1000 Australian Number Ones
Caffe` Latte` looks back on each set of 100 chart topping singles, beginning in 1940 to 2013.
Part 5: 401- 500 (1971 - 78)

This next group of #1 singles featured new genres including glam and disco. R&B was finally being represented at the chart summit by the likes of Roberta Flack, Michael Jackson, the Commodores and Donna Summer.
Following the demise of the Beatles, each member had returned to the chart peak as soloists by the mid-70s. A new group emerged in 1975 to challenge the chart records. ABBA scored 3 chart topping songs in-a-row. By the start of 1976, the Swedish pop group was already #32 among Australia's most successful #1 acts. A few months later, "Fernando" became Australia's best selling single to date with a lengthy 14 weeks at the top.
Domestically, local music moved ahead in leaps and bounds with Daddy Cool forging new sounds and Skyhooks singing about Australian locations and our own culture. Sherbet became the most popular group in this country. Lead singer Daryl Braithwaite launched his solo career with a cover of "You're my World".
Australian expatriates were dominating not only our own charts, but establishing themselves as major acts globally. These performers included Olivia Newton-John, the Bee Gees, Helen Reddy and the Little River Band.
International pioneers such as David Bowie, Kate Bush and Rod Stewart reached pole position on the Australian charts for the first time. 


                                              MOST NUMBER ONES:
                 Artist:                                        Total #1s: Wks at #1:

1.    Bing Crosby                            28      205

2.    Beatles                                     26      131

3.    Joe Loss                                  14       101

4.    Perry Como                            14       64

5.    Elvis Presley                           13       57

6.    Andrews Sisters                      11      68

7.    Frank Sinatra                         11      43

8.    Dinah Shore                            9        48

9.    Inkspots                                   9       42

10. Nat King Cole                         9       41

11. Sammy Kaye                           8       28

12. Eddie Fisher                            7       20

13. Vera Lynn                               6        55

14.ABBA                                      6       42 

15. Dean Martin                           6       24

16. Roy Orbison                           6       15

17. Dick Haymes                          5       23

18. Rolling Stones                         5       17

19. Glenn Miller                            4      56

20. Freddy Martin                        4       22

21. Johnnie Ray                            4       18

22. Tony Bennett                          4       16

23. Donald Peers                           4       14

24. Four Aces                                4       14

25. Petula Clark                            4       11

26. Patti Page                                4       9

27. Johnny O’Keefe                      4       7

28. Kate Smith                               3      40

29. Olivia Newton-John                3      18

30. Platters                                     3       17