Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1969 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1968 <-1969-> 1970
Top songs: #1: In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) by Zager & Evans - #2: Sugar, Sugar by The Archies - #3: Leaving on a Jet Plane by Peter, Paul & Mary - #4: Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley - #5: A Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash
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In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)
#1
06/1969

In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)
Zager & Evans

from 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)   
459 pts
1
US
1
AC




1
UK

[RCA Victor 0174]
written by Rick Evans
Sugar, Sugar
#2
07/1969

Sugar, Sugar
The Archies

from Everything's Archies   
439 pts
1
US
22
AC




1
UK
[Calendar 63-1008]
written by Andy Kim & Jeff Barry
Leaving on a Jet Plane
#3
10/1969

Leaving on a Jet Plane
Peter, Paul & Mary

from Album 1700   Album 1700
429 pts
1
US
1
AC




2
UK
[Warner 7340]
written by John Denver
Suspicious Minds
#4
09/1969

Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley

from Elvis in Person   Elvis in Person
418 pts
1
US
4
AC




2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #91]
[RCA 47-9764]
written by Mark James [songwriter]
A Boy Named Sue
#5
07/1969

A Boy Named Sue
Johnny Cash

from Johnny Cash at San Quentin   Johnny Cash at San Quentin
383 pts
2
US
1
AC
1
ctry


4
UK
[recorded live at san quentin prison] [noverly]
[Columbia 4-44944]
written by Shel Silverstein
Oh Happy Day
#6
04/1969

Oh Happy Day
The Edwin Hawkins Singers

from Let Us Go into the House of the Lord   
360 pts
4
US
22
AC


2
R&B
2
UK
featuring Dorothy Combs Morrison
[Pavilion 20,001]
written by traditional & Edwin Hawkins
In the Ghetto
#7
05/1969

In the Ghetto
Elvis Presley

from From Elvis in Memphis   From Elvis in Memphis
354 pts
3
US
8
AC
60
ctry


2
UK
[RCA Victor 47-9741]
written by Mac Davis
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
#8
03/1969

Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
The 5th Dimension

from The Age of Aquarius   The Age of Aquarius
346 pts
1
US
1
AC


6
R&B
11
UK
Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1970
[Soul City 772]
written by Galt MacDermot, James Rado & Gerome Ragni
My Cherie Amour
#9
05/1969

My Cherie Amour
Stevie Wonder

from My Cherie Amour   My Cherie Amour
333 pts
4
US
3
AC


4
R&B
4
UK
[Tamla 54180]
written by Stevie Wonder, Hank Cosby & Sylvia Moy
#10
11/1969

Someday We'll Be Together
The Supremes

from Cream of the Crop   Cream of the Crop
329 pts
1
US
12
AC


1
R&B
13
UK
as Diana Ross & the Supremes
[Motown 1156]
written by Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers & Harvey Fuqua
Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday
#11
10/1969

Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday
Stevie Wonder

from My Cherie Amour   My Cherie Amour
322 pts
7
US
10
AC


5
R&B
2
UK
[Tamla 54188]
written by Ron Miller & Bryan Wells
#12
06/1969

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
Kenny Rogers

from Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town   
322 pts
6
US
6
AC
39
ctry


2
UK
as Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
[Reprise 0829]
written by Mel Tillis
#13
09/1969

Wedding Bell Blues
The 5th Dimension

from The Age of Aquarius   The Age of Aquarius
316 pts
1
US
1
AC


23
R&B
16
UK
[Soul City 779]
written by Laura Nyro
Something
#14
10/1969

Something
The Beatles

from Abbey Road   Abbey Road
308 pts
3
US
17
AC




4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #273] in the US, B-Side to Come Together ; charted as Something / Come Together in UK charts
[Apple 2654]
written by George Harrison
Good Morning Starshine
#15
05/1969

Good Morning Starshine
Oliver

298 pts
3
US
3
AC




6
UK
[Jubilee 5659]
written by Galt MacDermot, James Rado & Gerome Ragni
#16
03/1969

Time Is Tight
Booker T. & the MG's

from Uptight   
293 pts
6
US
9
AC


7
R&B
4
UK
instrumental
[Stax 0028]
written by Booker T. Jones
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
#17
11/1969

Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
B.J. Thomas

from Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head   
274 pts
1
US
1
AC




38
UK
from the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
[Scepter 12265]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Goodbye
#18
04/1969

