Billboard Hot 100 — November 29, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 29, 1969. "Come Together/Something" by The Beatles climbed from #7 to take over the #1 spot from "Wedding Bell Blues" by The 5th Dimension, which had held it for 3 weeks. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Don't Cry Daddy/Rubberneckin'" by Elvis Presley at #73, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin, up 46 places from #91 to #45.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Come Together/Something" by The Beatles — 1 week at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting October 18, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Leaving On A Jet Plane" by Peter, Paul & Mary (up from #12 to #7); "Down On The Corner/Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (up from #21 to #9); "Eli's Coming" by Three Dog Night (up from #18 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "I Can't Make It Alone" by Lou Rawls, down 15 places from #63 to #78.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies, 19 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Hot Fun In The Summertime" by Sly & The Family Stone after 16 weeks (peak #2); "Something" by The Beatles after 6 weeks (peak #3).
- 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 | 7 | 1 | 7 | Come Together/Something The Beatles |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | And When I Die Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Wedding Bell Blues The 5th Dimension |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Take A Letter Maria R.B. Greaves |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Smile A Little Smile For Me The Flying Machine |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | Leaving On A Jet Plane Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday Stevie Wonder |
| 9 | 21 | 9 | 6 | Down On The Corner/Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 10 | 18 | 10 | 6 | Eli's Coming Three Dog Night |
| 11 | 20 | 11 | 4 | Someday We'll Be Together Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 12 | 11 | 5 | 13 | Baby It's You Smith |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | Backfield In Motion Mel And Tim |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | Baby, I'm For Real The Originals |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 9 | Cherry Hill Park Billy Joe Royal |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | 12 | Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley |
| 17 | 10 | 1 | 16 | I Can't Get Next To You The Temptations |
| 18 | 28 | 18 | 5 | Holly Holy Neil Diamond |
| 19 | 16 | 1 | 19 | Sugar, Sugar The Archies |
| 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | Going In Circles The Friends Of Distinction |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 9 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | 7 | Undun The Guess Who |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 8 | Try A Little Kindness Glen Campbell |
| 24 | 33 | 24 | 4 | Eleanor Rigby Aretha Franklin |
| 25 | 37 | 25 | 5 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head B.J. Thomas |
| 26 | 35 | 26 | 10 | Mind, Body and Soul The Flaming Ember |
| 27 | 22 | 9 | 12 | Tracy The Cuff Links |
| 28 | 23 | 11 | 10 | Is That All There Is Peggy Lee |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 6 | Friendship Train Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 6 | These Eyes Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 31 | 47 | 31 | 5 | Up On Cripple Creek The Band |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 4 | Heaven Knows The Grass Roots |
| 33 | 26 | 26 | 10 | Reuben James Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 34 | 43 | 34 | 5 | I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City Nilsson |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 8 | Groovy Grubworm Harlow Wilcox and the Oakies |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 7 | Make Your Own Kind Of Music Mama Cass Elliot |
| 37 | 46 | 37 | 5 | Midnight Cowboy Ferrante & Teicher |
| 38 | 45 | 38 | 6 | Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me CROW |
| 39 | 32 | 21 | 8 | Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part One) James Brown |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 4 | A Brand New Me Dusty Springfield |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 5 | Love Will Find A Way Jackie DeShannon |
| 42 | 53 | 42 | 5 | On The Dock Of The Bay The Dells |
| 43 | 69 | 43 | 3 | Jam Up Jelly Tight Tommy Roe |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 6 | Roosevelt And Ira Lee (Night of the Mossacin) Tony Joe White |
| 45 | 91 | 45 | 2 | Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin |
| 46 | 83 | 46 | 4 | Kozmic Blues Janis Joplin |
| 47 | 74 | 47 | 3 | Cold Turkey Plastic Ono Band |
| 48 | 42 | 42 | 5 | We Love You, Call Collect Art Linkletter |
| 49 | 71 | 49 | 2 | Ain't It Funky Now (Part 1) James Brown |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 5 | Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You Bob Dylan |
| 51 | 67 | 51 | 3 | I Want You Back Jackson 5 |
| 52 | 52 | 48 | 10 | Time Machine Grand Funk Railroad |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 4 | You Got To Pay The Price Gloria Taylor |
| 54 | 80 | 54 | 2 | La La La (If I Had You) Bobby Sherman |
| 55 | 55 | 53 | 16 | Any Way That You Want Me Evie Sands |
| 56 | 49 | 36 | 11 | Let A Woman Be A Woman - Let A Man Be A Man Dyke And The Blazers |
| 57 | 78 | 57 | 2 | Sunday Mornin' Oliver |
| 58 | 64 | 58 | 7 | Say You Love Me The Impressions |
| 59 | 62 | 59 | 7 | Crumbs Off The Table The Glass House |
| 60 | 65 | 60 | 6 | Jingo Santana |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 5 | Okie From Muskogee Merle Haggard And The Strangers |
| 62 | 77 | 62 | 2 | Early In The Morning Vanity Fare |
| 63 | 60 | 59 | 12 | Kool And The Gang Kool & The Gang |
| 64 | 58 | 58 | 7 | Turn On A Dream The Box Tops |
| 65 | 73 | 65 | 4 | Cupid Johnny Nash |
| 66 | 92 | 66 | 5 | Ballad Of Easy Rider The Byrds |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 3 | Midnight Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 4 | Girls It Ain't Easy The Honey Cone |
| 69 | 100 | 69 | 2 | Blistered/See Ruby Fall Johnny Cash |
| 70 | 72 | 70 | 3 | Get It From The Bottom The Steelers |
| 71 | 79 | 71 | 3 | Get Rhythm Johnny Cash |
| 72 | 86 | 72 | 2 | I'll Hold Out My Hand The Clique |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Don't Cry Daddy/Rubberneckin' Elvis Presley |
| 74 | 98 | 74 | 2 | Can't Take My Eyes Off You Nancy Wilson |
| 75 | 94 | 75 | 2 | Fancy Bobbie Gentry |
| 76 | 90 | 76 | 3 | Don't Let Love Hang You Up Jerry Butler |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | What You Gave Me Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 78 | 63 | 63 | 5 | I Can't Make It Alone Lou Rawls |
| 79 | 88 | 79 | 7 | She Belongs To Me Rick Nelson |
| 80 | 89 | 80 | 2 | Walkin' In The Rain Jay & The Americans |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | I'm Tired Savoy Brown |
| 82 | 84 | 82 | 4 | The Ten Commandments Of Love Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 4 | (I'm So) Afraid Of Losing You Again Charley Pride |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Turn! Turn! Turn!/To Everything There Is A Season Judy Collins |
| 85 | 93 | 85 | 4 | Volunteers Jefferson Airplane |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 3 | Swingin' Tight Bill Deal & The Rhondels |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus Jane Birkin Serge Gainsbourg |
| 88 | 96 | 88 | 3 | One Tin Soldier The Original Caste |
| 89 | 99 | 89 | 2 | Happy Paul Anka |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Jingle Jangle The Archies |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Tonight I'll Say A Prayer Eydie Gorme |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | I Love You Otis Leavill |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | No One Better Than You Petula Clark |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | You Keep Me Hanging On Wilson Pickett |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | It's A Funky Thing-Right On (Part 1) Herbie Mann |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | (One Of These Days) Sunday's Gonna' Come On Tuesday The New Establishment |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Feeling Alright Mongo Santamaria |
| 98 | 97 | 97 | 3 | Curly Jimmy Clanton |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Wichita Lineman Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Goin' Out Of My Head/Forget To Remember Frank Sinatra |
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