1969
The year in music, movies, TV, fads & memories
In 1969, “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies topped the Billboard year-end Hot 100 and Abbey Road by The Beatles and Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin were on every turntable. Easy Rider, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Midnight Cowboy were in theaters, and The Brady Bunch, Scooby-Doo and Sesame Street premieres were on TV.
The headlines: Apollo 11 Moon landing. New that year: ARPANET goes live. Fads of the year: Woodstock generation and Bell-bottoms peak. Gas was 35¢ a gallon and a stamp was 6¢.
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🔙 Backtrack — 1969
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
Billboard Year-End Hot 100
📊 Full chart →- 1
Sugar, SugarThe Archies - 2
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine InThe 5th Dimension - 3
I Can't Get Next to YouThe Temptations - 4
Honky Tonk WomenThe Rolling Stones - 5
Everyday PeopleSly & The Family Stone - 6
DizzyTommy Roe - 7
Hot Fun in the SummertimeSly & The Family Stone - 8
I'll Never Fall in Love AgainTom Jones - 9
Build Me Up ButtercupThe Foundations - 10
Crimson and CloverTommy James & The Shondells - 11
OneThree Dog Night - 12Crystal Blue PersuasionTommy James & The Shondells
- 13
HairThe Cowsills - 14
Too Busy Thinking About My BabyMarvin Gaye - 15
Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet"Henry Mancini - 16
Get TogetherThe Youngbloods - 17
Grazing In the GrassThe Friends of Distinction - 18
Suspicious MindsElvis Presley - 19
Proud MaryCreedence Clearwater Revival - 20
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)Junior Walker & The All Stars - 21
It's Your ThingThe Isley Brothers - 22
Sweet CarolineNeil Diamond - 23
JeanOliver - 24
Bad Moon RisingCreedence Clearwater Revival - 25
Get BackThe Beatles & Billy Preston
More from 1969
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🎛️ Behind the boards & the pen — 1969
The hands behind 1969 — the producers and songwriters who actually shaped that year's records. Jack Richardson was on 2 of them.
🎬 Movies of 1969
All soundtracks →The soundtracks that scored 1969 — every song and where it played.
🎚️ Related vibes
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