Top Country Songs of 1969 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1968 <-1969-> 1970
Top songs: #1: A Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash - #2: In the Ghetto by Elvis Presley - #3: Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town by Kenny Rogers - #4: Galveston by Glen Campbell - #5: Don't Cry Daddy by Elvis Presley
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A Boy Named Sue
#1
07/1969

A Boy Named Sue
Johnny Cash

from Johnny Cash at San Quentin   Johnny Cash at San Quentin
383 pts
2
US
1
AC
1
ctry
4
UK
[recorded live at san quentin prison] [noverly]
[Columbia 4-44944]
written by Shel Silverstein
In the Ghetto
#2
05/1969

In the Ghetto
Elvis Presley

from From Elvis in Memphis   From Elvis in Memphis
354 pts
3
US
8
AC
60
ctry
2
UK
[RCA Victor 47-9741]
written by Mac Davis
#3
06/1969

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
Kenny Rogers

from Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town   
322 pts
6
US
6
AC
39
ctry
2
UK
as Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
[Reprise 0829]
written by Mel Tillis
Galveston
#4
03/1969

Galveston
Glen Campbell

from Galveston   Galveston
268 pts
4
US
1
AC
1
ctry
14
UK
[Capitol 2428]
written by Jimmy Webb
Don't Cry Daddy
#5
11/1969

Don't Cry Daddy
Elvis Presley

249 pts
6
US
3
AC
13
ctry
8
UK
[RCA 47-9768]
written by Scott Davis
All I Have to Do Is Dream
#6
12/1969

All I Have to Do Is Dream
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell

223 pts
27
US
4
AC
6
ctry
3
UK
[Capitol 2745]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant
Try a Little Kindness
#7
10/1969

Try a Little Kindness
Glen Campbell

from Try a Little Kindness   
113 pts
23
US
1
AC
2
ctry
45
UK
[Capitol 2659]
written by Curt Sapaugh & Bobby Austin
#8
06/1969

Yesterday, When I Was Young
Roy Clark

from Yesterday, When I Was Young   
82 pts
19
US
6
AC
9
ctry


[Dot 45-17246]
written by Georges Garvarentz, Charles Aznavour & Herbert Kretzmer
Clean Up Your Own Backyard
#9
07/1969

Clean Up Your Own Backyard
Elvis Presley

78 pts
35
US
37
AC
74
ctry
21
UK
[RCA Victor 47-9747]
written by Mac Davis & Billy Strange
#10
04/1969

When Two Worlds Collide
Jim Reeves

from Jim Reeves Writes You a Record   
70 pts




6
ctry
17
UK
[RCA Victor 74-0135]
written by Bill Anderson & Roger Miller
Where's the Playground Susie
#11
05/1969

Where's the Playground Susie
Glen Campbell

from Galveston   Galveston
55 pts
26
US
10
AC
28
ctry


[Capitol 2494]
written by Jimmy Webb
True Grit
#12
07/1969

True Grit
Glen Campbell

from True Grit   
51 pts
35
US
7
AC
9
ctry


[Capitol 2573]
written by Don Black & Elmer Bernstein
#13
11/1969

Fancy
Bobbie Gentry

from Fancy   
48 pts
31
US
8
AC
26
ctry


[Capitol 2675]
written by Bobbie Gentry
Let It Be Me
#14
01/1969

Let It Be Me
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell

from Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell   
48 pts
36
US
7
AC
14
ctry


[Capitol 2387]
written by Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë & Mann Curtis
#15
09/1969

Reuben James
Kenny Rogers

from Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town   
47 pts
26
US
29
AC
46
ctry


as Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
aka Ruben James
[Reprise 0854]
written by Barry Etris & Alex Harvey
Okie from Muskogee
#16
10/1969

Okie from Muskogee
Merle Haggard

from Okie from Muskogee   
44 pts
41
US


1
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[Capitol 2626]
written by Merle Haggard & Eddie Burris
Johnny One Time
#17
01/1969

