Billboard Hot 100 — September 20, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 20, 1969. "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones, which had held it for 4 weeks, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Love Of The Common People" by The Winstons at #61, which would go on to peak at #54. The biggest climber was "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley, up 41 places from #77 to #36.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting July 26, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Jean" by Oliver (up from #18 to #8); "Little Woman" by Bobby Sherman (up from #16 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Give Peace A Chance" by Plastic Ono Band, down 20 places from #29 to #49.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Get Together" by The Youngbloods, 21 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "In The Year 2525" by Zager & Evans after 13 weeks (peak #1); "Crystal Blue Persuasion" by Tommy James And The Shondells after 15 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 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Sugar, Sugar The Archies |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | Easy To Be Hard Three Dog Night |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Tom Jones |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | Get Together The Youngbloods |
| 8 | 18 | 8 | 6 | Jean Oliver |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | 5 | Little Woman Bobby Sherman |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | I Can't Get Next To You The Temptations |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | Oh, What A Night The Dells |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 17 | Hurt So Bad The Lettermen |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | Share Your Love With Me Aretha Franklin |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 5 | This Girl Is A Woman Now Gary Puckett And The Union Gap |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | I'd Wait A Million Years The Grass Roots |
| 16 | 7 | 7 | 11 | Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan |
| 17 | 12 | 4 | 13 | Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Neil Diamond |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 6 | Everybody's Talkin' Nilsson |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | 13 | Put A Little Love In Your Heart Jackie DeShannon |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | Your Good Thing (Is About To End) Lou Rawls |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 7 | Hot Fun In The Summertime Sly & The Family Stone |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | Keem-O-Sabe The Electric Indian |
| 23 | 36 | 23 | 6 | What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am Bill Deal & The Rhondels |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 7 | When I Die Motherlode |
| 25 | 25 | 18 | 12 | Soul Deep The Box Tops |
| 26 | 24 | 10 | 11 | Laughing The Guess Who |
| 27 | 35 | 27 | 5 | I'm Gonna Make You Mine Lou Christie |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 5 | That's The Way Love Is Marvin Gaye |
| 29 | 27 | 20 | 10 | Workin' On A Groovy Thing The 5th Dimension |
| 30 | 19 | 19 | 10 | The Nitty Gritty Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 6 | Move Over Steppenwolf |
| 32 | 47 | 32 | 3 | Carry Me Back The Rascals |
| 33 | 33 | 32 | 12 | Did You See Her Eyes The Illusion |
| 34 | 41 | 34 | 4 | Daddy's Little Man O.C. Smith |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 4 | What's The Use Of Breaking Up Jerry Butler |
| 36 | 77 | 36 | 2 | Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 4 | Sugar On Sunday The Clique |
| 38 | 34 | 26 | 10 | Birthday Underground Sunshine |
| 39 | 30 | 30 | 8 | Commotion Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 8 | Nobody But You Babe Clarence Reid |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 5 | Lowdown Popcorn James Brown |
| 42 | 42 | 30 | 16 | It's Getting Better Mama Cass |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 4 | By The Time I Get To Phoenix Isaac Hayes |
| 44 | 28 | 8 | 12 | Polk Salad Annie Tony Joe White |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 5 | I'm A Better Man Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 5 | You, I The Rugbys |
| 47 | 50 | 47 | 8 | In A Moment The Intrigues |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 6 | Going In Circles The Friends Of Distinction |
| 49 | 29 | 14 | 9 | Give Peace A Chance Plastic Ono Band |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 5 | Here I Go Again Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 6 | You Got Yours And I'll Get Mine The Delfonics |
| 52 | 68 | 52 | 4 | No One For Me To Turn To Spiral Starecase |
| 53 | 58 | 53 | 6 | Muddy Mississippi Line Bobby Goldsboro |
| 54 | 52 | 52 | 9 | Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 55 | 48 | 48 | 7 | I Could Never Be President Johnnie Taylor |
| 56 | 65 | 56 | 5 | Don't It Make You Want To Go Home Joe South and The Believers |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 3 | We Gotta All Get Together Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 58 | 70 | 58 | 2 | World (Part 1) James Brown |
| 59 | 59 | 59 | 4 | Sad Girl The Intruders |
| 60 | 72 | 60 | 2 | And That Reminds Me (My Heart Reminds Me) The 4 Seasons |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Love Of The Common People The Winstons |
| 62 | 90 | 62 | 3 | Baby It's You Smith |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 3 | Máh-Ná-Mah-Ná Piero Umiliani |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 5 | The Train 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 2 | The Weight Supremes & Temptations |
| 66 | 62 | 62 | 6 | I Do The Moments |
| 67 | 67 | 67 | 5 | Lodi Al Wilson |
| 68 | 89 | 68 | 2 | Tracy The Cuff Links |
| 69 | 61 | 61 | 6 | Maybe The Rain Will Fall The Cascades |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 3 | Make Believe Wind |
| 71 | NEW | 54 | 8 | Jack And Jill Tommy Roe |
| 72 | 78 | 72 | 2 | Jealous Kind Of Fella Garland Green |
| 73 | 74 | 73 | 4 | I Want You To Know The New Colony Six |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 3 | Armstrong John Stewart |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 3 | Something In The Air Thunderclap Newman |
| 76 | 85 | 76 | 3 | Runnin' Blue The Doors |
| 77 | 76 | 76 | 5 | Rain Jose Feliciano |
| 78 | 73 | 73 | 8 | Hook And Sling-Part I Eddie Bo |
| 79 | 79 | 79 | 4 | Black Berries - Pt 1 The Isley Brothers |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 6 | Any Way That You Want Me Evie Sands |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Son Of A Lovin' Man Buchanan Brothers |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 4 | Get Off My Back Woman B.B. King |
| 83 | 92 | 83 | 4 | Walk On By Isaac Hayes |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 5 | Can't Find The Time Orpheus |
| 85 | 98 | 85 | 2 | Love's Been Good To Me Frank Sinatra |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 2 | Chains Of Love Bobby Bland |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 3 | Life And Death In G & A Abaco Dream |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 3 | Moonlight Sonata Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Let A Woman Be A Woman - Let A Man Be A Man Dyke And The Blazers |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Dionne Warwick |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 5 | All I Have To Offer You (Is Me) Charley Pride |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Don't Forget To Remember Bee Gees |
| 93 | 96 | 93 | 2 | My Balloon's Going Up Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Jesus Is A Soul Man Lawrence Reynolds |
| 95 | NEW | 80 | 9 | Goodbye Columbus The Association |
| 96 | 100 | 96 | 2 | Kool And The Gang Kool & The Gang |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Since I Met You, Baby Sonny James |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Drummer Man Nancy Sinatra |
| 99 | 99 | 96 | 3 | Love Theme From "Romeo And Juliet" (A Time For Us) Johnny Mathis |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Good Clean Fun The Monkees |
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