Oceania
The best Australian albums of the 1980s
24 records, ranked by how much there is to say about them.
The Rumour
Olivia Newton-John
1989
Listen Like Thieves
INXS
1985
Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Olivia Newton-John
1982
Soul Kiss
Olivia Newton-John
1985
Dekadance
INXS
1983
Physical
Olivia Newton-John
1981
Kylie
Kylie Minogue
1988
Shabooh Shoobah
INXS
1982
INXS
INXS
1980
Love Songs
Olivia Newton-John
1988
The Swing
INXS
1984
Xanadu
Olivia Newton-John
1980
Kick
INXS
1987
Kicking Against the Pricks
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
1986
Red Sails in the Sunset
Midnight Oil
1984
Kylie's Remixes Volume 1
Kylie Minogue
1989
Warm and Tender
Olivia Newton-John
1989
INXSIVE
INXS
1982
Underneath the Colours
INXS
1981
Two of a Kind
Olivia Newton-John
1983
Enjoy Yourself
Kylie Minogue
1989
From Her to Eternity
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
1984
Tender Prey
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
1988
The Firstborn Is Dead
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
1985