Goodbye
Mary Hopkin

270 pts
13
US
6
AC




2
UK
[Apple 1806]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Galveston
#19
03/1969

Galveston
Glen Campbell

from Galveston   Galveston
268 pts
4
US
1
AC
1
ctry


14
UK
[Capitol 2428]
written by Jimmy Webb
Tracy
#20
09/1969

Tracy
The Cuff Links

from Tracy   Tracy
254 pts
9
US
5
AC




4
UK
[Decca 32533]
written by Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance
The Boxer
#21
04/1969

The Boxer
Simon & Garfunkel

from Bridge Over Troubled Water   Bridge Over Troubled Water
251 pts
7
US
3
AC




6
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #105]
[Columbia 44785]
written by Paul Simon
Don't Cry Daddy
#22
11/1969

Don't Cry Daddy
Elvis Presley

249 pts
6
US
3
AC
13
ctry


8
UK
[RCA 47-9768]
written by Scott Davis
#23
12/1969

Without Love (There Is Nothing)
Tom Jones

from Tom   
249 pts
5
US
1
AC


41
R&B
10
UK
[Parrot 40045]
written by Danny Small
Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
#24
05/1969

Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
Henry Mancini

249 pts
1
US
1
AC






instrumental
[RCA 74-0131]
written by Nino Rota
Lay Lady Lay
#25
07/1969

Lay Lady Lay
Bob Dylan

from Nashville Skyline   Nashville Skyline
248 pts
7
US
19
AC




5
UK
[Columbia 44926]
written by Bob Dylan
Reflections of My Life
#26
12/1969

Reflections of My Life
The Marmalade

245 pts
10
US
21
AC




3
UK
[London 20058]
written by Junior Campbell & Thomas McAleese
Where Do You Go to (My Lovely)
#27
02/1969

Where Do You Go to (My Lovely)
Peter Sarstedt

from Peter Sarstedt   
225 pts
70
US
29
AC




1
UK
[World Pacific 77911]
written by Peter Sarstedt
You've Made Me So Very Happy
#28
03/1969

You've Made Me So Very Happy
Blood, Sweat & Tears

from Blood, Sweat & Tears   Blood, Sweat & Tears
223 pts
2
US
18
AC


46
R&B
35
UK
[Columbia 44776]
written by Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson & Berry Gordy
All I Have to Do Is Dream
#29
12/1969

All I Have to Do Is Dream
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell

223 pts
27
US
4
AC
6
ctry


3
UK
[Capitol 2745]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant
#30
11/1969

Two Little Boys
Rolf Harris

221 pts
119
US
19
AC




1
UK
[MGM 14103]
written by Theodore Morse & Edward Madden
Spinning Wheel
#31
05/1969

Spinning Wheel
Blood, Sweat & Tears

from Blood, Sweat & Tears   Blood, Sweat & Tears
221 pts
2
US
1
AC


45
R&B


[Columbia 44871]
written by David Clayton-Thomas
#32
08/1969

Jean
Oliver

218 pts
2
US
1
AC






from the film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
[Crewe 334]
written by Rod McKuen
Love (Can Make You Happy)
#33
04/1969

Love (Can Make You Happy)
Mercy

from Love Can Make You Happy   
214 pts
2
US
2
AC






[Sundi 6811]
written by Jack Sigler
Traces
#34
02/1969

Traces
Classics IV

from Traces   
213 pts
2
US
2
AC






featuring Dennis Yost
[Imperial 66352]
written by Buddy Buie, James Cobb & Emory Gordy
Hey There Lonely Girl
#35
12/1969

Hey There Lonely Girl
Eddie Holman

from I Love You   I Love You
212 pts
2
US
36
AC


4
R&B


[ABC 11240]
written by Leon Carr & Earl Shuman
And When I Die
#36
10/1969

And When I Die
Blood, Sweat & Tears

from Blood, Sweat & Tears   Blood, Sweat & Tears
209 pts
2
US
4
AC






[Columbia 45008]
written by Laura Nyro
#37
10/1969

Take a Letter, Maria
R.B. Greaves

from R.B. Greaves   R.B. Greaves
207 pts
2
US
21
AC


10
R&B


[Atco 6714]
written by R.B. Greaves
Hitchin' a Ride
#38
12/1969

Hitchin' a Ride
Vanity Fare

from Early in the Morning   
203 pts
5
US
22
AC




16
UK
[Page One 21029]
written by Mitch Murray & Peter Callander
#39
03/1969

Hair
The Cowsills

from The Cowsills in Concert   
197 pts
2
US
19
AC






[MGM 14026]
written by Galt MacDermot, James Rado & Gerome Ragni
Gentle on My Mind
#40
02/1969

