List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1960s

Australian number-one singles of the 1960s < 1950s 1970s >
Australian top 25 singles
1960     1961     1962     1963     1964 1965     1966     1967     1968     1969
Australian top 25 albums
1960     1961     1962     1963     1964 1965     1966     1967     1968     1969

The following lists the number one singles on the Australian Singles Chart during the 1960s.

The source for this decade is the "Kent Music Report". These charts were calculated in the 1990s in retrospect, by David Kent, using archival data.

1960

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
2 January	Bill Haley & His Comets	"Joey's Song" / "Ooh! Look-a-There, Ain't She Pretty?"	8 weeks (3 weeks in Dec 1959)
9 January
16 January
23 January
30 January
6 February	Crash Craddock	"Boom Boom Baby"	4 weeks
13 February
20 February	Johnny O'Keefe	"She's My Baby"	1 week
27 February	Crash Craddock	"Boom Boom Baby"	4 weeks
5 March
12 March	Emile Ford and the Checkmates	"What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?"	4 weeks
19 March
26 March
2 April
9 April	Johnny and the Hurricanes	"Beatnik Fly"	2 weeks
16 April
23 April	Jim Reeves	"He'll Have to Go"	4 weeks
30 April
7 May
14 May
21 May	Elvis Presley	"Stuck on You" / "Fame and Fortune"	1 week
28 May	Lonnie Donegan and His Group	"My Old Man's a Dustman"	2 weeks
4 June
11 June	Rolf Harris	"Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport"	3 weeks
18 June
25 June
2 July	Bobby Rydell	"Swingin' School" / "Ding-A-Ling"	2 weeks
9 July
16 July	Connie Francis	"Everybody's Somebody's Fool"	3 weeks
23 July
30 July
6 August	Jimmie Rodgers	"Just a Closer Walk with Thee"	2 weeks
13 August
20 August	The Beau Marks	"Clap Your Hands"	4 weeks
27 August
3 September
10 September
17 September	The Ventures	"Walk, Don't Run"	2 weeks
24 September
1 October	Johnny O'Keefe	"Come On and Take My Hand" / "Don't You Know (Pretty Baby)"	1 week
8 October	Elvis Presley	"It's Now or Never"	7 weeks
15 October
22 October
29 October
5 November
14 November
19 November
26 November	The Drifters	"Save the Last Dance for Me"	4 weeks
3 December
10 December
17 December
24 December	Elvis Presley	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" / "I Gotta Know"	6 weeks
31 December

1961

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
7 January	Elvis Presley	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" / "I Gotta Know"	6 weeks
14 January
21 January
28 January
4 February	Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra	"Wonderland by Night"	3 weeks
11 February
18 February
25 February	Bobby Vee	"Rubber Ball"	3 weeks
4 March
11 March
18 March	Crash Craddock	"One Last Kiss"	1 week
25 March	Elvis Presley	"Wooden Heart"	4 weeks
1 April
8 April
15 April
22 April		"Surrender"	3 weeks
29 April
6 May
13 May	Del Shannon	"Runaway"	6 weeks
20 May
27 May
3 June
10 June
17 June
24 June	Andy Stewart	"A Scottish Soldier"	1 week
1 July	Ricky Nelson	"Travelin' Man" / "Hello Mary Lou"	5 weeks
8 July
15 July
22 July
29 July
5 August	Eddie Hodges	"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door"	7 weeks
12 August
19 August
26 August
2 September
9 September
16 September
23 September	The Highwaymen	"Michael"	1 week
30 September	Johnny O'Keefe	"I'm Counting on You" / "Right Now"	3 weeks
7 October
14 October
21 October	Bob Moore and His Orchestra	"Mexico"	2 weeks
28 October
4 November	Roy Orbison	"Crying" / "Candy Man"	3 weeks
11 November
18 November
25 November	James Darren	"Goodbye, Cruel World"	2 weeks
2 December
9 December	Charlie Drake	"My Boomerang Won't Come Back"	6 weeks
16 December
23 December
30 December

