These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1985. Here is the Australian Singles Chart for 1985 based on sales.
Top Australian Singles
- “Live it Up” – Mental As Anything
- “Out of Mind, Out of Sight” – Models
- “What You Need” – INXS
Top selling singles in Australia for 1985
*Denotes Australian artist
- “We Are the World” – USA for Africa
- “Angel” / Into the Groove – Madonna
- “Crazy For You” – Madonna
- “Live it Up” – Mental As Anything*
- “I Want to Know What Love Is” – Foreigner
- “Out of Mind, Out of Sight” – Models*
- “Money for Nothing” – Dire Straits
- “I Got You Babe” – UB40 with Chrissie Hynde
- “I Should Have Known Better” – Jim Diamond
- “Would I Lie To You?” – Eurythmics
- “Dancing in the Street” – David Bowie & Mick Jagger
- “Take on Me” – a-ha
- “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” – Dead or Alive
- “Shout” – Tears For Fears
- “One Night in Bangkok” – Murray Head
- “Born in the USA” – Bruce Springsteen
- “Neutron Dance” – Pointer Sisters
- “What You Need” – INXS*
- “Do They Know It’s Christmas” – Band Aid
- “We Don’t Need Another Hero” – Tina Turner
- “Walking on Sunshine” – Katrina and the Waves
- “The Heat Is On” – Glenn Frey
- “The Power of Love” – Jennifer Rush
- “The Power of Love” – Huey Lewis and the News
- “Like a Virgin” – Madonna
My video pick for 1985 is Mental As Anything with ‘Live It Up’
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