Other #1 songs on May 8, 1969
Across genres and charts

Hungry Eyes by Merle Haggard

#1 country song

Hungry Eyes

Merle Haggard

It's Your Thing by The Isley Brothers

#1 R&B song

It's Your Thing

The Isley Brothers

Get Back by The Beatles with Billy Preston

#1 song in the UK

Get Back

The Beatles with Billy Preston

Notable May 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

David Winning

Film Maker

Born May 8, 1961

Melissa Gilbert

Actress

Born May 8, 1964

Eileen Bowman

Actress

Born May 8, 1966