1962

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
6 January	Charlie Drake	"My Boomerang Won't Come Back"	6 weeks
13 January
20 January	Sandy Nelson	"Let There Be Drums"	1 week
27 January	Elvis Presley	"Can't Help Falling in Love" / "Rock-A-Hula Baby"	5 weeks
3 February
10 February
17 February
24 February
3 March	Bobby Darin	"Multiplication" / "Irresistible You"	3 weeks
10 March
17 March
24 March	Mr Acker Bilk	"Stranger on the Shore"	1 week
31 March	Dion	"The Wanderer"	1 week
7 April	Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen	"Midnight in Moscow"	1 week
14 April	Elvis Presley	"Good Luck Charm" / "Anything That's Part of You"	6 weeks
21 April
28 April
5 May
12 May
19 May
26 May	Lucky Starr	"I've Been Everywhere"	2 weeks
2 June
9 June	Larry Finnegan	"Dear One"	2 weeks
16 June
23 June	Ray Charles	"I Can't Stop Loving You"	4 weeks
30 June
7 July
14 July
21 July	Toni Fisher	"West of the Wall"	2 week
28 July
4 August	Claude King	"Wolverton Mountain"	1 week
11 August	Bobby Vinton	"Roses Are Red (My Love)"	4 weeks
18 August
25 August
1 September
8 September	Frank Ifield	"I Remember You"	2 weeks
15 September
22 September	Tommy Roe	"Sheila"	3 weeks
29 September
6 October
13 October	Nat King Cole	"Ramblin' Rose"	1 week
20 October	Del Shannon	"The Swiss Maid"	3 weeks
27 October
3 November
10 November	Roy Orbison	"Working for the Man" / "Leah"	5 weeks
17 November
24 November
1 December
8 December
15 December	The Tijuana Brass featuring Herb Alpert	"The Lonely Bull" / "Acapulco"	3 weeks
22 December
29 December

1963

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
5 January	The Four Seasons	"Big Girls Don't Cry" / "Conny-O"	1 week
12 January	Elvis Presley	"Return to Sender"	3 weeks
19 January
26 January
2 February	The Shadows	"The Boys"	2 weeks
9 February
16 February	Del Shannon	"Little Town Flirt"	1 week
23 February	The Rooftop Singers	"Walk Right In"	1 week
2 March	Ned Miller	"From a Jack to a King"	2 weeks
9 March
16 March	Paul and Paula	"Hey Paula"	3 weeks
23 March
30 March
6 April	The Four Seasons	"Walk Like a Man"	1 week
13 April	Roy Orbison	"In Dreams"	2 weeks
20 April
27 April	The Chantays	"Pipeline"	4 weeks
4 May
11 May
18 May
25 May	Little Peggy March	"I Will Follow Him"	2 weeks
1 June
8 June	Bill Justis	"Tamoure"	4 weeks
15 June
22 June
29 June
6 July	Lesley Gore	"It's My Party"	1 week
13 July	Kyu Sakamoto	"Sukiyaki"	2 weeks
20 July
27 July	Johnny O'Keefe	"Move Baby Move" / "You'll Never Cherish a Love So True"	2 weeks
3 August
10 August	Jan and Dean	"Surf City"	1 week
17 August	Rob E.G.	"55 Days at Peking"	4 weeks
24 August
31 August
7 September
14 September	Allan Sherman	"Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh"	1 week
21 September	The Atlantics	"Bombora"	2 weeks
28 September
5 October	Helen Shapiro	"No Trespassing" / "Not Responsible"	2 weeks
12 October
19 October	Roy Orbison	"Blue Bayou" / "Mean Woman Blues"	2 weeks
26 October
2 November	Kathy Kirby	"Dance On!"	3 weeks
9 November
16 November
23 November	Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs	"Sugar Shack"	3 weeks
30 November
7 December
14 December	Gerry & The Pacemakers	"You'll Never Walk Alone"	2 weeks
21 December
28 December	The Beatles	"I Want to Hold Your Hand"	7 weeks

1964

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
4 January	The Beatles	"I Want to Hold Your Hand"	7 weeks
11 January
18 January
25 January
1 February
8 February
15 February		"I Saw Her Standing There" / "Love Me Do"	7 weeks
22 February
29 February
7 March
14 March
21 March
28 March
4 April		"Roll Over Beethoven" / "Hold Me Tight"	2 weeks
11 April
18 April		All My Loving EP	3 weeks
25 April
2 May
9 May		"Can't Buy Me Love" / "You Can't Do That"	5 weeks (and a sixth on 27 June)
16 May
23 May
30 May
6 June
13 June	Mary Wells	"My Guy"	2 weeks
20 June
27 June	The Beatles	"Can't Buy Me Love" / "You Can't Do That"	1 week (also, 5 weeks starting 9 May)
4 July		Requests (EP): "Long Tall Sally" / "Boys" / "I Call Your Name"	1 week
11 July	Cilla Black	"You're My World"	2 weeks
18 July
25 July	The Beatles	"A Hard Day's Night" / "Things We Said Today"	6 weeks
1 August
8 August
15 August
22 August
29 August
5 September		"I Should Have Known Better" / "If I Fell"	5 weeks
12 September
19 September
26 September
3 October
10 October	Roy Orbison	"Pretty Woman"	2 weeks
17 October
24 October	The Honeycombs	"Have I the Right?"	2 weeks
31 October
7 November	Ray Columbus and the Invaders	"She's a Mod"	2 weeks
14 November
21 November	Elvis Presley	"Ain't That Loving You, Baby" / "Ask Me"	3 weeks
28 November
5 December
12 December	The Beatles	"I Feel Fine" / "She's a Woman"	8 weeks
19 December
26 December

