Billboard Hot 100 — March 15, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 15, 1969. "Dizzy" by Tommy Roe climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "Everyday People" by Sly & The Family Stone, which had held it for 4 weeks, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I'll Try Something New" by Supremes & Temptations at #54, which would go on to peak at #25. The biggest climber was "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" by The 5th Dimension, up 52 places from #89 to #37.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Dizzy" by Tommy Roe — 1 week at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting February 1, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Traces" by Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (up from #17 to #5); "Time Of The Season" by The Zombies (up from #20 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "To Susan On The West Coast Waiting" by Donovan, down 15 places from #35 to #50.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Everyday People" by Sly & The Family Stone, 16 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Worst That Could Happen" by Brooklyn Bridge after 12 weeks (peak #3); "Hang 'Em High" by Booker T. & The MG's after 18 weeks (peak #9).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Dizzy Tommy Roe |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | Everyday People Sly & The Family Stone |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations |
| 5 | 17 | 5 | 6 | Traces Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | Crimson And Clover Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | This Girl's In Love With You Dionne Warwick |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | Indian Giver 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 9 | 20 | 9 | 6 | Time Of The Season The Zombies |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | This Magic Moment Jay & The Americans |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | Run Away Child, Running Wild The Temptations |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | Games People Play Joe South |
| 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | I've Gotta Be Me Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 5 | My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) David Ruffin |
| 15 | 8 | 8 | 11 | Baby, Baby Don't Cry Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | 12 | Touch Me The Doors |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 12 | Things I'd Like To Say New Colony Six |
| 18 | 47 | 18 | 3 | Galveston Glen Campbell |
| 19 | 15 | 15 | 8 | Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose James Brown |
| 20 | 18 | 6 | 11 | You Showed Me The Turtles |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 4 | The Weight Aretha Franklin |
| 22 | 14 | 5 | 13 | Can I Change My Mind Tyrone Davis |
| 23 | 19 | 19 | 9 | But You Know I Love You The First Edition |
| 24 | 40 | 24 | 5 | Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 25 | 37 | 25 | 9 | I Got A Line On You Spirit |
| 26 | 25 | 17 | 13 | Ramblin' Gamblin' Man Bob Seger System |
| 27 | 38 | 27 | 6 | You Gave Me A Mountain Frankie Laine |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 3 | Only The Strong Survive Jerry Butler |
| 29 | 21 | 10 | 8 | I'm Livin' In Shame Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 30 | 34 | 28 | 12 | Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March The Box Tops |
| 31 | 50 | 31 | 5 | Hot Smoke & Sasafrass The Bubble Puppy |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 7 | Cloud Nine Mongo Santamaria |
| 33 | 48 | 33 | 3 | Rock Me Steppenwolf |
| 34 | 28 | 28 | 8 | Crossroads Cream |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 9 | Mendocino Sir Douglas Quintet |
| 36 | 66 | 36 | 3 | You've Made Me So Very Happy Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 37 | 89 | 37 | 2 | Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) The 5th Dimension |
| 38 | 26 | 26 | 9 | There'll Come A Time Betty Everett |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 9 | May I Bill Deal & The Rhondels |
| 40 | 29 | 20 | 9 | Take Care Of Your Homework Johnnie Taylor |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 6 | Sophisticated Cissy The Meters |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 5 | I Don't Know Why Stevie Wonder |
| 43 | 52 | 43 | 5 | Twenty-Five Miles Edwin Starr |
| 44 | 30 | 30 | 7 | Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 45 | 51 | 45 | 7 | Do Your Thing The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 46 | 39 | 39 | 6 | Heaven The Rascals |
| 47 | 60 | 47 | 6 | Try A Little Tenderness Three Dog Night |
| 48 | 36 | 36 | 8 | Let It Be Me Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry |
| 49 | 49 | 49 | 5 | Lovin' Things The Grass Roots |
| 50 | 35 | 35 | 6 | To Susan On The West Coast Waiting Donovan |
| 51 | 65 | 51 | 4 | Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show Neil Diamond |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 3 | A Lover's Question Otis Redding |
| 53 | 59 | 53 | 6 | Johnny One Time Brenda Lee |
| 54 | NEW | 54 | 1 | I'll Try Something New Supremes & Temptations |
| 55 | 70 | 55 | 4 | The Letter The Arbors |
| 56 | 62 | 56 | 4 | Tear Drop City The Monkees |
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 3 | Who's Making Love Young-Holt Unlimited |
| 58 | 44 | 44 | 6 | Honey (I Miss You) O.C. Smith |
| 59 | 56 | 56 | 10 | Tragedy Brian Hyland |
| 60 | 54 | 54 | 9 | Kum Ba Yah Tommy Leonetti |
| 61 | 67 | 61 | 2 | Blessed Is The Rain The Brooklyn Bridge Featuring Johnny Maestro |
| 62 | 63 | 62 | 3 | When He Touches Me (Nothing Else Matters) Peaches & Herb |
| 63 | 64 | 63 | 4 | These Are Not My People Johnny Rivers |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 4 | Apricot Brandy Rhinoceros |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 4 | Back Door Man Derek |
| 66 | 80 | 66 | 3 | Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' Crazy Elephant |
| 67 | 68 | 67 | 5 | Maybe Tomorrow The Iveys |
| 68 | 61 | 61 | 6 | Glad She's A Woman Bobby Goldsboro |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | Don't Give In To Him Gary Puckett And The Union Gap |
| 70 | 86 | 70 | 2 | I Can Hear Music The Beach Boys |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 5 | Hello It's Me Nazz |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 2 | Shotgun Vanilla Fudge |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 5 | I Like What You're Doing (To Me) Carla Thomas |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 3 | Don't Forget About Me Dusty Springfield |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 4 | Soul Experience Iron Butterfly |
| 76 | 77 | 76 | 3 | Snatching It Back Clarence Carter |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 3 | The Way It Used To Be Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 78 | 91 | 78 | 2 | Don't Touch Me Bettye Swann |
| 79 | 84 | 79 | 2 | No, Not Much The Vogues |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Goodbye Columbus The Association |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 4 | Long Green The Fireballs |
| 82 | 92 | 82 | 5 | Will You Be Staying After Sunday The Peppermint Rainbow |
| 83 | 83 | 83 | 3 | Day After Day (It's Slippin' Away) Shango |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Hair The Cowsills |
| 85 | 96 | 85 | 2 | Playgirl Thee Prophets |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Time Is Tight Booker T. & The MG's |
| 87 | 88 | 87 | 2 | Didn't You Know (You'd Have To Cry Sometime) Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 88 | 93 | 88 | 2 | Nothing But A Heartache The Flirtations |
| 89 | 90 | 89 | 2 | Sing A Simple Song Sly & The Family Stone |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Kick Out The Jams MC5 |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Tracks Of My Tears Aretha Franklin |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Move In A Little Closer, Baby Mama Cass |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | It's Your Thing The Isley Brothers |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Time Was Canned Heat |
| 95 | 99 | 95 | 2 | Only You (And You Alone) Bobby Hatfield |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | The Pledge Of Allegiance Red Skelton |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 2 | Hallways Of My Mind The Dells |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | The Wedding Cake Connie Francis |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | Hawaii Five-O The Ventures |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | God Knows I Love You Nancy Sinatra |
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