man #9
What’s the colour of money #23
Stay #30
I could make you love me #5
Two of hearts #7
True colors #3
Walk this way #9
Danger zone #14
Dreams of ordinary men #17
You give love a bad name #32
You’re gonna get hurt #24
Mad about you #9
A matter of trust #3
Take my breath away #2
You’re the voice #1
This was a compilation album that collected the biggest hits in Australia during the winter of 1984, these albums were all the rage here back in the day and indeed were popular enough to get their own rankings once ARIA took over the charts later in the decade.
Peak position #1x5
Hit singles
Wake me up before you go go #1
Miss me blind #26
Sad songs #4
What is love #31
I send a message #3
Breaking there’s no stopping us #25
Breakdance #19
Holiday #4
No more words #23
Big girls #18
Taking the town #29
Cry #17
Wouldn’t it be good #5
Oh Sherrie #5
Heaven #2
Dance hall days #7
I’ve been to Bali too #16
Time after time #6
Autumn of this year was an interesting time for the Australian music scene if this album is anything to go by, after all it collected some of the biggest hits of the year and was able to become a huge success in its own right.
Peak position #1x5
Hit singles
Centerfold #1
Just can’t get enough #4
Homosapien #4
Make a move on me #8
My own way #11
Dirty creature #6
Almost with you #21
Why do fools fall in love #15
The lion sleeps tonight #11
What about me #1
Cambodia #7
Beserk warriors #30
Golden brown #10
Let’s hang on #4
Mickey #1
Come back Suzanne #12
Body and soul #5
Daddy’s home #8
The Autumn of 1983 was a hectic time if this greatest hits package is anything to go by, there were plenty of big names scoring big hits for this album to choose from and it certainly delivered making it a huge success.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Living on the ceiling #5
Hey little girl #7
Love my way #23
Do you really want to hurt me #1
Zoom #10
Stand up #21
Peek a boo #45
Gloria #1
Down the line #37
Shock the monkey #25
Don’t change #14
Back on the chain gang #12
Twisting by the pool #2
Africa #5
Truly #7
Spring of 1983 was such a hectic time here in Australia when it comes to our music scene that it makes sense that this greatest hits package would be a huge success here during our summer period of 83/84.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
The safety dance #5
I hear motion #16
Putting on the Ritz #5
Reckless #1
Montego bay #19
Suddenly last summer #34
Words #12
Making love out of nothing at all #45
Love blonde #32
IOU #3
She’s sexy and 17 #21
Who’s that girl #20
Just got lucky #25
Tonight I celebrate my love #10
Soldier of fortune #17
Made my day #22
Life gets better #35
Nobody’s diary #17
The autumn of 1984 was a hectic time in Australia if this album is anything to go by, we had a bunch of classic songs become hits during this period which is why this album was able to be such a huge success.
Peak position #1x5
Hit singles
Girls just want to have fun #1
Blue day #24
Talking in your sleep #12
Cum on feel the noise #9
Just be good to me #17
Break my stride #6
Calling your name #3
Kiss the bride #25
Sticky music #11
Jump #2
Beast of burden #12
All night long #1
In a big country #7
The love cats #6
Original sin #1
Love of the common people #8
Come said the boy #2
Thriller #4
The Autumn of 1983 was a hectic time if this greatest hits package is anything to go by, there were plenty of big names scoring big hits for this album to choose from and it certainly delivered making it a huge success.
Peak position #1x4
Hit singles
White wedding #9
Don’t pay the ferryman #5
I eat cannibals #4
Shoop shoop #11
The clapping song #4
Our house #17
She blinded me with science #19
The message #21
Science fiction #13
Hooked on hooks #21
Too shy #6
Heartbreaker #2
Up where we belong #1
I could be so good for you #9
The other guy #17
Stepping out #30
It’s raining again #11
Ain’t no pleasing you #11
Wot #30
Can’t take my eyes off you #21
Much like Choose 1985 from earlier on this list, this was also a huge hit during the summer of 84/85 here in Australia due to it having a fine selection of the biggest hits of the spring of 1984 on its track listing.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
She bop #6
Lucky star #36
The war song #2
I won’t let the sun go down on me #17
Madam butterfly #16
Burn for you #3
The lucky one #48
Flame trees #26
Smalltown boy #8
Between the eyes #44
We’re not gonna take it #6
The warrior #6
Dancing in berlin #39
Love resurrection #17
You’re the best thing #17
Passengers #9
Careless whisper #1
Locomotion #30
Named after the Breakfast club track, we have this compilation album which collects some of the biggest hits of winter for this year that became a success during our spring due to the good choices that were found on the album.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Love and devotion #9
Male stripper #3
Boom boom #1
One and one #19
Right on track #4
Lean on me #5
Showing out #12
Let’s go #14
We connect #7
Slice of heaven #1
What’s my scene #3
Midnight blue #8
Hymn to her #7
At this moment #11
Looking for a new love #13
Nothing’s gonna stop us now #3
Rock the night #22
Holiday rap #11
The autumn of this year was a hectic time for the charts as this compilation album was a massive success here in Australia when it came out during our winter period. The choices on here were very good which explains why it was a huge success.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Get out of my dreams get into my car #1
Groove #13
Boys #15
When will I be famous #5
My arms keep missing you #5
Sweet little mystery #33
Shake your love #27
Sign your name #3
You're not alone #18
Heaven knows #32
Underneath the radar #9
Tell it to my heart #10
The flame #1
I want you back #3
Love is a bridge #6
Could’ve been #8
The dock of the bay #3
Where do broken hearts go #48
The spring of 1982 was a hectic time in music here in Australia, although this album did struggle in the rankings due to the stiff competition that it had with other albums around the time of its release that also looked over the big hits of spring that year.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Come on Eileen #1
If you want my love #2
The queen and me #40
I didn’t mean to be mean #25
Solid rock #3
Rosanna #16
Jack and Diane #7
Lady what’s your name #13
Avalon #22
Glittering prize #9
Great southern land #5
Rhythm of the jungle #13
The look of love #7
Abracadabra #1
Ever so lonely #40
Da da da #4
Seven tears #25
The spring of 1982 was a hectic time for Australia, as such this compilation album billed as a summer release became hit during the early months of this year due to choosing some noteworthy songs to appear on the album.
