Billboard Hot 100 — May 31, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 31, 1969. "Get Back" by The Beatles With Billy Preston held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 17 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Tomorrow Tomorrow" by Bee Gees at #60, which would go on to peak at #54. The biggest climber was "Love Me Tonight" by Tom Jones, up 34 places from #79 to #45.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Get Back" by The Beatles With Billy Preston — 2 weeks at the top so far, 4 weeks on the chart since debuting May 10, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "In The Ghetto" by Elvis Presley (up from #17 to #9); "Grazing In The Grass" by The Friends Of Distinction (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "The Chokin' Kind" by Joe Simon, down 12 places from #13 to #25.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly, 15 weeks and counting (peak #30).
- Gone from the chart: "You've Made Me So Very Happy" by Blood, Sweat & Tears after 13 weeks (peak #2); "Only The Strong Survive" by Jerry Butler after 13 weeks (peak #4); "Sweet Cherry Wine" by Tommy James And The Shondells after 10 weeks (peak #7).
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 | 4 | Get Back The Beatles With Billy Preston |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Love (Can Make You Happy) Mercy |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) The 5th Dimension |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Oh Happy Day The Edwin Hawkins' Singers Featuring Dorothy Combs Morrison |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Hair The Cowsills |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | These Eyes The Guess Who |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Atlantis Donovan |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Gitarzan Ray Stevens |
| 9 | 17 | 9 | 5 | In The Ghetto Elvis Presley |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | Grazing In The Grass The Friends Of Distinction |
| 11 | 18 | 11 | 4 | Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | The Boxer Simon & Garfunkel |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | Goodbye Mary Hopkin |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 5 | Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 6 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Marvin Gaye |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | 12 | It's Your Thing The Isley Brothers |
| 17 | 11 | 4 | 13 | Hawaii Five-O The Ventures |
| 18 | 15 | 6 | 12 | Time Is Tight Booker T. & The MG's |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 9 | More Today Than Yesterday Spiral Starecase |
| 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | Pinball Wizard The Who |
| 21 | 30 | 21 | 9 | Morning Girl The Neon Philharmonic |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 8 | Happy Heart Andy Williams |
| 23 | 41 | 23 | 5 | One Three Dog Night |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | Cissy Strut The Meters |
| 25 | 13 | 13 | 11 | The Chokin' Kind Joe Simon |
| 26 | 33 | 26 | 5 | Where's The Playground Susie Glen Campbell |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 6 | Day Is Done Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 7 | I Can't See Myself Leaving You Aretha Franklin |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 6 | Heather Honey Tommy Roe |
| 30 | 45 | 30 | 5 | Everyday With You Girl Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 8 | The River Is Wide The Grass Roots |
| 32 | 44 | 32 | 4 | Black Pearl Sonny Charles And The Checkmates, Ltd. |
| 33 | 25 | 22 | 8 | Stand! Sly & The Family Stone |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 13 | Nothing But A Heartache The Flirtations |
| 35 | 43 | 35 | 2 | Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down The Temptations |
| 36 | 48 | 36 | 7 | I've Been Hurt Bill Deal & The Rhondels |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 5 | The Windmills Of Your Mind Dusty Springfield |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 8 | Seattle Perry Como |
| 39 | 50 | 39 | 5 | Medicine Man (Part I) Buchanan Brothers |
| 40 | 55 | 40 | 4 | Testify (I Wonna) Johnnie Taylor |
| 41 | 74 | 41 | 3 | Israelites Desmond Dekker And The Aces |
| 42 | 35 | 35 | 4 | Don't Let Me Down The Beatles With Billy Preston |
| 43 | 61 | 43 | 2 | See The Rascals |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 4 | Special Delivery 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 45 | 79 | 45 | 2 | Love Me Tonight Tom Jones |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 5 | Proud Mary Solomon Burke |
| 47 | 56 | 47 | 3 | The April Fools Dionne Warwick |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 3 | Let Me Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 49 | 62 | 49 | 4 | Welcome Me Love The Brooklyn Bridge Featuring Johnny Maestro |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 7 | I'm A Drifter Bobby Goldsboro |
| 51 | 59 | 51 | 4 | It's Never Too Late Steppenwolf |
| 52 | 57 | 52 | 5 | I Could Never Lie To You The New Colony Six |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 4 | What Is A Man Four Tops |
| 54 | 60 | 54 | 4 | Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife O.C. Smith |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 5 | With Pen In Hand Vikki Carr |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 7 | Sorry Suzanne The Hollies |
| 57 | 83 | 57 | 2 | Good Morning Starshine Oliver |
| 58 | 47 | 47 | 8 | Buying A Book Joe Tex |
| 59 | 78 | 59 | 3 | What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | Tomorrow Tomorrow Bee Gees |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | No Matter What Sign You Are Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 62 | 66 | 62 | 5 | Pretty World Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | I Turned You On The Isley Brothers |
| 64 | 65 | 64 | 4 | Born To Be Wild Wilson Pickett |
| 65 | 71 | 65 | 9 | Rhythm Of The Rain Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 66 | 82 | 66 | 2 | I Can Sing A Rainbow/Love Is Blue The Dells |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 3 | We Got More Soul Dyke And The Blazers |
| 68 | 69 | 68 | 6 | I've Been Loving You Too Long Ike & Tina Turner |
| 69 | 72 | 30 | 15 | In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Without Her Herb Alpert |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Moody Woman Jerry Butler |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 2 | So I Can Love You The Emotions |
| 74 | 80 | 74 | 2 | Color Him Father The Winstons |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 2 | Love Man Otis Redding |
| 76 | 95 | 76 | 2 | Baby, I Love You Andy Kim |
| 77 | 85 | 77 | 4 | Truck Stop Jerry Smith and his Pianos |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Spinning Wheel Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | The Minotaur Dick Hyman & His Electric Eclectics |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | I Can't Quit Her The Arbors |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | The Popcorn James Brown |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Sincerely Paul Anka |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 3 | Why I Sing The Blues B.B. King |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 3 | You Don't Need Me For Anything Anymore Brenda Lee |
| 85 | 96 | 22 | 15 | But It's Alright J.J. Jackson |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 6 | Never Gonna Let Him Know Debbie Taylor |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 2 | Good Morning Starshine Strawberry Alarm Clock |
| 88 | 89 | 88 | 2 | I Want To Take You Higher Sly & The Family Stone |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 3 | I Threw It All Away Bob Dylan |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Hushabye Jay & The Americans |
| 91 | 100 | 91 | 2 | Memphis Underground Herbie Mann |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Brown Arms In Houston Orpheus |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 2 | Let's Dance Ola & The Janglers |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | I Need You Now Ronnie Dove |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Running Bear Sonny James |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Hurt So Bad The Lettermen |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 2 | Too Experienced Eddie Lovette |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | Here We Go Again Nancy Sinatra |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 3 | Sausalito Al Martino |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Son Of A Travelin' Man Ed Ames |
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