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

Australian Top 20 Book
Australian Chart Book 1970-1992





Top 10 singles in Australia, chart week 5 July 1969*


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



(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



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