Gentle on My Mind
Dean Martin

from Gentle on My Mind   
196 pts
103
US
9
AC




2
UK
[Reprise 0812]
written by John Hartford
Crystal Blue Persuasion
#41
06/1969

Crystal Blue Persuasion
Tommy James & the Shondells

from Crimson and Clover   
194 pts
2
US
27
AC






[Roulette 7050]
written by Eddie Gray, Tommy James & Mike Vale
Early in the Morning
#42
07/1969

Early in the Morning
Vanity Fare

from Early in the Morning   
194 pts
12
US
4
AC




8
UK
[Page One 21027]
written by Mike Leander & Ed Seago
My Way
#43
03/1969

My Way
Frank Sinatra

from My Way   
192 pts
27
US
2
AC




5
UK

[Reprise 0817]
written by Claude François, Jacques Revaux & Paul Anka
#44
02/1969

The Way It Used to Be
Engelbert Humperdinck

from Engelbert   
192 pts
42
US
4
AC




3
UK
[Parrot 40036]
written by Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway
Everybody's Talkin'
#45
08/1969

Everybody's Talkin'
Nilsson

from Aerial Ballet   Aerial Ballet
192 pts
6
US
2
AC




23
UK
R
[RCA 74-0161]
written by Fred Neil
Winter World of Love
#46
11/1969

Winter World of Love
Engelbert Humperdinck

from Engelbert Humperdinck   
192 pts
16
US
3
AC




7
UK
[Parrot 40044]
written by Barry Mason & Les Reed
Love Me Tonight
#47
05/1969

Love Me Tonight
Tom Jones

188 pts
13
US
2
AC




9
UK
[Parrot 45-40038]
written by Lorenzo Pilat, Mario Panzeri & Barry Mason
Put a Little Love in Your Heart
#48
06/1969

Put a Little Love in Your Heart
Jackie DeShannon

from Put a Little Love in Your Heart   Put a Little Love in Your Heart
175 pts
4
US
2
AC






[Imperial 66385]
written by Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday & Randy Myers
Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)
#49
06/1969

Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)
Neil Diamond

from Neil Diamond/Gold   
171 pts
4
US
3
AC






[Uni 55136]
written by Neil Diamond
#50
03/1969

Hawaii Five-O
The Ventures

from Hawaii Five-O   
162 pts
4
US
8
AC






[Liberty 56068]
written by Morton Stevens
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
#51
12/1969

I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Dionne Warwick

from I'll Never Fall in Love Again   I'll Never Fall in Love Again
161 pts
6
US
1
AC


17
R&B


[Scepter 12273]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
#52
07/1969

I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Tom Jones

154 pts
6
US
1
AC






R
[Parrot 45-40018]
written by Lonnie Donegan & Jimmy Currie
This Girl's in Love with You
#53
02/1969

This Girl's in Love with You
Dionne Warwick

from Promises, Promises   
152 pts
7
US
2
AC


7
R&B


[Scepter 12241]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Smile a Little Smile for Me
#54
10/1969

Smile a Little Smile for Me
The Flying Machine

from The Flying Machine   
152 pts
5
US
6
AC






[Congress 6000]
written by Tony Macaulay & Geoffrey Stephens
Color Him Father
#55
05/1969

Color Him Father
The Winstons

from Color Him Father   
146 pts
7
US
15
AC


2
R&B


[Metromedia 117]
written by Richard Spencer
Cupid
#56
04/1969

Cupid
Johnny Nash

from Hold Me Tight   
143 pts
39
US
38
AC




6
UK
originally released as the b-side of "hold me tight"
[JAD 220]
written by Sam Cooke
Holly Holy
#57
11/1969

Holly Holy
Neil Diamond

from Touching You Touching Me   
142 pts
6
US
5
AC






[Uni 55175]
written by Neil Diamond
It's Getting Better
#58
06/1969

It's Getting Better
Mama Cass

from Bubble Gum, Lemonade & .... Something for Mama   Bubble Gum, Lemonade & .... Something for Mama
139 pts
30
US
13
AC




