Billboard Hot 100 — August 30, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 30, 1969. "Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "What's The Use Of Breaking Up" by Jerry Butler at #64, which would go on to peak at #20. The biggest climber was "That's The Way Love Is" by Marvin Gaye, up 26 places from #75 to #49.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones — 2 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting July 19, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies (up from #14 to #3); "Lay Lady Lay" by Bob Dylan (up from #12 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1" by James Brown, down 18 places from #23 to #41.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Get Together" by The Youngbloods, 18 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat & Tears after 13 weeks (peak #2).
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 | Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash |
| 3 | 14 | 3 | 6 | Sugar, Sugar The Archies |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | Put A Little Love In Your Heart Jackie DeShannon |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Neil Diamond |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 18 | Get Together The Youngbloods |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | In The Year 2525 Zager & Evans |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 13 | Crystal Blue Persuasion Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Polk Salad Annie Tony Joe White |
| 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Laughing The Guess Who |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 4 | Easy To Be Hard Three Dog Night |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 13 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Tom Jones |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | Give Peace A Chance Plastic Ono Band |
| 16 | 13 | 9 | 15 | Baby, I Love You Andy Kim |
| 17 | 26 | 17 | 9 | I'd Wait A Million Years The Grass Roots |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 9 | Soul Deep The Box Tops |
| 19 | 29 | 19 | 14 | Hurt So Bad The Lettermen |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | Workin' On A Groovy Thing The 5th Dimension |
| 21 | 16 | 4 | 14 | My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder |
| 22 | 11 | 6 | 13 | Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 5 | Share Your Love With Me Aretha Franklin |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 7 | The Nitty Gritty Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 25 | 21 | 21 | 10 | Choice Of Colors The Impressions |
| 26 | 17 | 4 | 16 | What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 7 | Birthday Underground Sunshine |
| 28 | 39 | 28 | 5 | Keem-O-Sabe The Electric Indian |
| 29 | 40 | 29 | 3 | Oh, What A Night The Dells |
| 30 | 48 | 30 | 3 | I Can't Get Next To You The Temptations |
| 31 | 43 | 31 | 7 | Your Good Thing (Is About To End) Lou Rawls |
| 32 | 28 | 28 | 7 | Marrakesh Express Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 33 | 44 | 33 | 3 | Jean Oliver |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 9 | Did You See Her Eyes The Illusion |
| 35 | 32 | 32 | 5 | Commotion Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | 4 | Hot Fun In The Summertime Sly & The Family Stone |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 7 | I'm Free The Who |
| 38 | 35 | 35 | 6 | True Grit Glen Campbell |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 5 | Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot) Donovan/Jeff Beck Group |
| 40 | 34 | 30 | 13 | It's Getting Better Mama Cass |
| 41 | 23 | 11 | 12 | Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1 James Brown |
| 42 | 58 | 42 | 3 | Move Over Steppenwolf |
| 43 | 67 | 43 | 2 | This Girl Is A Woman Now Gary Puckett And The Union Gap |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 3 | Everybody's Talkin' Nilsson |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 5 | Nobody But You Babe Clarence Reid |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 7 | Your Husband - My Wife Brooklyn Bridge |
| 47 | 55 | 47 | 4 | When I Die Motherlode |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 6 | Odds And Ends Dionne Warwick |
| 49 | 75 | 49 | 2 | That's The Way Love Is Marvin Gaye |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 5 | Simple Song Of Freedom Tim Hardin |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 5 | Change Of Heart Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 52 | 41 | 41 | 10 | Muddy River Johnny Rivers |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 6 | Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 54 | 47 | 47 | 8 | Abergavenny Shannon |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 3 | What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am Bill Deal & The Rhondels |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 4 | I Could Never Be President Johnnie Taylor |
| 57 | 63 | 57 | 5 | In A Moment The Intrigues |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 2 | I'm A Better Man Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 2 | I'm Gonna Make You Mine Lou Christie |
| 60 | 74 | 60 | 2 | Lowdown Popcorn James Brown |
| 61 | 52 | 52 | 6 | Everybody Knows Matilda Duke Baxter |
| 62 | 54 | 54 | 7 | Jack And Jill Tommy Roe |
| 63 | 79 | 63 | 3 | Maybe The Rain Will Fall The Cascades |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | What's The Use Of Breaking Up Jerry Butler |
| 65 | 62 | 62 | 5 | That's The Way God Planned It Billy Preston |
| 66 | 73 | 66 | 2 | Little Woman Bobby Sherman |
| 67 | 68 | 67 | 3 | I Do The Moments |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 3 | Muddy Mississippi Line Bobby Goldsboro |
| 69 | 72 | 69 | 4 | One Night Affair The O'Jays |
| 70 | 61 | 61 | 6 | Ease Back The Meters |
| 71 | 88 | 71 | 2 | Here I Go Again Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 72 | 69 | 69 | 5 | The Young Folks Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 73 | 90 | 73 | 3 | Going In Circles The Friends Of Distinction |
| 74 | 80 | 74 | 3 | Let Me Be The One Peaches & Herb |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 4 | I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am Dean Martin |
| 76 | 97 | 76 | 3 | You Got Yours And I'll Get Mine The Delfonics |
| 77 | 77 | 77 | 2 | Rain Jose Feliciano |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Sugar On Sunday The Clique |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 2 | Lodi Al Wilson |
| 80 | 81 | 80 | 2 | You, I The Rugbys |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 2 | The Train 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 82 | 84 | 82 | 2 | Don't It Make You Want To Go Home Joe South and The Believers |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Daddy's Little Man O.C. Smith |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 3 | The Colour Of My Love Jefferson |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 5 | Hook And Sling-Part I Eddie Bo |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 4 | Farewell Love Scene Romeo & Juliet Soundtrack |
| 87 | 78 | 78 | 4 | Chelsea Morning Judy Collins |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | By The Time I Get To Phoenix Isaac Hayes |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | No One For Me To Turn To Spiral Starecase |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | I Want You To Know The New Colony Six |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Sad Girl The Intruders |
| 92 | 96 | 92 | 3 | Any Way That You Want Me Evie Sands |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 2 | Can't Find The Time Orpheus |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 2 | Walk On By Isaac Hayes |
| 95 | 95 | 80 | 7 | Goodbye Columbus The Association |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | The Ways To Love A Man Tammy Wynette |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | All I Have To Offer You (Is Me) Charley Pride |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | Green Fields The Vogues |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Black Berries - Pt 1 The Isley Brothers |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Get Off My Back Woman B.B. King |
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