1980s Australian Top 50 Songs Vol. 46 Quiz

Answer: Billy Joel

"Allentown" from Billy Joel debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on January 17th 1983.

The highest chart peak was 49.

Highest worldwide peak was 17 (United States).

Album: "The Nylon Curtain" (1982).

Answer: Divinyls

"Science Fiction" from Divinyls debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on January 17th 1983.

The highest chart peak was 13.

Album: "Desperate" (1983).

Answer: Elvis Presley

"The Elvis Medley" - Elvis Presley debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on January 17th 1983.

The highest chart peak was 48.

Highest worldwide peak was 30 (Belgium).

Answer: Marvin Gaye

"Sexual Healing" from Marvin Gaye debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on January 17th 1983.

The highest chart peak was four.

The song peaked at number one in:

Canada.
New Zealand.

Grammy wins:

*Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - 1983.
*Best R&B Instrumental Performance - 1983.

Album: "Midnight Love" (1982).

Answer: Wham!

"Young Guns (Go For It)" from Wham! debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on January 17th 1983.

The highest chart peak was four.

Highest worldwide peak was one (Sweden).

Album: "Fantastic" (1983).

Answer: Air Supply

"Two Less Lonely People In The World" from Air Supply debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on January 24th 1983.

The highest chart peak was 46.

Highest worldwide peak was 38 (United States).

Album: "Now and Forever" (1982).

Answer: Chris de Burgh

"Don't Pay The Ferryman" from Chris de Burgh debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on January 24th 1983.

The highest chart peak was five.

Album: "The Getaway" (1982).

Answer: Billy Idol

"White Wedding" from Billy Idol debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on January 31st 1983.

The highest chart peak was nine.

Highest worldwide peak was one (Canada).

Album: "Billy Idol" (1982).

Answer: F.R. David

"Words" from F.R. David debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on January 31st 1983.

The highest chart peak was 12.

The song peaked at number one in:

Austria.
Belgium (Ended 1982 as the highest selling single of the year).
Denmark.
Ireland.
Italy.
Norway.
South Africa (Ended 1983 as the highest selling single of the year).
Spain.
Sweden.
Switzerland (Ended 1982 as the highest selling single of the year).
West Germany.

Album: "Words" (1982).

Answer: Jeffrey Osborne

"On The Wings Of Love" from Jeffrey Osborne debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on January 31st 1983.

The highest chart peak was 36.

Highest worldwide peak was 11 (United Kingdom).

Album: "Jeffrey Osborne" (1982).

Answer: Madness

"Our House" from Madness debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on January 31st 1983.

The highest chart peak was 17.

The song peaked at number one in:

Canada.
Denmark.
Sweden.

Album: "The Rise & Fall" (1982).

Answer: Phil Collins

"You Can't Hurry Love" from Phil Collins debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on January 31st 1983.

The highest chart peak was three.

The song peaked at number one in:

Belgium.
Ireland.
United Kingdom.

Cover version of: The Supremes - "You Can't Hurry Love" (1966).

Album: "Hello, I Must Be Going!" (1982).

Answer: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

"Shame On The Moon" from Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on February 7th 1983.

The highest chart peak was 38.

Highest worldwide peak was two (United States).

Cover version of: Rodney Crowell - "Shame On The Moon" (1981).

Album: "The Distance" (1982).

Answer: Carl Carlton

"Baby I Need Your Loving" from Carl Carlton debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on February 7th 1983.

The highest chart peak was 12.

Album: "The Bad C.C." (1982).

Answer: Dire Straits

"Twisting By The Pool" from Dire Straits debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on February 7th 1983.

The highest chart peak was two.

Highest worldwide peak was one (New Zealand).

Album: "ExtendedancEPlay" (1983).