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