Week ending November 16, 1986

http://chartbeat.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/30-years-ago-this-week-november-16-1986.html

You Can Leave Your Hat On, Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone), Brand New Lover, You’re Gonna Get Hurt and Take Me Home Tonight debut.

Top 50 misses from (shockingly) Janet Jackson, as well as Icehouse, Howard Jones, Samantha Fox and Niki Phillips.

Week ending November 23, 1986

http://chartbeat.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/30-years-ago-this-week-november-23-1986.html

To Be A Lover, Don't Get Me Wrong, Hungry Town, Amanda, I've Been Losing You and Don't Waste My Time debut.

Top 50 misses from Nik Kershaw and Geisha.

Week ending November 30, 1986

http://chartbeat.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/30-years-ago-this-week-november-30-1986.html

Thorn In My Side, I Wanna Wake Up With You, Notorious, No Lies and Let's Kiss debut.

Plus, top 50 misses from Wham! and Peter Gabriel.

Week ending December 7, 1986

http://chartbeat.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/30-years-ago-this-week-december-7-1986.html

Funky Town, Let's Go To Paradise, More Than Physical, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Guns And Butter and Bottom Of My Heart debut.

Plus, top 50 misses from Paul Young, Cattletruck and Bob Geldof.

Week ending December 14, 1986

http://chartbeat.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/30-years-ago-this-week-december-14-1986.html

Walk Like An Egyptian, You Keep Me Hangin' On, Everybody Have Fun Tonight, Hip To Be Square, Don't Stand So Close To Me 86 and Through The Barricades debut.

Plus, top 50 misses from Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Til Tuesday, Mike Mareen, Talking Heads, John Forgerty and Billy Joel.

Wang Chung and Huey Lewis & The News, two clips you should not watch after a serious "night on the turps" then; and an advert for some aspirin before viewing now.

Week ending December 21, 1986

http://chartbeat.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/30-years-ago-this-week-december-21-1986.html

Change Of Heart, Twist And Shout, Primitive Love Rites and War/Merry Christmas Baby debut.

Plus, top 50 misses from Petra and The B-52's.

Week ending December 28, 1986

http://chartbeat.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/30-years-ago-this-week-december-28-1986.html

Good Times, Pressure Down, Sugar Free and Like Flames debut.

Plus, top 50 misses from Peter Cetera & Amy Grant and Simple Minds

And, the year-end top 100.

Apologies for repeat posting, but I assume some people might look at 1986 and not 1983.

Anyway...

I could've used the break between chart flashbacks to have a break from blogging. Instead, I've compiled a list of all the number 2 hits on the Australian chart from the 80s.

Here's part 1, covering 1980-1984:

http://chartbeat.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/number-2-hits-on-australian-charts-80s.html

Thanks Gavin! Don't know where you find the time to do this, but really appreciate it. Is your info from the Kent report? So used to thinking some of these No.2's were actually No.1's as seen on Countdown, like 'Brass In Pocket' and ''Babooshka' to name a couple from 1980.

Always felt sorry for Colleen stalling at No.2 for 5 weeks, kept off the No.1 spot by Queen...and there's Belinda Carlisle - a No.2 with 'Our Lips Are Sealed' and a solo No.2 with 'Heaven Is A Place On Earth'.

38 more number 2 hits in Part 2, covering 1985-1989:

http://chartbeat.blogspot.com.au/2017/01/number-2-hits-on-australian-charts-80s_8.html