POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 9, 1969
1

In The Year 2525

Zager & Evans

—

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 1

2

Crystal Blue Persuasion

Tommy James And The Shondells

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Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 2

3

Honky Tonk Women

The Rolling Stones

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

4

What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

5

Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)

Neil Diamond

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 7

6

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town

Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

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Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 6

7

A Boy Named Sue

Johnny Cash

↑ 13

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 20

8

My Cherie Amour

Stevie Wonder

↓ 4

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 4

9

Put A Little Love In Your Heart

Jackie DeShannon

↑ 16

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 25

10

Baby, I Love You

Andy Kim

↓ 1

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 9

11

Spinning Wheel

Blood, Sweat & Tears

↓ 8

Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 3

12

Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1

James Brown

↓ 1

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 11

13

Quentin's Theme

The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde

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Peak: 13 • 11 wks • Prev: 13

14

Polk Salad Annie

Tony Joe White

↑ 4

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 18

15

Color Him Father

The Winstons

↓ 3

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 12

16

My Pledge Of Love

The Joe Jeffrey Group

↓ 2

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 14

17

Good Morning Starshine

Oliver

↓ 2

Peak: 3 • 13 wks • Prev: 15

18

One

Three Dog Night

↓ 1

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 17

19

Lay Lady Lay

Bob Dylan

↑ 16

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 35

20

Laughing

The Guess Who

↑ 6

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 26

21

Get Together

The Youngbloods

↑ 8

Peak: 5 • 25 wks • Prev: 29

22

Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet

Henry Mancini And His Orchestra

↓ 6

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 16

23

Give Peace A Chance

Plastic Ono Band

↑ 20

Peak: 14 • 9 wks • Prev: 43

24

Choice Of Colors

The Impressions

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Peak: 21 • 11 wks • Prev: 24

25

Yesterday, When I Was Young

Roy Clark

↓ 6

Peak: 19 • 10 wks • Prev: 19

26

Good Old Rock 'N Roll

Cat Mother & the All Night News Boys

↓ 5

Peak: 21 • 8 wks • Prev: 21

27

Along Came Jones

Ray Stevens

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Peak: 27 • 8 wks • Prev: 27

28

Reconsider Me

Johnny Adams

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Peak: 28 • 8 wks • Prev: 28

29

The Ballad Of John And Yoko

The Beatles

↓ 19

Peak: 8 • 9 wks • Prev: 10

30

I'd Wait A Million Years

The Grass Roots

↑ 11

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 41

31

I'll Never Fall In Love Again

Tom Jones

↑ 21

Peak: 6 • 23 wks • Prev: 52

32

Workin' On A Groovy Thing

The 5th Dimension

↑ 10

Peak: 20 • 10 wks • Prev: 42

33

Doggone Right

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

↓ 1

Peak: 32 • 8 wks • Prev: 32

34

Commotion

Creedence Clearwater Revival

↑ 37

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 71

35

Clean Up Your Own Back Yard

Elvis Presley

↑ 2

Peak: 35 • 8 wks • Prev: 37

36

It's Getting Better

Mama Cass

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Peak: 30 • 19 wks • Prev: 36

37

Marrakesh Express

Crosby, Stills & Nash

↑ 1

Peak: 28 • 8 wks • Prev: 38

38

Moonflight

Vik Venus Alias: Your Main Moon Man

↑ 1

Peak: 38 • 10 wks • Prev: 39

39

The Nitty Gritty

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↑ 26

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 65

41

Sugar, Sugar

The Archies

↑ 26

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 67

42

True Grit

Glen Campbell

↑ 2

Peak: 35 • 7 wks • Prev: 44

43

Soul Deep

The Box Tops

↑ 7

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 50

44

Hurt So Bad

The Lettermen

↑ 4

Peak: 12 • 21 wks • Prev: 48

45

Muddy River

Johnny Rivers

↑ 6

Peak: 41 • 11 wks • Prev: 51

46

Did You See Her Eyes

The Illusion

↑ 12

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 58

47

Abraham, Martin And John

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

↓ 1

Peak: 33 • 6 wks • Prev: 46

48

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

↑ 22

Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 70

49

On Campus

Dickie Goodman

↓ 4

Peak: 45 • 8 wks • Prev: 45

50

Abergavenny

Shannon

↑ 22

Peak: 47 • 8 wks • Prev: 72

51

Your Good Thing (Is About To End)

Lou Rawls

↑ 10

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 61

52

I'm Free

The Who

↑ 8

Peak: 37 • 8 wks • Prev: 60

53

Birthday

Underground Sunshine

↑ 3

Peak: 26 • 10 wks • Prev: 56

54

Your Husband - My Wife

Brooklyn Bridge

↑ 5

Peak: 46 • 8 wks • Prev: 59

55

I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool)

