Billboard Hot 100 — June 21, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 21, 1969. "Get Back" by The Beatles With Billy Preston held #1 for a 5th straight week, the last week of its run. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "In The Year 2525" by Zager & Evans at #72, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1" by James Brown, up 49 places from #80 to #31.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Get Back" by The Beatles With Billy Preston — 5 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting May 10, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Good Morning Starshine" by Oliver (up from #15 to #9); "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat & Tears (up from #18 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "I've Been Hurt" by Bill Deal & The Rhondels, down 20 places from #35 to #55.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "But It's Alright" by J.J. Jackson, 18 weeks and counting (peak #22).
- Gone from the chart: "It's Your Thing" by The Isley Brothers after 14 weeks (peak #2); "The Boxer" by Simon & Garfunkel 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 | 7 | Get Back The Beatles With Billy Preston |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | In The Ghetto Elvis Presley |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Marvin Gaye |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | One Three Dog Night |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | Love (Can Make You Happy) Mercy |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | 12 | Grazing In The Grass The Friends Of Distinction |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | Good Morning Starshine Oliver |
| 10 | 18 | 10 | 4 | Spinning Wheel Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 11 | 11 | 1 | 16 | Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) The 5th Dimension |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 6 | Israelites Desmond Dekker And The Aces |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | 9 | Oh Happy Day The Edwin Hawkins' Singers Featuring Dorothy Combs Morrison |
| 14 | 9 | 6 | 12 | These Eyes The Guess Who |
| 15 | 14 | 7 | 12 | Atlantis Donovan |
| 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | More Today Than Yesterday Spiral Starecase |
| 17 | 13 | 8 | 12 | Gitarzan Ray Stevens |
| 18 | 32 | 18 | 5 | Love Me Tonight Tom Jones |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | Everyday With You Girl Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | Black Pearl Sonny Charles And The Checkmates, Ltd. |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 9 | Day Is Done Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 | Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down The Temptations |
| 23 | 21 | 2 | 15 | Hair The Cowsills |
| 24 | 71 | 24 | 2 | The Ballad Of John And Yoko The Beatles |
| 25 | 41 | 25 | 6 | What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 8 | Medicine Man (Part I) Buchanan Brothers |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 6 | Let Me Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 28 | 39 | 28 | 5 | Color Him Father The Winstons |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 5 | See The Rascals |
| 30 | 17 | 17 | 12 | Morning Girl The Neon Philharmonic |
| 31 | 80 | 31 | 2 | Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1 James Brown |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 4 | No Matter What Sign You Are Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 33 | 52 | 33 | 4 | My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder |
| 34 | 56 | 34 | 4 | Moody Woman Jerry Butler |
| 35 | 47 | 35 | 4 | I Turned You On The Isley Brothers |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 7 | Testify (I Wonna) Johnnie Taylor |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 6 | The April Fools Dionne Warwick |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 7 | Special Delivery 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 5 | I Can Sing A Rainbow/Love Is Blue The Dells |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 5 | Baby, I Love You Andy Kim |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 8 | With Pen In Hand Vikki Carr |
| 42 | 24 | 22 | 11 | Happy Heart Andy Williams |
| 43 | 61 | 43 | 4 | The Popcorn James Brown |
| 44 | 57 | 44 | 3 | Crystal Blue Persuasion Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 45 | 31 | 31 | 8 | The Windmills Of Your Mind Dusty Springfield |
| 46 | 45 | 23 | 11 | Cissy Strut The Meters |
| 47 | 49 | 47 | 7 | Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife O.C. Smith |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 7 | Welcome Me Love The Brooklyn Bridge Featuring Johnny Maestro |
| 49 | 34 | 26 | 8 | Where's The Playground Susie Glen Campbell |
| 50 | 76 | 50 | 3 | My Pledge Of Love The Joe Jeffrey Group |
| 51 | 70 | 51 | 3 | Mrs. Robinson Booker T. & The MG's |
| 52 | 67 | 22 | 18 | But It's Alright J.J. Jackson |
| 53 | 36 | 31 | 11 | The River Is Wide The Grass Roots |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 4 | Tomorrow Tomorrow Bee Gees |
| 55 | 35 | 35 | 10 | I've Been Hurt Bill Deal & The Rhondels |
| 56 | 65 | 56 | 5 | So I Can Love You The Emotions |
| 57 | 59 | 57 | 6 | We Got More Soul Dyke And The Blazers |
| 58 | 85 | 58 | 2 | Quentin's Theme The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde |
| 59 | 64 | 59 | 4 | The Minotaur Dick Hyman & His Electric Eclectics |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 5 | I Want To Take You Higher Sly & The Family Stone |
| 61 | 53 | 53 | 7 | What Is A Man Four Tops |
| 62 | 63 | 62 | 4 | Hushabye Jay & The Americans |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 4 | Without Her Herb Alpert |
| 64 | 50 | 50 | 8 | I Could Never Lie To You The New Colony Six |
| 65 | 46 | 46 | 10 | I'm A Drifter Bobby Goldsboro |
| 66 | 79 | 66 | 3 | You Don't Have To Walk In The Rain The Turtles |
| 67 | 72 | 67 | 4 | I Can't Quit Her The Arbors |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 3 | Didn't We Richard Harris |
| 69 | 75 | 69 | 5 | Memphis Underground Herbie Mann |
| 70 | 89 | 70 | 3 | Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 71 | 84 | 71 | 2 | The Girl I'll Never Know (Angels Never Fly This Low) Frankie Valli |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | In The Year 2525 Zager & Evans |
| 73 | 73 | 71 | 7 | Truck Stop Jerry Smith and his Pianos |
| 74 | 74 | 72 | 5 | Love Man Otis Redding |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 3 | It's Getting Better Mama Cass |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Doggone Right Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 2 | Yesterday, When I Was Young Roy Clark |
| 78 | 82 | 78 | 6 | Why I Sing The Blues B.B. King |
| 79 | 69 | 63 | 12 | Rhythm Of The Rain Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 80 | 81 | 80 | 4 | Sincerely Paul Anka |
| 81 | 90 | 81 | 2 | The Days Of Sand And Shovels Bobby Vinton |
| 82 | 100 | 82 | 2 | Tell All The People The Doors |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 2 | Don't Wake Me Up In The Morning, Michael Peppermint Rainbow |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Moments To Remember The Vogues |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | The Prophecy Of Daniel and John The Divine (Six-Six-Six) The Cowsills |
| 86 | 92 | 86 | 4 | Hurt So Bad The Lettermen |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 2 | Dammit Isn't God's Last Name Frankie Laine |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool) Candi Staton |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | The Feeling Is Right Clarence Carter |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Girl You're Too Young Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 91 | 97 | 91 | 3 | Listen To The Band The Monkees |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 4 | Son Of A Travelin' Man Ed Ames |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 2 | It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who To Sock It To) Marva Whitney |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 2 | Funny Feeling The Delfonics |
| 95 | 96 | 95 | 2 | Moonflight Vik Venus Alias: Your Main Moon Man |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Baby, Don't Be Looking In My Mind Joe Simon |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | And She's Mine Spanky And Our Gang |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | Gotta Get To Know You Bobby Bland |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Pinch Me (Baby, Convince Me) Ohio Express |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Feeling Alright Joe Cocker |
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