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