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The best-selling album of 1980's in Australia is WHISPERING JACK by JOHN FARNHAM.

Rank	Artist	Album	Released
1	JOHN FARNHAM	WHISPERING JACK	1987
2	DIRE STRAITS	BROTHERS IN ARMS	1985
3	MICHAEL JACKSON	THRILLER	1982
4	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	BORN IN THE U.S.A.	1984
5	WHITNEY HOUSTON	WHITNEY HOUSTON	1985
6	LIONEL RICHIE	CAN'T SLOW DOWN	1983
7	ELTON JOHN	TOO LOW FOR ZERO	1983
8	MIDNIGHT OIL	10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1	1982
9	MEN AT WORK	BUSINESS AS USUAL	1981
10	INXS	KICK	1987
11	PAUL SIMON	GRACELAND	1986
12	BILLY JOEL	AN INNOCENT MAN	1983
13	EURYTHMICS	REVENGE	1986
14	CROWDED HOUSE	CROWDED HOUSE	1986
15	DIRE STRAITS	LOVE OVER GOLD	1982
16	CULTURE CLUB	COLOUR BY NUMBERS	1983
17	PHIL COLLINS	NO JACKET REQUIRED	1985
18	MADONNA	LIKE A VIRGIN	1984
19	INXS	THE SWING	1984
20	U2	THE JOSHUA TREE	1987
21	TALKING HEADS	LITTLE CREATURES	1985
22	AC/DC	BACK IN BLACK	1980
23	ICEHOUSE	MAN OF COLOURS	1987
24	JIMMY BARNES	FOR THE WORKING CLASS MAN	1986
25	BON JOVI	SLIPPERY WHEN WET	1986
26	JOHN MELLENCAMP	THE LONESOME JUBILEE	1987
27	CYNDI LAUPER	SHE'S SO UNUSUAL	1983
28	COLD CHISEL	EAST	1980
29	PINK FLOYD	THE WALL	1979
30	TRACY CHAPMAN	TRACY CHAPMAN	1988
31	VANGELIS	CHARIOTS OF FIRE (SOUNDTRACK)	1981
32	STING	THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES	1985
33	FLEETWOOD MAC	TANGO IN THE NIGHT	1987
34	JOHN MELLENCAMP	SCARECROW	1985
35	AUSTRALIAN CRAWL	SIROCCO	1981
36	MADONNA	TRUE BLUE	1986
37	SOUNDTRACK	DIRTY DANCING	1987
38	1927	ISH	1989
39	GENESIS	INVISIBLE TOUCH	1986
40	TRAVELING WILBURYS	THE TRAVELING WILBURYS VOLUME 1	1988