US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 17th May, 1969
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending May 17 1969
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 17th May, 1969
#1 AQUARIUS / LET THE SUNSHINE IN (The Flesh Failures) (Medley) By The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
US Top 40 Singles – 17th May, 1969
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 AQUARIUS / LET THE SUNSHINE IN (The Flesh Failures) (Medley) –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-11 (6 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 HAIR –•– The Cowsills (MGM)-10 (2)
3 10 GET BACK –•– The Beatles with Billy Preston (Apple)-2 (3)
4 3 IT’S YOUR THING –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-10 (2)
5 11 LOVE (Can Make You Happy) –•– Mercy (Sundi)-6 (5)
6 4 HAWAII FIVE-O –•– The Ventures (Liberty)-11 (4)
7 8 THE BOXER –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-6 (7)
8 9 ATLANTIS –•– Donovan (Epic)-7 (8)
9 17 GITARZAN –•– Ray Stevens (Monument)-7 (9)
10 13 THESE EYES –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-7 (10)
11 5 YOU’VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-12 (2)
12 18 OH HAPPY DAY –•– The Edwin Hawkins Singers Featuring Dorothy Combs Morrison (Pavilion)-4 (12)
13 6 TIME IS TIGHT –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-10 (6)
14 24 GOODBYE –•– Mary Hopkin (Apple)-5 (14)
15 15 THE CHOKIN’ KIND –•– Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-9 (15)
16 14 ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-12 (4)
17 12 GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN’ –•– Crazy Elephant (Bell)-12 (12)
18 7 SWEET CHERRY WINE –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-9 (7)
19 23 GRAZING IN THE GRASS –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-7 (19)
20 25 PINBALL WIZARD –•– The Who (Decca)-7 (20)
21 16 DO YOUR THING –•– The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers / Seven Arts)-16 (11)
22 35 STAND! –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-6 (22)
23 41 IN THE GHETTO –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-3 (23)
24 20 I DON’T WANT NOBODY TO GIVE ME NOTHING (Open Up the Door, I’ll Get It Myself) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-7 (20)
25 29 TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-4 (25)
26 31 MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY –•– Spiral Starecase (Columbia)-7 (26)
27 28 THE COMPOSER –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-5 (27)
28 21 TWENTY-FIVE MILES –•– Edwin Starr (Gordy)-14 (6)
29 33 HAPPY HEART –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-6 (29)
30 30 I CAN’T SEE MYSELF LEAVING YOU –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (30)
31 19 GALVESTON –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-12 (4)
32 27 MY WAY –•– Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-8 (27)
33 54 BAD MOON RISING –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-3 (33)
34 44 WHERE’S THE PLAYGROUND SUSIE –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-3 (34)
35 36 MORNING GIRL –•– The Neon Philharmonic (Warner Brothers / Seven Arts)-7 (35)
36 40 DON’T LET ME DOWN –•– The Beatles with Billy Preston (Apple)-2 (36)
37 42 THE RIVER IS WIDE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-6 (37)
38 50 DAY IS DONE –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers / Seven Arts)-4 (38)
39 39 MERCY –•– The Ohio Express (Buddah)-8 (30)
40 51 HEATHER HONEY –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-4 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 17th May, 1969
41 38 BROTHER LOVE’S TRAVELLING SALVATION SHOW –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-13 (22)
44 32 WILL YOU BE STAYING AFTER SUNDAY –•– The Peppermint Rainbow (Decca)-14 (32)
49 34 TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-7 (34)
POWER PLAYS – 17th May, 1969
42 45 EARTH ANGEL (Will You Be Mine) –•– The Vogues (Reprise)-5 (42)
43 43 SEATTLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-6 (43)
45 46 NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE –•– The Flirtations (Deram)-11 (45)
46 47 CISSY STRUT –•– The Meters (Josie)-6 (46)
47 71 LOVE THEME FROM “ROMEO AND JULIET” –•– Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA)-2 (47)
48 48 BUYING A BOOK –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-6 (48)
50 53 PROUD MARY –•– Solomon Burke (Bell)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK – 17th May, 1969
73 — IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA –•– Iron Butterfly (Atco)-13 (30)
77 — THE APRIL FOOLS –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1 (77)
83 — LET ME –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-1 (83)
86 — WE GOT MORE SOUL –•– Dyke and the Blazers (Original Sound)-1 (86)
87 — YOU DON’T NEED ME FOR ANYTHING ANYMORE –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-1 (87)
91 — MY WIFE, MY DOG, MY CAT –•– Maskman and the Agents (Dynamo)-1 (91)
93 — WHAT DOES IT TAKE (To Win Your Love) –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-1 (93)
94 — WHY I SING THE BLUES –•– B.B. King (BluesWay)-1 (94)
95 — LET ME LOVE YOU –•– Ray Charles (ABC / TRC)-1 (95)
96 — ISRAELITES –•– Desmond Dekker and the Aces (Uni)-1 (96)
99 — I THREW IT ALL AWAY –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-1 (99)
100 — SAUSALITO –•– Al Martino (Capitol)-1 (100)
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