Haven Retro Combined Chart : 13.12.1969

[smokeyb]

Week number 3 on top for Stevie Wonder, Rolf Harris is up to 2, Led Zeppelin is at 3.

Elvis Presley is up at 4 and Blue Mink is up to 5.



There are 5 new entries and 1 re-entry this week, the highest is Tom Jones at number 25.



The biggest climber is Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell who moves up 24 places to number 7.



The biggest faller is Jimmy Cliff who falls 46 places.



13.12.1969 (Week # 50)


1 (01) Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me Yester- You Yesterday - 103 points (37-19-9-2-1-1-1) 7 wks

2 (03) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys - 93 points (24-8-3-2) 4 wks

3 (06) Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love - 91 points (40-20-13-10-6-3) 6 wks

4 (07) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds - 78 points (21-8-10-11-12-15-21-20-x-13-7-4) 11 wks

5 (09) Blue Mink - Melting Pot - 64 points (32-18-9-5) 4 wks

6 (02) Beatles - Something - 64 points (24-16-9-2-2-1-2-2-6) 9 wks

7 (31) Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell – All I Have To Do Is Dream - 59 points (31-7) 2 wks

8 (10) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town - 59 points (22-14-11-15-15-23-19-20-22-30-40-x-18-11-5-7-6-6-7-10-8) 20 wks

9 (25) Jackson 5 - I Want You Back - 59 points (25-9) 2 wks

10 (08) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Onion Song - 52 points (19-10-6-8-10) 5 wks

11 (05) Tremeloes - (Call Me) Number One - 50 points (35-11-6-5-5-4-5-11) 8 wks

12 (18) B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - 42 points (30-27-18-12) 4 wks

13 (04) Beatles - Come Together - 41 points (38-22-8-3-4-3-4-13) 8 wks

14 (14) Cuff Links - Tracy - 40 points (40-19-23-17-20-15-17-26-17-14-14) 11 wks

15 (22) Peter, Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane - 35 points (37-29-23-22-22-15) 6 wks

16 (17) Roger Whittaker - Leavin' (Durham Town) - 35 points (36-25-17-16) 4 wks

17 (16) Diana Ross & The Supremes – Someday We'll Be Together - 34 points (40-19-19-16-17) 5 wks

18 (15) Mama Cass – Make Your Own Kind Of Music - 32 points (33-34-27-18-15-14-15-18) 8 wks

19 (13) Archies - Sugar, Sugar - 30 points (36-19-16-19-16-20-24-40-21-15-12-11-10-9-7-16-12-10-4-3-3-4-7-9-13-19) 26 wks

20 (11) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother - 29 points (5-3-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-11-20) 11 wks

21 (19) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner - 27 points (38-16-19-21) 4 wks

22 (12) Nilsson - I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City - 23 points (17-11-12-22) 4 wks

23 (27) Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World Of Love - 22 points (35-27-23) 3 wks

24 (28) Four Tops - Do What You Gotta Do - 22 points (28-14-9-9-6-10-10-13-12-26-28-24) 12 wks

25 (NE) Tom Jones - Without Love - 22 points 1 wk

26 (38) Beatles - The Abbey Road Medley (Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End) - 22 points (38-26) 2 wks

27 (35) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son - 22 points (38-35-27) 3 wks

28 (26) Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey - 22 points (18-11-11-21-26-28) 6 wks

29 (24) Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well - 22 points (8-5-4-2-2-4-7-8-15-24-29) 11 wks

30 (NE) Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - 20 points 1 wk

31 (NE) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life - 20 points 1 wk

32 (30) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River - 20 points (36-29-x-40-32-30-32) 6 wks

33 (36) Dells – When I’m In Your Arms - 19 points (30-31-28-34-36-33) 6 wks

34 (29) Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream - 19 points (25-28-29-34) 4 wks

35 (32) Archie Bell & The Drells - Here I Go Again - 19 points (29-28-27-33-32-35) 6 wks

