looking at the top 10 singles in Australia from "this
week" in the 1960s or 70s
using the charts from David Kent's AUSTRALIAN
TOP 20 BOOK
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Top 10 singles in Australia, chart week 27th August 1960*
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| 10. (11) TELL LAURA I LOVE HER | Ray Peterson |
| 9. (9) FEEL SO FINE | Johnny Preston |
| 8. (7) EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL | Connie Francis |
| 7. (8) I'M SORRY | Brenda Lee |
| 6. (5) WHEN WILL I BE LOVED / BE BOP A-LULA | The Everly Brothers |
| 5. (6) ONLY THE LONELY | Roy Orbison |
| 4. (4) MULE SKINNER BLUES | The Fendermen |
| 3. (2) JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE | Jimmy Rodgers |
| 2. (3) ITSY BITSY TEENY WEENY YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI | Brian Hyland |
| 1. (1) CLAP YOUR HANDS | The Beau-Marks |
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(brackets indicate chart position held the previous week)
also in the programme:
COME ON AND TAKE MY HAND / DON'T YOU KNOW - Johnny O'Keefe (#13
in the singles chart)
THE BIG BLACK HAT - Rolf Harris (#60 in the singles chart)
TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN SPORT - Rolf Harris (# 23 in the singles chart)
MY SECRET - The Allen Brothers (#30 in the singles chart)
WALK DON'T RUN - The Ventures (#12 in the singles chart)
I FOUND A NEW LOVE / DEFENCELESS - Lonnie Lee (#40 in the singles chart)
BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG - Duane Eddy (#16 in the singles chart)
*according to the Kent Music Report
