1969: My 100 Favorite Records

I posted these lists to the Lounge a couple of months ago, but we've gained a lot of new members since then. So I decided to re-post my yearly favorites lists. I'm starting with 1969 and will post one yearly list over the next 18 days. My last Top 100 list will be for 1952.

Incidentally, I've listed my picks alphabetically by title. Happy reading, y'all!

25 MILES – Edwin Starr
BABY, I’M FOR REAL – The Originals
BACKFIELD IN MOTION – Mel & Tim
BAD MOON RISING – Creedence Clearwater Revival
THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO – The Beatles
BLACK PEARL – The Checkmates Ltd.
BOLD SOUL SISTER – Ike & Tina Turner
CAN I CHANGE MY MIND? – Tyrone Davis
CHOICE OF COLORS – The Impressions
CISSY STRUT – The Meters
COMMOTION – Creedence Clearwater Revival
DID YOU SEE HER EYES? – The Illusion
DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME? – Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers
DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANT TO GO HOME? – Joe South
DOWN ON THE CORNER – Creedence Clearwater Revival
EVERYDAY PEOPLE – Sly & The Family Stone
FORTUNATE SON – Creedence Clearwater Revival
THE FRIENDSHIP TRAIN – Gladys Knight & The Pips
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY – Joe South
GET BACK – The Beatles
GIMME GIMME GOOD LOVIN’ – Crazy Elephant
GIVE IT UP OR TURNIT A-LOOSE – James Brown
GOING IN CIRCLES – Friends of Distinction
GRAZING IN THE GRASS – Friends of Distinction
GREEN RIVER – Creedence Clearwater Revival
GRITS AIN’T GROCERIES – Little Milton
HANG ‘EM HIGH – Booker T. & The MGs
HAWAII FIVE-O – The Ventures
HEY THERE, LONELY GIRL – Eddie Holman
HONKY TONK WOMEN – The Rolling Stones
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME – Sly & The Family Stone
HOT SMOKE AND SASAFRASS – Bubble Puppy
I CAN HEAR MUSIC – The Beach Boys
I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU – The Temptations
I COULD NEVER BE PRESIDENT – Johnnie Taylor
I DON’T WANT NOBODY TO GIVE ME NOTHIN’ – James Brown
I FORGOT TO BE YOUR LOVER – William Bell
I STILL LOVE YOU – Jackie Wilson
I WANNA JUMP – Ike & Turner
I’LL BET YOU – Funkadelic
I’M GONNA HOLD ON AS LONG AS I CAN – The Marvelettes
I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME – The Supremes & The Temptations
I’VE BEEN HURT – Bill Deal & The Rhondels
ISRAELITES – Desmond Dekker
IT CAME OUT OF THE SKY – Creedence Clearwater Revival
IT’S YOUR THING – The Isley Brothers
KICK OUT THE JAMS – The MC5
KIND WOMAN – Percy Sledge
LET’S WORK TOGETHER – Wilbert Harrison
LIBERTY – Mitch Ryder
LODI – Creedence Clearwater Revival
LOVE MAN – Otis Redding
MENDOCINO – The Sir Douglas Quintet
MIND, BODY AND SOUL – The Flaming Ember
MONSTER – Steppenwolf
MOODY WOMAN – Jerry Butler
MOTHER POPCORN – James Brown
MUSIC – Jeanette White
MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED (THE MOMENT YOU LEFT ME) – David Ruffin
NOBODY BUT YOU BABE – Clarence Reid
NOTHING BUT A HEATACHE – The Flirtations
OH, WHAT A NIGHT – The Dells
ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE – Jerry Butler
PINBALL WIZARD – The Who
POLK SALAD ANNIE – Tony Joe White
PROUD MARY – Creedence Clearwater Revival
RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA – Brook Benton
RECONSIDER ME – Johnny Adams
RIVERS OF BABYLON – The Melodians
ROCKET REDUCER NO. 62 (RAMA-LAMA FA-FA-FA) – The MC5
SEE-SAW – Aretha Franklin
SNATCHING IT BACK – Clarence Carter
SOMEDAY WE’LL BE TOGETHER – The Supremes
SOMETHING IN THE AIR – Thunderclap Newman
SOUL DEEP – The Box Tops
SOUL SISTER, BROWN SUGAR – Sam & Dave
SOULSHAKE – Peggy Scott & Jo-Jo Benson
STAND! – Sly & The Family Stone
SUSPICIOUS MINDS – Elvis Presley
T.C.B. OR T.Y.A. – Bobby Patterson
TAKE A LETTER, MARIA – R.B. Greaves
THANK GOD – Dee Dee Warwick
THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS – Marvin Gaye
THESE AIN’T RAINDROPS – James Carr
THIS IS MY COUNTRY – The Impressions
THIS OLD HEART OF MINE – Tammi Terrell
THE THRILL IS GONE – B.B. King
TIGHTEN UP MY THANG – The Soul Children
TIME IS TIGHT – Booker T. & The MGs
TO LOVE SOMEBODY – James Carr
TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY – Marvin Gaye
TOO MANY COOKS (SPOIL THE SOUP) – 100 Proof Aged In Soul
WALK AWAY – Ann Peebles
WE GOT MORE SOUL – Dyke & The Blazers
WHAT DOES IT TAKE (TO WIN YOUR LOVE) – Jr. Walker & The All-Stars
WHAT’S THE USE OF BREAKING UP? – Jerry Butler
WHILE YOU’RE OUT LOOKING FOR SUGAR – The Honey Cone
WHOLE LOTTA LOVE – Led Zeppelin
YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY – Stevie Wonder
YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT – The Rolling Stones

Coming tomorrow night: My Top 100 of 1968!

Whole Lotta Love ........ Led Zeppelin .....

Changed a WHOLE Lotta Lives ...

I drowned my 'Beatles are breaking up!' sorrows with the awesome riffs of one Jimmy Page, ..... Guitar God Numero Uno .....

From 1969:
The Doors - Soft Parade
Velvet Underground - What Goes On
Neil Young - Down By the River

I think music from 1969 has aged better than just about any other!
Can all those great Creedence songs really be from one year?
Unbelievable!