The year in music

Best Songs of 1969

Woodstock. The Beatles record “Abbey Road”, Led Zeppelin release their first two albums, David Bowie “Space Oddity”, and the Jackson 5 “I Want You Back”.

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37 songs

Come Together

Come Together

The Beatles
Here Comes the Sun

Here Comes the Sun

The Beatles
Something

Something

The Beatles
That’s the Way Love Is

That’s the Way Love Is

Marvin Gaye
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

Marvin Gaye
Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

The Rolling Stones
Space Oddity

Space Oddity

David Bowie
The Thrill Is Gone

The Thrill Is Gone

B.B. King
You Can’t Always Get What You Want

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

The Rolling Stones
Suspicious Minds

Suspicious Minds

Elvis Presley
Delta Lady

Delta Lady

Joe Cocker
Feeling Alright

Feeling Alright

Joe Cocker
She Came In Through the Bathroom Window

She Came In Through the Bathroom Window

Joe Cocker
Cloud Nine

Cloud Nine

The Temptations
People Got to Be Free

People Got to Be Free

The Rascals
Cinnamon Girl

Cinnamon Girl

Neil Young
Up on Cripple Creek

Up on Cripple Creek

The Band
A Salty Dog

A Salty Dog

Procol Harum
Communication Breakdown

Communication Breakdown

Led Zeppelin
Dachau Blues

Dachau Blues

Captain Beefheart
Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused

Led Zeppelin
Pinball Wizard

Pinball Wizard

The Who
Whole Lotta Love

Whole Lotta Love

Led Zeppelin
Bad Moon Rising

Bad Moon Rising

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fortunate Son

Fortunate Son

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Proud Mary

Proud Mary

Creedence Clearwater Revival
21st Century Schizoid Man

21st Century Schizoid Man

King Crimson
Aquele abraço

Aquele abraço

Gilberto Gil
Evil Ways

Evil Ways

Santana
Okie from Muskogee

Okie from Muskogee

Merle Haggard
River Man

River Man

Nick Drake
Sweet Caroline

Sweet Caroline

Neil Diamond
The Court of the Crimson King

The Court of the Crimson King

King Crimson
The Ghetto

The Ghetto

Donny Hathaway
I Want to Take You Higher

I Want to Take You Higher

Sly and the Family Stone
I Want You Back

I Want You Back

The Jackson 5
Venus

Venus

Shocking Blue

1969 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 37 songs first released in 1969. Rock, Classic Rock and Soul lead the year. Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joe Cocker and Led Zeppelin are among the voices of 1969.

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