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The following lists the number one albums on the Australian Albums Chart, during the 1980s.
The source for this decade is the Kent Music Report up until 20 June 1988, whereafter the source is the ARIA Charts .
1980 [ ]
Date
Artist
Album
Weeks at number one
7 January
Electric Light Orchestra
ELO's Greatest Hits
4 weeks
14 January
21 January
28 January
4 February
Creedence Clearwater Revival
20 Golden Greats
2 weeks
11 February
18 February
The Police
Reggatta de Blanc
2 weeks
25 February
3 March
Pink Floyd
The Wall
4 weeks
10 March
17 March
24 March
31 March
Michael Jackson
Off the Wall
2 weeks
7 April
14 April
Split Enz
True Colours
10 weeks
21 April
28 April
5 May
12 May
19 May
26 May
2 June
9 June
16 June
23 June
Village People
Can't Stop the Music
9 weeks
30 June
7 July
14 July
21 July
28 July
4 August
11 August
18 August
25 August
Olivia Newton-John and theElectric Light Orchestra
Xanadu
6 weeks
1 September
8 September
15 September
22 September
29 September
6 October
David Bowie
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
5 weeks
13 October
20 October
27 October
3 November
10 November
Barbra Streisand
Guilty
6 weeks
17 November
24 November
1 December
8 December
15 December
22 December
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Double Fantasy
10 weeks
29 December
1981 [ ]
Date
Artist
Album
Weeks at number one
5 January
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Double Fantasy
10 weeks
12 January
19 January
26 January
2 February
9 February
16 February
23 February
2 March
The Police
Zenyatta Mondatta
1 week
9 March
AC/DC
Back in Black
1 week
16 March
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
Greatest Hits
4 weeks
23 March
30 March
6 April
13 April
Cold Chisel
Swingshift
2 weeks
20 April
27 April
Split Enz
Corroboree
3 weeks
4 May
11 May
18 May
The Beatles
The Beatles' Ballads
7 weeks
25 May
1 June
8 June
15 June
22 June
29 June
6 July
Billy Field
Bad Habits
2 weeks
13 July
20 July
Stars on 45
Long Play Album
2 weeks
27 July
3 August
Australian Crawl
Sirocco
6 weeks
10 August
17 August
24 August
31 August
7 September
14 September
Various artists
Hitwave '81
1 week
21 September
Stevie Nicks
Bella Donna
1 week
28 September
The Rolling Stones
Tattoo You
11 weeks
5 October
12 October
19 October
26 October
2 November
9 November
16 November
23 November
30 November
7 December
14 December
The Police
Ghost in the Machine
1 week
21 December
Men at Work
Business as Usual
9 weeks
28 December
1982 [ ]
Date
Artist
Album
Weeks at number one
4 January
Men at Work
Business as Usual
9 weeks
11 January
18 January
24 January
1 February
Blondie
The Best of Blondie
2 weeks
8 February
15 February
Men at Work
Business as Usual
9 weeks
22 February
1 March
8 March
Cliff Richard
Love Songs
2 weeks
15 March
22 March
Moving Pictures
Days of Innocence
7 weeks
29 March
5 April
12 April
19 April
26 April
3 May
10 May
Cold Chisel
Circus Animals
1 week
17 May
Various Artists
1982 with a Bullet
5 weeks
24 May
31 May
7 June
14 June
21 June
Split Enz
Time and Tide
2 weeks
28 June
5 July
Duran Duran
Rio
1 week
12 July
Roxy Music
Avalon
3 weeks
19 July
26 July
2 August
Australian Crawl
Sons of Beaches
5 weeks
9 August
16 August
23 August
30 August
6 September
Various Artists
1982 Out of the Blue
5 weeks
13 September
20 September
27 September
4 October
11 October
Dire Straits
Love over Gold
15 weeks
18 October
25 October
1 November
8 November
15 November
22 November
29 November
6 December
13 December
20 December
27 December
1983 [ ]
Date
Artist
Album
Weeks at number one
3 January
Dire Straits
Love over Gold
15 weeks
10 January
17 January
John Lennon
The John Lennon Collection
5 weeks
24 January
31 January
7 February
14 February
21 February
The Carpenters
The Very Best of the Carpenters
1 week
28 February
Olivia Newton-John
Greatest Hits Vol 3
2 weeks
7 March
14 March
Cliff Richard
25 Years of Gold
3 weeks
21 March
28 March
4 April
Toto
IV
1 week
11 April
Dire Straits
Love over Gold
15 weeks
18 April
