December 20, 1969

----- DROPOUTS -----
Try A Little Kindness - Glen Campbell ----- 23 / 7
Undun - The Guess Who ----- 22 / 6
Sugar, Sugar - The Archies ----- 1 (4) / 18          
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley ----- 1 (1) / 13    
Baby It's You - Smith ----- 5 (3) / 11


 40 --- She - Tommy James & The Shondells (65)
37 39 --- Mind, Body and Soul - The Flaming Ember
 38 --- Sunday Mornin' - Oliver (41)
 37 --- Early In The Morning - Vanity Fare (42)
40 36 --- Ain't It Funky Now (Part 1) - James Brown
39 35 --- Cold Turkey - Plastic Ono Band
 34 --- Jingle Jangle - The Archies (48 )
30 33 --- Groovy Grubworm - Harlow Wilcox & The Oakies
27 32 --- Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash
 31 --- Venus - The Shocking Blue (77)

23 30 --- Going In Circles - The Friends Of Distinction
17 29 --- Eleanor Rigby - Aretha Franklin
35 28 --- Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me - CROW
24 27 --- Heaven Knows - The Grass Roots
29 26 --- Up On Cripple Creek - The Band
36 25 --- Don't Cry Daddy / Rubberneckin' - Elvis Presley
25 24 --- A Brand New Me - Dusty Springfield
31 23 --- Jam Up Jelly Tight - Tommy Roe
15 22 --- Baby, I'm For Real - The Originals
14 21 --- Smile A Little Smile For Me - The Flying Machine

20 20 --- These Eyes - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
12 19 --- Wedding Bell Blues - The 5th Dimension        
18 18 --- Friendship Train - Gladys Knight & The Pips
19 17 --- I Want You Back - Jackson 5
16 16 --- Cherry Hill Park - Billy Joe Royal
22 15 --- Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante & Teicher
34 14 --- La La La (If I Had You) - Bobby Sherman
10 13 --- Backfield In Motion - Mel & Tim
21 12 --- Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
11 11 --- Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night

08 10 --- And When I Die - Blood, Sweat & Tears
13 09 --- Holly Holy - Neil Diamond
06 08 --- Take A Letter Maria - R.B. Greaves
07 07 --- Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder
04 06 --- Come Together / Something - The Beatles    
09 05 --- Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B.J. Thomas
01 04 --- Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam      
05 03 --- Down On The Corner / Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
03 02 --- Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes
02 01 --- Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary    


Two new group make their first appearances this week; Vanity Fare and The Shocking Blue.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 20-26 December 1969

01 03 TWO LITTLE BOYS Rolf Harris *
02 02 RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
03 01 SUGAR SUGAR The Archies ********
04 04 YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY Stevie Wonder
05 05 MELTING POT Blue Mink
06 08 SUSPICIOUS MINDS Elvis Presley
07 17 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Bobbie Gentry + Glen Campbell
08 07 WINTER WORLD OF LOVE Engelbert Humperdinck
09 06 (CALL ME) NUMBER ONE The Tremeloes
10 15 TRACY The Cufflinks

11 13 THE LIQUIDATOR Harry J All-Stars
12 21 WITHOUT LOVE Tom Jones
13 09 THE ONION SONG Marvin Gaye + Tammi Terrell
14 19 DURHAM TOWN (THE LEAVIN') Roger Whittaker
15 12 LOVE IS ALL Malcolm Roberts
16 25 GOOD OLD ROCK N ROLL Dave Clark Five
17 10 WONDERFUL WORLD, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Jimmy Cliff
18 11 SOMETHING / COME TOGETHER The Beatles
19 24 LONELINESS Des O'Connor
20 39 WITH THE EYES OF A CHILD Cliff Richard

21 20 GREEN RIVER Creedence Clearwater Revival
22 36 BUT YOU LOVE ME, DADDY Jim Reeves
23 27 HIGHWAY SONG Nancy Sinatra
24 14 NOBODY'S CHILD Karen Young
25 18 OH WELL Fleetwood Mac
26 22 THE RETURN OF DJANGO / DOLLAR IN THE TEETH The Upsetters
27 16 SWEET DREAM Jethro Tull
28 23 LOVE'S BEEN GOOD TO ME Frank Sinatra
29 -- SOMEDAY, WE'LL BE TOGETHER Diana Ross and the Supremes
30 28 COLD TURKEY Plastic Ono Band

31 29 I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE Lou Christie
32 40 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Bobbie Gentry *
33 26 BILJO Clodagh Rodgers
34 -- COMIN' HOME Delaney & Bonnie and Friends
35 31 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER The Hollies
36 30 WHAT DOES IT TAKE (TO WIN YOUR LOVE)? Junior Walker and the All-Stars
37 34 IF I THOUGHT YOU'D CHANGE YOUR MIND Cilla Black
38 -- SEVENTH SON Georgie Fame
39 RE GIN GAN GOOLIE The Scaffold
40 -- REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade

-- 32 PROUD MARY Checkmates Ltd
-- 33 A BOY NAMED SUE Johnny Cash
-- 35 I MISS YOU, BABY Marv Johnson
-- 37 PENNY ARCADE Roy Orbison
-- 38 TERESA Joe Dolan


There's a one-hit wonder from Delaney & Bonnie and Friends