Billboard AC Chart Flashback: September 6, 1969
Oct 10, 2011 14:37:41 GMT -5
Post by johnm1120 on Oct 10, 2011 14:37:41 GMT -5
Now that I'm moved in, let's get back to 50 years of AC shall we?
This edition includes reports on Johnny Cash, The 5th Dimension, and that Mah-na-Mah-na thing.
September 6, 1969
TW LW 2W WC Artist - Title
01 01 04 05 Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
02 04 05 08 Jackie De Shannon - Put A Little Love in Your Heart
03 05 07 06 Tom Jones - I'll Never Fall in Love Again
04 02 02 18 Lettermen - Hurt So Bad
05 03 03 10 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)
06 10 21 04 Oliver - Jean
07 07 10 07 Glen Campbell - True Grit
08 06 01 09 Zager & Evans - In the Year 2525
09 12 16 07 Dionne Warwick - Odds & Ends
10 11 12 08 The 5th Dimension - Workin' On a Groovy Thing
11 23 33 04 The Electric Indian - Keem-O-Sabe
12 09 06 11 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town
13 14 20 05 Andy Williams - Live & Learn
14 08 08 10 Johnny Mathis - A Time For Us
15 15 30 04 Henry Mancini & His Orchestra - Moonlight Sonata
16 16 13 11 Mama Cass - It's Getting Better
17 19 19 05 Dean Martin - I Take A Lot of Pride in What I Am
18 18 18 06 Petula Clark - Look At Mine
19 30 36 03 The Vogues - Green Fields
20 28 31 04 Bobby Goldsboro - Muddy Mississippi Line
21 24 27 05 Jose Feliciano - Rain
22 36 ** 02 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - This Girl is a Woman Now
23 31 40 03 Engelbert Humperdinck - I'm a Better Man
24 39 ** 02 Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'
25 25 25 04 Judy Collins - Chelsea Morning
26 17 17 08 Ed & Marilyn - Think Summer
27 37 ** 02 O.C. Smith - Daddy's Little Man
28 33 35 04 Dennis Yost & The Classics IV - Change of Heart
29 26 26 06 Percy Faith Orchestra & Chorus - Theme From "A Summer Place"
30 35 37 03 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay
31 32 32 04 Bobby Russell - Better Homes & Gardens
32 29 29 05 Tony Bennett - I've Gotta Be Me
33 34 34 05 Bert Kaempfert - Games People Play
34 22 23 07 Shannon - Abergavenny
35 38 38 04 Barbra Streisand - Honey Pie
36 DEBUT 01 The Archies - Sugar, Sugar
37 40 ** 02 Young-Holt Unlimited - Straight Ahead
38 DEBUT 01 Jerry Smith & His Pianos - Sweet 'N Sassy
39 DEBUT 01 Piero Umiliani - Mah-Na-Mah-Na (From "Sweden: Heaven & Hell")
40 DEBUT 01 Johnny Harris Orchestra - Footprints on the Moon
Tops of the Other Charts:
Singles
Hot 100: The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
R&B: Aretha Franklin - Share Your Love With Me
Country: Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
Canada: The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
Albums:
Billboard 200: Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
R&B: Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
Country: Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
8-Track: Blood Sweat & Tears - Blood Sweat & Tears
Cassette: Soundtrack - Romeo & Juliet
Canada: Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
Johnny Cash was taking over all the charts as he had #1 on the AC, Country and Album charts. "A Boy Named Sue" was also #2 on the Hot 100 and was certified platinum. Despite Cash being a hitmaker since the mid 50's, this was his first appearance on the AC chart, and hit only #1. He reached #4 in 1970 with "What is Truth" and made his last appearance on the chart in 1976 with "One Piece at a Time." He charted on AC just 5 times in his career. His country career was a whole different story, topping the chart with 13 songs between 1956 and 1976. Between 1955 and 1981 he scored 49 top 10 hits, the lastr one being "The Baron" which peaked at #10. Alltogether, Cash had 121 songs make the country chart in his career, his most recent was his critically acclaimed Nine Inch Nails cover "Hurt" in 2003.
Dionne Warwick rose 12-9 with "Odds & Ends," giving the singer her 9th top 10. she would hit #1 later in the year with "I'll Never Fall in Love Again," which was a DIFFERENT song than Tom Jones' hit from the same year. Coincidentally, BOTH of their songs peaked at #6 on the Hot 100!
The 5th Dimension rose 11-10 with "Workin' on a Groovy Thing," their follow-up to the band's #1 smash "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In." It was the band's 3rd top 10 hit. The group had a total of 15 top 10 hits on the AC chart. Of those 15, 4 of them went to #1, the others being "Wedding Bell Blues," "One Less Bell to Answer," and their most recent "If I Could Reach You" which topped in 1972. Their last top 10 was "Ashes to Ashes" peaking at #7 in 1973. The group scored 22 AC hits overall, their last being "No Love in the Room," which peaked at #11 in 1975.
