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 Ten singles of the Year in Australia, 1988*
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| 10. HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH | Belinda Carlisle |
| 9. BETTER BE HOME SOON | Crowded House |
| 8. WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD | Louis Armstrong |
| 7. I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY | Kylie Minogue |
| 6. PERFECT | Fairground Attraction |
| 5. NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP | Rick Astley |
| 4. GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR | Billy Ocean |
| 3. THE FLAME | Cheap Trick |
| 2. (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes |
| 1. SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE | Robert Palmer |
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(brackets indicate chart position held the previous week)
*according to the Kent Music Report
