At the end of April 1969, Go-Set shifted publication day from Wednesday to Saturday






Number One Singles 1969

1.1.1969 - 15.1.1969 3 weeks WHITE ROOM Cream
22.1.1969 1 week GOING UP THE COUNTRY Canned Heat
29.1.1969 - 5.2.1969 2 weeks ELOISE Barry Ryan
12.2.1969 - 5.3.1969 4 weeks LILY THE PINK The Scaffold
12.3.1969 1 week BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP The Foundations
19.3.1969 - 23.4.1969 6 weeks OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA/WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS The Beatles
3.5.1969 - 24.5.1969 4 weeks WHERE DO YOU GO TO (MY LOVELY) Peter Sarstedt
31.5.1969 1 week THE REAL THING Russell Morris
7.6.1969 - 5.7.1969 5 weeks GET BACK/DON'T LET ME DOWN The Beatles
12.7.1969 - 19.7.1969 2 weeks HAIR The Cowsills
26.7.1969 - 16.8.1969 4 weeks THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO/OLD BROWN SHOE The Beatles
23.8.1969 - 6.9.1969 3 weeks IN THE GHETTO Elvis Presley
13.9.1969 - 11.10.1969 5 weeks HONKY TONK WOMEN/YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT The Rolling Stones
18.10.1969 - 8.11.1969 4 weeks PART THREE INTO PAPER WALLS/THE GIRL THAT I LOVE Russell Morris
15.11.1969 - 22.11.1969 2 weeks THE STAR Ross D. Wylie
29.11.1969 - 6.12.1969 2 weeks PENNY ARCADE Roy Orbison
13.12.1969 - 27.12.1969 (4 weeks) SOMETHING/COME TOGETHER The Beatles


THE NUMBER ONE HITS OF 1969 - THE VIDEOS



WHITE ROOM - Cream, No. 1 for 3 weeks
(1 Jan 1969 - 15 Jan 1969)




GOING UP THE COUNTRY - Canned Heat, No. 1 for 1 week
(22 Jan 1969)




ELOISE - Barry Ryan, No. 1 for 2 weeks
(29 Jan 1969 - 5 Feb 1969)



LILY THE PINK - The Scaffold, No. 1 for 4 weeks
(12 Feb 1969 - 5 Mar 1969)




BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP - The Foundations, No. 1 for 1 week
(12 Mar 1969)




OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA - The Beatles, No. 1 for 6 weeks
(19 Mar 1969 - 23 Apr 1969)
double A-side with WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS




WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS - The Beatles, No. 1 for 6 weeks
(19 Mar 1969 - 23 Apr 1969)
double A-side with OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA




WHERE DO YOU GO TO (MY LOVELY) - Peter Sarstedt, No. 1 for 4 weeks
(3 May 1969 - 24 May 1969)




THE REAL THING - Russell Morris, No. 1 for 1 week
(31 May 1969)




GET BACK - The Beatles, No. 1 for 5 weeks
(7 Jun 1969 - 5 Jul 1969)
double A-side with DON'T LET ME DOWN




DON'T LET ME DOWN - The Beatles, No. 1 for 5 weeks
(7 Jun 1969 - 5 Jul 1969)
double A-side with GET BACK




HAIR - The Cowsills
, No. 1 for 2 weeks
(12 Jul 1969 - 19 Jul 1969)




THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO - The Beatles
, No. 1 for 4 weeks
(26 Jul 1969 - 16 Aug 1969)
double A-side with OLD BROWN SHOE




OLD BROWN SHOE - The Beatles, No. 1 for 4 weeks
(26 Jul 1969 - 16 Aug 1969)
double A-side with THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO




IN THE GHETTO - Elvis Presley, No. 1 for 3 weeks
(23 Aug 1969 - 6 Sep 1969)




HONKY TONK WOMEN - The Rolling Stones, No. 1 for 5 weeks
(13 Sep 1969 - 11 Oct 1969)
double A-side with YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT




YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT - The Rolling Stones
,
No. 1 for 5 weeks
(13 Sep 1969 - 11 Oct 1969)
double A-side with HONKY TONK WOMEN


PART THREE INTO PAPER WALLS - Russell Morris
, No. 1 for 4 weeks
(18 Oct 1969 - 8 Nov 1969)
double A-side with THE GIRL THAT I LOVE




THE GIRL THAT I LOVE - Russell Morris
, No. 1 for 4 weeks
(18 Oct 1969 - 8 Nov 1969)
double A-side with PART THREE INTO PAPER WALLS




THE STAR - Ross D. Wylie
, No. 1 for 2 weeks
(15 Nov 1969 - 22 Nov 1969)




PENNY ARCADE - Roy Orbison
, No. 1 for 2 weeks
(29 Nov 1969 - 6 Dec 1969)




SOMETHING - The Beatles
, No. 1 for 4 weeks
(13 Dec 1969 - 27 Dec 1969 & 17 Jan 1970)
double A-side with COME TOGETHER




COME TOGETHER - The Beatles
, No. 1 for 4 weeks
(13 Dec 1969 - 27 Dec 1969 & 17 Jan 1970)
double A-side with SOMETHING


1968 charts index 1970 charts index