Candi Staton

↓ 2

Peak: 46 • 8 wks • Prev: 53

56

Don't Wake Me Up In The Morning, Michael

Peppermint Rainbow

↓ 2

Peak: 54 • 9 wks • Prev: 54

57

Tell All The People

The Doors

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Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 57

58

I've Lost Everything I've Ever Loved

David Ruffin

↑ 8

Peak: 58 • 5 wks • Prev: 66

59

Hey Joe

Wilson Pickett

↑ 3

Peak: 59 • 6 wks • Prev: 62

60

Jack And Jill

Tommy Roe

↑ 18

Peak: 53 • 13 wks • Prev: 78

61

Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)

Donovan/Jeff Beck Group

↑ 25

Peak: 36 • 7 wks • Prev: 86

62

While You're Out Looking For Sugar?

The Honey Cone

↑ 6

Peak: 62 • 8 wks • Prev: 68

63

Everybody Knows Matilda

Duke Baxter

↑ 6

Peak: 52 • 6 wks • Prev: 69

64

Nobody But You Babe

Clarence Reid

↑ 13

Peak: 40 • 10 wks • Prev: 77

65

Break Away

The Beach Boys

↓ 2

Peak: 63 • 6 wks • Prev: 63

66

Where Do I Go/Be-In/Hare Krishna

The Happenings

↑ 7

Peak: 66 • 6 wks • Prev: 73

67

Till You Get Enough

The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

↑ 7

Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 74

68

Change Of Heart

Dennis Yost And The Classics IV

↑ 14

Peak: 49 • 7 wks • Prev: 82

69

Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind

Little Anthony And The Imperials

↑ 29

Peak: 52 • 9 wks • Prev: 98

70

Simple Song Of Freedom

Tim Hardin

↑ 11

Peak: 50 • 7 wks • Prev: 81

71

Odds And Ends

Dionne Warwick

↑ 8

Peak: 43 • 8 wks • Prev: 79

72

Let Yourself Go

The Friends Of Distinction

↑ 13

Peak: 63 • 5 wks • Prev: 85

73

Don't Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been)

Eddie Floyd

↑ 2

Peak: 73 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

74

Nothing Can Take The Place Of You

Brook Benton

↑ 6

Peak: 74 • 6 wks • Prev: 80

75

Ease Back

The Meters

↑ 1

Peak: 61 • 6 wks • Prev: 76

76

That's The Way God Planned It

Billy Preston

↑ 8

Peak: 62 • 16 wks • Prev: 84

77

Easy To Be Hard

Three Dog Night

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 13 wks

78

Keem-O-Sabe

The Electric Indian

↑ 13

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 91

79

Hot Fun In The Summertime

Sly & The Family Stone

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 16 wks

80

When I Die

Motherlode

★ NEW

Peak: 18 • 13 wks

81

First Hymn From Grand Terrace

Mark Lindsay

↑ 2

Peak: 81 • 4 wks • Prev: 83

82

The Young Folks

Diana Ross & The Supremes

↑ 6

Peak: 69 • 5 wks • Prev: 88

83

Dynamite Woman

Sir Douglas Quintet

↑ 4

Peak: 83 • 2 wks • Prev: 87

84

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

The Mad Lads

↑ 6

Peak: 84 • 2 wks • Prev: 90

85

I Could Never Be President

Johnnie Taylor

★ NEW

Peak: 48 • 8 wks

86

In My Room

Sagittarius

↑ 3

Peak: 86 • 2 wks • Prev: 89

87

One Night Affair

The O'Jays

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 6 wks

88

I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am

Dean Martin

★ NEW

Peak: 75 • 4 wks

89

In A Moment

The Intrigues

↑ 11

Peak: 31 • 14 wks • Prev: 100

90

Look At Mine

Petula Clark

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 3 wks

91

Chelsea Morning

Judy Collins

★ NEW

Peak: 78 • 4 wks

92

Let's Call It A Day Girl

Bobby Vee

—

Peak: 92 • 2 wks • Prev: 92

93

The Hunter

Ike & Tina Turner

—

Peak: 93 • 2 wks • Prev: 93

94

Hook And Sling-Part I

Eddie Bo

↑ 1

Peak: 73 • 9 wks • Prev: 95

95

Let Me Be The Man My Daddy Was

The Chi-lites

↑ 2

Peak: 94 • 3 wks • Prev: 97

96

You Made A Believer (Out Of Me)

Ruby Andrews

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Peak: 96 • 2 wks • Prev: 96

97

Big Bruce

Steve Greenberg

↑ 2

Peak: 97 • 3 wks • Prev: 99

98

Farewell Love Scene

Romeo & Juliet Soundtrack

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 4 wks

99

Questions 67 And 68

Chicago

★ NEW

Peak: 71 • 3 wks

100

Who Do You Love

Quicksilver Messenger Service

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 3 wks

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