US Top 40 Singles Week Ending October 4th, 1969

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending October 4th, 1969.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1960s here.

You can also check the complete 1969 Top 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 – OCTOBER 4TH, 1969

#1
SUGAR, SUGAR
The Archies

The Archies - Sugar, Sugar 7-inch label

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

1 1 SUGAR, SUGAR –•– The Archies (Calendar)-11 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 7 JEAN –•– Oliver (Crewe)-8 (2)
3 5 LITTLE WOMAN –•– Bobby Sherman (Metromedia)-7 (3)
4 4 EASY TO BE HARD –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-9 (4)
5 6 I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-8 (5)
6 3 HONKY TONK WOMEN –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-12 (1)
7 2 GREEN RIVER –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-10 (2)
8 17 EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’ –•– Nilsson (RCA)-8 (8)
9 9 HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-9 (9)
10 10 OH, WHAT A NIGHT –•– The Dells (Cadet)-8 (10)

11 12 THIS GIRL IS A WOMAN NOW –•– Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-7 (11)
12 8 I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-17 (6)
13 13 GET TOGETHER –•– The Youngbloods (RCA)-23 (5)
14 19 SUSPICIOUS MINDS –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (14)
15 15 THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (15)
16 16 KEEM-O-SABE –•– The Electric Indian (United Artists)-10 (16)
17 11 A BOY NAMED SUE –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-11 (2)
18 14 HURTS SO BAD –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-19 (12)
19 21 WHEN I DIE –•– Motherlode (Buddah)-9 (19)
20 26 I’M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE –•– Lou Christie (Buddah)-7 (20)

21 20 LAY LADY LAY –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-13 (7)
22 22 WHAT’S THE USE OF BREAKING UP –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-6 (22)
23 18 YOUR GOOD THING (Is About To End) –•– Lou Rawls (Capitol)-12 (18)
24 50 BABY IT’S YOU –•– Smith (Dunhill)-5 (24)
25 33 SUGAR ON SUNDAY –•– The Clique (White Whale)-6 (25)
26 25 I’D WAIT A MILLION YEARS –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-14 (15)
27 32 CARRY ME BACK –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-5 (27)
28 30 YOU, I –•– The Rugbys (Amazon)-7 (28)
29 49 TRACY –•– The Cuff Links (Decca)-4 (29)
30 23 WHAT KIND OF FOOL DO YOU THINK I AM –•– Bill Deal & The Rhondells (Heritage)-8 (23)

31 29 SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (13)
32 28 SOUL DEEP –•– The Box Tops (Mala)-14 (18)
33 41 IN A MOMENT –•– The Intrigues (Yew)-10 (33)
34 31 MOVE OVER –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-8 (31)
35 67 WEDDING BELL BLUES –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-2 (35)
36 54 MAKE BELIEVE –•– Wind (Life)-5 (36)
37 37 WORLD (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-4 (37)
38 43 HERE I GO AGAIN –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-7 (38)
39 39 BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-6 (39)
40 45 YOU GOT YOURS AND I’LL GET MINE –•– The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-8 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROP – OCTOBER 4TH, 1969

42 34 DADDY’S LITTLE MAN –•– O.C. Smith (Columbia)-6 (34)
43 40 IT’S GETTING BETTER –•– Mama Cass (Dunhill)-18 (30)
54 38 I’M A BETTER MAN –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-7 (38)

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 4TH, 1969

41 42 GOING IN CIRCLES –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-8 (41)
44 44 DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME –•– Joe South and the Believers (Capitol)-7 (44)
45 70 JESUS IS A SOUL MAN –•– Lawrence Reynolds (Warner Brothers / Seven Arts)-3 (45)
46 48 THE WEIGHT –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations –•– (Motown)-4 (46)
47 46 NOBODY BUT YOU BABE –•– Clarence Reid (Alston)-10 (40)
48 60 JEALOUS KIND OF FELLA –•– Garland Green (Uni)-4 (48)
49 63 WALK ON BY –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-6 (49)
50 76 IS THAT ALL THERE IS –•– Peggy Lee (Capitol)-2 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 4TH, 1969

66 — SMILE A LITTLE SMILE FOR ME –•– The Flying Machine (Congress)-1 (66)
70 — YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE –•– The Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah)-1 (70)
82 — BALL OF FIRE –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-1 (82)
86 — SUITE: JUDY BLUE EYES –•– Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic)-1 (86)
90 — THE WAYS TO LOVE A MAN –•– Tammy Wynette (Epic)-3 (90)
94 — I’LL BET YOU –•– Funkadelic (Westbound)-1 (94)
98 — DELTA LADY –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-1 (98)
99 — CHERRY HILL PARK –•– Billy Joe Royal (Columbia)-1 (99)
100 — ETERNITY –•– Vikki Carr (Liberty)-1 (100)