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 21st August 1978*
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| 10. (11) IF YOU CAN'T GIVE ME LOVE | Suzi Quatro |
| 9. (9) JUST ONE MORE NIGHT | Yellow Dog |
| 8. (8) MISS YOU | The Rolling Stones |
| 7. (6) WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH | Jon English |
| 6. (5) I NEED A LOVER | Johnny Cougar |
| 5. (10) GREASE | Frankie Valli |
| 4. (3) MACHO MAN | Village People |
| 3. (4) WARM RIDE | Graham Bonnet |
| 2. (1) RIVERS OF BABYLON | Boney M |
| 1. (2) YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
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(brackets indicate chart position held the previous week)
also in the programme:
ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH - Dragon (#76 in the singles chart)
IS THIS LOVE? - Bob Marley (#20 in the singles chart)
TAKE A LONG LINE - the Angels (#50 in the singles chart)
*according to the Kent Music Report