List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s
Australian number-one singles of the 1970s 1979 |
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The following lists the number one singles on the Australian Singles Chart during the 1970s. The source for this decade is the "Kent Music Report".
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on the KMR End of Year Chart |
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The light blue background indicates the #1 song on the KMR End of Decade Chart |
1970
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
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5 January | Elvis Presley | "Suspicious Minds" | 3 weeks |
12 January | |||
19 January | Johnny Farnham | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | 7 weeks |
26 January | |||
2 February | |||
9 February | |||
16 February | |||
23 February | |||
2 March | |||
9 March | Shocking Blue | "Venus" | 2 weeks |
16 March | |||
23 March | Led Zeppelin | "Whole Lotta Love" | 2 weeks |
30 March | |||
6 April | The Beatles | "Let It Be" | 6 weeks |
13 April | |||
20 April | |||
27 April | |||
4 May | |||
11 May | |||
18 May | Norman Greenbaum | "Spirit in the Sky" | 5 weeks |
25 May | |||
1 June | |||
8 June | |||
15 June | |||
22 June | Ray Stevens | "Everything Is Beautiful" | 2 weeks |
29 June | |||
6 July | The Beach Boys | "Cottonfields" | 1 week |
13 July | Creedence Clearwater Revival | "Up Around the Bend" / "Run Through the Jungle" | 6 weeks |
20 July | |||
27 July | |||
3 August | |||
10 August | |||
17 August | |||
24 August | Simon & Garfunkel | "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" | 1 week |
31 August | Mungo Jerry | "In the Summertime" | 1 week |
7 September | The Mixtures | "In the Summertime" (cover version) | 6 weeks |
14 September | |||
21 September | |||
28 September | |||
5 October | |||
12 October | |||
19 October | The Carpenters | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | 3 weeks |
26 October | |||
2 November | |||
9 November | Creedence Clearwater Revival | " Lookin' Out My Back Door " / "Long as I Can See the Light"
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4 weeks |
16 November | |||
23 November | |||
30 November | |||
7 December | Miguel Ríos | "A Song of Joy" | 4 weeks |
14 December | |||
21 December | |||
28 December |
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "
(5).Hits by Australasian artists included "Two Little Boys" by Rolf Harris, "A Little Ray of Sunshine" by Axiom, "Snowbird" by Liv Maessen and "Comic Conservation" by Johnny Farnham.
1971
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
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4 January | The Partridge Family | "I Think I Love You" | 2 weeks |
11 January | |||
18 January | George Harrison | "My Sweet Lord" | 8 weeks |
25 January | |||
1 February | |||
8 February | |||
15 February | |||
22 February | |||
1 March | |||
8 March | |||
15 March | The Mixtures | "The Pushbike Song" | 2 weeks |
22 March | |||
29 March | Dawn | "Knock Three Times" | 1 week |
5 April | Lynn Anderson | " Rose Garden "
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4 weeks |
12 April | |||
19 April | |||
26 April | |||
3 May | Janis Joplin | "Me and Bobby McGee" | 2 weeks |
10 May | |||
17 May | Tom Jones | "She's a Lady" | 2 weeks |
24 May | |||
31 May | Paul McCartney | "Another Day" | 1 week |
7 June[1] | Lally Stott | "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" | 1 week |
14 June | The Hollies | "Too Young to Be Married" | 2 weeks |
21 June | |||
28 June | Daddy Cool | "Eagle Rock" | 10 weeks |
5 July | |||
12 July | |||
19 July | |||
26 July | |||
2 August | |||
9 August | |||
16 August | |||
23 August | |||
30 August | |||
6 September | Drummond | "Daddy Cool" | 7 weeks |
13 September | |||
20 September | |||
27 September | |||
4 October | |||
11 October | |||
18 October | |||
25 October | Olivia Newton-John | "Banks of the Ohio" | 5 weeks |
1 November | |||
8 November | |||
15 November | |||
22 November | |||
29 November | Rod Stewart | "Maggie May" | 4 weeks |
6 December | |||
13 December | |||
20 December | |||
27 December | John Lennon | " Imagine "
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5 weeks |
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" by Middle of the Road, "Symphony No. 40 (Mozart)" by Waldo de los Ríos, "I Don't Know How to Love Him" by Helen Reddy, "L.A. International Airport" by Susan Raye, and "Love is A Beautiful Song" by Dave Mills.
