Cash Box Top 100 5/03/69

CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)		Week ending MAY 3, 1969
TW	TITLE \| Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN (The Flesh Failures) 5th Dimension–Soul City 772		1	1	1	9
2	HAIR Cowsills–MGM 14026		2	3	7	7
3	IT’S YOUR THING Isley Brothers–T-Neck 901		3	5	5	8
4	YOU’VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY Blood, Sweat & Tears–Columbia 44776		4	2	3	10
5	ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE Jerry Butler–Mercury 72898		5	7	9	10
6	GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN’ Crazy Elephant–Bell 763		9	14	18	11
7	THE BOXER Simon & Garfunkel–Columbia 44785		8	16	49	5
8	TWENTY-FIVE MILES Edwin Starr–Gordy 7083		6	9	10	11
9	HAWAII FIVE-O Ventures–Liberty 56068		10	11	36	8
10	TIME IS TIGHT Booker T. & MG’s–Stax 0028		19	32	39	7
11	SWEET CHERRY WINE Tommy James & Shondells–Roulette 7039		14	15	26	7
12	DON’T GIVE IN TO HIM Gary Puckett & Union Gap–Columbia 44788		12	12	13	8
13	THE CHOKIN’ KIND Joe Simon–Sound Stage 7 2628		17	27	33	8
14	DO YOUR THING Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band–Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7250		16	21	28	12
15	LOVE (Can Make You Happy) Mercy–Sundi 6811		20	66	79	5
16	DIZZY Tommy Roe–ABC 11164		7	6	2	16
17	GALVESTON Glen Campbell–Capitol 2428		15	4	4	10
18	GITARZAN Ray Stevens–Monument 1131		23	34	44	5
19	THESE EYES Guess Who–RCA Victor 74-0102		32	42	83	5
20	ROCK ME Steppenwolf–Dunhill 4182		11	8	8	10
21	BROTHER LOVE’S TRAVELLING SALVATION SHOW Neil Diamond–Uni 55109		13	13	15	11
22	TIME OF THE SEASON Zombies–Date 1628		18	10	6	13
23	TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU Bobby Vinton–Epic 10461		25	33	43	6
24	PINBALL WIZARD The Who–Decca 732465		30	40	54	5
25	IS IT SOMETHING YOU’VE GOT Tyrone Davis–Dakar 605		22	26	31	7
26	THE WAY IT USED TO BE Engelbert Humperdinck–Parrot 40036		27	28	29	10
27	MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY Spiral Starecase–Columbia 44741		36	47	82	6
28	WISHFUL SINFUL Doors–Elektra 45656		29	31	38	6
29	I CAN’T SEE MYSELF LEAVING YOU Aretha Franklin–Atlantic 2619		43	58	—	3
30	MERCY Ohio Express–Buddah 102		33	37	46	7
31	THE COMPOSER Diana Ross & Supremes–Motown 1146		42	52	68	4
32	I CAN HEAR MUSIC Beach Boys–Capitol 2432		31	20	23	9
33	WILL YOU BE STAYING AFTER SUNDAY Peppermint Rainbow–Decca 32410		21	23	35	18
34	MY WAY Frank Sinatra–Reprise 0817		35	38	53	7
35	IT’S ONLY LOVE B.J. Thomas–Scepter 12244		28	29	32	7
36	THE RIVER IS WIDE Grass Roots–Dunhill 4187		39	50	61	5
37	STAND! Sly & Family Stone–Epic 10450		46	57	70	4
38	FIRST OF MAY Bee Gees–Atco 6657		34	18	20	7
39	I DON’T WANT NOBODY TO GIVE ME NOTHING (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself) James Brown–King 6224		49	61	62	6
40	EARTH ANGEL (Will You Be Mine) Vogues–Reprise 0820		50	62	73	4
41	GRAZING IN THE GRASS Friends Of Distinction–RCA Victor 74-0107		57	79	88	5
42	ATLANTIS Donovan–Epic 10434		56	69	75	4
43	NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE Flirtations–Deram 85038		47	56	66	9
44	BUYING A BOOK Joe Tex–Dial 4090		53	65	76	4
45	OH HAPPY DAY Edwin Hawkins Singers–Pavilion 20,001		—	—	—	1
46	WHERE’S THE PLAYGROUND SUSIE Glen Campbell–Capitol 2494		—	—	—	1
47	DON’T TOUCH ME Bettye Swann–Capitol 2382		40	44	47	7
48	TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY Marvin Gaye–Tamla 54181		59	76	—	3
49	GOODBYE Mary Hopkin–Apple 1806		61	75	—	3