36 (40) Marlena Shaw – California Soul - 19 points (26-25-18-18-13-14-14-29-40-36) 10 wks

37 (NE) Lulu - Oh Me Oh My - 18 points 1 wk

38 (RE) Marv Johnson – I Miss You (Baby) - 17 points (34-35-28-27-34-39-x-38) 7 wks

39 (NE) Nancy Sinatra - Highway Song - 17 points 1 wk

40 (23) Harry J All Stars - Liquidator - 17 points (23-22-25-21-24-23-40) 7 wks





Dropped Out

41 (20) Dusty Springfield – A Brand New Me - 16 points (40-38-20-23-20)

43 (33) Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - 16 points (38-36-23-22-20-26-38-22-22-31-33)

45 (37) Lee Marvin - Wand'rin Star - 15 points (37)

49 (39) Harve Presnell - They Call The Wind Maria - 14 points (31-31-32-31-36-39)

52 (40) Wilson Pickett - You Keep Me Hangin' On - 13 points (40)

61 (34) Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again - 9 points (14-2-2-2-2-3-4-8-12-17-11-12-16-20-34)

67 (21) Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People - 7 points (13-9-8-9-12-21)


Thanks to Earl Purple raliverpool Whitneyfan smokeyb  Shireblogger  popchartfreak o  darkstar79 and Mark .


I will leave this open until end of next week.

[smokeyb]

UK CHART 20.12.1969
1 (3) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (5 wk) (#1)
2 (2) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town (10 wk) (# 2)
3 (1) Archies - Sugar Sugar (11 wk) (#1)
4 (4) Stevie Wonder - Yesterme Yesteryou Yesterday (6 wk) (# 2)
5 (5) Blue Mink - Melting Pot (6 wk) (# 5)
6 (8) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (4 wk) (# 6)
7 (17) Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell - All I Have To Dream (3 wk) (#7)
8 (7) Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World Of Love (6 wk) (#7)
9 (6) Tremeloes - Call Me Number One (8 wk) (# 2)
10 (15) Cufflinks - Tracy (4 wk) (# 10)
11 (13) Harry J All Stars - Liquidator (11 wk) (#9)
12 (21) Tom Jones - Without Love (2 wk) (#12)
13 (9) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song (6 wk) (# 9)
14 (19) Roger Whittaker - Leavin' (Durham Town) (7 wk) (#14)
15 (12) Malcolm Roberts - Love Is All (5 wk) (#12)
16 (25) Dave Clark Five - Good Old Rock 'N' Roll (3 wk) (#16)
17 (10) Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People (9 wk) (#6)
18 (11) Beatles - Something/Come Together (7 wk) (# 4)
19 (24) Des O'Connor - Lonelines (4 wk) (#19)
20 (39) Cliff Richard - With The Eyes Of A Child (3 wk) (#20)
21 (20) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (6 wk) (# 20)
22 (36) Jim Reeves - But You Love Me Daddy (3 wk) (#22)
23 (27) Nancy Sinatra - Highway Song (4 wk) (#23)
24 (14) Karen Young - Nobody's Child (16 wk) (#6)
25 (18) Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (12 wk) (#2)
26 (22) Upsetters - Return Of Django/Dollar In The Teeth (12 wk) (#5)
27 (16) Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (8 wk) (#7)
28 (23) Frank Sinatra - Love's Been Good To Me (12 wk) (#8)
29 (28) Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey (7 wk) (# 14)
30 (47) Diana Ross & Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together (2 wk) (#30)
31 (29) Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (15 wk) (#2)
32 (40) Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (17 wk) (#1)
33 (26) Clodagh Rodgers - Biljo (7 wk) (#22)
34 (NE) Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home (1 wk) (# 34)
35 (31) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy - He's My Brother (12 wk) (#3)
36 (30) Junior Walker & the All Stars - What Does It take (10 wk) (#13)
37 (34) Cilla Black - If I'd Thought You'd Change Your Mind (2 wk)(#34)
38 (45) Georgie Fame - Seventh Son (2 wk) (#38)
39 (43) Scaffold - Gin Gan Goolie (8 wk) (# 39)
40 (NE) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life (1 wk) (# 40)
41 (33) Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (16 wk) (#4)
42 (32) Sonny Charles & Checkmate Ltd - Proud Mary (6 wk) (#30)
43 (NE) Neville Dickie - Robin's Return (1 wk) (#43)
44 (37) Roy Orbison - Penny Arcade (14 wk) (#27)
45 (44) Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket (10 wk) (#21)
46 (42) Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime (21 wk) (#1)
47 (NE) Leapy Lee - Good Morning (1 wk) (# 47)
48 (NE) Dorothy Squires - For Once In My Life (1 wk) (#48)
49 (46) Frank Sinatra - My Way (38 wk) (#5)
50 (41) Herman's Hermits - Here Comes The Star (7 wk) (#33)

