April 26, 1969

----- DROPOUTS -----
The Letter - The Arbors ----- 20 (2) / 3
Mendocino - Sir Douglas Quintet ----- 27 (2) / 6
Memories - Elvis Presley ----- 34 (2) / 2
Is It Something You've Got - Tyrone Davis ----- 34 (2) / 2
Try A Little Tenderness - Three Dog Night ----- 29 / 4
Indian Giver - 1910 Fruitgum Co. ----- 5 / 11
My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) - David Ruffin ----- 9 (2) / 9
This Girl's In Love With You - Dionne Warwick ----- 7 (3) / 11


 40 --- Stand! - Sly & The Family Stone (54)
39 39 --- Will You Be Staying After Sunday - The Peppermint Rainbow
38 38 --- Don't Touch Me - Bettye Swann
37 37 --- First Of May - Bee Gees
 36 --- Grazing In The Grass - The Friends Of Distinction (65)
 35 --- These Eyes - The Guess Who (61)
 34 --- I Can't See Myself Leaving You - Aretha Franklin (74)
31 33 --- Snatching It Back - Clarence Carter
 32 --- The Composer - Diana Ross & The Supremes (53)
 31 --- Mercy - Ohio Express (41)

33 30 --- My Way - Frank Sinatra
25 29 --- I'll Try Something New - Supremes & Temptations
27 28 --- Hot Smoke & Sasafrass - The Bubble Puppy
18 27 --- Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon - Paul Revere & The Raiders feat. Mark Lindsay
 26 --- Gitarzan - Ray Stevens (48 )
 25 --- Atlantis - Donovan (52)
32 24 --- I Can Hear Music - The Beach Boys
19 23 --- Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
26 22 --- Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show - Neil Diamond
30 21 --- I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Myself) (Part 1) - James Brown

16 20 --- Traces - Classics IV feat. Dennis Yost
11 19 --- Run Away Child, Running Wild - The Temptations
21 18 --- The Chokin' Kind - Joe Simon
10 17 --- Rock Me - Steppenwolf
20 16 --- The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
15 15 --- Don't Give In To Him - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
14 14 --- Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' - Crazy Elephant
17 13 --- Hawaii Five-O - The Ventures
09 12 --- Time Of The Season - The Zombies
13 11 --- Do Your Thing - The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

12 10 --- Sweet Cherry Wine - Tommy James & The Shondells
05 09 --- Dizzy - Tommy Roe          
24 08 --- Time Is Tight - Booker T. & The MG's
06 07 --- Galveston - Glen Campbell
08 06 --- Twenty-Five Miles - Edwin Starr
04 05 --- Only The Strong Survive - Jerry Butler
07 04 --- Hair - The Cowsills
03 03 --- It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
02 02 --- You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat & Tears
01 01 --- Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) - The 5th Dimension        


This week sees the first Top 40 hit from The Friends Of Distinction.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 23-29 April 1969

01 -- GET BACK The Beatles w/Billy Preston *
02 01 THE ISRAELITES Desmond Dekker and the Aces *
03 02 GOODBYE Mary Hopkin
04 06 PINBALL WIZARD The Who
05 05 GENTLE ON MY MIND Dean Martin
06 03 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Marvin Gaye ***
07 04 BOOM-BANG-A-BANG Lulu
08 15 COME BACK AND SHAKE ME Clodagh Rodgers
09 10 WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND Noel Harrison
10 08 IN THE BAD BAD OLD DAYS The Foundations

11 16 HARLEM SHUFFLE Bob and Earl
12 11 I CAN HEAR MUSIC The Beach Boys
13 12 CUPID Johnny Nash
14 18 I DON'T KNOW WHY Stevie Wonder
15 09 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Joe South
16 26 ROAD RUNNER Junior Walker and the All-Stars
17 23 MY WAY Frank Sinatra
18 07 SORRY SUZANNE The Hollies
19 14 HELLO WORLD The Tremeloes
20 36 BADGE Cream

21 21 MAN OF THE WORLD Fleetwood Mac
22 23 PASSING STRANGERS Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine
23 13 MONSIEUR DUPONT Sandie Shaw
24 25 MICHAEL AND THE SLIPPER TREE The Equals
25 19 GOOD TIMES (BETTER TIMES) Cliff Richard
26 20 GET READY The Temptations
27 -- MY SENTIMENTAL FRIEND Herman's Hermits
28 29 THE WALLS FELLS DOWN The Marbles
29 -- BEHIND A PAINTED SMILE The Isley Brothers
30 22 WHERE DO YOU GO TO MY LOVELY? Peter Sarstedt ****

31 26 IF I CAN DREAM Elvis Presley
32 -- I'M LIVING IN SHAME Diana Ross and the Supremes
33 28 FIRST OF MAY The Bee Gees
34 40 COLOUR OF MY LOVE Jefferson
35 -- AQUARIUS / LET THE SUNSHINE IN Fifth Dimension
36 32 YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING The Righteous Brothers
37 31 PLASTIC MAN The Kinks
37 37 CROSS TOWN TRAFFIC Jimi Hendrix
39 37 SANCTUS Troubadours Du Roi Baudouin
39 30 THE WAY IT USED TO BE Engelbert Humperdinck

-- 17 SURROUND YOURSELF WITH SORROW Cilla Black
-- 33 PLEASE DON'T GO Donald Peers
-- 34 ONE ROAD Love Affair
-- 35 DON JUAN Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
-- 39 WICHITA LINEMAN Glen Campbell


Making their debuts are Billy Preston, and Fifth Dimension