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