USA chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP: 18-12-69:   Presenter: Tony Blackburn

(1) ROLF HARRIS – Two Little Boys  (and charts)
(NEW) VANITY FARE – Hitchin’ A Ride  
(10) CUFFLINKS – Tracy  (video)
(38) GEORGIE FAME – Seventh Son
(6) ELVIS PRESLEY – Suspicious Minds
(20) CLIFF RICHARD – With The Eyes Of A Child
(16) DAVE CLARK FIVE – Good Old Rock ‘N’ Roll  
(1) ROLF HARRIS – Two Little Boys  

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 3 ) Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter Paul & Mary (#1[3])
3 ( 2 ) The Onion Song - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (#2[2])
4 ( 6 ) I Want You Back - Jackson Five
5 ( 4 ) Melting Pot - Blue Mink (#3)
6 ( -- ) Reflections Of My Life - Marmalade
7 ( 16 ) If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind - Cilla Black
8 ( 5 ) Raindrops Keep Fallin' In My Head - B.J. Thomas (#4)
9 ( 11 ) La La La - Bobby Sherman
10 ( 9 ) Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me - Crow (#9)

11 ( 7 ) Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes (#6)
12 ( -- ) Venus - Shocking Blue
13 ( 8 ) Two Little Boys - Rolf Harris (#7)
14 ( 15 ) Highway Song - Nancy Sinatra
15 ( 14 ) Make Your Own Kind Of Music - Mama Cass (#14)
16 ( 20 ) Love Will Find A Way - Jackie DeShannon
17 ( 12 ) Winter World Of Love - Engelbert Humperdinck (#10)
18 ( 18 ) Up The Cripple Creek - Band
19 ( 10 ) (Call Me) Number One - Tremeloes (#1[3])
20 ( 24 ) With The Eyes Of A Child - Cliff Richard

21 ( 26 ) But You Love Me Daddy - Jim Reeves
22 ( 13 ) Down On The Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival (#5)
23 ( -- ) Good Morning - Leapy Lee
24 ( 19 ) Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam (#15)
25 ( 17 ) Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday - Stevie Wonder (#6)
26 ( 22 ) Groovy Grubworm - Harlow Wilcox & The Oakies (#21)
27 ( 29 ) I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City - Nilsson
28 ( 38 ) Ain't It Funky Now - James Brown
29 ( 28 ) Heaven Knows - Grass Roots (#28)
30 ( 21 ) Take A Letter Maria - R.B. Greaves (#5)

31 ( 23 ) Something - Beatles (#1[1])
32 ( 30 ) Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) - Lulu (#30)
33 ( 33 ) Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante & Teicher
34 ( 25 ) Come Together - Beatles (#5)
35 ( 27 ) Backfield In Motion - Mel & Tim (#19)
36 ( 31 ) Here Comes The Star - Herman's Hermits (#21)
37 ( -- ) Jingle Jangle - Archies
38 ( 32 ) Undun - Guess Who (#16)
39 ( 37 ) Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival (#27)
40 ( 36 ) Cold Turkey - Plastic Ono Band (#11)

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-- ( 34 ) Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac (#3)
-- ( 35 ) He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother - Hollies (#1[2])
-- ( 39 ) Try A Little Kindness - Glen Campbell (#19)
-- ( 40 ) Biljo - Clodagh Rodgers (#26)

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-- ( -- ) Comin' Home - Delaney & Bonnie And Friends
-- ( -- ) She - Tommy James & The Shondells

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2 songs covered by Bananarama in my chart.

