1968
(13th - 27th) 'Sadie' is No.1 on the charts
John appears on the cover of 'TV Times' with the same picture as the 'Sadie' album (rare collectable)
(31st) Sadie The Cleaning Lady is No.1 on the National Go-Set Charts

1970
(17th, 24th & 31st) Raindrops in No.1
(12th - 17th) Dick Whittington plays at Melbourne's Festival Hall
(17th - 31st) 'Raindrops' is No.1 on the charts
(19th - 24th) Dick Whittington plays the Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide
(26th) Performs with the Black Ivories group at the Tunarama Festival, Pt Lincoln SA

1971
(31st) John is a special guest at the Johnny Farnham Free-For-All Cup, Victorian Trotting, Melbourne Showgrounds

1972
(13th) For The Love Of Man television special airs on Channel 7
(24th) John is a guest on Johnny Young Presents


1974
'Shake A Hand' is released

1975
(4th) John performs at the Concert For Darwin at the Sydney Opera House to raise money for the victims of the Cyclone Tracy disaster.
(7th) John is guest host on Countdown, where he meets Suzi Quatro


1976
(12th) John and manager Darryl Sambell split
John performs at the All Australian Concert Gold

1978
Danny Findley takes over John's management

1981
(New Year's Eve) John and Ross Fraser meet for the first time at Melbourne's Billboard nightclub
'Please Don't Ask Me' is released

1985
(26th) 'Playing To Win' is released it reaches #60 on the Billboard Pop Charts in USA

1988
(1st) John performs You're The Voice at the Celebration Of A Nation' live from The Lodge in Canberra to open Australia's bicentenary celebrations
(2nd) Jack's Back Tour: Hobart - King George Oval
(16th) James Farnham is born
(26th) John is named Australian Of The Year (1987) by Prime Minister Bob Hawke at Kirribilli House, Sydney.

1990
John takes second place in the Adelaide Formula 1 Grand Prix celebrity race

1991
Chain Reaction Tour:
(5th) Darwin - Ampitheatre
(12th) Napier, NZ. - Docks
(16th) Invercargill, NZ - Riverton Racecourse
(19th) Noosa Heads - Showgrounds
(25th) Launceston - Silverdome
(26th) Hobart - Derwent Entertainment Centre

1996
John is nominated for an award at the Tamworth Country Music Awards for his duet with Smokey Dawson.
(26th) John is made an Officer in the Order Of Australia for his contribution to Australia (his work for charity and Ambassadorship internationally) and to the Australian Arts and Entertainment Industry.
John commented that OA should stand for 'Ordinary Australian'.

1997
John sings his own rendition of our national anthem on the CD, Anthem - A Celebration Of Australia. Proceeds to the Smith Family Appeal

2003
The Last Time Tour - Under The Big Top Performances:
(31st) Kalgoorlie - Cruickshank Sports Arena

2013
(24th) Opening of the Star City Event Centre, Sydney
(25th) Opening of the Star City Event Centre, Sydney

2017
(14th) Red Hot Summer Tour, Mannum SA
(21st & 22nd) Red Hot Summer Tour, Mornington, Vic
(28th) Ballarat, Vic