Top 100 songs for February 22, 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 “Everyday People” by Sly & The Family Stone. Meanwhile, “Run Away Child, Running Wild” by The Temptations rises from No. 70 to No. 38. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Run Away Child, Running Wild — The Temptationsup 32 places, No. 70 → No. 38
- Honey (I Miss You) — O.C. Smithup 29 places, No. 76 → No. 47
- Glad She's A Woman — Bobby Goldsboroup 26 places, No. 90 → No. 64
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- The Weight — Aretha FranklinNo. 52
- Somebody Loves You — The DelfonicsNo. 80
- Soul Experience — Iron ButterflyNo. 81
- Apricot Brandy — RhinocerosNo. 82
- The Letter — The ArborsNo. 83
- Am I The Same Girl — Barbara AcklinNo. 84
- Tear Drop City — The MonkeesNo. 87
- Back Door Man — DerekNo. 90
- Long Green — The FireballsNo. 91
- These Are Not My People — Johnny RiversNo. 99
- Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show — Neil DiamondNo. 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.