The biggest song of 1969 in Canada was The Beatles’ “Get Back”. There was an upswing in Canadian music this year; however, many of these hits were not played on Canadian radio until after they had become hits south of the border. On the bright side, the CRTC had been established in 1968, and CanCon/MAPL regulations were on the way. The biggest Canadian hit of 1969 was Andy Kim’s “Baby I Love You” (11th of the year), one of three number one hits this year. In total, there were 21 Canadian Top 40 hits, six of which made the Top 10 and the year-end Top 100. Below is a list of all Canadian Top 40 hits for the year with their peak chart position. Bear in mind, that this is a picture of cross-Canada success. Songs may have charted much higher or lower in various cities as radio stations usually give local artists more support. Below the list, check out some cool trivia on the year’s hits and their artists.

YE= Year-End chart position.

WP = Weekly chart peak position.

1969 HITS

TITLE	ARTIST	YE	WP
Baby I Love You	Andy Kim	11	1
These Eyes	The Guess Who	30	7
Laughing	The Guess Who	32	1
When I Die	Motherlode	35	1
Which Way You Goin’ Billy	The Poppy Family	54	9
Rock Me	Steppenwolf	90	4
Move Over	Steppenwolf		12
So Good Together	Andy Kim		15
Hands of the Clock	Life		19
Undun	The Guess Who		21
Goodnight My Love	Paul Anka		23
Now That I’m a Man	49th Parallel		30
Cruel War	Sugar and Spice		31
It’s Never Too Late	Steppenwolf		33
Pack It In	Buckstone Hardware		33
Private Train	5 Man Electrical Band		37
We Love You, Call Collect	Art Linkletter		37
Lily the Pink	The Irish Rovers		38
So Come with Me	Witness Inc		40
Memories of a Broken Promise	Motherlode		40