Dec 082022
Number One Singles in the 1970s – Australian Music

The 1970s was a golden age of Australian pop music, with a host of classic hits by homegrown artists and international stars that are still heard on the radio today.

The highest selling singles in Australian as ranked on the Australian Singles Chart during the 1970s are listed below.

See also
2000 Singles     1990s Singles     1980s Singles     1970s Singles     1960s Singles     1950s Singles     1940s Singles

1979
 Born to Be AlivePatrick Hernandez
 C’mon Aussie C’monThe Mojo Singers
 Computer GamesMi-Sex
 Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?Rod Stewart
 Heart of GlassBlondie
 Hot StuffDonna Summer
 I Don’t Like MondaysThe Boomtown Rats
 Lay Your Love on MeRacey
 Le FreakChic
 My SharonaThe Knack
 Pop MuzikM
 Some GirlsRacey
 Up There CazalyTwo-Man Band
 Video Killed the Radio StarThe Buggles
 Y.M.C.A.Village People
1978
 Are You Old EnoughDragon
 Baker StreetGerry Rafferty
 Black Is BlackLa Belle Epoque
 I Can’t Stand The RainEruption
 Isn’t it TimeThe Babys
 It’s a HeartacheBonnie Tyler
 Kiss You All OverExile
 Mull of KintyreWings
 RasputinBoney M.
 Rivers of BabylonBoney M.
 Stayin’ AliveBee Gees
 Three Times a LadyCommodores
 Wuthering HeightsKate Bush
 Y.M.C.A.Village People
 You’re the One That I WantJohn Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
1977
 Don’t Cry for Me ArgentinaJulie Covington
 Don’t Give Up on UsDavid Soul
 Help Is on Its WayLittle River Band
 I Feel LoveDonna Summer
 If You Leave Me NowChicago
 I Go To RioPeter Allen
 I Just Want to Be Your EverythingAndy Gibb
 Mull of KintyreWings
 Torn Between Two LoversMary MacGregor
 Walk Right InDr. Hook
 Way You Do It, ThePussyfoot
 You’re in My HeartRod Stewart
 You’re Moving Out TodayCarole Bayer Sager
1976
 Bohemian RhapsodyQueen
 ConvoyCW McCall
 Dancing QueenABBA
 Don’t Go Breaking My HeartElton John and Kiki Dee
 FernandoABBA
 HowzatSherbet
 If You Leave Me NowChicago
 Jump in My CarTed Mulry Gang
 Let’s Stick TogetherBryan Ferry
 Mamma MiaABBA
 Money, Money, MoneyABBA
 SOSABBA
 S-S-S-Single BedFox
1975
 Before the Next Teardrop FallsFreddy Fender
 Bye Bye BabyBay City Rollers
 Fox on the RunSweet
 Horror MovieSkyhooks
 I Can HelpBilly Swan
 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I DoABBA
 JanuaryPilot
 Love Will Keep Us TogetherCaptain & Tennille
 Mamma MiaABBA
 My Little AngelWilliam Shakespeare
 Newcastle Song, TheBob Hudson
 Please Mr. PostmanThe Carpenters
 Summer LoveSherbet
 You’re My WorldDaryl Braithwaite
1974
 48 CrashSuzi Quatro
 Billy Don’t Be a HeroPaper Lace
 Devil Gate DriveSuzi Quatro
 EvieStevie Wright
 Farewell Aunty JackGrahame Bond
 I Love You, I Honestly Love YouOlivia Newton-John
 Kung Fu FightingCarl Douglas
 Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)Helen Reddy
 My Coo Ca ChooAlvin Stardust
 Night Chicago Died, ThePaper Lace
 PhotographRingo Starr
 Seasons in the SunTerry Jacks
 SorrowDavid Bowie
1973
 AngieThe Rolling Stones
 BenMichael Jackson
 Can the CanSuzi Quatro
 Daisy a DayJud Strunk
 Delta DawnHelen Reddy
 Heaven is My Woman’s LoveCol Joye
 He Did with MeVicki Lawrence
 I’d Love You to Want MeLobo
 Killing Me Softly With His SongRoberta Flack
 Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)Helen Reddy
 Morning After, TheMaureen McGovern
 Never Never NeverShirley Bassey
 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak TreeTony Orlando and Dawn
 Top of the WorldThe Carpenters
 You’re So VainCarly Simon
1972
 Amazing GraceRoyal Scots Dragoon Guards
 American PieDon McLean
 BenMichael Jackson
 Boppin’ the BluesBlackfeather
 Brand New KeyMelanie
 CherishDavid Cassidy
 Daddy, Don’t You Walk So FastWayne Newton
 Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)Benny Hill
 First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, TheRoberta Flack
 ImagineJohn Lennon
 PopcornHot Butter
 Puppy LoveDonny Osmond
 Rock and Roll, Part 2Gary Glitter
 Sylvia’s MotherDr. Hook & The Medicine Show
 Without YouNilsson
1971
 Another DayPaul McCartney
 Banks of the OhioOlivia Newton-John
 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep CheepLally Stott
 Daddy CoolDrummond
 Eagle RockDaddy Cool
 ImagineJohn Lennon
 I Think I Love YouThe Partridge Family
 Knock Three TimesDawn
 Maggie MayRod Stewart
 Me and Bobby McGeeJanis Joplin
 My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison
 Pushbike Song, TheThe Mixtures
 Rose GardenLynn Anderson
 She’s a LadyTom Jones
 Too Young to Be MarriedThe Hollies
1970
 A Song of JoyMiguel Ríos
 Cotton FieldsThe Beach Boys
 El Condor Pasa (If I Could)Simon & Garfunkel
 Everything is BeautifulRay Stevens
 In the SummertimeMungo Jerry
 Let it BeThe Beatles
 Lookin’ Out My Back Door
    / Long as I Can See the Light
Creedence Clearwater Revival
 Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My HeadJohnny Farnham
 Spirit in the SkyNorman Greenbaum
 Suspicious MindsElvis Presley
 (They Long to Be) Close to YouThe Carpenters
 Up Around the Bend
    / Run Through the Jungle
Creedence Clearwater Revival
 VenusShocking Blue
 Whole Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin

This article uses some material from the Wikipedia article 1970s music.


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