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”