Peak position #9
Hit singles
Shy boy #2
Winners #12
Don’t go #6
You should hear how she talks about you #4
Real men #6
Do you wanna touch me #18
Hot in the city #18
Down on the border #7
All touch #40
Sweet little woman #42
Maneater #4
I know there’s something going on #5
Words #12
You can do magic #30
Voyeur #30
Taxi Mary #11
Heart attack #22
House of fun #5
I’m so excited #9
We can’t be beaten #28
The Autumn of 1985 in Australia was a wild time if this compilation album is anything to go by, it was such a huge success likely due to the rich selection of hit singles it managed to collect on its track listing.
Peak position #1x4
Hit singles
Wild boys #3
Sexcrime #5
Caribbean queen #2
One night in Bangkok #1
Cruel summer #32
If this is it #20
Never ending story #6
Strut #13
The power of love #4
It ain’t enough #37
We belong #7
Guardian angel #27
Private dancer #21
Big on love #24
Life’s a gamble #47
I’m tuff #10
This year really was on fire during the winter if this album is anything to go by, we have big hits from some of the biggest names in music which allowed it to find an audience with the general public.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Would I lie to you #1
Walking on sunshine #4
We close our eyes #8
Baby come and get it #29
My heart’s on fire #27
Don’t you #6
50 years #4
Black man ray #30
19 #10
Man overboard #5
Two can play #44
Rhythm of the night #5
In my house #19
Something that you said #19
Suddenly #15
Nightshift #8
Solid #21
This was the final successful compilation album to come out of the 80's, it's proof that the spring of 1989 was an interesting time in music here in Australia given what this album was able to include in its track listing.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
If I could turn back time #1
Hanging tough #8
Tell me something #18
She has to be loved #5
Don't look back #34
Cherish #5
Toy soldiers #5
Communication #13
Poison #3
Way of the world #7
Get out of the house #23
Dr feelgood #28
Every little step #7
Healing hands #16
Blush #25
The world seems difficult #22
The only one #34
The autumn of 1986 was a hectic time for the Australian music scene if this compilation album is anything to go by, as a result we have big hits that can be found here from that time which ensured its success during the midpoint of the year.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
When the going gets tough the tough get going #1
Love an adventure #6
West end girls #5
So much for love #8
Sex and fame #32
Absolute beginners #5
Say I’m your no 1 #8
I do what I do #35
Tarzan boy #16
Chain reaction #1
Don’t look down #26
Sanctify yourself #46
Baby you’re so strange #14
Addicted to love #1
Death defying #43
Talk to me #22
Say goodbye #24
Ride the night away #39
We have our second compilation album to be released during the summer of 86/87 that overlooks the biggest hits of the spring of 1986 on this list, it may not have been as big as the earlier entry on this list, however it still had a good selection of hits to make it a success.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Venus #1
Typical male #20
Higher love #8
In your arms #8
I didn’t mean to turn you on #27
Don’t forget me #9
Let’s kiss #27
You can leave your hat on #23
Stuck with you #2
Press #47
Calling #23
Darling it hurts #26
Live and die #19
Lady in red #2
Bad moon rising #11
This was a massive success during our summer of 81/82 due to it successfully collecting some of the biggest hits of the spring of 1981 in our music scene.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Too many times #6
Louise #2
Beautiful world #14
Physical #1
I’ve done everything for you #31
Stop dragging my heart around #10
Chequered love #6
The night owls #18
I won’t let you down #5
The stroke #5
If I were a carpenter #5
Queen of hearts #8
Love in motion #10
Chemistry #20
You weren’t in love with me #1
What becomes of the broken hearted #34
Boys in town #8
Fire and ice #30
Named after the Madonna classic from two years prior, this album manages to collect the biggest hits in Australia for the summer of 86/87 which helped it become a massive success here due to the good choices made by those who assembled the album.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Funky town #1
Don’t need a gun #22
Real wild child #11
We gotta get out of this place #7
She’s the one #9
What you get is what you see #15
Walk like an Egyptian #1
Witch queen #4
French kissing in the USA #4
C’est la vie #4
Jacob’s ladder #48
Hold on #21
Don’t dream it’s over #8
The spring of 1987 was a hectic time in our music scene as was any season throughout the decade here in Australia, as such this album which marketed those big hits as summer jams managed to be a massive success during our summer period around this time.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Need you tonight #3
Don’t tell me now #36
Her charity #32
Wishing well #9
Hold your head up #21
I’ll save you all my kisses #47
Never say goodbye #26
Bridge to your heart #17
La bamba #1
You win again #10
Let’s dance #9
Pretty flamingo #33
Physical favours #39
Little lies #16
Didn’t we almost have it all #27
Nothing’s gonna change my love for you #10
The summer of 87/88 in Australia was a stellar time given that it marked the 200th anniversary of the settlement of Australia (by British settlers that is) as such this compilation album became a massive hit due to having a great choice of songs to include on its track listing.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Heaven is a place on earth #2
I should be so lucky #1
Should’ve known better #9
Valerie #19
Bury me deep in love #48
Man of colours #28
Some people #7
Pump up the volume #6
Stutter rap #2
Heatseeker #5
Boys will be boys #14
Rip it up #34
Don’t tell me the time #8
Back to the wall #33
Driving wheels #12
Mony mony #8
Am I ever gonna see your face again #11
The spring of 1987 was a hectic time in Australian music given how this managed to be a massive success by collecting some of those hits into one convenient compilation album.
