THE TOP 100 SINGLES FROM THE 60s

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)
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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)