US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 12th July, 1969

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending July 12, 1969

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 12th July, 1969

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US Top 40 Singles – 12th July, 1969

TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 8 IN THE YEAR 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) –•– Zager and Evans (RCA)-4 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 2 SPINNING WHEEL –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-7 (2)
3 4 GOOD MORNING STARSHINE –•– Oliver (Jubilee)-8 (3)
4 1 LOVE THEME FROM “ROMEO AND JULIET” –•– Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA)-10 (1)
5 5 ONE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11 (5)
6 7 CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-6 (6)
7 3 BAD MOON RISING –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-11 (2)
8 11 THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO –•– The Beatles (Apple)-5 (8)
9 9 COLOR HIM FATHER –•– The Winstons (Metromedia)-8 (9)
10 14 WHAT DOES IT TAKE (To Win Your Love) –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-9 (10)

11 16 MY CHERIE AMOUR –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (11)
12 6 GET BACK –•– The Beatles with Billy Preston (Apple)-10 (1)
13 10 TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-12 (4)
14 15 LOVE ME TONIGHT –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-8 (14)
15 18 MOTHER POPCORN (You Got To Have a Mother For Me) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-5 (15)
16 12 IN THE GHETTO –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-11 (3)
17 29 BABY, I LOVE YOU –•– Andy Kim (Steed)-8 (17)
18 13 BLACK PEARL –•– Sonny Charles and the Checkmates, LTD. (A&M)-10 (13)
19 19 ISRAELITES –•– Desmond Dekker and the Aces (Uni)-9 (9)
20 20 LET ME –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-9 (20)

21 17 GRAZING IN THE GRASS –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-15 (3)
22 28 QUENTIN’S THEME –•– The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde (Ranwood)-5 (22)
23 30 I TURNED YOU ON –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-7 (23)
24 31 I CAN SING A RAINBOW / LOVE IS BLUE (Medley) –•– The Dells (Cadet)-8 (24)
25 26 MOODY WOMAN –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-7 (25)
26 37 RUBY, DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-6 (26)
27 22 MEDICINE MAN (Part 1) –•– The Buchanan Brothers (Event)-11 (22)
28 21 MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY –•– Spiral Starecase (Columbia)-15 (12)
29 33 MY PLEDGE OF LOVE –•– The Joe Jeffrey Group (Wand)-6 (29)
30 50 SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-3 (30)

31 51 GOOD OLD ROCK ‘N ROLL (Medley) –•– Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys (Polydor)-3 (31)
32 42 YESTERDAY, WHEN I WAS YOUNG –•– Roy Clark (Dot)-5 (32)
33 34 THE POPCORN –•– James Brown (King)-7 (33)
34 41 THE DAYS OF SAND AND SHOVELS –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-5 (34)
35 36 WITH PEN IN HAND –•– Vikki Carr (Liberty)-11 (35)
36 35 WE GOT MORE SOUL –•– Dyke and the Blazers (Original Sound)-9 (35)
37 40 MRS. ROBINSON –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-6 (37)
38 38 THE MINOTAUR –•– Dick Hyman and His Electric Eclectics (Command)-7 (38)
39 24 EVERYDAY WITH YOU GIRL –•– The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-11 (19)
40 48 CHOICE OF COLORS –•– The Impressions (Curtom)-3 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 12th July, 1969

50 27 SEE –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-8 (27)
58 32 DON’T LET THE JONESES GET YOU DOWN –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-8 (20)

POWER PLAYS – 12th July, 1969

41 43 DOGGONE RIGHT –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-4 (41)
42 57 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN –•– Moms Mabley (Mercury)-3 (42)
43 47 MOONFLIGHT –•– Vik Venus (Alias: Your Main Moon Man) (Buddah)-5 (43)
44 44 SO I CAN LOVE YOU –•– The Emotions (Volt)-8 (44)
45 45 MEMPHIS UNDERGROUND –•– Herbie Mann (Atlantic)-8 (45)
46 46 BUT IT’S ALRIGHT –•– J.J. Jackson (Warner Brothers / Seven Arts)-21 (22)
47 49 MOMENTS TO REMEMBER –•– The Vogues (Reprise)-4 (47)
48 73 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-2 (48)
49 59 I’D RATHER BE AN OLD MAN’S SWEETHEART (Than a Young Man’s Fool) –•– Candi Staton (Fame)-4 (49)

NEW THIS WEEK – 12th July, 1969

81 — HEY JOE –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (81)
83 — LAUGHING –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-1 (83)
85 — WHERE DO I GO / BE-IN / HARE KRISHNA (Medley) –•– The Happenings (Jubilee)-1 (85)
87 — STAY AND LOVE ME ALL SUMMER –•– Brian Hyland (Dot)-1 (87)
88 — WILLIE AND LAURA MAE JONES –•– Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-1 (88)
92 — WAKE UP –•– The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-1 (92)
94 — LAY LADY LAY –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-1 (94)
96 — BIRDS OF A FEATHER –•– Joe South (Capitol)-1 (96)
97 — IN THE TIME OF OUR LIVES –•– Iron Butterfly (Atco)-1 (97)
98 — PASS THE APPLE EVE –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-1 (98)
100 — ABERGAVENNY –•– Shannon (Heritage)-1 (100)