Peak position #6
Hit singles
Electric blue #1
The right stuff #23
New groove #21
Do to you #15
Say it #31
We’ll be together #13
Hammerhead #8
Run to paradise #3
Do you see what I see #33
To her door #14
Too much ain’t enough love #1
Oh darling #48
Is this love #12
Adultery #27
Don’t shed a tear #33
This was a compilation album that was released to look over the big hits of Australia during the summer of 85/86, it was a huge success due to the good selection of songs it managed to have throughout its runtime.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Tonight she comes #16
Hit that perfect beat #3
Wrap her up #22
The sun always shines on TV #19
King for a day #20
Close to my #7
Face the face #9
Broken wings #4
We built this city #1
It’s alright #32
Walk of life #11
You’re a friend of mine #9
Blue #13
Can’t wait to see you #8
Power of love #1
That’s what friends are for #1
The winter of this year was a busy time for the Australian music scene, as such this album released during our spring season became a huge success here due to the good selection of hits that can be found on here.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
New sensation #8
I owe you nothing #6
The perfect day #14
Don’t be cruel #5
Nothing but a good time #15
Theme from s’express #9
Push it #6
Doctoring the tardis #2
Prove your love #27
Perfect #1
I saw him standing there #9
Make me lose control #14
Don’t go #38
Man with a gun #16
I don’t wanna go on with you like that #18
That’s when I think of you #5
Age of reason #1
Foolish beat #49
The spring of 1988 was a hectic time in music if this album is anything go by, it had a good selection of music to choose from which ensured its success here.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Two strong hearts #3
The only way is up #3
Never tear us apart #11
Bad medicine #5
Sexy girl #29
Wild wild west #7
Hold on to me #44
So excellent #10
A groovy kind of love #1
You came #31
Sweet child o mine #10
As the days go by #9
Fallen angel #25
I quit #11
Touch #9
I want your love #7
This was a compilation album looking over the biggest hits of winter of this year, it was released during our spring where it was a huge success thanks to the excellent choices on display on the album.
Peak position #1x5
Hit singles
I love rock and roll #1
Don’t talk to strangers #10
Six months in a leaky boat #2
The other woman #1
Only you #7
View from a bridge #7
Radio #5
Do you believe in love #18
Shut down #17
I ran #1
Hungry like the wolf #5
It must be love #6
Island of lost souls #13
Freeze frame #7
Love plus one #10
Shout shout #39
One perfect day #12
Classic #12
Well, the packaging doesn't lie, you do have heaps of hits from the first quarter of 1985 which is how this double album managed to become such a huge hit this year. I'm surprise there weren't more of these albums back in the day given how many songs became popular back then.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
The boys of summer #3
Just another night #12
I feel for you #4
I am only shooting love #9
Dancing on the jetty #39
Skin deep #11
Gimme some loving #46
Like to get to know you well #16
Speak no evil #19
Money changes everything #19
The riddle #6
Respect yourself #19
Trust me #10
Invisible #14
Shout #1
Shout to the top #8
Sea of love #5
Hard habit to break #20
I want to know what love is #1
You spin me round #3
Everything must change #27
Apocalypse #37
Dr beat #11
Everything she wants #7
Do they know it’s Christmas #1
Ti amo #2
Released late the previous year, this was a compilation album which collected the biggest hits of spring of 1985 here in Australia which compelled it to be a massive success here during our summer holidays of that period.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
One vision #35
If I was #10
Running up that hill #6
I got you babe #1
I’d die to be with you tonight #7
Pleasure and pain #11
Current stand #12
Like wow wipeout #15
Face to face #32
Election day #13
Alive and kicking #21
Don’t mess with doctor dream #17
Don’t go #4
Cold fever #36
Sisters are doing it for themselves #15
One of the living #34
What about love #28
Summer of 69 #14
Autumn of this year was a hectic time in the music industry in Australia, as such this compilation album managed to be a huge success during our winter to showcase how many great tracks that made it big this year so far.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Radio gaga #2
Here comes the rain again #16
Hold me now #3
Girl on the wall #13
Message to my girl #12
Rush rush #25
Hyperactive #26
To be or not to be #3
New moon on Monday #48
Rebel yell #7
The politics of dancing #12
Relax #5
The good life #39
Street dance #21
Islands in the stream #1
These were the big hits of summer in Australia during the 86/87 period, as such this album was able to achieve massive success thanks to audiences feeling that there was a good selection of bangers to be found on the album.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Something in my house #19
You keep me hanging on #1
Pressure down #4
Like flames #18
It didn’t matter #48
Bizarre love triangle #5
Heartbreak beat #26
Primitive love rites #34
I wanna wake up with you #1
I knew you were waiting for me #1
The final countdown #2
Is this love #13
Living on a prayer #3
Sugar free #10
Rooms for the memory #11
Word up #6
Shake you down #12
Starting with this album, the creators of the Smash hits series compile a list of the biggest hits of any given year to one release which they release to varying degrees of success depending on which year we're referring to, the big hits of 1987 were something to behold which explains the success of this first entry in the series.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Respectable #1
Witch queen #4
He’s gonna step on you again #1
Nothing’s gonna stop me now #22
He’s just no good for you #15
Locomotion #1
The final countdown #2
We gotta get out of this place #7
I heard a rumour #32
Love and devotion #9
Walk like an Egyptian #1
Take me back #7
Funky town #1
