Haven Retro Combined Chart : 20.12.1969

[smokeyb]

On the penultimate chart of the decade a new sound gets their first number 1, and it's Led Zeppelin.

Rolf Harris stays at 2, Stevie Wonder drops to 3, Elvis is stuck at 4 and Blue Mink remain at 5 in a slow top 5 chart.



There are 7 new entries this week, the highest is Cilla Black at number 18.



The biggest climber is Marmalade who jump up 25 places to number 6.



The biggest faller is Jethro Tull who drops 52 places.


20.12.1969 (Week # 51)


1 (03) Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love - 93 points (40-20-13-10-6-3-1) 7 wks

2 (02) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys - 88 points (24-8-3-2-2) 5 wks

3 (01) Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me Yester- You Yesterday - 85 points (37-19-9-2-1-1-1-3) 8 wks

4 (04) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds - 74 points (21-8-10-11-12-15-21-20-x-13-7-4-4) 12 wks

5 (05) Blue Mink - Melting Pot - 67 points (32-18-9-5-5) 5 wks

6 (31) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life - 63 points (31-6) 2 wks

7 (07) Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell – All I Have To Do Is Dream - 63 points (31-7-7) 3 wks

8 (09) Jackson 5 - I Want You Back - 61 points (25-9-8) 3 wks

9 (08) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town - 53 points (22-14-11-15-15-23-19-20-22-30-40-x-18-11-5-7-6-6-7-10-8-9) 21 wks

10 (17) Diana Ross & The Supremes – Someday We'll Be Together - 52 points (40-19-19-16-17-10) 6 wks

11 (06) Beatles - Something - 48 points (24-16-9-2-2-1-2-2-6-11) 10 wks

12 (10) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Onion Song - 42 points (19-10-6-8-10-12) 6 wks

13 (12) B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - 37 points (30-27-18-12-13) 5 wks

14 (14) Cuff Links - Tracy - 36 points (40-19-23-17-20-15-17-26-17-14-14-14) 12 wks

15 (25) Tom Jones - Without Love - 36 points (25-15) 2 wks

16 (15) Peter, Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane - 35 points (37-29-23-22-22-15-16) 7 wks

17 (11) Tremeloes - (Call Me) Number One - 33 points (35-11-6-5-5-4-5-11-17) 9 wks

18 (NE) Cilla Black - If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind - 32 points 1 wk

19 (30) Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - 31 points (30-19) 2 wks

20 (16) Roger Whittaker - Leavin' (Durham Town) - 29 points (36-25-17-16-20) 5 wks

21 (18) Mama Cass – Make Your Own Kind Of Music - 29 points (33-34-27-18-15-14-15-18-21) 9 wks

22 (19) Archies - Sugar, Sugar - 27 points (36-19-16-19-16-20-24-40-21-15-12-11-10-9-7-16-12-10-4-3-3-4-7-9-13-19-22) 27 wks

23 (39) Nancy Sinatra - Highway Song - 23 points (39-23) 2 wks

24 (13) Beatles - Come Together - 23 points (38-22-8-3-4-3-4-13-24) 9 wks

25 (26) Beatles - The Abbey Road Medley (Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End) - 22 points (38-26-25) 3 wks

26 (NE) Jimmy Ruffin – Farewell Is A Lonely Sound - 21 points 1 wk

27 (27) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son - 21 points (38-35-27-27) 4 wks

28 (29) Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well - 21 points (8-5-4-2-2-4-7-8-15-24-29-28) 12 wks

29 (24) Four Tops - Do What You Gotta Do - 20 points (28-14-9-9-6-10-10-13-12-26-28-24-29) 13 wks

30 (NE) Beatles - Across The Universe - 20 points 1 wk

31 (35) Archie Bell & The Drells - Here I Go Again - 19 points (29-28-27-33-32-35-31) 7 wks

32 (33) Dells – When I’m In Your Arms - 19 points (30-31-28-34-36-33-32) 7 wks

33 (32) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River - 19 points (36-29-x-40-32-30-32-33) 7 wks

