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.
+KeyThe yellow background indicates the #1 song on the KMR End of Year ChartThe light blue background indicates the #1 song on the KMR End of Decade Chart
1960
Date Artist Single Weeks at number one2 JanuaryBill Haley & His Comets"Joey's Song" / "Ooh! Look-a-There, Ain't She Pretty?" 8 weeks (3 weeks in Dec 1959)9 January16 January23 January30 January6 FebruaryCrash Craddock"Boom Boom Baby" 4 weeks13 February20 FebruaryJohnny O'Keefe"She's My Baby" 1 week27 FebruaryCrash Craddock"Boom Boom Baby" 4 weeks5 March12 MarchEmile Ford and the Checkmates"What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" 4 weeks19 March26 March2 April9 AprilJohnny and the Hurricanes"Beatnik Fly" 2 weeks16 April23 AprilJim Reeves"He'll Have to Go" 4 weeks30 April7 May14 May21 MayElvis Presley"Stuck on You" / "Fame and Fortune" 1 week28 MayLonnie Donegan and His Group"My Old Man's a Dustman" 2 weeks4 June11 JuneRolf Harris"Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" 3 weeks18 June25 June2 JulyBobby Rydell"Swingin' School" / "Ding-A-Ling" 2 weeks9 July16 JulyConnie Francis"Everybody's Somebody's Fool" 3 weeks23 July30 July6 AugustJimmie Rodgers"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" 2 weeks13 August20 AugustThe Beau Marks"Clap Your Hands" 4 weeks27 August3 September10 September17 SeptemberThe Ventures"Walk, Don't Run" 2 weeks24 September1 OctoberJohnny O'Keefe"Come on and Take My Hand" / "Don't You Know (Pretty Baby)" 1 week8 OctoberElvis Presley"It's Now or Never" 7 weeks15 October22 October29 October5 November14 November19 November26 NovemberThe Drifters"Save the Last Dance for Me" 4 weeks3 December10 December17 December24 DecemberElvis Presley"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" / "I Gotta Know" 6 weeks31 December
Other hits Songs peaking at number two included "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston, "If I Had a Girl" by Rod Lauren, "What in the World's Come Over You" by Jack Scott, "Mule Skinner Blues" by The Fendermen, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" by Brian Hyland, "I Found a New Love" / "Defenceless" by Lonnie Lee, "Please Don't Tease" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows, "Peter Gunn" by Duane Eddy and The Rebels, and "North to Alaska" by Johnny Horton.
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "Teen Angel" by Mark Dinning (3), "Little Boy Lost" by Johnny Ashcroft (3), "Cathy's Clown" by The Everly Brothers (3), "What a Mouth (What a North and South)" by Tommy Steele (3), "When Will I Be Loved" / "Be-Bop-A-Lula" by The Everly Brothers (3), "Let's Think About Living by Bob Luman (3), "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" / "Malaguena" by Connie Francis (3), "In The Mood" by Ernie Fields (4), "Handy Man" by Jimmy Jones (4), "Sink the Bismark" by Johnny Horton (4), "A Kookie Little Paradise" by Jo Ann Campbell (4), "Volare" / "I'd Do it Again" by Bobby Rydell (4), "Yes Sir That's My Baby" by Col Joye & The Joy Boys (5), "Greenfields" by The Brothers Four (5), and "I'm Sorry by Brenda Lee (6).
Hits by Australasian artists included "(Making Love on A) Moonlit Night" by Col Joye, "Turn the Lights Out, Johnny" / "Koala Bear" by Johnny Devlin and The Devils with The Delltones, and "Do You Love Me"/"Whiplash" by Rob E.G.