8
UK
[Dunhill/ABC 4195]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Happy Heart
#59
04/1969

Happy Heart
Andy Williams

from Happy Heart   
131 pts
22
US
1
AC




19
UK
[Columbia 44818]
written by James Last & John Rae
Mah-Na Mah-Na
#60
09/1969

Mah-Na Mah-Na
Piero Umiliani

from Svezia, Inferno E Paradiso   
121 pts
55
US
12
AC




8
UK
instrumental [novelty] from the movie Sweden Heaven and Hell
[Ariel 500]
written by Piero Umiliani
Love's Been Good to Me
#61
09/1969

Love's Been Good to Me
Frank Sinatra

120 pts
75
US
8
AC




8
UK
[Reprise 0852]
written by Rod McKuen
This Girl Is a Woman Now
#62
08/1969

This Girl Is a Woman Now
Gary Puckett

from The New Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Album   
119 pts
9
US
2
AC






as Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
[Columbia 44967]
written by Abe Bernstein & Vic Millrose
Try a Little Kindness
#63
10/1969

Try a Little Kindness
Glen Campbell

from Try a Little Kindness   
113 pts
23
US
1
AC
2
ctry


45
UK
[Capitol 2659]
written by Curt Sapaugh & Bobby Austin
#64
11/1969

Midnight Cowboy
Ferrante & Teicher

from Midnight Cowboy   
112 pts
10
US
2
AC






instrumental
[United Artists 50554]
written by John Barry
#65
09/1969

Is That All There Is?
Peggy Lee

from Is That All There Is?   
111 pts
11
US
1
AC






[Capitol 2602]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
When Julie Comes Around
#66
12/1969

When Julie Comes Around
The Cuff Links

from Tracy   Tracy
106 pts
41
US
30
AC




10
UK
[Decca 732592]
written by Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance
#67
08/1969

I'm a Better Man (For Having Loved You)
Engelbert Humperdinck

from Engelbert Humperdinck   
104 pts
38
US
6
AC




15
UK
[Parrot 40040]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Hurt So Bad
#68
05/1969

Hurt So Bad
The Lettermen

from Hurt So Bad   
104 pts
12
US
2
AC






[Capitol 2482]
written by Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein & Bobby Hart
#69
12/1969

For the Love of Him
Bobbi Martin

from For the Love of Him   
104 pts
13
US
1
AC






[United Artists 50602]
written by Bobbi Martin & Al Mortimer
#70
11/1969

La La La (If I Had You)
Bobby Sherman

from Here Comes Bobby   Here Comes Bobby
103 pts
9
US
14
AC






[Metromedia 150]
written by Danny Janssen
Baby, I Love You
#71
05/1969

Baby, I Love You
Andy Kim

from Baby I Love You   
99 pts
9
US
31
AC






[Steed 716]
written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich
Marrakesh Express
#72
07/1969

Marrakesh Express
Crosby, Stills & Nash

from Crosby, Stills & Nash   Crosby, Stills & Nash
98 pts
28
US
28
AC




17
UK
[Atlantic 2652]
written by Graham Nash
#73
06/1969

Quentin's Theme
The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde

from Quentin's Theme   
95 pts
13
US
3
AC






instrumental
[Ranwood 840]
written by Robert Cobert
Arizona
#74
12/1969

Arizona
Mark Lindsay

from Arizona   Arizona
95 pts
10
US
16
AC






[Columbia 45037]
written by Kenny Young
Jingle Jangle
#75
11/1969

Jingle Jangle
The Archies

from Jingle Jangle   
89 pts
10
US
37
AC






[Kirshner 63-5002]
written by Andy Kim & Jeff Barry
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
#76
09/1969

You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Dionne Warwick

from Soulful   
85 pts
16
US
10
AC


13
R&B


[Scepter 12262]
written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Your Good Thing (Is About to End)
#77
07/1969

Your Good Thing (Is About to End)
Lou Rawls

from The Way It Was, The Way It Is   
83 pts
18
US
35
AC


3
R&B


[Capitol 2550]
written by Isaac Hayes & David Porter
#78
08/1969

Keem-O-Sabe
The Electric Indian

from Keem-O-Sabe   
83 pts
16
US
6
AC


46
R&B


instrumental
[United Artists 50563]
written by Bernice Borisoff & Bernard Binnick
#79
06/1969

Yesterday, When I Was Young
Roy Clark

from Yesterday, When I Was Young   
82 pts
19
US
6
AC
9
ctry




[Dot 45-17246]
written by Georges Garvarentz, Charles Aznavour & Herbert Kretzmer
Clean Up Your Own Backyard
#80
07/1969

