US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 24th May, 1969
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending May 24, 1969
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 24th May, 1969
#1 GET BACK By The Beatles with Billy Preston (Apple)
US Top 40 Singles – 24th May, 1969
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 GET BACK –•– The Beatles with Billy Preston (Apple)-3 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 AQUARIUS / LET THE SUNSHINE IN (The Flesh Failures) (Medley) –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-12 (1)
3 5 LOVE (Can Make You Happy) –•– Mercy (Sundi)-7 (3)
4 2 HAIR –•– The Cowsills (MGM)-11 (2)
5 12 OH HAPPY DAY –•– The Edwin Hawkins Singers Featuring Dorothy Combs Morrison (Pavilion)-5 (5)
6 4 IT’S YOUR THING –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-11 (2)
7 8 ATLANTIS –•– Donovan (Epic)-8 (7)
8 7 THE BOXER –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-7 (7)
9 9 GITARZAN –•– Ray Stevens (Monument)-8 (9)
10 10 THESE EYES –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-8 (10)
11 6 HAWAII FIVE-O –•– The Ventures (Liberty)-12 (4)
12 19 GRAZING IN THE GRASS –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-8 (12)
13 15 THE CHOKIN’ KIND –•– Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-10 (13)
14 14 GOODBYE –•– Mary Hopkin (Apple)-6 (14)
15 13 TIME IS TIGHT –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-11 (6)
16 25 TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-5 (16)
17 23 IN THE GHETTO –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (17)
18 47 LOVE THEME FROM “ROMEO AND JULIET” –•– Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA)-3 (18)
19 20 PINBALL WIZARD –•– The Who (Decca)-8 (19)
20 33 BAD MOON RISING –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-4 (20)
21 26 MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY –•– Spiral Starecase (Columbia)-8 (21)
22 11 YOU’VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-13 (2)
23 29 HAPPY HEART –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-7 (23)
24 46 CISSY STRUT –•– The Meters (Josie)-7 (24)
25 22 STAND! –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-7 (22)
26 17 GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN’ –•– Crazy Elephant (Bell)-13 (12)
27 18 SWEET CHERRY WINE –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-10 (7)
28 30 I CAN’T SEE MYSELF LEAVING YOU –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (28)
29 38 DAY IS DONE –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers / Seven Arts)-5 (29)
30 35 MORNING GIRL –•– The Neon Philharmonic (Warner Brothers / Seven Arts)-8 (30)
31 27 THE COMPOSER –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-6 (27)
32 40 HEATHER HONEY –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-5 (32)
33 34 WHERE’S THE PLAYGROUND SUSIE –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-4 (33)
34 45 NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE –•– The Flirtations (Deram)-12 (34)
35 36 DON’T LET ME DOWN –•– The Beatles with Billy Preston (Apple)-3 (35)
36 37 THE RIVER IS WIDE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-7 (36)
37 21 DO YOUR THING –•– The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers / Seven Arts)-17 (11)
38 24 I DON’T WANT NOBODY TO GIVE ME NOTHING (Open Up the Door, I’ll Get It Myself) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-8 (20)
39 16 ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-13 (4)
40 57 THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND –•– Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-4 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 24th May, 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 – 24th May, 1969
41 53 ONE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-4 (41)
42 43 SEATTLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-7 (42)
43 — DON’T LET THE JONESES GET YOU DOWN –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (43)
44 58 BLACK PEARL –•– Sonny Charles and the Checkmates, LTD. (A&M)-3 (44)
45 52 EVERYDAY WITH YOU GIRL –•– The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-4 (45)
46 50 PROUD MARY –•– Solomon Burke (Bell)-4 (46)
47 48 BUYING A BOOK –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-7 (47)
48 54 I’VE BEEN HURT –•– Bill Deal & The Rhondells (Heritage)-6 (48)
49 62 SPECIAL DELIVERY –•– 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-3 (49)
50 59 MEDICINE MAN (Part 1) –•– The Buchanan Brothers (Event)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK – 24th May, 1969
43 — DON’T LET THE JONESES GET YOU DOWN –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (43)
61 — SEE –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-1 (61)
75 — SO I CAN LOVE YOU –•– The Emotions (Volt)-1 (75)
77 — LOVE MAN –•– Otis Redding (Atco)-1 (77)
79 — LOVE ME TONIGHT –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-1 (79)
80 — COLOR HIM FATHER –•– The Winstons (Metromedia)-1 (80)
82 — I CAN SING A RAINBOW / LOVE IS BLUE (Medley) –•– The Dells (Cadet)-1 (82)
83 — GOOD MORNING STARSHINE –•– Oliver (Jubilee)-1 (83)
87 — GOOD MORNING STARSHINE –•– The Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)-1 (87)
89 — I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-1 (89)
93 — LET’S DANCE –•– Ola and the Janglers (GNP Crescendo)-1 (93)
95 — BABY, I LOVE YOU –•– Andy Kim (Steed)-1 (95)
96 — BUT IT’S ALRIGHT –•– J.J. Jackson (Warner Brothers / Seven Arts)-14 (22)
97 — TOO EXPERIENCED –•– Eddie Lovette (Steady)-1 (97)
98 — HERE WE GO AGAIN –•– Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)-1 (98)
100 — MEMPHIS UNDERGROUND –•– Herbie Mann (Atlantic)-1 (100)
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