1965

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
2 January	The Beatles	"I Feel Fine" / "She's a Woman"	8 weeks
9 January
16 January
23 January
30 January
6 February	Julie Rogers	"The Wedding"	1 week
13 February	Petula Clark	"Downtown"	1 week
20 February	The Rolling Stones	"Under the Boardwalk" / "Walking the Dog"	3 weeks
27 February
6 March
13 March	The Seekers	"I'll Never Find Another You"	3 weeks
20 March
27 March
3 April	The Beatles	"Rock and Roll Music" / "Honey Don't"	4 weeks
10 April
17 April
24 April
1 May		"Ticket to Ride" / "Yes It Is"	3 weeks
8 May
15 May
22 May	Herman's Hermits	"Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter"	4 weeks
29 May
5 June
12 June
19 June	Elvis Presley	"Crying in the Chapel"	6 weeks
26 June
3 July
10 July
17 July
24 July
31 July	Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs	"I Told the Brook" / "Funny Face"	1 week
7 August	The Rolling Stones	"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"	1 week
14 August	The Beatles	"Help!" / "I'm Down"	8 weeks
21 August
28 August
4 September
11 September
18 September
25 September
2 October
9 October	Normie Rowe	"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" / "Shakin' All Over"	8 weeks
16 October
23 October
30 October
6 November
13 November
20 November
27 November
4 December	The Seekers	"The Carnival Is Over"	6 weeks
11 December
18 December
25 December

1966

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
1 January	The Seekers	"The Carnival Is Over"	6 weeks
8 January
15 January	The Beatles	"We Can Work It Out" / "Day Tripper"	7 weeks
22 January
29 January
5 February
12 February
19 February
26 February
5 March	Nancy Sinatra	"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"	8 weeks
12 March
19 March
26 March
2 April
9 April
16 April
23 April
30 April	The Beatles	"Nowhere Man" / "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"	2 weeks
7 May
14 May	Bobby and Laurie	"Hitch Hiker"	5 weeks
21 May
28 May
4 June
11 June
18 June	The Rolling Stones	"Paint It, Black" / "Long Long While"	3 weeks
25 June
2 July
9 July	The Beatles	"Paperback Writer" / "Rain"	1 week
16 July	Frank Sinatra	"Strangers in the Night"	2 weeks
23 July
30 July	The Troggs	"Wild Thing"	2 weeks
6 August
13 August	B. J. Thomas	"Mama"	1 week
20 August	The Easybeats	Easyfever (EP): "I'll Make You Happy" / "Too Much"	2 weeks
27 August
3 September	The Beatles	"Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby"	8 weeks
10 September
17 September
24 September
1 October
8 October
15 October
22 October
29 October	Peter and Gordon	"Lady Godiva"	3 weeks
5 November
12 November
19 November	New Vaudeville Band	"Winchester Cathedral"	1 week
26 November	The Easybeats	"Sorry" / "Funny Feelin'"	1 week
3 December	Herman's Hermits	"No Milk Today"	1 week
10 December	The Beach Boys	"Good Vibrations"	1 week
17 December	Normie Rowe	"Ooh La La" / "Ain't Nobody Home"	1 week (and another two weeks in 1967)
24 December	The Easybeats	"Friday on My Mind"	2 weeks
31 December