Clean Up Your Own Backyard
Elvis Presley

78 pts
35
US
37
AC
74
ctry


21
UK
[RCA Victor 47-9747]
written by Mac Davis & Billy Strange
Don't Give in to Him
#81
03/1969

Don't Give in to Him
Gary Puckett

from The New Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Album   
78 pts
15
US
13
AC






as Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
[Columbia 44788]
written by Gary Usher
#82
11/1969

Love Is All
Malcolm Roberts

from The Voice of Malcolm Roberts   
77 pts


40
AC




12
UK
[Columbia 45074]
written by Barry Mason & Les Reed
Come Saturday Morning
#83
11/1969

Come Saturday Morning
The Sandpipers

from Come Saturday Morning   
74 pts
17
US
8
AC






[A&M 1185]
written by Fred Karlin & Dory Previn
#84
01/1969

You Gave Me a Mountain
Frankie Laine

74 pts
24
US
1
AC






[ABC 11174]
written by Marty Robbins
Workin' on a Groovy Thing
#85
07/1969

Workin' on a Groovy Thing
The 5th Dimension

from The Age of Aquarius   The Age of Aquarius
74 pts
20
US
9
AC


15
R&B


[Soul City 776]
written by Neil Sedaka & Roger Atkins
#86
11/1969

Walkin' in the Rain
Jay & The Americans

from Wax Museum   
70 pts
19
US
8
AC






[United Artists 50605]
written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Oh Me, Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)
#87
11/1969

Oh Me, Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)
Lulu

from New Routes   
68 pts
22
US
36
AC




47
UK
[Atco 6722]
written by Jim Doris
Everyday with You Girl
#88
05/1969

Everyday with You Girl
Classics IV

from Traces   
66 pts
19
US
12
AC






featuring Dennis Yost
[Imperial 66378]
written by Buddy Buie & James Cobb
#89
11/1969

A Brand New Me
Dusty Springfield

from A Brand New Me   
66 pts
24
US
3
AC






[Atlantic 45-2685]
written by Thom Bell, Jerry Butler & Kenny Gamble
Day Is Done
#90
04/1969

Day Is Done
Peter, Paul & Mary

from Peter, Paul and Mommy   Peter, Paul and Mommy
65 pts
21
US
7
AC






live
[Warner 7279]
written by Peter Yarrow
#91
03/1969

With Pen in Hand
Vikki Carr

from For Once in My Life   
64 pts
35
US
6
AC




39
UK
[Liberty 56092]
written by Bobby Goldsboro
But You Know I Love You
#92
01/1969

But You Know I Love You
Kenny Rogers

from The First Edition '69   
64 pts
19
US
18
AC






as Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
[Reprise 0799]
written by Mike Settle
#93
01/1969

Goodnight My Love
Paul Anka

from Goodnight My Love   
64 pts
27
US
2
AC






[RCA Victor 9648]
written by George Motola & John Marascalco
Morning Girl
#94
04/1969

Morning Girl
The Neon Philharmonic

from The Moth Confesses   
63 pts
17
US
39
AC






[Warner 7261]
written by Tupper Saussy
Undun
#95
10/1969

Undun
The Guess Who

from Canned Wheat   
57 pts
22
US
15
AC






[RCA Victor 74-0195]
written by Randy Bachman
The Letter
#96
02/1969

The Letter
The Arbors

from Featuring: I Can't Quit Her - The Letter   
57 pts
20
US
26
AC






[Date 2-1638]
written by Wayne Carson Thompson
#97
08/1969

Daddy's Little Man
O.C. Smith

from O.C. Smith at Home   
56 pts
34
US
6
AC


9
R&B


[Columbia 44948]
written by Mac Davis
Where's the Playground Susie
#98
05/1969

Where's the Playground Susie
Glen Campbell

from Galveston   Galveston
55 pts
26
US
10
AC
28
ctry




[Capitol 2494]
written by Jimmy Webb
#99
05/1969

Without Her
Herb Alpert

from Warm   
54 pts
63
US
5
AC




36
UK
as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
[A&M 1065]
written by Harry Nilsson
#100
12/1969

Baby, Take Me in Your Arms
Jefferson

54 pts
23
US
19
AC






[Janus 106]
written by John Macleod & Anthony Gordon Instone

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