List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1969
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This is a list of singles that have peaked in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1969.
Top-ten singles[]
| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1968 | |||||
| November 23 | "Wichita Lineman" | Glen Campbell | 3 | January 11 | 9 |
| December 28 | "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" | Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations | 2 | January 11 | 8 |
| "Cloud Nine" | The Temptations | 6 | January 4 | 3 | |
| Singles from 1969 | |||||
| January 4 | "Soulful Strut" | Young-Holt Unlimited | 3 | January 18 | 5 |
| "Hooked on a Feeling" | B. J. Thomas | 5 | January 11 | 5 | |
| January 11 | "Crimson and Clover" | Tommy James and the Shondells | 1 | February 1 | 11 |
| January 18 | "Worst That Could Happen" | The Brooklyn Bridge | 3 | February 1 | 7 |
| "Touch Me" | The Doors | 3 | February 15 | 8 | |
| "Son of a Preacher Man" | Dusty Springfield | 10 | January 18 | 2 | |
| January 25 | "Everyday People" | Sly and the Family Stone | 1 | February 15 | 9 |
| "I Started a Joke" | Bee Gees | 6 | February 8 | 3 | |
| February 1 | "Build Me Up Buttercup" | The Foundations | 3 | February 22 | 8 |
| February 8 | "Can I Change My Mind" | Tyrone Davis | 5 | February 22 | 3 |
| "Hang 'Em High" | Booker T. & the M.G.'s | 9 | February 8 | 2 | |
| February 15 | "You Showed Me" | The Turtles | 6 | March 1 | 3 |
| February 22 | "Proud Mary" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 2 | March 8 | 7 |
| "This Magic Moment" | Jay and the Americans | 6 | March 8 | 4 | |
| "I'm Livin' in Shame" | Diana Ross & the Supremes | 10 | February 22 | 1 | |
| March 1 | "Dizzy" | Tommy Roe | 1 | March 15 | 9 |
| "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 8 | March 1 | 2 | |
| March 8 | "This Girl's in Love with You" | Dionne Warwick | 7 | March 8 | 3 |
| "Indian Giver" | 1910 Fruitgum Company | 5 | March 22 | 4 | |
| March 15 | "Traces" | Classics IV | 2 | March 29 | 4 |
| "Time of the Season" | The Zombies | 3 | March 29 | 6 | |
| March 22 | "Runaway Child, Running Wild" | The Temptations | 6 | March 29 | 4 |
| March 29 | "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" | The 5th Dimension | 1 | April 12 | 11 |
| "Galveston" | Glen Campbell | 4 | April 12 | 6 | |
| "Only the Strong Survive" | Jerry Butler | 4 | April 19 | 6 | |
| "My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)" | David Ruffin | 9 | March 29 | 2 | |
| April 5 | "You've Made Me So Very Happy" | Blood, Sweat & Tears | 2 | April 12 | 6 |
| April 12 | "It's Your Thing" | The Isley Brothers | 2 | May 3 | 7 |
| "Hair" | The Cowsills | 2 | May 10 | 8 | |
| "Twenty-Five Miles" | Edwin Starr | 6 | April 26 | 3 | |
| April 19 | "Rock Me" | Steppenwolf | 10 | April 19 | 1 |
| April 26 | "Time Is Tight" | Booker T. & the M.G.'s | 6 | May 3 | 3 |
| "Sweet Cherry Wine" | Tommy James and the Shondells | 7 | May 3 | 3 | |
| May 3 | "Hawaii Five-O" | The Ventures | 4 | May 10 | 3 |
| "The Boxer" | Simon & Garfunkel | 7 | May 17 | 4 | |
| May 10 | "Get Back" † | The Beatles with Billy Preston | 1 | May 24 | 9 |
| "Atlantis" | Donovan | 7 | May 24 | 4 | |
| May 17 | "Love (Can Make You Happy)" | Mercy | 2 | May 31 | 6 |
| "These Eyes" | The Guess Who | 6 | May 31 | 5 | |
| "Gitarzan" | Ray Stevens | 8 | May 31 | 3 | |
| May 24 | "Oh Happy Day" | Edwin Hawkins Singers | 4 | May 31 | 4 |
| May 31 | "Grazing in the Grass" | The Friends of Distinction | 3 | June 7 | 5 |
| "In the Ghetto" | Elvis Presley | 3 | June 14 | 5 | |
| June 7 | "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" | Henry Mancini | 1 | June 28 | 8 |
| "Bad Moon Rising" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 2 | June 28 | 6 | |
| "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" | Marvin Gaye | 4 | June 28 | 5 | |
| June 14 | "One" | Three Dog Night | 5 | June 28 | 7 |
| June 21 | "Spinning Wheel" | Blood, Sweat & Tears | 2 | July 5 | 7 |
| "Good Morning Starshine" | Oliver | 3 | July 12 | 6 | |
| June 28 | "Israelites" | Desmond Dekker & The Aces | 9 | June 28 | 1 |
| July 5 | "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" | Zager and Evans | 1 | July 12 | 9 |
| "Crystal Blue Persuasion" | Tommy James and the Shondells | 2 | July 26 | 9 | |
| "Color Him Father" | The Winstons | 7 | July 19 | 3 | |
| July 12 | "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" | Junior Walker & the All Stars | 4 | August 9 | 6 |
| "The Ballad of John and Yoko" | The Beatles | 8 | July 12 | 4 | |
| July 19 | "My Cherie Amour" | Stevie Wonder | 4 | July 26 | 5 |
| July 26 | "Baby, I Love You" | Andy Kim | 9 | July 26 | 4 |
