Hit Pix '88

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Hit Pix 88 was a various artists "hits" collection album released in Australia in 1988 on the Festival/EMI record Label (Cat No. 50013). The album spent 2 weeks at the top of the Australian album charts in 1988.

Contents

Track listing

Side 1

  1. Belinda Carlisle - "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
  2. Kylie Minogue - "I Should Be So Lucky"
  3. Richard Marx - "Should've Known Better"
  4. Steve Winwood - "Valerie"
  5. The Triffids - "Bury Me Deep in Love"
  6. Icehouse - "Man of Colours"
  7. Cliff Richard - "Some People"
  8. M|A|R|R|S - "Pump Up the Volume"
  9. Morris Minor and the Majors - "Stutter Rap"

Side 2

  1. AC/DC - "Heatseeker"
  2. The Choirboys - "Boys Will Be Boys"
  3. James Reyne - "Rip It Up"
  4. Paul Kelly - "Forty Miles to Saturday Night"
  5. Martha Davis - "Don't Tell Me the Time"
  6. Divinyls - "Back to the Wall"
  7. Jimmy Barnes - "Driving Wheels"
  8. Billy Idol - "Mony Mony"
  9. The Angels - "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again"

Chart positions

YearChartPosition
1988Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart1

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