Billboard Hot 100 — October 18, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 18, 1969. "I Can't Get Next To You" by The Temptations climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies, which had held it for 4 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 17 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Something" by The Beatles at #20, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "Baby, I'm For Real" by The Originals, up 34 places from #67 to #33.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I Can't Get Next To You" by The Temptations — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting August 16, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley (up from #11 to #6); "That's The Way Love Is" by Marvin Gaye (up from #12 to #7); "Wedding Bell Blues" by The 5th Dimension (up from #25 to #8); "Tracy" by The Cuff Links (up from #19 to #10).
- Highest debut: "Something" by The Beatles at #20; it would spend 6 weeks on the chart and peak at #3.
- Biggest fall: "We Gotta All Get Together" by Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay, down 16 places from #50 to #66.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Get Together" by The Youngbloods, 25 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash after 12 weeks (peak #2); "Lay Lady Lay" by Bob Dylan after 14 weeks (peak #7).
- Stories that mention this week: Twenty-Six Places in a Week: The Hot 100's Biggest Leaps and Highest Debuts.
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 | 4 | 1 | 10 | I Can't Get Next To You The Temptations |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | Hot Fun In The Summertime Sly & The Family Stone |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Sugar, Sugar The Archies |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Jean Oliver |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Little Woman Bobby Sherman |
| 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 9 | That's The Way Love Is Marvin Gaye |
| 8 | 25 | 8 | 4 | Wedding Bell Blues The 5th Dimension |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | Easy To Be Hard Three Dog Night |
| 10 | 19 | 10 | 6 | Tracy The Cuff Links |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | I'm Gonna Make You Mine Lou Christie |
| 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | This Girl Is A Woman Now Gary Puckett And The Union Gap |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | Baby It's You Smith |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 14 | Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones |
| 15 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Everybody's Talkin' Nilsson |
| 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | Oh, What A Night The Dells |
| 17 | 33 | 17 | 4 | Is That All There Is Peggy Lee |
| 18 | 17 | 6 | 20 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Tom Jones |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | 12 | Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 20 | NEW | 20 | 1 | Something The Beatles |
| 21 | 46 | 21 | 6 | Jealous Kind Of Fella Garland Green |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 8 | Sugar On Sunday The Clique |
| 23 | NEW | 23 | 1 | Come Together/Something The Beatles |
| 24 | 20 | 20 | 8 | What's The Use Of Breaking Up Jerry Butler |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 9 | You, I The Rugbys |
| 26 | 18 | 18 | 11 | When I Die Motherlode |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 10 | Going In Circles The Friends Of Distinction |
| 28 | 16 | 5 | 25 | Get Together The Youngbloods |
| 29 | 21 | 12 | 21 | Hurt So Bad The Lettermen |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 5 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Dionne Warwick |
| 31 | 30 | 18 | 14 | Your Good Thing (Is About To End) Lou Rawls |
| 32 | 48 | 32 | 8 | Walk On By Isaac Hayes |
| 33 | 67 | 33 | 4 | Baby, I'm For Real The Originals |
| 34 | 31 | 31 | 12 | In A Moment The Intrigues |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 7 | Make Believe Wind |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 5 | Jesus Is A Soul Man Lawrence Reynolds |
| 37 | 38 | 37 | 8 | By The Time I Get To Phoenix Isaac Hayes |
| 38 | 53 | 38 | 3 | Smile A Little Smile For Me The Flying Machine |
| 39 | 37 | 37 | 9 | Here I Go Again Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 40 | 26 | 26 | 7 | Carry Me Back The Rascals |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 9 | Don't It Make You Want To Go Home Joe South and The Believers |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 3 | Ball Of Fire Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 43 | 44 | 37 | 6 | World (Part 1) James Brown |
| 44 | 58 | 44 | 4 | Echo Park Keith Barbour |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 6 | And That Reminds Me (My Heart Reminds Me) The 4 Seasons |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 4 | So Good Together Andy Kim |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 8 | Sad Girl The Intruders |
| 48 | NEW | 48 | 1 | Backfield In Motion Mel And Tim |
| 49 | 40 | 40 | 10 | You Got Yours And I'll Get Mine The Delfonics |
| 50 | NEW | 50 | 1 | And When I Die Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 7 | Something In The Air Thunderclap Newman |
| 52 | 59 | 52 | 3 | You'll Never Walk Alone The Brooklyn Bridge |
| 53 | 54 | 53 | 12 | Jack And Jill Tommy Roe |
| 54 | 55 | 54 | 5 | Love Of The Common People The Winstons |
| 55 | 62 | 55 | 10 | Any Way That You Want Me Evie Sands |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 4 | Reuben James Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 9 | The Train 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 58 | 64 | 58 | 5 | Let A Woman Be A Woman - Let A Man Be A Man Dyke And The Blazers |
| 59 | 68 | 59 | 4 | Doin' Our Thing Clarence Carter |
| 60 | 69 | 60 | 6 | Chains Of Love Bobby Bland |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Take A Letter Maria R.B. Greaves |
| 62 | 82 | 62 | 2 | The Sweeter He Is - Part I The Soul Children |
| 63 | 83 | 63 | 3 | Cherry Hill Park Billy Joe Royal |
| 64 | 72 | 64 | 3 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 65 | 78 | 65 | 2 | Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part One) James Brown |
| 66 | 50 | 50 | 7 | We Gotta All Get Together Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 67 | 89 | 67 | 2 | Try A Little Kindness Glen Campbell |
| 68 | 73 | 68 | 4 | Time Machine Grand Funk Railroad |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 4 | Mind, Body and Soul The Flaming Ember |
| 70 | 61 | 61 | 5 | Son Of A Lovin' Man Buchanan Brothers |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 5 | Since I Met You, Baby Sonny James |
| 72 | 84 | 72 | 6 | Kool And The Gang Kool & The Gang |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 2 | Groovy Grubworm Harlow Wilcox and the Oakies |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 8 | Get Off My Back Woman B.B. King |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 3 | I'll Bet You Funkadelic |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 5 | The Colour Of My Love Jefferson |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Undun The Guess Who |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Turn On A Dream The Box Tops |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Make Your Own Kind Of Music Mama Cass Elliot |
| 81 | 94 | 81 | 4 | Julia Ramsey Lewis |
| 82 | 91 | 82 | 5 | Good Clean Fun The Monkees |
| 83 | 92 | 83 | 4 | Was It Good To You The Isley Brothers |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 2 | Silver Threads And Golden Needles The Cowsills |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Proud Mary The Checkmates, Ltd. Featuring Sonny Charles |
| 86 | 97 | 86 | 3 | Eternity Vikki Carr |
| 87 | 90 | 87 | 2 | Don't Waste My Time John Mayall |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 2 | Hold Me The Baskerville Hounds |
| 89 | 96 | 89 | 2 | I Can't Be All Bad Johnny Adams |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | It's Hard To Get Along Joe Simon |
| 91 | 99 | 91 | 2 | Love In The City The Turtles |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Shangri-La The Lettermen |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 4 | We'll Cry Together Maxine Brown |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday Stevie Wonder |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 3 | Delta Lady Joe Cocker |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Say You Love Me The Impressions |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Crumbs Off The Table The Glass House |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | We Must Be In Love Five Stairsteps & Cubie |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | She Belongs To Me Rick Nelson |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Just A Little Love B.B. King |
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