List of number-one singles in Australia (1970s)

The following lists the number one singles on the Australian Singles Chart, during the 1970s. The source for this decade is the "Kent Music Report".

1970

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
5 January	Elvis Presley	"Suspicious Minds"	3 weeks (1 week in Dec. 1969)
12 January
19 January	Johnny Farnham	"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"	7 weeks
26 January
2 February
9 February
16 February
23 February
2 March
9 March	Shocking Blue	"Venus"	2 weeks
16 March
23 March	Led Zeppelin	"Whole Lotta Love"	2 weeks
30 March
6 April	The Beatles	"Let It Be"	6 weeks
13 April
20 April
27 April
4 May
9 May
18 May	Norman Greenbaum	"Spirit in the Sky"	5 weeks
25 May
1 June
8 June
15 June
22 June	Ray Stevens	"Everything is Beautiful"	2 weeks
29 June
6 July	The Beach Boys	"Cottonfields"	1 week
13 July	Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Up Around the Bend" / "Run Through the Jungle"	6 weeks
20 July
27 July
3 August
10 August
17 August
24 August	Simon & Garfunkel	"El Condor Pasa (If I Could)"	1 week
31 August	Mungo Jerry	"In the Summertime"	1 week
7 September	The Mixtures	"In the Summertime" (cover version)	6 weeks
14 September
21 September
28 September
5 October
12 October
19 October	The Carpenters	"(They Long to Be) Close to You"	3 weeks
26 October
2 November
9 November	Creedence Clearwater Revival	"Lookin' Out My Back Door" / "Long as I Can See the Light"	4 weeks
16 November
23 November
30 November
7 December	Miguel Ríos	"A Song of Joy"	4 weeks
14 December
21 December
28 December

1971

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
4 January	The Partridge Family	"I Think I Love You"	2 weeks
11 January
18 January	George Harrison	"My Sweet Lord"	8 weeks
25 January
1 February
8 February
15 February
22 February
1 March
8 March
15 March	The Mixtures	"The Pushbike Song"	2 weeks
22 March
29 March	Dawn	"Knock Three Times"	1 week
5 April	Lynn Anderson	"Rose Garden"	4 weeks
12 April
19 April
26 April
3 May	Janis Joplin	"Me and Bobby McGee"	2 weeks
10 May
17 May	Tom Jones	"She's a Lady"	2 weeks
24 May
31 May	Paul McCartney	"Another Day"	1 week
7 June	Lally Stott	"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"	1 week
14 June	The Hollies	"Too Young to Be Married"	2 weeks
21 June
28 June	Daddy Cool	"Eagle Rock"	10 weeks
5 July
12 July
19 July
26 July
2 August
9 August
16 August
23 August
30 August
6 September	Drummond	"Daddy Cool"	7 weeks
13 September
20 September
27 September
4 October
11 October
18 October
25 October	Olivia Newton-John	"Banks of the Ohio"	5 weeks
1 November
8 November
15 November
22 November
29 November	Rod Stewart	"Maggie May"	4 weeks
6 December
13 December
20 December
27 December	John Lennon	"Imagine"	5 weeks

1972

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
3 January	John Lennon	"Imagine"	5 weeks
10 January
17 January
24 January
31 January	David Cassidy	"Cherish"	2 weeks
7 February
14 February	Benny Hill	"Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)"	2 weeks
21 February
28 February	Melanie	"Brand New Key"	1 week
6 March	Don McLean	"American Pie"	5 weeks
13 March
19 March
27 March
3 April
10 April	Nilsson	"Without You"	5 weeks
17 April
24 April
1 May
8 May
15 May	Royal Scots Dragoon Guards	"Amazing Grace"	5 weeks
22 May
29 May
5 June
12 June
19 June	Roberta Flack	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"	2 weeks
26 June
3 July	Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show	"Sylvia's Mother"	3 weeks
10 July
17 July
24 July	Donny Osmond	"Puppy Love"	6 weeks
31 July
7 August
14 August
21 August
28 August
4 September	Wayne Newton	"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast"	3 weeks
11 September
18 September
25 September	Gary Glitter	"Rock and Roll, Part 2"	1 week
2 October	Blackfeather	"Boppin' the Blues"	2 weeks
9 October
16 October	Hot Butter	"Popcorn_(instrumental)"	8 weeks
23 October
30 October
6 November
13 November
20 November
27 November
4 December
11 December	Michael Jackson	"Ben"	8 weeks
18 December
25 December

1973

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
1 January	Michael Jackson	"Ben"	8 weeks
8 January
15 January
22 January
29 January
5 February	Lobo	"I'd Love You to Want Me"	2 weeks
12 February
19 February	Carly Simon	"You're So Vain"	7 weeks
26 February
5 March
12 March
19 March
26 March
2 April
9 April	Roberta Flack	"Killing Me Softly with His Song"	2 weeks
16 April
23 April	The Carpenters	"Top of the World"	4 weeks
30 April
7 May
14 May
21 May	Tony Orlando and Dawn	"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"	7 weeks
28 May
4 June
11 June
18 June
25 June
2 July
9 July	Jud Strunk	"Daisy a Day"	2 weeks
16 July
23 July	Maureen McGovern	"The Morning After"	1 week
30 July	Col Joye	"Heaven Is My Woman's Love"	2 weeks
6 August
13 August	Helen Reddy	"Delta Dawn"	5 weeks
20 August
27 August
3 September
10 September
17 September	Shirley Bassey	"Never Never Never"	2 weeks
24 September
1 October	Suzi Quatro	"Can the Can"	6 weeks
8 October
15 October
22 October
29 October
5 November
12 November	Vicki Lawrence	"He Did with Me"	1 week
19 November	The Rolling Stones	"Angie"	5 weeks
26 November
3 December
10 December
17 December
24 December	Helen Reddy	"Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)"	4 weeks
31 December

