US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 4th January, 1969
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending January 4, 1969
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 4th January, 1969
#1 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE By Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
US Top 40 Singles – 4th January, 1969
1 1 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (2)
3 7 I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations (Motown)-5 (3)
4 16 SOULFUL STRUT –•– Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick)-6 (4)
5 4 WICHITA LINEMAN –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-10 (4)
6 10 CLOUD NINE –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-8 (6)
7 3 LOVE CHILD –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-12 (1)
8 5 STORMY –•– The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-11 (5)
9 8 WHO’S MAKING LOVE –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-11 (5)
10 13 HOOKED ON A FEELING –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-8 (10)
11 9 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-10 (9)
12 12 CINNAMON –•– Derek (Bang)-11 (12)
13 23 TOO WEAK TO FIGHT –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-9 (13)
14 26 LO MUCHO QUE TE QUIERO (The More I Love You) –•– Rene and Rene (White Whale)-7 (14)
15 20 GOING UP THE COUNTRY –•– Canned Heat (Liberty)-5 (15)
16 6 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN –•– Dion (Laurie)-11 (4)
17 28 CRIMSON AND CLOVER –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-4 (17)
18 21 SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN –•– Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-6 (18)
19 17 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME –•– Eddie Floyd (Stax)-12 (17)
20 14 SEE SAW –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (14)
21 24 PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG –•– Otis Redding (Atco)-6 (21)
22 11 BOTH SIDES NOW –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-9 (8)
23 15 HEY JUDE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-17 (1)
24 18 MAGIC CARPET RIDE –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-14 (3)
25 38 THIS IS MY COUNTRY –•– The Impressions (Curtom)-6 (25)
26 30 IF I CAN DREAM –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (26)
27 42 EVERYDAY PEOPLE –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-6 (27)
28 43 HEY JUDE –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-3 (28)
29 66 CAN I CHANGE MY MIND –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-3 (29)
30 27 SCARBOROUGH FAIR –•– Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66 (A&M)-8 (16)
31 36 MY SONG –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (31)
32 32 A RAY OF HOPE –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-5 (32)
33 34 STAND BY YOUR MAN –•– Tammy Wynette (Epic)-9 (33)
34 40 HANG ‘EM HIGH –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-9 (34)
35 49 THERE’S GONNA BE A SHOWDOWN –•– Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-4 (35)
36 19 CHEWY CHEWY –•– The Ohio Express (Buddah)-12 (15)
37 72 TOUCH ME –•– The Doors (Elektra)-2 (37)
38 53 WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN –•– Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah)-3 (38)
39 48 BABY LET’S WAIT –•– The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)-8 (39)
40 41 I STARTED A JOKE –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-3 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 4th January, 1969
41 33 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC –•– Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir (Columbia)-12 (33)
45 22 LITTLE ARROWS –•– Leapy Lee (Decca)-13 (16)
49 39 PEOPLE –•– The Tymes (Columbia)-8 (39)
50 37 I CAN’T TURN YOU LOOSE –•– The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-7 (37)
62 29 SHAME, SHAME –•– The Magic Lanterns (Atlantic)-11 (29)
POWER PLAYS – 4th January, 1969
42 46 BELLA LINDA –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-6 (42)
43 57 ARE YOU HAPPY –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-5 (43)
44 50 READY OR NOT HERE I COME (Can’t Hide From Love) –•– The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-5 (44)
46 47 MY FAVORITE THINGS –•– Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-4 (46)
47 74 I’VE GOTTA BE ME –•– Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise)-4 (47)
48 51 MALINDA –•– Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers (Gordy)-5 (48)
NEW THIS WEEK – 4th January, 1969
53 — BABY, BABY DON’T CRY –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-1 (53)
81 — I FORGOT TO BE YOUR LOVER –•– William Bell (Stax)-1 (81)
82 — RAIN IN MY HEART –•– Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-1 (82)
84 — BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP –•– The Foundations (Uni)-1 (84)
88 — OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA –•– Arthur Conley (Atco)-1 (88)
89 — SHE’S A LADY –•– John Sebastian (Kama Sutra)-1 (89)
90 — YOU SHOWED ME –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-1 (90)
92 — IF IT WASN’T FOR BAD LUCK –•– Ray Charles and Jimmy Lewis (ABC / TRC)-1 (92)
94 — LOOKING BACK –•– Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-1 (94)
99 — AIN’T GOT NO – I GOT LIFE –•– Nina Simone (RCA)-1 (99)
100 — GOODNIGHT MY LOVE –•– Paul Anka (RCA)-1 (100)
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