AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK'S (Barry Kowal) TOP SINGLES FOR 1969*

     
No.Song-Artist-Peak Month
 1-PENNY ARCADE-ROY ORBISON-NOVEMBER               908
 2-SOMETHING/COME TOGETHER-BEATLES-December                                      856
 3-HONKY TONK WOMEN/YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT-ROLLING STONES-September  812
 4-THE REAL THING(PARTS 1 & 2)-RUSSELL MORRIS-May                                804
 5-HAIR-COWSILLS-June                                                            762 
 6-OB-LA-DI,OB-LA-DA-BEATLES-March                                               758
 7-PART 3 INTO PAPER WALLS/THE GIRL THAT I LOVE-RUSSELL MORRIS-October           738
 8-ONE/MR. WHIPPY-John Farnham-September                                         708
 9-GET BACK/DON'T LET ME DOWN-Beatles-June                                       700 
10-WHITE ROOM/THOSE WERE THE DAYS-Cream-January                                  698
11-Eloise-Barry Ryan-January                                                     676 
12-Where Do You Go To(My Lovely)-Peter Sarstedt-May                              672
13-Picking Up Pebbles-Matt Flinders-November                                     658
14-In The Ghetto-Elvis Presley-August                                            646
15-Love Child-Diana Ross & The Supremes-January                                  630 
16-If I Can Dream/Edge Of Reality-Elvis Presley-March                            626
17-The Star-Ross D. Wyllie-November                                              624
18-Build Me Up Buttercup-New Foundations-March                                   614
19-Star Crossed Lovers-Neil Sedaka-February                                      604
20-Lily The Pink-Scaffold-February                                               594
21-The Ballad Of John & Yoko-Beatles-July                                        588
22-My Sentimental Friend-Herman's Hermits-August                                 584
23-I Started A Joke-Bee Gees-February                                            564
24-While My Guitar Gently Weeps-Beatles-March                                    560
25-I'll Never Fall In Love Again-Bobbie Gentry-December                          550
26-Dizzy-Tommy Roe-April                                                         538
27-Going Up The Country-Canned Heat-January                                      538
28-Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In-Fifth Dimension-May                              524
29-Proud Mary-Creedence Clearwater Revival-May                                   506
30-In The Year 2525-Zager & Evans-August                                         504
31-Sweet Caroline-Neil Diamond-November                                          486
32-Sugar,Sugar-Archies-September                                                 480 
33-Gitarzan-Ray Stevens-May                                                      478
34-Adios Amor-Jose Feliciano-April                                               472
35-A Boy Named Sue-Johnny Cash-September                                         470 
36-Bad Moon Rising/Lodi-Creedence Clearwater Revival-June                        458
37-Goodbye-Mary Hopkin-May                                                       456
38-Take A Letter Maria-R.B. Greaves-December                                     438
39-Something In The Air-Thunderclap Newman-October                               434 
40-Crimson And Clover-Tommy James & Shondells-April                              430
41-Hair/Without You-Doug Parkinson In Focus-November                             426 
42-Dear Prudence-Doug Parkinson In Focus-July                                    414
43-Love Me Tonight-Tom Jones-June                                                414
44-Galveston-Glen Campbell-May                                                   394
45-Son Of A Preacher Man-Dusty Springfield-February                              394
46-Fox On The Run-Manfred Mann-March                                             390
47-Indian Giver-1910 Fruitgum Company-April                                      384
48-Jean-Oliver-November                                                          380
49-Scarborough Fair/Canticle-Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66-January                  368
50-Israelites-Desmond Dekker & Aces-June                                         362
51-Magic Carpet Ride-Steppenwolf-January                                         346
52-Sorry Suzanne-Hollies-May                                                     344
53-The Boxer/Baby Driver-Simon & Garfunkel-June                                  328
54-Games People Play-Joe South-April                                             316
55-Tracy-Cuff Links-December                                                     314
56-Chewy,Chewy-Ohio Express-January                                              306
57-Saved By The Bell-Robin Gibb-September                                        304 
58-La La-Flying Circus-September                                                 292
59-Stand By Your Man-Tammy Wynette-March                                         278
60-Love Theme From "Romeo & Juliet"-Henry Mancini-October                        272
61-Spinning Wheel-Blood,Sweat & Tears-August                                     266
62-Polk Salad Annie-Tony Joe White-October                                       260
63-Heather Honey-Tommy Roe-July                                                  238
64-Give Peace A Chance-Plastic Ono Band-August                                   234
65-Touch Me-Doors-March                                                          234
66-Listen To The Band-Monkees-October                                            230
67-Good Morning Starshine-Oliver-September                                       218
68-Frozen Orange Juice-Peter Sarstedt-July                                       214
69-Ruby,Don't Take Your Love To Town-Kenny Rogers & First Edition-August         208
70-Soul Deep-Box Tops-November                                                   206
71-Get Together-Young Bloods-November                                            200
72-Time Is Tight-Booker T. & The M.G.'s-August                                   192
73-Albatross-Fleetwood Mac-April                                                 186
74-Green River-Creedence Clearwater Revival-October                              182
75-Ring Of Fire-Eric Burdon & Animals-March                                      162
76-I Can Hear Music-Beach Boys-May                                               148
77-Ruben James-Kenny Rogers & First Edition-December                             148
78-Jesus Is A Soul Man-Lawrence Reynolds-December                                120 
79-Try To Remember-New World-February                                            112
80-You've Made Me So Very Happy-Blood,Sweat & Tears-June                         102
81-I'm The Urban Spaceman-Bonzo Dog-Doo-Dah Band-February                         74
82-Don't Forget To Remember-Bee Gees-November                                     74
83-Make Me An Island-Joe Dolan-October                                            70
84-Along Came Jones-Ray Stevens-August                                            70
85-Good Clean Fun/Mommy And Daddy-Monkees-December                                70
86-Come Back And Shake Me-Clodagh Rodgers-July                                    70
87-Blackberry Way-The Move-April                                                  68
88-She's My Baby-Johnny O'Keefe-October                                           38 
89-I'm Gonna Make You Love Me-Supremes & Temptations-February                     34
90-Don't It Make You Want To Go Home-Joe South-November                           34
* The data used in compilation of this list are the charts found in The 
Australian Top 20 Book (1940-2006) by David Kent.