WLS Top Ten for August 11, 1969: "A Boy Named Sue"

Theses were the Top Ten songs in Chicago back fifty years ago today on WLS, 890 AM.  Theses are from the Oldies Loon site.

1.  HONKY TONK WOMAN--  Rolling Stones  Of course, there is always the question of whether they're saying woman or women.
2.  BIRTHDAY--  Underground Sunshine
3.  PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART--  Jackie DeShannon

4.  IN THE YEAR 2525--  Zager & Evans
5.  POLK SALAD ANNIE--  Tony Joe White
6.  HURT SO BAD--  Lettermen
7.  A BOY NAMED SUE--  Johnny Cash

8.  SWEET CAROLINE--  Neil Diamond
9.  SOUL DEEP--  Box Tops
10.  I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN--  Tom Jones

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DEBUTS

37.  SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME--  Aretha Franklin
38.  GREENFIELD--  Vogues

39.  THE TRAIN--  1910 Fruitgum Company
40.  I WANT YOU TO KNOW--   New Colony Six

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Met A Gin-Soaked , Bar-Room Queen In Memphis."  Answer below.  --RoadDog



"Honky Tonk Woman"