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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top R&B Songs of 1969

1968 <-1969-> 1970
    

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1.
11/1969

I Want You Back by Jackson 5

from Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5   Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5
406

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #120]
charted as I Want You Back / Who's Lovin' You in US R&B charts
[Motown 1157]
written by Berry Gordy (as part of The Corporation), Freddie Perren (as part of The Corporation), Deke Richards (as part of The Corporation) & Fonce Mizell (as part of The Corporation)
2.
04/1969

Oh Happy Day by The Edwin Hawkins Singers

from Let Us Go into the House of the Lord   
343

4
US
22
AC
2
R&B
2
UK
featuring Dorothy Combs Morrison
[Pavilion 20,001]
written by traditional & Edwin Hawkins
3.
03/1969

Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In by The 5th Dimension

from The Age of Aquarius   The Age of Aquarius
327

✫1
US
✫1
AC
6
R&B
11
UK
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1970]
[Soul City 772]
written by Galt MacDermot, James Rado & Gerome Ragni
4.
05/1969

My Cherie Amour by Stevie Wonder

from My Cherie Amour   My Cherie Amour
317

4
US
3
AC
4
R&B
4
UK
[Tamla 54180]
written by Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby (as Hank Cosby) & Sylvia Moy
5.
11/1969

Someday We'll Be Together by The Supremes

from Cream of the Crop   Cream of the Crop
312

✫1
US
12
AC
✫1
R&B
13
UK
as Diana Ross & the Supremes
[Motown 1156]
written by Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers & Harvey Fuqua
6.
10/1969

Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday by Stevie Wonder

from My Cherie Amour   My Cherie Amour
306

7
US
10
AC
5
R&B
2
UK
[Tamla 54188]
written by Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller) & Bryan Wells
7.
08/1969

I Can't Get Next to You by The Temptations

from Puzzle People   Puzzle People
302

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
13
UK
[Gordy 7093]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
8.
09/1969

Wedding Bell Blues by The 5th Dimension

from The Age of Aquarius   The Age of Aquarius
299

✫1
US
✫1
AC
23
R&B
16
UK
[Soul City 779]
written by Laura Nyro
9.
10/1969

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye by Steam

298

✫1
US


20
R&B
9
UK
featuring Garrett Scott
[Fontana 1667]
written by Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo & Dale Frashuer
10.
04/1969

Too Busy Thinking About My Baby by Marvin Gaye

from M.P.G.   
293

4
US


✫1
R&B
5
UK
[Tamla 54181]
written by Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong & Janie Bradford
11.
03/1969

Time Is Tight by Booker T. & the MG's

from Uptight   
279

6
US
9
AC
7
R&B
4
UK
[instrumental]
[Stax 0028]
written by Booker T. Jones
12.
05/1969

What Does It Take (to Win Your Love) by Jr. Walker & the All-Stars

from Home Cookin'   
236

4
US


✫1
R&B
13
UK
[Soul 35062]
written by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua & Vernon Bullock
13.
12/1969

Without Love (There Is Nothing) by Tom Jones

from Tom   
235

5
US
✫1
AC
41
R&B
10
UK
[Parrot 40045]
written by Danny Small
14.
03/1969

It's Your Thing by The Isley Brothers

from It's Our Thing   
235

2
US


✫1
R&B
30
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #420]
[T-Neck 901]
written by Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley & Rudolph Isley
15.
03/1969

You've Made Me So Very Happy by Blood, Sweat & Tears

from Blood, Sweat & Tears   Blood, Sweat & Tears
212

2
US
18
AC
46
R&B
35
UK
[Columbia 44776]
written by Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson & Berry Gordy
16.
05/1969

Spinning Wheel by Blood, Sweat & Tears

from Blood, Sweat & Tears   Blood, Sweat & Tears
210

2
US
✫1
AC
45
R&B


[Columbia 44871]
written by David Clayton-Thomas
17.
08/1969

Hot Fun in the Summertime by Sly & the Family Stone

from Greatest Hits   Greatest Hits
201

2
US


3
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #247]
[Epic 10497]
written by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
18.
12/1969