The chart saw 4 debuts this week, the highest entry coming from the fictional group "The Archies." The song would end up topping the Hot 100 for a month and was the song of the year, and it was a surprise at the time a song so "bubble gum," especially my a novelty, would crack the AC chart.
Debut #2 at #38 was "Sweet 'N Sassy" by Jerry Smith & His Pianos. I couldn't find much information on this, it looks at though this was a country recording. He was more known for the song "Truck Stop" than anything. Truck Stop was his only Hot 100 entry.
Debut #3 was an imfamous song called Mah-Na-Mah-Na which was used on the soundtrack for Sweden: Heaven & Hell. The track was so obscure, the artist originally was not credited and was just billed as "'Sweden: Heaven & Hell" Soundtrack.' In the U.S. the song didn't do very much, but it became more known in pop culture thanks to two remakes for the kiddies. The song was used on the first season of "Sesame Street" and years later was performed on the pilot episode of "The Muppet Show." Although the resurge in popularity was not enough to give the song another chart run, it did prevent the song from a total dive into obscurity.
The final debut was timely for the era as the song debuts 2 months after the moon landing. Johnny Harris' Orchestra recorded the piece "Footprints on the Moon" for a documentary of the same name, another film that pretty much faded into obscurity, but has recently become a cult classic about the Apollo 11 mission.
Events of 1969:
It's "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" as man first walks on the moon.
Richard Nixon becomes the 37th President of the United States.
President Dwight Eisenhower dies at age 78. Nixon served as his VP.
Judy Garland dies from a drug overdose.
Beatnik pioneer Jack Kerouac dies. Both Judy and Jack were 47.
Rupert Murdoch purchases Britain's "News of the World" which just recently got shut down over an eavesdropping scandal.
The book "The Godfather" is published.
The first confirmed death from AIDS occurs, however it was not concluded as the cause of death until 20 years later.
Ted Kennedy drives his car off a bridge in Chappaquiddick killing Mary Jo Kopechne. His father, Kennedy patriarch Joe Kennedy Sr, dies 4 months later (unrelated).
Hurricane Camille, the strongest hurricane to strike the U.S> at landfall, hits Mississippi.
Wal-Mart and The Gap open.
"Four guys walked on Abbey Road. One forgot to wear shoes."
Births in music:
Amber
Bobby Brown
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Gwen Stefani
Jennifer Lopez
Marilyn Manson
Martika
Puff Daddy P Diddy Diddy Whatever his name is now
This edition includes reports on Johnny Cash, The 5th Dimension, and that Mah-na-Mah-na thing.
September 6, 1969
TW LW 2W WC Artist - Title
01 01 04 05 Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
02 04 05 08 Jackie De Shannon - Put A Little Love in Your Heart
03 05 07 06 Tom Jones - I'll Never Fall in Love Again
04 02 02 18 Lettermen - Hurt So Bad
05 03 03 10 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)
06 10 21 04 Oliver - Jean
07 07 10 07 Glen Campbell - True Grit
08 06 01 09 Zager & Evans - In the Year 2525
09 12 16 07 Dionne Warwick - Odds & Ends
10 11 12 08 The 5th Dimension - Workin' On a Groovy Thing
11 23 33 04 The Electric Indian - Keem-O-Sabe
12 09 06 11 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town
13 14 20 05 Andy Williams - Live & Learn
14 08 08 10 Johnny Mathis - A Time For Us
15 15 30 04 Henry Mancini & His Orchestra - Moonlight Sonata
16 16 13 11 Mama Cass - It's Getting Better
17 19 19 05 Dean Martin - I Take A Lot of Pride in What I Am
18 18 18 06 Petula Clark - Look At Mine
19 30 36 03 The Vogues - Green Fields
20 28 31 04 Bobby Goldsboro - Muddy Mississippi Line
21 24 27 05 Jose Feliciano - Rain
22 36 ** 02 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - This Girl is a Woman Now
23 31 40 03 Engelbert Humperdinck - I'm a Better Man
24 39 ** 02 Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'
25 25 25 04 Judy Collins - Chelsea Morning
26 17 17 08 Ed & Marilyn - Think Summer
27 37 ** 02 O.C. Smith - Daddy's Little Man
28 33 35 04 Dennis Yost & The Classics IV - Change of Heart
29 26 26 06 Percy Faith Orchestra & Chorus - Theme From "A Summer Place"
30 35 37 03 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay
31 32 32 04 Bobby Russell - Better Homes & Gardens
32 29 29 05 Tony Bennett - I've Gotta Be Me
33 34 34 05 Bert Kaempfert - Games People Play
34 22 23 07 Shannon - Abergavenny
35 38 38 04 Barbra Streisand - Honey Pie
36 DEBUT 01 The Archies - Sugar, Sugar
37 40 ** 02 Young-Holt Unlimited - Straight Ahead
38 DEBUT 01 Jerry Smith & His Pianos - Sweet 'N Sassy
39 DEBUT 01 Piero Umiliani - Mah-Na-Mah-Na (From "Sweden: Heaven & Hell")
40 DEBUT 01 Johnny Harris Orchestra - Footprints on the Moon
Tops of the Other Charts:
