1980s Australian Top 50 Songs Vol. 39 Quiz

Answer: Madness

"House Of Fun" from Madness debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 2nd 1982.

The highest chart peak was five.

The song peaked at number one in:

Ireland.
United Kingdom.

Album: "Complete Madness" (1982).

Answer: Tight Fit

"Fantasy Island" from Tight Fit debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 2nd 1982.

The highest chart peak was 49.

Highest worldwide peak was three (Ireland).

Cover version of: The Millionaires - "Fantasy Island" (1982).

Album: "Tight Fit" (1982).

Answer: Missing Persons

"Words" from Missing Persons debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 9th 1982.

The highest chart peak was ten.

Album: "Spring Session M" (1982).

Answer: Rough Trade

"All Touch" from Rough Trade debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 9th 1982.

The highest chart peak was 40.

Highest worldwide peak was 12 (Canada).

Album: "For Those Who Think Young" (1981).

Answer: Little Heroes

"Young Hearts" from Little Heroes debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 9th 1982.

The highest chart peak was 42.

Album: "Play By Numbers" (1982).

Answer: Cliff Richard

"The Only Way Out" from Cliff Richard debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 16th 1982.

The highest chart peak was 14.

Highest worldwide peak was six (Belgium).

Album: "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" (1982).

Answer: Little River Band

"Down On The Border" from Little River Band debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 16th 1982.

The highest chart peak was seven.

Album: "Greatest Hits" (1982).

Answer: Swanee

"Lady What's Your Name" from Swanee debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 16th 1982.

The highest chart peak was 13.

Album: "This Time It's Different" (1982).

Answer: The Alan Parsons Project

"Eye In The Sky" from The Alan Parsons Project debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 16th 1982.

The highest chart peak was 22.

The song peaked at number one in:

Canada.
Spain (Ended 1982 as the highest selling single of the year).

Album: "Eye In The Sky" (1982).

Answer: The Motels

"Take The L" from The Motels debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 16th 1982.

The highest chart peak was 21.

Album: "All Four One" (1982).

Answer: INXS

"The One Thing" from INXS debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 23rd 1982.

The highest chart peak was 14.

Album: "Shabooh Shoobah" (1982).

Answer: Melissa Manchester

"You Should Hear How She Talks About You" from Melissa Manchester debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 23rd 1982.

The highest chart peak was four.

Cover version of: Charlie Dore - "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" (1981).

Grammy wins:

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - 1983.

Album: "Hey Ricky" (1982).

Answer: Survivor

"Eye Of The Tiger" from Survivor debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 23rd 1982.

The highest chart peak was one.

The song peaked at number one in:

Australia (Ended 1982 as the highest selling single of the year).
Canada.
Finland.
Ireland.
Norway.
South Africa.
United Kingdom.
United States.

"Eye Of The Tiger" was the theme song for the 1982 film "Rocky III".

Grammy wins and nominations:

(Won):
*Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group - 1983.

(Nominated):
*Song Of The Year - 1983.

At the 1983 Academy Awards, "Eye Of The Tiger" was nominated for Best Original Song.

Album: "Rocky III Soundtrack" (1982) and Survivor - "Eye Of The Tiger" (1982).

Answer: Trio

"Da Da Da" from Trio debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 23rd 1982.

The highest chart peak was four.

The song peaked at number one in:

Austria.
New Zealand.
South Africa.
Switzerland.

Album: "Trio" (1981).

Answer: Captain Sensible

"Happy Talk" from Captain Sensible debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on August 30th 1982.

The highest chart peak was 35.

The song peaked at number one in:

Ireland.
United Kingdom.

Album: "Women and Captains First" (1982).