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.

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Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Beatles, The Temptations, and Diana Ross & the Supremes each had four top-ten hits in 1969, tying them for the most top-ten hits during the year.

Top-ten singles

Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
Singles from 1968
November 23"Wichita Lineman" Glen Campbell 3January 119
December 28"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations 2January 118
"Cloud Nine" The Temptations 6January 43
Singles from 1969
January 4"Soulful Strut" Young-Holt Unlimited 3January 185
"Hooked on a Feeling" B. J. Thomas 5January 115
January 11"Crimson and Clover" Tommy James and the Shondells 1February 111
January 18"Worst That Could Happen" The Brooklyn Bridge 3February 17
"Touch Me" The Doors 3February 158
"Son of a Preacher Man" Dusty Springfield 10January 182
January 25"Everyday People" Sly and the Family Stone 1February 159
"I Started a Joke" Bee Gees 6February 83
February 1"Build Me Up Buttercup" The Foundations 3February 228
February 8"Can I Change My Mind" Tyrone Davis 5February 223
"Hang 'Em High" Booker T. & the M.G.'s 9February 82
February 15"You Showed Me" The Turtles 6March 13
February 22"Proud Mary" Creedence Clearwater Revival 2March 87
"This Magic Moment" Jay and the Americans 6March 84
"I'm Livin' in Shame" Diana Ross & the Supremes 10February 221
March 1"Dizzy" Tommy Roe 1March 159
"Baby, Baby Don't Cry" Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 8March 12
March 8"This Girl's in Love with You" Dionne Warwick 7March 83
"Indian Giver" 1910 Fruitgum Company 5March 224
March 15"Traces" Classics IV 2March 294
"Time of the Season" The Zombies 3March 296
March 22"Runaway Child, Running Wild" The Temptations 6March 294
March 29"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" The 5th Dimension 1April 1211
"Galveston" Glen Campbell 4April 126
"Only the Strong Survive" Jerry Butler 4April 196
"My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)" David Ruffin 9March 292
April 5"You've Made Me So Very Happy" Blood, Sweat & Tears 2April 126
April 12"It's Your Thing" The Isley Brothers 2May 37
"Hair" The Cowsills 2May 108
"Twenty-Five Miles" Edwin Starr 6April 263
April 19"Rock Me" Steppenwolf 10April 191
April 26"Time Is Tight" Booker T. & the M.G.'s 6May 33
"Sweet Cherry Wine" Tommy James and the Shondells 7May 33
May 3"Hawaii Five-O" The Ventures 4May 103
"The Boxer" Simon & Garfunkel 7May 174
May 10"Get Back" † The Beatles with Billy Preston 1May 249
"Atlantis" Donovan 7May 244
May 17"Love (Can Make You Happy)" Mercy 2May 316
"These Eyes" The Guess Who 6May 315
"Gitarzan" Ray Stevens 8May 313
May 24"Oh Happy Day" Edwin Hawkins Singers4May 314
May 31"Grazing in the Grass" The Friends of Distinction 3June 75
"In the Ghetto" Elvis Presley 3June 145
June 7"Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" Henry Mancini 1June 288
"Bad Moon Rising" Creedence Clearwater Revival 2June 286
"Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" Marvin Gaye 4June 285
June 14"One" Three Dog Night 5June 287
June 21"Spinning Wheel" Blood, Sweat & Tears 2July 57
"Good Morning Starshine" Oliver 3July 126
June 28"Israelites" Desmond Dekker & The Aces 9June 281
July 5"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" Zager and Evans 1July 129
"Crystal Blue Persuasion" Tommy James and the Shondells 2July 269
"Color Him Father" The Winstons 7July 193
July 12"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" Junior Walker & the All Stars4August 96
"The Ballad of John and Yoko" The Beatles 8July 124
July 19"My Cherie Amour" Stevie Wonder 4July 265
July 26"Baby, I Love You" Andy Kim 9July 264
August 2"Honky Tonk Women" The Rolling Stones 1August 2311
"Sweet Caroline" Neil Diamond 4August 166
"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" Kenny Rogers and The First Edition 6August 23
August 9"A Boy Named Sue" Johnny Cash 2August 237
"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" Jackie DeShannon 4August 306
August 23"Green River" Creedence Clearwater Revival 2September 278
"Get Together" The Youngbloods 5September 65
"Polk Salad Annie" Tony Joe White 8August 231
"Laughing" The Guess Who 10August 231
August 30"Sugar, Sugar" The Archies 1September 2012
"Lay Lady Lay" Bob Dylan 7September 63
September 6"Easy to Be Hard" Three Dog Night 4September 277
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" Tom Jones 6September 134
September 13"I Can't Get Next to You" The Temptations 1October 1811
September 20"Jean" Oliver 2October 47
"Little Woman" Bobby Sherman 3October 47
September 27"Hot Fun in the Summertime" Sly and the Family Stone 2October 187
"Oh, What a Night" The Dells 10September 272
October 4"Everybody's Talkin'" Nilsson 6October 112
October 11"This Girl Is a Woman Now" Gary Puckett & The Union Gap 9October 111
October 18"Suspicious Minds" Elvis Presley 1November 16
"Wedding Bell Blues" The 5th Dimension 1November 88
"That's the Way Love Is" Marvin Gaye 7October 181
"Tracy" The Cuff Links 9October 253
October 25"Baby It's You" Smith 5November 14
"I'm Gonna Make You Mine" Lou Christie 10October 251
November 1"Come Together" / "Something" The Beatles 1November 299
November 8"And When I Die" Blood, Sweat & Tears 2November 297
"Something" The Beatles 3November 153 [1]
"Smile a Little Smile for Me" The Flying Machine 5November 224
November 15"Take a Letter Maria" R. B. Greaves 2November 227
November 22"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" Steam 1December 68
"Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" Stevie Wonder 7December 135
November 29"Leaving on a Jet Plane" Peter, Paul and Mary 1December 2010
"Down on the Corner" / "Fortunate Son" Creedence Clearwater Revival 3December 208
"Eli's Comin'" Three Dog Night 10November 292
December 6"Someday We'll Be Together" Diana Ross & the Supremes 1December 279
December 13"Backfield in Motion" Mel and Tim 10December 131
December 20"Holly Holy" Neil Diamond 6December 273

† — "Get Back" also made its Hot 100 debut on May 10.

1968 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1969 which peaked in 1968
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
November 2"Love Child" Diana Ross & The Supremes 1November 3011
November 16"Who's Making Love" Johnnie Taylor 5December 78
November 30"For Once in My Life" Stevie Wonder 2December 288
December 7"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Marvin Gaye 1December 1411
"Stormy" Classics IV 5December 285
December 14"I Love How You Love Me" Bobby Vinton 9December 144

1970 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1969 which peaked in 1970
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
December 13"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" B. J. Thomas 1January 313
December 27"I Want You Back" The Jackson 5 1January 319
"Whole Lotta Love" Led Zeppelin 4January 317

See also

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This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.

This is a list of songs that have reached number 10 or higher on the Billboard Hot 100. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.

References

  1. ↑ 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".

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