Hey There Lonely Girl by Eddie Holman

from I Love You   I Love You
200

2
US
36
AC
4
R&B


[ABC 11240]
written by Leon Carr & Earl Shuman
19.
10/1969

Take a Letter, Maria by R.B. Greaves

from R.B. Greaves   R.B. Greaves
198

2
US
21
AC
10
R&B


[Atco 6714]
written by R.B. Greaves
20.
03/1969

Only the Strong Survive by Jerry Butler

from The Ice Man Cometh   
169

4
US


✫1
R&B


[Mercury 72898]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Jerry Butler
21.
04/1969

Grazing in the Grass by The Friends of Distinction

from Grazin'   
168

3
US


5
R&B


[RCA Victor 0107]
written by Philemon Hou & Harry Elston
22.
02/1969

Twenty-Five Miles by Edwin Starr

from 25 Miles   
157

6
US


6
R&B
36
UK
[Gordy 7083]
written by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua & Edwin Starr
23.
01/1969

I'm Livin' in Shame by The Supremes

from Let the Sunshine In   
156

10
US


8
R&B
14
UK
as Diana Ross & the Supremes
[Motown 1139]
written by Pam Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor, Frank E. Wilson, Berry Gordy & Henry Cosby
24.
12/1969

I'll Never Fall in Love Again by Dionne Warwick

from I'll Never Fall in Love Again   I'll Never Fall in Love Again
152

6
US
✫1
AC
17
R&B


[Scepter 12273]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
25.
02/1969

Runaway Child, Running Wild by The Temptations

from The Temptations Show   
147

6
US


✫1
R&B


[Gordy 7084]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
26.
02/1969

This Girl's in Love with You by Dionne Warwick

from Promises, Promises   
146

7
US
2
AC
7
R&B


[Scepter 12241]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
27.
05/1969

Color Him Father by The Winstons

from Color Him Father   
141

7
US
15
AC
2
R&B


[Metromedia 117]
written by Richard Spencer
28.
08/1969

That's the Way Love Is by Marvin Gaye

from M.P.G.   
132

7
US


2
R&B


[Tamla 54185]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
29.
02/1969

My Whole World Ended (the Moment You Left Me) by David Ruffin

from My Whole World Ended   
129

9
US


2
R&B
51
UK
[Motown 1140]
written by Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Pam Sawyer & Jimmy Roach
30.
05/1969

I Can Sing a Rainbow / Love Is Blue by The Dells

124

22
US


5
R&B
15
UK
[Cadet 5641]
written by Arthur Hamilton, Bryan Blackburn, André Popp & Pierre Cour
31.
01/1969

Baby, Baby Don't Cry by The Miracles

from Time Out for Smokey Robinson & The Miracles   
119

8
US


3
R&B


as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
[Tamla 54178]
written by Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland & Terry Johnson
32.
08/1969

Oh, What a Night by The Dells

from Love Is Blue   
111

10
US


✫1
R&B


[R]
[Cadet 5649]
written by Marvin Junior & Johnny Funches
33.
11/1969

The Onion Song by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from Easy   Easy
107

50
US


18
R&B
9
UK
[Tamla 54192]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
34.
06/1969

Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me) (Part 1) by James Brown

from It's a Mother   
105

11
US


✫1
R&B


[King 6245]
written by James Brown & Pee Wee Ellis (as Alfred Ellis)
35.
10/1969

Backfield in Motion by Mel & Tim

from Good Guys Only Win in the Movies   Good Guys Only Win in the Movies
102

10
US


3
R&B


[Bamboo 107]
written by Mel Hardin & Tim McPherson
36.
03/1969

The Chokin' Kind by Joe Simon

from The Chokin' Kind   
98

13
US


✫1
R&B


[Sound Stage 7 2628]
written by Harlan Howard
37.
08/1969

Share Your Love with Me by Aretha Franklin

from This Girl's in Love with You   This Girl's in Love with You
98

13
US


✫1
R&B


[Atlantic 2650]
written by Al Braggs (as Alfred Braggs) & Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
38.
09/1969

