List of Top 40 albums for 1980–89 in Australia

Australian top 40 albums of the 1980s
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The following lists the top 40 (end of decade) charting albums on the Australian Album Charts, for the 1980s. These were the best charting albums in Australia for the 1980s. The source for this decade is the Kent Music Report, known from 1987 onwards as the Australian Music Report.

#TitleArtistHighest pos. reachedDate reached
1.Whispering JackJohn Farnham1November 1986
2.Brothers in ArmsDire Straits1May 1985
3.ThrillerMichael Jackson1June 1983
4.Born in the U.S.A.Bruce Springsteen1October 1984
5.Whitney HoustonWhitney Houston1June 1986
6.Can't Slow DownLionel Richie1June 1984
7.Too Low for ZeroElton John2August 1983
8.10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1Midnight Oil3December 1982
9.Business as UsualMen at Work1December 1981
10.KickINXS1October 1988
11.GracelandPaul Simon1October 1986
12.An Innocent ManBilly Joel3November 1983
13.RevengeEurythmics2August 1986
14.Crowded HouseCrowded House1June 1987
15.Love over GoldDire Straits1October 1982
16.Colour by NumbersCulture Club1October 1983
17.No Jacket RequiredPhil Collins1May 1985
18.Like a VirginMadonna2January 1985
19.The SwingINXS1April 1984
20.The Joshua TreeU23March 1987
21.Little CreaturesTalking Heads2August 1985
22.Back in BlackAC/DC1March 1981
23.Man of ColoursIcehouse1October 1987
24.For the Working Class ManJimmy Barnes1December 1985
25.Slippery When WetBon Jovi1July 1987
26.The Lonesome JubileeJohn Cougar Mellencamp2May 1988
27.She's So UnusualCyndi Lauper3February 1985
28.EastCold Chisel2June 1980
29.The WallPink Floyd1March 1980
30.Tracy ChapmanTracy Chapman3June 1988
31.Chariots of FireVangelis5May 1982
32.The Dream of the Blue TurtlesSting1April 1986
33.Tango in the NightFleetwood Mac5November 1987
34.ScarecrowJohn Cougar Mellencamp2July 1986
35.SiroccoAustralian Crawl1August 1981
36.True BlueMadonna1August 1986
37.Dirty DancingMotion Picture Soundtrack1October 1986
38....ish19271May 1989
39.Invisible TouchGenesis1July 1986
40.Volume OneTraveling Wilburys1February 1989

These charts were calculated by David Kent of the Kent Music Report and they are based on the number of weeks and position the records reach within the top 100 singles for each week.

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