Billboard Hot 100 — July 12, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 12, 1969. "In The Year 2525" by Zager & Evans climbed from #8 to take over the #1 spot from "Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet" by Henry Mancini And His Orchestra, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Hey Joe" by Wilson Pickett at #81, which would go on to peak at #59. The biggest climber was "Polk Salad Annie" by Tony Joe White, up 29 places from #86 to #57.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "In The Year 2525" by Zager & Evans — 1 week at the top so far, 4 weeks on the chart since debuting June 21, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" by The Beatles (up from #11 to #8); "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" by Jr. Walker & The All Stars (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down" by The Temptations, down 26 places from #32 to #58.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "But It's Alright" by J.J. Jackson, 21 weeks and counting (peak #22).
- Gone from the chart: "Love (Can Make You Happy)" by Mercy after 13 weeks (peak #2); "These Eyes" by The Guess Who after 14 weeks (peak #6).
- Stories that mention this week: Once and Done: The Acts Whose Only Hot 100 Hit Went to Number One · Twenty-Six Places in a Week: The Hot 100's Biggest Leaps and Highest Debuts.
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 | 8 | 1 | 4 | In The Year 2525 Zager & Evans |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Spinning Wheel Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Good Morning Starshine Oliver |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | One Three Dog Night |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Crystal Blue Persuasion Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | The Ballad Of John And Yoko The Beatles |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Color Him Father The Winstons |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 7 | My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | 10 | Get Back The Beatles With Billy Preston |
| 13 | 10 | 4 | 12 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Marvin Gaye |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | Love Me Tonight Tom Jones |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 5 | Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1 James Brown |
| 16 | 12 | 3 | 11 | In The Ghetto Elvis Presley |
| 17 | 29 | 17 | 8 | Baby, I Love You Andy Kim |
| 18 | 13 | 13 | 10 | Black Pearl Sonny Charles And The Checkmates, Ltd. |
| 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | Israelites Desmond Dekker And The Aces |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | Let Me Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 21 | 17 | 3 | 15 | Grazing In The Grass The Friends Of Distinction |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 5 | Quentin's Theme The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde |
| 23 | 30 | 23 | 7 | I Turned You On The Isley Brothers |
| 24 | 31 | 24 | 8 | I Can Sing A Rainbow/Love Is Blue The Dells |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 7 | Moody Woman Jerry Butler |
| 26 | 37 | 26 | 6 | Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 27 | 22 | 22 | 11 | Medicine Man (Part I) Buchanan Brothers |
| 28 | 21 | 12 | 15 | More Today Than Yesterday Spiral Starecase |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 6 | My Pledge Of Love The Joe Jeffrey Group |
| 30 | 50 | 30 | 3 | Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Neil Diamond |
| 31 | 51 | 31 | 3 | Good Old Rock 'N Roll Cat Mother & the All Night News Boys |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | 5 | Yesterday, When I Was Young Roy Clark |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 7 | The Popcorn James Brown |
| 34 | 41 | 34 | 5 | The Days Of Sand And Shovels Bobby Vinton |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 11 | With Pen In Hand Vikki Carr |
| 36 | 35 | 35 | 9 | We Got More Soul Dyke And The Blazers |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 6 | Mrs. Robinson Booker T. & The MG's |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 7 | The Minotaur Dick Hyman & His Electric Eclectics |
| 39 | 24 | 19 | 11 | Everyday With You Girl Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost |
| 40 | 48 | 40 | 3 | Choice Of Colors The Impressions |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 4 | Doggone Right Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 42 | 57 | 42 | 3 | Abraham, Martin And John Moms Mabley |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 5 | Moonflight Vik Venus Alias: Your Main Moon Man |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 8 | So I Can Love You The Emotions |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 8 | Memphis Underground Herbie Mann |
| 46 | 46 | 22 | 21 | But It's Alright J.J. Jackson |
| 47 | 49 | 47 | 4 | Moments To Remember The Vogues |
| 48 | 73 | 48 | 2 | Abraham, Martin And John Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 4 | I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool) Candi Staton |
| 50 | 27 | 27 | 8 | See The Rascals |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 6 | You Don't Have To Walk In The Rain The Turtles |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 5 | The Girl I'll Never Know (Angels Never Fly This Low) Frankie Valli |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 6 | It's Getting Better Mama Cass |
| 54 | 66 | 54 | 3 | Along Came Jones Ray Stevens |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 3 | Put A Little Love In Your Heart Jackie DeShannon |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 3 | Reconsider Me Johnny Adams |
| 57 | 86 | 57 | 2 | Polk Salad Annie Tony Joe White |
| 58 | 32 | 20 | 8 | Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down The Temptations |
| 59 | 85 | 59 | 2 | I'd Wait A Million Years The Grass Roots |
| 60 | 88 | 60 | 3 | Muddy River Johnny Rivers |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 5 | Don't Wake Me Up In The Morning, Michael Peppermint Rainbow |
| 62 | 62 | 62 | 5 | Tell All The People The Doors |
| 63 | 65 | 63 | 6 | Didn't We Richard Harris |
| 64 | 67 | 64 | 6 | Listen To The Band The Monkees |
| 65 | 90 | 65 | 2 | Clean Up Your Own Back Yard Elvis Presley |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 9 | Why I Sing The Blues B.B. King |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 3 | On Campus Dickie Goodman |
| 68 | 74 | 68 | 4 | Girl You're Too Young Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 69 | 72 | 69 | 3 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 70 | 79 | 70 | 4 | Feeling Alright Joe Cocker |
| 71 | 78 | 71 | 4 | The Feeling Is Right Clarence Carter |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 4 | Baby, Don't Be Looking In My Mind Joe Simon |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 7 | Hurt So Bad The Lettermen |
| 74 | 89 | 62 | 11 | Get Together The Youngbloods |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 4 | The Prophecy Of Daniel and John The Divine (Six-Six-Six) The Cowsills |
| 76 | 83 | 76 | 3 | While You're Out Looking For Sugar? The Honey Cone |
| 77 | 69 | 62 | 7 | Hushabye Jay & The Americans |
| 78 | 92 | 78 | 2 | Did You See Her Eyes The Illusion |
| 79 | 93 | 79 | 2 | Break Away The Beach Boys |
| 80 | 87 | 80 | 3 | Forever Mercy |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Hey Joe Wilson Pickett |
| 82 | 80 | 80 | 3 | I'm Still A Struggling Man Edwin Starr |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Laughing The Guess Who |
| 84 | 97 | 84 | 3 | Theme From "A Summer Place" The Ventures |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Where Do I Go/Be-In/Hare Krishna The Happenings |
| 86 | 95 | 86 | 3 | Don't Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been) Eddie Floyd |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Stay And Love Me All Summer Brian Hyland |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Willie & Laura Mae Jones Dusty Springfield |
| 89 | 99 | 89 | 2 | Nothing Can Take The Place Of You Brook Benton |
| 90 | 94 | 90 | 2 | Soul Deep The Box Tops |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 3 | Never Comes The Day The Moody Blues |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Wake Up The Chambers Brothers |
| 93 | 98 | 93 | 2 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Burt Bacharach |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan |
| 95 | 96 | 95 | 3 | Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky (From Now On) Lee Dorsey |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Birds Of A Feather Joe South |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | In The Time Of Our Lives Iron Butterfly |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Pass The Apple Eve B.J. Thomas |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | My Little Chickadee The Foundations |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Abergavenny Shannon |
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