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "
Hits by Australasian artists included "Eleanor Rigby" by Zoot, "Come Back Again" by Daddy Cool, "Sweet, Sweet Love" by Russell Morris, "Speak to the Sky" by Rick Springfield, "Falling in Love Again" by Ted Mulry, and "Seasons of Change" by Blackfeather.
1972
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
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3 January | John Lennon | " Imagine "
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5 weeks |
10 January | |||
17 January | |||
24 January | |||
31 January | David Cassidy | "Cherish" | 2 weeks |
7 February | |||
14 February | Benny Hill | "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)" | 2 weeks |
21 February | |||
28 February | Melanie
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"Brand New Key" | 1 week |
6 March | Don McLean | "American Pie" | 5 weeks |
13 March | |||
19 March | |||
27 March | |||
3 April | |||
10 April | Nilsson | "Without You" | 5 weeks |
17 April | |||
24 April | |||
1 May | |||
8 May | |||
15 May | Royal Scots Dragoon Guards | "Amazing Grace" | 5 weeks |
22 May | |||
29 May | |||
5 June | |||
12 June | |||
19 June | Roberta Flack | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | 2 weeks |
26 June | |||
3 July | Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show | "Sylvia's Mother" | 3 weeks |
10 July | |||
17 July | |||
24 July | Donny Osmond | "Puppy Love" | 6 weeks |
31 July | |||
7 August | |||
14 August | |||
21 August | |||
28 August | |||
4 September | Wayne Newton | "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" | 3 weeks |
11 September | |||
18 September | |||
25 September | Gary Glitter | "Rock and Roll, Part 2" | 1 week |
2 October | Blackfeather | "Boppin' the Blues" | 2 weeks |
9 October | |||
16 October | Hot Butter | "Popcorn" | 8 weeks |
23 October | |||
30 October | |||
6 November | |||
13 November | |||
20 November | |||
27 November | |||
4 December | |||
11 December | Michael Jackson | "Ben" | 8 weeks |
18 December | |||
25 December |
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "My World" / "On Time" by Bee Gees (3), "Joy" by Apollo 100 (3), "Vincent" / "Castles in the Air" by Don McLean (3), "The Candy Man" by Sammy Davis Jr. (3), "Run to Me" by Bee Gees (3), "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" by The Partridge Family (3), "Burning Love" by Elvis Presley (3), "Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens (4), "Hurting Each Other" by The Carpenters (4), "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" by Cher (5), "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" by Paul and Linda McCartney (5), and "The Redback on the Toilet Seat" by Slim Newton (5).
Hits by Australasian artists included "Pasadena" by John Paul Young, "Captain Zero" by The Mixtures, "So Tough" by Johnny O'Keefe, "Live with Friends" by Russell Morris, and "Superman" / "Take Me Back" by Alison McCallum.
1973
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
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1 January | Michael Jackson | "Ben" | 8 weeks |
8 January | |||
15 January | |||
22 January | |||
29 January | |||
5 February | Lobo | "I'd Love You to Want Me" | 2 weeks |
12 February | |||
19 February | Carly Simon | "You're So Vain" | 7 weeks |
26 February | |||
5 March | |||
12 March | |||
19 March | |||
26 March | |||
2 April | |||
9 April | Roberta Flack | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | 2 weeks |
16 April | |||
23 April | The Carpenters | "Top of the World" | 4 weeks |
30 April | |||
7 May | |||
14 May | |||
21 May | Tony Orlando and Dawn | "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" | 7 weeks |
28 May | |||
4 June | |||
11 June | |||
18 June | |||
25 June | |||
2 July | |||
9 July | Jud Strunk | "Daisy a Day" | 2 weeks |
16 July | |||
23 July | Maureen McGovern | "The Morning After" | 1 week |
30 July | Col Joye | "Heaven Is My Woman's Love" | 2 weeks |
6 August | |||
13 August | Helen Reddy | "Delta Dawn" | 5 weeks |
20 August | |||
27 August | |||
3 September | |||
10 September | |||
17 September | Shirley Bassey | " Never Never Never "
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2 weeks |
24 September | |||
1 October | Suzi Quatro | "Can the Can" | 6 weeks |
8 October | |||
15 October | |||
22 October | |||
29 October | |||
5 November | |||
12 November | Vicki Lawrence | " He Did With Me "
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1 week |
19 November | The Rolling Stones | "Angie" | 5 weeks |
26 November | |||
3 December | |||
10 December | |||
17 December | |||
24 December | Helen Reddy | "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" | 4 weeks |
31 December |
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy, "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John, "Funny Face" by Donna Fargo, "Last Song" by Edward Bear, "Part of the Union" by Strawbs, "The Twelfth of Never" by Donny Osmond, "And I Love You So" by Perry Como, "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose" by Tony Orlando and Dawn, "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" by Barry Blue, "I Am Pegasus" by Ross Ryan, and "The Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet.