Slice of heaven #1
Sugar free #10
Suddenly #2
The summer of 88/89 was a hectic time in music if this album is anything go by, it had a good selection of music to choose from which ensured its success here.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
I'm gonna be #1
Like the way I do #14
Especially for you #2
Don't walk away #15
Soul revival #8
Angel of Harlem #14
Buffalo stance #16
Where did I go wrong #15
Last frontier 28
You got it #3
Tucker's daughter #1
Dumb things #30
She makes my day #10
The music goes round my head #33
Teardrops #1
Let's stick together #48
Autumn of 1989 was a hectic time in the Australian music scene if this album is anything to go by, rather than repeat myself on this entry like I do with each of these releases, I'll bring up that this was the last compilation album to chart on ARIA before they were moved to their own charts, so this being a success is based on how well it did on the AMR charts.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
She drives me crazy #1
Ring my bell #3
Chained to the wheel #7
Twist in my sobriety #19
Compulsory hero #14
Veronica #23
One summer #6
Eternal flame #1
Halleluiah man #46
The living years #1
Young years #18
What I am #14
Can't stay away from you #48
I only wanna be with you #20
My prerogative #38
Wild thing #22
This was another successful album to be released during the autumn of this year that overlooks the popular summer jams of 83/84 in Australia, as such it was a huge success proving how good the label's taste in music is that assembled this album.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Listening #4
Say it isn’t so #24
Right by your side #15
Heart and soul #25
Twist of fate #4
Computer one #15
Change in mood #10
Catch me I’m falling #8
Let’s stay together #19
Love is a battlefield #1
Baby you’re dynamite #46
Everywhere I go #19
Staring at the embers #34
My girl #35
Union of the snake #4
Dancing with myself #42
Autumn of this year was really explosive if this was able to compete with a double album that also covered this period of time in Australia, indeed the choices were really good on this album which no doubt led to its success here.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Neutron dance #4
Barbados #2
Gotta be wrong #20
Body rock #26
Loverboy #7
Lay your hands on me #28
Colour my love #49
Daylight #12
I know him so well #21
This is not America #33
R-o-c-k rock #44
I should have known better #1
Boom box #31
The party #18
Run to you #24
I’m an individual #15
Now that the compilation albums were taking off in our mainstream here in Australia, it only makes sense that we'll be seeing far more of them as we go further into the decade on my site. Here the people who assembled this album got together a good selection of songs that made it big during the summer period of 81/82.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Down under #1
Trouble #1
Oh Julie #3
You’ve got nothing I want #12
Working for the weekend #19
Harden my heart #6
Arthur’s theme #13
Blue eyes #4
I’ll find my way home #22
Tainted love #1
Waiting for a girl like you #3
Happy birthday #23
Shake it up #10
Hop skip jump #47
Should I do it #18
Let’s groove #15
Turn your love around #21
Chariots of fire #21
The name of this album implies that it would have a rock theme to it, while there are plenty of rock songs on here, it's actually a collection of some of the biggest hits of winter of this year in Australia which helped it become a massive success due to the good choices to be found on the album.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Goody two shoes #1
Baby makes her blue jeans talk #11
Be good Johnny #8
Poison arrow #4
Hurts so good #5
Temporary heartache #18
Jenny #22
Controversy #15
I’ve never been to me #1
Don’t you want me #4
More than this #7
Forever now #4
I know what boys like #14
Key largo #2
No time #11
Promised you a miracle #10
Without you #34
Believe it or not #2
There were some pretty strong choices to represent the biggest hits of our winter of this year, as such this compilation album was a huge success upon its initial release proving how lucrative these albums were.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
I want to break free #8
Robert de niro’s waiting #40
Eyes without a face #12
People are people #25
Doctor doctor #14
To sir with love #7
Happy ending #47
I want a new drug #27
Revolution #41
Two tribes #4
Run runaway #17
Automatic #15
Sweet and sour #13
The reflex #4
Not the loving kind #24
A beat for you #12
Bitter desire #17
Bird of paradise #32
Winter of this year really was an explosive time for the Australian music scene as we have a second album released during our spring to look over the big hits from the midpoint of the year. Again, we have some really good choices on this album which no doubt led to its overwhelming success.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Live it up #2
The heat is on #2
Walls come tumbling down #19
All my love #28
Wide boy #7
Slave to love #29
Walk of life #22
Can’t fight this feeling #2
Everybody wants to rule the world #2
Lover come back to me #13
Obsession #12
Too young for promises #6
Look mama #20
Baby u left me #34
Everything I need #37
Every time you go away #20
One more night #2
The spring of 1985 was a hectic time in music here in Australia if this compilation album is anything to go by, we have a fine selection of songs on here that were naturally marketed as summer jams to ensure its success.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Money for nothing #4
Johnny come home #14
In between days #16
Head over heels #21
Life in a northern town #4
Endless road #5
The city of soul #19
Don’t lose my number #10
Dress you up #5
Axel f #6
Frankie #10
Date with destiny #25
Life in one day #33
All you zombies #8
Cherish #8
The winter of 1986 was a great time for music if this album is anything to go by, we have big hits from some of the biggest names in music to make it big for this album to be a success during our spring of this year.
