THE TOP SONGS OF 1969
As we close out the decade and radio stations are doing their countdowns of the top recordings of 2009, here’s Billboard magazine’s Top 20 for 1969:
1. “Sugar, Sugar” – The Archies
2. “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” – 5th Dimension (Other sources have said this was the top-selling single of the year, but radio play probably helped give The Archies the top spot in Billboard.)
3. “Honky Tonk Women” – The Rolling Stones
4. “Come Together/Something” (double-sided hit) – The Beatles
5. “Everyday People” – Sly & the Family Stone
6. “Crimson and Clover” – Tommy James & the Shondells
7. “I Can’t Get Next to You” – The Temptations
8. “Get Back” – The Beatles w/ Billy Preston
9. “Someday We’ll Be Together” – Diana Ross & the Supremes
10. “Dizzy” – Tommy Roe
11. “Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)” – Steam
12. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” – Peter, Paul and Mary
13. “In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)” – Zager and Evans
14. “Wedding Bell Blues” – 5th Dimension
15. “Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet” – Henry Mancini
16. “Hair” – The Cowsills
17. “Wichita Lineman” – Glen Campbell
18. “Sweet Caroline” – Neil Diamond”
19. “Suspicious Minds” – Elvis Presley
20. “Crystal Blue Persuasion” – Tommy James & the Shondells
For the complete Top 100, visit this link:
http://www.chairborneranger.com/top100/top100-1969.htm
Lots of classics on this list: “Son of a Preacher Man,” “Hot Fun in the Summertime,” “Time of the Season,” “And When I Die.” Big year for Creedence, and for acts covering songs from the hippie rock musical Hair.
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