Billboard Hot 100 — May 24, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 24, 1969. "Get Back" by The Beatles With Billy Preston climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" by The 5th Dimension, which had held it for 6 weeks, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down" by The Temptations at #43, which would go on to peak at #20. The biggest climber was "Let Me" by Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay, up 30 places from #83 to #53.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Get Back" by The Beatles With Billy Preston — 1 week at the top so far, 3 weeks on the chart since debuting May 10, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Oh Happy Day" by The Edwin Hawkins' Singers Featuring Dorothy Combs Morrison (up from #12 to #5).
- Biggest fall: "Only The Strong Survive" by Jerry Butler, down 23 places from #16 to #39.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Do Your Thing" by The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, 17 weeks and counting (peak #11).
- Gone from the chart: "Galveston" by Glen Campbell after 12 weeks (peak #4); "Twenty-Five Miles" by Edwin Starr after 14 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Get Back The Beatles With Billy Preston |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) The 5th Dimension |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Love (Can Make You Happy) Mercy |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Hair The Cowsills |
| 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | Oh Happy Day The Edwin Hawkins' Singers Featuring Dorothy Combs Morrison |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | It's Your Thing The Isley Brothers |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Atlantis Donovan |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | The Boxer Simon & Garfunkel |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Gitarzan Ray Stevens |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | These Eyes The Guess Who |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | 12 | Hawaii Five-O The Ventures |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 8 | Grazing In The Grass The Friends Of Distinction |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | The Chokin' Kind Joe Simon |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | Goodbye Mary Hopkin |
| 15 | 13 | 6 | 11 | Time Is Tight Booker T. & The MG's |
| 16 | 25 | 16 | 5 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Marvin Gaye |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 4 | In The Ghetto Elvis Presley |
| 18 | 47 | 18 | 3 | Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 8 | Pinball Wizard The Who |
| 20 | 33 | 20 | 4 | Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 8 | More Today Than Yesterday Spiral Starecase |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | 13 | You've Made Me So Very Happy Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 7 | Happy Heart Andy Williams |
| 24 | 46 | 24 | 7 | Cissy Strut The Meters |
| 25 | 22 | 22 | 7 | Stand! Sly & The Family Stone |
| 26 | 17 | 12 | 13 | Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' Crazy Elephant |
| 27 | 18 | 7 | 10 | Sweet Cherry Wine Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 6 | I Can't See Myself Leaving You Aretha Franklin |
| 29 | 38 | 29 | 5 | Day Is Done Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 8 | Morning Girl The Neon Philharmonic |
| 31 | 27 | 27 | 6 | The Composer Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 5 | Heather Honey Tommy Roe |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 4 | Where's The Playground Susie Glen Campbell |
| 34 | 45 | 34 | 12 | Nothing But A Heartache The Flirtations |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 3 | Don't Let Me Down The Beatles With Billy Preston |
| 36 | 37 | 36 | 7 | The River Is Wide The Grass Roots |
| 37 | 21 | 11 | 17 | Do Your Thing The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 38 | 24 | 20 | 8 | I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Mysel James Brown |
| 39 | 16 | 4 | 13 | Only The Strong Survive Jerry Butler |
| 40 | 57 | 40 | 4 | The Windmills Of Your Mind Dusty Springfield |
| 41 | 53 | 41 | 4 | One Three Dog Night |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 7 | Seattle Perry Como |
| 43 | NEW | 43 | 1 | Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down The Temptations |
| 44 | 58 | 44 | 3 | Black Pearl Sonny Charles And The Checkmates, Ltd. |
| 45 | 52 | 45 | 4 | Everyday With You Girl Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 4 | Proud Mary Solomon Burke |
| 47 | 48 | 47 | 7 | Buying A Book Joe Tex |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 6 | I've Been Hurt Bill Deal & The Rhondels |
| 49 | 62 | 49 | 3 | Special Delivery 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 4 | Medicine Man (Part I) Buchanan Brothers |
| 51 | 42 | 42 | 6 | Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) The Vogues |
| 52 | 55 | 52 | 4 | Lodi Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 53 | 83 | 53 | 2 | Let Me Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 6 | I'm A Drifter Bobby Goldsboro |
| 55 | 60 | 55 | 3 | Testify (I Wonna) Johnnie Taylor |
| 56 | 77 | 56 | 2 | The April Fools Dionne Warwick |
| 57 | 65 | 57 | 4 | I Could Never Lie To You The New Colony Six |
| 58 | 61 | 58 | 6 | Sorry Suzanne The Hollies |
| 59 | 63 | 59 | 3 | It's Never Too Late Steppenwolf |
| 60 | 79 | 60 | 3 | Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife O.C. Smith |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | See The Rascals |
| 62 | 85 | 62 | 3 | Welcome Me Love The Brooklyn Bridge Featuring Johnny Maestro |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 3 | What Is A Man Four Tops |
| 64 | 70 | 64 | 4 | With Pen In Hand Vikki Carr |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 3 | Born To Be Wild Wilson Pickett |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 4 | Pretty World Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 67 | 67 | 67 | 5 | I Shall Be Released The Box Tops |
| 68 | 56 | 56 | 6 | (We've Got) Honey Love Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
| 69 | 75 | 69 | 5 | I've Been Loving You Too Long Ike & Tina Turner |
| 70 | 72 | 70 | 4 | Marley Purt Drive Jose Feliciano |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 8 | Rhythm Of The Rain Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 72 | 73 | 30 | 14 | In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly |
| 73 | 86 | 73 | 2 | We Got More Soul Dyke And The Blazers |
| 74 | 96 | 74 | 2 | Israelites Desmond Dekker And The Aces |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | So I Can Love You The Emotions |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 3 | Gentle On My Mind Aretha Franklin |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Love Man Otis Redding |
| 78 | 93 | 78 | 2 | What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Love Me Tonight Tom Jones |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Color Him Father The Winstons |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 4 | I Want To Love You Baby Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | I Can Sing A Rainbow/Love Is Blue The Dells |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Good Morning Starshine Oliver |
| 84 | 94 | 84 | 2 | Why I Sing The Blues B.B. King |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 3 | Truck Stop Jerry Smith and his Pianos |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 2 | You Don't Need Me For Anything Anymore Brenda Lee |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Good Morning Starshine Strawberry Alarm Clock |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 5 | Never Gonna Let Him Know Debbie Taylor |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | I Want To Take You Higher Sly & The Family Stone |
| 90 | 92 | 90 | 3 | Sunday The Moments |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 2 | My Wife, My Dog, My Cat The Maskman & The Agents |
| 92 | 99 | 92 | 2 | I Threw It All Away Bob Dylan |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Let's Dance Ola & The Janglers |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 2 | Let Me Love You Ray Charles |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Baby, I Love You Andy Kim |
| 96 | NEW | 22 | 14 | But It's Alright J.J. Jackson |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Too Experienced Eddie Lovette |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Here We Go Again Nancy Sinatra |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | Sausalito Al Martino |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Memphis Underground Herbie Mann |
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