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 31st December 1979*
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| 10. (10) GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! (A Man After Midnight) | Abba |
| 9. (9) I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS | The Boomtown Rats |
| 8. (8) NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) | Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand |
| 7. (7) BABE | Styx |
| 6. (6) TUSK | Fleetwood Mac |
| 5. (5) DREAM POLICE | Cheap Trick |
| 4. (4) SURE KNOW SOMETHING | Kiss |
| 3. (3) COMPUTER GAMES | Mi-Sex |
| 2. (2) DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH | Michael Jackson |
| 1. (1) VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR | The Buggles |
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(brackets indicate chart position held the previous week)
*according to the Kent Music Report