Dusty manages to hold on for a 3rd week by just 1 point, as Fleetwood Mac stay at 2 but close the points gap.
A static top 4 means that the Foundations remain at 3 and Marvin Gaye at 4, the Move jump up to 5.
There are 6 new entries and 1 re-entry in the first chart of the year, the highest is Canned Heat at number 20.
The biggest climber is Booker T & MGs who jump up 23 places to 11.
The biggest faller is the Dave Clark Five who drop 47 places.
04.01.1969 (Week # 1)
1 (01) Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man - 114 points (27-7-2-1-1-1) 6 wks
2 (02) Fleetwood Mac - Albatross - 113 points (17-6-3-2-2) 5 wks
3 (03) Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup - 77 points (20-7-2-1-2-3-3) 7 wks
4 (04) Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine - 76 points (38-12-8-8-5-4-5-4-4) 9 wks
5 (20) Move - Blackberry Way - 64 points (20-5) 2 wks
6 (09) Bee Gees - I Started A Joke - 61 points (30-17-9-9-6) 5 wks
7 (12) Herman's Hermits - Something's Happening - 53 points (12-7) 2 wks
8 (05) Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance - 51 points (17-10-5-4-5-8) 6 wks
9 (11) Manfred Mann - Fox On The Run - 49 points (11-9) 2 wks
10 (06) Marmalade - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da - 49 points (13-10-6-6-10) 5 wks
11 (34) Booker T & MGs - Soul Limbo - 45 points (33-26-34-11) 4 wks
12 (07) Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman - 40 points (22-6-3-2-1-3-8-7-12) 9 wks
13 (13) The Delfonics – Ready Or Not Here I Come - 36 points (24-19-15-13-13) 5 wks
14 (24) Stevie Wonder - For Once In My Life - 36 points (24-14) 2 wks
15 (14) Beatles - Back In The USSR - 36 points (40-40-12-11-13-14-15) 7 wks
16 (22) Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil - 34 points (23-22-16) 3 wks
17 (18) Casuals - Toy - 30 points (29-18-17) 3 wks
18 (27) Edwin Starr - Stop Her On Sight (SOS) - 29 points (39-27-18) 3 wks
19 (16) Barry Ryan - Eloise - 29 points (11-4-1-1-1-1-3-9-12-16-19) 11 wks
20 (NE) Canned Heat - Going Up The Country - 28 points 1 wk
21 (10) Gun - Race With The Devil - 27 points (33-11-9-8-10-10-21) 7 wks
22 (15) Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine - 27 points (9-2-2-2-2-4-8-16-19-15-22) 11 wks
23 (19) Judy Clay And William Bell - Private Number - 26 points (29-14-13-11-19-23) 6 wks
24 (NE) Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover - 24 points 1 wk
25 (17) Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman - 23 points (34-28-28-22-12-12-15-18-18-17-25) 11 wks
26 (25) The Temptations – Cloud Nine - 21 points (34-31-32-23-21-22-25-26) 8 wks
27 (32) Dorthe - Jeder Schotte - 20 points (31-27-32-27) 4 wks
28 (36) Sly & The Family Stone – Everyday People - 19 points (26-28-28-26-30-36-28) 7 wks
29 (35) Sammy Davis Jr. – I’ve Gotta Be Me - 19 points (35-29) 2 wks
30 (33) Bedrocks - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da - 19 points (28-33-30) 3 wks
31 (NE) Doors - Touch Me - 19 points 1 wk
32 (31) Jimi Hendrix Experience - Crosstown Traffic - 19 points (34-25-31-32) 4 wks
33 (NE) Staple Singers - Long Walk To D.C. - 18 points 1 wk
34 (NE) Anita Bryant - My Cup Runneth Over - 18 points 1 wk
35 (RE) Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man - 17 points (23-21-23-24-22-30-x-35) 7 wks 36 (39) Dells – Any Body Know I’m Here - 17 points (39-36) 2 wks
37 (NE) Beach Boys – Bluebirds Over The Mountain - 17 points 1 wk38 (37) Jackie Trent - Hollywood - 17 points (35-34-37-38) 4 wks
39 (28) Nina Simone - Ain't Got No I Got Life - 17 points (23-7-3-3-3-4-6-11-12-16-28-39) 12 wks
40 (40) Paper Dolls - Someday - 16 points (36-40-40) 3 wks
Dropped Out
42 (30) Tremeloes - I Shall Be Released - 15 points (33-30)
45 (08) Scaffold - Lily The Pink - 15 points (26-10-7-5-4-7-7-8)
46 (29) The Four Tops – I'm In A Different World - 14 points (23-25-28-30-25-25-25-18-14-20-23-24-29)
49 (21) Judy Collins – Both Sides Now - 14 points (40-x-40-22-15-16-14-14-21)
55 (23) Moody Blues - Ride My See-Saw - 12 points (27-20-23)
73 (26) Dave Clark Five - Live In The Sky - 6 points (19-20-17-26)
- (38) Irwan Kostal - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - 0 points (32-38)
- (40) Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer - 0 points (10-3-1-1-1-2-3-5-6-12-22-x-40)
Thanks to
Earl Purple raliverpool Whitneyfan smokeyb Shireblogger popchartfreak o darkstar79 & @alexrange .
I will leave this open until end of next week