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 27th July 1963*
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| 10. (5) IT'S MY PARTY | Leslie Gore |
| 9. (13) WIPE OUT / SURFER JOE | The Surfaris |
| 8. (8) I LOVE YOU BECAUSE | Al Martino |
| 7. (3) DISTANT DRUMS / FALLING | Roy Orbison |
| 6. (12) I LIKE IT | Gerry & The Pacemakers |
| 5. (-) DEVIL IN DISGUISE | Elvis Presley |
| 4. (9) SURF CITY | Jan & Dean |
| 3. (6) ATLANTIS / I WANT YOU TO WANT ME | The Shadows |
| 2. (1) SUKIYAKI (Ue Muite Arukou) | Kyu Sakamoto |
| 1. (2) MOVE BABY MOVE / YOU'LL NEVER CHERISH A LOVE SO TRUE | Johnny O'Keefe |
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(brackets indicate chart position held the previous week)
also in the programme:
WALTZING MATILDA - Frank Ifield (#24 in the singles chart)
55 DAYS AT PEKING - Rob E.G. (#20 in the singles chart)
BOMBORA - The Atlantics (#84 in the singles chart)
FROM ME TO YOU - The Beatles (#18 in the singles chart)
CLICK GO THE SHEARS (Japanese language version) - Peggy Hyama
(#92 in the singles chart)
SITTING IN THE MOONLIGHT - The Delltones (#40 in the singles chart)
*according to the Kent Music Report