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