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 16th October 1972*
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| 10. (16) KINGS OF THE WORLD | Mississippi |
| 9. (8) DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST | Wayne Newton |
| 8. (6) LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS | The Hollies |
| 7. (9) SO TOUGH | Johnny O'Keefe |
| 6. (7) THE PROMISED LAND | Dave Edmunds |
| 5. (4) RUN TO ME/ROAD TO ALASKA | Bee Gees |
| 4. (3) ROCK AND ROLL PART 2/PART 1 | Gary Glitter |
| 3. (5) BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO | The Partridge Family |
| 2. (1) BOPPIN' THE BLUES | Blackfeather |
| 1. (2) POPCORN | Hot Butter |
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(brackets indicate chart position held the previous week)
*according to the Kent Music Report
