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Just For The Record - Only No 1s - 1969


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1 Jan 1969 Marmalade Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da

Only No 1 Yet another Beatles' album track that provided a big hit for another act.

29 Jan 1969 Fleetwood Mac Albatross

Only No 1 They changed from a cult blues band in the 60s to an AOR, stadium-filling super group in the 70s and 80s.

5 Feb 1969 Move Blackberry Way

Only No 1 Led by Roy Wood, they had 4 previous Top 10s, and were first act played on Radio 1 (1967).

12 Feb 1969 Amen Corner (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice

Only No 1 Andy Fairweather-Low led this band. He had solo fame in the US during the 1970s

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26 Feb 1969 Peter Sarstedt Where Do You Go To My Lovely?

Only No 1 The brother of Eden Kane, he wrote this saga himself. Success was brief.

26 Mar 1969 Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Only No 1 Legendary Motown soul singer, who enjoyed much success and a cult status.

16 Apr 1969 Desmond Dekker & The Aces Israelites

Only No 1 First Jamaican reggae No 1. The 11th No 1 in a row from an act who never repeated the feat. Trend was broken only by the Beatles and Stones.

4 Jun 1969 Tommy Roe Dizzy

Only No 1 This came seven years after his first hit, but it did not lengthen his career.

2 Jul 1969 Thunderclap Newman Something In The Air

Only No 1 Produced by Pete Townshend of group "The Who", which never had a No 1 record.

30 Aug 1969 Zager & Evans In The Year 2525

Only No 1 One-hit Wonders who wrote this song, predicting our way of life in the future.

20 Sep 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival Bad Moon Rising

Only No 1 Led by John Fogerty, they provided great songs based on southern US rhythms.

11 Oct 1969 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus

Only No 1 Orgasmic song that was banned by the BBC, and switched labels mid-way due to company embarrassment!

18 Oct 1969 Bobby Gentry I'll Never Fall In Love Again

Only No 1 Another Burt Bacharach song, this time from a US country music songstress.

25 Oct 1969 Archies Sugar Sugar

Only No 1 First No 1 performed by US tv cartoon characters. The series was never shown in UK. Created by Ron Dante.

20 Dec 1969

Xmas No 1 Rolf Harris Two Little Boys

Only No 1 Aussie entertainer who specialised in novelty songs. This tear-jerker from 1903 ended the decade in a melancholy mood.

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