The #1 country song on January 5, 1969

Daddy Sang Bass

By Johnny Cash

Other #1 songs on January 5, 1969
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Marvin Gaye

#1 song in the UK

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

Marmalade

#1 song

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Marvin Gaye

Notable January 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Iris DeMent

Singer-Songwriter

Suzy Amis

Environmental Advocate, Actress, and Model

Jeff Fassero

Baseball Player and Coach

Joe Flanigan

Actor and Writer

Carrie Ann Inaba

Television Dancer, Choreographer, Actress, and Singer

Danny Jackson

Baseball Player

Joé Juneau

Ice Hockey Player