| 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 CANT 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 | ILL 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 ITS 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 | ITS 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 | YOUVE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia) |
| 48 | FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 49 | IM 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 | ID 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 | IVE 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 | IM 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, DONT 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 | THATS THE WAY LOVE IS Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 76 | BLACK PEARL Sonny Charles & The Checkmates, Ltd. (A&M) |
| 77 | WHOS 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 | QUENTINS 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) |