Peak position #1x4
Hit singles
Princes of the universe #32
Who made who #9
Mean to me #26
Left of center #36
Before too long #15
God that you woman #48
Manic Monday #3
Touch me #1
Let’s go all the way #18
Do you wanna be #8
Shell shock #23
Sledgehammer #3
What have you done for me lately #6
I wanna be a cowboy #4
If you leave #15
There’ll be sad songs #10
The summer period of 87/88 really was a hectic time in music as we have the second compilation album collecting the big hits of that season to make it big on this list. So long as you make good selections like the ones found here, these albums would be a massive success for those who compiled them.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Devil inside #6
Celebration #11
I think we’re alone now #13
Love in the first degree #5
Never gonna give you up #1
So emotional #26
Dance little sister #41
Never can say goodbye #13
Shame #13
Hazy shade of winter #7
Say you will #7
Unchain my heart #17
Just like paradise #14
I found someone #10
Hold me now #4
Everywhere #45
Rev it up #3
The autumn of this year was a winner here in Australia, as such the second volume of this uncreatively named series was a success.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Stuck on you #3
Now you're in heaven #1
Bedroom eyes #2
Hurricane #19
House of cards #17
I'm on my way #4
The look #1
Wild thing #16
Cry in shame #8
When love comes to town #22
Straight up #25
She's a mystery to me #12
How'm I gonna sleep #24
Something special #39
Satisfied #18
Stop #3
Well the winter of this year was a success for these compilations, as such we have the third entry in the uncreatively named hits of 89 series that was a success here.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Telephone booth #9
Dressed for success #3
Can I get a witness #19
Love dimension #12
One more river #22
Sweet guy #42
Rooms on fire #22
All I want is you #2
Looking for love #29
Second chance #14
I want it all #10
Miss you like crazy #22
Funky cold medina #7
This was another successful compilation album that will become more prevalent as we go through these lists of mine, this one collect's all of the biggest hits of winter of this year in order to market them as spring jams which is why it was a success when it was.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Stars on 45 #1
This ole house #1
Keep on loving you #3
Gotta pull myself together #3
Who can it be now #2
Shout and deliver #43
How come #21
Fade to grey #6
Jealous guy #1
Turn me loose #3
Antmusic #1
Celebration #33
Hip shake jerk #12
Into the heat #14
History never repeats #4
Falling in and out #20
Nobody wins #46
The wild colonial boy #4
The summer of 1981/1982 was an impressive time for music in Australia if this album is anything to go by, as such it became a success during the autumn of this year due to how many great selections are available on its track listing.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Wired for sound #2
Hold on tight #5
Our lips are sealed #2
Girls on film #11
The break up song #14
It’s my party #4
Just so lonely #15
Summer of 81 #31
Green door #8
Do you know what I mean #29
Alone with you #28
Love song #17
Precious to me #6
Only crying #19
Pretend #36
Busting loose #36
Fashion and fame #17
These were the big hits of Australia from the winter of this year, there was an excellent assortment of choices to be found here which is how this compilation album managed to be a huge success upon its initial release.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Locomotion #1
Get ready #18
Friday on my mind #25
Fall of Rome #5
Crazy #4
Shattered dreams #22
Luka #21
Suddenly #2
Alone #6
When you walk in the room #7
Double shot #32
Where the streets have no name #27
Diamonds #47
Heart and soul #18
From what I can gather, this is the only heavy metal compilation to become a success throughout the 80's here in Australia, I guess the fact that this was a success was impressive given how the other themed albums were much more accessible to the mainstream back in the day.
Peak position #7
Well, you know that the winter of this year was chaotic when we have the third compilation in a row to have songs that peaked during this period, there was too many good choices to be had on these albums.
Peak position #8
Hit singles
He’s gonna step on you again #1
Respectable #1
Rhymes #26
Breakout #12
He’s just no good for you #15
Nothing’s gonna stop me now #22
When smokey sings #25
Star trekking #3
I wanna dance with somebody #1
Why can’t I be you #16
I heard a rumour #32
Take me back #7
You I know #13
Wild horses #9
First we take Manhattan #32
Good times #36
La isla bonita #6
Radio waves #43
Although this wasn't as successful as the first entry in this series, it was enough of a success to warrant a spot on my site given how interesting the previous year turned out to be in our music scene.