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A." by Donna Fargo (3), "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash (3), "Dueling Banjos" by Eric Weissberg (3), "I Don't Wanna Play House" by Barbara Ray (3), "Rubber Bullets" by 10cc (3), "Monster Mash" by Bobby Pickett (3), "Dreams are a Ten Penny" by Kincade (4), "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" by Lobo (4), "Half-Breed" by Cher (4), "Mouldy Old Dough" by Lieutenant Pigeon (5), and "Daniel" by Elton John (7).
Hits by Australasian artists included "Cassandra" by Sherbet, "Let Me Be There" by Olivia Newton-John, and "Everything is Out of Season" by Johnny Farnham
1974
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
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7 January | Helen Reddy | "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" | 4 weeks |
14 January | |||
21 January | Suzi Quatro | "48 Crash" | 1 week |
28 January | Ringo Starr | "Photograph" | 1 week |
4 February | David Bowie | "Sorrow" | 2 weeks |
11 February | |||
18 February | Grahame Bond | "Farewell Aunty Jack" | 3 weeks |
25 February | |||
4 March | |||
11 March | Alvin Stardust | "My Coo Ca Choo" | 7 weeks |
18 March | |||
25 March | |||
1 April | |||
8 April | |||
15 April | |||
22 April | |||
29 April | Terry Jacks | "Seasons in the Sun" | 4 weeks |
6 May | |||
13 May | |||
20 May | |||
27 May | Suzi Quatro | "Devil Gate Drive" | 3 weeks |
3 June | |||
10 June | |||
17 June | Paper Lace | "Billy Don't Be a Hero" | 8 weeks |
24 June | |||
1 July | |||
8 July | |||
15 July | |||
22 July | |||
29 July | |||
5 August | |||
12 August | Stevie Wright
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"Evie" | 6 weeks |
19 August | |||
26 August | |||
2 September | |||
9 September | |||
16 September | |||
23 September | Paper Lace | "The Night Chicago Died" | 8 weeks |
30 September | |||
7 October | |||
14 October | |||
21 October | |||
28 October | |||
4 November | |||
11 November | |||
18 November | Olivia Newton-John | "I Honestly Love You" | 4 weeks |
25 November | |||
2 December | |||
9 December | |||
16 December | Carl Douglas | "Kung Fu Fighting" | 3 weeks |
23 December | |||
30 December |
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "She (Didn't Remember My Name)" by Osmosis, "
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "
Hits by Australasian artists included "Slipstream" and "Silvery Moon" by Sherbet, "Good Morning (How Are You?)/We Will Never Change" by The Moir Sisters, "Mama's Little Girl" by Linda George, and "Long Live Love" by Olivia Newton-John
1975
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
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6 January | Daryl Braithwaite | "You're My World" | 3 weeks |
13 January | |||
20 January | |||
27 January | Billy Swan | "I Can Help" | 1 week |
3 February | William Shakespeare | "My Little Angel" | 3 weeks |
10 February | |||
17 February | |||
24 February | The Carpenters | "Please Mr. Postman" | 5 weeks |
3 March | |||
10 March | |||
17 March | |||
24 March | |||
31 March | Skyhooks | "Horror Movie" | 2 weeks |
7 April | |||
14 April | Bob Hudson | "The Newcastle Song" | 4 weeks |
21 April | |||
28 April | |||
5 May | |||
12 May | Sherbet | "Summer Love" | 2 weeks |
19 May | |||
26 May | Pilot | " January "
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8 weeks |
2 June | |||
9 June | |||
16 June | |||
23 June | |||
30 June | |||
7 July | |||
14 July | |||
21 July | Freddy Fender | "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" | 1 week |
28 July | Bay City Rollers | "Bye Bye Baby" | 1 week |
4 August | Sweet | "Fox on the Run" | 6 weeks |
11 August | |||
18 August | |||
25 August | |||
1 September | |||
8 September | |||
15 September | Captain & Tennille | "Love Will Keep Us Together" | 4 weeks |
22 September | |||
29 September | |||
6 October | |||
13 October | ABBA | "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" | 3 weeks |
20 October | |||
27 October | |||
3 November | "Mamma Mia" | 10 weeks | |
10 November | |||
17 November | |||
24 November | |||
1 December | |||
8 December | |||
15 December | |||
22 December | |||
