Billboard Hot 100 — July 26, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 26, 1969. "In The Year 2525" by Zager & Evans held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash at #42, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones, up 51 places from #79 to #28.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "In The Year 2525" by Zager & Evans — 3 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting June 21, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Baby, I Love You" by Andy Kim (up from #14 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Memphis Underground" by Herbie Mann, down 26 places from #44 to #70.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "But It's Alright" by J.J. Jackson, 23 weeks and counting (peak #22).
- Gone from the chart: "Grazing In The Grass" by The Friends Of Distinction after 16 weeks (peak #3); "Israelites" by Desmond Dekker And The Aces after 10 weeks (peak #9).
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 | 6 | In The Year 2525 Zager & Evans |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Crystal Blue Persuasion Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Spinning Wheel Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Good Morning Starshine Oliver |
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 13 | One Three Dog Night |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | The Ballad Of John And Yoko The Beatles |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | Baby, I Love You Andy Kim |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | 12 | Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1 James Brown |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | Color Him Father The Winstons |
| 13 | 24 | 13 | 5 | Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Neil Diamond |
| 14 | 26 | 14 | 8 | My Pledge Of Love The Joe Jeffrey Group |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 8 | Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 16 | 11 | 2 | 13 | Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 17 | 15 | 4 | 14 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Marvin Gaye |
| 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | Black Pearl Sonny Charles And The Checkmates, Ltd. |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 7 | Quentin's Theme The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde |
| 20 | 13 | 13 | 10 | Love Me Tonight Tom Jones |
| 21 | 31 | 21 | 7 | Yesterday, When I Was Young Roy Clark |
| 22 | 43 | 22 | 4 | Polk Salad Annie Tony Joe White |
| 23 | 21 | 20 | 11 | Let Me Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 9 | Moody Woman Jerry Butler |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 5 | Good Old Rock 'N Roll Cat Mother & the All Night News Boys |
| 26 | 17 | 3 | 13 | In The Ghetto Elvis Presley |
| 27 | 16 | 1 | 12 | Get Back The Beatles With Billy Preston |
| 28 | 79 | 28 | 2 | Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 5 | Choice Of Colors The Impressions |
| 30 | 23 | 23 | 9 | I Turned You On The Isley Brothers |
| 31 | 62 | 31 | 3 | Laughing The Guess Who |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 6 | Doggone Right Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 4 | Abraham, Martin And John Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 34 | 48 | 34 | 5 | Put A Little Love In Your Heart Jackie DeShannon |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 5 | Abraham, Martin And John Moms Mabley |
| 36 | 22 | 22 | 10 | I Can Sing A Rainbow/Love Is Blue The Dells |
| 37 | 30 | 30 | 9 | The Popcorn James Brown |
| 38 | 47 | 38 | 5 | Reconsider Me Johnny Adams |
| 39 | 41 | 39 | 5 | Along Came Jones Ray Stevens |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 7 | Moonflight Vik Venus Alias: Your Main Moon Man |
| 41 | 38 | 35 | 13 | With Pen In Hand Vikki Carr |
| 42 | NEW | 42 | 1 | A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 4 | I'd Wait A Million Years The Grass Roots |
| 44 | 64 | 44 | 13 | Get Together The Youngbloods |
| 45 | 45 | 22 | 23 | But It's Alright J.J. Jackson |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 6 | I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool) Candi Staton |
| 47 | 54 | 47 | 4 | Clean Up Your Own Back Yard Elvis Presley |
| 48 | 34 | 34 | 7 | The Days Of Sand And Shovels Bobby Vinton |
| 49 | 52 | 49 | 8 | It's Getting Better Mama Cass |
| 50 | 70 | 50 | 2 | Workin' On A Groovy Thing The 5th Dimension |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 5 | On Campus Dickie Goodman |
| 52 | 40 | 37 | 8 | Mrs. Robinson Booker T. & The MG's |
| 53 | 39 | 39 | 10 | So I Can Love You The Emotions |
| 54 | 60 | 54 | 7 | Don't Wake Me Up In The Morning, Michael Peppermint Rainbow |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 5 | Muddy River Johnny Rivers |
| 56 | 93 | 56 | 3 | Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan |
| 57 | 86 | 57 | 2 | Marrakesh Express Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 7 | Tell All The People The Doors |
| 59 | 59 | 59 | 6 | Girl You're Too Young Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 60 | 67 | 60 | 9 | Hurt So Bad The Lettermen |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | True Grit Glen Campbell |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Give Peace A Chance Plastic Ono Band |
| 63 | 76 | 63 | 4 | Did You See Her Eyes The Illusion |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 4 | Soul Deep The Box Tops |
| 65 | 65 | 65 | 6 | The Feeling Is Right Clarence Carter |
| 66 | 73 | 66 | 2 | I've Lost Everything I've Ever Loved David Ruffin |
| 67 | 68 | 67 | 4 | Break Away The Beach Boys |
| 68 | 71 | 68 | 3 | Hey Joe Wilson Pickett |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 6 | Feeling Alright Joe Cocker |
| 70 | 44 | 44 | 10 | Memphis Underground Herbie Mann |
| 71 | 66 | 66 | 5 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 72 | 88 | 72 | 2 | The Nitty Gritty Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 73 | 55 | 52 | 7 | The Girl I'll Never Know (Angels Never Fly This Low) Frankie Valli |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 5 | While You're Out Looking For Sugar? The Honey Cone |
| 75 | 63 | 63 | 8 | Listen To The Band The Monkees |
| 76 | 100 | 76 | 2 | Birthday Underground Sunshine |
| 77 | 77 | 77 | 3 | Where Do I Go/Be-In/Hare Krishna The Happenings |
| 78 | 78 | 78 | 3 | Willie & Laura Mae Jones Dusty Springfield |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 5 | Forever Mercy |
| 80 | 97 | 80 | 2 | Your Husband - My Wife Brooklyn Bridge |
| 81 | 89 | 81 | 3 | Abergavenny Shannon |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 3 | Stay And Love Me All Summer Brian Hyland |
| 83 | 83 | 83 | 5 | Theme From "A Summer Place" The Ventures |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 5 | Don't Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been) Eddie Floyd |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | I'm Free The Who |
| 86 | NEW | 49 | 8 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Tom Jones |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 2 | Your Good Thing (Is About To End) Lou Rawls |
| 88 | 94 | 88 | 2 | Till You Get Enough The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 89 | 99 | 89 | 2 | Jack And Jill Tommy Roe |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Odds And Ends Dionne Warwick |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Sugar, Sugar The Archies |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Everybody Knows Matilda Duke Baxter |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | First Hymn From Grand Terrace Mark Lindsay |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Let Yourself Go The Friends Of Distinction |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | That's The Way Joe Tex |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Love Theme From "Romeo And Juliet" (A Time For Us) Johnny Mathis |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 3 | Pass The Apple Eve B.J. Thomas |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Ease Back The Meters |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Big Bruce Steve Greenberg |
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