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 26th October 1968*
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| 10. (-) HOLD ME TIGHT | Johnny Nash |
| 9. (7) CLASSICAL GAS | Mason Williams |
| 8. (9) I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER / THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT | Aretha Franklin |
| 7. (15) THE LAMENT OF THE CHEROKEE RESERVATION INDIAN | Don Fardon |
| 6. (5) I'VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU / KITTY CAN | The Bee Gees |
| 5. (4) MARY, MARY / WHAT AM I DOING HANGIN' ROUND | The Monkees |
| 4. (8) LITTLE ARROWS | Leapy Lee |
| 3. (2) HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. | Jeannie C. Riley |
| 2. (3) THOSE WERE THE DAYS | Mary Hopkin |
| 1. (1) HEY JUDE / REVOLUTION | The Beatles |
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(brackets indicate chart position held the previous week)
also in the programme:
I WOULD IF I COULD - Marcie and the Cookies (#47 in the singles chart)
STARS THAT PLAY WITH LAUGHING SAM'S DICE - Jimi Hendrix Experience (from
#2 Album "SMASH HITS")
ON THE ROAD AGAIN - Canned Heat (#13 in the singles chart)
*according to the Kent Music Report
