Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1969 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1969.
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1969 | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | 1989 (original release) 1993 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Rock | |||
| Length | 35:52 (original 1989 release) 35:19 (1993 re-release) | |||
| Label | Rhino Records | |||
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The original album includes six songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including the year's No. 1 song, "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies. The remaining four tracks each reached the Hot 100's Top 5. A 1993 re-issue replaced three tracks, bringing the number of chart toppers down from six to five. On the re-issue, a cover of the title track from the musical "Hair" was replaced with another cover from that musical: "Good Morning Starshine."
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 16, 1996.[2]
Track listing edit
1989 original release
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" | Gerome Ragni/James Rado/Galt MacDermot | The 5th Dimension | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Dizzy" | Tommy Roe/Freddy Weller | Tommy Roe | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Sugar, Sugar" | Jeff Barry/Andy Kim | The Archies | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Crimson and Clover" | Tommy James/Peter Lucia | Tommy James and the Shondells | 3:26 |
| 5. | "I Can't Get Next to You" | Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong | The Temptations | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" | Gary DeCarlo/Dale Frashuer/Paul Leka | Steam | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Hair" | Gerome Ragni/James Rado/Galt MacDermot | The Cowsills | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Build Me Up Buttercup" | Tony Macaulay/Mike d'Abo | The Foundations | 3:00 |
| 9. | "Time of the Season" | Rod Argent | The Zombies | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Get Together" | Chet Powers | The Youngbloods | 4:39 |
| Total length: | 35:52 | |||
1993 re-release, replacement tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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| 5. | "Crystal Blue Persuasion" | Tommy James/Mike Vale/Eddie Gray | Tommy James and the Shondells | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Take a Letter, Maria" | R.B. Greaves | R.B. Greaves | 2:45 |
| 10. | "Good Morning Starshine" | Gerome Ragni/James Rado/Galt MacDermot | Oliver | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 35:19 | |||
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