Billboard Hot 100 — August 2, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 2, 1969. "In The Year 2525" by Zager & Evans held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 20 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Share Your Love With Me" by Aretha Franklin at #55, which would go on to peak at #13. The biggest climber was "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" by Tom Jones, up 34 places from #86 to #52.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "In The Year 2525" by Zager & Evans — 4 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting June 21, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (up from #15 to #6); "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)" by Neil Diamond (up from #13 to #7); "Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones (up from #28 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Let Me" by Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay, down 17 places from #23 to #40.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" by Marvin Gaye, 15 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Get Back" by The Beatles With Billy Preston after 12 weeks (peak #1); "In The Ghetto" by Elvis Presley after 13 weeks (peak #3).
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 | In The Year 2525 Zager & Evans |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Crystal Blue Persuasion Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Spinning Wheel Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 6 | 15 | 6 | 9 | Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Neil Diamond |
| 8 | 28 | 8 | 3 | Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | Baby, I Love You Andy Kim |
| 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | The Ballad Of John And Yoko The Beatles |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1 James Brown |
| 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | Color Him Father The Winstons |
| 13 | 19 | 13 | 8 | Quentin's Theme The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | My Pledge Of Love The Joe Jeffrey Group |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Good Morning Starshine Oliver |
| 16 | 10 | 1 | 13 | Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 17 | 7 | 5 | 14 | One Three Dog Night |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 5 | Polk Salad Annie Tony Joe White |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 8 | Yesterday, When I Was Young Roy Clark |
| 20 | 42 | 20 | 2 | A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 6 | Good Old Rock 'N Roll Cat Mother & the All Night News Boys |
| 22 | 16 | 2 | 14 | Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 23 | 20 | 13 | 11 | Love Me Tonight Tom Jones |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 6 | Choice Of Colors The Impressions |
| 25 | 34 | 25 | 6 | Put A Little Love In Your Heart Jackie DeShannon |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 4 | Laughing The Guess Who |
| 27 | 39 | 27 | 6 | Along Came Jones Ray Stevens |
| 28 | 38 | 28 | 6 | Reconsider Me Johnny Adams |
| 29 | 44 | 29 | 14 | Get Together The Youngbloods |
| 30 | 30 | 23 | 10 | I Turned You On The Isley Brothers |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 15 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Marvin Gaye |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 7 | Doggone Right Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 33 | 24 | 24 | 10 | Moody Woman Jerry Butler |
| 34 | 18 | 13 | 13 | Black Pearl Sonny Charles And The Checkmates, Ltd. |
| 35 | 56 | 35 | 4 | Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan |
| 36 | 49 | 36 | 9 | It's Getting Better Mama Cass |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 5 | Clean Up Your Own Back Yard Elvis Presley |
| 38 | 57 | 38 | 3 | Marrakesh Express Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 8 | Moonflight Vik Venus Alias: Your Main Moon Man |
| 40 | 23 | 20 | 12 | Let Me Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 5 | I'd Wait A Million Years The Grass Roots |
| 42 | 50 | 42 | 3 | Workin' On A Groovy Thing The 5th Dimension |
| 43 | 62 | 43 | 2 | Give Peace A Chance Plastic Ono Band |
| 44 | 61 | 44 | 2 | True Grit Glen Campbell |
| 45 | 51 | 45 | 6 | On Campus Dickie Goodman |
| 46 | 33 | 33 | 5 | Abraham, Martin And John Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 47 | 35 | 35 | 6 | Abraham, Martin And John Moms Mabley |
| 48 | 60 | 48 | 10 | Hurt So Bad The Lettermen |
| 49 | 48 | 34 | 8 | The Days Of Sand And Shovels Bobby Vinton |
| 50 | 64 | 50 | 5 | Soul Deep The Box Tops |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 6 | Muddy River Johnny Rivers |
| 52 | 86 | 49 | 9 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Tom Jones |
| 53 | 46 | 46 | 7 | I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool) Candi Staton |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 8 | Don't Wake Me Up In The Morning, Michael Peppermint Rainbow |
| 55 | NEW | 55 | 1 | Share Your Love With Me Aretha Franklin |
| 56 | 76 | 56 | 3 | Birthday Underground Sunshine |
| 57 | 58 | 57 | 8 | Tell All The People The Doors |
| 58 | 63 | 58 | 5 | Did You See Her Eyes The Illusion |
| 59 | 80 | 59 | 3 | Your Husband - My Wife Brooklyn Bridge |
| 60 | 85 | 60 | 3 | I'm Free The Who |
| 61 | 87 | 61 | 3 | Your Good Thing (Is About To End) Lou Rawls |
| 62 | 68 | 62 | 4 | Hey Joe Wilson Pickett |
| 63 | 67 | 63 | 5 | Break Away The Beach Boys |
| 64 | 59 | 59 | 7 | Girl You're Too Young Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 65 | 72 | 65 | 3 | The Nitty Gritty Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 66 | 66 | 66 | 3 | I've Lost Everything I've Ever Loved David Ruffin |
| 67 | 91 | 67 | 2 | Sugar, Sugar The Archies |
| 68 | 74 | 68 | 6 | While You're Out Looking For Sugar? The Honey Cone |
| 69 | 92 | 69 | 2 | Everybody Knows Matilda Duke Baxter |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Commotion Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 4 | Abergavenny Shannon |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 4 | Where Do I Go/Be-In/Hare Krishna The Happenings |
| 74 | 88 | 74 | 3 | Till You Get Enough The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 75 | 84 | 75 | 6 | Don't Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been) Eddie Floyd |
| 76 | 98 | 76 | 2 | Ease Back The Meters |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Nobody But You Babe Clarence Reid |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 3 | Jack And Jill Tommy Roe |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 2 | Odds And Ends Dionne Warwick |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 4 | Nothing Can Take The Place Of You Brook Benton |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Simple Song Of Freedom Tim Hardin |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Change Of Heart Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 83 | 93 | 83 | 2 | First Hymn From Grand Terrace Mark Lindsay |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | That's The Way God Planned It Billy Preston |
| 85 | 94 | 85 | 2 | Let Yourself Go The Friends Of Distinction |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot) Donovan/Jeff Beck Group |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Dynamite Woman Sir Douglas Quintet |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | The Young Folks Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | In My Room Sagittarius |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | By The Time I Get To Phoenix The Mad Lads |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Keem-O-Sabe The Electric Indian |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Let's Call It A Day Girl Bobby Vee |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | The Hunter Ike & Tina Turner |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 3 | That's The Way Joe Tex |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Hook And Sling-Part I Eddie Bo |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | You Made A Believer (Out Of Me) Ruby Andrews |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Let Me Be The Man My Daddy Was The Chi-lites |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | Big Bruce Steve Greenberg |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | In A Moment The Intrigues |
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