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The most successful singles on the Australian charts first entering during the 1960s. All ongoing success from 1970 onwards is counted for the list.
1. HEY JUDE The Beatles (1968 – HP: #1, Weeks In Top 100: 31) |
2. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND The Beatles (1963 – HP: #1, Weeks: 41) |
3. QUE SERA, SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE) Normie Rowe (1965 – HP: #1, Weeks: 32) |
4. UNCHAINED MELODY The Righteous Brothers (1965 – HP: #1, Weeks: 42) |
5. THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’ Nancy Sinatra (1966 – HP: #1, Weeks: 24) |
6. THE LAST WALTZ Engelbert Humperdinck (1967 – HP: #1, Weeks: 31) |
7. RUNAWAY Del Shannon (1961 – HP: #1, Weeks: 37) |
8. THE CARNIVAL IS OVER The Seekers (1965 – HP: #1, Weeks: 32) |
9. I SAW HER STANDING THERE The Beatles (1964 – HP: #1, Weeks: 29) |
10. IT’S NOW OR NEVER Elvis Presley (1960 – HP: #1, Weeks: 28) |
11. HELP! The Beatles (1965 – HP: #1, Weeks: 25) |
12. SHE LOVES YOU The Beatles (1963 – HP: #3, Weeks: 55) |
13. I FEEL FINE The Beatles (1964 – HP: #1, Weeks: 23) |
14. SADIE (THE CLEANING LADY) Johnny Farnham (1967 – HP: #1, Weeks: 34) |
15. WE CAN WORK IT OUT The Beatles (1965 – HP: #1, Weeks: 21) |
16. I’M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR Eddie Hodges (1961 – HP: #1, Weeks: 25) |
17. A HARD DAY’S NIGHT The Beatles (1964 – HP: #1, Weeks: 24) |
18. THIS IS MY SONG Petula Clark (1967 – HP: #1, Weeks: 23) |
19. WORKING FOR THE MAN Roy Orbison (1962 – HP: #1, Weeks: 24) |
20. CAN’T BUY ME LOVE The Beatles (1964 – HP: #1, Weeks: 25) |
21. RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD Johnny Farnham (1969 – HP: #1, Weeks: 25) |
22. ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? Elvis Presley (1960 – HP: #1, Weeks: 34) |
23. OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA The Beatles (1969 – HP: #1, Weeks: 23) |
24. SNOOPY vs. THE RED BARON The Royal Guardsmen (1967 – HP: #1, Weeks: 25) |
25. TRAVELIN’ MAN Ricky Nelson (1961 – HP: #1, Weeks: 22) |
26. HONKY TONK WOMEN The Rolling Stones (1969 – HP: #1, Weeks: 21) |
27. PENNY ARCADE Roy Orbison (1969 – HP: #1, Weeks: 26) |
28. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE The Beatles (1967 – HP: #1, Weeks: 15) |
29. CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Elvis Presley (1961 – HP: #1, Weeks: 39) |
30. A WHITER SHADE OF PALE Procol Harum (1967 – HP: #1, Weeks: 35) |
31. WOODEN HEART Elvis Presley (1961 – HP: #1, Weeks: 33) |
32. ALL MY LOVING (EP) The Beatles (1964 – HP: #1, Weeks: 29) |
33. JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE Jimmie Rodgers (1960 – HP: #1, Weeks: 41) |
34. A SCOTTISH SOLDIER (GREEN HILLS OF TYROL) Andy Stewart (1961 – HP: #1, Weeks: 36) |
35. GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME Tom Jones (1966 – HP: #1, Weeks: 25) |
36. THE WEDDING Julie Rogers (1964 – HP: #1, Weeks: 30) |
37. GEORGY GIRL The Seekers (1967 – HP: #1, Weeks: 34) |
38. STRANGER ON THE SHORE Mr. Acker Bilk with The Leon Young String Chorale (1962 – HP: #1, Weeks: 30) |
39. CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Elvis Presley (1965 – HP: #1, Weeks: 22) |
40. I’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU The Seekers (1965 – HP: #1, Weeks: 29) |
41. LOVE IS BLUE (L’AMOUR EST BLEU) Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra (1968 – HP: #1, Weeks: 30) |
42. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER The Beatles (1964 – HP: #1, Weeks: 26) |
43. SHE’S MY BABY Johnny O’Keefe (1960 – HP: #1, Weeks: 37) |
44. THEME FROM EXODUS Ferrante And Teicher (1961 – HP: #2, Weeks: 29) |
45. GOOD LUCK CHARM Elvis Presley (1962 – HP: #1, Weeks: 24) |
46. HE’LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves (1960 – HP: #1, Weeks: 29) |
47. THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin (1968 – HP: #2, Weeks: 25) |
48. LITTLE ARROWS Leapy Lee (1968 – HP: #1, Weeks: 26) |