But the highest new entry is this:

[raliverpool]

20/12/1969

1 Beatles - The Abbey Road Medley (4wks 18-3-1-1)
2 BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (3wks 18-5-2)
3 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (6wks 21-11-5-2-2-3)
4 Stevie Wonder - Yester Me Yester You Yesterday (5wks 18-11-9-4-4)
5 Peter Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane (5wks 24-17-12-6-5)
6 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (3wks 22-12-6)
7 Jacksons - I Want You Back (3wks 21-10-7)
8 Janis Joplin - Kozmic Blues (4wks 23-14-7-8)
9 Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (1wk 9 NEW)
10 Blue Mink - Melting Pot (3wks 24-16-10)

11 Beatles - Something (8wks 7-3-1-1-1-1-3-11)
12 Neil Diamond - Holly Holy (4wks 32-20-15-12)
13 Mel & Tim - Backfield In Motion (4wks 21-15-13-13)
14 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner (5wks 22-9-8-9-14)
15 Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (3wks 28-19-15)
16 Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again (3wks 26-22-16)
17 Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry - All I Have To Do Is Dream (1wk 17 NEW)
18 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (6wks 20-14-12-11-11-18)
19 Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post (2wks 30-19)
20 Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (7wks 22-15-7-4-4-8-20)

21 Santana - Soul Sacrifice (3wks 32-23-21)
22 Lulu - Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) (5wks 38-29-23-21-22)
23 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together (5wks 28-20-16-17-23)

24 King Crimson - Epitaph (1wk 24 NEW)

25 Dave Clark Five - Good Old Rock'n'Roll (2wks 27-25)
26 Moody Blues - Watching and Waiting (3wks 31-26-26)
27 Beatles - Come Together (8wks 10-7-4-2-2-5-14-27)
28 Merle Haggard - Okie from Muskogee (2wks 29-28)
29 Syd Barrett - Octopus (3wks 33-28-29)
30 Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (2wks 38-30)

31 Nina Simone - To Be Young, Gifted And Black (2wks 37-31)
32 Tommy Roe - Jam Up Jelly Tight (1wk 32 NEW)
33 Dusty Springfield - A Brand New Me (3wks 40-34-33)
34 Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band - Moonlight on Vermont (2wks 36-34)
35 Harry Nilsson - I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City (6wks 23-12-6-7-18-35)
36 Crow - Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me (1wk 36 NEW)
37 Tim Buckley - Blue Melody (1wk 37 NEW)
38 Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Rock & Roll Restaurant (1wk 38 NEW)
39 James Brown - Ain't It Funky Now (1wk 39 NEW)

40 Nancy Sinatra - Highway Song (1wk 40 NEW)

Track #3 on British progressive rock band seminal 1969 album In the Court of the Crimson King. It was written by Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, and Michael Giles with lyrics written by Peter Sinfield, and features the mellotron, and its lyrics have a distinctly dystopian feel to them .... feeling somewhat appropriate on today's Friday the 13th....

