US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 1st March, 1969
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending March 1, 1969
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 1st March, 1969
#1 EVERYDAY PEOPLE By Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)
US Top 40 Singles – 1st March, 1969
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 EVERYDAY PEOPLE –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-14 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 CRIMSON AND CLOVER –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-12 (1)
3 3 BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP –•– The Foundations (Uni)-9 (3)
4 4 TOUCH ME –•– The Doors (Elektra)-10 (3)
5 9 PROUD MARY –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-6 (5)
6 7 YOU SHOWED ME –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-9 (6)
7 8 THIS MAGIC MOMENT –•– Jay and the Americans (United Artists)-10 (7)
8 11 BABY, BABY DON’T CRY –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-9 (8)
9 6 WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN –•– Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah)-11 (3)
10 25 DIZZY –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-5 (10)
11 21 THIS GIRL’S IN LOVE WITH YOU –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-5 (11)
12 10 I’M LIVIN’ IN SHAME –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-6 (10)
13 13 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY –•– Joe South (Capitol)-8 (13)
14 5 CAN I CHANGE MY MIND –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-11 (5)
15 18 I’VE GOTTA BE ME –•– Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise)-12 (15)
16 24 INDIAN GIVER –•– 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-6 (16)
17 17 RAMBLIN’ GAMBLIN’ MAN –•– Bob Seger System (Capitol)-11 (17)
18 19 GIVE IT UP OR TURNIT A LOOSE –•– James Brown (King)-6 (18)
19 23 TRACES –•– The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-4 (19)
20 12 HANG ‘EM HIGH –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-17 (9)
21 26 BUT YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU –•– The First Edition (Reprise)-7 (21)
22 38 RUN AWAY CHILD, RUNNING WILD –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-3 (22)
23 40 MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED (The Moment You Left Me) –•– David Ruffin (Motown)-3 (23)
24 31 THINGS I’D LIKE TO SAY –•– The New Colony Six (Mercury)-10 (24)
25 37 TIME OF THE SEASON –•– The Zombies (Date)-4 (25)
26 30 THERE’LL COME A TIME –•– Betty Everett (Uni)-7 (26)
27 20 TAKE CARE OF YOUR HOMEWORK –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-7 (20)
28 15 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-15 (1)
29 29 CROSSROADS –•– Cream (Atco)-6 (29)
30 27 GOODNIGHT MY LOVE –•– Paul Anka (RCA)-9 (27)
31 14 I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations (Motown)-13 (2)
32 35 GOOD LOVIN’ AIN’T EASY TO COME BY –•– Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-5 (32)
33 16 I STARTED A JOKE –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-11 (6)
34 52 THE WEIGHT –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (34)
35 50 TO SUSAN ON THE WEST COAST WAITING –•– Donovan (Epic)-4 (35)
36 22 HOOKED ON A FEELING –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-16 (5)
37 39 SOULSHAKE –•– Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-5 (37)
38 28 SWEET CREAM LADIES, FORWARD MARCH –•– The Box Tops (Mala)-10 (28)
39 41 HEAVEN –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-4 (39)
40 55 YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN –•– Frankie Laine (ABC)-4 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 1st March, 1969
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last week’s chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS – 1st March, 1969
41 61 MR. SUN, MR. MOON –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-3 (41)
42 43 I GOT A LINE ON YOU –•– Spirit (Ode)-7 (42)
43 68 I DON’T KNOW WHY –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (43)
44 46 MAY I –•– Bill Deal & The Rhondells (Heritage)-7 (44)
45 49 CLOUD NINE –•– Mongo Santamaria (Columbia)-5 (45)
46 47 HONEY (I Miss You) –•– O.C. Smith (Columbia)-4 (46)
47 51 WOMAN HELPING MAN –•– The Vogues (Reprise)-5 (47)
48 42 DADDY SANG BASS –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-10 (42)
49 70 MENDOCINO –•– The Sir Douglas Quintet (Smash)-7 (49)
50 63 SOPHISTICATED CISSY –•– The Meters (Josie)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK – 1st March, 1969
63 — ROCK ME –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-1 (63)
64 — WHO’S MAKING LOVE –•– Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick)-1 (64)
65 — WHEN HE TOUCHES ME (Nothing Else Matters) –•– Peaches and Herb (Date)-1 (65)
70 — ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-1 (70)
71 — A LOVER’S QUESTION –•– Otis Redding (Atco)-1 (71)
87 — GALVESTON –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (87)
88 — DON’T FORGET ABOUT ME –•– Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-1 (88)
90 — SNATCHING IT BACK –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-1 (90)
94 — GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN’ –•– Crazy Elephant (Bell)-1 (94)
95 — YOU’VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-1 (95)
96 — SWEETER THAN SUGAR –•– The Ohio Express (Buddah)-1 (96)
97 — DAY AFTER DAY (It’s Slippin’ Away) –•– Shango (A&M)-1 (97)
99 — GIVE IT AWAY –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1 (99)
100 — THE WAY IT USED TO BE –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-1 (100)
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