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 5 July 1969*
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| 10. (13) MY SENTIMENTAL FRIEND | Herman's Hermits |
| 9. (7) GITARZAN | Ray Stevens |
| 8. (10) DEAR PRUDENCE | Doug Parkinson In Focus |
| 7. (6) THE ISRAELITES | Desmond Dekker And The Aces |
| 6. (5) LOVE ME TONIGHT | Tom Jones |
| 5. (4) THE REAL THING | Russell Morris |
| 4. (3) BAD MOON RISING/LODI | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 3. (2) GET BACK/DON'T LET ME DOWN | The Beatles |
| 2. (9) THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO | The Beatles |
| 1. (1) HAIR | The Cowsills |
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(brackets indicate chart position held the previous week)
also in the programme:
MY OLD MAN'S A GROOVY OLD MAN - The Valentines (#24 in the singles
chart)
ABIE BABY - Lorre Davis (from #1 Album of the week 'HAIR' - ORIGINAL
BROADWAY CAST)
*according to the Kent Music Report