CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE’S (MAGAZINE’S CHART) TOP 100 SINGLES OF 1969*
No.-Song-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 SUGAR,SUGAR-ARCHIES-KIRSHNER-OCTOBER 2 HONKY TONK WOMAN-ROLLING STONES-LONDON-September 3 AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN-FIFTH DIMENSION-SOUL-May 4 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPE VINE-MARVIN GAYE-Tamla-January 5 EVERYDAY PEOPLE-SLY & THE FAMILY STONE-Epic-February 6 DIZZY-TOMMY ROE-ABC-March 7 I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU-TEMPTATIONS-Gordy-October 8 CRIMSON & CLOVER-Tommy James & Shondells-Roulette-February 9 BUILD ME UP,BUTTERCUP-Foundations-Uni-February 10 HAIR-Cowsills-MGM-May 11 In The Year 2525-Zager And Evans-RCA-July #12 Easy To Be Hard-Three Dog Night-Dunhill-July 13 Witchita Lineman-Glen Campbell-Capitol-January 14 Get Back-Beatles-Apple-June 15 Time Of The Season-Zombies-Date-April 16 One-Three Dog Night-Dunhill-July 17 Crystal Blue Persuasion-Tommy James & Shondells-Roulette-August 18 Touch Me-Doors-Elektra-February 19 Green River-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy-October 20 Jean-Oliver-Crewe-September 21 Hooked On A Feeling-B.J.Thomas-Scepter-January 22 These Eyes-Guess Who-RCA-June 23 I'll Never Fall In Love Again-Tom Jones-Parrot-September 24 Stormy-Classics IV-Imperial-January 25 This Magic Moment-Jay & Americans-United Artists-March 26 Sweet Caroline-Neil Diamond-Uni-August 27 Wedding Bell Blues-Fifth Dimension-Soul City-November 28 In The Ghetto-Elvis Presley-RCA-June 29 What Does It Take To Win Your Love-Jr. Walker & All-Stars-Soul-August 30 Love Child-Diana Ross & Supremes?Motown-January #31 Easy To Be Hard-Three Dog Night-Dunhill-July 32 Cloud Nine-Temptations-Gordy-January 33 Baby It's You-Smith-Dunhill-November 34 A Boy Named Sue-Johnny Cash-Columbia-September 35 Little Woman-Bobby Sherman-Metromedia-October 36 Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet-Henry Mancini-RCA-June 37 It's Your Thing-Isley Brothers-T Neck-May 38 Love(Can Make You Happy)-Mercy-Sundi-June 39 Worst That Could Happen-Brooklyn Bridge-Buddah-February 40 Spinning Wheel-Blood,Sweat & Tears-Columbia-June 41 I Started A Joke-Bee Gees-Atco-February 42 Get Together-Youngbloods-RCA-September 43 Suspicious Minds-Elvis Presley-RCA-November 44 Baby I Love You-Andy Kim-Steed-July 45 Good Morning Starshine-Oliver-Crewe-June 46 I Love How You Love Me-Bobby Vinton-Epic-January 47 You've Made Me So Very Happy-Blood,Sweat & Tears-Columbia-March 48 For Once In My Life-Stevie Wonder?Tamla-January 49 I'm Gonna Make You Love Me-Supremes & Temptations-Motown-January 50 Indian Giver-1910 Fruit Gum Company-Buddah-Mar 51 Bad Moon Rising-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy-June 52 My Cherie Amour-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-July 53 Too Busy Thinking About My Baby-Marvin Gaye-Tamla-July 54 If I Can Dream-Elvis Presley-RCA-January 55 Proud Mary-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy-March 56 I'd Wait A Million Years-Grass Roots-ABC/Dunhill-September 57 Traces-Classics IV-Imperial-March 58 You Showed Me-Turtles-White Whale-March 59 Grazin' In The Grass-Friends Of Distinction-RCA-June 60 Hot Fun In The Summertime-Sly & Family Stone-Epic-October 61 I've Gotta Be Me-Sammy Davis Jr.-Reprise-March 62 Hurt So Bad-Lettermen-Capitol-September 63 Come Together-Beatles-Apple-December 64 Lay Lady Lay-Bob Dylan-Columbia-September 65 I'm Gonna Make You Mine-Lou Christie-Buddah-October 66 Something-Beatles-Apple-December 67 More Today Than Yesterday-Spiral Staircase-Columbia-June 68 Smile A Little Smile Fo Me-Flying Machine-Congress-November 69 Tracy-Cuff Links-Decca-October 70 Galveston-Glen Campbell-Capitol-April 71 Ruby,Don't Take Your Love To Town-Kenny Rogers & The First Edition-August 72 Soulful Strut-Young-Holt Unlimited-Brunswick-January 73 Love Me Tonight-Tom Jones-Parrot-July 74 Only The Strong Survive-Jerry Butler 75 That's The Way Love Is-Marvin Gaye-Tamla-October 76 Black Pearl-Sonny Charles and the Checkmates Ltd.-A&M-June 77 Who?s Making Love-Johnnie Taylor?Stax-January 78 Oh Happy Day-Edwin Hawkins' Singers-Pavilion-June 79 Take A Letter Maria-R.B. Greeves-Atco-December 80 Cinnamon-Derek-Bang-January 81 Rock Me-Steppenwolf?Dunhill-April 82 Can I Change My Mind-Tyrrone Davis-Dakar-February 83 And When I Die-Blood,Sweat & Tears-Columbia-December 84 Laughing-Guess Who-RCA-August 85 The Boxer-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia-May 86 Too Weak To Fight-Clarence Carter-Atlantic-January 87 Soul Deep-Box Tops-Mala-August 88 Twenty-Five Miles-Edwin Starr-April 89 Both Sides Now-Judy Collins?Elektra-January 90 Mother Popcorn (Part I)-James Brown-King-July 91 Chewy Chewy-Ohio Express-Buddah-January 92 Son-Of-A Preacher Man-Dusty Springfield?Atlantic-January 93 Games People Play-Joe South-Capitol-March 94 When I Die-Motherlode-Buddah-October 95 Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'-Crazy Elephant-Bell-May 96 Hawaii Five-O-Ventures-Liberty-May 97 Quentin's Theme-The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde-Ranwood-August 98 Runaway Child,Running Wild-Temptations-Gordy-April 99 My Whole World Ended-David Ruffin-Motown-April 100 Oh,What A Night-The Dells-Cadet-September # In the December 27,1969 issue of Cash Box "Easy To Be Hard" was placed at position #12 & position #31 * As published in the December 27,1969 issue of Cash Box Magazine.