These are the songs that Australians were listening to in 1969. Here is the end of year singles based on sales.
*Denotes Australian artist.
- Penny Arcade - Roy Orbison
- The Real Thing - Russell Morris*
- Ob-la-di, ob-la,da - The Beatles
- Honky Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones
- Rain Drops Keep Fallin’ On My Head - B.J. Thomas/ Johnny Farnham*
- Something/Come Together - The Beatles
- He Ain’t Heavy - The Hollies
- One - Johnny Farnham*
- Make Me An Island - Joe Dolan
- Where Do You Go My Lovely - Peter Sarstedt
- Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
- Hair - The Cowsills
- I Started A Joke - The Bee Gees*
- My Sentimental Friend - Hermans Hermits
- The Girl That I Love - Russell Morris*
- Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
- Aquarius - The 5th Dimension
- Picking Up Pebbles - Matt Flinders*
- In The Year 2525 - Zager & Evans
- You’re Everything - Don Lane*
The Top Australian Artists for 1968 were:
- The Real Thing - Russell Morris
- Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head - Johnny Farnham
- One - Johnny Farnham
- I Started A Joke - The Bee Gees
- The Girl That I Love - Russell Morris
- Picking Up Pebbles - Matt Flinders
- You’re Everything - Don Lane
- La La - Flying Circus
- Star - Ross D. Wylie
- Dear Prudence - Doug Parkinson In Focus
Gibbos pick for 1969 is Doug Parkinson with “Dear Prudence”
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