Top 100 songs for January 11, 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, “Build Me Up Buttercup” by The Foundations rises from No. 84 to No. 48. 4 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Build Me Up Buttercup — The Foundationsup 36 places, No. 84 → No. 48
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da — Arthur Conleyup 32 places, No. 88 → No. 56
- California Soul — The 5th Dimensionup 23 places, No. 57 → No. 34
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- California Soul — The 5th DimensionNo. 34
- Bella Linda — The Grass RootsNo. 38
First-week entries
- Games People Play — Joe SouthNo. 91
- If I Only Had Time — Nick DeCaroNo. 95
- Riot — Hugh MasekelaNo. 97
- Tragedy — Brian HylandNo. 98
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.