Billboard Hot 100 — November 1, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 1, 1969. "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley climbed from #5 to take over the #1 spot from "I Can't Get Next To You" by The Temptations, which had held it for 2 weeks. 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival at #58, which would go on to peak at #14. The biggest climber was "Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part One)" by James Brown, up 28 places from #58 to #30.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting September 13, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Come Together/Something" by The Beatles (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Make Believe" by Wind, down 16 places from #28 to #44.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" by Tom Jones, 22 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones after 15 weeks (peak #1); "Green River" by Creedence Clearwater Revival after 13 weeks (peak #2); "Oh, What A Night" by The Dells after 11 weeks (peak #10).
- Stories that mention this week: Private Presley's Hot 100: Elvis From 1958 to 1962.
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 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | Wedding Bell Blues The 5th Dimension |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | Sugar, Sugar The Archies |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | I Can't Get Next To You The Temptations |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | Baby It's You Smith |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | Hot Fun In The Summertime Sly & The Family Stone |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Little Woman Bobby Sherman |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Jean Oliver |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Tracy The Cuff Links |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | Come Together/Something The Beatles |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | Something The Beatles |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 5 | Smile A Little Smile For Me The Flying Machine |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 6 | Is That All There Is Peggy Lee |
| 14 | 12 | 7 | 11 | That's The Way Love Is Marvin Gaye |
| 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | I'm Gonna Make You Mine Lou Christie |
| 16 | 25 | 16 | 12 | Going In Circles The Friends Of Distinction |
| 17 | 29 | 17 | 3 | And When I Die Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 7 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Dionne Warwick |
| 19 | 19 | 6 | 22 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Tom Jones |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 8 | Jealous Kind Of Fella Garland Green |
| 21 | 37 | 21 | 3 | Take A Letter Maria R.B. Greaves |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 6 | Baby, I'm For Real The Originals |
| 23 | 18 | 4 | 13 | Easy To Be Hard Three Dog Night |
| 24 | 22 | 22 | 10 | Sugar On Sunday The Clique |
| 25 | 15 | 6 | 12 | Everybody's Talkin' Nilsson |
| 26 | 33 | 26 | 5 | Ball Of Fire Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 27 | 17 | 9 | 11 | This Girl Is A Woman Now Gary Puckett And The Union Gap |
| 28 | 35 | 28 | 7 | Jesus Is A Soul Man Lawrence Reynolds |
| 29 | 24 | 24 | 11 | You, I The Rugbys |
| 30 | 58 | 30 | 4 | Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part One) James Brown |
| 31 | 30 | 30 | 10 | Walk On By Isaac Hayes |
| 32 | 59 | 32 | 3 | Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday Stevie Wonder |
| 33 | 44 | 33 | 4 | Try A Little Kindness Glen Campbell |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 5 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 6 | Reuben James Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 36 | 48 | 36 | 7 | Let A Woman Be A Woman - Let A Man Be A Man Dyke And The Blazers |
| 37 | 38 | 37 | 9 | Something In The Air Thunderclap Newman |
| 38 | 49 | 38 | 5 | Cherry Hill Park Billy Joe Royal |
| 39 | 39 | 20 | 10 | What's The Use Of Breaking Up Jerry Butler |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 6 | Echo Park Keith Barbour |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 6 | So Good Together Andy Kim |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 3 | Backfield In Motion Mel And Tim |
| 43 | 32 | 18 | 13 | When I Die Motherlode |
| 44 | 28 | 28 | 9 | Make Believe Wind |
| 45 | 52 | 45 | 3 | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam |
| 46 | 40 | 31 | 14 | In A Moment The Intrigues |
| 47 | 45 | 41 | 11 | Don't It Make You Want To Go Home Joe South and The Believers |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 6 | Doin' Our Thing Clarence Carter |
| 49 | 50 | 49 | 6 | Time Machine Grand Funk Railroad |
| 50 | 61 | 50 | 2 | Eli's Coming Three Dog Night |
| 51 | 60 | 51 | 3 | Undun The Guess Who |
| 52 | 57 | 52 | 6 | Mind, Body and Soul The Flaming Ember |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 4 | The Sweeter He Is - Part I The Soul Children |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 12 | Any Way That You Want Me Evie Sands |
| 55 | 51 | 51 | 5 | You'll Never Walk Alone The Brooklyn Bridge |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 3 | Make Your Own Kind Of Music Mama Cass Elliot |
| 57 | 76 | 57 | 2 | Leaving On A Jet Plane Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 58 | NEW | 58 | 1 | Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 59 | 65 | 59 | 8 | Kool And The Gang Kool & The Gang |
| 60 | 87 | 60 | 2 | Down On The Corner/Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 61 | 63 | 61 | 3 | Turn On A Dream The Box Tops |
| 62 | 71 | 62 | 4 | Groovy Grubworm Harlow Wilcox and the Oakies |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 5 | I'll Bet You Funkadelic |
| 64 | 85 | 64 | 2 | Roosevelt And Ira Lee (Night of the Mossacin) Tony Joe White |
| 65 | 67 | 65 | 7 | Since I Met You, Baby Sonny James |
| 66 | 93 | 66 | 2 | Friendship Train Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 67 | 82 | 67 | 3 | Shangri-La The Lettermen |
| 68 | 91 | 68 | 2 | These Eyes Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 69 | 78 | 69 | 3 | Proud Mary The Checkmates, Ltd. Featuring Sonny Charles |
| 70 | 77 | 70 | 7 | The Colour Of My Love Jefferson |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Holly Holy Neil Diamond |
| 72 | 86 | 72 | 2 | I Still Believe In Tomorrow John & Anne Ryder |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 5 | Delta Lady Joe Cocker |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Up On Cripple Creek The Band |
| 75 | 75 | 75 | 4 | Silver Threads And Golden Needles The Cowsills |
| 76 | 84 | 76 | 6 | We'll Cry Together Maxine Brown |
| 77 | 88 | 77 | 2 | Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me CROW |
| 78 | 95 | 78 | 3 | Say You Love Me The Impressions |
| 79 | 96 | 79 | 3 | Crumbs Off The Table The Glass House |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 6 | Julia Ramsey Lewis |
| 81 | 94 | 81 | 2 | Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down Ray Stevens |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | On The Dock Of The Bay The Dells |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City Nilsson |
| 84 | 92 | 84 | 2 | She's Got Love Thomas & Richard Frost |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You Bob Dylan |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head B.J. Thomas |
| 87 | 90 | 87 | 3 | It's Hard To Get Along Joe Simon |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 2 | We Must Be In Love Five Stairsteps & Cubie |
| 89 | 89 | 89 | 2 | Wonderful Blackwell |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Love Will Find A Way Jackie DeShannon |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Okie From Muskogee Merle Haggard And The Strangers |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Ballad Of Easy Rider The Byrds |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | We Love You, Call Collect Art Linkletter |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Cupid Johnny Nash |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 2 | One Woman Johnny Rivers |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 4 | She Belongs To Me Rick Nelson |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 2 | Jingo Santana |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side) Eddie Floyd |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Midnight Cowboy Ferrante & Teicher |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | I Can't Make It Alone Lou Rawls |
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