US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 8th February, 1969

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending February 8, 1969

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 8th February, 1969

US Top 40 Singles – 8th February, 1969

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

1 1 CRIMSON AND CLOVER –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-9 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 EVERYDAY PEOPLE –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-11 (2)
3 3 WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN –•– Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah)-8 (3)
4 4 TOUCH ME –•– The Doors (Elektra)-7 (4)
5 10 BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP –•– The Foundations (Uni)-6 (5)
6 7 I STARTED A JOKE –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-8 (6)
7 5 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-12 (1)
8 6 I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations (Motown)-10 (2)
9 13 HANG ‘EM HIGH –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-14 (9)
10 11 CAN I CHANGE MY MIND –•– Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-8 (10)

11 8 HOOKED ON A FEELING –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-13 (5)
12 12 IF I CAN DREAM –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-11 (12)
13 16 THIS MAGIC MOMENT –•– Jay and the Americans (United Artists)-7 (13)
14 17 YOU SHOWED ME –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-6 (14)
15 22 I’M LIVIN’ IN SHAME –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-3 (15)
16 15 GOING UP THE COUNTRY –•– Canned Heat (Liberty)-10 (11)
17 9 SOULFUL STRUT –•– Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick)-11 (3)
18 14 SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN –•– Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-11 (10)
19 24 I’VE GOTTA BE ME –•– Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise)-9 (19)
20 20 RAMBLIN’ GAMBLIN’ MAN –•– Bob Seger System (Capitol)-8 (20)

21 28 BABY, BABY DON’T CRY –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-6 (21)
22 34 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY –•– Joe South (Capitol)-5 (22)
23 19 STAND BY YOUR MAN –•– Tammy Wynette (Epic)-14 (19)
24 21 THERE’S GONNA BE A SHOWDOWN –•– Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-9 (21)
25 27 CALIFORNIA SOUL –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-8 (25)
26 37 TAKE CARE OF YOUR HOMEWORK –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-4 (26)
27 25 LO MUCHO QUE TE QUIERO (The More I Love You) –•– Rene and Rene (White Whale)-12 (14)
28 55 PROUD MARY –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-3 (28)
29 18 WICHITA LINEMAN –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-15 (3)
30 36 GOODNIGHT MY LOVE –•– Paul Anka (RCA)-6 (30)

31 44 BUT YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU –•– The First Edition (Reprise)-4 (31)
32 52 INDIAN GIVER –•– 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-3 (32)
33 51 SWEET CREAM LADIES, FORWARD MARCH –•– The Box Tops (Mala)-7 (33)
34 65 CROSSROADS –•– Cream (Atco)-3 (34)
35 23 HEY JUDE –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-8 (23)
36 38 THE BEGINNING OF MY END –•– The Unifics (Kapp)-9 (36)
37 42 GIVE IT UP OR TURNIT A LOOSE –•– James Brown (King)-3 (37)
38 33 TOO WEAK TO FIGHT –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-14 (13)
39 47 DOES ANYBODY KNOW I’M HERE –•– The Dells (Cadet)-7 (39)
40 92 THIS GIRL’S IN LOVE WITH YOU –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-2 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 8th February, 1969

50 35 BABY LET’S WAIT –•– The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)-13 (35)

POWER PLAYS – 8th February, 1969

41 41 SOUL SISTER, BROWN SUGAR –•– Sam and Dave (Atlantic)-8 (41)
42 48 HOME COOKIN’ –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-4 (42)
43 46 SOULSHAKE –•– Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-2 (43)
44 86 DIZZY –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-2 (44)
45 69 GOOD LOVIN’ AIN’T EASY TO COME BY –•– Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-2 (45)
46 54 CONDITION RED –•– The Goodees (HIP)-8 (46)
47 50 THINGS I’D LIKE TO SAY –•– The New Colony Six (Mercury)-7 (47)
48 43 ARE YOU HAPPY –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-10 (39)
49 49 A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-8 (49)

NEW THIS WEEK – 8th February, 1969

60 — TIME OF THE SEASON –•– The Zombies (Date)-1 (60)
61 — TRACES –•– The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-1 (61)
67 — TO SUSAN ON THE WEST COAST WAITING –•– Donovan (Epic)-1 (67)
69 — YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN –•– Frankie Laine (ABC)-1 (69)
71 — SOPHISTICATED CISSY –•– The Meters (Josie)-1 (71)
81 — LONG LINE RIDER –•– Bobby Darin (Direction)-1 (81)
86 — HONEY (I Miss You) –•– O.C. Smith (Columbia)-1 (86)
87 — MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU –•– Jose Feliciano (RCA)-1 (87)
88 — JOHNNY ONE TIME –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-1 (88)
90 — HEAVEN –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-1 (90)
91 — ME ABOUT YOU –•– The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-1 (91)
93 — WITCHI TAI TO –•– Everything Is Everything (Vanguard Apostolic)-1 (93)
96 — THE TRA LA LA SONG (One Banana, Two Banana) –•– The Banana Splits (Decca)-1 (96)
97 — GREAT BALLS OF FIRE –•– Tiny Tim (Reprise)-1 (97)
98 — GLAD SHE’S A WOMAN –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-1 (98)
99 — TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-1 (99)
100 — ONLY THE LONELY –•– Sonny James (Capitol)-1 (100)