POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 16, 1969
1

In The Year 2525

Zager & Evans

—

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 1

2

Honky Tonk Women

The Rolling Stones

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 3

3

Crystal Blue Persuasion

Tommy James And The Shondells

↓ 1

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 2

4

Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)

Neil Diamond

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 5

5

A Boy Named Sue

Johnny Cash

↑ 2

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 7

6

Put A Little Love In Your Heart

Jackie DeShannon

↑ 3

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 9

7

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town

Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

↓ 1

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 6

8

My Cherie Amour

Stevie Wonder

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Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 8

9

What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

↓ 5

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 4

10

Baby, I Love You

Andy Kim

—

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 10

11

Spinning Wheel

Blood, Sweat & Tears

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Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 11

12

Laughing

The Guess Who

↑ 8

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 20

13

Polk Salad Annie

Tony Joe White

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 14

14

Get Together

The Youngbloods

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 25 wks • Prev: 21

15

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

↑ 33

Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 48

16

Lay Lady Lay

Bob Dylan

↑ 3

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 19

17

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

James Brown

↓ 5

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 12

18

Quentin's Theme

The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde

↓ 5

Peak: 13 • 11 wks • Prev: 13

19

My Pledge Of Love

The Joe Jeffrey Group

↓ 3

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 16

20

Give Peace A Chance

Plastic Ono Band

↑ 3

Peak: 14 • 9 wks • Prev: 23

21

Choice Of Colors

The Impressions

↑ 3

Peak: 21 • 11 wks • Prev: 24

22

Workin' On A Groovy Thing

The 5th Dimension

↑ 10

Peak: 20 • 10 wks • Prev: 32

23

Good Morning Starshine

Oliver

↓ 6

Peak: 3 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

24

Sugar, Sugar

The Archies

↑ 17

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 41

25

I'll Never Fall In Love Again

Tom Jones

↑ 6

Peak: 6 • 23 wks • Prev: 31

26

Yesterday, When I Was Young

Roy Clark

↓ 1

Peak: 19 • 10 wks • Prev: 25

27

I'd Wait A Million Years

The Grass Roots

↑ 3

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 30

28

Color Him Father

The Winstons

↓ 13

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 15

29

One

Three Dog Night

↓ 11

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 18

30

It's Getting Better

Mama Cass

↑ 6

Peak: 30 • 19 wks • Prev: 36

31

Marrakesh Express

Crosby, Stills & Nash

↑ 6

Peak: 28 • 8 wks • Prev: 37

33

Along Came Jones

Ray Stevens

↓ 6

Peak: 27 • 8 wks • Prev: 27

34

Commotion

Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 34

35

Clean Up Your Own Back Yard

Elvis Presley

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Peak: 35 • 8 wks • Prev: 35

36

Good Old Rock 'N Roll

Cat Mother & the All Night News Boys

↓ 10

Peak: 21 • 8 wks • Prev: 26

37

Hurt So Bad

The Lettermen

↑ 7

Peak: 12 • 21 wks • Prev: 44

38

Reconsider Me

Johnny Adams

↓ 10

Peak: 28 • 8 wks • Prev: 28

39

The Nitty Gritty

Gladys Knight And The Pips

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Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 39

40

Easy To Be Hard

Three Dog Night

↑ 37

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 77

41

Soul Deep

The Box Tops

↑ 2

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 43

42

True Grit

Glen Campbell

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Peak: 35 • 7 wks • Prev: 42

43

Birthday

Underground Sunshine

↑ 10

Peak: 26 • 10 wks • Prev: 53

44

Your Good Thing (Is About To End)

Lou Rawls

↑ 7

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 51

45

Muddy River

Johnny Rivers

—

Peak: 41 • 11 wks • Prev: 45

46

Did You See Her Eyes

The Illusion

—

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 46

47

Abergavenny

Shannon

↑ 3

Peak: 47 • 8 wks • Prev: 50

48

I'm Free

The Who

↑ 4

Peak: 37 • 8 wks • Prev: 52

49

Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)

