The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1969 |
TOP 100 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 27, 1969, issue) |
POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
1 | SUGAR, SUGAR – The Archies (Calendar) |
2 | HONKY TONK WOMEN – The Rolling Stones (London) |
3 | AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN (The Flesh Failures) – The 5th Dimension (Soul City) |
4 | I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
5 | EVERYDAY PEOPLE – Sly & The Family Stone (Epic) |
6 | DIZZY – Tommy Roe (ABC) |
7 | I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU – The Temptations (Gordy) |
8 | CRIMSON AND CLOVER – Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette) |
9 | BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP – The Foundations (Uni) |
10 | HAIR – The Cowsills (MGM) |
11 | IN THE YEAR 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) – Zager & Evans (RCA Victor)
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*12 | EASY TO BE HARD – Three Dog Night (Dunhill) |
13 | WICHITA LINEMAN – Glen Campbell (Capitol) |
14 | GET BACK – The Beatles (Apple) |
15 | TIME OF THE SEASON – The Zombies (Date) |
16 | ONE – Three Dog Night (Dunhill) |
17 | CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION – Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette) |
18 | TOUCH ME – The Doors (Elektra) |
19 | GREEN RIVER – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) |
20 | JEAN – Oliver (Crewe) |
21 | HOOKED ON A FEELING – B.J. Thomas (Scepter) |
22 | THESE EYES – The Guess Who (RCA Victor) |
23 | I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN – Tom Jones (Parrot) |
24 | STORMY – Dennis Yost & The Classics IV (Imperial) |
25 | THIS MAGIC MOMENT – Jay & The Americans (United Artists) |
26 | SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) – Neil Diamond (Uni) |
27 | WEDDING BELL BLUES – The 5th Dimension (Soul City) |
28 | IN THE GHETTO – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
29 | WHAT DOES IT TAKE (To Win Your Love) – Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul) |
30 | LOVE CHILD – Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown)
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*31 | EASY TO BE HARD – Three Dog Night (Dunhill) |
32 | CLOUD NINE – The Temptations (Gordy) |
33 | BABY IT’S YOU – Smith (Dunhill) |
34 | A BOY NAMED SUE – Johnny Cash (Columbia) |
35 | LITTLE WOMAN – Bobby Sherman (Metromedia) |
36 | LOVE THEME FROM ROMEO & JULIET – Henry Mancini & His Orchestra (RCA Victor) |
37 | IT’S YOUR THING – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
38 | LOVE (Can Make You Happy) – Mercy (Sundi) |
39 | WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN – The Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah) |
40 | SPINNING WHEEL – Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia) |
41 | I STARTED A JOKE – The Bee Gees (Atco) |
42 | GET TOGETHER – The Youngbloods (RCA Victor) |
43 | SUSPICIOUS MINDS – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
44 | BABY, I LOVE YOU – Andy Kim (Steed) |
45 | GOOD MORNING STARSHINE – Oliver (Jubilee) |
46 | I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME – Bobby Vinton (Epic) |
47 | YOU’VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY – Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia) |
48 | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
49 | I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME – Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations (Motown) |
50 | INDIAN GIVER – The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah) |
51 | BAD MOON RISING – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) |
52 | MY CHERIE AMOUR – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
53 | TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
54 | IF I CAN DREAM – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
55 | PROUD MARY – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) |
56 | I’D WAIT A MILLION YEARS – The Grass Roots (Dunhill) |
57 | TRACES – Dennis Yost & The Classics IV (Imperial) |
58 | YOU SHOWED ME – The Turtles (White Whale) |
59 | GRAZING IN THE GRASS – The Friends Of Distinction (RCA Victor) |
60 | HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME – Sly & The Family Stone (Epic) |
61 | I’VE GOTTA BE ME – Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise) |
62 | HURT SO BAD – The Lettermen (Capitol) |
63 | COME TOGETHER – The Beatles (Apple) |
64 | LAY LADY LAY – Bob Dylan (Columbia) |
65 | I’M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE – Lou Christie (Buddah) |
66 | SOMETHING – The Beatles (Apple) |
67 | MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY – The Spiral Starecase (Columbia) |
68 | SMILE A LITTLE SMILE FOR ME – The Flying Machine (Congress) |
69 | TRACY – The Cuff Links (Decca) |
70 | GALVESTON – Glen Campbell (Capitol) |
71 | RUBY, DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN – Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (Reprise) |
72 | SOULFUL STRUT – Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick) |
73 | LOVE ME TONIGHT – Tom Jones (Parrot) |
74 | ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE – Jerry Butler (Mercury) |
75 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
76 | BLACK PEARL – Sonny Charles & The Checkmates, Ltd. (A&M) |
77 | WHO’S MAKING LOVE – Johnnie Taylor (Stax) |
78 | OH HAPPY DAY – The Edwin Hawkins Singers (Pavilion) |
79 | TAKE A LETTER MARIA – R.B. Greaves (Atco) |
80 | CINNAMON – Derek (Bang) |
81 | ROCK ME – Steppenwolf (Dunhill) |
82 | CAN I CHANGE MY MIND – Tyrone Davis (Dakar) |
83 | AND WHEN I DIE – Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia) |
84 | LAUGHING – The Guess Who (RCA Victor) |
85 | THE BOXER – Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia) |
86 | TOO WEAK TO FIGHT – Clarence Carter (Atlantic) |
87 | SOUL DEEP – The Box Tops (Mala) |
88 | TWENTY-FIVE MILES – Edwin Starr (Gordy) |
89 | BOTH SIDES NOW – Judy Collins (Elektra) |
90 | MOTHER POPCORN (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) (pt. 1) – James Brown (King) |
91 | CHEWY CHEWY – The Ohio Express (Buddah) |
92 | SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN – Dusty Springfield (Atlantic) |
93 | GAMES PEOPLE PLAY – Joe South (Capitol) |
94 | WHEN I DIE – Motherlode (Buddah) |
95 | GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN’ – Crazy Elephant (Bell) |
96 | HAWAII FIVE-O – The Ventures (Liberty) |
97 | QUENTIN’S THEME – The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde (Ranwood) |
98 | RUN AWAY CHILD, RUNNING WILD – The Temptations (Gordy) |
99 | MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED (The Moment You Left Me) – David Ruffin (Motown)
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100 | OH, WHAT A NIGHT – The Dells (Cadet) |