Can you I.D. the top hits of 1969 from just a snippet of the chorus?

It takes more than "Everyday People" to beat this one!

Did you groove to the biggest hits of 1969, shaking us out of the Sixties and into the Seventies with some of pop's most memorable swoons? Most of the year's major songs were fresh hits from acts like Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye, the Monkees and Dusty Springfield. Others were covers that took old classics to the top of the charts for the very first time.

All of them had memorable choruses.

Think you can I.D. the top songs of '69 from just a snippet of the chorus? Dial back your memories and see if you can rock the quiz below.
  1. “Big wheel keep on turning’”
  2. “You are my candy girl / And you’ve got me wanting you”
  3. “I’m just about to lose my mind”
  4. “Then peace will guide the planets / And love will steer the stars”
  5. “We can’t go on together”
  6. “Hold me like you’ll never let me go”
  7. "The only one who could ever reach me"
  8. “Was like any other until I kissed you”
  9. “Play the drum a little louder / Tell me I can live without her”
  10. “I’m high on believing / That you’re in love with me”
  11. “… right now / Over me”
  12. “Over and over”
  13. “Oh, yes we will, yes we will”

Can you I.D. the top hits of 1969 from just a snippet of the chorus?

Your Result...

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62 Comments

CaroleThorpe 10 months ago
You got 13 out of 13
We heard through the grapevine you were the biggest fan of 1969 music, and now we know it's true!
Nightshade1972 10 months ago
12/13. The only one I missed was "Suspicious Minds." Never been a big Elvis fan.
SheriHeffner 10 months ago
11 out of 13. My mom kept the radio on in the car all the time.
Terrence 21 months ago
Born in the 60's, I knew most of these songs, but a couple of big guesses
12/13
CrystalWhitePullen 24 months ago
You got 13 out of 13
We heard through the grapevine you were the biggest fan of 1969 music, and now we know it's true!
Caretaker245 24 months ago
I wasn't born until 70 but still got them all. Soundtrack of my childhood.
Dan 24 months ago
I guessed on Number 9, I've always been a Monkees fan but have never heard that song.
jmike Dan 24 months ago
Exactly! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
sandman 47 months ago
12/13. Not bad considering I was nine years old in 1969
DouglasMorris 47 months ago
8/13! missed numbers 4,5,8,9, and 13.
EllisClevenger 51 months ago
You got 11 out of 13
We heard through the grapevine you were the biggest fan of 1969 music, and now we know it's true!
Runeshaper 55 months ago
You got 9 out of 13
We heard through the grapevine you were the biggest fan of 1969 music, and now we know it's true!

Harder than I thought, but I dig it!
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