(13th - 27th) Sadie is No.1 on the charts
John appears on the cover of 'TV Times' with the same picture as the Sadie album (rare collectable)
(31st) Sadie The Cleaning Lady is No.1 on the National Go-Set Charts
(17th, 24th & 31st) Raindrops in No.1
(12th - 17th) Dick Whittington plays at Melbourne's Festival Hall
(17th - 31st) Raindrops is No.1 on the charts
(19th - 24th) Dick Whittington plays the Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide
(26th) Performs with the Black Ivories group at the Tunarama Festival, Pt Lincoln SA
(31st) John is a special guest at the Johnny Farnham Free-For-All Cup, Victorian Trotting, Melbourne Showgrounds
(13th) For The Love Of Man television special airs on Channel 7
(24th) John is a guest on Johnny Young Presents
Shake A Hand is released
(7th) John is guest host on Countdown, where he meets Suzi Quatro
(12th) John and manager Darryl Sambell split
John performs at the All Australian Concert Gold
Danny Finley takes over John's management
(1st) John signs to WBE Records
(New Year's Eve) John and Ross Fraser meet for the first time at Melbourne's Billboard nightclub
Please Don't Ask Me is released
(26th) Playing To Win is released it reaches #60 on the Billboard Pop Charts in USA
(1st) John performs You're The Voice at the 'Celebration Of A Natio'n live from The Lodge in Canberra to open Australia's bicentenary celebrations
(2nd) Jack's Back Tour: Hobart - King George Oval
(16th) James Farnham is born
(26th) John is named Australian Of The Year (1987) by Prime Minister Bob Hawke at Kirribilli House, Sydney.
John takes second place in the Adelaide Formula 1 Grand Prix celebrity race
Chain Reaction Tour:
(5th) Darwin - Ampitheatre
(12th) Napier, NZ. - Docks
(16th) Invercargill, NZ - Riverton Racecourse
(19th) Noosa Heads - Showgrounds
(25th) Launceston - Silverdome
(26th) Hobart - Derwent Entertainment Centre
John is nominated for an award at the Tamworth Country Music Awards for his duet with Smokey Dawson.
(26th) John is made an Officer in the Order Of Australia for his contribution to Australia (his work for charity and Ambassadorship internationally) and to the Australian Arts and Entertainment Industry.
John commented that OA should stand for 'Ordinary Australian'.
John sings his own rendition of our national anthem on the CD, Anthem - A Celebration Of Australia. Proceeds to the Smith Family Appeal
The Last Time Tour - Under The Big Top Performances:
(31st) Kalgoorlie - Cruickshank Sports Arena
(24th) Opening of the Star City Event Centre, Sydney
(25th) Opening of the Star City Event Centre, Sydney
Red Hot Summer Tour:
(14th) Mannum SA
(21st & 22nd) Mornington, Vic
(28th) Ballarat, Vic