34 (28) Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey - 19 points (18-11-11-21-26-28-34) 7 wks

35 (NE) Bobby Womack – How I Miss You Baby - 18 points 1 wk

36 (NE) Murray Head - Superstar - 18 points 1 wk

37 (NE) Shocking Blue - Venus - 18 points 1 wk

38 (36) Marlena Shaw – California Soul - 18 points (26-25-18-18-13-14-14-29-40-36-38) 11 wks

39 (23) Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World Of Love - 17 points (35-27-23-39) 4 wks

40 (37) Lulu - Oh Me Oh My - 17 points (37-40) 2 wks

40 (NE) Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed - 17 points 1 wk

40 (20) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother - 17 points (5-3-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-11-20-40) 12 wks



Dropped Out

44 (38) Marv Johnson – I Miss You (Baby) - 16 points (34-35-28-27-34-39-x-38)

48 (21) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner - 14 points (38-16-19-21)

59 (22) Nilsson - I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City - 10 points (17-11-12-22)

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

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

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 27.12.1969

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

USA Chart for this week

[smokeyb]

TOTP: 25-12-69:   Presenter: Jimmy Saville & Pete Murray
THE SCAFFOLD – Lily The Pink  
FLEETWOOD MAC – Albatross
CLODAGH RODGERS – Goodnight Midnight  
BLUE MINK – Melting Pot
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL – Bad Moon Rising  
MARMALADE – Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da  
PETER SARSTEDT – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)
ZAGER & EVANS – In The Year 2525
THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN – Something In The Air
THE BEATLES & BILLY PRESTON – Get Back  
THE ROLLING STONES – Honky Tonk Women  


This was the Christmas edition of TOTP for 1969.

[smokeyb]

Once everyone posts this week's chart I will present the final countdown charts of 1969, before we start the new decade.

[smokeyb]

1 (3) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life (2 wks)
2 (1) Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (6 wks)
3 (2) Cufflinks - Tracy (6 wks)
4 (6) Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell - All I Have To Dream (4 wks)
5 (5) Blue Mink - Melting Pot (7 wks)
6 (4) Tremeloes - Call Me Number One (9 wks)
7 (8) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (7 wks)
8 (14) Tom Jones - Without Love (3 wks)
9 (7) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (6 wks)
10 (10) Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (5 wks)
11 (9) Stevie Wonder - Yesterme Yesteryou Yesterday (7 wks)
12 (11) Beatles - Something (8 wks)
13 (15) Dave Clark Five - Good Old Rock 'N' Roll (4 wks)
14 (20) Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home (2 wks)
15 (NE) Vanity Fare - Hitchin' a Ride (1 wk)
16 (13) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song (7 wks)
17 (12) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town (11 wks)
18 (16) Beatles - Come Together (8 wks)
19 (NE) Lou Christie - She Sold Me Magic (1 wk)
20 (27) Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl (2 wks)
21 (17) Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey (9 wks)
22 (18) Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream (9 wks)
23 (19) Archies - Sugar Sugar (12 wks)
24 (NE) The Equals - Rub A Dub Dub (1 wk)
25 (21) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy - He's My Brother (13 wks)
26 (22) Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People (10 wks)
27 (23) Four Tops - Do What You Gotta Do (14 wks)
28 (24) Junior Walker & the All Stars - What Does It take (11 wks)
29 (25) Dave Clark Five - Put A Little Love In Your Heart (10 wks)
30 (26) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (9 wks)

[raliverpool]

1 Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (2wks 9-1)

2 BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (4wks 18-5-2-2)
3 Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (4wks 22-12-6-3)
4 Beatles - Golden Slumbers/Carry The Weight/The End (Abbey Road medley) (5wks 18-3-1-1-4)
5 Jacksons - I Want You Back (4wks 21-10-7-5)
6 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (7wks 21-11-5-2-2-3-6)
7 Peter Paul & Mary - Leaving On A Jet Plane (6wks 24-17-12-6-5-7)
8 Blue Mink - Melting Pot (4wks 24-16-10-8)
9 Stevie Wonder - Yester Me Yester You Yesterday (6wks 18-11-9-4-4-9)
10 Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry - All I Have To Do Is Dream (2wks 17-10)

