List Of Number-one Singles In Australia During The 1950s
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The following lists the number one singles on the Australian Singles Chart during the 1950s. 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. Note: during the 1950s, often more than one version of a particular song by different artists charted at the same time, thus more than one artist may be listed for a song. Different versions are separated by a semi-colon. Note The decade's best charting single was The Harry Lime Theme by
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, although it only peaked at #3 in the Single charts.


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References

* charts sourced fro
David Kent's Australian Chart Book
based on the Kent Music Report
Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) official siteOzNet Music Chart
{{Australian music charts
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