Billboard Hot 100 — October 4, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 4, 1969. "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Smile A Little Smile For Me" by The Flying Machine at #66, which would go on to peak at #5. The biggest climber was "Wedding Bell Blues" by The 5th Dimension, up 32 places from #67 to #35.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies — 3 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting July 26, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Everybody's Talkin'" by Nilsson (up from #17 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "I'm A Better Man" by Engelbert Humperdinck, down 16 places from #38 to #54.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Get Together" by The Youngbloods, 23 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" by Jackie DeShannon after 14 weeks (peak #4); "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)" by Neil Diamond after 14 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 | 11 | Sugar, Sugar The Archies |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | Jean Oliver |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Little Woman Bobby Sherman |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Easy To Be Hard Three Dog Night |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | I Can't Get Next To You The Temptations |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | Everybody's Talkin' Nilsson |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Hot Fun In The Summertime Sly & The Family Stone |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Oh, What A Night The Dells |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | This Girl Is A Woman Now Gary Puckett And The Union Gap |
| 12 | 8 | 6 | 18 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Tom Jones |
| 13 | 13 | 5 | 23 | Get Together The Youngbloods |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 4 | Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | That's The Way Love Is Marvin Gaye |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | Keem-O-Sabe The Electric Indian |
| 17 | 11 | 2 | 11 | A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash |
| 18 | 14 | 12 | 19 | Hurt So Bad The Lettermen |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 9 | When I Die Motherlode |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 7 | I'm Gonna Make You Mine Lou Christie |
| 21 | 20 | 7 | 13 | Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 6 | What's The Use Of Breaking Up Jerry Butler |
| 23 | 18 | 18 | 12 | Your Good Thing (Is About To End) Lou Rawls |
| 24 | 50 | 24 | 5 | Baby It's You Smith |
| 25 | 33 | 25 | 6 | Sugar On Sunday The Clique |
| 26 | 25 | 15 | 14 | I'd Wait A Million Years The Grass Roots |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 5 | Carry Me Back The Rascals |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 7 | You, I The Rugbys |
| 29 | 49 | 29 | 4 | Tracy The Cuff Links |
| 30 | 23 | 23 | 8 | What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am Bill Deal & The Rhondels |
| 31 | 29 | 13 | 10 | Share Your Love With Me Aretha Franklin |
| 32 | 28 | 18 | 14 | Soul Deep The Box Tops |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 10 | In A Moment The Intrigues |
| 34 | 31 | 31 | 8 | Move Over Steppenwolf |
| 35 | 67 | 35 | 2 | Wedding Bell Blues The 5th Dimension |
| 36 | 54 | 36 | 5 | Make Believe Wind |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 4 | World (Part 1) James Brown |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 7 | Here I Go Again Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 6 | By The Time I Get To Phoenix Isaac Hayes |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 8 | You Got Yours And I'll Get Mine The Delfonics |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 8 | Going In Circles The Friends Of Distinction |
| 42 | 34 | 34 | 6 | Daddy's Little Man O.C. Smith |
| 43 | 40 | 30 | 18 | It's Getting Better Mama Cass |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 7 | Don't It Make You Want To Go Home Joe South and The Believers |
| 45 | 70 | 45 | 3 | Jesus Is A Soul Man Lawrence Reynolds |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 4 | The Weight Supremes & Temptations |
| 47 | 46 | 40 | 10 | Nobody But You Babe Clarence Reid |
| 48 | 60 | 48 | 4 | Jealous Kind Of Fella Garland Green |
| 49 | 63 | 49 | 6 | Walk On By Isaac Hayes |
| 50 | 76 | 50 | 2 | Is That All There Is Peggy Lee |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 5 | We Gotta All Get Together Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 52 | 55 | 52 | 4 | And That Reminds Me (My Heart Reminds Me) The 4 Seasons |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 3 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Dionne Warwick |
| 54 | 38 | 38 | 7 | I'm A Better Man Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 5 | Máh-Ná-Mah-Ná Piero Umiliani |
| 56 | 62 | 56 | 5 | Something In The Air Thunderclap Newman |
| 57 | 59 | 57 | 3 | Love Of The Common People The Winstons |
| 58 | 64 | 54 | 10 | Jack And Jill Tommy Roe |
| 59 | 61 | 59 | 6 | Sad Girl The Intruders |
| 60 | 52 | 52 | 6 | No One For Me To Turn To Spiral Starecase |
| 61 | 80 | 61 | 3 | Son Of A Lovin' Man Buchanan Brothers |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 8 | Any Way That You Want Me Evie Sands |
| 63 | 53 | 53 | 8 | Muddy Mississippi Line Bobby Goldsboro |
| 64 | 71 | 64 | 5 | Runnin' Blue The Doors |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 3 | Let A Woman Be A Woman - Let A Man Be A Man Dyke And The Blazers |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Smile A Little Smile For Me The Flying Machine |
| 67 | 82 | 67 | 2 | So Good Together Andy Kim |
| 68 | 65 | 65 | 6 | I Want You To Know The New Colony Six |
| 69 | 69 | 64 | 7 | The Train 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | You'll Never Walk Alone The Brooklyn Bridge |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 4 | Chains Of Love Bobby Bland |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 2 | Doin' Our Thing Clarence Carter |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 3 | Don't Forget To Remember Bee Gees |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 5 | Life And Death In G & A Abaco Dream |
| 75 | 75 | 75 | 4 | Love's Been Good To Me Frank Sinatra |
| 76 | 90 | 76 | 3 | Since I Met You, Baby Sonny James |
| 77 | 79 | 77 | 6 | Get Off My Back Woman B.B. King |
| 78 | 85 | 78 | 2 | Echo Park Keith Barbour |
| 79 | 86 | 79 | 2 | Baby, I'm For Real The Originals |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 7 | Can't Find The Time Orpheus |
| 81 | 68 | 67 | 7 | Lodi Al Wilson |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Ball Of Fire Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 83 | 91 | 83 | 2 | Time Machine Grand Funk Railroad |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 2 | San Francisco Is A Lonely Town Joe Simon |
| 85 | 92 | 85 | 2 | Mind, Body and Soul The Flaming Ember |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 87 | 88 | 87 | 4 | My Balloon's Going Up Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 88 | 89 | 88 | 4 | Slum Baby Booker T. & The MG's |
| 89 | 100 | 89 | 2 | Reuben James Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 3 | The Ways To Love A Man Tammy Wynette |
| 91 | 94 | 80 | 11 | Goodbye Columbus The Association |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 2 | Was It Good To You The Isley Brothers |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 4 | Kool And The Gang Kool & The Gang |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | I'll Bet You Funkadelic |
| 95 | 96 | 95 | 2 | We'll Cry Together Maxine Brown |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 2 | Julia Ramsey Lewis |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 3 | Good Clean Fun The Monkees |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Delta Lady Joe Cocker |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Cherry Hill Park Billy Joe Royal |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Eternity Vikki Carr |
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