Baby I'm for Real by The Originals

from Green Grow the Lilacs   
94

14
US


✫1
R&B


[Soul 35066]
written by Marvin Gaye & Anna Gordy Gaye
39.
01/1969

Give It Up or Turn It a Loose by James Brown

from Ain't It Funky   
92

15
US


✫1
R&B


[King 6213]
written by Charles Bobbit
40.
02/1969

I Don't Know Why (I Love You) by Stevie Wonder

from For Once in My Life   For Once in My Life
91

39
US


16
R&B
14
UK
US b side to My Cherie Amour
[Tamla 54180]
written by Stevie Wonder, Paul Riser, Don Hunter & Lula Mae Hardaway (as Lula Hardaway)
41.
02/1969

Do Your Thing by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

from In the Jungle, Babe   In the Jungle, Babe
88

11
US


12
R&B


as The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
[Warner 7250]
written by Charles Wright
42.
02/1969

The Weight by Aretha Franklin

from This Girl's in Love with You   This Girl's in Love with You
86

19
US


3
R&B
55
UK
[Atlantic 2603]
written by Robbie Robertson
43.
08/1969

Going in Circles by The Friends of Distinction

from Grazin'   
85

15
US


3
R&B


[RCA Victor 0204]
written by Jerry Peters & Anita Poree
44.
12/1969

The Thrill Is Gone by B.B. King

from Completely Well   
85

15
US


3
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #183]
[BluesWay/ABC 61032]
written by Roy Hawkins & Rick Darnell
45.
05/1969

Black Pearl by Sonny Charles

from Love Is All We Have to Give   
83

13
US


8
R&B


as Sonny Charles & the Checkmates, Ltd.
[A&M 1053]
written by Phil Spector, Toni Wine & Irwin Levine
46.
10/1969

Friendship Train by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Gladys Knight & the Pips Greatest Hits   
81

17
US


2
R&B


[Soul 35068]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
47.
10/1969

These Eyes by Jr. Walker & the All-Stars

from What Does It Take to Win Your Love   
81

16
US


3
R&B


[Soul 35067]
written by Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings
48.
09/1969

You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' by Dionne Warwick

from Soulful   
81

16
US
10
AC
13
R&B


[Scepter 12262]
written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
49.
07/1969

Your Good Thing (Is About to End) by Lou Rawls

from The Way It Was, The Way It Is   
79

18
US
35
AC
3
R&B


[Capitol 2550]
written by Isaac Hayes & David Porter
50.
08/1969

Keem-O-Sabe by The Electric Indian

from Keem-O-Sabe   
78

16
US
6
AC
46
R&B


[instrumental]
[United Artists 50563]
written by Bernice Borisoff & Bernard Binnick
51.
07/1969

The Nitty Gritty by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Nitty Gritty   
77

19
US


2
R&B


[Soul 35063]
written by Lincoln Chase
52.
02/1969

Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from Easy   Easy
77

30
US


11
R&B
26
UK
[Tamla 54179]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
53.
06/1969

Choice of Colors by The Impressions

from The Young Mods' Forgotten Story   
76

21
US


✫1
R&B


[Curtom 1943]
written by Curtis Mayfield
54.
11/1969

Eleanor Rigby by Aretha Franklin

from This Girl's in Love with You   This Girl's in Love with You
74

17
US


5
R&B


[Atlantic 2683]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
55.
01/1969

Take Care of Your Homework by Johnnie Taylor

from Who's Making Love…   
73

20
US


2
R&B


[Stax 0023]
written by Homer Banks, Don Davis, Raymond Jackson & Tom Kelly
56.
05/1969

Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down by The Temptations

from Puzzle People   Puzzle People
73

20
US


2
R&B


[Gordy 7086]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
57.
10/1969

Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn (Part 1) by James Brown

from It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In   
71

21
US


2
R&B


[King 6255]
written by James Brown
58.
07/1969

Workin' on a Groovy Thing by The 5th Dimension

from The Age of Aquarius   The Age of Aquarius
70

20
US
9
AC
15
R&B


[Soul City 776]
written by Neil Sedaka & Roger Atkins
59.
04/1969

I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself) by James Brown

69

20
US


3
R&B


[King 6224]
written by James Brown
60.
08/1969

What's the Use of Breaking Up by Jerry Butler

from Ice on Ice   
69

20
US


4
R&B


[Mercury 72960]
written by Kenny Gamble, Thom Bell & Jerry Butler
61.
08/1969

Jealous Kind of Fella by Garland Green

from Jealous Kind of Fella   
67

20
US


5
R&B


[Uni 55143]
written by Jo Armstead (as Josephine Armstead), Garland Green, Cash McCall (as Maurice Dollison) & Rudolph Browner
62.
04/1969

Cissy Strut by The Meters [1°]

from The Meters   
63

23
US


4
R&B


[instrumental]
[Josie 1005]
written by Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli & George Porter Jr.
63.
11/1969

Ain't It Funky Now (Part 1) by James Brown

from Ain't It Funky   
62

24
US


3
R&B


[instrumental]
[King 6280]
written by James Brown
64.
01/1969

There'll Come a Time by Betty Everett

62

26
US


2
R&B


[Uni 55100]
written by Floyd Smith & Eugene Record
65.
05/1969

Moody Woman by Jerry Butler

from Ice on Ice   
62

24
US


3
R&B


[Mercury 72929]
written by Kenny Gamble, Thom Bell & Jerry Butler
66.
05/1969

I Turned You On by The Isley Brothers

from The Brothers: Isley   
59

23
US


6
R&B


[T-Neck 902]
written by Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley (as O'Kelly Isley Jr.) & Rudolph Isley
67.
05/1969

No Matter What Sign You Are by The Supremes

from Let the Sunshine In   
58

31
US


17
R&B
37
UK
as Diana Ross & the Supremes
[Motown 1148]
written by Berry Gordy & Henry Cosby
68.
04/1969

I Can't See Myself Leaving You by Aretha Franklin

from Aretha Now   Aretha Now
54

28
US


3
R&B


[Atlantic 2619]
written by Ronnie Shannon
69.
04/1969

Stand! by Sly & the Family Stone

from Stand!   Stand!
54

22
US


14
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #241]
[Epic 10450]
written by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
70.
08/1969

Daddy's Little Man by O.C. Smith

from O.C. Smith at Home   
53

34
US
6
AC
9
R&B


[Columbia 44948]
written by Mac Davis
71.
03/1969

I'll Try Something New by Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations

from Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations   Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations
53

25
US


8
R&B


[Motown 1142]
written by Smokey Robinson
72.
03/1969

Snatching It Back by Clarence Carter

from Testifyin'   
48

31
US


4
R&B


[Atlantic 2605]
written by Clarence Carter & George Jackson
73.
06/1969

Reconsider Me by Johnny Adams

from Heart & Soul   
47

28
US


8
R&B


[SSS International 770]
written by Myrna Smith & Margaret Lewis
74.
05/1969

Testify (I Wonna) by Johnnie Taylor

from The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues   The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues
43

36
US


4
R&B


[Stax 0033]
written by Daron Taylor & George Clinton
75.
09/1969

Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man by Dyke and the Blazers

43

36
US


4
R&B


[Original Sound 89]
written by Arlester Christian
76.
03/1969

Is It Something You've Got by Tyrone Davis

43

34
US


5
R&B


[Dakar 605]
written by Barry Despenza & Carl Wolfolk
77.
04/1969

The Composer by The Supremes

from Let the Sunshine In   
42

27
US


21
R&B


as Diana Ross & the Supremes
[Motown 1146]
written by Smokey Robinson
78.
12/1969

Point It Out by The Miracles

from A Pocket Full of Miracles   
42

37
US


4
R&B


as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
[Tamla 54189]
written by Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin) & Al Cleveland
79.
06/1969

