POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 20, 1969
1

Leaving On A Jet Plane

Peter, Paul & Mary

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 2

2

Someday We'll Be Together

Diana Ross & The Supremes

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

3

Down On The Corner/Fortunate Son

Creedence Clearwater Revival

↑ 2

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 5

4

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

Steam

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

5

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

B.J. Thomas

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 9

6

Come Together/Something

The Beatles

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 4

7

Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday

Stevie Wonder

—

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 7

8

Take A Letter Maria

R.B. Greaves

↓ 2

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 6

9

Holly Holy

Neil Diamond

↑ 4

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 13

10

And When I Die

Blood, Sweat & Tears

↓ 2

Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 8

11

Eli's Coming

Three Dog Night

—

Peak: 10 • 14 wks • Prev: 11

12

Whole Lotta Love

Led Zeppelin

↑ 9

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 21

13

Backfield In Motion

Mel And Tim

↓ 3

Peak: 10 • 14 wks • Prev: 10

14

La La La (If I Had You)

Bobby Sherman

↑ 20

Peak: 9 • 11 wks • Prev: 34

15

Midnight Cowboy

Ferrante & Teicher

↑ 7

Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 22

16

Cherry Hill Park

Billy Joe Royal

—

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 16

17

I Want You Back

Jackson 5

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 19

18

Friendship Train

Gladys Knight And The Pips

—

Peak: 17 • 14 wks • Prev: 18

19

Wedding Bell Blues

The 5th Dimension

↓ 7

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

20

These Eyes

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

—

Peak: 16 • 13 wks • Prev: 20

21

Smile A Little Smile For Me

The Flying Machine

↓ 7

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 14

22

Baby, I'm For Real

The Originals

↓ 7

Peak: 14 • 16 wks • Prev: 15

23

Jam Up Jelly Tight

Tommy Roe

↑ 8

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 31

24

A Brand New Me

Dusty Springfield

↑ 1

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 25

25

Don't Cry Daddy/Rubberneckin'

Elvis Presley

↑ 11

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 36

26

Up On Cripple Creek

The Band

↑ 3

Peak: 25 • 14 wks • Prev: 29

27

Heaven Knows

The Grass Roots

↓ 3

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 24

28

Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me

CROW

↑ 7

Peak: 19 • 15 wks • Prev: 35

29

Eleanor Rigby

Aretha Franklin

↓ 12

Peak: 17 • 8 wks • Prev: 17

30

Going In Circles

The Friends Of Distinction

↓ 7

Peak: 15 • 20 wks • Prev: 23

31

Venus

The Shocking Blue

↑ 46

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 77

32

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

Crosby, Stills & Nash

↓ 5

Peak: 21 • 12 wks • Prev: 27

33

Groovy Grubworm

Harlow Wilcox and the Oakies

↓ 3

Peak: 30 • 12 wks • Prev: 30

34

Jingle Jangle

The Archies

↑ 14

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 48

35

Cold Turkey

Plastic Ono Band

↑ 4

Peak: 30 • 12 wks • Prev: 39

36

Ain't It Funky Now (Part 1)

James Brown

↑ 4

Peak: 24 • 11 wks • Prev: 40

37

Early In The Morning

Vanity Fare

↑ 5

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 42

38

Sunday Mornin'

