March 29, 1969

----- DROPOUTS -----
I Don't Know Why - Stevie Wonder ----- 39 / 1
There'll come A Time - Betty Everett ----- 26 (2) / 6
Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose - James Brown ----- 15 / 7
Ramblin' Gamblin' Man - Bob Seger System ----- 17 (3) / 9
Sophisticated Cissy - The Meters ----- 34 / 1
You Showed Me - The Turtles ----- 6 / 9
Touch Me - The Doors ----- 3 / 12


29 40 --- But You Know I Love You - The First Edition
 39 --- The Chokin' Kind - Joe Simon (71)
 38 --- Snatching It Back - Clarence Carter (53)
 37 --- Try A Little Tenderness - Three Dog Night (45)
 36 --- Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show - Neil Diamond (49)
 35 --- Hair - The Cowsills (70)
 34 --- No, Not Much - The Vogues (43)
28 33 --- Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March - The Box Tops
25 32 --- I Got A Line On You - Spirit
40 31 --- Don't Give In To Him - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

15 30 --- I've Gotta Be Me - Sammy Davis Jr.
33 29 --- I'll Try Something New - Supremes & Temptations
37 28 --- Do Your Thing - The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
30 27 --- Mendocino - Sir Douglas Quintet
 26 --- It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers (42)
18 25 --- This Magic Moment - Jay & The Americans
26 24 --- You Gave Me A Mountain - Frankie Laine
23 23 --- Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon - Paul Revere & The Raiders feat. Mark Lindsay
12 22 --- Games People Play - Joe South
17 21 --- Baby, Baby Don't Cry - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

19 20 --- The Weight - Aretha Franklin
22 19 --- Hot Smoke & Sasafrass - The Bubble Puppy
09 18 --- Crimson And Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells      
27 17 --- Twenty-Five Miles - Edwin Starr
16 16 --- Things I'd Like To Say - New Colony Six
20 15 --- Rock Me - Steppenwolf
08 14 --- Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone          
07 13 --- This Girl's In Love With You - Dionne Warwick
21 12 --- You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat & Tears
04 11 --- Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations

24 10 --- Only The Strong Survive - Jerry Butler
13 09 --- My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) - David Ruffin
11 08 --- Galveston - Glen Campbell
05 07 --- Indian Giver - 1910 Fruitgum Co.
10 06 --- Run Away Child, Running Wild - The Temptations
02 05 --- Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
14 04 --- Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) - The 5th Dimension
06 03 --- Time Of The Season - The Zombies
03 02 --- Traces - Classics IV feat. Dennis Yost
01 01 --- Dizzy - Tommy Roe         


New this week are the legendary Three Dog Night.

R1 SINGLES CHART – 26 March-1 April 1969

01 02 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Marvin Gaye *
02 01 WHERE DO YOU GO TO, MY LOVELY? Peter Sarstedt ****
03 06 SURROUND YOURSELF WITH SORROW Cilla Black
04 12 SORRY, SUZANNE The Hollies
05 04 GENTLE ON MY MIND Dean Martin
06 14 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Joe South
07 09 THE FIRST OF MAY The Bee Gees
08 07 MONSIEUR DUPONT Sandie Shaw
09 22 BOOM BANG-A-BANG Lulu
10 17 GET READY The Temptations

11 11 IF I CAN DREAM Elvis Presley
12 13 GOOD TIMES (BETTER TIMES) Cliff Richard
13 03 THE WAY IT USED TO BE Engelbert Humperdinck
14 08 WICHITA LINEMAN Glen Campbell
15 18 IN THE BAD, BAD OLD DAYS The Foundations
16 21 WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND Noel Harrison
17 10 YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING The Righteous Brothers
18 20 I CAN HEAR MUSIC The Beach Boys
19 16 ONE ROAD Love Affair
20 05 PLEASE DON'T GO Donald Peers

21 40 THE ISRAELITES Desmond Dekker and the Aces
22 39 HELLO, WORLD The Tremeloes
23 26 HARLEM SHUFFLE Bob & Earl
24 30 PASSING STRANGERS Sarah Vaughan + Billy Eckstine
25 38 PINBALL WIZARD The Who
26 23 DON JUAN Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
27 24 I'LL PICK A ROSE FOR MY ROSE Marv Johnson
28 15 (IF PARADISE IS) HALF AS NICE Amen Corner **
29 -- I DON'T KNOW WHY Stevie Wonder
30 25 MARIA ELENA Gene Pitney

31 -- SANCTUS Troubadours du Roi Baudouin
32 19 I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME Diana Ross and the Supremes + The Temptations
33 RE MOCKINGBIRD Inez & Charlie Foxx
34 31 LILY, THE PINK The Scaffold ****
35 29 OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA Marmalade ***
36 27 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD Consortium
37 28 BREAKFAST ON PLUTO Don Partridge
38 -- KUMBAYA The Sandpipers
39 -- WITH PEN IN HAND Vicki Carr
40 RE YOU GOT SOUL Johnny Nash

-- 32 SOMETHING'S HAPPENING Herman's Hermits
-- 33 SOUL SISTER, BROWN SUGAR Sam & Dave
-- 34 DANCING IN THE STREET Martha and the Vandellas
-- 35 ALBATROSS Fleetwood Mac *
-- 36 AFTERGLOW OF YOUR LOVE The Small Faces
-- 36 EVERYDAY PEOPLE Sly and the Family Stone


Another one-hit wonder, for Troubadours du Roi Baudouin, whose work featured in the film 'If'