Cashbox Top 100 singles of 1969

These are the Top 100 singles of 1969 from Cash Box magazine

Issue Date	Song	Artist
January 4	I Heard It Through The Grapevine	Marvin Gaye
January 11	I Heard It Through The Grapevine	Marvin Gaye
January 18	I Heard It Through The Grapevine	Marvin Gaye
January 25	I’m Gonna Make You Love Me	Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations
February 1	Crimson And Clover	Tommy James & Shondells
February 8	Touch Me	The Doors
February 15	Everyday People	Sly & Family Stone
February 22	Everyday People	Sly & Family Stone
March 1	Build Me Up Buttercup	Foundations
March 8	Build Me Up Buttercup	Foundations
March 15	Dizzy	Tommy Roe
March 22	Dizzy	Tommy Roe
March 29	Time Of The Season	The Zombies
April 5	Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In	5th Dimension
April 12	Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In	5th Dimension
April 19	Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)	5th Dimension
April 26	Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)	5th Dimension
May 3	Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)	5th Dimension
May 10	Hair	Cowsills
May 17	Hair	Cowsills
May 24	Get Back	Beatles
May 31	Get Back	Beatles
June 7	Get Back	Beatles
June 14	Get Back	Beatles
June 21	Get Back	Beatles
June 28	In The Ghetto	Elvis Presley
July 5	Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet	Henry Mancini & Orchestra
July 12	Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet	Henry Mancini & Orchestra
July 19	In The Year 2525	Zager & Evans
July 26	In The Year 2525	Zager & Evans
August 2	In The Year 2525	Zager & Evans
August 9	In The Year 2525	Zager & Evans
August 16	Honky Tonk Women	Rolling Stones
August 23	Honky Tonk Women	Rolling Stones
August 30	Honky Tonk Women	Rolling Stones
September 6	Honky Tonk Women	Rolling Stones
September 13	Sugar, Sugar	Archies
September 20	Sugar, Sugar	Archies
September 27	Sugar, Sugar	Archies
October 4	Sugar, Sugar	Archies
October 11	Little Woman	Bobby Sherman
October 18	Suspicious Minds	Elvis Presley
October 25	Suspicious Minds	Elvis Presley
November 1	Wedding Bell Blues	5th Dimension
November 8	Wedding Bell Blues	5th Dimension
November 15	Wedding Bell Blues	5th Dimension
November 22	Come Together	Beatles
November 29	Come Together	Beatles
December 6	Come Together	Beatles
December 13	And When I Die	Blood, Sweat & Tears
December 20	Leaving On A Jet Plane	Peter, Paul & Mary
December 27	Someday We’ll Be Together	Diana Ross & Supremes

References

Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cash Box (or Cashbox) magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industries which was published from July 1942 to November Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. " I Heard It Through the Grapevine " is a R&B / soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen " Crimson and Clover " is a song by Tommy James and the Shondells. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant " Build Me Up Buttercup " is the name of a song written by Mike d'Abo and Tony Macaulay, and released by The Foundations with Colin Young Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Tommy Roe, born May 9, 1942 is an American Pop music singer/songwriter Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King For the Undead creature of Vodou lore see Zombie. For other meanings see Zombie (disambiguation. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop " Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In " sometimes incorrectly known as " The Age of Aquarius " or " Let the Sunshine In " is a medley The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Hair is a keratinised protein filament that grows through the epidermis from follicles deep within the Dermis. The Cowsills were a singing group from Newport Rhode Island specializing in what would later be defined as Bubblegum pop. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned " Get Back " is a song primarily written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon/McCartney. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. “ In the Ghetto ” is a song written by Mac Davis and was originally titled " The Vicious Circle " Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Henry Mancini ( April 16, 1924 &ndash June 14, 1994) was an Academy Award winning American Composer, conductor Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. "2525" redirects here For the year 2525, see 26th century. Zager and Evans were a Lincoln Nebraska rock - pop duo of the late 1960s and early 1970s named after its two members Denny Zager and Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting " Honky Tonk Women " is a 1969 hit song by The Rolling Stones. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September For the Baby Bash song see Suga Suga " Sugar Sugar " was a four week 1969 number-one hit single by fictional Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Bobby Sherman (born Robert Cabot Sherman Jr July 22, 1943, in Santa Monica, California) is an American Singer and Bobby Sherman (born Robert Cabot Sherman Jr July 22, 1943, in Santa Monica, California) is an American Singer and Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid " Suspicious Minds " is a song originating in the United States in 1956 that thematizes emotional entrapment within a dysfunctional relationship Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi " Wedding Bell Blues " is a song written and recorded by Laura Nyro in 1966 that became a number one hit for The Fifth Dimension in 1969 and subsequently Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran " Come Together " is a song by The Beatles written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. " Leaving on a Jet Plane " is a song written by John Denver in 1967 during a layover at an Airport in Washington and recorded by the Mitchell Trio Peter Paul and Mary (often called PP&M) are a musical group from the United States who were one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events Perhaps the two most famous musical events of 1969 were concerts Pre-Hot 100 era 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 This is a list of the Canadian RPM magazine number one singles of 1969. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

References

See Also