May 24, 1969

----- DROPOUTS -----
Mercy - Ohio Express ----- 30 / 4
My Way - Frank Sinatra ----- 27 / 6
Galveston - Glen Campbell ----- 4 / 10
Twenty-Five Miles - Edwin Starr ----- 6 / 9


 40 --- The Windmills Of Your Mind - Dusty Springfield (57)
16 39 --- Only The Strong Survive - Jerry Butler
24 38 --- I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Myself) (Part 1) - James Brown
21 37 --- Do Your Thing - The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
37 36 --- The River Is Wide - The Grass Roots
36 35 --- Don't Let Me Down - The Beatles w/ Billy Preston
 34 --- Nothing But A Heartache - The Flirtations (45)
34 33 --- Where's The Playground Susie - Glen Campbell
40 32 --- Heather Honey - Tommy Roe
27 31 --- The Composer - Diana Ross & The Supremes

35 30 --- Morning Girl - The Neon Philharmonic
38 29 --- Day Is Done - Peter, Paul & Mary
30 28 --- I Can't See Myself Leaving You - Aretha Franklin
18 27 --- Sweet Cherry Wine - Tommy James & The Shondells
17 26 --- Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' - Crazy Elephant
22 25 --- Stand! - Sly & The Family Stone
 24 --- Cissy Strut - The Meters (46)
29 23 --- Happy Heart - Andy Williams
11 22 --- You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat & Tears
26 21 --- More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Starecase

33 20 --- Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
20 19 --- Pinball Wizard - The Who
 18 --- Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra (47)
23 17 --- In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley
25 16 --- Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - Marvin Gaye
13 15 --- Time Is Tight - Booker T. & The MG's
14 14 --- Goodbye - Mary Hopkin
15 13 --- The Chokin' Kind - Joe Simon
19 12 --- Grazing In The Grass - The Friends Of Distinction
06 11 --- Hawaii Five-O - The Ventures

10 10 --- These Eyes - The Guess Who
09 09 --- Gitarzan - Ray Stevens
07 08 --- The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
08 07 --- Atlantis - Donovan
04 06 --- It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
12 05 --- Oh Happy Day - The Edwin Hawkins' Singers feat. Dorothy Combs Morrison
02 04 --- Hair - The Cowsills
05 03 --- Love (Can Make You Happy) - Mercy
01 02 --- Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) - The 5th Dimension              
03 01 --- Get Back - The Beatles w/ Billy Preston    


New this week are one-hit wonders The Flirtations.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 21-27 May 1969

01 01 GET BACK The Beatles w/Billy Preston *****
02 02 MY SENTIMENTAL FRIEND Herman's Hermits
03 03 MAN OF THE WORLD Fleetwood Mac
04 11 DIZZY Tommy Roe
05 07 BEHIND A PAINTED SMILE The Isley Brothers
06 06 MY WAY Frank Sinatra
07 04 COME BACK AND SHAKE ME Clodagh Rodgers
08 05 GOODBYE Mary Hopkin
09 09 THE BOXER Simon & Garfunkel
10 15 RAGAMUFFIN MAN Manfred Mann

11 10 PINBALL WIZARD The Who
12 12 ROAD RUNNER Junior Walker and the All-Stars
13 23 AQUARIUS / LET THE SUNSHINE IN Fifth Dimension
14 19 LOVE ME, TONIGHT Tom Jones
15 21 I'M LIVING IN SHAME Diana Ross and the Supremes
16 13 HARLEM SHUFFLE Bob & Earl
17 08 THE ISRAELITES Desmond Dekker and the Aces *
18 27 GALVESTON Glen Campbell
19 14 CUPID Johnny Nash
20 25 BADGE Cream

21 20 PASSING STRANGERS Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine
22 30 THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
23 16 GENTLE ON MY MIND Dean Martin
24 28 DICK-A-DUM-DUM Des O'Connor
25 18 BOOM-BANG-A-BANG Lulu
26 RE I'D RATHER GO BLIND Chicken Shack
27 31 TIME IS TIGHT Booker T and the MG's
28 35 SNAKE IN THE GRASS Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
29 24 I DON'T KNOW WHY Stevie Wonder
30 22 COLOUR OF MY LOVE Jefferson

31 -- I THREW IT ALL AWAY Bob Dylan
32 39 (YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) HIGHER AND HIGHER Jackie Wilson
33 -- HAPPY HEART Andy Williams
34 17 WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND Noel Harrison
35 36 YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY Blood, Sweat and Tears
36 -- LIVING IN THE PAST Jethro Tull
37 34 BLUER THAN BLUE Rolf Harris
38 38 GROOVY BABY Microbe
39 -- OH, HAPPY DAY Edwin Hawkins Singers
40 -- GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN' Crazy Elephant

-- 26 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Marvin Gaye ***
-- 29 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Joe South
-- 32 SORRY, SUZANNE The Hollies
-- 33 I CAN HEAR MUSIC The Beach Boys
-- 37 MY FRIEND Roy Orbison
-- 40 SANCTUS Troubadours du Roi Baudouin


Making a debut is a one-hit wonder from the Edwin Hawkins Singers