Donovan/Jeff Beck Group

↑ 12

Peak: 36 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

50

Your Husband - My Wife

Brooklyn Bridge

↑ 4

Peak: 46 • 8 wks • Prev: 54

51

Keem-O-Sabe

The Electric Indian

↑ 27

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 78

52

Everybody Knows Matilda

Duke Baxter

↑ 11

Peak: 52 • 6 wks • Prev: 63

53

Moonflight

Vik Venus Alias: Your Main Moon Man

↓ 15

Peak: 38 • 10 wks • Prev: 38

54

Hot Fun In The Summertime

Sly & The Family Stone

↑ 25

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 79

55

On Campus

Dickie Goodman

↓ 6

Peak: 45 • 8 wks • Prev: 49

56

Jack And Jill

Tommy Roe

↑ 4

Peak: 53 • 13 wks • Prev: 60

57

Change Of Heart

Dennis Yost And The Classics IV

↑ 11

Peak: 49 • 7 wks • Prev: 68

58

Nobody But You Babe

Clarence Reid

↑ 6

Peak: 40 • 10 wks • Prev: 64

59

Odds And Ends

Dionne Warwick

↑ 12

Peak: 43 • 8 wks • Prev: 71

60

I've Lost Everything I've Ever Loved

David Ruffin

↓ 2

Peak: 58 • 5 wks • Prev: 58

61

Simple Song Of Freedom

Tim Hardin

↑ 9

Peak: 50 • 7 wks • Prev: 70

62

While You're Out Looking For Sugar?

The Honey Cone

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Peak: 62 • 8 wks • Prev: 62

63

Let Yourself Go

The Friends Of Distinction

↑ 9

Peak: 63 • 5 wks • Prev: 72

64

When I Die

Motherlode

↑ 16

Peak: 18 • 13 wks • Prev: 80

65

Oh, What A Night

The Dells

★ NEW

Peak: 10 • 11 wks

66

I Could Never Be President

Johnnie Taylor

↑ 19

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 85

67

Hey Joe

Wilson Pickett

↓ 8

Peak: 59 • 6 wks • Prev: 59

68

Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind

Little Anthony And The Imperials

↑ 1

Peak: 52 • 9 wks • Prev: 69

69

Ease Back

The Meters

↑ 6

Peak: 61 • 6 wks • Prev: 75

70

Where Do I Go/Be-In/Hare Krishna

The Happenings

↓ 4

Peak: 66 • 6 wks • Prev: 66

71

That's The Way God Planned It

Billy Preston

↑ 5

Peak: 62 • 16 wks • Prev: 76

72

Jean

Oliver

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 14 wks

73

The Young Folks

Diana Ross & The Supremes

↑ 9

Peak: 69 • 5 wks • Prev: 82

74

Till You Get Enough

The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

↓ 7

Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 67

75

Nothing Can Take The Place Of You

Brook Benton

↓ 1

Peak: 74 • 6 wks • Prev: 74

76

I Do

The Moments

★ NEW

Peak: 62 • 6 wks

77

Move Over

Steppenwolf

★ NEW

Peak: 31 • 9 wks

78

Questions 67 And 68

Chicago

↑ 21

Peak: 71 • 3 wks • Prev: 99

79

Everybody's Talkin'

Nilsson

★ NEW

Peak: 6 • 12 wks

80

In A Moment

The Intrigues

↑ 9

Peak: 31 • 14 wks • Prev: 89

81

First Hymn From Grand Terrace

Mark Lindsay

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Peak: 81 • 4 wks • Prev: 81

82

One Night Affair

The O'Jays

↑ 5

Peak: 68 • 6 wks • Prev: 87

83

Chelsea Morning

Judy Collins

↑ 8

Peak: 78 • 4 wks • Prev: 91

84

I Can't Get Next To You

The Temptations

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 17 wks

85

Let Me Be The One

Peaches & Herb

★ NEW

Peak: 74 • 4 wks

86

The Colour Of My Love

Jefferson

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 9 wks

87

What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am

Bill Deal & The Rhondels

★ NEW

Peak: 23 • 9 wks

88

I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am

Dean Martin

—

Peak: 75 • 4 wks • Prev: 88

89

Maybe The Rain Will Fall

The Cascades

★ NEW

Peak: 61 • 6 wks

90

Look At Mine

Petula Clark

—

Peak: 89 • 3 wks • Prev: 90

91

Muddy Mississippi Line

Bobby Goldsboro

★ NEW

Peak: 53 • 9 wks

92

Going In Circles

The Friends Of Distinction

★ NEW

Peak: 15 • 20 wks

93

Hook And Sling-Part I

Eddie Bo

↑ 1

Peak: 73 • 9 wks • Prev: 94

94

Let Me Be The Man My Daddy Was

The Chi-lites

↑ 1

Peak: 94 • 3 wks • Prev: 95

95

Who Do You Love

Quicksilver Messenger Service

↑ 5

Peak: 91 • 3 wks • Prev: 100

96

Farewell Love Scene

Romeo & Juliet Soundtrack

↑ 2

Peak: 86 • 4 wks • Prev: 98

97

You Got Yours And I'll Get Mine

The Delfonics

★ NEW

Peak: 40 • 10 wks

98

Goodbye Columbus

The Association

★ NEW

Peak: 80 • 11 wks

99

Oh How Happy

Blinky & Edwin Starr

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 2 wks

100

Any Way That You Want Me

Evie Sands

★ NEW

Peak: 53 • 17 wks

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