(Finished August 29th, 2026) Part 1 Google What Is The Greatest Year for Music? 1969

Hello,

Google answered and said 1969 is the best year for music, so let’s explore many of the best songs of 1969. These are songs that were released in 1969, on an album released in 1969 or a hit in 1969 no matter when it was released.

A list by goldwax317 I stole these first several dozen songs from these websites:
https://rateyourmusic.com/list/goldwax317/the_top_200_hits_of_1969/4/

These first three paragraphs are from the the goldwax317 website.

“I created these lists by combining data from the respective singles charts of Billboard, Cash Box, and Music Vendor/Record World magazines. I determined the rankings through a point system based on a single’s peak position and weeks on the chart.

For songs that peaked in December and January, I decided on what year to put them in by when they dropped from their peak position. For example, the Monkees’ “I’m A Believer” hit #1 the final week of 1966 and stayed there for the first six weeks of 1967. As such, “I’m A Believer’ appears on my 1967 year-end survey.

All entries are for the “A” side only, unless otherwise indicated.”

1) The Archies “Sugar, Sugar”:

2) Zager & Evans “In The Year 2525”:

3) Marvin Gaye “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”:

4) The 5th Dimension “Aquarius”/ “Let The Sunshine In”:

5) The Rolling Stones “Honky Tonk Woman”:

6) Tommy Roe “Dizzy”:

7) The 5th Dimension “Wedding Bell Blues”:

8) The Beatles “Come Together”:

9) The Supremes “Someday We’ll Be Together”:

10) The Cowsills “Hair”:

11) The Foundations “Build Me Up Buttercup”:

12) Peter, Paul and Mary “Leaving On A Jet Plane”:

13) Steam “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye”:

14) Blood, Sweat and Tears “Spinning Wheel”:

15) Elvis Presley “Suspicious Minds”:

16) The Temptations “Can’t Get Next To You”:

17) Jay and the Americans “This Magic Moment”:

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