Well,that was quite a trip down memory lane!

I vividly remember it as a youngster -- countdown every week - it's fernando again.

The top TV show Countdown helped launch them world wide by success in Australia with their film clips in 1975 after which the rest of the world took notice. But after fourteen weeks of number one for Fernando the host of Countdown and local artists having their new records kept from number one started a campaign to gradually make them uncool. It worked

The ABBA boom in Australia with thanks and explanation from Bjorn, but less emphasis on Countdown attitudes after fourteen weeks at number one for Fernando : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d9F6aLWIv8q4ZWg.html

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Mull top in so many countries but only 40 or 60 in the US. So many in the US objected to it being in a recent list of monthly world number ones just because they had not heard it In the UK a huge selling record stayed at number 2 for a month behind Mull of Kintyre. Floral Dance by the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band. Only about 25 singles in all of the UK seventies outsold it.

Yes we did and we still do! ;)

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Hardly a novelty record in sight is one big difference I noticed. I found one song on here that I heard in the 70s but didn't know who it was by or what it was called. One of Helen Reddy's I remember her Angie Baby being a big hit and played lots on the radio here in the UK in winter 1974-75.

@ Robert Parry: I love John Farnham!

define a "fickle" country? Bear in mind, during the 70s a lot of countries were under dictatorial regimes e.g. the entire eastern half of Europe, along with Spain, Portugal, Italy, most of South America, South Africa - in many of these countries singles were too expensive, so there was no point in a singles chart. Or the figures were so manipulated by the state that the chart was irrelevant. Even in the UK the charts were manipulated, e.g. that time when the Sex Pistols outsold Rod Stewart, but the BBC wouldn't allow an anti-monarchy song to be #1 during the queen's jubilee.

Diamond Dogs album no 1 in Australia too (and in UK and Canada)

Might be worth chasing up the ones you don't know on KZfaq. Although we did like a novelty song occasionally that may or may not be what others look for.

1970's highest charting records Midnight Oil - March 1979 "Run By Night" reached No. 100 Cold Chisel - June 1978 "Khe Sanh" reached No. 41 The Angels - June 1979 " Shadow Boxer" reached No. 25 The Sports - Feb 1979 " Don't Throw Stones" reached No. 26 Jo Jo Zep - July 1979 "Hit & Run" reached No. 12 Christie Allen - Sept 1979 " Goose Bumps" reached No. 3 (kept from No.1 by Mi-Sex & Boomtown Rats) Marcia Hines - Nov 1977 "You" reached No. 2 ( kept form No.1 by Rod Stewart (1wk) & Wings (5 wks) Wings also kept Dragon "April Sun In Cuba" from No.1 Boz Scaggs - Dec 1976 "What Can I Say" reached No.2 ( kept from No.1 by Dr Hook (3wks) My contribution to what was the Australian Record Buying community thinking: Pussyfoot kept ELO "Living Thing" from No. 1 for 3 wks Convoy kept Max Merritt "Slipping Away" from No. 1 for 1wk Blondie kept Promises "Baby It's You" from No.1 for 3 wks ( l lusted after Lesley more than Debbie) Racey "Lay Your Love On Me" kept Amii Stewart "Knock On Wood from No.1 for 4 weeks and Lene Lovich "Lucky Number" for 3 weeks

lol@Midnight Oil.... they got to # 100 in 1979. Hardly a call for an entry in this video.