4GG charts January 16th 1969

This is the 4GG charts from the Gold Coast Bulletin January 16th 1969 and at number 1 Neil Sedaka with Starred Crossed Lovers, at number 2 Ronnie Burns with the song written by Terry Britten of the Twilights Age Of Consent, at number 3 Diana Ross and the Supremes with Love Child and at number 4 Canned Heat with Going Up The Country. The other Australian acts that were on the chart that week were Jeff Phillips at number 6 with Baby It's You, at number 10 Brisbane group New World with Try To Remember, the Bee Gees at number 19 with I Started A Joke, Jonne Sands at number 23 with Change Of Mind, QUeensland singer Lynn Rogers with Just Lovin You at number 30 , Johnny (John) Franham at number 34 with the song written by Hans Poulsen Rose Coloured Glasses and the Groove at number 36 with You Are The One I Love and the new entries to the chart that week were Zoot with the song written by Terry Britten of the Twilights One Times Two Times Three Times Four at number 35, BJ Thomas with Hooked On A Feeling at number 37 and The Foundations with the song written by Mike D'Abo of Manfred Mann Build Me Up Buttercup at number 38. Among the others acts in the chart were the Beatles at number 28 with Hey Jude/Revolution, Glen Campbell at number 9 with Wichita Lineman, Cream with White room at number 13, Petula Clark with I Want To SIng WIth Your Band at number 24, the Ohio Express at number 12 with Chewy Chewy and Lulu at number 32 with I'm A Tiger.

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