1969 Song of the year
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by the Iron Butterfly
Billboard Top 40
of 1969
1. Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations
2. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
3. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam
4. More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Staircase
5. Mah-Na-Mah-Na (Mahna Mahna) - Piero Umiliani
6. Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
7. My Way - Frank Sinatra
8. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
9. Something - the Beatles
10. Sugar Sugar - Archies
11. Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
12. Touch Me - Doors
13. Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones
14. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
15. Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas
16. I Can't Get Next To You - Temptations
17. Come Together - the Beatles
18. Grazing In The Grass - Friends of Distinction
19. Traces - Classics IV & Dennis Yost
20. Hawaii 5-0 - Ventures
21. It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
22. My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
23. Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly and the Family Stone
24. Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross and the Supremes
25. Everybody's Talkin' - Nilsson
26. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
27. Everyday People - Sly & Family Stone
28. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells
29. Time of the Season - Zombies
30. Down On The Corner - CCR
31. Twenty Five Miles - Edwin Starr
32. Worst That Could Happen - Brooklyn Bridge
33. Love's Been Good To Me - Frank Sinatra
34. Ruben James - Kenny Rogers & the First Edition
35. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
36. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin - Crazy Elephant
37. You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat and Tears
38. Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon
39. Get Back - Beatles
40. Wedding Bell Blues - The 5th Dimension
Top Albums of 1969
1. IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly Atco
2. HAIR Original Cast RCA
3. BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS Blood, Sweat & Tears Columbia
4. BAYOU COUNTRY Creedence Clearwater Revival Fantasy
5. LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin Atlantic
The Grammy's 1969
Record of the Year: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In - 5th Dimension
Album of the Year: Blood, Sweat and Tears, Blood, Sweat and Tears
Song of the Year: Games People Play - Joe South
Best New Artist of the year:
Crosby, Stills and Nash
Best Vocal Performance, Male: Everybody's Talkin' - Harry Nilsson
Best Vocal Performance, Female: Is That All There Is - Peggy Lee
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By a Group:
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In - 5th Dimension
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
The Chokin' Kind - Joe Simon
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Share Your Love With Me - Aretha Franklin
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Group or Duo:
It's Your Thing - Isley Brothers
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist With Small Group:
Willow Weep for Me - Wes Montgomery
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist With Large Group:
Walking in Space - Quincy Jones
Best Country and Western Song: A Boy Named Sue - Shel Silverstein
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Stand by Your Man, Tammy Wynette
Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts: America the Beautiful - Evelyn J. Kelbish, painting; David Stahlberg, graphics
The Tony's
(Musicals) 1969
Musical: 1776
Actor Musical: Jerry Orbach, Promises, Promises
Actress Musical: Angela Lansbury, Dear World
Supporting or Featured Actor Musical: Ronald Holgate, 1776
Supporting or Featured Actress Musical: Marian Mercer, Promises, Promises
Director Musical: Peter Hunt, 1776
[new one time category]
Cajun Country Folk Blues Rock of 1969
Clearance Clearwater Revival has a string of hits. John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook, and Doug Clifford strike some universal mix of music genres that everyone seems to like no matter who they are or where they are from.
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