49. HONEY Bobby Goldsboro (1968 – HP: #1, Weeks: 26) |
50. SOMETHIN’ STUPID Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra (1967 – HP: #1, Weeks: 21) |
51. WIPE OUT The Surfaris (1963 – HP: #3, Weeks: 51) |
52. WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD Louis Armstrong (1968 – HP: #1, Weeks: 45) |
53. SOMEWHERE, MY LOVE (LARA’S THEME) Ray Conniff And The Singers (1966 – HP: #3, Weeks: 38) |
54. THE UNICORN The Irish Rovers (1968 – HP: #1, Weeks: 31) |
55. ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC The Beatles (1965 – HP: #1, Weeks: 19) |
56. TELSTAR The Tornados (1962 – HP: #2, Weeks: 27) |
57. FROM A JACK TO A KING Ned Miller (1962 – HP: #1, Weeks: 28) |
58. ROSES ARE RED (MY LOVE) Bobby Vinton (1962 – HP: #1, Weeks: 25) |
59. SAN FRANCISCO (BE SURE TO WEAR SOME FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR) Scott McKenzie (1967 – HP: #2, Weeks: 27) |
60. MULTIPLICATION Bobby Darin (1962 – HP: #1, Weeks: 23) |
61. MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen (1962 – HP: #1, Weeks: 27) |
62. MY BOOMERANG WON’T COME BACK Charlie Drake (1961 – HP: #1, Weeks: 20) |
63. ALLEY CAT (OMKRING ET FLYGEL) Bent Fabric (1962 – HP: #2, Weeks: 28) |
64. TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN SPORT Rolf Harris (1960 – HP: #1, Weeks: 29) |
65. PIPELINE The Chantays (1963 – HP: #1, Weeks: 26) |
66. HAIR The Cowsills (1969 – HP: #1, Weeks: 27) |
67. SOMETHING / COME TOGETHER The Beatles (1969 – HP: #1, Weeks: 21) |
68. THE REAL THING Russell Morris (1969 – HP: #1, Weeks: 26) |
69. THE SWISS MAID Del Shannon (1962 – HP: #1, Weeks: 22) |
70. ITCHYCOO PARK The Small Faces (1967 – HP: #2, Weeks: 24) |
71. I’M COUNTING ON YOU Johnny O’Keefe (1961 – HP: #1, Weeks: 26) |
72. OOH LA LA Normie Rowe (1966 – HP: #1, Weeks: 21) |
73. HITCH HIKER Bobby And Laurie (1966 – HP: #1, Weeks: 20) |
74. WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN Claude King (1962 – HP: #1, Weeks: 20) |
75. NORTH TO ALASKA Johnny Horton (1960 – HP: #2, Weeks: 24) |
76. MASSACHUSETTS (THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN) Bee Gees (1967 – HP: #1, Weeks: 21) |
77. WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL The New Vaudeville Band (1966 – HP: #2, Weeks: 26) |
78. I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU Ray Charles (1962 – HP: #1, Weeks: 22) |
79. RETURN TO SENDER Elvis Presley (1962 – HP: #1, Weeks: 35) |
80. I’M A BELIEVER The Monkees (1967 – HP: #2, Weeks: 19) |
81. MY OLD MAN’S A DUSTMAN (BALLAD OF A REFUSE DISPOSAL OFFICER) Lonnie Donegan And His Group (1960 – HP: #1, Weeks: 26) |
82. GET BACK The Beatles (1969 – HP: #1, Weeks: 20) |
83. THE LONELY BULL The Tijuana Brass featuring Herb Alpert (1962 – HP: #1, Weeks: 21) |
84. WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra (1960 – HP: #1, Weeks: 27) |
85. PENNY LANE The Beatles (1967 – HP: #1, Weeks: 19) |
86. CLAP YOUR HANDS The Beau-Marks (1960 – HP: #1, Weeks: 24) |
87. WALK – DON’T RUN The Ventures (1960 – HP: #1, Weeks: 33) *includes ’64 version |
88. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME The Drifters (1960 – HP: #1, Weeks: 18) |
89. TAMOURE Bill Justis (1963 – HP: #1, Weeks: 19) |
90. HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. Jeanne C. Riley (1968 – HP: #2, Weeks: 21) 90. |
91. UNDER THE BOARDWALK The Rolling Stones (1965 – HP: #1, Weeks: 19) |
92. SUSPICIOUS MINDS Elvis Presley (1969 – HP: #1, Weeks: 22) |
93. YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE Gerry And The Pacemakers (1963 – HP: #1, Weeks: 25) |
94. GOODBYE, CRUEL WORLD James Darren (1961 – HP: #1, Weeks: 19) |
95. PART THREE INTO PAPER WALLS Russell Morris (1969 – HP: #1, Weeks: 18) |
96. WHERE DO YOU GO TO (MY LOVELY) Peter Sarstedt (1969 – HP: #1, Weeks: 20) |
97. IN THE GHETTO Elvis Presley (1969 – HP: #1, Weeks: 25) |
98. ELOISE Barry Ryan (1968 – HP: #1, Weeks: 22) |
99. I REMEMBER YOU Frank Ifield (1962 – HP: #1, Weeks: 21) |
100. HAVE I THE RIGHT? The Honeycombs (1964 – HP: #1, Weeks: 24) |