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