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 November 1960*
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| 10. (10) I WANT TO BE WANTED | Brenda Lee |
| 9. (13) BRONTOSAURUS STOMP | The Piltdown Men |
| 8. (7) LET'S THINK ABOUT LIVIN' | Bob Luman |
| 7. (6) LET'S HAVE A PARTY | Wanda Jackson |
| 6. (8) PETER GUNN | Duane Eddy |
| 5. (4) PLEASE DON'T TEASE | Cliff Richard And The Shadows |
| 4. (5) APACHE | The Shadows |
| 3. (3) MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN / MALAGUENA | Connie Francis |
| 2. (1) IT'S NOW OR NEVER | Elvis Presley |
| 1. (2) SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME | The Drifters |
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(brackets indicate chart position held the previous week)
also in the programme:
THINK ME A KISS - Johnny Rebb (#23 in the singles chart)
PRETTY KEEN TEEN - The Allen Brothers (# 26 in the singles chart)
POETRY IN MOTION - Johnny Tillotson (# 19 in the singles chart)
NORTH TO ALASKA - Johnny Horton (# 14 in the singles chart)
ISTANBUL - The Joy Boys (# 49 in the singles chart)
*according to the Kent Music Report