| August 2 | "Honky Tonk Women" | The Rolling Stones | 1 | August 23 | 11 |
| "Sweet Caroline" | Neil Diamond | 4 | August 16 | 6 | |
| "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" | Kenny Rogers and The First Edition | 6 | August 2 | 3 | |
| August 9 | "A Boy Named Sue" | Johnny Cash | 2 | August 23 | 7 |
| "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | Jackie DeShannon | 4 | August 30 | 6 | |
| August 23 | "Green River" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 2 | September 27 | 8 |
| "Get Together" | The Youngbloods | 5 | September 6 | 5 | |
| "Polk Salad Annie" | Tony Joe White | 8 | August 23 | 1 | |
| "Laughing" | The Guess Who | 10 | August 23 | 1 | |
| August 30 | "Sugar, Sugar" | The Archies | 1 | September 20 | 12 |
| "Lay Lady Lay" | Bob Dylan | 7 | September 6 | 3 | |
| September 6 | "Easy to Be Hard" | Three Dog Night | 4 | September 27 | 7 |
| "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" | Tom Jones | 6 | September 13 | 4 | |
| September 13 | "I Can't Get Next to You" | The Temptations | 1 | October 18 | 11 |
| September 20 | "Jean" | Oliver | 2 | October 4 | 7 |
| "Little Woman" | Bobby Sherman | 3 | October 4 | 7 | |
| September 27 | "Hot Fun in the Summertime" | Sly and the Family Stone | 2 | October 18 | 7 |
| "Oh, What a Night" | The Dells | 10 | September 27 | 2 | |
| October 4 | "Everybody's Talkin'" | Nilsson | 6 | October 11 | 2 |
| October 11 | "This Girl Is a Woman Now" | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | 9 | October 11 | 1 |
| October 18 | "Suspicious Minds" | Elvis Presley | 1 | November 1 | 6 |
| "Wedding Bell Blues" | The 5th Dimension | 1 | November 8 | 8 | |
| "That's the Way Love Is" | Marvin Gaye | 7 | October 18 | 1 | |
| "Tracy" | The Cuff Links | 9 | October 25 | 3 | |
| October 25 | "Baby It's You" | Smith | 5 | November 1 | 4 |
| "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" | Lou Christie | 10 | October 25 | 1 | |
| November 1 | "Come Together" / "Something" | The Beatles | 1 | November 29 | 9 |
| November 8 | "And When I Die" | Blood, Sweat & Tears | 2 | November 29 | 7 |
| "Something" | The Beatles | 3 | November 15 | 3[1] | |
| "Smile a Little Smile for Me" | The Flying Machine | 5 | November 22 | 4 | |
| November 15 | "Take a Letter Maria" | R. B. Greaves | 2 | November 22 | 7 |
| November 22 | "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" | Steam | 1 | December 6 | 8 |
| "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" | Stevie Wonder | 7 | December 13 | 5 | |
| November 29 | "Leaving on a Jet Plane" | Peter, Paul and Mary | 1 | December 20 | 10 |
| "Down on the Corner" / "Fortunate Son" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 3 | December 20 | 8 | |
| "Eli's Comin'" | Three Dog Night | 10 | November 29 | 2 | |
| December 6 | "Someday We'll Be Together" | Diana Ross & the Supremes | 1 | December 27 | 9 |
| December 13 | "Backfield in Motion" | Mel and Tim | 10 | December 13 | 1 |
| December 20 | "Holly Holy" | Neil Diamond | 6 | December 27 | 3 |
† — "Get Back" also made its Hot 100 debut on May 10.
1968 peaks[]
| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2 | "Love Child" | Diana Ross & The Supremes | 1 | November 30 | 11 |
| November 16 | "Who's Making Love" | Johnnie Taylor | 5 | December 7 | 8 |
| November 30 | "For Once in My Life" | Stevie Wonder | 2 | December 28 | 8 |
| December 7 | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | Marvin Gaye | 1 | December 14 | 11 |
| "Stormy" | Classics IV | 5 | December 28 | 5 | |
| December 14 | "I Love How You Love Me" | Bobby Vinton | 9 | December 14 | 4 |
1970 peaks[]
| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 13 | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | B. J. Thomas | 1 | January 3 | 13 |
| December 27 | "I Want You Back" | The Jackson 5 | 1 | January 31 | 9 |
| "Whole Lotta Love" | Led Zeppelin | 4 | January 31 | 7 |
See also[]
- 1969 in music
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1969 (U.S.)
References[]
- ^ Billboard changed its methodology on double-sided singles to count them as one chart entry starting the week of November 29. Hence, "Something" was no longer ranked independently of "Come Together".
General sources[]
- Whitburn, Joel (2012). Pop Annual, 1955–2011 (8th ed.). Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-194-2.
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (ISBN 0-89820-074-1)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (ISBN 0-89820-076-8)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
Categories:
- Lists of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles
- 1969 record charts