BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE’S (MAGAZINE’S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1969
POS-ALBUM-ARTIST-LABEL-PEAK MONTH 1 IN-A-GADDA-DA VIDA-IRON BUTTERFLY-ATCO-MAY 2 HAIR-ORIGINAL CAST-RCA-July 3 BLOOD,SWEAT & TEARS-BLOOD,SWEAT & TEARS-COLUMBIA-July 4 BAYOU COUNTRY-CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-Fantasy-April 5 LED ZEPPELIN-LED ZEPPELIN-Atlantic-April 6 JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON-JOHNNY CASH-Columbia-January 7 FUNNY GIRL-SOUNDTRACK-Columbia-January 8 BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)-Beatles-Apple-January 9 DONOVAN'S GREATEST HITS-Donovan-Epic-April 10 ASSOCIATION'S GREATEST HITS-Association-Warner Brothers-March 11 Romeo & Juliet-Soundtrack-Capitol-June 12 Three Dog Night-Three Dog Night-Dunhill-July 13 Help Yourself-Tom Jones-Parrot-March 14 Cloud Nine-Temptations-Gordy-May 15 Tom Jones Live-Tom Jones-Parrot-May 16 Oliver-Soundtrack-Colgems-May 17 Fever Zone-Tom Jones-Parrot-May 18 Nashville Skyline-Bob Dylan-Columbia-June 19 Wichita Lineman-Glen Campbell-Capitol-April 20 Ball-Iron Butterfly-Atco-March 21 Trans...Switched On Bach-Walter Carlos/Benjamin Folkman-Columbia-April 22 2001:A Space Odyssey-Soundtrack-MGM-January 23 Cheap Thrills-Big Brother And The Holding Company-Columbia-January 24 The Ice Man Cometh-Jerry Butler-Mercury-June 25 Stand!-Sly & Family Stone-Epic-June 26 Age Of Aquarius-Fifth Dimension-Soul City-July 27 TCB-Supremes & Temptations-Motown-February 28 Galveston-Glen Campbell-Capitol-May 29 Chicago Transit Authority-Chicago-Columbia-July 30 This Is Tom Jones-Parrot-July 31 A Warm Shade Of Ivory-Henry Mancini-RCA-July 32 Promises,Promises-Dionne Warwick-Scepter-February 33 Gentle On My Mind-Glen Campbell-Capitol-January 34 Tommy-The Who-Decca-July 35 CSN-CRosby,Stills & Nash-Atlantic-August 36 Johnny Cash At San Quentin-Johnny Cash-Columbia-August 37 Memphis Underground-Herbie Mann-Atlantic-July 38 Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell-Capitol-September 39 Crimson & Clover-Tommy James & Shondells-Roulette-March 40 The Second-Steppenwolf-Dunhill-January 41 On The Threshold Of A Dream-Moody Blues-Deram-July 42 Elvis TV Special-Elvis Presley-RCA-February 43 Goodbye-Cream-Atco-March 44 Best Of Cream-Cream-Atco-September 45 At Your Birthday Party-Seppenwolf-Dunhill-April 46 Soul '69-Aretha Franklin-Atlantic-March 47 From Elvis In Memphis-Elvis Presley-RCA-July 48 Golden Grass-Grass Roots-Dunhill-January 49 Hot Buttered Soul-Isaac Hayes-Enterprise-October 50 For Once In My Life-Vikki Carr-Liberty-June 51 Suitable For Framing-Three Dog Night-Dunhill-August 52 Original Voice Tracks From His Great Movies-W.C.Fields-Decca-July 53 Who Know Where The Time Goes-Judy Collins-Elektra-January 54 A Man Without Love-Engelbert Humperdinck-Parrot-January 55 Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations-Motown-January 56 Fool On The Hill-Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66-A&M-January 57 Yellow Submarine-Beatles-Apple-March 58 Soulful Strut-Young Holt Unlimited-Brunswick-February 59 Best Of The Bee Gees-Bee Gees-Atco-August 60 Seppenwolf-Seppenwolf-Dunhill-January 61 Time Peace:Rascals Greatest Hits-Atlantic-January 62 Cycles-Frank Sinatra-Reprise-February 63 Gentle On My Mind-Dean Martin-Reprise-March 64 Happy Trails-Quick Silver Messenger Service-Capitol-April 65 Feliciano 10/23-Jose Feliciano-RCA-August 66 Charley Pride In Person-Charley Pride-RCA-June 67 Smash Hits-Jimi Hendrix Experience-Reprise-September 68 Hawaii-Five O-Ventures-Liberty-July 69 Near The Begining-Vanilla Fudge-Arco-April 70 Wish It Would Rain-Temptations-January 71 Are You Experienced-Jimi Hendrix Experience-Reprise-January 72 Odessa-Bee Gees-Atco-April 73 Soulful-Dionne Warwick-Scepter-May 74 Wildflowers-Judy Collins-Elektra-January 75 Soft Parade-Doors-Elektra-September 76 Aretha's Gold-Aretha Franklin-Atlantic-August 77 It's A Beautiful Day-It's A Beautiful Day-Columbia-May 78 Blind Faith-Blind Faith-Atco-September 79 In Concert-Cowsills-MGM-June 80 With A Little Help From My Friends-Joe Cocker-A&M-January 81 Happy Heart-Andy Williams-Columbia-June 82 Engelbert-Engelbert Humperdinck-Parrot-May 83 Touch Of Gold-Johnny Rivers-Imperial-June 84 Brooklyn Bridge-Brooklyn Bridge-Buddah-January 85 Feliciano-Jose Feliciano-RCA-January 86 Beggars Banquet-Rolling Stones-London-January 87 Sensational Charley Pride-Charley Pride-RCA-June 88 The Family That Plays Together-Spirit-Ode-January 89 Moog:The Electric Electics Of Dick Hyman-Dick Hyman-Command-May 90 Grazin'-Friends Of Distinction-RCA-July 91 By The Time I Get To Phoenix-Glen Campbell-Capitol-January 92 Warm-Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass-A&M-July 93 Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord-Edwin Hawkins Singers-Pavilion-June 94 Johnny Rivers-Johnny Rivers-Imperial-January 95 The Live Adventues Of Mike Butterfield & Al Kooper-Columbia-March 96 Bookends-Simon & Garfunkel-Columbia-January 97 Brave New World-Steve Miller-June 98 Good Morning Starshine-Oliver-Crewe-October 99 Electric Ladyland-Jimi Hendrix-Reprise-January 100 Camelot Soundtrack-Warner Brothers-January * As published in the December 27,1969 issue of Billboard Magazine.