Peak position #11
Hit singles
I owe you nothing #6
Love in the first degree #5
Wanna be up #8
Sign your name #3
Got to be certain #1
Get outta my dreams get into my car #1
Hazy shade of winter #7
The dock of the bay #3
Nothing but a good time #15
Run to paradise #3
Too much ain’t enough love #1
Breakaway #8
The flame #1
The only way is up #3
Doctoring the tardis #2
Perfect #1
Although this implies it's a dance compilation, it's actually an album overlooking the biggest hits in Australia during our winter of this year. There were some good picks on this album which resulted in its success.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
Is there something I should know #4
Affair of the heart #26
Love is a stranger #17
Send me an angel #6
Do ya wanna funk #24
Na na hey hey kiss him goodbye #38
Always something there to remind me #7
Jeopardy #11
Shiny shiny #3
Dracula’s tango #19
No tragedy #27
She blinded me with science #19
The spring of this year was an amazing time for the music industry if this album is anything to go by, we have a good selection of classic songs to become popular during that period which helped this album become a huge success upon its initial release.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Out of mind out of sight #1
Freeway of love #6
Crazy in the night #22
Dare me #10
Call me #12
There must be an angel #3
Still waiting #43
Bittersweet #16
Move closer #15
Power of love #1
We don’t need another hero #1
Goodbye bad times #26
Shame #18
Heaven #12
Idiot grin #43
Never surrender #20
Winter was a very interesting time this year in Australia as this album suggests, after all it had some amazing choices with no doubt inspired people to make it a success like all the other albums on this list.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Simply irresistible #1
Motor’s too fast #4
Hey what now #34
Wild world #9
All fired up #3
Hey little boy #27
Roll with it #28
Tomorrow people #26
This is the chorus #27
Serpentine #47
Got to be certain #1
Better be home soon #2
Intimacy #44
Breakfast in bed #44
Waiting for the heartache #32
Big hotel #37
Back on the breadline #37
Spring of 1988 was so popular in our music scene that we have the second album that collected all of the biggest hits of that period to become a success by marketing those hits as summer jams.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Don’t worry be happy #1
Stop your fussing #16
I still love you #12
Kiss n tell #19
Nothing can divide us #3
Bring me some water #7
Don’t need love #11
Desire #1
I don’t want your love #22
Love changes #24
You and me #43
Because I love you #22
Stop #3
Teardrops #1
When you come #28
Named after the New kids on the block track that opens up the album, this compilation album proves that the winter of this year was a very productive time for the music scene down under which no doubt led to its success.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
You got it #1
I don't want a lover #6
Talk it over #3
This time I know it's for real #34
Bamboleo #18
Saved me #23
Onion skin #11
Right back where we started from #6
Stand back #44
If you don't know me by now #1
All I wanna do is dance #12
Good thing #5
Baby I don't care #3
Bed of nails #15
Wait #13
Say goodbye #6
Baby don't forget my number #14
This was the second last compulation album to chart on ARIA's main charts, it was noticeably more success on there than on the AMR charts meaning that had ARIA not pawned off these albums onto their own charts they likely would've dominated their main charts throughout the 90's. Oh and this album proves that the summer of 88/89 was a hectic time in the Australian music scene.
Peak position #7
Hit singles
Rock and roll music #6
Stand up for your love rights #22
Orange crush #16
You'll never know #20
Baby I love your way #20
Nobody's perfect #32
Cat among the pigeons #11
Every rose has its thorn #12
Orinoco flow #6
Welcome to the jungle #37
Born to be my baby #34
Let's put the x in sex #48
Revolution baby #22
Voice of reason #37
Real gone kid #13
Copperhead road #24
Kiss #8
Anchorage #40
This is another successful album that collects the biggest hits of winter this year, as such it was guaranteed some level of success even if its success pales in comparison to other albums collecting the biggest hits of the midpoint of other years this decade.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Bette Davis eyes #1
Misplaced love #22
Jessie’s girl #1
Say I love you #5
Cool world #8
Modern girl #24
Things don’t seem #11
This little girl #26
Kids in America #5
Planet earth #8
To cut a long story short #15
Vienna #11
The unguarded moment #22
If you leave me can I come too #4
They won’t let my girlfriend talk to me #8
The one that you love #10
Rock this town #38
This album manages to collect the biggest hits of the summer of 81/82 here in Australia and market the collection as the songs of autumn, it was a modest success due to this tactic but could've been more popular as evidence by the other entries on these lists.