1967

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
7 January	Normie Rowe	"Ooh La La" / "Ain't Nobody Home"	2 weeks (also one week in 1966)
14 January
21 January	Tom Jones	"Green, Green Grass of Home"	3 weeks
28 January
4 February
11 February	The Monkees	"I'm a Believer" / "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"	1 week
18 February	The Royal Guardsmen	"Snoopy vs. the Red Baron"	5 weeks
25 February
4 March
11 March
18 March
25 March	The Seekers	"Georgy Girl"	1 week
1 April	The Beatles	"Penny Lane" / "Strawberry Fields Forever"	5 weeks
8 April
15 April
22 April
29 April
6 May	Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra	"Somethin' Stupid"	3 weeks
13 May
20 May
27 May	Petula Clark	"This Is My Song"	6 weeks
3 June
10 June
17 June
24 June
1 July
8 July	Procol Harum	"A Whiter Shade of Pale"	3 weeks
15 July
22 July
29 July	The Beatles	"All You Need Is Love" / "Baby, You're a Rich Man"	5 weeks
5 August
12 August
19 August
26 August
2 September	The 5th Dimension	"Up, Up and Away"	2 weeks
9 September
16 September	Petula Clark	"Don't Sleep in the Subway"	2 weeks
23 September
30 September	Vikki Carr	"It Must Be Him"	3 weeks
7 October
14 October
21 October	Engelbert Humperdinck	"The Last Waltz"	9 weeks
28 October
4 November
11 November
18 November
25 November
2 December
9 December
16 December
23 December	The Royal Guardsmen	"Snoopy's Christmas"	2 weeks
30 December

1968

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
6 January	The Beatles	"Hello, Goodbye" / "I Am the Walrus"	2 weeks
13 January
20 January	John Farnham	"Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)"	6 weeks
27 January
3 February
10 February
17 February
24 February
2 March	John Fred and His Playboy Band	"Judy in Disguise"	2 weeks
9 March
16 March	Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra	"Love Is Blue"	5 weeks
23 March
30 March
6 April
13 April
20 April	The Beatles	"Lady Madonna" / "The Inner Light"	2 weeks
27 April
4 May	Bobby Goldsboro	"Honey"	5 weeks
11 May
18 May
25 May
1 June
8 June	The Irish Rovers	"The Unicorn"	4 weeks
15 June
22 June
29 June
6 July	Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass	"This Guy's in Love with You"	2 weeks
13 July
20 July	Merrilee Rush	"Angel of the Morning"	2 weeks
27 July
3 August	The Irish Rovers	"The Orange and the Green" / "Whiskey on a Sunday"	3 weeks
10 August
17 August
24 August	Richard Harris	"MacArthur Park"	2 weeks
31 August
7 September	Mama Cass with The Mamas & the Papas	"Dream a Little Dream of Me"	1 week
14 September	Tom Jones	"Help Yourself"	2 weeks
21 September
28 September	Jeannie C. Riley	"Harper Valley PTA"	1 week
5 October	The Beatles	"Hey Jude" / "Revolution"	13 weeks
12 October
19 October
26 October
2 November
9 November
16 November
23 November
30 November
7 December
14 December
21 December
28 December

1969

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
4 January	Cream	"White Room" / "Those Were the Days"	2 weeks
11 January
18 January	Barry Ryan	"Eloise"	3 weeks
24 January
1 February
8 February	The Scaffold	"Lily the Pink"	2 weeks
15 February
22 February	Bee Gees	"I Started a Joke"	2 weeks
1 March
8 March	The Beatles	"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" / "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"	6 weeks
15 March
22 March
29 March
5 April
12 April
19 April	Peter Sarstedt	"Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)"	4 weeks
26 April
3 May
10 May
17 May	Russell Morris	"The Real Thing"	2 weeks
24 May
31 May	The Beatles	"Get Back" / "Don't Let Me Down"	4 weeks
7 June
14 June
21 June
28 June	The Cowsills	"Hair"	2 weeks
5 July
12 July	The Beatles	"The Ballad of John and Yoko"	4 weeks
19 July
26 July
2 August
9 August	Elvis Presley	"In the Ghetto"	4 weeks
16 August
23 August
30 August
6 September	The Rolling Stones	"Honky Tonk Women"	5 weeks
13 September
20 September
27 September
4 October
11 October	Russell Morris	"Part Three into Paper Walls" / "The Girl That I Love"	3 weeks
18 October
25 October
1 November	Ross D. Wylie	"The Star"	2 weeks
8 November
15 November	The Beatles	"Something" / "Come Together"	5 weeks
22 November	Roy Orbison	"Penny Arcade"	1 week
29 November	The Beatles	"Something" / "Come Together"	5 weeks
6 December
13 December
20 December
27 December	Elvis Presley	"Suspicious Minds"	3 weeks (2 weeks in Jan. 1970)

See also

• Music of Australia
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1960s
• List of Billboard number-one singles

References

• David Kent's Australian Chart Book: based on the Kent Music Report
• Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) official site
• OzNet Music Chart