11 Neil Diamond - Holly Holy (5wks 32-20-15-12-11)
12 King Crimson - Epitaph (2wks 24-12)
13 Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post (3wks 30-19-13)
14 Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again (4wks 26-22-16-14)
15 Beatles - Here Comes The Sun (1wk 15 NEW)
16 Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (4wks 28-19-15-16)
17 Janis Joplin - Kozmic Blues (5wks 23-14-7-8-17)
18 Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers to Cross (1wk 18 NEW)
19 Mel & Tim - Backfield In Motion (5wks 21-15-13-13-19)
20 Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (3wks 38-30-20)

21 Santana - Soul Sacrifice (4wks 32-23-21-21)
22 Dave Clark Five - Good Old Rock'n'Roll (3wks 27-25-22)
23 Shocking Blue - Venus (1wk 23 NEW)
24 Lulu - Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) (6wks 38-29-23-21-22-24)
25 Tommy Roe - Jam Up Jelly Tight (2wks 32-25)
26 Beatles - Something (9wks 7-3-1-1-1-1-3-11-26)
27 Crow - Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me (2wks 36-27)
28 Tom Jones - Without Love (There Is Nothing) (1wk 28 NEW)
29 Moody Blues - Watching and Waiting (4wks 31-26-26-29)
30 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner (6wks 22-9-8-9-14-30)

31 Tim Buckley - Blue Melody (2wks 37-31)
32 Nina Simone - To Be Young, Gifted And Black (3wks 37-31-32)
33 Merle Haggard - Okie from Muskogee (3wks 29-28-33)
34 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together (6wks 28-20-16-17-23-34)
35 Dusty Springfield - A Brand New Me (4wks 40-34-33-35)
36 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (7wks 20-14-12-11-11-18-36)
37 Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band - Moonlight on Vermont (3wks 36-34-37)
38 Syd Barrett - Octopus (4wks 33-28-29-38)
39 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song (1wk 39 NEW)
40 Bobby Sherman - La La La (1wk 40 NEW)

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Mark's Top 40 - 27.12.1969

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 (06) Blue Mink - Melting Pot
7 (07) 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 (11) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
12 (12) Beatles - Something
13 (13) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song
14 (14) Harry J Allstars - The Liquidator
15 (15) Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine
16 (16) Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket
17 (17) Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well
18 (18) Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People
19 (19) Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile
20 (20) Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell - All I Have To Do Is Dream
21 (21) Cilla Black - If I Thought You'd Change Your Mind
22 (22) Tom Jones - Without Love
23 (23) Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother
24 (24) Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again
25 (25) Love Affair - Bringing On Back The Good Times
26 (26) Des O' Connor - Loneliness
27 (27) Creedance Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
28 (28) David Bowie - Space Oddity
29 (29) Isley Brothers - Put Yourself In My Place
30 (30) Joe Cocker - Delta Lady
31 (31) Dusty Springfield - Am I The Same Girl
32 (32) Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
33 (33) Equals - Viva Bobby Joe
34 (34) Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Je T'aime
35 (35) Bee Gees - Don't Forget To Remember
36 (36) Marvin Gaye – Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
37 (37) Beatles - Get Back
38 (38) Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'
39 (39) Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together
40 (40) Frank Sinatra - My Way

[Whitneyfan]

01(02) Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell – All I Have To Do Is Dream
02(01) Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
03(23) Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
04(03) Rolf Harris – Two Little Boys
05(04) Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love
06(07) Cilla Black – If I Thought You’d Ever Change Your Mind
07(09) Diana Ross & The Supremes – Someday We’ll Be Together
08(10) Tom Jones – Without Love
09(05) Nancy Sinatra – Highway Song
10(06) Stevie Wonder – Yester-me Yester-you Yesterday

11(08) Lulu – Oh Me Oh My
12(17) Cliff Richard – With The Eyes Of A Child
13(11) Harry Nilsson – I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City
14(14) Roger Whittaker - Leavin' (Durham Town)
15(13) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song
16(12) Blue Mink - Melting Pot
17(16) Mama Cass – Make Your Own Kind Of Music
18(38) Leapy Lee - Good Morning
19(--) Lou Christie – She Sold Me Magic
20(42) Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home