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Mark's Top 40 - 20.12.1969

1 (01) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
2 (02) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
3 (03) Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me Yester-You Yester-Day
4 (04) The Archies - Sugar Sugar
5 (05) Cufflinks - Tracy
6 (07) Blue Mink - Melting Pot
7 (06) Call Me Number One - Tremeloes
8 (08) Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World Of Love
9 (09) Roger Whittaker - Leavin' (Durham Town)
10 (10) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
11 (New) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
12 (11) Beatles - Something
13 (12) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song
14 (13) Harry J Allstars - The Liquidator
15 (14) Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine
16 (15) Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket
17 (16) Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well
18 (17) Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People
19 (18) Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile
20 (19) Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell - All I Have To Do Is Dream
21 (40) Cilla Black - If I Thought You'd Change Your Mind
22 (20) Tom Jones - Without Love
23 (21) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother
24 (22) Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again
25 (23) Love Affair - Bringing On Back The Good Times
26 (24) Des O' Connor - Loneliness
27 (25) Creedance Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
28 (26) David Bowie - Space Oddity
29 (27) Isley Brothers - Put Yourself In My Place
30 (28) Joe Cocker - Delta Lady
31 (29) Dusty Springfield - Am I The Same Girl
32 (30) Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
33 (31) Equals - Viva Bobby Joe
34 (32) Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Je T'aime
35 (33) Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember
36 (34) Marvin Gaye – Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
37 (35) Beatles - Get Back
38 (36) Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'
39 (38) Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together
40 (37) Frank Sinatra - My Way

[Whitneyfan]

01(01) Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
02(04) Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell – All I Have To Do Is Dream
03(02) Rolf Harris – Two Little Boys
04(06) Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love
05(10) Nancy Sinatra – Highway Song
06(03) Stevie Wonder – Yester-me Yester-you Yesterday
07(19) Cilla Black – If I Thought You’d Ever Change Your Mind
08(05) Lulu – Oh Me Oh My
09(20) Diana Ross & The Supremes – Someday We’ll Be Together
10(22) Tom Jones – Without Love

11(07) Harry Nilsson – I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City
12(09) Blue Mink - Melting Pot
13(08) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song
14(11) Roger Whittaker - Leavin' (Durham Town)
15(12) The Beatles – Come Together
16(14) Mama Cass – Make Your Own Kind Of Music
17(24) Cliff Richard – With The Eyes Of A Child
18(13) Vince Hill - Little Bluebird
19(18) Dave Clark Five – Good Old Rock ‘N’ Roll
20(15) The Cufflinks – Tracy

23(--) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
25(36) Georgie Fame – Seventh Son

38(--) Leapy Lee - Good Morning

42(--) Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home

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Here's an original chart from 14th December 1969 with Alan Freeman
www.mixcloud.com/terry-obrien2/pick-of-the-pops-1969-12-14-alan-freeman-full-show/

[smokeyb]

1 (2) Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (5 wks)
2 (3) Cufflinks - Tracy (5 wks)
3 (NE) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life (1 wk)
4 (1) Tremeloes - Call Me Number One (8 wks)
5 (5) Blue Mink - Melting Pot (6 wks)
6 (10) Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell - All I Have To Dream (3 wks)
7 (4) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (5 wks)
8 (7) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (6 wks)
9 (8) Stevie Wonder - Yesterme Yesteryou Yesterday (6 wks)
10 (12) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (4 wks)
11 (6) Beatles - Something (7 wks)
12 (9) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town (10 wks)
13 (11) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song (6 wks)
14 (22) Tom Jones - Without Love (2 wks)
15 (20) Dave Clark Five - Good Old Rock 'N' Roll (3 wks)
16 (13) Beatles - Come Together (7 wks)
17 (14) Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey (8 wks)
18 (15) Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (8 wks)
19 (16) Archies - Sugar Sugar (11 wks)
20 (NE) Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home (1 wk)
21 (17) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy - He's My Brother (12 wks)
22 (18) Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People (9 wks)
23 (19) Four Tops - Do What You Gotta Do (13 wks)
24 (21) Junior Walker & the All Stars - What Does It take (10 wks)
25 (23) Dave Clark Five - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (9 wks)
26 (24) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (8 wks)
27 (NE) Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl (1 wk)
28 (25) Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (12 wks)
29 (26) Family...No Mule's Fool (8 wks)
30 (27) David Bowie - Space Oddity (16 wks)

[darkstar79]

