1987 (Australian Music Report)
| Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January | Pseudo Echo | "Funkytown" | 7 weeks |
| 12 January | Pseudo Echo | "Funkytown" | 7 weeks |
| 19 January | Pseudo Echo | "Funkytown" | 7 weeks |
| 26 January | Pseudo Echo | "Funkytown" | 7 weeks |
| 2 February | Pseudo Echo | "Funkytown" | 7 weeks |
| 9 February | The Bangles | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | 2 weeks |
| 16 February | Kim Wilde | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | 2 weeks |
| 23 February | The Bangles | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | 2 weeks |
| 2 March | Kim Wilde | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | 2 weeks |
| 9 March | Boris Gardiner | "I Want to Wake Up with You" | 1 week |
| 16 March | George Michael and Aretha Franklin | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | 4 weeks |
| 23 March | George Michael and Aretha Franklin | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | 4 weeks |
| 30 March | George Michael and Aretha Franklin | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | 4 weeks |
| 6 April | George Michael and Aretha Franklin | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | 4 weeks |
| 13 April | Paul Lekakis | "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)" | 5 weeks |
| 20 April | Paul Lekakis | "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)" | 5 weeks |
| 27 April | Paul Lekakis | "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)" | 5 weeks |
| 4 May | Paul Lekakis | "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)" | 5 weeks |
| 11 May | Paul Lekakis | "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)" | 5 weeks |
| 18 May | Dave Dobbyn with Herbs | "Slice of Heaven" | 4 weeks |
| 25 May | Dave Dobbyn with Herbs | "Slice of Heaven" | 4 weeks |
| 1 June | Dave Dobbyn with Herbs | "Slice of Heaven" | 4 weeks |
| 8 June | Dave Dobbyn with Herbs | "Slice of Heaven" | 4 weeks |
| 15 June | Whitney Houston | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | 5 weeks |
| 22 June | Whitney Houston | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | 5 weeks |
| 29 June | Whitney Houston | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | 5 weeks |
| 6 July | Whitney Houston | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | 5 weeks |
| 13 July | Whitney Houston | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | 5 weeks |
| 20 July | Mel and Kim | "Respectable" | 1 week |
| 27 July | The Party Boys | "He's Gonna Step on You Again" | 2 weeks |
| 3 August | The Party Boys | "He's Gonna Step on You Again" | 2 weeks |
| 10 August | Kylie Minogue | "The Loco-Motion" | 7 weeks |
| 17 August | Kylie Minogue | "The Loco-Motion" | 7 weeks |
| 24 August | Kylie Minogue | "The Loco-Motion" | 7 weeks |
| 31 August | Kylie Minogue | "The Loco-Motion" | 7 weeks |
| 7 September | Kylie Minogue | "The Loco-Motion" | 7 weeks |
| 14 September | Kylie Minogue | "The Loco-Motion" | 7 weeks |
| 21 September | Kylie Minogue | "The Loco-Motion" | 7 weeks |
| 28 September | Los Lobos | "La Bamba" | 7 weeks |
| 5 October | Los Lobos | "La Bamba" | 7 weeks |
| 12 October | Los Lobos | "La Bamba" | 7 weeks |
| 19 October | Los Lobos | "La Bamba" | 7 weeks |
| 26 October | Los Lobos | "La Bamba" | 7 weeks |
| 2 November | Los Lobos | "La Bamba" | 7 weeks |
| 9 November | Los Lobos | "La Bamba" | 7 weeks |
| 16 November | Icehouse | "Electric Blue" | 1 week |
| 23 November | Jimmy Barnes | "Too Much Ain't Enough Love" | 1 week |
| 30 November | Rick Astley | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | 7 weeks |
| 7 December | Rick Astley | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | 7 weeks |
| 14 December | Rick Astley | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | 7 weeks |
| 21 December | Rick Astley | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | 7 weeks |
| 28 December | Rick Astley | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | 7 weeks |
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "The Final Countdown" by Europe, "Suddenly" by Angry Anderson and "Good Times" by Jimmy Barnes and INXS.
Other major hits (with peak positions noted) included "Old Time Rock and Roll" (3) by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (3) by Starship, "Living On A Prayer" (3) by Bon Jovi, "Star Trekkin'" (3) by The Firm, "Bad" (4) and "The Way You Make Me Feel" (5) by Michael Jackson.
Hits by Australasian artists also included "What's My Scene" by Hoodoo Gurus, "Pressure Down" by John Farnham, "Crazy" by Icehouse and "Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil.
Kylie Minogue's hit "The Loco-Motion" was the best charting single of the year, and of the decade of the 1980s in Australia.
Read more about this topic: List Of Number-one Singles In Australia During The 1980s
Famous quotes containing the word music:
“There was never yet such a storm but it was Æolian music to a healthy and innocent ear.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)