US Top 40 Singles Week Ending December 20th, 1969

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending December 20th, 1969.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1960s here.

Make sure to also check the 1969’s Top 40 Singles here.

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This Week’s Top 40
This Week’s Drops
Power Plays
New This Week
To Next or Previous Week

US TOP 40 – DECEMBER 20TH, 1969

#1
LEAVING ON A JET PLANE
Peter, Paul and Mary

Peter, Paul and Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane 7-inch label

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

1 2 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-7 (2)
3 5 DOWN ON THE CORNER / FORTUNATE SON –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-9 (3)
4 1 NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE –•– Steam (Fontana)-10 (1)
5 9 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-8 (5)
6 4 COME TOGETHER / SOMETHING –•– The Beatles (Apple)-10 (1)
7 7 YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (7)
8 6 TAKE A LETTER MARIA –•– R.B. Greaves (Atco)-10 (2)
9 13 HOLLY HOLY –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-8 (9)
10 8 AND WHEN I DIE –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-10 (2)

11 11 ELI’S COMING –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-9 (10)
12 21 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE / LIVING LOVING MAID (She’s Just a Woman) –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-5 (12)
13 10 BACKFIELD IN MOTION –•– Mel and Tim (Bamboo)-10 (10)
14 34 LA LA LA (If I Had You) –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-5 (14)
15 22 MIDNIGHT COWBOY –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-8 (15)
16 16 CHERRY HILL PARK –•– Billy Joe Royal (Columbia)-12 (15)
17 19 I WANT YOU BACK –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-6 (17)
18 18 FRIENDSHIP TRAIN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-9 (18)
19 12 WEDDING BELL BLUES –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-13 (1)
20 20 THESE EYES –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-9 (20)

21 14 SMILE A LITTLE SMILE FOR ME –•– The Flying Machine (Congress)-12 (5)
22 15 BABY, I’M FOR REAL –•– The Originals (Soul)-13 (14)
23 31 JAM UP AND JELLY TIGHT –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-6 (23)
24 25 A BRAND NEW ME –•– Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-7 (24)
25 36 DON’T CRY DADDY / RUBBERNECKIN’ –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (25)
26 29 UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK –•– The Band (Capitol)-8 (26)
27 24 HEAVEN KNOWS –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-7 (24)
28 35 EVIL WOMAN DON’T PLAY YOUR GAMES WITH ME –•– Crow (Amaret)-9 (28)
29 17 ELEANOR RIGBY –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (17)
30 23 GOING IN CIRCLES –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-19 (15)

31 77 VENUS –•– The Shocking Blue (Colossus)-2 (31)
32 27 SUITE: JUDY BLUE EYES –•– Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-12 (21)
33 30 GROOVY GRUBWORM –•– Harlow Wilcox and the Oakies (Plantation)-11 (30)
34 48 JINGLE JANGLE –•– The Archies (Kirshner)-4 (34)
35 39 COLD TURKEY –•– The Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-6 (35)
36 40 AIN’T IT FUNKY NOW (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-5 (36)
37 42 EARLY IN THE MORNING –•– Vanity Fare (Page One)-5 (37)
38 41 SUNDAY MORNIN’ –•– Oliver (Crewe)-5 (38)
39 37 MIND, BODY AND SOUL –•– The Flaming Ember (Hot Wax)-13 (26)
40 65 SHE –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-2 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROP – DECEMBER 20TH, 1969

53 32 SUGAR, SUGAR –•– The Archies (Calendar)-22 (1)
57 28 SUSPICIOUS MINDS –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-15 (1)
59 38 TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-11 (23)
61 33 UNDUN –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-10 (22)

POWER PLAYS – DECEMBER 20TH, 1969

41 43 KOZMIC BLUES –•– Janis Joplin (Columbia)-7 (41)
42 47 OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE –•– Merle Haggard and the Strangers (Capitol)-8 (42)
43 52 CUPID –•– Johnny Nash (JAD)-7 (43)
44 51 DON’T LET LOVE HANG YOU UP –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-6 (44)
45 45 I’LL HOLD OUT MY HAND –•– The Clique (White Whale)-5 (45)
46 53 DON’T LET HIM TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-3 (46)
47 60 WONDERFUL WORLD, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE –•– Jimmy Cliff (A&M)-3 (47)
48 71 WINTER WORLD OF LOVE –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-3 (48)
49 49 YOU GOT TO PAY THE PRICE –•– Gloria Taylor (Silver Fox)-7 (49)
50 54 WHAT YOU GAVE ME –•– Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – DECEMBER 20TH, 1969

72 — LET A MAN COME IN AND DO THE POPCORN (Part 2) –•– James Brown (King)-1 (72)
73 — BABY TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS –•– Jefferson (Janus)-1 (73)
80 — I’M SO GLAD I FELL FOR YOU –•– David Ruffin (Motown)-1 (80)
81 — NO TIME –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-1 (81)
83 — ARE YOU GETTING ANY SUNSHINE –•– Lou Christie (Buddah)-1 (83)
84 — COME SATURDAY MORNING –•– The Sandpipers (A&M)-1 (84)
87 — TOGETHER –•– The Illusion (Steed)-1 (87)
88 — GROOVIN’ (Out On Life) –•– The Newbeats (Hickory)-1 (88)
89 — I’M GONNA LOVE YOU –•– The Intrigues (Yew)-1 (89)
91 — VOODOO WOMAN –•– Simon Stokes and the Nighthawks (Elektra)-1 (91)
92 — BOLD SOUL SISTER –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Blue Thumb)-1 (92)
95 — LOVE BONES –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-1 (95)
96 — IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME –•– Betty Everett (Uni)-1 (96)
98 — MR. LIMOUSINE DRIVER –•– Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)-1 (98)
99 — TOO MANY COOKS (Spoil the Soup) –•– 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) (Hot Wax)-1 (99)
100 — HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER –•– The Hollies (Epic)-1 (100)