01 The Four Tops – Do What You Gotta Do (13 wks)
02 Dells – When I’m In Your Arms (7 wks)
03 Bobby Womack – How I Miss You Baby (1 wk)
04 Marlena Shaw – California Soul (11 wks)
05 Marv Johnson – I Miss You (Baby) (9 wks)
06 Dusty Springfield – A Brand New Me (7 wks)
07 Diana Ross & The Supremes – Someday We'll Be Together (6 wks)
08 Four Tops – Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me (2 wks)
09 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Tarrell – What You Gave Me (3 wks)
10 Petula Clark – No One Better Than You (6 wks)

11 The Soul Children – The Sweeter He Is (10 wks)
12 Gloria Taylor – You Got To Pay The Price (6 wks)
13 Jimmy Ruffin – Farewell Is A Lonely Sound (1 wk)
14 The Street People – Jennifer Tomkins (1 wk)
15 Tom Jones – Without Love (There Is Nothing) (2 wks)
16 Candi Staton – I’m Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Loving) (1 wk)
17 Bettye Swann – Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) (5 wks)
18 Betty Everett – Been A Long Time (1 wk)
19 Cilla Black – If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind (2 wks)
20 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Darling Dear (2 wks)

21 Ruby Winters – Guess Who (1 wk)
22 Lee Hazlewood – Trouble Maker (1 wk)
23 The Isley Brothers – Bless Your Heart (2 wks)
24 Wilson Pickett – You Keep Me Hanging On (3 wks)
25 The Kinks – Victoria (2 wks)
26 The Chantels – Maybe (2 wks)
27 Nancy Wilson – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (5 wks)
28 The Marvelettes – That's How Heartaches Are Made (7 wks)
29 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Tarrell – The Onion Song (6 wks)
30 Otis Redding – (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher (19 wks)

[popchartfreak]

13th December 1969

It's 2 weeks on top for Marmalade as the highest new entry is in at 3 for actor-singer Murray Head, 2 years ahead of his UK debut with Superstar, the first track dropped in November in the UK and December in the USA. It would be another 15 years before Murray got a big hit, with Tim Rice & The Abba boys One Night In Bangkok from the musical Chess - and of course this was the epic finale to Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd-Webber's greatest musical Jesus Christ Superstar. Murray's brother Anthony would one day star in one of the greatest TV shows of all-time. Yes, really, Buffy The Vampire Slayer is brilliant.

Eddie Holman goes top 5, and Jimmy Ruffin top 10, making it 3 UK 70's hits in the top rung - and I'm not including those hitting in the early new year of 1970. The Guess Who get a top 20 with No Time, Cilla & Led Zep join them, it's Plant & co's first (but not last) jump into the top rungs. The Turtles make it 2 top 40's of 1969 for the former chart-toppers, as The Archies & The Stones go top 40 too, both having had quite a few to date. I do like variety!

Vanity Fare get a second hit with Hitchin' A Ride - I'll be honest I don't know their version very well, and it sounds less convincing than the version mum taped off Singapore radio in late 1970/early 1971 - Frank Ifield! And also less convincing than the latest Murray/Callander hit project Paper Lace's '75 version. But better than Sinitta's 1990 hit version. In at 71, The Lovelites harmonise about how to tell your folk you're preggers, Dionne Warwick gets the US hit version of the classic Bobbie Gentry UK chart-topper (and it's not as good as Bobbie's heartfelt version), Delaney & Bonnie drag a friend in on guitar, and Leapy Lee stops being a one-hit wonder a year late.

