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

Daddy Sang Bass by Johnny Cash

#1 country song

Daddy Sang Bass

Johnny Cash

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by Marmalade

#1 song in the UK

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

Marmalade

I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye

#1 song

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Marvin Gaye

Notable January 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Milo Aukerman

Singer and Scientist

Born January 1, 1963

Dedee Pfeiffer

Actress

Born January 1, 1964