List of Best Selling Soul Singles number ones of 1969

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs is a chart published by Billboard that ranks the top-performing songs in the United States in African-American-oriented musical genres; the chart has undergone various name changes since its launch in 1942 to reflect the evolution of such genres. In 1969, it was published under the title Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles through the issue of Billboard dated August 16 and Best Selling Soul Singles thereafter. During that year, 17 different singles topped the chart, based on playlists submitted by radio stations and surveys of retail sales outlets.[1]

James Brown, the so-called "Godfather of Soul" had two number ones ("Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" and "Mother Popcorn") in 1969.

In the issue of Billboard dated January 4, Marvin Gaye was at number one with "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", the song's fourth week in the top spot.[2] Gaye returned to number one in June with "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" and was one of three acts to have two number ones in 1969 along with James Brown and the Temptations. Gaye's cumulative total of ten weeks in the top spot was the most achieved by any artist and the six weeks which "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" spent atop the chart was the year's longest unbroken run at number one. The chart-topping singles of Brown and the Temptations showcased new developments in black music, as Brown's tracks centred on the funk style, which had been developing since the mid-1960s as a harder-edged alternative to soul music and would continue to grow in popularity in the 1970s,[3] and the Temptations brought new elements to their style leading to their identification with the psychedelic soul sub-genre.[4]

Several acts topped the R&B/soul singles chart in 1969 for the first time, beginning with Tyrone Davis, who replaced Marvin Gaye in the top spot in the issue of Billboard dated February 1 with his first number one, "Can I Change My Mind".[5] The next number one was also a debut chart-topper, as Sly & the Family Stone reached the peak position for the first time with "Everyday People",[6] which also topped the all-genre Hot 100 chart.[7][8] Sly Stone and his band would prove key in the development of the funk and psychedelic soul sounds in the early 1970s.[7] The Isley Brothers, Joe Simon and the Originals all also gained the first number ones of their careers during 1969.[9] The year's final number one was "Someday We'll Be Together" by Diana Ross & the Supremes, which reached the peak position in the issue of Billboard dated December 13 and stayed there for the remainder of the year. It was the group's last single to feature lead singer Diana Ross, who departed early in 1970 for a highly successful solo career.[10][11]

Chart history
Marvin Gaye had two number ones in 1969.
"Can I Change My Mind" was the first chart-topper for Tyrone Davis.
"Someday We'll Be Together" was the final number one for the Supremes to feature lead singer Diana Ross (far right).
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars topped the chart with "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)".
Key
Indicates best-charting R&B/soul single of 1969[12]


Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 4 "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Marvin Gaye [2]
January 11 [13]
January 18 [14]
January 25 [15]
February 1 "Can I Change My Mind" Tyrone Davis [16]
February 8 [17]
February 15 [18]
February 22 "Everyday People" Sly & the Family Stone [19]
March 1 [20]
March 8 "Give It Up Or Turnit a Loose" James Brown [21]
March 15 [22]
March 22 "Run Away Child, Running Wild" The Temptations [23]
March 29 [24]
April 5 "Only the Strong Survive" Jerry Butler [25]
April 12 [26]
April 19 "It's Your Thing" The Isley Brothers [27]
April 26 [28]
May 3 [29]
May 10 [30]
May 17 "The Chokin' Kind" Joe Simon [31]
May 24 [32]
May 31 [33]
June 7 "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" Marvin Gaye [34]
June 14 [35]
June 21 [36]
June 28 [37]
July 5 [38]
July 12 [39]
July 19 "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" Jr. Walker & the All-Stars [40]
July 26 [41]
August 2 "Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have a Mother For Me)" James Brown [42]
August 9 [43]
August 16 "Choice of Colors" The Impressions [44]
August 23 "Share Your Love with Me" Aretha Franklin [45]
August 30 [46]
September 6 [47]
September 13 [48]
September 20 [49]
September 27 "Oh, What a Night" The Dells [50]
October 4 "I Can't Get Next to You" The Temptations [51]
October 11 [52]
October 18 [53]
October 26 [54]
November 1 [55]
November 8 "Baby, I'm for Real" The Originals [56]
November 15 [57]
November 22 [58]
November 29 [59]
December 6 [60]
December 13 "Someday We'll Be Together" Diana Ross & the Supremes [61]
December 20 [62]
December 27 [63]

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