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 8th February1964*
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| 10. (8) PRETTY PAPER / BEAUTIFUL DREAMER | Roy Orbison |
| 9. (16) YOU DON'T OWN ME / RUN BOBBY RUN | Lesley Gore |
| 8. (6) DON'T TALK TO HIM | Cliff Richard |
| 7. (3) SECRET LOVE | Kathy Kirby |
| 6. (5) DAISY PETAL PICKIN' | Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs |
| 5. (9) PLEASE / HALF AS MUCH | Frank Ifield |
| 4. (7) SHE LOVES YOU | The Beatles |
| 3. (4) GLAD ALL OVER | The Dave Clark Five |
| 2. (2) I SAW HER STANDING THERE / LOVE ME DO | The Beatles |
| 1. (1) I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND | The Beatles |
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(brackets indicate chart position held the previous week)
*according to the Kent Music Report