Singles
Hot 100: The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
R&B: Aretha Franklin - Share Your Love With Me
Country: Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
Canada: The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
Albums:
Billboard 200: Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
R&B: Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
Country: Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
8-Track: Blood Sweat & Tears - Blood Sweat & Tears
Cassette: Soundtrack - Romeo & Juliet
Canada: Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
Johnny Cash was taking over all the charts as he had #1 on the AC, Country and Album charts. "A Boy Named Sue" was also #2 on the Hot 100 and was certified platinum. Despite Cash being a hitmaker since the mid 50's, this was his first appearance on the AC chart, and hit only #1. He reached #4 in 1970 with "What is Truth" and made his last appearance on the chart in 1976 with "One Piece at a Time." He charted on AC just 5 times in his career. His country career was a whole different story, topping the chart with 13 songs between 1956 and 1976. Between 1955 and 1981 he scored 49 top 10 hits, the lastr one being "The Baron" which peaked at #10. Alltogether, Cash had 121 songs make the country chart in his career, his most recent was his critically acclaimed Nine Inch Nails cover "Hurt" in 2003.
Dionne Warwick rose 12-9 with "Odds & Ends," giving the singer her 9th top 10. she would hit #1 later in the year with "I'll Never Fall in Love Again," which was a DIFFERENT song than Tom Jones' hit from the same year. Coincidentally, BOTH of their songs peaked at #6 on the Hot 100!
The 5th Dimension rose 11-10 with "Workin' on a Groovy Thing," their follow-up to the band's #1 smash "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In." It was the band's 3rd top 10 hit. The group had a total of 15 top 10 hits on the AC chart. Of those 15, 4 of them went to #1, the others being "Wedding Bell Blues," "One Less Bell to Answer," and their most recent "If I Could Reach You" which topped in 1972. Their last top 10 was "Ashes to Ashes" peaking at #7 in 1973. The group scored 22 AC hits overall, their last being "No Love in the Room," which peaked at #11 in 1975.
The chart saw 4 debuts this week, the highest entry coming from the fictional group "The Archies." The song would end up topping the Hot 100 for a month and was the song of the year, and it was a surprise at the time a song so "bubble gum," especially my a novelty, would crack the AC chart.
Debut #2 at #38 was "Sweet 'N Sassy" by Jerry Smith & His Pianos. I couldn't find much information on this, it looks at though this was a country recording. He was more known for the song "Truck Stop" than anything. Truck Stop was his only Hot 100 entry.
Debut #3 was an imfamous song called Mah-Na-Mah-Na which was used on the soundtrack for Sweden: Heaven & Hell. The track was so obscure, the artist originally was not credited and was just billed as "'Sweden: Heaven & Hell" Soundtrack.' In the U.S. the song didn't do very much, but it became more known in pop culture thanks to two remakes for the kiddies. The song was used on the first season of "Sesame Street" and years later was performed on the pilot episode of "The Muppet Show." Although the resurge in popularity was not enough to give the song another chart run, it did prevent the song from a total dive into obscurity.
The final debut was timely for the era as the song debuts 2 months after the moon landing. Johnny Harris' Orchestra recorded the piece "Footprints on the Moon" for a documentary of the same name, another film that pretty much faded into obscurity, but has recently become a cult classic about the Apollo 11 mission.
Events of 1969:
It's "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" as man first walks on the moon.
Richard Nixon becomes the 37th President of the United States.
President Dwight Eisenhower dies at age 78. Nixon served as his VP.
Judy Garland dies from a drug overdose.
Beatnik pioneer Jack Kerouac dies. Both Judy and Jack were 47.
Rupert Murdoch purchases Britain's "News of the World" which just recently got shut down over an eavesdropping scandal.
The book "The Godfather" is published.
The first confirmed death from AIDS occurs, however it was not concluded as the cause of death until 20 years later.
Ted Kennedy drives his car off a bridge in Chappaquiddick killing Mary Jo Kopechne. His father, Kennedy patriarch Joe Kennedy Sr, dies 4 months later (unrelated).
Hurricane Camille, the strongest hurricane to strike the U.S> at landfall, hits Mississippi.
Wal-Mart and The Gap open.
"Four guys walked on Abbey Road. One forgot to wear shoes."
Births in music:
Amber
Bobby Brown
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Gwen Stefani
Jennifer Lopez
Marilyn Manson
Martika
