List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1969 (U.S.)

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Blood, Sweat & Tears topped the chart with "Spinning Wheel".

These are the Billboard adult contemporary chart number-one hits of 1969. The chart was known as Easy Listening during the year.

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Issue DateSongArtist
January 4"Wichita Lineman" Glen Campbell
January 11
January 18
January 25"I've Gotta Be Me" Sammy Davis, Jr.
February 1
February 8
February 15
February 22
March 1
March 8
March 15"You Gave Me a Mountain" Frankie Laine
March 22
March 29"Galveston"Glen Campbell
April 5
April 12
April 19
April 26
May 3
May 10"Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" The 5th Dimension
May 17
May 24"Happy Heart" Andy Williams
May 31
June 7"Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" Henry Mancini
June 14
June 21
June 28
July 5
July 12
July 19
July 26
August 2"Spinning Wheel" Blood, Sweat & Tears
August 9
August 16"In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)" Zager and Evans
August 23
August 30"A Boy Named Sue" Johnny Cash
September 6
September 13"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" Tom Jones
September 20"Jean" Oliver
September 27
October 4
October 11
October 18"Is That All There Is?" Peggy Lee
October 25
November 1"Wedding Bell Blues"The 5th Dimension
November 8
November 15"Try a Little Kindness"Glen Campbell
November 22"Leaving on a Jet Plane" Peter, Paul and Mary
November 29
December 6
December 13"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" B. J. Thomas
December 20
December 27

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See also

1969 in music Overview of the events of 1969 in music

List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1969.

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