Peak position #8
Hit singles
Tainted love #1
Screaming jets #9
Being with you #15
I want to be free #35
Big city talk #41
Abacab #35
The land of make believe #15
He’s a liar #38
Celebration #33
Private eyes #17
Stay young #21
Jealous guy #1
Hooked on classics #9
Super freak #26
My imagination #50
Gemini dream #31
More stars #26
While this year was a bit scarce when it came to successful compilation albums, it at least had a decent winter period which is why this managed to be a success even if it didn't live up to the standards from other winter releases throughout the decade.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Stimulation #2
I can’t wait #11
C’mon c’mon #27
Look away #24
Great wall #5
When tomorrow comes #7
Impressed #40
Spirit in the sky #3
Here to go #40
Digging your scene #16
Miss this tonight #27
No one is to blame #9
Holding back the years #16
A different corner #4
Greatest love of all #1
Your wildest dreams #20
Living doll #1
Exotic and erotic #19
Exotic and erotic #19
This is the first compilation album to find success here in Australia in quite some time (there was one or two of them that found success throughout the 70's) although this was more of a recap release that would be synonymous with the Smash hits franchise that would begin in 1987 more than a seasonal compilation.
Peak position #7
Hit singles
Turning Japanese #1
Brass in pocket #2
The boys light up #22
We are glass #15
Cheap wine #8
Geno #44
Tired of toeing the line #1
Crazy little thing called love #1
You’ve lost that loving feeling #2
Ride like the wind #25
Same old girl #6
Total control #7
The rose #6
All out of love #9
Love at first night #6
How do I make you #19
Working my way back to you #12
Together we are beautiful #20
There were indeed plenty of women in the rock and roll scene around this time, as such a label put together some of the biggest hits to make it big in Australia from women which allowed the album to become a huge success this year.
Peak position #6
Hit singles
You should hear how she talks about you #4
I want candy #39
Mickey #1
Hit me with your best shot #33
Shy boy #2
Modern girl #24
I know what boys like #14
Total control #7
Kids in America #5
Say I love you #5
I love rock and roll #1
I know there’s something going on #5
Lucky number #2
Rapture #5
Words #10
Without you #34
Body and soul #5
Stay with me till dawn #8
Babooshka #2
Rock hard #9
It appears that we Aussies had a love for TV themes during the midpoint of the decade, as such we have this compilation album becoming a modest success here in lieu of some of the seasonal compilations released this year.
Peak position #7
This is the earliest compilation album I'll be featuring on this site; they were a lucrative collection of albums which overlook the most popular songs of a season here in Australia. This one in particular gathers most of the biggest hits of 1980 during spring which explains why it was a success during our summer period.
Peak position #11
Dreaming #4
Upside down #1
More than I can say #1
More love #46
So long #15
Falling in love #6
Babooshka #2
Let's get serious #24
Help #8
Echo beach #6
Can't help myself #10
Downhearted #12
We live for love #28
Modern girl #12
Singing in the 80s #16
Everybody's got to learn sometime #11
Whose problem #43
You shook me all night long #8
If you're looking for a collection of songs that were among the biggest hits of the first four years of the 80's, then this is the perfect find as it collected many songs in this vein into one convenient package that was only a modest success here for some reason.
Peak position #9
Hit singles
I’m still standing #3
Abracadabra #1
Super freak #26
Celebration #33
Come on Eileen #1
Rain #3
Trouble #1
Twisting by the pool #2
Living on the ceiling #5
Poison arrow #4
Let’s stick together #1
Hot stuff #1
Funkytown #1
Fame #3
Sultans of swing #8
Look of love #7
Upside down #1
Girls can get it #3
Life at the outpost #13
Gemini dream #31
Rock hard #9
The walls came down #21
Tainted love #1
A town called malice #15
Mad world #12
Fade to grey #6
OK I know I'm reusing the album art for the first volume of this series, but I looked very hard for the proper art and couldn't find it anywhere on the internet. What I do know is that the second volume of this series was an even bigger success here in Australis proving how lucrative classical music had become by the midpoint of the decade amongst us Aussies.
Peak position #15
This was a moderate success during out winter here given how hectic our music scene was during the autumn, as such it led to the success of the earlier entries on this list as well as these albums dominating our album chart for the 80's and (at least on the AMR charts) 90's.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Counting the beat #1
One step ahead #5
Baggy trousers #30
Walls #20
Stop the Calvary #2
Banana republic #18
I want to be straight #18
Rock and roll ain’t noise pollution #7
9 to 5 #1
Girls can get it #3
Every woman in the world #8
Angel of the morning #2
Long jumping jeweller #32
Looking for clues #23
Spend the night #31
There was a British equivalent of this album that was released during the summer period of 83/84 (as such it won't be appearing on this list) so naturally we have a compilation album looking over the biggest hits of the biggest names in American music here in Australia up until this point in time.
Peak position #3
This album was able to collect some of the biggest hits of autumn of this year, it wasn't as successful as the other entry on this list that does this, but the selection of music on here was decent enough for it to be a success regardless.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Breakaway #8
Dreaming #33
Wonderful life #7
Mandinka #39
Wanna be up #8
What’s it gonna be #41
Always on my mind #10
Rok da house #40
Pink Cadillac #4
Endless summer nights #16
One good reason #38
Nothing too serious #29
Bitter tears #24
Under the milky way #22
Struggle town #34
I’m still on your side #29
This was a compilation album which collects all of the biggest Bond themes at the time of its release, I'm guessing it was a success here in Australia due to the (then) recent success of the latest Bond theme from Sheena Easton this year.
Peak position #10
I've decided to make an exception with this entry as it wouldn't have made the list if I restricted it to albums that appear on the ARIA and AMR year end charts, it goes to show you how weak the selections for the spring of 1989 this album made were in retrospect.
