“I've Gotta Be Me” by Sammy Davis Jr.
“I've Gotta Be Me” by Sammy Davis Jr. finished No. 51 on the year-end Top 100 of 1969, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 511969
Year-end charts11969
ArtistSammy Davis Jr.3 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1969 was “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies. Sammy Davis Jr. had 3 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “I've Gotta Be Me”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1969 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1969 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | I'd Wait A Million Years | The Grass Roots | ▶♪ |
| 49 | Touch Me | The Doors | ▶♪ |
| 50 | More Today Than Yesterday | Spiral Starecase | ▶♪ |
| 51 | I've Gotta Be Me | Sammy Davis Jr. | ▶♪ |
| 52 | Lay Lady Lay | Bob Dylan | ▶♪ |
| 53 | Atlantis | Donovan | ▶♪ |
| 54 | Traces | Dennis Yost and The Classics IV | ▶♪ |
More hits by Sammy Davis Jr.
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candy Man | Sammy Davis Jr. | 1972 #5 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | The Shelter Of Your Arms | Sammy Davis Jr. | 1964 #79 | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.
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