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US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 26th July, 1969
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 1 IN THE YEAR 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) –•– Zager and Evans (RCA)-6 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-8 (2)
3 2 SPINNING WHEEL –•– Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)-9 (2)
4 9 MY CHERIE AMOUR –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-9 (4)
5 5 WHAT DOES IT TAKE (To Win Your Love) –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-11 (5)
6 3 GOOD MORNING STARSHINE –•– Oliver (Jubilee)-10 (3)
7 6 ONE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-13 (5)
8 8 THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO –•– The Beatles (Apple)-7 (8)
9 14 BABY, I LOVE YOU –•– Andy Kim (Steed)-10 (9)
10 10 LOVE THEME FROM “ROMEO AND JULIET” –•– Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA)-12 (1)

11 12 MOTHER POPCORN (You Got To Have a Mother For Me) (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-7 (11)
12 7 COLOR HIM FATHER –•– The Winstons (Metromedia)-10 (7)
13 24 SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) –•– Neil Diamond (Uni)-5 (13)
14 26 MY PLEDGE OF LOVE –•– The Joe Jeffrey Group (Wand)-8 (14)
15 19 RUBY, DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN –•– Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise)-8 (15)
16 11 BAD MOON RISING –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-13 (2)
17 15 TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-14 (4)
18 18 BLACK PEARL –•– Sonny Charles and the Checkmates, LTD. (A&M)-12 (13)
19 20 QUENTIN’S THEME –•– The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde (Ranwood)-7 (19)
20 13 LOVE ME TONIGHT –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-10 (13)

21 31 YESTERDAY, WHEN I WAS YOUNG –•– Roy Clark (Dot)-7 (21)
22 43 POLK SALAD ANNIE –•– Tony Joe White (Monument)-4 (22)
23 21 LET ME –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-11 (20)
24 25 MOODY WOMAN –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-9 (24)
25 27 GOOD OLD ROCK ‘N ROLL (Medley) –•– Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys (Polydor)-5 (25)
26 17 IN THE GHETTO –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-13 (3)
27 16 GET BACK –•– The Beatles with Billy Preston (Apple)-12 (1)
28 79 HONKY TONK WOMEN –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-2 (28)
29 32 CHOICE OF COLORS –•– The Impressions (Curtom)-5 (29)
30 23 I TURNED YOU ON –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-9 (23)

31 62 LAUGHING –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-3 (31)
32 37 DOGGONE RIGHT –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-6 (32)
33 33 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-4 (33)
34 48 PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART –•– Jackie DeShannon (Imperial)-5 (34)
35 35 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN –•– Moms Mabley (Mercury)-5 (35)
36 22 I CAN SING A RAINBOW / LOVE IS BLUE (Medley) –•– The Dells (Cadet)-10 (22)
37 30 THE POPCORN –•– James Brown (King)-9 (30)
38 47 RECONSIDER ME –•– Johnny Adams (SSS International)-5 (38)
39 41 ALONG CAME JONES –•– Ray Stevens (Monument)-5 (39)
40 42 MOONFLIGHT –•– Vik Venus (Alias: Your Main Moon Man) (Buddah)-7 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

41 38 WITH PEN IN HAND –•– Vikki Carr (Liberty)-13 (35)
48 34 THE DAYS OF SAND AND SHOVELS –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-7 (34)
52 40 MRS. ROBINSON –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-8 (37)
53 39 SO I CAN LOVE YOU –•– The Emotions (Volt)-10 (39)

POWER PLAYS

42 — A BOY NAMED SUE –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-1 (42)
43 49 I’D WAIT A MILLION YEARS –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-4 (43)
44 64 GET TOGETHER –•– The Youngbloods (RCA)-13 (44)
45 45 BUT IT’S ALRIGHT –•– J.J. Jackson (Warner Brothers / Seven Arts)-23 (22)
46 46 I’D RATHER BE AN OLD MAN’S SWEETHEART (Than a Young Man’s Fool) –•– Candi Staton (Fame)-6 (46)
47 54 CLEAN UP YOUR OWN BACK YARD –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (47)
49 52 IT’S GETTING BETTER –•– Mama Cass (Dunhill)-8 (49)
50 70 WORKIN’ ON A GROOVY THING –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-2 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

42 — A BOY NAMED SUE –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-1 (42)
61 — TRUE GRIT –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (61)
62 — GIVE PEACE A CHANCE –•– The Plastic Ono Band (Apple)-1 (62)
86 — I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-7 (49)
90 — ODDS AND ENDS –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1 (90)
91 — SUGAR, SUGAR –•– The Archies (Calendar)-1 (91)
92 — EVERYBODY KNOWS MATILDA –•– Duke Baxter (VMC)-1 (92)
93 — FIRST HYMN FROM GRAND TERRACE –•– Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-1 (93)
94 — LET YOURSELF GO –•– The Friends Of Distinction (RCA)-1 (94)
96 — LOVE THEME FROM “ROMEO AND JULIET” (A Time For Us) –•– Johnny Mathis (Columbia)-1 (96)
98 — EASE BACK –•– The Meters (Josie)-1 (98)
99 — OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND –•– Little Anthony and the Imperials (United Artists)-1 (99)
100 — BIG BRUCE –•– Steve Greenberg (Trip)-1 (100)

Billboard Top 200 Albums Week Ending July 26, 1969