1969 in music
Who ruled 1969? Creedence Clearwater Revival was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and Fleetwood Mac on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1969, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
Artist of the Year 1969
5 crowns · 21 weeks among the top five artists · Era Power 126
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 126 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | Tommy James And The Shondells | 105 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | The 5th Dimension | 103 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | The Temptations | 98 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Elvis Presley | 92 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Blood, Sweat & Tears | 89 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Three Dog Night | 88 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Sly & The Family Stone | 83 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | The Beatles | 83 | 8 | 13 |
| 10 | Marvin Gaye | 81 | 2 | 8 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 1969 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Marvin Gaye | 4 |
| Feb 1, 1969 | Crimson And Clover | Tommy James And The Shondells | 2 |
| Feb 15, 1969 | Everyday People | Sly & The Family Stone | 4 |
| Mar 15, 1969 | Dizzy | Tommy Roe | 4 |
| Apr 12, 1969 | Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) | The 5th Dimension | 6 |
| May 24, 1969 | Get Back | The Beatles & Billy Preston | 5 |
| Jun 28, 1969 | Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet | Henry Mancini | 2 |
| Jul 12, 1969 | In The Year 2525 | Zager & Evans | 6 |
| Aug 23, 1969 | Honky Tonk Women | The Rolling Stones | 4 |
| Sep 20, 1969 | Sugar, Sugar | The Archies | 4 |
| Oct 18, 1969 | I Can't Get Next To You | The Temptations | 2 |
| Nov 1, 1969 | Suspicious Minds | Elvis Presley | 1 |
| Nov 8, 1969 | Wedding Bell Blues | The 5th Dimension | 3 |
| Nov 29, 1969 | Come Together/Something | The Beatles | 1 |
| Dec 6, 1969 | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye | Steam | 2 |
| Dec 20, 1969 | Leaving On A Jet Plane | Peter, Paul & Mary | 1 |
| Dec 27, 1969 | Someday We'll Be Together | Diana Ross & The Supremes | 1 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head | B.J. Thomas | #1 | 22 | 51.9 |
| 2 | Sugar, Sugar | The Archies | #1 | 22 | 51.7 |
| 3 | Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) | The 5th Dimension | #1 | 17 | 47.1 |
| 4 | I Want You Back | Jackson 5 | #1 | 19 | 42.6 |
| 5 | Come Together/Something | The Beatles | #1 | 16 | 41.2 |
| 6 | Honky Tonk Women | The Rolling Stones | #1 | 15 | 41.2 |
| 7 | I Can't Get Next To You | The Temptations | #1 | 17 | 41.2 |
| 8 | Leaving On A Jet Plane | Peter, Paul & Mary | #1 | 17 | 40.8 |
| 9 | Someday We'll Be Together | Diana Ross & The Supremes | #1 | 16 | 40.0 |
| 10 | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye | Steam | #1 | 16 | 36.5 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleetwood Mac | 111 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | Stevie Wonder | 99 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Marvin Gaye | 87 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Frank Sinatra | 77 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Elvis Presley | 76 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 70 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | The Beatles | 69 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | The Isley Brothers | 68 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Clodagh Rodgers | 65 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Bee Gees | 64 | 0 | 5 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Way | Frank Sinatra | #5 | 132 | 145.1 |
| 2 | Sugar, Sugar | The Archies | #1 | 25 | 59.8 |
| 3 | Two Little Boys | Rolf Harris | #1 | 24 | 54.9 |
| 4 | Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town | Kenny Rogers & The First Edition | #2 | 22 | 50.3 |
| 5 | Gentle on My Mind | Dean Martin | #2 | 24 | 46.6 |
| 6 | Honky Tonk Women | The Rolling Stones | #1 | 17 | 42.6 |
| 7 | Suspicious Minds | Elvis Presley | #2 | 21 | 41.4 |
| 8 | Get Back | The Beatles & Billy Preston | #1 | 17 | 40.8 |
| 9 | In The Ghetto | Elvis Presley | #2 | 19 | 40.7 |
| 10 | Nobody's Child | Karen Young | #6 | 20 | 40.4 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works