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