US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 31st May, 1969

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending May 31, 1969

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 31st May, 1969

#1 GET BACK By The Beatles with Billy Preston (Apple)

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US Top 40 Singles – 31st May, 1969

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

1 1 GET BACK –•– The Beatles with Billy Preston (Apple)-4 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 LOVE (Can Make You Happy) –•– Mercy (Sundi)-8 (2)
3 2 AQUARIUS / LET THE SUNSHINE IN (The Flesh Failures) (Medley) –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-13 (1)
4 5 OH HAPPY DAY –•– The Edwin Hawkins Singers Featuring Dorothy Combs Morrison (Pavilion)-6 (4)
5 4 HAIR –•– The Cowsills (MGM)-12 (2)
6 10 THESE EYES –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-9 (6)
7 7 ATLANTIS –•– Donovan (Epic)-9 (7)
8 9 GITARZAN –•– Ray Stevens (Monument)-9 (8)
9 17 IN THE GHETTO –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-5 (9)
10 12 GRAZING IN THE GRASS –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-9 (10)

11 18 LOVE THEME FROM “ROMEO AND JULIET” –•– Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA)-4 (11)
12 8 THE BOXER –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-8 (7)
13 14 GOODBYE –•– Mary Hopkin (Apple)-7 (13)
14 20 BAD MOON RISING –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-5 (14)
15 16 TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-6 (15)
16 6 IT’S YOUR THING –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-12 (2)
17 11 HAWAII FIVE-O –•– The Ventures (Liberty)-13 (4)
18 15 TIME IS TIGHT –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-12 (6)
19 21 MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY –•– Spiral Starecase (Columbia)-9 (19)
20 19 PINBALL WIZARD –•– The Who (Decca)-9 (19)

21 30 MORNING GIRL –•– The Neon Philharmonic (Warner Brothers / Seven Arts)-9 (21)
22 23 HAPPY HEART –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-8 (22)
23 41 ONE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-5 (23)
24 24 CISSY STRUT –•– The Meters (Josie)-8 (24)
25 13 THE CHOKIN’ KIND –•– Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-11 (13)
26 33 WHERE’S THE PLAYGROUND SUSIE –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-5 (26)
27 29 DAY IS DONE –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers / Seven Arts)-6 (27)
28 28 I CAN’T SEE MYSELF LEAVING YOU –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (28)
29 32 HEATHER HONEY –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-6 (29)
30 45 EVERYDAY WITH YOU GIRL –•– The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-5 (30)

31 36 THE RIVER IS WIDE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-8 (31)
32 44 BLACK PEARL –•– Sonny Charles and the Checkmates, LTD. (A&M)-4 (32)
33 25 STAND! –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-8 (22)
34 34 NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE –•– The Flirtations (Deram)-13 (34)
35 43 DON’T LET THE JONESES GET YOU DOWN –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-2 (35)
36 48 I’VE BEEN HURT –•– Bill Deal & The Rhondells (Heritage)-7 (36)
37 40 THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND –•– Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-5 (37)
38 42 SEATTLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-8 (38)
39 50 MEDICINE MAN (Part 1) –•– The Buchanan Brothers (Event)-5 (39)
40 55 TESTIFY (I Wonna) –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-4 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS31st May, 1969

42 35 DON’T LET ME DOWN –•– The Beatles with Billy Preston (Apple)-4 (35)

POWER PLAYS31st May, 1969

41 74 ISRAELITES –•– Desmond Dekker and the Aces (Uni)-3 (41)
43 61 SEE –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-2 (43)
44 49 SPECIAL DELIVERY –•– 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-4 (44)
45 79 LOVE ME TONIGHT –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-2 (45)
46 46 PROUD MARY –•– Solomon Burke (Bell)-5 (46)
47 56 THE APRIL FOOLS –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-3 (47)
48 53 LET ME –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-3 (48)
49 62 WELCOME ME LOVE –•– The Brooklyn Bridge Featuring Johnny Maestro (Buddah)-4 (49)
50 54 I’M A DRIFTER –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-7 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK31st May, 1969

60 — TOMORROW TOMORROW –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-1 (60)
61 — NO MATTER WHAT SIGN YOU ARE –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-1 (61)
63 — I TURNED YOU ON –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-1 (63)
70 — MY CHERIE AMOUR –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-1 (70)
71 — WITHOUT HER –•– Herb Alpert (A&M)-1 (71)
72 — MOODY WOMAN –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-1 (72)
78 — SPINNING WHEEL –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-1 (78)
79 — THE MINOTAUR –•– Dick Hyman and His Electric Eclectics (Command)-1 (79)
80 — I CAN’T QUIT HER –•– The Arbors (Date)-1 (80)
81 — THE POPCORN –•– James Brown (King)-1 (81)
82 — SINCERELY –•– Paul Anka (RCA)-1 (82)
90 — HUSHABYE –•– Jay and the Americans (United Artists)-1 (90)
92 — BROWN ARMS IN HOUSTON –•– Orpheus (MGM)-1 (92)
94 — I NEED YOU NOW –•– Ronnie Dove (Diamond)-1 (94)
95 — RUNNING BEAR –•– Sonny James (Capitol)-1 (95)
96 — HURTS SO BAD –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-1 (96)
100 — SON OF A TRAVELIN’ MAN –•– Ed Ames (RCA)-1 (100)

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