List of number-one singles from 1968 to 1979 (Switzerland)

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This is a list of singles that reached number one on the Swiss Hitparade from 1968 through 1979.

Number-one singles [ edit ]

Key
Number-one song of the year
Contents
1968   · 1969   · 1970   · 1971   · 1972   · 1973   · 1974   · 1975   · 1976   · 1977   · 1978   · 1979   · 1980s →
Issue date Song Artist Weeks at
number one
1968 [1]
2 January "Monja"† [2] Roland W. 5
6 February " Judy in Disguise " John Fred & His Playboy Band 5
12 March " Words " Bee Gees 2
26 March " Lady Madonna " The Beatles 4
23 April " Delilah " Tom Jones 8
18 June " A Man Without Love " Engelbert Humperdinck 6
30 July "Heavenly Club" Les Sauterelles 6
10 September " Hey Jude " The Beatles 6
22 October " Those Were the Days " Mary Hopkin 6
3 December " With a Little Help from My Friends " Joe Cocker 1
10 December " My Little Lady " The Tremeloes 1
17 December " Eloise "† [3] (1969) Barry Ryan 6
1969 [4]
28 January " Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da " The Beatles 6
11 March " Crimson and Clover " Tommy James and the Shondells 2
25 March " Atlantis " Donovan 4
22 April " Sorry Suzanne " The Hollies 2
6 May " Get Back / Don't Let Me Down " The Beatles with Billy Preston 4
3 June "Mendocino" Sir Douglas Quintet 1
10 June " Ballad of John and Yoko " The Beatles 2
24 June "Mendocino" Sir Douglas Quintet 3
15 July " Oh Happy Day " The Edwin Hawkins Singers 1
22 July "Mendocino" Sir Douglas Quintet 1
29 July " Honky Tonk Women " The Rolling Stones 4
26 August " In the Year 2525 " Zager and Evans 1
2 September " Je t'aime... moi non plus " Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin 8
28 October "Gruezi wohl, Frau Stirnimaa" Die Minstrels 10
1970 [5]
6 January " Venus " The Shocking Blue 4
3 February " Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye " Steam 5
10 March " Let It Be " The Beatles 7
28 April " Mademoiselle Ninette " Soulful Dynamics 8
23 June " El Condor Pasa " Simon and Garfunkel 9
25 August " In the Summertime " Mungo Jerry 4
22 September " A Song of Joy "† [6] Miguel Rios 7
10 November " Black Night " Deep Purple 4
8 December " San Bernadino " Christie 6
1971 [7]
19 January " My Sweet Lord " George Harrison 5
23 February " Butterfly " Danyel Gerard 6
6 April " What Is Life " George Harrison 1
13 April " (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden " Lynn Anderson 7
1 June " Brown Sugar " The Rolling Stones 1
8 June " Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep "† [8] Middle of the Road 9
10 August " Sweet Hitch-Hiker " Creedence Clearwater Revival 3
31 August " Co-Co " Sweet 6
12 October " Mamy Blue " Pop Tops 10
21 December "Akropolis adieu" Mireille Mathieu 3
1972 [9]
11 January " Soley Soley " Middle of the Road 3
1 February "I Will Return" Springwater 1
8 February " Sacramento " Middle of the Road 6
21 March " How Do You Do " Mouth & MacNeal 5
25 April " Apres toi " Vicky Leandros 7
13 June " One Way Wind " The Cats 5
18 July " Song Sung Blue " Neil Diamond 4
22 August " Popcorn "† [10] Hot Butter 10
31 October " Silver Machine " Hawkwind 3
21 November "Mexico" Les Humphries Singers 9
1973 [11]
23 January "Ich fange nie mehr was an einem Sonntag an" Monica Morell 5
27 February " Crocodile Rock " Elton John 3
20 March "Mama Loo" Les Humphries Singers 5
24 April "Der Junge mit der Mundharmonika" Bernd Cluver 7
12 June " Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye "† [12] Demis Roussos 12
12 September " Can the Can " Suzi Quatro 6
24 October " Angie " The Rolling Stones 4
21 November " I'd Love You to Want Me " Lobo 12
1974 [13]
20 February "Kansas City" Les Humphries Singers 4
20 March "Tchip Tchip" Cash & Carry 5
24 April " Waterloo " ABBA 9
26 June " Seasons in the Sun "† [14] Terry Jacks 3
17 July " Sugar Baby Love " The Rubettes 8
11 September " Rock Your Baby " George McCrae 6
23 October " Gigi l'amoroso " Dalida 2
6 November " I'm Leaving It All Up to You " Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond 12
1975 [15]
31 January " I Can Help " Billy Swan 6
14 March " Longfellow Serenade " Neil Diamond 1
21 March "I Can Help" Billy Swan 1
4 April "Griechischer Wein" Udo Jurgens 2
18 April " Ding-A-Dong " Teach-In 5
23 May " I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do " ABBA 5
27 June " Only You Can " Fox 2
11 July " Paloma Blanca " George Baker Selection 8
5 September " Tornero "† [16] I Santo California 6
17 October "Dolannes-Melodie" Jean-Claude Borelly 16
1976 [17]
6 February " Mamma Mia " ABBA 2
20 February " Moviestar " Harpo 5
26 March " Mississippi " Pussycat 1
2 April " Fernando "† [18] ABBA 11
25 June " Let Your Love Flow " The Bellamy Brothers 5
30 July "Die kleine Kneipe" Peter Alexander 5
3 September "Verde" Ricky King 6
15 October " Daddy Cool " Boney M. 14
1977 [19]
22 January "Anita" Costa Cordalis 3
12 February " Living Next Door to Alice "† [20] Smokie 7
2 April " Swiss Lady " Pepe Lienhard Band 8
4 June " Rock Bottom " Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran 2
18 June " Ma Baker " Boney M. 3
9 July " Yes Sir, I Can Boogie " Baccara 8
3 September "Magic Fly" Space 2
17 September " Ti amo " Umberto Tozzi 6
5 November " Ballade pour Adeline " Richard Clayderman 2
19 November " Belfast " Boney M. 10
1978 [21]
28 January " Mull of Kintyre " Wings 10
15 April " Rivers of Babylon "† [22] Boney M. 14
22 July " Tu " Umberto Tozzi 5
2 September " Ca plane pour moi " Plastic Bertrand 1
9 September " You're the One That I Want " John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John 7
28 October "Mama Leone" Bino 4
26 November " You're the Greatest Lover " Luv' 3
17 December " Mary's Boy Child ? Oh My Lord " Boney M. 5
1979 [23]
21 January " Y.M.C.A. " [24] Village People 8
18 March " Chiquitita " ABBA 2
1 April " Heart of Glass " Blondie 3
22 April " One Way Ticket " Eruption 4
20 May " Music Box Dancer " Frank Mills 5
24 June " Hot Stuff " Donna Summer 1
1 July " Pop Muzik " M 3
22 July " Gloria " Umberto Tozzi 4
19 August "Tu sei l'unica donna per me" Alan Sorrenti 9
21 October " We Don't Talk Anymore " Cliff Richard 6
2 December " Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) " ABBA 1
9 December " Video Killed the Radio Star " The Buggles 2
23 December "Todesengel" Frank Duval 4

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