Johnny One Time
Brenda Lee

from Johnny One Time   
44 pts
41
US
3
AC
50
ctry


[Decca 32428]
written by A.L. Owens & Dallas Frazier
Memories
#18
03/1969

Memories
Elvis Presley

from Elvis NBC TV Special   Elvis NBC TV Special
43 pts
35
US
7
AC
56
ctry


live
[RCA Victor 47-9731]
written by Mac Davis & Billy Strange
#19
09/1969

Groovy Grubworm
Harlow Wilcox and the Oakies

from Groovy Grubworm and Other Golden Guitar Greats   
42 pts
30
US
18
AC
42
ctry


instrumental
[Plantation 28]
written by Harlow Wilcox & Bobby Warren
#20
09/1969

Since I Met You Baby
Sonny James

from The Astrodome Presents in Person Sonny James   
40 pts
65
US
26
AC
1
ctry


live
[Capitol 2595]
written by Ivory Joe Hunter
#21
08/1969

The Ways to Love a Man
Tammy Wynette

from The Ways to Love a Man   
39 pts
81
US
18
AC
1
ctry


[Epic 10512]
written by Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton & Tammy Wynette
#22
12/1969

Nobody's Fool
Jim Reeves

from Jim Reeves Writes You a Record   
37 pts




10
ctry
32
UK
[RCA Victor 74-0286]
written by Hal Bynum
#23
08/1969

Muddy Mississippi Line
Bobby Goldsboro

from Muddy Mississippi Line   
34 pts
53
US
10
AC
15
ctry


[United Artists 50565]
written by Bobby Goldsboro
#24
12/1969

Good Morning
Leapy Lee

34 pts




55
ctry
29
UK
[Decca 32625]
written by Tat Meager
Don't It Make You Want to Go Home
#25
08/1969

Don't It Make You Want to Go Home
Joe South

from Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?   
33 pts
41
US
16
AC
27
ctry


as Joe South and The Believers
[Capitol 2592]
written by Joe South
Only the Lonely
#26
01/1969

Only the Lonely
Sonny James

from Only the Lonely   
33 pts
92
US
32
AC
1
ctry


[Capitol 2370]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
#27
11/1969

(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again
Charley Pride

from Just Plain Charley   
33 pts
74
US


1
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0265]
written by Dallas Frazier & A.L. Owens
Singing My Song
#28
04/1969

Singing My Song
Tammy Wynette

from Tammy's Greatest Hits   
33 pts
75
US


1
ctry


[Epic 10462]
written by Billy Sherrill, Tammy Wynette & Glenn Sutton
#29
04/1969

I'm a Drifter
Bobby Goldsboro

from Today   
33 pts
46
US
14
AC
22
ctry


[United Artists 50525]
written by Bobby Goldsboro
Blistered
#30
11/1969

Blistered
Johnny Cash

from Hello, I'm Johnny Cash   
32 pts
50
US


4
ctry


[Columbia 4-45020]
written by Billy Edd Wheeler
#31
06/1969

All I Have to Offer You Is Me
Charley Pride

from The Best of Charley Pride   
30 pts
91
US


1
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0167]
written by Dallas Frazier & A.L. Owens
#32
02/1969

Glad She's a Woman
Bobby Goldsboro

from Today   
30 pts
61
US
7
AC
49
ctry


[United Artists 50497]
written by Bodie Chandler
Running Bear
#33
05/1969

Running Bear
Sonny James

from The Astrodome Presents in Person Sonny James   
29 pts
94
US


1
ctry


[Capitol 2486]
written by J. P. Richardson
Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass
#34
02/1969

Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass
Buck Owens

from Buck Owens in London "Live"   
27 pts
106
US


1
ctry


as Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
[Capitol 2377]
written by Buck Owens
Johnny B. Goode
#35
05/1969

Johnny B. Goode
Buck Owens

from Buck Owens in London "Live"   
27 pts
114
US


1
ctry


as Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
live
[Capitol 2485]
written by Chuck Berry
#36
11/1969