Various Artists
Go for It 1983
1 week
25 April
David Bowie
Let's Dance
1 week
2 May
Men at Work
Cargo
2 weeks
9 May
16 May
Various Artists
1983 The Hot Ones
4 weeks
23 May
30 May
6 June
13 June
Michael Jackson
Thriller
11 weeks
20 June
The Beatles
The Number Ones
1 week
27 June
Michael Jackson
Thriller
11 weeks
4 July
11 July
The Police
Synchronicity
3 weeks
18 July
25 July
1 August
Various Artists
Keep On Dancing
3 weeks
8 August
15 August
22 August
Original Soundtrack
Flashdance
3 weeks
29 August
5 September
12 September
Various Artists
The Breakers '83
2 weeks
19 September
26 September
Air Supply
Greatest Hits
1 week
3 October
Joe Cocker
The Best of Joe Cocker
3 weeks
10 October
17 October
24 October
Culture Club
Colour by Numbers
7 weeks
31 October
7 November
14 November
21 November
28 November
Various Artists
1983 ... Summer Breaks
3 weeks
5 December
12 December
19 December
Various Artists
Thru the Roof '83
5 weeks
26 December
1984 [ ]
Date
Artist
Album
Weeks at number one
2 January
Various Artists
Thru the Roof '83
5 weeks
9 January
16 January
23 January
Michael Jackson
Thriller
11 weeks
30 January
6 February
13 February
20 February
27 February
5 March
Various Artists
1984 Shakin'
2 weeks
12 March
19 March
Michael Jackson
Thriller
11 weeks
26 March
2 April
INXS
The Swing
5 weeks
9 April
16 April
23 April
Cold Chisel
Twentieth Century
1 week
30 April
INXS
The Swing
5 weeks
7 May
14 May
Various Artists
Throbbin' '84
5 weeks
21 May
28 May
4 June
11 June
18 June
Lionel Richie
Can't Slow Down
3 weeks
25 June
2 July
9 July
Elton John
Breaking Hearts
3 weeks
16 July
23 July
30 July
Culture Club
Colour by Numbers
7 weeks
6 August
13 August
Soundtrack / Prince
Purple Rain
1 week
20 August
Rodney Rude
Rodney Rude
2 weeks
27 August
3 September
Various Artists
H'its Huge '84
5 weeks
10 September
17 September
24 September
1 October
8 October
Jimmy Barnes
Bodyswerve
2 weeks
15 October
22 October
Bruce Springsteen
Born in the USA
8 weeks
29 October
U2
The Unforgettable Fire
1 week
5 November
Midnight Oil
Red Sails in the Sunset
4 weeks
14 November
19 November
26 November
3 December
Various Artists
Choose 1985
9 weeks
10 December
17 December
24 December
31 December
1985 [ ]
Date
Artist
Album
Weeks at number one
7 January
Various Artists
Choose 1985
9 weeks
14 January
21 January
28 January
4 February
Wham!
Make It Big
2 weeks
11 February
18 February
Bruce Springsteen
Born in the USA
8 weeks
25 February
4 March
Various Artists
1985 Comes Alive
4 weeks
11 March
18 March
25 March
1 April
Bruce Springsteen
Born in the USA
8 weeks
8 April
15 April
22 April
29 April
6 May
Phil Collins
No Jacket Required
3 weeks
13 May
20 May
27 May
Dire Straits
Brothers in Arms
34 weeks
3 June
10 June
17 June
24 June
1 July
Eurythmics
Be Yourself Tonight
4 weeks
8 July
15 July
22 July
29 July
Dire Straits
Brothers in Arms
34 weeks
5 August
12 August
19 August
26 August
2 September
9 September
16 September
23 September
30 September
7 October
14 October
INXS
Listen Like Thieves
2 weeks
21 October
28 October
Dire Straits
Brothers in Arms
34 weeks
4 November
11 November
18 November
25 November
2 December
9 December
16 December
Jimmy Barnes
For the Working Class Man
7 weeks
23 December
30 December
1986 [ ]
Date
Artist
Album
Weeks at number one
6 January
Jimmy Barnes
For the Working Class Man
7 weeks
13 January
20 January
27 January
3 February
Dire Straits
Brothers in Arms
34 weeks
10 February
17 February
24 February
3 March
10 March
17 March
24 March
31 March
7 April
14 April
21 April
Sting
The Dream of the Blue Turtles
3 weeks
28 April
5 May
12 May
Various Artists
1986 Way to Go
3 weeks
19 May
26 May
2 June
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
11 weeks
9 June
16 June
23 June
30 June
7 July
14 July
21 July
28 July
4 August
Madonna
True Blue
2 weeks
11 August
18 August
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
11 weeks
25 August
1 September
Various Artists
1986 Just for Kicks
4 weeks
8 September
15 September
22 September
29 September
Cyndi Lauper
True Colors
4 weeks
6 October