1 ( 1 ) REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade # 1
2 ( 2 ) HERE I GO AGAIN Archie Bell & The Drells # 1
3 ( NEW ) SUPERSTAR Murray Head # 3
4 ( 3 ) TWO LITTLE BOYS Rolf Harris # 3
5 ( 16 ) HEY THERE LONELY GIRL Eddie Holman # 5
6 ( 5 ) ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell # 5
7 ( 4 ) I WANT YOU BACK The Jackson 5 # 4
8 ( 13 ) FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND Jimmy Ruffin # 8
9 ( 7 ) THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA Harve Presnell # 1
10 ( 6 ) WAND’RIN’ STAR Lee Marvin # 2

11 ( 8 ) DURHAM TOWN (THE LEAVIN’) Roger Whittaker # 8
12 ( 14 ) VENUS Shocking Blue # 12
13 ( 9 ) HE AIN’T HEAVY...HE’S MY BROTHER The Hollies # 1
14 ( 10 ) THEME FROM “MIDNIGHT COWBOY” John Barry # 1
15 ( 12 ) I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Bobbie Gentry # 1
16 ( 11 ) RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD B.J. Thomas # 8
17 ( 19 ) OH ME OH MY (I’M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY) Lulu # 17
18 ( 33 ) NO TIME The Guess Who # 18
19 ( 26 ) IF I THOUGHT YOU’D EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND Cilla Black # 19
20 ( 22 ) WHOLE LOTTA LOVE Led Zeppelin # 20

21 ( 15 ) I GUESS THE LORD MUST BE IN NEW YORK CITY Nilsson # 9
22 ( 17 ) (CALL ME) NUMBER ONE The Tremeloes # 4
23 ( 18 ) YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY Stevie Wonder # 6
24 ( 20 ) LITTLE GREEN BAG George Baker Selection # 20
25 ( 21 ) NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE Steam # 3
26 ( 43 ) LADY-O The Turtles # 26
27 ( 23 ) SOMETHING The Beatles # 6
28 ( 29 ) SHE SOLD ME MAGIC Lou Christie # 28
29 ( 30 ) SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER Diana Ross & The Supremes # 29
30 ( 37 ) WHICH WAY YOU GOING BILLY? The Poppy Family featuring Terry Jacks # 30

31 ( 24 ) WONDERFUL WORLD BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Jimmy Cliff # 15
32 ( 27 ) TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS Glen Campbell # 4
33 ( 34 ) TIME AND LOVE Laura Nyro # 33
34 ( 35 ) WHEN WE GET MARRIED 1910 Fruitgum Company # 34
35 ( 25 ) A BRAND NEW ME Dusty Springfield # 19
36 ( 28 ) GROOVIN’ (OUT ON LIFE) The Newbeats # 28
37 ( 44 ) GIMME SHELTER The Rolling Stones # 37
38 ( 46 ) JINGLE JANGLE The Archies # 38
39 ( 31 ) HERE COMES THE SUN The Beatles # 9
40 ( 36 ) AM I THE SAME GIRL Dusty Springfield # 1

41 ( 32 ) LIQUIDATOR Harry J All Stars # 23
42 ( 50 ) JAM UP JELLY TIGHT Tommy Roe # 42
43 ( 41 ) LEAVING ON A JET PLANE Peter, Paul & Mary # 13
44 ( 38 ) THE GOSPEL OF NO NAME CITY Alan Dexter # 19
45 ( 39 ) SOME OF SHELLY’S BLUES The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band # 16
46 ( 53 ) MAYBE The Chantels # 46
47 ( 62 ) SHE Tommy James & The Shondells # 47
48 ( 60 ) DARLING DEAR Smokey Robinson & The Miracles # 48
49 ( 54 ) ARIZONA Mark Lindsay # 49
50 ( NEW ) HITCHIN’ A RIDE Vanity Fare # 50

51 ( 40 ) THERE’S A COACH COMIN’ IN Harve Presnell & Chorus # 27
52 ( 45 ) DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO The Four Tops # 10
53 ( 51 ) SPACE ODDITY David Bowie # 1
54 ( 42 ) PAINT YOUR WAGON ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK MAIN TITLE (I’M ON MY WAY) Paint Your Wagon Chorus # 30
55 ( 55 ) HOLLY HOLY Neil Diamond # 30
56 ( 66 ) WITHOUT LOVE (THERE IS NOTHING) Tom Jones # 56
57 ( 63 ) CHERRY HILL PARK Billy Joe Royal # 57
58 ( 65 ) WHEREVER SHE LEADETH ME The Impressions featuring Curtis Mayfield # 58
59 ( 56 ) SOMETHING IN THE AIR Thunderclap Newman # 1
60 ( 57 ) IN THE YEAR 2525 (EXORDIUM AND TERMINUS) Zager & Evans # 1

