Billboard Hot 100 — May 17, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 17, 1969. "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" by The 5th Dimension held #1 for a 6th straight week, the last week of its run. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly at #73, which would go on to peak at #30. The biggest climber was "Born To Be Wild" by Wilson Pickett, up 34 places from #100 to #66.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" by The 5th Dimension — 6 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting March 8, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Love (Can Make You Happy)" by Mercy (up from #11 to #5); "Gitarzan" by Ray Stevens (up from #17 to #9); "These Eyes" by The Guess Who (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "To Know You Is To Love You" by Bobby Vinton, down 15 places from #34 to #49.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Do Your Thing" by The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, 16 weeks and counting (peak #11).
- Gone from the chart: "Dizzy" by Tommy Roe after 15 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) The 5th Dimension |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Hair The Cowsills |
| 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | Get Back The Beatles With Billy Preston |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | It's Your Thing The Isley Brothers |
| 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | Love (Can Make You Happy) Mercy |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Hawaii Five-O The Ventures |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | The Boxer Simon & Garfunkel |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | Atlantis Donovan |
| 9 | 17 | 9 | 7 | Gitarzan Ray Stevens |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | These Eyes The Guess Who |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 12 | You've Made Me So Very Happy Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | 4 | Oh Happy Day The Edwin Hawkins' Singers Featuring Dorothy Combs Morrison |
| 13 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Time Is Tight Booker T. & The MG's |
| 14 | 24 | 14 | 5 | Goodbye Mary Hopkin |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | The Chokin' Kind Joe Simon |
| 16 | 14 | 4 | 12 | Only The Strong Survive Jerry Butler |
| 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' Crazy Elephant |
| 18 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Sweet Cherry Wine Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 7 | Grazing In The Grass The Friends Of Distinction |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 7 | Pinball Wizard The Who |
| 21 | 16 | 11 | 16 | Do Your Thing The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 22 | 35 | 22 | 6 | Stand! Sly & The Family Stone |
| 23 | 41 | 23 | 3 | In The Ghetto Elvis Presley |
| 24 | 20 | 20 | 7 | I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Mysel James Brown |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 4 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Marvin Gaye |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 7 | More Today Than Yesterday Spiral Starecase |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 5 | The Composer Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 28 | 21 | 6 | 14 | Twenty-Five Miles Edwin Starr |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 6 | Happy Heart Andy Williams |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 5 | I Can't See Myself Leaving You Aretha Franklin |
| 31 | 19 | 4 | 12 | Galveston Glen Campbell |
| 32 | 27 | 27 | 8 | My Way Frank Sinatra |
| 33 | 54 | 33 | 3 | Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 34 | 44 | 34 | 3 | Where's The Playground Susie Glen Campbell |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 7 | Morning Girl The Neon Philharmonic |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 2 | Don't Let Me Down The Beatles With Billy Preston |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 6 | The River Is Wide The Grass Roots |
| 38 | 50 | 38 | 4 | Day Is Done Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 39 | 39 | 30 | 8 | Mercy Ohio Express |
| 40 | 51 | 40 | 4 | Heather Honey Tommy Roe |
| 41 | 38 | 22 | 13 | Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show Neil Diamond |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 5 | Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) The Vogues |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 6 | Seattle Perry Como |
| 44 | 32 | 32 | 14 | Will You Be Staying After Sunday The Peppermint Rainbow |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 11 | Nothing But A Heartache The Flirtations |
| 46 | 47 | 46 | 6 | Cissy Strut The Meters |
| 47 | 71 | 47 | 2 | Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 6 | Buying A Book Joe Tex |
| 49 | 34 | 34 | 7 | To Know You Is To Love You Bobby Vinton |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 3 | Proud Mary Solomon Burke |
| 51 | 52 | 51 | 7 | In The Bad, Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me) The Foundations |
| 52 | 63 | 52 | 3 | Everyday With You Girl Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost |
| 53 | 58 | 53 | 3 | One Three Dog Night |
| 54 | 60 | 54 | 5 | I've Been Hurt Bill Deal & The Rhondels |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 3 | Lodi Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 56 | 65 | 56 | 5 | (We've Got) Honey Love Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 3 | The Windmills Of Your Mind Dusty Springfield |
| 58 | 75 | 58 | 2 | Black Pearl Sonny Charles And The Checkmates, Ltd. |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 3 | Medicine Man (Part I) Buchanan Brothers |
| 60 | 73 | 60 | 2 | Testify (I Wonna) Johnnie Taylor |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 5 | Sorry Suzanne The Hollies |
| 62 | 89 | 62 | 2 | Special Delivery 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 63 | 76 | 63 | 2 | It's Never Too Late Steppenwolf |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 5 | I'm A Drifter Bobby Goldsboro |
| 65 | 74 | 65 | 3 | I Could Never Lie To You The New Colony Six |
| 66 | 100 | 66 | 2 | Born To Be Wild Wilson Pickett |
| 67 | 69 | 67 | 4 | I Shall Be Released The Box Tops |
| 68 | 83 | 68 | 3 | Pretty World Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 69 | 68 | 65 | 7 | Love Is All I Have To Give The Checkmates, Ltd. |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 3 | With Pen In Hand Vikki Carr |
| 71 | 72 | 71 | 7 | Rhythm Of The Rain Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 72 | 79 | 72 | 3 | Marley Purt Drive Jose Feliciano |
| 73 | NEW | 30 | 13 | In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly |
| 74 | 94 | 74 | 2 | What Is A Man Four Tops |
| 75 | 91 | 75 | 4 | I've Been Loving You Too Long Ike & Tina Turner |
| 76 | 77 | 76 | 2 | Gentle On My Mind Aretha Franklin |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | The April Fools Dionne Warwick |
| 78 | 78 | 78 | 4 | I Can't Say No To You Betty Everett |
| 79 | 88 | 79 | 2 | Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife O.C. Smith |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 4 | Mr. Walker, It's All Over Billie Jo Spears |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 2 | Someday Man The Monkees |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 3 | I Want To Love You Baby Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Let Me Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 4 | Seven Years The Impressions |
| 85 | 93 | 85 | 2 | Welcome Me Love The Brooklyn Bridge Featuring Johnny Maestro |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | We Got More Soul Dyke And The Blazers |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | You Don't Need Me For Anything Anymore Brenda Lee |
| 88 | 95 | 88 | 4 | Never Gonna Let Him Know Debbie Taylor |
| 89 | 86 | 86 | 4 | Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word Joan Baez |
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 2 | Truck Stop Jerry Smith and his Pianos |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | My Wife, My Dog, My Cat The Maskman & The Agents |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 2 | Sunday The Moments |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Why I Sing The Blues B.B. King |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Let Me Love You Ray Charles |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Israelites Desmond Dekker And The Aces |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 2 | Just A Little Bit Little Milton |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | I'm Gonna Do All I Can (To Do Right By My Man) Ike & Tina Turner |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | I Threw It All Away Bob Dylan |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Sausalito Al Martino |
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