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