March 1, 1969

----- DROPOUTS -----
If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley ----- 12 (2) / 11
Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette ----- 19 / 9
Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited ----- 3 / 12
There's Gonna Be A Showdown - Archie Bell & The Drells ----- 21 (2) / 8


 40 --- You Gave Me A Mountain - Frankie Laine (55)
 39 --- Heaven - The Rascals (41)
28 38 --- Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March - The Box Tops
39 37 --- Soulshake - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson
22 36 --- Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas
 35 --- To Susan On The West Coast Waiting - Donovan (50)
 34 --- The Weight - Aretha Franklin (52)
16 33 --- I Started A Joke - Bee Gees
35 32 --- Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
14 31 --- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations

27 30 --- Goodnight My Love - Paul Anka
29 29 --- Crossroads - Cream
15 28 --- I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye                 
20 27 --- Take Care Of Your Homework - Johnnie Taylor
30 26 --- There'll come A Time - Betty Everett
37 25 --- Time Of The Season - The Zombies
31 24 --- Things I'd Like To Say - New Colony Six
40 23 --- My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) - David Ruffin
38 22 --- Run Away Child, Running Wild - The Temptations
26 21 --- But You Know I Love You - The First Edition

12 20 --- Hang 'Em High - Booker T. & The MG's
23 19 --- Traces - Classics IV feat. Dennis Yost
19 18 --- Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose - James Brown
17 17 --- Ramblin' Gamblin' Man - Bob Seger System
24 16 --- Indian Giver - 1910 Fruitgum Co.
18 15 --- I've Gotta Be Me - Sammy Davis Jr.
05 14 --- Can I Change My Mind - Tyrone Davis
13 13 --- Games People Play - Joe South
10 12 --- I'm Livin' In Shame - Diana Ross & The Supremes
21 11 --- This Girl's In Love With You - Dionne Warwick

25 10 --- Dizzy - Tommy Roe
06 09 --- Worst That Could Happen - Brooklyn Bridge
11 08 --- Baby, Baby Don't Cry - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
08 07 --- This Magic Moment - Jay & The Americans
07 06 --- You Showed Me - The Turtles
09 05 --- Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
04 04 --- Touch Me - The Doors
03 03 --- Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
02 02 --- Crimson And Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells        
01 01 --- Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone      

R1 SINGLES CHART – 26 February-4 March 1969

01 02 WHERE DO YOU GO TO, MY LOVELY? Peter Sarstedt *
02 01 (IF PARADISE IS) HALF AS NICE Amen Corner **
03 03 I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME Diana Ross and the Supremes + The Temptations
04 04 PLEASE DON'T GO Donald Peers
05 09 THE WAY IT USED TO BE Engelbert Humperdinck
06 07 DANCING IN THE STREET Martha and the Vandellas
07 05 BLACKBERRY WAY The Move *
08 06 ALBATROSS Fleetwood Mac *
09 11 WICHITA LINEMAN Glen Campbell
10 13 I'LL PICK A ROSE FOR MY ROSE Marv Johnson

11 18 SURROUND YOURSELF WITH SORROW Cilla Black
12 08 YOU GOT SOUL Johnny Nash
13 10 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Stevie Wonder
14 15 I GUESS I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU The Isley Brothers
15 30 YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING The Righteous Brothers
16 12 TO LOVE SOMEBODY Nina Simone
17 25 GENTLE ON MY MIND Dean Martin
18 17 SOUL SISTER, BROWN SUGAR Sam & Dave
19 30 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Marvin Gaye
20 23 MONSIEUR DUPONT Sandie Shaw

21 35 IT'S TOO LATE NOW Long John Baldry
22 21 YOU AIN'T LIVIN' TILL YOU'RE LOVIN' Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
23 14 OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA Marmalade ***
24 20 SOMETHING'S HAPPENING Herman's Hermits
25 37 LOVE IS LOVE Barry Ryan
26 33 THE FIRST OF MAY The Bee Gees
27 16 FOX ON THE RUN Manfred Mann
28 22 LILY, THE PINK The Scaffold ****
29 19 PEOPLE The Tymes
30 -- IF I CAN DREAM Elvis Presley

31 27 GOING UP THE COUNTRY Canned Heat
32 24 MOVE IN A LITTLE CLOSER Harmony Grass
33 39 RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH Ike & Tina Turner
34 40 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD Consortium
35 28 THE WHITE ROOM Cream
36 -- GOOD TIMES (BETTER TIMES) Cliff Richard
37 -- WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND Noel Harrison
38 -- IF YOU LOVE HER Dick Emery
39 -- BREAKFAST ON PLUTO Don Partridge
40 -- ONE ROAD Love Affair

-- 26 A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME Tom Jones
-- 29 PRIVATE NUMBER Judy Clay + William Bell
-- 32 HEY, JUDE Wilson Pickett
-- 34 SHE'S NOT THERE Neil MacArthur
-- 36 MOCKINGBIRD Inez & Charlie Foxx
-- 38 STOP HER ON SIGHT (S.O.S.) / HEADLINE NEWS Edwin Starr


A couple more notable one-hit wonders: Noel Harrison, and comedian Dick Emery