13 October
20 October
27 October
Paul Simon
Graceland
5 weeks
3 November
10 November
17 November
John Farnham
Whispering Jack
25 weeks
24 November
1 December
8 December
15 December
22 December
29 December
1987 [ ]
Date
Artist
Album
Weeks at number one
5 January
John Farnham
Whispering Jack
25 weeks
12 January
Various Artists
Summer '87
2 weeks
19 January
26 January
John Farnham
Whispering Jack
25 weeks
2 February
9 February
16 February
23 February
2 March
9 March
16 March
23 March
30 March
6 April
Paul Simon
Graceland
5 weeks
13 April
20 April
John Farnham
Whispering Jack
25 weeks
27 April
4 May
Various Artists
87 Hits Out
1 week
11 May
John Farnham
Whispering Jack
25 weeks
18 May
25 May
1 June
8 June
Crowded House
Crowded House
1 week
15 June
John Farnham
Whispering Jack
25 weeks
22 June
Whitney Houston
Whitney
3 weeks
29 June
6 July
13 July
Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
6 weeks
20 July
27 July
3 August
10 August
17 August
24 August
Midnight Oil
Diesel and Dust
6 weeks
31 August
7 September
14 September
21 September
28 September
5 October
Icehouse
Man of Colours
11 weeks
12 October
19 October
26 October
2 November
9 November
16 November
23 November
30 November
7 December
14 December
21 December
Jimmy Barnes
Freight Train Heart
5 weeks
28 December
1988 [ ]
Date
Artist
Album
Weeks at number one
4 January
Jimmy Barnes
Freight Train Heart
5 weeks
11 January
18 January
25 January
The Twelfth Man
Wired World of Sports
3 weeks
1 February
8 February
15 February
Soundtrack
Dirty Dancing
8 weeks
22 February
29 February
7 March
14 March
21 March
28 March
4 April
11 April
Rick Astley
Whenever You Need Somebody
1 week
18 April
Various Artists
Hit Pix '88
2 weeks
25 April
2 May
Terence Trent D'Arby
Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
5 weeks
9 May
16 May
23 May
30 May
6 June
Soundtrack
Good Morning, Vietnam
2 weeks
13 June
20 June
Bananarama
Wow!
1 week
27 June
Various Artists
'88 Kix On
4 weeks
4 July
11 July
18 July
25 July
Crowded House
Temple of Low Men
1 week
1 August
John Farnham
Age of Reason
8 weeks
8 August
15 August
22 August
29 August
5 September
12 September
19 September
26 September
Various Artists
88 the Winners
4 weeks
3 October
10 October
17 October
Bon Jovi
New Jersey
1 week
24 October
Various Artists
88 the Winners
4 weeks
31 October
U2
Rattle and Hum
5 weeks
7 November
14 November
21 November
28 November
5 December
Jimmy Barnes
Barnestorming
3 weeks
12 December
19 December
26 December
Various Artists
Summer '89
2 weeks
1989 [ ]
Date
Artist
Album
Weeks at number one
2 January
Various artists
Summer '89
2 weeks
9 January
Soundtrack by various artists
Cocktail
5 weeks
16 January
23 January
30 January
6 February
13 February
Traveling Wilburys
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
2 weeks
20 February
27 February
Roy Orbison
Mystery Girl
4 weeks
6 March
13 March
20 March
27 March
Various artists
Hits of '89 Volume 1
5 weeks
3 April
10 April
17 April
24 April
1 May
1927
...ish
3 weeks
8 May
15 May
22 May
Daryl Braithwaite
Edge
3 weeks
29 May
5 June
12 June
John Cougar Mellencamp
Big Daddy
1 week
19 June
Soundtrack by Bette Midler
Beaches
4 weeks
26 June
3 July
10 July
Fine Young Cannibals
The Raw and the Cooked
1 week
17 July
Soundtrack by Bette Midler
Beaches
4 weeks
24 July
Def Leppard
Hysteria
3 weeks
31 July
7 August
14 August
Ian Moss
Matchbook
3 weeks
21 August
28 August
4 September
Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Premiere Collection
1 week
11 September
Richard Marx
Repeat Offender
7 weeks
18 September
25 September
2 October
9 October
16 October
23 October
30 October
John Williamson
Warragul
1 week
6 November
Billy Joel
Storm Front
2 weeks
13 November
20 November
Cher
Heart of Stone
1 week
27 November
Phil Collins
...But Seriously
3 weeks
4 December
11 December
18 December
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
Jive Bunny: The Album
4 weeks
25 December
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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