The top songs from 1988 on are based on the Australian (ARIA) charts’ actual year-end lists (link at bottom of page). Year-end #1 songs prior to 1988 are based on which song had the most weeks at #1 that year.
- 2019: Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
- 2018: 5 Seconds of Summer “Youngblood”
- 2017: Ed Sheeran “Shape of You”
- 2016: The Chainsmokers with Halsey “Closer”
- 2015: Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
- 2014: Pharrell Williams “Happy”
- 2013: Katy Perry “Roar”
- 2012: Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe”
- 2011: LMFAO with Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem”
- 2010: Eminem & Rihanna “Love the Way You Lie”
- 2009: Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling”
- 2008: Flo Rida & T-Pain “Low”
- 2007: Fergie “Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal)”
- 2006: Sandi Thom “I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker with Flowers in My Hair”
- 2005: Anthony Callea “The Prayer”
- 2004: Shannon Noll “What About Me”
- 2003: Guy Sebastian “Angels Brought Me Here”
- 2002: Eminem “Without Me”
- 2001: LeAnn Rimes “Can’t Fight the Moonlight”
- 2000: Anastacia “I’m Outta Love”
- 1999: Lou Bega “Mambo No. 5”
- 1998: Ricky Martin “The Cup of Life”/ “Maria”
- 1997: Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)”
- 1996: Los Del Rio “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”
- 1995: Coolio with L.V. “Gangsta’s Paradise”
- 1994: Wet Wet Wet “Love Is All Around”
- 1993: Meat Loaf “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”
- 1992: Billy Ray Cyrus “Achy Breaky Heart”
- 1991: Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You”
- 1990: Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U”
- 1989: Madonna “Like a Prayer”
- 1988: Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes “I’ve Had the Time of My Life”
- 1987: Rick Astley “Never Gonna Give You Up” (7 wks)
- 1986: Bananarama “Venus” (7 wks)
- 1985: U.S.A. for Africa “We Are the World“ (9 wks)
- 1984: Stevie Wonder “I Just Called to Say I Love You“ (8 wks)
- 1983: Austen Tayshus “Australiana” (8 wks)
- 1982: Laura Branigan “Gloria” (7 wks)
- 1981: Joe Dulce Music Theatre “Shaddup Your Face” (8 wks)
- 1980: Split Enz “I Got You” (8 wks)
- 1979: Queen “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” (7 wks)
- 1978: Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta “You’re the One That I Want” (9 wks)
- 1977: Paul McCartney & Wings “Mull of Kintyre” (11 wks)
- 1976: Abba “Fernando” (14 wks)
- 1975: Abba “Mamma Mia” (10 wks)
- 1974: Paper Lace “The Night Chicago Died” (8 wks)
- 1973: Tony Orlando & Dawn “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree” (7 wks)
- 1972: Michael Jackson “Ben” (8 wks)
- 1971: Daddy Cool “Eagle Rock” (10 wks)
- 1970: George Harrison “My Sweet Lord“ (8 wks)
- 1969: The Beatles “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” / “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (6 wks)
- 1968: The Beatles “Hey Jude“ (13 wks)
- 1967: Engelbert Humperdinck “The Last Waltz” (9 wks)
- 1966: The Beatles “Yellow Submarine”/“Eleanor Rigby” (8 wks)
- 1965: The Beatles “Help!” (8 wks)
- 1964: The Beatles “I Feel Fine” (8 wks)
- 1963: The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (7 wks)
- 1962: The Beatles “I Saw Her Standing There”/“Love Me Do” (7 wks)
- 1961: Eddie Hodges “I’m Gonna Knock on Your Door” (7 wks)
- 1960: Elvis Presley “It’s Now or Never” (7 wks)
- 1959: Bill Haley & His Comets “Joey’s Song” (8 wks)
- 1958: The Platters “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” (10 wks)
- 1957: Paul Anka “Diana” (8 wks)
- 1956: Johnnie Ray “Just Walkin’ in the Rain” (9 wks)
- 1955: Bill Haley & His Comets “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock” (6 wks)
- 1954: Frank Weir/Oberkirchen Children’s Choir “The Happy Wanderer” (8 wks)
- 1953: Nat “King” Cole “Pretend” (7 wks)
- 1952: Vera Lynn/Eddy Howard “Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart” (7 wks)
- 1951: Nat “King” Cole/Toni Arden “Too Young” (9 wks)
- 1950: Bing Crosby with the Andrews Sisters “Quicksilver” (8 wks)
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