24(--) The Equals – Rub A Dub Dub

31(--) Vanity Fare – Hitchin’ A Ride
40(--) Moira Anderson – The Holy City

[Shireblogger]

1 [1] :: Beatles - ACROSS THE UNIVERSE {No-One's Gonna Change Our World LP track}
2 [2] :: Rolling Stones - GIMME SHELTER {Let It Bleed LP track}
3 [3] :: Elvis Presley - SUSPICIOUS MINDS
4 [4] :: Rolling Stones - LET IT BLEED {Let It Bleed LP track}
5 [18] :: Jackie Wilson - (YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) HIGHER AND HIGHER
6 [6] :: Kenny Rogers & First Edition - RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN
7 [20] :: Staple Singers - LONG WALK TO D.C.
8 [19] :: Booker T & MGs - TIME IS TIGHT
9 [re] :: Sly & the Family Stone - EVERYDAY PEOPLE
10 [re] :: Booker T & MGs - SOUL LIMBO
11 [re] :: Marvin Gaye - TOO BUSY THINKING 'BOUT MY BABY
12 [re] :: Beatles - GET BACK
13 [re] :: Creedence Clearwater Revival - BAD MOON RISING
14 [re] :: Smokey Robinson & Miracles - TRACKS OF MY TEARS
15 [re] :: Temptations - GET READY
16 [re] :: Marvin Gaye - I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
17 [re] :: Simon & Garfunkel - THE BOXER
18 [8] :: Scaffold - GIN GAN GOOLIE
19 [re] :: Archies - SUGAR SUGAR
20 [re] :: Glen Campbell - GALVESTON

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 6 ) Reflections Of My Life - Marmalade
3 ( 4 ) I Want You Back - Jackson Five
4 ( 2 ) Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter Paul & Mary (#1[3])
5 ( 7 ) If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind - Cilla Black
6 ( 12 ) Venus - Shocking Blue
7 ( 3 ) The Onion Song - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (#2[2])
8 ( 5 ) Melting Pot - Blue Mink (#3)
9 ( 9 ) La La La - Bobby Sherman
10 ( 8 ) Raindrops Keep Fallin' In My Head - B.J. Thomas (#4)

11 ( 23 ) Good Morning - Leapy Lee
12 ( 10 ) Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me - Crow (#9)
13 ( 16 ) Love Will Find A Way - Jackie DeShannon
14 ( 14 ) Highway Song - Nancy Sinatra
15 ( -- ) Hitchin' A Ride - Vanity Fare
16 ( 11 ) Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes (#6)
17 ( 15 ) Make Your Own Kind Of Music - Mama Cass (#14)
18 ( 20 ) With The Eyes Of A Child - Cliff Richard
19 ( 21 ) But You Love Me Daddy - Jim Reeves
20 ( 18 ) Up The Cripple Creek - Band (#18)

21 ( 13 ) Two Little Boys - Rolf Harris (#7)
22 ( -- ) Rub A Dub Dub - Equals
23 ( 28 ) Ain't It Funky Now - James Brown
24 ( 17 ) Winter World Of Love - Engelbert Humperdinck (#10)
25 ( 37 ) Jingle Jangle - Archies
26 ( 27 ) I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City - Nilsson
27 ( 19 ) (Call Me) Number One - Tremeloes (#1[3])
28 ( 24 ) Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam (#15)
29 ( 29 ) Heaven Knows - Grass Roots (#28)
30 ( 26 ) Groovy Grubworm - Harlow Wilcox & The Oakies (#21)

31 ( 22 ) Down On The Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival (#5)
32 ( 33 ) Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante & Teicher
33 ( 25 ) Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday - Stevie Wonder (#6)
34 ( -- ) She Sold Me Magic - Lou Christie
35 ( 32 ) Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) - Lulu (#30)
36 ( 31 ) Something - Beatles (#1[1])
37 ( 30 ) Take A Letter Maria - R.B. Greaves (#5)
38 ( 39 ) Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival (#27)
39 ( 36 ) Here Comes The Star - Herman's Hermits (#21)
40 ( 35 ) Backfield In Motion - Mel & Tim (#19)

