US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 2nd August, 1969

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending August 2, 1969

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 2nd August, 1969

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US Top 40 Singles – 2nd August, 1969

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

1 1 IN THE YEAR 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) –•– Zager and Evans (RCA)-7 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-9 (2)
3 3 SPINNING WHEEL –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-10 (2)
4 4 MY CHERIE AMOUR –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (4)
5 5 WHAT DOES IT TAKE (To Win Your Love) –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-12 (5)
6 15 RUBY, DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-9 (6)
7 13 SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-6 (7)
8 28 HONKY TONK WOMEN –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-3 (8)
9 9 BABY, I LOVE YOU –•– Andy Kim (Steed)-11 (9)
10 8 THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO –•– The Beatles (Apple)-8 (8)

11 11 MOTHER POPCORN (You Got To Have a Mother For Me) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-8 (11)
12 12 COLOR HIM FATHER –•– The Winstons (Metromedia)-11 (7)
13 19 QUENTIN’S THEME –•– The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde (Ranwood)-8 (13)
14 14 MY PLEDGE OF LOVE –•– The Joe Jeffrey Group (Wand)-9 (14)
15 6 GOOD MORNING STARSHINE –•– Oliver (Jubilee)-11 (3)
16 10 LOVE THEME FROM “ROMEO AND JULIET” –•– Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA)-13 (1)
17 7 ONE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-14 (5)
18 22 POLK SALAD ANNIE –•– Tony Joe White (Monument)-5 (18)
19 21 YESTERDAY, WHEN I WAS YOUNG –•– Roy Clark (Dot)-8 (19)
20 42 A BOY NAMED SUE –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-2 (20)

21 25 GOOD OLD ROCK ‘N ROLL (Medley) –•– Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys (Polydor)-6 (21)
22 16 BAD MOON RISING –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-14 (2)
23 20 LOVE ME TONIGHT –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-11 (13)
24 29 CHOICE OF COLORS –•– The Impressions (Curtom)-6 (24)
25 34 PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART –•– Jackie DeShannon (Imperial)-6 (25)
26 31 LAUGHING –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-4 (26)
27 39 ALONG CAME JONES –•– Ray Stevens (Monument)-6 (27)
28 38 RECONSIDER ME –•– Johnny Adams (SSS International)-6 (28)
29 44 GET TOGETHER –•– The Youngbloods (RCA)-14 (29)
30 30 I TURNED YOU ON –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-10 (23)

31 17 TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-15 (4)
32 32 DOGGONE RIGHT –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-7 (32)
33 24 MOODY WOMAN –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-10 (24)
34 18 BLACK PEARL –•– Sonny Charles and the Checkmates, LTD. (A&M)-13 (13)
35 56 LAY LADY LAY –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-4 (35)
36 49 IT’S GETTING BETTER –•– Mama Cass (Dunhill)-9 (36)
37 47 CLEAN UP YOUR OWN BACK YARD –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-5 (37)
38 57 MARRAKESH EXPRESS –•– Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-3 (38)
39 40 MOONFLIGHT –•– Vik Venus (Alias: Your Main Moon Man) (Buddah)-8 (39)
40 23 LET ME –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-12 (20)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 2nd August, 1969

46 33 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-5 (33)
47 35 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN –•– Moms Mabley (Mercury)-6 (35)

POWER PLAYS – 2nd August, 1969

41 43 I’D WAIT A MILLION YEARS –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-5 (41)
42 50 WORKIN’ ON A GROOVY THING –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-3 (42)
43 62 GIVE PEACE A CHANCE –•– The Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-2 (43)
44 61 TRUE GRIT –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-2 (44)
45 51 ON CAMPUS –•– Dickie Goodman (Cotique)-6 (45)
48 60 HURTS SO BAD –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-10 (48)
49 48 THE DAYS OF SAND AND SHOVELS –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-8 (34)
50 64 SOUL DEEP –•– The Box Tops (Mala)-5 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 2nd August, 1969

55 — SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (55)
70 — GREEN RIVER –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-1 (70)
71 — COMMOTION –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-1 (71)
77 — NOBODY BUT YOU BABE –•– Clarence Reid (Alston)-1 (77)
80 — NOTHING CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF YOU –•– Brook Benton (Cotillion)-4 (80)
81 — SIMPLE SONG OF FREEDOM –•– Tim Hardin (Columbia)-1 (81)
82 — CHANGE OF HEART –•– Dennis Yost and the Classics IV (Imperial)-1 (82)
84 — THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT –•– Billy Preston (Apple)-1 (84)
86 — GOO GOO BARABAJAGAL (Love Is Hot) –•– Donovan (with the Jeff Beck Group) (Epic)-1 (86)
87 — DYNAMITE WOMAN –•– Sir Douglas Quintet (Smash)-1 (87)
88 — THE YOUNG FOLKS –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-1 (88)
89 — IN MY ROOM –•– Sagittarius (Together)-1 (89)
90 — BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX –•– The Mad Lads (Volt)-1 (90)
91 — KEEM-O-SABE –•– The Electric Indian (United Artists)-1 (91)
92 — LET’S CALL IT A DAY GIRL –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-1 (92)
93 — THE HUNTER –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Blue Thumb)-1 (93)
95 — HOOK AND SLING (Part 1) –•– Eddie Bo (Scram)-1 (95)
96 — YOU MADE A BELIEVER (Out Of Me) –•– Ruby Andrews (Zodiac)-1 (96)
97 — LET ME BE THE MAN MY DADDY WAS –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1 (97)
100 — IN A MOMENT –•– The Intrigues (Yew)-1 (100)