JANUARY
Top hit
I Heard It Through The Grapevine · Marvin Gaye
Top album
The Beatles [White Album] · The Beatles
Enter the Year
Year
1969
Youth Culture Finds Its Voice
British invasion, Motown, and folk-rock rewrite what a hit can sound like.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Crimson And Clover · Tommy James And The Shondells
Top album
The Beatles [White Album] · The Beatles
MARCH
Top hit
Everyday People · Sly
Top album
The Beatles [White Album] · The Beatles
APRIL
Top hit
Dizzy · Tommy Roe
Top album
Wichita Lineman · Glen Campbell
MAY
Top hit
Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) · The 5th Dimension
Top album
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JUNE
Top hit
Get Back · The Beatles
Top album
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JULY
Top hit
Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet · Henry Mancini And His Orchestra
Top album
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AUGUST
Top hit
In The Year 2525 · Zager
Top album
Johnny Cash At San Quentin · Johnny Cash
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
Honky Tonk Women · The Rolling Stones
Top album
Johnny Cash At San Quentin · Johnny Cash
OCTOBER
Top hit
Sugar, Sugar · The Archies
Top album
Green River · Creedence Clearwater Revival
NOVEMBER
Top hit
Suspicious Minds · Elvis Presley
Top album
Abbey Road · The Beatles
DECEMBER
Top hit
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye · Steam
Top album
Abbey Road · The Beatles