January 11, 1969

----- DROPOUTS -----
Chewy Chewy - Ohio Express ----- 15 (3) / 10
My Song - Aretha Franklin ----- 31 / 2


19 40 --- Bring It On Home To Me - Eddie Floyd
39 39 --- Baby Let's Wait - The Royal Guardsmen
 38 --- Bella Linda - The Grass Roots (42)
21 37 --- Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - Otis Redding
20 36 --- See Saw - Aretha Franklin
35 35 --- There's Gonna Be A Showdown - Archie Bell & The Drells
 34 --- California Soul - The 5th Dimension (57)
33 33 --- Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
30 32 --- Scarborough Fair - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
34 31 --- Hang 'Em High - Booker T. & The MG's

23 30 --- Hey Jude - The Beatles                     
24 29 --- Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
29 28 --- Can I Change My Mind - Tyrone Davis
28 27 --- Hey Jude - Wilson Pickett
27 26 --- Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone
25 25 --- This Is My Country - The Impressions
32 24 --- A Ray Of Hope - The Rascals
38 23 --- Worst That Could Happen - Brooklyn Bridge
22 22 --- Both Sides Now - Judy Collins
13 21 --- Too Weak To Fight - Clarence Carter

09 20 --- Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor
40 19 --- I Started A Joke - Bee Gees
37 18 --- Touch Me - The Doors
26 17 --- If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley
16 16 --- Abraham, Martin And John - Dion
08 15 --- Stormy - Classics IV feat. Dennis Yost
14 14 --- Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You) - Rene & Rene
18 13 --- Son-Of-A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
15 12 --- Going Up The Country - Canned Heat
12 11 --- Cinnamon - Derek

11 10 --- I Love How You Love Me - Bobby Vinton
07 09 --- Love Child - Diana Ross & The Supremes      
17 08 --- Crimson And Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells
02 07 --- For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
06 06 --- Cloud Nine - The Temptations
10 05 --- Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas
04 04 --- Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited
05 03 --- Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
03 02 --- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations
01 01 --- I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye             

R1 SINGLES CHART – 8-14 January 1969

01 02 LILY, THE PINK The Scaffold ****
02 03 BUILD ME UP, BUTTERCUP The Foundations
03 01 OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA Marmalade *
04 04 ALBATROSS Fleetwood Mac
05 05 I'M THE URBAN SPACEMAN Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
06 06 SABRE DANCE Love Sculpture
07 07 AIN'T GO NO-I GOT LIFE / DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO Nina Simone
08 10 SOMETHING'S HAPPENING Herman's Hermits
09 09 SON OF A PREACHER MAN Dusty Springfield
10 12 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Stevie Wonder

11 13 I'M A TIGER Lulu
12 14 PRIVATE NUMBER Judy Clay + William Bell
13 08 1-2-3 O'LEARY Des O'Connor
14 11 RACE WITH THE DEVIL Gun
15 18 LOVE CHILD Diana Ross and the Supremes
16 15 'THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY' Hugo Montenegro ****
17 17 A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME Tom Jones
18 26 MAY I HAVE THE NEXT DREAM WITH YOU? Malcolm Roberts
19 19 BREAKING DOWN THE WALLS OF HEARTACHE Bandwagon
20 22 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE The Isley Brothers

21 26 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. Jeannie C Riley
22 31 STOP HER ON SIGHT (S.O.S.) / HEADLINE NEWS Edwin Starr
23 32 FOX ON THE RUN Manfred Mann
24 20 OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA The Bedrocks
25 24 PLEASE DON'T GO Donald Peers
26 21 DON'T FORGET TO CATCH ME Cliff Richard and the Shadows
27 23 IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW Val Doonican
28 25 ELENORE The Turtles
29 -- BLACKBERRY WAY The Move
30 -- GOING UP THE COUNTRY Canned Heat

31 -- MRS ROBINSON Simon & Garfunkel
32 27 QUICK, JOEY, SMALL (RUN, JOEY, RUN) Kasenet-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus
33 -- BLUEBIRDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN The Beach Boys
34 30 TOY The Casuals
35 29 THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin ******
36 33 ON MOTHER KELLY'S DOORSTEP Danny la Rue
37 28 ATLANTIS Donovan
38 38 SOUL LIMBO Booker T and the MGs
39 -- YOU GOT SOUL Johnny Nash
40 -- LOVE STORY Jethro Tull

-- 34 I'M IN A DIFFERENT WORLD The Four Tops
-- 35 ELOISE Barry Ryan
-- 36 I SHALL BE RELEASED The Tremeloes
-- 37 HELP YOURSELF Tom Jones
-- 39 I PRETEND Des O'Connor *
-- 40 YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell


Making their debut are prog legends Jethro Tull