61 ( 49 ) BRANDED BAD The O’Jays # 49
62 ( 68 ) THE THRILL IS GONE B. B. King # 62
63 ( 67 ) MELTING POT Blue Mink # 63
64 ( 58 ) WEDDING BELL BLUES The 5th Dimension # 8
65 ( 52 ) IT’S GONNA TAKE A LOT TO BRING ME BACK The Manhattans # 52
66 ( 69 ) THE OLD MAN’S BACK AGAIN Scott Walker # 66
67 ( 72 ) JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH Thelma Houston # 67
68 ( 70 ) VICTORIA The Kinks # 68
69 ( 71 ) DON’T LET HIM TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME The Four Tops # 69
70 ( 64 ) CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION Tommy James & The Shondells # 1

71 ( NEW ) HOW CAN I TELL MY MOM AND DAD The Lovelites # 71
72 ( 73 ) SEVENTH SON Georgie Fame # 72
73 ( NEW ) I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Dionne Warwick # 73
74 ( NEW ) COMIN’ HOME Delaney & Bonnie & Friends # 74
75 ( NEW ) GOOD MORNING Leapy Lee # 75



RETRO THEN
1 ( 1 ) SUGAR SUGAR The Archies
2 ( 2 ) TWO LITTLE BOYS Rolf Harris
3 ( 4 ) ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell
4 ( 6 ) YESTER-ME YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY Stevie Wonder
5 ( 7 ) RUBY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
6 ( 5 ) SOMETHING The Beatles
7 ( 9 ) TRACY The Cuff Links
8 ( RE ) FEELIN’ SO GOOD (S.K.O.O.B.Y D.O.O) The Archies
9 ( 10 ) SUSPICIOUS MINDS Elvis Presley
10 ( 8 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING Nilsson

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1 [new] :: Beatles - ACROSS THE UNIVERSE {No-One's Gonna Change Our World LP track}
2 [1] :: Rolling Stones - GIMME SHELTER {Let It Bleed LP track}
3 [2] :: Elvis Presley - SUSPICIOUS MINDS
4 [5] :: Rolling Stones - LET IT BLEED {Let It Bleed LP track}
5 [new] :: Diana Ross & Supremes - SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER
6 [3] :: Kenny Rogers & First Edition - RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN
7 [6] :: Tony Joe White - ROOSEVELT & IRA LEE
8 [new] :: Scaffold - GIN GAN GOOLIE
9 [9] :: Tom Jones - WITHOUT LOVE (THERE IS NOTHING)
10 [8] :: Pioneers - POOR RAMESES
11 [4] :: Stevie Wonder - YESTER-ME YESTER-YOU YESTERDAY
12 [14] :: Rolling Stones - YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT {Let It Bleed LP track}
13 [new] :: Dave Clark Five - GOOD OLD ROCK'N'ROLL
14 [15] :: Wilson Pickett - YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON
15 [10] :: Johnny Cash - GET RHYTHM (LIVE)
16 [18] :: Rolling Stones - MIDNIGHT RAMBLER {Let It Bleed LP track}
17 [13] :: Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell - ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM
18 [re] :: Jackie Wilson - (YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) HIGHER AND HIGHER
19 [re] :: Booker T & MGs - TIME IS TIGHT
20 [re] :: Staple Singers - LONG WALK TO D.C.

No-One's Gonna Change Our World was a charity album compiled by Spike Milligan in aid of the World Wildlife Fund. It was released on 12th December 1969 and its stand-out track was by the Beatles.