1961
Date Artist Single Weeks at number one7 JanuaryElvis Presley"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" / "I Gotta Know" 6 weeks14 January21 January28 January4 FebruaryBert Kaempfert and His Orchestra"Wonderland by Night" 3 weeks11 February18 February25 FebruaryBobby Vee"Rubber Ball" 3 weeks4 March11 March18 MarchCrash Craddock"One Last Kiss" 1 week25 MarchElvis Presley"Wooden Heart" 4 weeks1 April8 April15 April22 April"Surrender" 3 weeks29 April6 May13 MayDel Shannon"Runaway" 6 weeks20 May27 May3 June10 June17 June24 JuneAndy Stewart"A Scottish Soldier" 1 week1 JulyRicky Nelson"Travelin' Man" / "Hello Mary Lou" 5 weeks8 July15 July22 July29 July5 AugustEddie Hodges"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" 7 weeks12 August19 August26 August2 September9 September16 September23 SeptemberThe Highwaymen"Michael" 1 week30 SeptemberJohnny O'Keefe"I'm Counting on You" / "Right Now" 3 weeks7 October14 October21 OctoberBob Moore and His Orchestra"Mexico" 2 weeks28 October4 NovemberRoy Orbison"Crying" / "Candy Man" 3 weeks11 November18 November25 NovemberJames Darren"Goodbye, Cruel World" 2 weeks2 December9 DecemberCharlie Drake"My Boomerang Won't Come Back" 6 weeks16 December23 December30 December
Other hits Songs peaking at number two included "Calcutta" by Lawrence Welk, "Wheels" by The String-A-Longs, "Theme From Exodus" by Ferrante & Teicher, "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" by Gene McDaniels, "Hats Off to Larry" by Del Shannon, "Together" by Connie Francis, and "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" / "Little Sister" by Elvis Presley.
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "Sway" by Bobby Rydell (3), "Calendar Girl" by Neil Sedaka (3), "Good Time Baby" / Cherié by Bobby Rydell (3), "Little Devil" by Neil Sedaka (3), "Baby Face" and "Take Good Care of My Baby" by Bobby Vee (3), "Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles (3), "Corrine, Corrina" by Ray Peterson (4), "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by The Shirelles (4), "Blue Moon" by The Marcels (4), "Moody River" by Pat Boone (4), "Smoky Mokes" by The Joy Boys (4), "Where the Boys Are" by Connie Francis (5), "Running Scared" / "Love Hurts" by Roy Orbison (5), "You're Sixteen" by Johnny Burnette (6), and "I've Told Every Little Star" by Linda Scott (6).
Hits by Australasian artists included "Ready for You" / "Save the Last Dance for Me" by Johnny O'Keefe, "Six White Boomers" by Rolf Harris, "Got a Zack in the Back of Me Pocket" by Johnny Devlin and The Bricks with The Deeners, and "Goin' Steady" / "Naughty Girls" Col Joye and The Joy Boys.
1962 Date Artist Single Weeks at number one6 JanuaryCharlie Drake"My Boomerang Won't Come Back" 6 weeks13 January20 JanuarySandy Nelson"Let There Be Drums" 1 week27 JanuaryElvis Presley"Can't Help Falling in Love" / "Rock-A-Hula Baby" 5 weeks3 February10 February17 February24 February3 MarchBobby Darin"Multiplication" / "Irresistible You" 3 weeks10 March17 March24 MarchMr Acker Bilk"Stranger on the Shore" 1 week31 MarchDion"The Wanderer" 1 week7 AprilKenny Ball and His Jazzmen"Midnight in Moscow" 1 week14 AprilElvis Presley"Good Luck Charm" / "Anything That's Part of You" 6 weeks21 April28 April5 May12 May19 May26 MayLucky Starr"I've Been Everywhere" 2 weeks2 June9 JuneLarry Finnegan"Dear One" 2 weeks16 June23 JuneRay Charles"I Can't Stop Loving You" 4 weeks30 June7 July14 July21 JulyToni Fisher"West of the Wall" 2 week28 July4 AugustClaude King"Wolverton Mountain" 1 week11 AugustBobby Vinton"Roses Are Red (My Love)" 4 weeks18 August25 August1 September8 SeptemberFrank Ifield"I Remember You" 2 weeks15 September22 SeptemberTommy Roe"Sheila" 3 weeks29 September6 October13 OctoberNat King Cole"Ramblin' Rose" 1 week20 OctoberDel Shannon"The Swiss Maid" 3 weeks27 October3 November10 NovemberRoy Orbison"Working for the Man" / "Leah" 5 weeks17 November24 November1 December8 December15 DecemberThe Tijuana Brass featuring Herb Alpert"The Lonely Bull" / "Acapulco" 3 weeks22 December29 December
Other hits Songs peaking at number two included "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean, "When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" by Cliff Richard, "Run to Him" / "Walkin with My Angel" by Bobby Vee, "Chip Chip" by Gene McDaniels, "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" / "The Actress" by Roy Orbison, "Wonderful Land" / "Stars Fell on Stockton" by The Shadows, "Si Senoe (I Theenk?)" by Rob E.G., "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" by The Springfields, "Alley Cat" by Bent Fabric, "Telstar" by The Tornados, and "The Cha-Cha-Cha" by Bobby Rydell.