Doggone Right by The Miracles

from Time Out for Smokey Robinson & The Miracles   
42

32
US


7
R&B


as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
US B side to Here I Go Again
[Tamla 54183]
written by Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin & Al Cleveland
80.
05/1969

So I Can Love You by The Emotions [female R&B trio]

from So I Can Love You   
41

39
US


3
R&B


[Volt 4010]
written by Sheila Hutchinson
81.
05/1969

The Popcorn by James Brown

from The Popcorn   
41

30
US


11
R&B


[instrumental]
[King 6240]
written by James Brown
82.
08/1969

Walk On By by Isaac Hayes

from Hot Buttered Soul   Hot Buttered Soul
40

30
US


13
R&B


[Enterprise 9003]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
83.
02/1969

Sophisticated Cissy by The Meters [1°]

from The Meters   
40

34
US


7
R&B


[instrumental]
[Josie 1001]
written by Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli & George Porter Jr.
84.
08/1969

In a Moment by The Intrigues

from In a Moment   
40

31
US


10
R&B


[Yew 1001]
written by Alfred Brown, Ronald Hamilton, James Harris [The Intrigues] & James Lee
85.
05/1969

The April Fools by Dionne Warwick

from Dionne Warwick's Greatest Motion Picture Hits   
39

37
US
8
AC
33
R&B


[Scepter 12249]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
86.
04/1969

We Got More Soul by Dyke and the Blazers

39

35
US


7
R&B


[Original Sound 86]
written by Arlester Christian
87.
12/1969

Love Bones by Johnnie Taylor

from The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues   The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues
38

43
US


4
R&B


[Stax 0055]
written by Don Davis & Al Bell (Alvertis Isbell)
88.
08/1969

You Got Yours and I'll Get Mine by The Delfonics

from The Delfonics Super Hits   
36

40
US


6
R&B


[Philly Groove 157]
written by Thom Bell & William Hart
89.
12/1969

Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn (Part 2) by James Brown

from It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In   
36

40
US


6
R&B


[King 6275]
written by James Brown
90.
09/1969

World (Part 1) by James Brown

from It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In   
36

37
US


8
R&B


[King 6258]
written by James Brown
91.
02/1969

Cloud Nine by Mongo Santamaría

35

32
US
30
AC
33
R&B


[instrumental]
[Columbia 44740]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
92.
07/1969

Abraham, Martin and John by The Miracles

from Time Out for Smokey Robinson & The Miracles   
35

33
US


16
R&B


as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
[Tamla 54184]
written by Dick Holler
93.
07/1969

Nobody But You Babe by Clarence Reid

35

40
US


7
R&B


[Alston 4574]
written by Clarence Reid & Willie Clarke
94.
05/1969

Love Man by Otis Redding

from Love Man   Love Man
34

72
US


17
R&B
43
UK
[Atco 6677]
written by Otis Redding
95.
06/1969

Mrs. Robinson by Booker T. & the MG's

from The Booker T. Set   
33

37
US
20
AC
35
R&B


[instrumental]
[Stax 0037]
written by Paul Simon
96.
02/1969

Soulshake by Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson

from Soulshake   
32

37
US


13
R&B


[SSS International 761]
written by Margaret Lewis & Myrna Smith
97.
06/1969

Abraham, Martin and John by Moms Mabley

32

35
US


18
R&B


[Mercury 72935]
written by Dick Holler
98.
11/1969

What You Gave Me by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from Easy   Easy
32

49
US


6
R&B


[Tamla 54187]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
99.
08/1969

Here I Go Again by The Miracles

from Time Out for Smokey Robinson & The Miracles   
31

37
US


15
R&B


as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
[Tamla 54183]
written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore (as Warren Moore), Terry Johnson & Al Cleveland
100.
03/1969

Don't Touch Me by Bettye Swann

31

38
US


14
R&B


[Capitol 2382]
written by Hank Cochran
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