Six White Horses
Tommy Cash

from Six White Horses   
25 pts
79
US


4
ctry


[Epic 10540]
written by Larry Murray
Mr. Walker, It's All Over
#37
04/1969

Mr. Walker, It's All Over
Billie Jo Spears

from Mr. Walker, It's All Over!   
24 pts
80
US


4
ctry


[Capitol 2436]
written by Gene Crysler
#38
03/1969

There Never Was a Time
Jeannie C. Riley

from Things Go Better With Love   
23 pts
77
US


5
ctry


[Plantation 16]
written by Margaret Lewis & Myrna Smith
#39
03/1969

I'll Share My World with You
George Jones

from I'll Share My World with You   
23 pts
124
US


2
ctry


[Musicor 1351]
written by Ben Wilson
#40
03/1969

My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)
Bill Anderson

from My Life/But You Know I Love You   
23 pts




1
ctry


as Bill Anderson & The Po' Boys
[Decca 32445]
written by Bill Anderson
#41
11/1969

Baby, Baby (I Know You're a Lady)
David Houston

from Baby, Baby   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Epic 10539]
written by Alex Harvey & Norro Wilson
#42
02/1969

Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)
Loretta Lynn

from Woman of the World/To Make a Man   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Decca 32439]
written by Sharon Higgins
#43
05/1969

Statue of a Fool
Jack Greene

from Statue of a FoolStatue   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Decca 32490]
written by Jan Crutchfield
#44
05/1969

I Love You More Today
Conway Twitty

from I Love You More Today   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Decca 32481]
written by L.E. White
Hungry Eyes
#45
02/1969

Hungry Eyes
Merle Haggard

from A Portrait of Merle Haggard   
23 pts




1
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[Capitol 2383]
written by Merle Haggard
Workin' Man Blues
#46
07/1969

Workin' Man Blues
Merle Haggard

from A Portrait of Merle Haggard   
23 pts




1
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[Capitol 2503]
written by Merle Haggard
To See My Angel Cry
#47
09/1969

To See My Angel Cry
Conway Twitty

from To See My Angel Cry   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Decca 32546]
written by Conway Twitty, L.E. White & Carlton Haney
Tall Dark Stranger
#48
08/1969

Tall Dark Stranger
Buck Owens

from Tall Dark Stranger   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Capitol 2570]
written by Buck Owens
#49
12/1969

A Week in a County Jail
Tom T. Hall

from Homecoming   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Mercury 72998]
written by Tom T. Hall
#50
05/1969

Truck Stop
Jerry Smith

from Truck Stop   
22 pts
71
US
13
AC
44
ctry


as Jerry Smith and His Piano
instrumental
[ABC 11162]
written by Jerry Smith
#51
05/1969

Cajun Baby
Hank Williams Jr.

from Songs My Father Left Me   
20 pts
107
US


3
ctry


[MGM 14047]
written by Hank Williams Jr. & Hank Williams
Kaw-Liga
#52
02/1969

Kaw-Liga
Charley Pride

from Charley Pride in Person   
20 pts
120
US


3
ctry


live
[RCA Victor 47-9716]
written by Hank Williams & Fred Rose
#53
02/1969

Rings of Gold
Dottie West & Don Gibson

from Dottie & Don   
20 pts




2
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-9715]
written by Gene Thomas
#54
07/1969

Wine Me Up
Faron Young

from Wine Me Up   
20 pts




2
ctry


[Mercury 72936]
written by Eddie Crandell & Faron Young
#55
11/1969

One Minute Past Eternity
Jerry Lee Lewis

from The Golden Cream of the Country   
20 pts




2
ctry


[Sun 1107]
written by William E. Taylor & Stanley Kesler
#56
11/1969

If It's All the Same to You
Bill Anderson and Jan Howard

from If It's All the Same to You   
20 pts




2
ctry


[Decca 32511]
written by Bill Anderson
Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You
#57
11/1969

Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You
Jeannie Seely & Jack Greene

from Jack Greene/Jeannie Seely   
20 pts




2
ctry


[Decca 32580]
written by Dave Kirby & Hank Cochran
#58
08/1969

That's a No No
Lynn Anderson

from At Home with Lynn   At Home with Lynn
20 pts




2
ctry


[Chart 5021]
written by Ben Peters
#59
04/1969

Games People Play
Freddy Weller

from Games People Play   
20 pts




2
ctry


[Columbia 4-44800]
written by Joe South
But You Know I Love You
#60
07/1969

But You Know I Love You
Bill Anderson

from My Life/But You Know I Love You   
20 pts




2
ctry


[Decca 32514]
written by Mike Settle
#61
10/1969

She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
Jerry Lee Lewis

from She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye   
20 pts




2
ctry


[Smash 2244]
written by Doug Gilmore & Mickey Newbury
Big in Vegas
#62
11/1969

Big in Vegas
Buck Owens

from Big in Vegas   
19 pts
100
US


5
ctry


as Buck Owens & His Buckaroos
[Capitol 2646]
written by Buck Owens & Terry Stafford
#63
01/1969

My Woman's Good to Me
David Houston

from Where Love Used to Live / My Woman's Good to Me   
19 pts


37
AC
4
ctry


[Epic 10430]
written by Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton
Get Rhythm
#64
10/1969

Get Rhythm
Johnny Cash

from Original Golden Hits, Volume I   
18 pts
60
US


23
ctry


[Sun 1103]
written by Johnny Cash
#65
07/1969

These Are Not My People
Freddy Weller

from Games People Play   
18 pts
113
US


5
ctry


[Columbia 4-44916]
written by Joe South
The Wedding Cake
#66
02/1969

The Wedding Cake
Connie Francis

from The Wedding Cake   
17 pts
91
US
19
AC
33
ctry


[MGM 14034]
written by Margaret Lewis & Myrna Smith
#67
07/1969

To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)
Loretta Lynn

from Woman of the World/To Make a Man   
17 pts




3
ctry


[Decca 32513]
written by Loretta Lynn
#68
06/1969

I'm Down to My Last I Love You
David Houston

from A Woman Always Knows   
17 pts




3
ctry


[Epic 10488]
written by Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton
#69
05/1969

One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)
Jerry Lee Lewis

from Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2   
17 pts




3
ctry


[Smash 2224]
written by Eddie Dean, Dearest Dean & Hal Blair
#70
11/1969

Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Waylon Jennings

from Waylon   
17 pts




3
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0281]
written by Chuck Berry
#71
06/1969

Big Wind
Porter Wagoner

from Me and My Boys   
17 pts




3
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0168]
written by Wayne P. Walker, Alex Zanetis & George McCormick
#72
12/1969

Mornin' Mornin'
Bobby Goldsboro

from Muddy Mississippi Line   
17 pts
78
US
23
AC
56
ctry


[United Artists 50614]
written by Dennis Linde
#73
09/1969

September Song
Roy Clark

from Yesterday, When I Was Young   
16 pts
103
US
12
AC
40
ctry


[Dot 17299]
written by Kurt Weill & Maxwell Anderson
#74
03/1969

Please Don't Go
Eddy Arnold

from The Glory of Love   
16 pts
129
US
33
AC
10
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0120]
written by Alfredo Bracchi, Carl Sigman & Giovanni D'Anzi
#75
11/1969

I Started Loving You Again
Al Martino

16 pts
86
US
19
AC
69
ctry


[Capitol 2674]
written by Merle Haggard
#76
03/1969

(Margie's at) The Lincoln Park Inn
Bobby Bare

from (Margie's at) The Lincoln Park Inn (And Other Controversial Country Songs)   
16 pts




4
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0110]
written by Tom T. Hall
#77
11/1969

Your Time's Comin'
Faron Young

from Wine Me Up   
16 pts




4
ctry


[Mercury 72983]
written by Kris Kristofferson & Shel Silverstein
#78
09/1969

I'd Rather Be Gone
Hank Williams Jr.

