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 19th October 1970*
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| 10. (15) CANDIDA | Dawn |
| 9. (10) I'VE LOST YOU / THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE | Elvis Presley |
| 8. (5) IN THE SUMMERTIME | Mungo Jerry |
| 7. (7) YELLOW RIVER | Jigsaw |
| 6. (8) BIG YELLOW TAXI | Joni Mitchell |
| 5. (4) EL CONDOR PASA | Simon And Garfunkel |
| 4. (3) SPILL THE WINE | Eric Burdon And War |
| 3. (1) IN THE SUMMERTIME | The Mixtures |
| 2. (6) LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR / LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 1. (1) CLOSE TO YOU | Carpenters |
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(brackets indicate chart position held the previous week)
also in the programme:
OLD MAN EMU - John Williamson (#16 in the singles chart)
THE FISH CHEER - Country Joe McDonald & The Fish (from the #3 album
in the album charts "WOODSTOCK")
I CAN'T LET GO OF YOUR LOVE - The Vibrants (#87 in the singles chart)
*according to the Kent Music Report