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-- ( 34 ) Come Together - Beatles (#5)
-- ( 38 ) Undun - Guess Who (#16)
-- ( 40 ) Cold Turkey - Plastic Ono Band (#11)

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-- ( -- ) Point It Out - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

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[darkstar79]

01 Eddie Holman – Hey There Lonely Girl (1 wk)
02 The Four Tops – Do What You Gotta Do (14 wks)
03 Bobby Womack – How I Miss You Baby (2 wks)
04 The Impressions – Wherever She Leadeth Me (1 wk)
05 Dells – When I’m In Your Arms (8 wks)
06 Dusty Springfield – A Brand New Me (8 wks)
07 Marlena Shaw – California Soul (12 wks)
08 Four Tops – Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me (3 wks)
09 Marv Johnson – I Miss You (Baby) (10 wks)
10 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Tarrell – What You Gave Me (4 wks)

11 Diana Ross & The Supremes – Someday We'll Be Together (7 wks)
12 Petula Clark – No One Better Than You (7 wks)
13 The Sweet Inspiration – (Gotta Find) A Brand New Lover (Part I) (1 wk)
14 Jimmy Ruffin – Farewell Is A Lonely Sound (2 wks)
15 The Street People – Jennifer Tomkins (2 wks)
16 Gloria Taylor – You Got To Pay The Price (7 wks)
17 Candi Staton – I’m Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Loving) (2 wks)
18 The Soul Children – The Sweeter He Is (11 wks)
19 Betty Everett – Been A Long Time (2 wks)
20 Tom Jones – Without Love (There Is Nothing) (3 wks)

21 Bettye Swann – Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) (6 wks)
22 Cilla Black – If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind (3 wks)
23 100 Proof Aged Soul – Too Many Cooks (1 wk)
24 Ruby Winters – Guess Who (2 wks)
25 Archie Bell & The Drells – A World Without Music (1 wk)
26 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Darling Dear (3 wks)
27 Lee Hazlewood – Trouble Maker (2 wks)
28 The Isley Brothers – Bless Your Heart (3 wks)
29 Wilson Pickett – You Keep Me Hanging On (4 wks)
30 The Kinks – Victoria (3 wks)

[smokeyb]

Just waiting on final chart from popchartfreak to close off the year, and start the annual run downs in the other thread.

[popchartfreak]

sorry for the delay, xmas is hectic! Will post this afternoon

[popchartfreak]

20th December 1969

It's 3 weeks on top for Marmalade, as they hold off a Xmas Superstar challenge from Murray Head. The Guess Who get their first top 10, no time to mention they'd be back - sort of - in 1974, stuttering a bit. You ain't seen nothin' yet! Bananarama also get a first top 10 - I mean Shocking Blue! Highest new entry at 11 is the first of an invasion of new singles or album tracks just sneaking into the 1969 release schedules, and it's The Beatles' charity Across The Universe at 11, the first John song to challenge the top 10 since Ballad Of John & Yoko.

The Delfonics are back with another future 70's UK hit, Didn't I Blow Your Mind in at 22, just ahead of Jimmy Cliff's earlier 1969 single getting another shot in the wake of Wonderful World Beautiful People, the great Many Rivers To Cross, a future UK hit - for UB40. The 5th Dimension are back with another Laura Nyro cover, Blowin' her Away and out of the top 40 - how rude! Meanwhile ailing Louis Armstrong is back for what is pretty much his swansong, the ironically-titled We Have All The Time In The World, the non-hit new Bond song from On Her Majesty's Secret Service - both the title tune and Louis' original songs becoming 90's hits eventually. The new Bond actor didn't favour, but at least it had Diana Rigg in it, which is compensation for almost anything.

