November 29, 1969

----- DROPOUTS -----
Ball Of Fire - Tommy James & The Shondells ----- 19 (2) / 5
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Dionne Warwick ----- 16 / 7
Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly & The Family Stone ----- 2 (2) / 13


 40 --- A Brand New Me - Dusty Springfield (47)
32 39 --- Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part One) - James Brown
 38 --- Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me - CROW (45)
 37 --- Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante & Teicher (46)
38 36 --- Make Your Own Kind Of Music - Mama Cass Elliot
39 35 --- Groovy Grubworm - Harlow Wilcox & The Oakies
 34 --- I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City - Nilsson (43)
26 33 --- Reuben James - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
40 32 --- Heaven Knows - The Grass Roots
 31 --- Up On Cripple Creek - The Band (47)

36 30 --- These Eyes - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
34 29 --- Friendship Train - Gladys Knight & The Pips
23 28 --- Is That All There Is - Peggy Lee
22 27 --- Tracy - The Cuff Links
35 26 --- Mind, Body And Soul - The Flaming Ember
37 25 --- Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B.J. Thomas
33 24 --- Eleanor Rigby - Aretha Franklin
24 23 --- Try A Little Kindness - Glen Campbell
29 22 --- Undun - The Guess Who
27 21 --- Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash

17 20 --- Going In Circles - The Friends Of Distinction
16 19 --- Sugar, Sugar - The Archies          
28 18 --- Holly Holy - Neil Diamond
10 17 --- I Can't Get Next To You - The Temptations      
09 16 --- Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley    
19 15 --- Cherry Hill Park - Billy Joe Royal
15 14 --- Baby, I'm For Real - The Originals
13 13 --- Backfield In Motion - Mel & Tim
11 12 --- Baby It's You - Smith
20 11 --- Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes

18 10 --- Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night
21/14 09 --- Down On The Corner / Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
08 08 --- Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder
12 07 --- Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary
05 06 --- Smile A Little Smile For Me - The Flying Machine
06 05 --- Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam
02 04 --- Take A Letter Maria - R.B. Greaves
01 03 --- Wedding Bell Blues - The 5th Dimension        
04 02 --- And When I Die - Blood, Sweat & Tears
07/03 01 --- Come Together / Something - The Beatles    


This week introduces Crow and The Band into the Top 40. This is one of those rare weeks when a two-sided single converged into one, namely CCR and The Beatles in this chart.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 29 November-5 December 1969

01 01 SUGAR SUGAR The Archies ******
02 02 (CALL ME) NUMBER ONE The Tremeloes
03 10 YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY Stevie Wonder
04 03 OH WELL Fleetwood Mac
05 09 RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
06 04 SOMETHING / COME TOGETHER The Beatles
07 06 WONDERFUL WORLD, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Jimmy Cliff
08 05 THE RETURN OF DJANGO / DOLLAR IN THE TEETH The Upsetters
09 17 THE LIQUIDATOR Harry J All-Stars
10 07 SWEET DREAM Jethro Tull

11 08 NOBODY'S CHILD Karen Young
12 12 LOVE'S BEEN GOOD TO ME Frank Sinatra
13 13 WHAT DOES IT TAKE (TO WIN YOUR LOVE)? Junior Walker and the All-Stars
14 27 MELTING POT Blue Mink
15 19 WINTER WORLD OF LOVE Engelbert Humperdinck
16 15 COLD TURKEY Plastic Ono Band
17 32 TWO LITTLE BOYS Rolf Harris
18 11 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER The Hollies
19 33 THE ONION SONG Marvin Gaye + Tammi Terrell
20 30 LOVE IS ALL Malcolm Roberts

21 23 GREEN RIVER Creedence Clearwater Revival
22 16 I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE Lou Christie
23 14 DELTA LADY Joe Cocker
24 22 BILJO Clodagh Rodgers
25 26 I MISS YOU, BABY Marv Johnson
26 28 DURHAM TOWN (THE LEAVIN') Roger Whittaker
27 24 LONG SHOT KICK DE BUCKET The Pioneers
28 20 TERESA Joe Dolan
29 35 NO MULE'S FOOL The Family
30 40 PROUD MARY Checkmates Ltd

31 39 THE DEAL Pat Campbell
32 21 A BOY NAMED SUE Johnny Cash
33 25 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Bobbie Gentry *
34 18 SPACE ODDITY David Bowie
35 34 HERE COMES THE STAR Herman's Hermits
36 RE PENNY ARCADE Roy Orbison
37 -- LONELINESS Des O'Connor
38 31 JE T'AIME... MOI NON PLUS Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg *
39 -- SUSPICIOUS MINDS Elvis Presley
40 -- TRACY The Cufflinks

-- 29 DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO The Four Tops
-- 36 EVERYBODY'S TALKING Nilsson
-- 37 ROBIN'S RETURN Neville Dickie
-- 38 LAY, LADY, LAY Bob Dylan


Making their debut are The Cufflinks