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "Runaround Sue' by Dion DiMucci (3), "Tower of Strength" by Gene McDaniels (3), "The Twist" by Chubby Checker (3), "A Little Bitty Tear" by Burl Ives (3), "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" by Gene Pitney (3), "Do You Want To Dance" / "I'm Looking Out the Window" by Cliff Richard (3), 'Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" by Neil Sedaka (4), "Have You Ever Been to See Kings Cross" by Frankie Davidson and The Sapphires (4), "She's Not You" / "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" by Elvis Presley (5), "Today's Teardrops" by Col Joye and The Joy Boys (5), "Sing!" / "To Love" by Johnny O'Keefe (6), and "The Young Ones" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows (6).
Hits by Australasian artists included "Southern 'Rora" by The Joy Boys, "You're Driving Me Mad" by Judy Stone, and "Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands" by The Delltones
1963 Date Artist Single Weeks at number one5 JanuaryThe Four Seasons"Big Girls Don't Cry" / "Conny-O" 1 week12 JanuaryElvis Presley"Return to Sender" 3 weeks19 January26 January2 FebruaryThe Shadows"The Boys" 2 weeks9 February16 FebruaryDel Shannon"Little Town Flirt" 1 week23 FebruaryThe Rooftop Singers"Walk Right In" 1 week2 MarchNed Miller"From a Jack to a King" 2 weeks9 March16 MarchPaul and Paula"Hey Paula" 3 weeks23 March30 March6 AprilThe Four Seasons"Walk Like a Man" 1 week13 AprilRoy Orbison"In Dreams" 2 weeks20 April27 AprilThe Chantays"Pipeline" 4 weeks4 May11 May18 May25 MayLittle Peggy March"I Will Follow Him" 2 weeks1 June8 JuneBill Justis"Tamoure" 4 weeks15 June22 June29 June6 JulyLesley Gore"It's My Party" 1 week13 JulyKyu Sakamoto"Sukiyaki" 2 weeks20 July27 JulyJohnny O'Keefe"Move Baby Move" / "You'll Never Cherish a Love So True" 2 weeks3 August10 AugustJan and Dean"Surf City" 1 week17 AugustRob E.G."55 Days at Peking" 4 weeks24 August31 August7 September14 SeptemberAllan Sherman"Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" 1 week21 SeptemberThe Atlantics"Bombora" 2 weeks28 September5 OctoberHelen Shapiro"No Trespassing" / "Not Responsible" 2 weeks12 October19 OctoberRoy Orbison"Blue Bayou" / "Mean Woman Blues" 2 weeks26 October2 NovemberKathy Kirby"Dance On!" 3 weeks9 November16 November23 NovemberJimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs"Sugar Shack" 3 weeks30 November7 December14 DecemberGerry & The Pacemakers"You'll Never Walk Alone" 2 weeks21 December28 DecemberThe Beatles"I Want to Hold Your Hand" 7 weeks
Other hits Songs peaking at number two included "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" by Bobby Vee, "Rhythm of the Rain" by The Cascades, "Foot Tapper" by The Shadows, "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" by Elvis Presley, "If I Had a Hammer" by Trini Lopez, "Washington Square" by The Village Stompers, and "Hootenanny Hoot" by Sheb Wooley.
Other hits (with their peak positions noted) were "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" by Eydie Gormé (3), "Summer Holiday" / "Dancing Shoes" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows (3), "How Do You Do It?" by Gerry and the Pacemakers (3), "Falling" / "Distant Drums" by Roy Orbison (3), "Atlantis" by "I Want You to Want Me" by The Shadows (3), "Wipe Out" / "Surfer Joe" by The Surfaris (3), "She Loves You" / "I'll Get You" by The Beatles (3), "Come a Little Bit Closer" by The Delltones (4), "Jezebel" / "Stage to Cimarron" by Rob E.G. (4), "Blue Velvet" by Bobby Vinton (4), "Little Band of Gold" by James Gilreath (5), "María Elena" by Los Indios Tabajaras (5), "Ruby Baby" by Dion DiMucci (6), and "I Like It" by Gerry and the Pacemakers (6).
Hits by Australasian artists included "(And Her Name is) Scarlet" by The De Kroo Brothers, and "Proud of You" by Jay Justin.
1964