▸ the year you arrived
1969
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You will be 57 this year — a child of the '60s.
The song that ruled the year you arrived
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Top 10 of 1969
- 1
Sugar, Sugar
The Archies
- 2
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
The 5th Dimension
- 3
I Can't Get Next to You
The Temptations
- 4
Honky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones
- 5
Everyday People
Sly & The Family Stone
- 6
Dizzy
Tommy Roe
- 7
Hot Fun in the Summertime
Sly & The Family Stone
- 8
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Tom Jones
- 9
Build Me Up Buttercup
The Foundations
- 10
Crimson and Clover
Tommy James & The Shondells
Your stats
Your generation
Gen X
1969 belonged to
Marvin Gaye
3 year-end chart hits
🔙 The world you were born into
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
📰 Headlines
- Apollo 11 Moon landing
- Woodstock festival
- Stonewall riots
- First ARPANET message sent
- Manson murders
💡 Tech & Firsts
- ARPANET goes live
- First ATM in the US
- Sesame Street premieres
- Concorde first flight
- CCD image sensor invented
🏆 Sports
- Miracle Mets win the World Series
- Jets win Super Bowl III
- Celtics win the NBA Finals
- Canadiens win the Stanley Cup
- Namath guarantees the upset
🤪 Crazes & fads
- Woodstock generation
- Bell-bottoms peak
- Tie-dye craze
- Peace-sign jewelry
- Hippie vibe
👖 Clothes
- Fringe vests
- Maxi dresses
- Headbands and beads
- Frayed bell-bottoms
- Jesus sandals
💵 What it cost
- Gas: 35¢/gal
- Stamp: 6¢
- Gallon of milk: ~52¢
- New car avg: ~$3,500
- Median home: ~$15,900
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💬 Memories from 1969
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