1969 was perhaps the most memorable year in our country’s 200+ history. It was smack dab in the middle of the Vietnam War, feminism, racial strife, and economic unrest. What were the top songs from 1969? Allow us to remind you…
1.) “Sugar Sugar” by the Archies
2.) “Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In” by the 5th Dimension
3.) “I Can’t Get Next to You” by the Temptations
4.) “Honky Tonk Woman: by the Rolling Stones
5.) “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone
6.) “Dizzy” by Tommy Roe
7.) “Hot Fun in the Summertime” by again Sly and the Family Stone
8.) “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again’ by Tom Jones
9.) “Build Me Up Buttercup” by the Foundations
Prologue: Only the Stones, Temptations, and Sly and the Family Stone, are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, while Sly’s partner and lead singer Cynthia Robinson, the 5th’s Ronald Townson, and four of the Temptations have all passed on.
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