Oliver

↑ 3

Peak: 35 • 9 wks • Prev: 41

39

Mind, Body and Soul

The Flaming Ember

↓ 2

Peak: 26 • 14 wks • Prev: 37

40

She

Tommy James And The Shondells

↑ 25

Peak: 23 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

41

Kozmic Blues

Janis Joplin

↑ 2

Peak: 41 • 9 wks • Prev: 43

42

Okie From Muskogee

Merle Haggard And The Strangers

↑ 5

Peak: 41 • 14 wks • Prev: 47

43

Cupid

Johnny Nash

↑ 9

Peak: 39 • 14 wks • Prev: 52

44

Don't Let Love Hang You Up

Jerry Butler

↑ 7

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 51

45

I'll Hold Out My Hand

The Clique

—

Peak: 45 • 7 wks • Prev: 45

46

Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me

Four Tops

↑ 7

Peak: 45 • 7 wks • Prev: 53

47

Wonderful World, Beautiful People

Jimmy Cliff

↑ 13

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 60

48

Winter World Of Love

Engelbert Humperdinck

↑ 23

Peak: 16 • 12 wks • Prev: 71

49

You Got To Pay The Price

Gloria Taylor

—

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 49

50

What You Gave Me

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

↑ 4

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 54

51

On The Dock Of The Bay

The Dells

↓ 7

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 44

52

Blistered/See Ruby Fall

Johnny Cash

↓ 2

Peak: 50 • 6 wks • Prev: 50

53

Sugar, Sugar

The Archies

↓ 21

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 32

54

Fancy

Bobbie Gentry

↑ 8

Peak: 31 • 14 wks • Prev: 62

55

Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Nancy Wilson

—

Peak: 52 • 10 wks • Prev: 55

56

She Belongs To Me

Rick Nelson

↑ 8

Peak: 33 • 18 wks • Prev: 64

57

Suspicious Minds

Elvis Presley

↓ 29

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 28

58

Midnight

Dennis Yost And The Classics IV

↑ 3

Peak: 58 • 8 wks • Prev: 61

59

Try A Little Kindness

Glen Campbell

↓ 21

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 38

60

She Came In Through The Bathroom Window

Joe Cocker

↑ 23

Peak: 30 • 12 wks • Prev: 83

61

Undun

The Guess Who

↓ 28

Peak: 22 • 10 wks • Prev: 33

62

Love Will Find A Way

Jackie DeShannon

↓ 3

Peak: 40 • 8 wks • Prev: 59

63

One Tin Soldier

The Original Caste

↑ 7

Peak: 34 • 17 wks • Prev: 70

64

Point It Out

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

↑ 12

Peak: 37 • 8 wks • Prev: 76

65

Volunteers

Jefferson Airplane

↑ 8

Peak: 65 • 10 wks • Prev: 73

66

Arizona

Mark Lindsay

↑ 23

Peak: 10 • 16 wks • Prev: 89

67

Get It From The Bottom

The Steelers

↓ 11

Peak: 56 • 6 wks • Prev: 56

68

Let's Work Together (Part 1)

Wilbert Harrison

↑ 12

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 80

69

Walkin' In The Rain

Jay & The Americans

↑ 5

Peak: 19 • 15 wks • Prev: 74

70

Get Rhythm

Johnny Cash

↓ 2

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 68

71

When Julie Comes Around

The Cuff Links

↑ 19

Peak: 41 • 9 wks • Prev: 90

72

Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part Two)

James Brown

★ NEW

Peak: 40 • 8 wks

72

Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part One)

James Brown

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 8 wks

73

Baby Take Me In Your Arms

Jefferson

★ NEW

Peak: 23 • 12 wks

74

I'm Tired

Savoy Brown

↑ 4

Peak: 74 • 5 wks • Prev: 78

75

Turn! Turn! Turn!/To Everything There Is A Season

Judy Collins

—

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

76

I Love You

Otis Leavill

↑ 3

Peak: 63 • 9 wks • Prev: 79

77

She Lets Her Hair Down (Early In The Morning)

The Tokens

↑ 4

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 81

78

Lady-O

The Turtles

↑ 9

Peak: 78 • 4 wks • Prev: 87

79

Goin' Out Of My Head/Forget To Remember

Frank Sinatra

↑ 3

Peak: 79 • 4 wks • Prev: 82

80

I'm So Glad I Fell For You

David Ruffin

★ NEW

Peak: 53 • 7 wks

81

No Time

The Guess Who

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 14 wks

82

Look-Ka Py Py

The Meters

↑ 9

Peak: 56 • 10 wks • Prev: 91

83

Are You Getting Any Sunshine?

Lou Christie

★ NEW

Peak: 73 • 4 wks

84

Come Saturday Morning

The Sandpipers

★ NEW

Peak: 17 • 20 wks

85

Tonight I'll Say A Prayer

Eydie Gorme

↑ 3

Peak: 45 • 12 wks • Prev: 88

86

Six White Horses

Tommy Cash

↑ 10

Peak: 79 • 6 wks • Prev: 96

87

Together

The Illusion

★ NEW

Peak: 80 • 4 wks

88

Groovin' (Out On Life)

The Newbeats

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 5 wks

89

I'm Gonna Love You

The Intrigues

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 3 wks

90

To Be Young, Gifted And Black

Nina Simone

↑ 3

Peak: 76 • 7 wks • Prev: 93

91

Voodoo Woman

Simon Stokes/Nighthawks

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 2 wks

92

Bold Soul Sister

Ike & Tina Turner

★ NEW

Peak: 59 • 8 wks

93

How I Miss You Baby

Bobby Womack

↑ 6

Peak: 93 • 2 wks • Prev: 99

94

Is It Because I'm Black

Syl Johnson

—

Peak: 68 • 6 wks • Prev: 94

95

Love Bones

Johnnie Taylor

★ NEW

Peak: 43 • 10 wks

96

It's Been A Long Time

Betty Everett

★ NEW

Peak: 96 • 2 wks

97

Alice's Rock & Roll Restaurant

Arlo Guthrie

↑ 1

Peak: 97 • 2 wks • Prev: 98

98

Mr. Limousine Driver

Grand Funk Railroad

★ NEW

Peak: 97 • 2 wks

99

Too Many Cooks (Spoil The Soup)

100 Proof Aged in Soul

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 2 wks

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