Ever wonder which Aussie song was the best selling single of each year? Well wonder no longer.
Here is a list of the best selling Aussie single of each year from 1958-2018. I’ve also listed the overall position on the respective end of year best sellers list that each entry achieved.
It’s great to see so many Aussie artists dominating the charts over the years, even though some years are better represented than others…I’m looking at you 2010 & 2017…
Make sure you check out the video playlist at the bottom for a quick trip down memory lane. Enjoy.
| Year | Song | Artist | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | A Pub With No Beer | Slim Dusty and His Bushlanders | 10 |
| 1959 | Oh Yeah Uh Huh | Col Joye & The Joy Boys | 6 |
| 1960 | Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport | Rolf Harris | 8 |
| 1961 | I'm Counting on You | Johnny O'Keefe | 7 |
| 1962 | I Remember You | Frank Ifield | 13 |
| 1963 | Move, Baby, Move | Johnny O'Keefe | 10 |
| 1964 | Poison Ivy | Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs | 18 |
| 1965 | Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) | Normie Rowe & The Playboys | 1 |
| 1966 | Hitch Hiker | Bobby & Laurie | 4 |
| 1967 | Georgy Girl | The Seekers | 7 |
| 1968 | Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) | Johnny Farnham | 2 |
| 1969 | The Real Thing | Russell Morris | 4 |
| 1970 | In the Summertime | The Mixtures | 3 |
| 1971 | Eagle Rock | Daddy Cool | 1 |
| 1972 | Boppin' the Blues | Blackfeather | 6 |
| 1973 | Heaven is My Woman's Love | Col Joye | 4 |
| 1974 | Evie | Stevie Wright | 3 |
| 1975 | Summer Love | Sherbet | 4 |
| 1976 | Howzat | Sherbet | 4 |
| 1977 | I Just Want to Be Your Everything | Andy Gibb | 3 |
| 1978 | You're the One That I Want | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | 1 |
| 1979 | Up There Cazaly | The Two Man Band | 13 |
| 1980 | Space Invaders | Player [1] | 7 |
| 1981 | Who Can it Be Now? | Men at Work | 9 |
| 1982 | What About Me | Moving Pictures | 2 |
| 1983 | Australiana | Austen Tayshus | 1 |
| 1984 | It's Just Not Cricket | The 12th Man | 2 |
| 1985 | Live it Up | Mental as Anything | 4 |
| 1986 | Stimulation | Wa Wa Nee | 5 |
| 1987 | The Loco-Motion | Kylie Minogue | 1 |
| 1988 | I Should Be So Lucky | Kylie Minogue | 7 |
| 1989 | Bedroom Eyes | Kate Ceberano | 7 |
| 1990 | Mona | Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 | 15 |
| 1991 | That Ain't Bad ["Tingles" EP] | Ratcat | 2 |
| 1992 | The Day You Went Away | Wendy Matthews | 8 |
| 1993 | Gimme Little Sign | Peter Andre | 12 |
| 1994 | Tomorrow | Silverchair | 9 |
| 1995 | Mouth | Merril Bainbridge | 4 |
| 1996 | I Want You | Savage Garden | 12 |
| 1997 | Truly Madly Deeply | Savage Garden | 7 |
| 1998 | Second Solution / Prisoner of Society | The Living End | 6 |
| 1999 | Don't Call Me Baby | Madison Avenue | 7 |
| 2000 | Poison | Bardot | 6 |
| 2001 | Can't Get You Out of My Head | Kylie Minogue | 3 |
| 2002 | Not Pretty Enough | Kasey Chambers | 7 |
| 2003 | Angels Brought Me Here | Guy Sebastian | 1 |
| 2004 | What About Me | Shannon Noll | 1 |
| 2005 | The Prayer | Anthony Callea | 1 |
| 2006 | Flaunt It | TV Rock feat. Seany B | 2 |
| 2007 | Straight Lines | Silverchair | 4 |
| 2008 | Sweet About Me | Gabriella Cilmi | 3 |
| 2009 | Like it Like That | Guy Sebastian | 6 |
| 2010 | We No Speak Americano | Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP | 34 |
| 2011 | Somebody That I Used to Know | Gotye feat. Kimbra | 2 |
| 2012 | Battle Scars | Guy Sebastian feat. Lupe Fiasco | 3 |
| 2013 | Riptide | Vance Joy | 12 |
| 2014 | Geronimo | Sheppard | 4 |
| 2015 | Elastic Heart [Re-Recorded] | Sia | 14 |
| 2016 | Never Be Like You | Flume feat. Kai | 4 |
| 2017 | Chameleon | PNAU | 32 |
| 2018 | Youngblood | 5 Seconds of Summer | 1 |