29 December |
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "The Wild One" by
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "Gee Baby" by
Hits by Australasian artists included "Matter of Time" / "Only One You" by
1976
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
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5 January | ABBA | "Mamma Mia" | 10 weeks |
12 January | "SOS" | 1 week | |
19 January | Ted Mulry Gang | "Jump in My Car" | 6 weeks |
26 January | |||
2 February | |||
9 February | |||
16 February | |||
23 February | |||
1 March | C. W. McCall | "Convoy" | 3 weeks |
8 March | |||
15 March | |||
22 March | Queen | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | 2 weeks |
29 March | |||
5 April | ABBA | "Fernando" | 14 weeks |
12 April | |||
19 April | |||
26 April | |||
3 May | |||
10 May | |||
17 May | |||
24 May | |||
31 May | |||
7 June | |||
14 June | |||
21 June | |||
28 June | |||
5 July | |||
12 July | Sherbet | "Howzat" | 4 weeks |
19 July | |||
26 July | |||
2 August | |||
9 August | Fox | " S-S-S Single Bed "
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3 weeks |
16 August | |||
23 August | |||
30 August | Elton John and Kiki Dee | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | 1 week |
6 September | ABBA | "Dancing Queen" | 8 weeks |
13 September | |||
20 September | |||
27 September | |||
4 October | |||
11 October | |||
18 October | |||
25 October | |||
1 November | Bryan Ferry | "Let's Stick Together" | 2 weeks |
8 November | |||
15 November | ABBA | "Money, Money, Money" | 6 weeks |
22 November | |||
29 November | |||
6 December | |||
13 December | |||
20 December | |||
27 December | Chicago | "If You Leave Me Now" | 5 weeks |
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "Hold Me Close" by David Essex, "Slipping Away" by Max Merritt & The Meteors, "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" by The Four Seasons, "I Hate the Music" by John Paul Young, and "Mississippi" by Pussycat.
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "
Hits by Australasian artists included "Child's Play" and "Matter of Time"/"Only One You" by Sherbet, "Old Sid" by Daryl Braithwaite, "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" by AC/DC, "Blue Jeans" by Skyhooks, "Crazy" by Ted Mulry Gang, and "Keep On Smilin'" by John Paul Young.
1977
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
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3 January | Chicago | "If You Leave Me Now" | 5 weeks |
10 January | |||
17 January | |||
23 January | |||
31 January | Pussyfoot | "The Way That You Do It" | 7 weeks |
7 February | |||
14 February | |||
21 February | |||
28 February | |||
7 March | |||
14 March | |||
21 March | Mary MacGregor | "Torn Between Two Lovers" | 4 weeks |
28 March | |||
4 April | |||
11 April | |||
18 April | David Soul | "Don't Give Up on Us" | 3 weeks |
25 April | |||
2 May | |||
9 May | Julie Covington | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | 7 weeks |
16 May | |||
23 May | |||
30 May | |||
6 June | |||
13 June | |||
20 June | |||
27 June | Little River Band | "Help Is on Its Way" | 1 week |
4 July | Dr. Hook | "Walk Right In" | 5 weeks |
11 July | |||
18 July | |||
25 July | |||
1 August | |||
8 August | Peter Allen | "I Go to Rio" | 5 weeks |
15 August | |||
22 August | |||
29 August | |||
5 September | |||
12 September | Carole Bayer Sager | "You're Moving Out Today" | 4 weeks |
19 September | |||
26 September | |||
3 October | |||
10 October | Donna Summer | "I Feel Love" | 1 week |
17 October | Andy Gibb | "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" | 7 weeks |
24 October | |||
31 October | |||
7 November | |||
14 November | |||
21 November | |||
28 November | |||
5 December | Rod Stewart | "You're in My Heart" | 1 week |
12 December | Wings | "Mull of Kintyre" | 11 weeks |
19 December | |||
26 December |
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "
Hits by Australasian artists included "Rock Me Gently" by Sherbet, "Get That Jive" by Dragon, "I Wanna Do It with You" by John Paul Young, "My Little Girl" by Ted Mulry Gang, and "What I Did For Love" by Marcia Hines.
