Billboard Hot 100 — November 15, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 15, 1969. "Wedding Bell Blues" by The 5th Dimension held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Midnight" by Dennis Yost And The Classics IV at #73, which would go on to peak at #58. The biggest climber was "Eleanor Rigby" by Aretha Franklin, up 56 places from #96 to #40.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Wedding Bell Blues" by The 5th Dimension — 2 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting September 27, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Take A Letter Maria" by R.B. Greaves (up from #18 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Jealous Kind Of Fella" by Garland Green, down 23 places from #34 to #57.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies, 17 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" by Tom Jones after 23 weeks (peak #6); "That's The Way Love Is" by Marvin Gaye after 12 weeks (peak #7); "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" by Lou Christie after 12 weeks (peak #10).
- Stories that mention this week: Four for Four: The Jackson 5 Own 1970.
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 | 8 | Wedding Bell Blues The 5th Dimension |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Come Together/Something The Beatles |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | Something The Beatles |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | And When I Die Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | Baby It's You Smith |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | I Can't Get Next To You The Temptations |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | Smile A Little Smile For Me The Flying Machine |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | 17 | Sugar, Sugar The Archies |
| 10 | 18 | 10 | 5 | Take A Letter Maria R.B. Greaves |
| 11 | 22 | 11 | 5 | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | 15 | Hot Fun In The Summertime Sly & The Family Stone |
| 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | Tracy The Cuff Links |
| 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Is That All There Is Peggy Lee |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | Going In Circles The Friends Of Distinction |
| 16 | 33 | 16 | 3 | Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | Baby, I'm For Real The Originals |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 5 | Backfield In Motion Mel And Tim |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 | Ball Of Fire Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 4 | Eli's Coming Three Dog Night |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part One) James Brown |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | 5 | Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday Stevie Wonder |
| 23 | 39 | 23 | 4 | Leaving On A Jet Plane Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 7 | Cherry Hill Park Billy Joe Royal |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 6 | Try A Little Kindness Glen Campbell |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 8 | Reuben James Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 7 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 28 | 16 | 16 | 9 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Dionne Warwick |
| 29 | 37 | 29 | 5 | Undun The Guess Who |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 4 | Down On The Corner/Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 31 | 13 | 3 | 13 | Little Woman Bobby Sherman |
| 32 | 44 | 32 | 3 | Holly Holy Neil Diamond |
| 33 | 14 | 2 | 14 | Jean Oliver |
| 34 | 50 | 34 | 2 | Someday We'll Be Together Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 35 | 31 | 30 | 12 | Walk On By Isaac Hayes |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 8 | Mind, Body and Soul The Flaming Ember |
| 37 | 56 | 37 | 4 | Friendship Train Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 38 | 35 | 28 | 9 | Jesus Is A Soul Man Lawrence Reynolds |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 5 | Make Your Own Kind Of Music Mama Cass Elliot |
| 40 | 96 | 40 | 2 | Eleanor Rigby Aretha Franklin |
| 41 | 36 | 36 | 8 | So Good Together Andy Kim |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 4 | These Eyes Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 43 | 54 | 43 | 3 | We Love You, Call Collect Art Linkletter |
| 44 | 65 | 44 | 3 | I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City Nilsson |
| 45 | 45 | 36 | 9 | Let A Woman Be A Woman - Let A Man Be A Man Dyke And The Blazers |
| 46 | 55 | 46 | 4 | Roosevelt And Ira Lee (Night of the Mossacin) Tony Joe White |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 2 | Heaven Knows The Grass Roots |
| 48 | 40 | 40 | 8 | Echo Park Keith Barbour |
| 49 | 61 | 49 | 6 | Groovy Grubworm Harlow Wilcox and the Oakies |
| 50 | 48 | 48 | 8 | Time Machine Grand Funk Railroad |
| 51 | 58 | 51 | 3 | Up On Cripple Creek The Band |
| 52 | 87 | 52 | 3 | Midnight Cowboy Ferrante & Teicher |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 14 | Any Way That You Want Me Evie Sands |
| 54 | 52 | 52 | 6 | The Sweeter He Is - Part I The Soul Children |
| 55 | 79 | 55 | 3 | Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You Bob Dylan |
| 56 | 46 | 46 | 8 | Doin' Our Thing Clarence Carter |
| 57 | 34 | 20 | 10 | Jealous Kind Of Fella Garland Green |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 5 | Turn On A Dream The Box Tops |
| 59 | 67 | 59 | 4 | Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me CROW |
| 60 | 59 | 59 | 10 | Kool And The Gang Kool & The Gang |
| 61 | 70 | 61 | 3 | Love Will Find A Way Jackie DeShannon |
| 62 | 80 | 62 | 3 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head B.J. Thomas |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 3 | On The Dock Of The Bay The Dells |
| 64 | 66 | 64 | 3 | I Can't Make It Alone Lou Rawls |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 5 | Say You Love Me The Impressions |
| 66 | 63 | 63 | 7 | I'll Bet You Funkadelic |
| 67 | 83 | 67 | 2 | A Brand New Me Dusty Springfield |
| 68 | 91 | 68 | 4 | Jingo Santana |
| 69 | 78 | 69 | 5 | Crumbs Off The Table The Glass House |
| 70 | 72 | 70 | 4 | I Still Believe In Tomorrow John & Anne Ryder |
| 71 | 68 | 68 | 9 | The Colour Of My Love Jefferson |
| 72 | 64 | 64 | 5 | Shangri-La The Lettermen |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Midnight Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 6 | Silver Threads And Golden Needles The Cowsills |
| 75 | 92 | 75 | 2 | You Got To Pay The Price Gloria Taylor |
| 76 | 73 | 73 | 8 | We'll Cry Together Maxine Brown |
| 77 | 82 | 77 | 3 | Ballad Of Easy Rider The Byrds |
| 78 | 85 | 78 | 2 | Girls It Ain't Easy The Honey Cone |
| 79 | 76 | 76 | 8 | Julia Ramsey Lewis |
| 80 | 86 | 80 | 4 | Just A Little Love B.B. King |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 2 | Cupid Johnny Nash |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Get It From The Bottom The Steelers |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 4 | She's Got Love Thomas & Richard Frost |
| 84 | 93 | 84 | 2 | The Ten Commandments Of Love Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 3 | Okie From Muskogee Merle Haggard And The Strangers |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Cold Turkey Plastic Ono Band |
| 87 | 100 | 87 | 2 | See Ruby Fall Johnny Cash |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Jam Up Jelly Tight Tommy Roe |
| 89 | 89 | 89 | 4 | One Woman Johnny Rivers |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | I Want You Back Jackson 5 |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 2 | Kozmic Blues Janis Joplin |
| 92 | 95 | 92 | 2 | (I'm So) Afraid Of Losing You Again Charley Pride |
| 93 | 99 | 93 | 2 | Volunteers Jefferson Airplane |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Get Rhythm Johnny Cash |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Swingin' Tight Bill Deal & The Rhondels |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 5 | She Belongs To Me Rick Nelson |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Curly Jimmy Clanton |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Don't Let Love Hang You Up Jerry Butler |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | One Tin Soldier The Original Caste |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | St. Louis The Easybeats |
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