Billboard Hot 100 — December 6, 1969
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 6, 1969. "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam climbed from #5 to take over the #1 spot from "Come Together/Something" by The Beatles, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me" by Four Tops at #71, which would go on to peak at #45. The biggest climber was "Jingle Jangle" by The Archies, up 37 places from #90 to #53.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting October 18, 1969.
- New in the top 10: "Someday We'll Be Together" by Diana Ross & The Supremes (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Roosevelt And Ira Lee (Night of the Mossacin)" by Tony Joe White, down 24 places from #44 to #68.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies, 20 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Tracy" by The Cuff Links after 12 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 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | Leaving On A Jet Plane Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Come Together/Something The Beatles |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Take A Letter Maria R.B. Greaves |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | Down On The Corner/Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | And When I Die Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Wedding Bell Blues The 5th Dimension |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday Stevie Wonder |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | Someday We'll Be Together Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | Eli's Coming Three Dog Night |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | Backfield In Motion Mel And Tim |
| 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | Smile A Little Smile For Me The Flying Machine |
| 13 | 25 | 13 | 6 | Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head B.J. Thomas |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | Baby, I'm For Real The Originals |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | Cherry Hill Park Billy Joe Royal |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 6 | Holly Holy Neil Diamond |
| 17 | 16 | 1 | 13 | Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley |
| 18 | 12 | 5 | 14 | Baby It's You Smith |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 5 | Eleanor Rigby Aretha Franklin |
| 20 | 20 | 15 | 17 | Going In Circles The Friends Of Distinction |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| 22 | 30 | 22 | 7 | These Eyes Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 7 | Friendship Train Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 24 | 37 | 24 | 6 | Midnight Cowboy Ferrante & Teicher |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 5 | Heaven Knows The Grass Roots |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 11 | Mind, Body and Soul The Flaming Ember |
| 27 | 51 | 27 | 4 | I Want You Back Jackson 5 |
| 28 | 45 | 28 | 3 | Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 6 | Up On Cripple Creek The Band |
| 30 | 22 | 22 | 8 | Undun The Guess Who |
| 31 | 17 | 1 | 17 | I Can't Get Next To You The Temptations |
| 32 | 19 | 1 | 20 | Sugar, Sugar The Archies |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 9 | Groovy Grubworm Harlow Wilcox and the Oakies |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 6 | I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City Nilsson |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 5 | A Brand New Me Dusty Springfield |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 7 | Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me CROW |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 4 | Jam Up Jelly Tight Tommy Roe |
| 38 | 23 | 23 | 9 | Try A Little Kindness Glen Campbell |
| 39 | 54 | 39 | 3 | La La La (If I Had You) Bobby Sherman |
| 40 | 41 | 40 | 6 | Love Will Find A Way Jackie DeShannon |
| 41 | 73 | 41 | 2 | Don't Cry Daddy/Rubberneckin' Elvis Presley |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 6 | On The Dock Of The Bay The Dells |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 3 | Ain't It Funky Now (Part 1) James Brown |
| 44 | 47 | 44 | 4 | Cold Turkey Plastic Ono Band |
| 45 | 33 | 26 | 11 | Reuben James Kenny Rogers & The First Edition |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 5 | Kozmic Blues Janis Joplin |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 3 | Sunday Mornin' Oliver |
| 48 | 62 | 48 | 3 | Early In The Morning Vanity Fare |
| 49 | 36 | 36 | 8 | Make Your Own Kind Of Music Mama Cass Elliot |
| 50 | 69 | 50 | 3 | Blistered/See Ruby Fall Johnny Cash |
| 51 | 72 | 51 | 3 | I'll Hold Out My Hand The Clique |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 5 | You Got To Pay The Price Gloria Taylor |
| 53 | 90 | 53 | 2 | Jingle Jangle The Archies |
| 54 | 76 | 54 | 4 | Don't Let Love Hang You Up Jerry Butler |
| 55 | 48 | 42 | 6 | We Love You, Call Collect Art Linkletter |
| 56 | 60 | 56 | 7 | Jingo Santana |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 6 | Okie From Muskogee Merle Haggard And The Strangers |
| 58 | 65 | 58 | 5 | Cupid Johnny Nash |
| 59 | 70 | 59 | 4 | Get It From The Bottom The Steelers |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 4 | Get Rhythm Johnny Cash |
| 61 | 67 | 61 | 4 | Midnight Dennis Yost And The Classics IV |
| 62 | 55 | 53 | 17 | Any Way That You Want Me Evie Sands |
| 63 | 59 | 59 | 8 | Crumbs Off The Table The Glass House |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | Can't Take My Eyes Off You Nancy Wilson |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 6 | Ballad Of Easy Rider The Byrds |
| 66 | 52 | 48 | 11 | Time Machine Grand Funk Railroad |
| 67 | 58 | 58 | 8 | Say You Love Me The Impressions |
| 68 | 44 | 44 | 7 | Roosevelt And Ira Lee (Night of the Mossacin) Tony Joe White |
| 69 | 50 | 50 | 6 | Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You Bob Dylan |
| 70 | 75 | 70 | 3 | Fancy Bobbie Gentry |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me Four Tops |
| 72 | 68 | 68 | 5 | Girls It Ain't Easy The Honey Cone |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 2 | What You Gave Me Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 5 | (I'm So) Afraid Of Losing You Again Charley Pride |
| 75 | 79 | 75 | 8 | She Belongs To Me Rick Nelson |
| 76 | 88 | 76 | 4 | One Tin Soldier The Original Caste |
| 77 | 85 | 77 | 5 | Volunteers Jefferson Airplane |
| 78 | 78 | 63 | 6 | I Can't Make It Alone Lou Rawls |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 3 | Walkin' In The Rain Jay & The Americans |
| 80 | 81 | 80 | 2 | I'm Tired Savoy Brown |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Wonderful World, Beautiful People Jimmy Cliff |
| 82 | 100 | 82 | 2 | Goin' Out Of My Head/Forget To Remember Frank Sinatra |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 2 | Turn! Turn! Turn!/To Everything There Is A Season Judy Collins |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Winter World Of Love Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 4 | Swingin' Tight Bill Deal & The Rhondels |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 3 | Happy Paul Anka |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 2 | Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus Jane Birkin Serge Gainsbourg |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 2 | I Love You Otis Leavill |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 2 | Tonight I'll Say A Prayer Eydie Gorme |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Lady-O The Turtles |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Look-Ka Py Py The Meters |
| 92 | 96 | 92 | 2 | (One Of These Days) Sunday's Gonna' Come On Tuesday The New Establishment |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 2 | You Keep Me Hanging On Wilson Pickett |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | She Came In Through The Bathroom Window Joe Cocker |
| 95 | 99 | 95 | 2 | Wichita Lineman Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 2 | Feeling Alright Mongo Santamaria |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Arizona Mark Lindsay |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Let's Work Together (Part 1) Wilbert Harrison |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | I Started Loving You Again Al Martino |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Camel Back A.B. Skhy |
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