50	HAPPY HEART Andy Williams–Columbia 44818		62	68	71	5
51	GET BACK Beatles–Apple 2490		—	—	—	1
52	HEATHER HONEY Tommy Roe–ABC 11211		64	—	—	2
53	LOVE IS ALL I HAVE TO GIVE Checkmates, Ltd.–A&M 1039		58	63	72	5
54	PLAYGIRL Thee Prophets–Kapp 962		48	39	45	9
55	WHEN YOU DANCE Jay & Americans–United Artists 50510		41	46	57	6
56	IN THE GHETTO Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-9741		—	—	—	1
57	MORNING GIRL Neon Philharmonic–Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7261		70	80	89	4
58	ICE CREAM SONG Dynamics–Cotillion 44021		60	60	63	8
59	CISSY STRUT Meters–Josie 1005		69	78	86	4
60	EVERYDAY WITH YOU GIRL Classics IV–Imperial 66378		—	—	—	1
61	WHERE DO YOU GO TO (My Lovely) Peter Sarstedt–World Pacific 77911		68	71	78	7
62	LODI Creedence Clearwater Revival–Fantasy 622		—	—	—	1
63	(We’ve Got) HONEY LOVE Martha Reeves & Vandellas–Gordy 7085		67	77	85	4
64	SEATTLE Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-9722		73	84	98	4
65	I’VE BEEN HURT Bill Deal & Rhondels–Heritage 812		75	95	—	3
66	BADGE Cream–Atco 6668		65	70	69	5
67	DAY IS DONE Peter, Paul & Mary–Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7279		78	87	—	3
68	BAD MOON RISING Creedence Clearwater Revival–Fantasy 622		—	—	—	1
69	I’M A DRIFTER Bobby Goldsboro–United Artists 50525		76	86	—	3
70	MEDICINE MAN (pt. 1) Buchanan Brothers–Event 3302		83	88	—	3
71	MARLEY PURT DRIVE Jose Feliciano–RCA Victor 47-9739		77	—	—	2
72	DON’T LET ME DOWN Beatles–Apple 2490		—	—	—	1
73	BLACK PEARL Sonny Charles & Checkmates, Ltd.–A&M 1053		82	—	—	2
74	ONE Three Dog Night–Dunhill 4191		84	—	—	2
75	SAUSALITO Al Martino–Capitol 2468		80	89	—	3
76	I COULD NEVER LIE TO YOU New Colony Six–Mercury 72920		—	—	—	1
77	ANY DAY NOW Percy Sledge–Atlantic 2616		81	85	90	4
78	SINGING MY SONG Tammy Wynette–Epic 10462		79	82	—	3
79	WHAT IS A MAN Four Tops–Motown 1147		—	—	—	1
80	A MILLION TO ONE Brian Hyland–Dot 17222		85	92	97	6
81	I WANT TO LOVE YOU BABY Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson–SSS Int’l 769		88	—	—	2
82	I SHALL BE RELEASED Box Tops–Mala 12,038		86	—	—	2
83	SORRY SUZANNE Hollies–Epic 10454		91	94	100	4
84	LOVE IS JUST A FOUR-LETTER WORD Joan Baez–Vanguard 35088		99	—	—	2
85	SEVEN YEARS Impressions–Curtom 1940		92	—	—	2
86	THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND Dusty Springfield–Atlantic 2623		—	—	—	1
87	RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Gary Lewis & Playboys–Liberty 56093		95	99	87	6
88	PRETTY WORLD Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66–A&M 1049		98	—	—	2
89	I WAS A BOY (When You Needed A Man) Billy Shields–Harbour 304		96	—	—	2
90	TRUCK STOP Jerry Smith–ABC 11162		—	—	—	1
91	I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG Ike & Tina Turner–Blue Thumb 101		—	—	—	1
92	NEVER GONNA LET HIM KNOW Debbie Taylor–GWP 501		—	—	—	1
93	PROUD MARY Solomon Burke–Bell 783		—	—	—	1
94	I CAN’T SAY NO TO YOU Betty Everett–Uni 55122		—	—	—	1
95	FOOLISH FOOL Dee Dee Warwick–Mercury 72880		94	96	81	10
96	GREENSLEEVES Mason Williams–Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7272		—	—	—	1
97	WE CAN’T GO ON THIS WAY Unchained Mynds–Buddah 111		100	—	—	2
98	MR. WALKER, IT’S ALL OVER Billie Jo Spears–Capitol 2436		—	—	—	1
99	LOVE IS STRANGE Buddy Holly–Coral 62558		—	—	—	1
100	LOVE THEME FROM ROMEO & JULIET Henry Mancini & Orchestra–RCA Victor 74-0131		—	—	—	1

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