Top 100 songs for January 4, 1969
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1969 and the 1960s.
This week’s No. 1 is “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye. Meanwhile, “Can I Change My Mind” by Tyrone Davis rises from No. 66 to No. 29. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Can I Change My Mind — Tyrone Davisup 37 places, No. 66 → No. 29
- Touch Me — The Doorsup 35 places, No. 72 → No. 37
- Does Anybody Know I'm Here — The Dellsup 28 places, No. 94 → No. 66
New to this week’s Top 10
- Soulful Strut — Young-Holt UnlimitedNo. 4
- Hooked On A Feeling — B.J. ThomasNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Everyday People — Sly & The Family StoneNo. 27
- Hey Jude — Wilson PickettNo. 28
- Can I Change My Mind — Tyrone DavisNo. 29
- There's Gonna Be A Showdown — Archie Bell & The DrellsNo. 35
- Touch Me — The DoorsNo. 37
- Worst That Could Happen — Brooklyn BridgeNo. 38
- Baby Let's Wait — The Royal GuardsmenNo. 39
- I Started A Joke — Bee GeesNo. 40
First-week entries
- Baby, Baby Don't Cry — Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesNo. 53
- I Forgot To Be Your Lover — William BellNo. 81
- Rain In My Heart — Frank SinatraNo. 82
- Build Me Up Buttercup — The FoundationsNo. 84
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da — Arthur ConleyNo. 88
- She's A Lady — John SebastianNo. 89
- You Showed Me — The TurtlesNo. 90
- If It Wasn't For Bad Luck — Ray Charles & Jimmy LewisNo. 92
- Ain't Got No; I Got Life — Nina SimoneNo. 99
- Goodnight My Love — Paul AnkaNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.