Peak position #9
Hit singles
The best #5
I got you #34
No souvenirs #35
Every day #44
Brave #17
Warning #35
Listen to your heart #9
Touch the fire #15
Make me smile #22
Out of the fire #30
When the river runs dry #22
Right here waiting #1
From what I can gather, this was a remix album which grouped together a bunch of popular tracks of the day and gave them the remix treatment for breakdancing which had taken the world by storm around this time. Think of it as the Wild FM of its day if there was only one volume (that I'm aware of.)
Peak position #12
Given how breakdancing had become a cultural phenomenon throughout the decade, it only seems natural that there would be a compilation album based around the craze that would become a success here in Australia.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Rockit #16
If you're a fan of the mid 80's like I am, then this is the album for you as it manages to collect a vast majority of songs that made it big during this time period which sadly didn't do it many favours back in the day given how low it appears on this list.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
One night in Bangkok #1
Together in electric dreams #5
Caribbean queen #2
Love of the common people #8
Cruel summer #32
Smalltown boy #8
Locomotion #30
Searching #17
Sexcrime #5
Missing you #5
The war song #2
Wake me up before you go go #1
Cry #17
Power #36
Dance hall days #7
Agadoo #16
Sunglasses at night #16
You’re the best thing #17
Heaven #2
Oh Sherrie #5
Footloose #1
Blue day #24
A beat for you #12
Thriller #4
Torture #32
99 luft balloons #1
Break my stride #6
You think you’re a man #8
Let’s hear it for the boy #3
Video Hits was a music program that launched during the dying days of Countdown which did little more than showcase music videos during its programing block, it was so popular that they released several compilation albums during its time on the air with this first entry by far being the most successful.
Peak position #7
Hit singles
Drop the boy #9
Wanna be up #8
I want you back #3
I should be so lucky #1
Sign your name #3
Doctorin the house #50
That's the way it is #28
The flame #1
The dock of the bay #3
Get out of my dreams get into my car #1
Breakaway #8
Boys will be boys #14
Nothing but a good time #15
Anything for you #12
From what I can gather, this is a compilation album built around collecting all of the best rock and roll hits from the mid 50's up until this point in time which of course was a modest success here in Australia upon its initial release.
Peak position #9
This is a bit of an odd entry since David Kent decided to count this separately from the main album from earlier on this list, I guess this was a slow year for compilation albums and as such, he felt it was worth separating a remix album from the main release.
Peak position #9
This was a compilation album based on classical music, it figures this would be a success due to the rise in popularity of classical music this decade thanks to the likes of Richard Clayderman and the Royal philharmonic orchestra.
Peak position #12
Even though the title of this compilation suggests this is a dance rap collection, it's actually a remix album that takes popular dance tracks of the moment (some of which do have some rapping here and there) and gives them remixes for the dancefloor of the day. It's another entry I would categorise as a Wild FM release years prior to when that series first launched.
Peak position #13
I guess we Aussies really had nostalgia for the 50's this year given how this managed to make the cut for this list.
Peak position #10
I guess we Aussies really had nostalgia for the 60's this year given how this managed to make the cut for this list.
Peak position #11
This wasn't very popular due to the lack of noticeable hit singles it collected for the winter of this year; however, it did have a couple of decently big hits which is what helped it find an audience.
Peak position #13
Hit singles
Glad I'm not a Kennedy #9
Big time #37
Dominoes #38
Something so strong #18
Sweet sixteen #9
Let's wait awhile #21
Ship of fools #4
Nude School #29
Heat of the night #25
Some kind of girl #32
Caravan of love #24
With or without you #9
We have another compilation album to look at on this list, this time it's one that looks over the biggest hits of the 70's here in Australia not even five years after that decade came to an end.
Peak position #8
This is the first compilation album to find success since the midpoint of the 70's, I guess the transition from the 70's to the 80's was a momentous enough event that the general public of Australia decided to mass buy this album collecting all the biggest hits from that time period.
Peak position #18
He's my number one #4
Space invaders #3
Fly too high #7
Escape #3
I don't like Mondays #1
Hot town #11
Computer games #1
Girls talk #9
Love will find a way #39
Choir girl #14
I got you #1
Money #11
Driver's seat #13
Strangers on a train #22
Dream police #5
Little sister #39
Confrontation #36
Shape I'm in #22
From what I can gather, this is a five L.P compilation which true to the name of the compilation, is a collection of rock tracks that had made it big in the (at the time) thirty years since it first hit the mainstream in the mid 50's. It's little surprise it was a success this year and likely would've been even bigger if there wasn't so much stiff competition from the other compilation albums.
Peak position #12
This was a compilation album which collects many country classics from the twentieth century, it was a decent success here in Australia likely due to nostalgia we Aussies had for the genre as it was getting pushed aside around this time in favour of every other entry on this list.
Peak position #19
This is a remix album consisting of soul numbers of the moment receiving the dance remix treatment, it was a moderate success here in Australia likely due to our apathy towards soul and sophistopop around this time as well as our love of dance music.
Peak position #12
Although this didn't quite reach the upper echelons of our charts like most of these themed compilation albums from back in the day did, it made up for that by sticking around our charts for quite sometime likely due to the idea of having an album themed around love rocks in the rock genre being quite the winner for audiences back in the day.
Peak position #22
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