Billboard Hot 100 — July 5, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 5, 1969. "Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet" by Henry Mancini And His Orchestra held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Abraham, Martin And John" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles at #73, which would go on to peak at #33. The biggest climber was "Abraham, Martin And John" by Moms Mabley, up 32 places from #89 to #57.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet" by Henry Mancini And His Orchestra — 2 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting May 10, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Crystal Blue Persuasion" by Tommy James And The Shondells (up from #18 to #7); "In The Year 2525" by Zager & Evans (up from #35 to #8); "Color Him Father" by The Winstons (up from #13 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Testify (I Wonna)" by Johnnie Taylor, down 21 places from #40 to #61.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "But It's Alright" by J.J. Jackson, 20 weeks and counting (peak #22).
- Gone from the chart: "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" by The 5th Dimension after 17 weeks (peak #1); "Oh Happy Day" by The Edwin Hawkins' Singers Featuring Dorothy Combs Morrison after 10 weeks (peak #4); "Atlantis" by Donovan after 13 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 | 9 | Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Spinning Wheel Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | Good Morning Starshine Oliver |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | One Three Dog Night |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Get Back The Beatles With Billy Preston |
| 7 | 18 | 7 | 5 | Crystal Blue Persuasion Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 8 | 35 | 8 | 3 | In The Year 2525 Zager & Evans |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | Color Him Father The Winstons |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Marvin Gaye |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | The Ballad Of John And Yoko The Beatles |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | In The Ghetto Elvis Presley |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | Black Pearl Sonny Charles And The Checkmates, Ltd. |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | Love Me Tonight Tom Jones |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 6 | My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | 14 | Grazing In The Grass The Friends Of Distinction |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 4 | Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1 James Brown |
| 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Israelites Desmond Dekker And The Aces |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 8 | Let Me Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 21 | 21 | 12 | 14 | More Today Than Yesterday Spiral Starecase |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 10 | Medicine Man (Part I) Buchanan Brothers |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | 13 | Love (Can Make You Happy) Mercy |
| 24 | 23 | 19 | 10 | Everyday With You Girl Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost |
| 25 | 17 | 6 | 14 | These Eyes The Guess Who |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 6 | Moody Woman Jerry Butler |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 7 | See The Rascals |
| 28 | 42 | 28 | 4 | Quentin's Theme The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde |
| 29 | 37 | 29 | 7 | Baby, I Love You Andy Kim |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 6 | I Turned You On The Isley Brothers |
| 31 | 38 | 31 | 7 | I Can Sing A Rainbow/Love Is Blue The Dells |
| 32 | 20 | 20 | 7 | Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down The Temptations |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 5 | My Pledge Of Love The Joe Jeffrey Group |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 6 | The Popcorn James Brown |
| 35 | 51 | 35 | 8 | We Got More Soul Dyke And The Blazers |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 10 | With Pen In Hand Vikki Carr |
| 37 | 55 | 37 | 5 | Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 6 | The Minotaur Dick Hyman & His Electric Eclectics |
| 39 | 31 | 31 | 6 | No Matter What Sign You Are Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 5 | Mrs. Robinson Booker T. & The MG's |
| 41 | 47 | 41 | 4 | The Days Of Sand And Shovels Bobby Vinton |
| 42 | 50 | 42 | 4 | Yesterday, When I Was Young Roy Clark |
| 43 | 48 | 43 | 3 | Doggone Right Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 44 | 56 | 44 | 7 | So I Can Love You The Emotions |
| 45 | 54 | 45 | 7 | Memphis Underground Herbie Mann |
| 46 | 52 | 22 | 20 | But It's Alright J.J. Jackson |
| 47 | 68 | 47 | 4 | Moonflight Vik Venus Alias: Your Main Moon Man |
| 48 | 77 | 48 | 2 | Choice Of Colors The Impressions |
| 49 | 66 | 49 | 3 | Moments To Remember The Vogues |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 2 | Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Neil Diamond |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 2 | Good Old Rock 'N Roll Cat Mother & the All Night News Boys |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 4 | The Girl I'll Never Know (Angels Never Fly This Low) Frankie Valli |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 5 | You Don't Have To Walk In The Rain The Turtles |
| 54 | 49 | 48 | 9 | Welcome Me Love The Brooklyn Bridge Featuring Johnny Maestro |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 5 | It's Getting Better Mama Cass |
| 56 | 43 | 38 | 9 | Special Delivery 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 57 | 89 | 57 | 2 | Abraham, Martin And John Moms Mabley |
| 58 | 53 | 47 | 9 | Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife O.C. Smith |
| 59 | 71 | 59 | 3 | I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool) Candi Staton |
| 60 | 58 | 54 | 6 | Tomorrow Tomorrow Bee Gees |
| 61 | 40 | 36 | 9 | Testify (I Wonna) Johnnie Taylor |
| 62 | 69 | 62 | 4 | Tell All The People The Doors |
| 63 | 60 | 60 | 7 | I Want To Take You Higher Sly & The Family Stone |
| 64 | 85 | 64 | 2 | Put A Little Love In Your Heart Jackie DeShannon |
| 65 | 67 | 65 | 5 | Didn't We Richard Harris |
| 66 | 94 | 66 | 2 | Along Came Jones Ray Stevens |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 5 | Listen To The Band The Monkees |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 2 | Reconsider Me Johnny Adams |
| 69 | 62 | 62 | 6 | Hushabye Jay & The Americans |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 8 | Why I Sing The Blues B.B. King |
| 71 | 74 | 71 | 4 | Don't Wake Me Up In The Morning, Michael Peppermint Rainbow |
| 72 | 98 | 72 | 2 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Abraham, Martin And John Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 3 | Girl You're Too Young Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 75 | 88 | 75 | 2 | On Campus Dickie Goodman |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 3 | The Prophecy Of Daniel and John The Divine (Six-Six-Six) The Cowsills |
| 77 | 78 | 77 | 6 | Hurt So Bad The Lettermen |
| 78 | 81 | 78 | 3 | The Feeling Is Right Clarence Carter |
| 79 | 79 | 79 | 3 | Feeling Alright Joe Cocker |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 2 | I'm Still A Struggling Man Edwin Starr |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 3 | Baby, Don't Be Looking In My Mind Joe Simon |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 4 | It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who To Sock It To) Marva Whitney |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 2 | While You're Out Looking For Sugar? The Honey Cone |
| 84 | 63 | 63 | 6 | Without Her Herb Alpert |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | I'd Wait A Million Years The Grass Roots |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Polk Salad Annie Tony Joe White |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 2 | Forever Mercy |
| 88 | 97 | 88 | 2 | Muddy River Johnny Rivers |
| 89 | 93 | 62 | 10 | Get Together The Youngbloods |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Clean Up Your Own Back Yard Elvis Presley |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 2 | Never Comes The Day The Moody Blues |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Did You See Her Eyes The Illusion |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Break Away The Beach Boys |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Soul Deep The Box Tops |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | Don't Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been) Eddie Floyd |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 2 | Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky (From Now On) Lee Dorsey |
| 97 | 100 | 97 | 2 | Theme From "A Summer Place" The Ventures |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Burt Bacharach |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Nothing Can Take The Place Of You Brook Benton |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | My Little Chickadee The Foundations |
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