US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 3rd May, 1969 

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending May 3 1969

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 3rd May, 1969

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US Top 40 Singles – 3rd 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)-9 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 IT’S YOUR THING –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-8 (2)
3 4 HAIR –•– The Cowsills (MGM)-8 (3)
4 2 YOU’VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-10 (2)
5 5 ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-10 (4)
6 8 TIME IS TIGHT –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-8 (6)
7 10 SWEET CHERRY WINE –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-7 (7)
8 13 HAWAII FIVE-O –•– The Ventures (Liberty)-9 (8)
9 16 THE BOXER –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-4 (9)
10 7 GALVESTON –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-10 (4)

11 9 DIZZY –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-14 (1)
12 14 GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN’ –•– Crazy Elephant (Bell)-10 (12)
13 6 TWENTY-FIVE MILES –•– Edwin Starr (Gordy)-12 (6)
14 35 THESE EYES –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-5 (14)
15 52 LOVE (Can Make You Happy) –•– Mercy (Sundi)-4 (15)
16 11 DO YOUR THING –•– The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (Warner Brothers / Seven Arts)-14 (11)
17 15 DON’T GIVE IN TO HIM –•– Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-8 (15)
18 18 THE CHOKIN’ KIND –•– Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-7 (18)
19 25 ATLANTIS –•– Donovan (Epic)-5 (19)
20 26 GITARZAN –•– Ray Stevens (Monument)-5 (20)

21 21 I DON’T WANT NOBODY TO GIVE ME NOTHING (Open Up the Door, I’ll Get It Myself) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-5 (21)
22 22 BROTHER LOVE’S TRAVELLING SALVATION SHOW –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-11 (22)
23 12 TIME OF THE SEASON –•– The Zombies (Date)-13 (3)
24 17 ROCK ME –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-10 (10)
25 46 PINBALL WIZARD –•– The Who (Decca)-5 (25)
26 19 RUN AWAY CHILD, RUNNING WILD –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-12 (6)
27 64 GOODBYE –•– Mary Hopkin (Apple)-3 (27)
28 24 I CAN HEAR MUSIC –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-9 (24)
29 30 MY WAY –•– Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-6 (29)
30 31 MERCY –•– The Ohio Express (Buddah)-6 (30)

31 32 THE COMPOSER –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-3 (31)
32 39 WILL YOU BE STAYING AFTER SUNDAY –•– The Peppermint Rainbow (Decca)-12 (32)
33 34 I CAN’T SEE MYSELF LEAVING YOU –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (33)
34 45 TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-5 (34)
35 36 GRAZING IN THE GRASS –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-5 (35)
36 40 STAND! –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-4 (36)
37 57 MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY –•– Spiral Starecase (Columbia)-5 (37)
38 49 HAPPY HEART –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-4 (38)
39 27 MR. SUN, MR. MOON –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-12 (18)
40 72 OH HAPPY DAY –•– The Edwin Hawkins Singers Featuring Dorothy Combs Morrison (Pavilion)-2 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 3rd May, 1969

46 37 FIRST OF MAY –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-7 (37)
49 38 DON’T TOUCH ME –•– Bettye Swann (Capitol)-9 (38)
56 28 HOT SMOKE AND SASSAFRASS –•– The Bubble Puppy (International Artists)-12 (14)
58 33 SNATCHING IT BACK –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-10 (31)

POWER PLAYS – 3rd May, 1969

41 41 MEMORIES –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-7 (35)
42 42 THE WAY IT USED TO BE –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-10 (42)
43 60 THE RIVER IS WIDE –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-4 (43)
44 69 SEATTLE –•– Perry Como (RCA)-4 (44)
45 47 IT’S ONLY LOVE –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-7 (45)
47 66 EARTH ANGEL (Will You Be Mine) –•– The Vogues (Reprise)-3 (47)
48 44 WISHFUL SINFUL –•– The Doors (Elektra)-6 (44)
50 56 NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE –•– The Flirtations (Deram)-9 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 3rd May, 1969

59 — WHERE’S THE PLAYGROUND SUSIE –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (59)
74 — EVERYDAY WITH YOU GIRL –•– The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-1 (74)
77 — PROUD MARY –•– Solomon Burke (Bell)-1 (77)
78 — LODI –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-1 (78)
79 — IN THE GHETTO –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-1 (79)
80 — BAD MOON RISING –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-1 (80)
83 — MEDICINE MAN (Part 1) –•– The Buchanan Brothers (Event)-1 (83)
84 — ONE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-1 (84)
85 — PRETTY WORLD –•– Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66 (A&M)-1 (85)
89 — WITH PEN IN HAND –•– Vikki Carr (Liberty)-1 (89)
96 — MARLEY PURT DRIVE –•– Jose Feliciano (RCA)-1 (96)
97 — I COULD NEVER LIE TO YOU –•– The New Colony Six (Mercury)-1 (97)
99 — THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND –•– Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-1 (99)
100 — I WANT TO LOVE YOU BABY –•– Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-1 (100)