1978
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
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2 January | Wings | "Mull of Kintyre" | 11 weeks |
9 January | |||
16 January | |||
23 January | |||
30 January | |||
6 February | |||
13 February | |||
20 February | |||
27 February | Bonnie Tyler | "It's a Heartache" | 4 weeks |
6 March | |||
13 March | |||
20 March | |||
27 March | The Babys | "Isn't It Time" | 1 week |
3 April | Bee Gees | "Stayin' Alive" | 7 weeks |
10 April | |||
17 April | |||
24 April | |||
1 May | |||
8 May | |||
15 May | |||
22 May | Kate Bush | "Wuthering Heights" | 3 weeks |
29 May | |||
5 June | |||
12 June | Eruption | "I Can't Stand the Rain" | 1 week |
19 June | Gerry Rafferty | "Baker Street" | 1 week |
26 June | John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | "You're the One That I Want" | 9 weeks |
3 July | |||
10 July | Boney M. | "Rivers of Babylon" | 6 weeks |
17 July | |||
24 July | |||
31 July | |||
7 August | |||
14 August | |||
21 August | John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | "You're the One That I Want" | 9 weeks |
28 August | |||
4 September | |||
11 September | |||
18 September | |||
25 September | |||
2 October | |||
9 October | Dragon | "Are You Old Enough?" | 2 weeks |
16 October | |||
23 October | La Belle Epoque | "Black Is Black" | 1 week |
30 October | Commodores | "Three Times a Lady" | 5 weeks |
6 November | |||
13 November | |||
20 November | |||
27 November | |||
4 December | Boney M. | "Rasputin" | 2 weeks |
11 December | |||
18 December | Exile | "Kiss You All Over" | 1 week |
25 December | Village People | "Y.M.C.A." | 5 weeks |
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "
Hits by Australasian artists included "Women in Uniform" by Skyhooks, "Standing in the Rain" by John Paul Young, "Another Night on the Road" by Sherbet, and "Walking in the Rain" by Cheetah.
1979
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
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1 January | Village People | "Y.M.C.A." | 5 weeks |
8 January | |||
15 January | |||
22 January | |||
29 January | Rod Stewart | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | 2 weeks |
5 February | |||
12 February | The Mojo Singers | "C'mon Aussie C'mon" | 2 weeks |
19 February | |||
26 February | Chic | "Le Freak" | 5 weeks |
5 March | |||
12 March | |||
19 March | |||
26 March | |||
2 April | Blondie | "Heart of Glass" | 5 weeks |
9 April | |||
16 April | |||
23 April | |||
30 April | |||
7 May | Racey | "Lay Your Love on Me" | 8 weeks |
14 May | |||
21 May | |||
28 May | |||
4 June | |||
11 June | |||
18 June | |||
25 June | |||
2 July | Donna Summer | "Hot Stuff" | 1 week |
9 July | M | "Pop Muzik" | 3 weeks |
16 July | |||
23 July | |||
30 July | Racey | "Some Girls" | 4 weeks |
6 August | |||
13 August | |||
20 August | |||
27 August | Two-Man Band | "Up There Cazaly" | 1 week |
3 September | The Knack | "My Sharona" | 5 weeks |
10 September | |||
17 September | |||
24 September | |||
1 October | |||
8 October | Patrick Hernandez | "Born to Be Alive" | 5 weeks |
15 October | |||
22 October | |||
29 October | |||
5 November | |||
12 November | The Boomtown Rats | "I Don't Like Mondays" | 2 weeks |
19 November | |||
26 November | Mi-Sex | "Computer Games" | 1 week |
3 December | The Buggles | "Video Killed the Radio Star" | 7 weeks (2 weeks in Jan. 1980) |
10 December | |||
17 December | |||
24 December | |||
31 December |
Other hits
Songs peaking at number two included "
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward (3), "Hot Summer Nights" by Night (3), "We Don't Talk Anymore" by Cliff Richard (3), "Tusk" by Fleetwood Mac (3), and "Babe" by Styx (3), "Chiquitita" by ABBA (4), "On the Inside" by Lynne Hamilton, "Get Used to It" by Roger Voudouris (4), "Too Much Heaven" by Bee Gees (5), "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor (5), "Cool for Cats" by Squeeze (5), "Gold" by John Stewart (5), "My Life" by Billy Joel (6), "Every Time I Think of You" by The Babys (6), "Goodnight Tonight" by Wings (6), "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire (6), "Don't Bring Me Down" by Electric Light Orchestra (6), "Fire" by The Pointer Sisters (7), and "In the Navy" by Village People (7).
Hits by Australasian artists included "
See also
- Music of Australia
- Lists of UK Singles Chart number ones
- List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1970s
- List of Billboard number-one singles