from Greatest Hits [1969 album]   
16 pts




4
ctry


[MGM 14077]
written by Hank Williams Jr. & Merle Haggard
#79
10/1969

Back in the Arms of Love
Jack Greene

from Back in the Arms of Love   
16 pts




4
ctry


[Decca 32558]
written by Dallas Frazier
#80
03/1969

California Girl (And the Tennessee Square)
Tompall & The Glaser Brothers

from Now Country   
15 pts
92
US


11
ctry


[MGM 14036]
written by Jack Clement
#81
10/1969

Just Someone I Used to Know
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton

from Porter Wayne and Dolly Rebecca   
14 pts




5
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0247]
written by Jack Clement
#82
05/1969

Be Glad
Del Reeves

from Down at the Goodtime Charlie's   
14 pts




5
ctry


[United Artists 50531]
written by Kent Westberry, Justin Tubb & R. Richardson
#83
02/1969

It's a Sin
Marty Robbins

from It's a Sin   
14 pts




5
ctry


[Columbia 4-44739]
written by Zeb Turner & Fred Rose
#84
08/1969

Homecoming
Tom T. Hall

from Homecoming   
14 pts




5
ctry


[Mercury 72951]
written by Tom T. Hall
#85
06/1969

But for Love
Eddy Arnold

from The Glory of Love   
13 pts
125
US
31
AC
19
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0175]
written by Terry Cashman, Eugene Pistilli & Tommy West
#86
11/1969

You and Your Sweet Love
Connie Smith

from I Never Once Stopped Loving You   
13 pts




6
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0258]
written by Bill Anderson
#87
11/1969

She's Mine
George Jones

from Where Grass Won't Grow   
13 pts




6
ctry


[Musicor 1381]
written by George Jones & Jack Ripley
#88
05/1969

Leave My Dream Alone
Warner Mack

from The Country Beat of Warner Mack   
13 pts




6
ctry


[Decca 32473]
written by Warner McPherson
#89
07/1969

If Not for You
George Jones

from Where Grass Won't Grow   
13 pts




6
ctry


[Musicor 1366]
written by Jerry Chesnut
#90
08/1969

Invitation to Your Party
Jerry Lee Lewis

from The Golden Cream of the Country   
13 pts




6
ctry


[Sun 1101]
written by Bill Taylor
#91
03/1969

You Gave Me a Mountain
Johnny Bush

from You Gave Me a Mountain   You Gave Me a Mountain
12 pts




7
ctry


[Stop 257]
written by Marty Robbins
#92
12/1969

There's a Story (Goin' 'Round)
Dottie West & Don Gibson

from Famous Country Music Makers   
12 pts




7
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0291]
written by Don Gibson
#93
10/1969

Such a Fool
Roy Drusky

from My Grass Is Green   
12 pts




7
ctry


[Mercury 72964]
written by Jerry Kennedy
Me and Bobby McGee
#94
07/1969

Me and Bobby McGee
Roger Miller

from Roger Miller [1969 album]   
12 pts
122
US


12
ctry


[Smash 2230]
written by Kris Kristofferson & Fred Foster
MacArthur Park
#95
08/1969

MacArthur Park
Waylon Jennings

from Country-Folk   
11 pts
93
US


23
ctry


as Waylon Jennings & the Kimberlys
[RCA Victor 74-0210]
written by Jimmy Webb
#96
01/1969

None of My Business
Henson Cargill

from None of My Business   
11 pts




8
ctry


[Monument 1122]
written by Jack Moran
#97
07/1969

I Can't Say Goodbye
Marty Robbins

from It's a Sin   
11 pts




8
ctry


[Columbia 4-44895]
written by Joe Byers & Rink Hardin
#98
09/1969

I'll Still Be Missing You
Warner Mack

from I'll Still Be Missing You   
11 pts




8
ctry


[Decca 32547]
written by Warner McPherson
#99
10/1969

Sweet Thang and Cisco
Nat Stuckey

from Country Fever   
11 pts




8
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0238]
written by Bill Eldridge & Gary Stewart
#100
03/1969

Yours Love
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton

from Always, Always   
10 pts




9
ctry


as Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner
[RCA Victor 74-0104]
written by Harlan Howard

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