September 27, 1969

----- DROPOUTS -----
Nobody But You Babe - Clarence Reid ----- 40 (2) / 2
Commotion - Creedence Clearwater Revival ----- 30 / 7
Birthday - Underground Sunshine ----- 26 / 5
Workin' On A Groovy Thing - The 5th Dimension ----- 20 (2) / 7
Laughing - The Guess Who ----- 10 / 9


RE 40 --- It's Getting Better - Mama Cass (42)
 39 --- By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Isaac Hayes (43)
 38 --- I'm A Better Man - Engelbert Humperdinck (45)
 37 --- World (Part 1) - James Brown (58 )
33 36 --- Did You See Her Eyes - The Illusion
30 35 --- The Nitty Gritty - Gladys Knight & The Pips
34 34 --- Daddy's Little Man - O.C. Smith
37 33 --- Sugar On Sunday - The Clique
32 32 --- Carry Me Back - The Rascals
31 31 --- Move Over - Steppenwolf

 30 --- You, I - The Rugbys (46)
13 29 --- Share Your Love With Me - Aretha Franklin
25 28 --- Soul Deep - The Box Tops
17 27 --- Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) - Neil Diamond
27 26 --- I'm Gonna Make You Mine - Lou Christie
15 25 --- I'd Wait A Million Years - The Grass Roots
19 24 --- Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon
23 23 --- What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am - Bill Deal & The Rhondels
35 22 --- What's The Use Of Breaking Up - Jerry Butler
24 21 --- When I Die - Motherlode

16 20 --- Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan
36 19 --- Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
20 18 --- Your Good Thing (Is About To End) - Lou Rawls
18 17 --- Everybody's Talkin' - Nilsson
22 16 --- Keem-O-Sabe - The Electric Indian
28 15 --- That's The Way Love Is - Marvin Gaye
12 14 --- Hurt So Bad - The Lettermen
07 13 --- Get Together - The Youngbloods
14 12 --- This Girl Is A Woman Now - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
04 11 --- A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash

11 10 --- Oh, What A Night - The Dells
21 09 --- Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly & The Family Stone
06 08 --- I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Tom Jones
08 07 --- Jean - Oliver
10 06 --- I Can't Get Next To You - The Temptations
09 05 --- Little Woman - Bobby Sherman
05 04 --- Easy To Be Hard - Three Dog Night
02 03 --- Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones          
03 02 --- Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival
01 01 --- Sugar, Sugar - The Archies      


This week sees the first debut from Isaac Hayes. The Rugbys formed when all the members of the popular Louisville group the Oxfords left that band except the drummer, Jim Guest. Guest kept the Oxfords name and brought in members of the Spectres, soon releasing a good 45 on the Mala label.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 27 September-3 October 1969

01 01 BAD MOON RISING Creedence Clearwater Revival **
02 04 JE T'AIME... MOI NON PLUS Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg
03 02 DON'T FORGET TO REMEMBER The Bee Gees
04 09 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Bobbie Gentry
05 03 IN THE YEAR 2525 Zager & Evans ***
06 05 NATURAL BORN BUGIE Humble Pie
07 08 GOOD MORNING, STARSHINE Oliver
08 06 TOO BUSY THINKING 'BOUT MY BABY Marvin Gaye
09 07 VIVA BOBBY JOE The Equals
10 15 A BOY NAMED SUE Johnny Cash

11 16 IT'S GETTING BETTER Mama Cass
12 30 LAY, LADY, LAY Bob Dylan
13 28 PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE The Isley Brothers
14 14 THROW DOWN A LINE Cliff + Hank
15 27 CLOUD NINE The Temptations
16 11 MY CHERIE AMOUR Stevie Wonder
17 25 MARRAKESH EXPRESS Crosby, Stills & Nash
18 10 HONKY TONK WOMEN The Rolling Stones *****
19 19 HARE KRISHNA MANTRA Radha Krishna Temple
20 31 NOBODY'S CHILD Karen Young

21 22 CLEAN UP YOUR OWN BACK YARD Elvis Presley
22 23 SOUL DEEP The Box Tops
23 12 SAVED BY THE BELL Robin Gibb
24 13 MAKE ME AN ISLAND Joe Dolan
25 39 SPACE ODDITY David Bowie
26 26 WET DREAM Max Romeo
27 24 LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT Sounds Nice
28 35 I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE Lou Christie
29 18 I'M A BETTER MAN Engelbert Humperdinck
30 21 EARLY IN THE MORNING Vanity Fare

31 33 I SECOND THAT EMOTION Diana Ross and the Supremes + The Temptations
32 20 CURLY The Move
33 17 BIRTH The Peddlers
34 32 TEARS WON'T WASH AWAY MY HEARTACHES Ken Dodd
35 -- FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Dorothy Squires
36 29 TEARS IN THE WIND Chicken Shack
37 36 25 MILES Edwin Starr
38 34 CONVERSATIONS Cilla Black
39 38 MY WAY Frank Sinatra
40 -- PENNY ARCADE Roy Orbison

-- 37 HEATHER HONEY Tommy Roe
-- 40 WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE Jim Reeves