The Carpenters debut at 40 with the template for their greatest 70's tracks - gorgeous vocals, lush arrangements, and great songs, this time a cover of The Beatles Ticket To Ride. Karen was happier behind the drums and out of the spotlight - but she had the voice of an angel in the studio, making it seem effortless. Rock critics busy sharpening up their vitriolic pencils, of course, as they always do for anything not deemed "cool", and usually end up being proved wrong in the long run. Happily I've a long memory and enjoy a good bout of "I told you so's" when they get it wrong.

Elsewhere Marvin Gaye covers Jimmy Ruffin as Motown bung out an album of covers against the wishes of Gaye, for the most part, which may be why they were a bit cool with his own stuff in a year or two initially. It's a decent effort here though. Sly & The Family Stone have a double A side, the track I prefer is Everyday People ("future 90's hit cover"), The Pioneers are back, Brook Benton enters with future Randy Crawford 80's hit Rainy Night In Georgia, Lenny Welch covers Neil Sedaka's early 60's pop hit Breaking Up Is Hard To Do in slow piano-led soul stylee, 2 years ahead of The Partridge Family topping my chart with a version more in line with the original, and 5 years ahead of Neil Sedaka covering it himself in the same style as Lenny Welch.

Luther Ingram debuts, Melanie debuts setting herself up for a chart-topper in 2 years-time, and Elvis sneaks in with a movie song B side that got remixed and a hit in the noughties - Rubberneckin'. Phew! 1969 has been a manic and varies year. One more week to go and then it's into 1970 - which I regard as the low-point from 1966 through 1974. It's going to be interesting to see if my greatly-expanded new charts bear that out! Possibly not!

1 ( 1 ) REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade # 1
2 ( 3 ) SUPERSTAR Murray Head # 2
3 ( 2 ) HERE I GO AGAIN Archie Bell & The Drells # 1
4 ( 5 ) HEY THERE LONELY GIRL Eddie Holman # 4
5 ( 6 ) ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell # 5
6 ( 8 ) FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND Jimmy Ruffin # 6
7 ( 4 ) TWO LITTLE BOYS Rolf Harris # 3
8 ( 7 ) I WANT YOU BACK The Jackson 5 # 4
9 ( 18 ) NO TIME The Guess Who # 9
10 ( 12 ) VENUS Shocking Blue # 10

11 ( NEW ) ACROSS THE UNIVERSE The Beatles # 11
12 ( 17 ) OH ME OH MY (I’M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY) Lulu # 12
13 ( 11 ) DURHAM TOWN (THE LEAVIN’) Roger Whittaker # 8
14 ( 9 ) THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA Harve Presnell # 1
15 ( 10 ) WAND’RIN’ STAR Lee Marvin # 2
16 ( 19 ) IF I THOUGHT YOU’D EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND Cilla Black # 16
17 ( 14 ) THEME FROM “MIDNIGHT COWBOY” John Barry # 1
18 ( 13 ) HE AIN’T HEAVY...HE’S MY BROTHER The Hollies # 1
19 ( 15 ) I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Bobbie Gentry # 1
20 ( 26 ) LADY-O The Turtles # 20

21 ( 16 ) RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD B.J. Thomas # 8
22 ( NEW ) DIDN’T I (BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME) The Delfonics # 22
23 ( 20 ) WHOLE LOTTA LOVE Led Zeppelin # 20
24 ( NEW ) MANY RIVERS TO CROSS Jimmy Cliff # 24
25 ( 30 ) WHICH WAY YOU GOING BILLY? The Poppy Family featuring Terry Jacks # 25
26 ( 28 ) SHE SOLD ME MAGIC Lou Christie # 26
27 ( 23 ) YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY Stevie Wonder # 6
28 ( 22 ) (CALL ME) NUMBER ONE The Tremeloes # 4
29 ( 21 ) I GUESS THE LORD MUST BE IN NEW YORK CITY Nilsson # 9
30 ( 24 ) LITTLE GREEN BAG George Baker Selection # 20

