R&B number-one hits of 1969 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1969:
See also: 1969 in music
, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
See also: 1969 in music
1969 in music
-Events:Perhaps the two most famous musical events of 1969 were concerts. At a Rolling Stones concert in Altamont, California, a fan was stabbed to death by Hells Angels, a biker gang that had been hired to provide security for the event...
, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 4 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine I Heard It through the Grapevine "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a landmark song in the history of Motown. Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1966, the single was first recorded by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles... |
Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range.... |
| January 11 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine | Marvin Gaye |
| January 18 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine | Marvin Gaye |
| January 25 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine | Marvin Gaye |
| February 1 | Can I Change My Mind | Tyrone Davis Tyrone Davis Tyrone Davis , born Tyrone Fettson, was a leading American soul singer with a distinctive style, recording a long list of hit records over a period of more than 20 years. He had three no... |
| February 8 | Can I Change My Mind | Tyrone Davis |
| February 15 | Can I Change My Mind | Tyrone Davis |
| February 22 | Everyday People | Sly & the Family Stone Sly & the Family Stone Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music... |
| March 1 | Everyday People | Sly & the Family Stone |
| March 8 | Give It Up Or Turnit a Loose Give It Up or Turnit a Loose "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" is a funk song recorded by James Brown. Released as a single in 1969, it was a #1 R&B hit and also made the top 20 pop singles chart... |
James Brown |
| March 15 | Give It Up Or Turnit a Loose | James Brown |
| March 22 | Run Away Child, Running Wild | The Temptations The Temptations The Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,... |
| March 29 | Run Away Child, Running Wild | The Temptations |
| April 5 | Only the Strong Survive | Jerry Butler Jerry Butler (singer) Jerry Butler is an American soul singer and songwriter. He is also noted as being the original lead singer of the R&B vocal group, The Impressions, as well as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.Butler is also an American politician... |
| April 12 | Only the Strong Survive | Jerry Butler |
| April 19 | It's Your Thing It's Your Thing "It's Your Thing" is an influential funk single by the Isley Brothers. Released in 1969, the funk anthem was an artistic response to Motown chief Berry Gordy's demanding hold on his artists after the Isleys left the label in late-1968.... |
The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper... |
| April 26 | It's Your Thing | The Isley Brothers |
| May 3 | It's Your Thing | The Isley Brothers |
| May 10 | It's Your Thing | The Isley Brothers |
| May 17 | The Chokin' Kind | Joe Simon Joe Simon (musician) Joe Simon is an American chart-topping, Grammy Award winning, soul and R&B musician. Amongst other chart singles, Simon secured three number one hits on the US Billboard R&B chart between 1969 and 1975.-Career:... |
| May 24 | The Chokin' Kind | Joe Simon |
| May 31 | The Chokin' Kind | Joe Simon |
| June 7 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Too Busy Thinking About My Baby "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" is a Motown song written by Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, and Janie Bradford. The song was first recorded by The Temptations as a track on their 1966 album Gettin' Ready. Eddie Kendricks sings lead on the recording, which was produced by Whitfield. Jimmy Ruffin... |
Marvin Gaye |
| June 14 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby | Marvin Gaye |
| June 21 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby | Marvin Gaye |
| June 28 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby | Marvin Gaye |
| July 5 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby | Marvin Gaye |
| July 12 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby | Marvin Gaye |
| July 19 | What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) | Jr. Walker & the All-Stars |
| July 26 | What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) | Jr. Walker & the All-Stars |
| August 2 | Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have a Mother For Me) | James Brown |
| August 9 | Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother For Me) | James Brown |
| August 16 | Choice Of Colors | The Impressions The Impressions (American band) The Impressions are an American music group from Chicago, originally formed in 1958. Their repertoire includes doo-wop, gospel, soul, and R&B.... |
| August 23 | Share Your Love with Me Share Your Love with Me Aretha Franklin recorded the most successful version of the song for her 1970 album, This Girl's in Love with You. Her single spent five weeks at number-one on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart and peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969. .... |
Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All... |
| August 30 | Share Your Love with Me | Aretha Franklin |
| September 6 | Share Your Love with Me | Aretha Franklin |
| September 13 | Share Your Love with Me | Aretha Franklin |
| September 20 | Share Your Love with Me | Aretha Franklin |
| September 27 | Oh, What a Night Oh, What a Night (song) "Oh, What a Night" is a song first recorded by the doo-wop group The Dells and released in 1956, originally under the title "Oh What a Nite". The Dells' recording peaked at number four on the R&B singles chart and was released on the Vee Jay Records label. Re-released in 1969, the song was... |
The Dells The Dells The Dells are an R&B and crossover musical group. Their successful recordings spanned more than four decades. Formed in 1952 after attending high school together, the Dells' repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul, disco and contemporary rhythm and blues... |
| October 4 | I Can't Get Next to You I Can't Get Next to You "I Can't Get Next to You" is a 1969 number-one single recorded by The Temptations and produced by Norman Whitfield for the Gordy label. The song was the number-one single on the Billboard Top Pop Singles chart for two weeks in 1969, from October 11 to October 25, replacing "Sugar, Sugar" by The... |
The Temptations |
| October 11 | I Can't Get Next to You | The Temptations |
| October 18 | I Can't Get Next to You | The Temptations |
| October 26 | I Can't Get Next to You | The Temptations |
| November 1 | I Can't Get Next to You | The Temptations |
| November 8 | Baby, I'm for Real | The Originals The Originals The Originals were a successful Motown R&B and soul group during the late 1960s and the 1970s, most notable for the hits "Baby I'm For Real", "The Bells" and the disco classic, "Down to Love Town"... |
| November 15 | Baby, I'm for Real | The Originals |
| November 22 | Baby, I'm for Real | The Originals |
| November 29 | Baby, I'm for Real | The Originals |
| December 6 | Baby, I'm for Real | The Originals |
| December 13 | Someday We'll Be Together Someday We'll Be Together "Someday We'll Be Together" is a song made popular as the last of twelve number-one singles for Diana Ross & the Supremes on the Motown label. It is the final Supremes song featuring Diana Ross, who left the group for a solo career in January 1970... |
Diana Ross & the Supremes The Supremes The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco... |
| December 20 | Someday We'll Be Together | Diana Ross & the Supremes |
| December 27 | Someday We'll Be Together | Diana Ross & the Supremes |