1974

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
7 January	Helen Reddy	"Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)"	4 weeks
14 January
21 January	Suzi Quatro	"48 Crash"	1 week
28 January	Ringo Starr	"Photograph"	1 week
4 February	David Bowie	"Sorrow"	2 weeks
11 February
18 February	Grahame Bond	"Farewell Aunty Jack"	3 weeks
25 February
4 March
11 March	Alvin Stardust	"My Coo Ca Choo"	7 weeks
18 March
25 March
1 April
8 April
15 April
22 April
29 April	Terry Jacks	"Seasons in the Sun"	4 weeks
6 May
13 May
20 May
27 May	Suzi Quatro	"Devil Gate Drive"	3 weeks
3 June
10 June
17 June	Paper Lace	"Billy Don't Be a Hero"	8 weeks
24 June
1 July
8 July
15 July
22 July
29 July
5 August
12 August	Stevie Wright	"Evie"	6 weeks
19 August
26 August
2 September
9 September
16 September
23 September	Paper Lace	"The Night Chicago Died"	8 weeks
30 September
7 October
14 October
21 October
28 October
4 November
11 November
18 November	Olivia Newton-John	"I Honestly Love You"	4 weeks
25 November
2 December
9 December
16 December	Carl Douglas	"Kung Fu Fighting"	3 weeks
23 December
30 December

1975

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
6 January	Daryl Braithwaite	"You're My World"	3 weeks
13 January
20 January
27 January	Billy Swan	"I Can Help"	1 week
3 February	William Shakespeare	"My Little Angel"	3 weeks
10 February
17 February
24 February	The Carpenters	"Please Mr. Postman"	5 weeks
3 March
10 March
17 March
24 March
31 March	Skyhooks	"Horror Movie"	2 weeks
7 April
14 April	Bob Hudson	"The Newcastle Song"	4 weeks
21 April
28 April
5 May
12 May	Sherbet	"Summer Love"	2 weeks
19 May
26 May	Pilot	"January"	8 weeks
2 June
9 June
16 June
23 June
30 June
7 July
14 July
21 July	Freddy Fender	"Before the Next Teardrop Falls"	1 week
28 July	Bay City Rollers	"Bye Bye Baby"	1 week
4 August	Sweet	"Fox on the Run"	6 weeks
11 August
18 August
25 August
1 September
8 September
15 September	Captain & Tennille	"Love Will Keep Us Together"	4 weeks
22 September
29 September
6 October
13 October	ABBA	"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"	3 weeks
20 October
27 October
3 November		"Mamma Mia"	10 weeks
10 November
17 November
24 November
1 December
8 December
15 December
22 December
29 December

1976

1977

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
3 January	Chicago	"If You Leave Me Now"	4 weeks
10 January
17 January
23 January
31 January	Pussyfoot	"The Way You Do It"	7 weeks
7 February
14 February
21 February
28 February
7 March
14 March
21 March	Mary MacGregor	"Torn Between Two Lovers"	4 weeks
28 March
4 April
11 April
18 April	David Soul	"Don't Give Up on Us"	3 weeks
25 April
2 May
9 May	Julie Covington	"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"	7 weeks
16 May
23 May
30 May
6 June
13 June
20 June
27 June	Little River Band	"Help Is on Its Way"	1 week
4 July	Dr. Hook	"Walk Right In"	5 weeks
11 July
18 July
25 July
1 August
8 August	Peter Allen	"I Go to Rio"	5 weeks
15 August
22 August
29 August
5 September
12 September	Carol Bayer Sager	"You're Moving Out Today"	4 weeks
19 September
26 September
3 October
10 October	Donna Summer	"I Feel Love"	1 week
17 October	Andy Gibb	"I Just Want to Be Your Everything"	7 weeks
24 October
31 October
7 November
14 November
21 November
28 November
5 December	Rod Stewart	"You're in My Heart"	1 week
12 December	Wings	"Mull of Kintyre"	11 weeks
19 December
26 December

1978

1979

Date	Artist	Single	Weeks at number one
1 January	Village People	"Y.M.C.A."	5 weeks
8 January
15 January
22 January
29 January	Rod Stewart	"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"	2 weeks
5 February
12 February	The Mojo Singers	"C'mon Aussie C'mon"	2 weeks
19 February
26 February	Chic	"Le Freak"	5 weeks
5 March
12 March
19 March
26 March
2 April	Blondie	"Heart of Glass"	5 weeks
9 April
16 April
23 April
30 April
7 May	Racey	"Lay Your Love on Me"	8 weeks
14 May
21 May
28 May
4 June
11 June
18 June
25 June
2 July	Donna Summer	"Hot Stuff"	1 week
9 July	M	"Pop Muzik"	3 weeks
16 July
23 July
30 July	Racey	"Some Girls"	4 weeks
6 August
13 August
20 August
27 August	Two-Man Band	"Up There Cazaly"	1 week
3 September	The Knack	"My Sharona"	5 weeks
10 September
17 September
24 September
1 October
8 October	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"	5 weeks
15 October
22 October
29 October
5 November
12 November	The Boomtown Rats	"I Don't Like Mondays"	2 weeks
19 November
26 November	Mi-Sex	"Computer Games"	1 week
3 December	The Buggles	"Video Killed the Radio Star"	7 weeks (2 weeks in Jan. 1980)
10 December
17 December
24 December
31 December

See also

• Music of Australia
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1970s
• List of number-one hits (United States)

References

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