31 ( 25 ) NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE Steam # 3
32 ( 38 ) JINGLE JANGLE The Archies # 32
33 ( 27 ) SOMETHING The Beatles # 6
34 ( 37 ) GIMME SHELTER The Rolling Stones # 34
35 ( NEW ) BLOWIN’ AWAY The 5th Dimension # 35
36 ( 46 ) MAYBE The Chantels # 36
37 ( NEW ) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD Louis Armstrong # 37
38 ( 47 ) SHE Tommy James & The Shondells # 38
39 ( 32 ) TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS Glen Campbell # 4
40 ( NEW ) TICKET TO RIDE The Carpenters # 40

41 ( 29 ) SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER Diana Ross & The Supremes # 29
42 ( 31 ) WONDERFUL WORLD BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Jimmy Cliff # 15
43 ( 40 ) AM I THE SAME GIRL Dusty Springfield # 1
44 ( 33 ) TIME AND LOVE Laura Nyro # 33
45 ( 50 ) HITCHIN’ A RIDE Vanity Fare # 45
46 ( 56 ) WITHOUT LOVE (THERE IS NOTHING) Tom Jones # 46
47 ( 42 ) JAM UP JELLY TIGHT Tommy Roe # 42
48 ( 48 ) DARLING DEAR Smokey Robinson & The Miracles # 48
49 ( 34 ) WHEN WE GET MARRIED 1910 Fruitgum Company # 34
50 ( 39 ) HERE COMES THE SUN The Beatles # 9

51 ( 35 ) A BRAND NEW ME Dusty Springfield # 19
52 ( NEW ) GONNA GIVE HER ALL THE LOVE I GOT Marvin Gaye # 52
53 ( 36 ) GROOVIN’ (OUT ON LIFE) The Newbeats # 28
54 ( 71 ) HOW CAN I TELL MY MOM AND DAD The Lovelites # 54
55 ( 43 ) LEAVING ON A JET PLANE Peter, Paul & Mary # 13
56 ( 62 ) THE THRILL IS GONE B. B. King # 56
57 ( 57 ) CHERRY HILL PARK Billy Joe Royal # 57
58 ( 58 ) WHEREVER SHE LEADETH ME The Impressions featuring Curtis Mayfield # 58
59 ( 41 ) LIQUIDATOR Harry J All Stars # 23
60 ( 53 ) SPACE ODDITY David Bowie # 1

61 ( 49 ) ARIZONA Mark Lindsay # 49
62 ( 45 ) SOME OF SHELLY’S BLUES The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band # 16
63 ( 66 ) THE OLD MAN’S BACK AGAIN Scott Walker # 63
64 ( 59 ) SOMETHING IN THE AIR Thunderclap Newman # 1
65 ( 60 ) IN THE YEAR 2525 (EXORDIUM AND TERMINUS) Zager & Evans # 1
66 ( NEW ) EVERYBODY IS A STAR Sly & The Family Stone # 66
67 ( NEW ) POOR RAMASES The Pioneers # 67
68 ( NEW ) RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA Brook Benton # 68
69 ( 73 ) I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Dionne Warwick # 69
70 ( 72 ) SEVENTH SON Georgie Fame # 70

71 ( NEW ) BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Lenny Welch # 71
72 ( NEW ) MY HONEY AND ME Luther Ingram # 72
73 ( NEW ) THANK YOU (FALETTINME BE MICE ELF AGAIN) Sly & The Family Stone # 73
74 ( NEW ) BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Melanie # 74
75 ( NEW ) RUBBERNECKIN’ Elvis Presley # 75



wot I liked that week then
1 ( 1 ) SUGAR SUGAR The Archies
2 ( 2 ) TWO LITTLE BOYS Rolf Harris
3 ( 3 ) ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell
4 ( 5 ) RUBY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
5 ( 4 ) YESTER-ME YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY Stevie Wonder
6 ( 6 ) SOMETHING The Beatles
7 ( 9 ) SUSPICIOUS MINDS Elvis Presley
8 ( NEW ) JINGLE JANGLE The Archies
9 ( 7 ) TRACY The Cuff Links
10 ( NEW ) GREEN RIVER Creedence Clearwater Revival

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My laptop has died completely and my last back up is 15th December so might take a while to catch up.