Top 100 songs for March 1, 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, “Twenty-Five Miles” by Edwin Starr rises from No. 94 to No. 66. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Twenty-Five Miles — Edwin Starrup 28 places, No. 94 → No. 66
- Try A Little Tenderness — Three Dog Nightup 27 places, No. 89 → No. 62
- I Don't Know Why — Stevie Wonderup 25 places, No. 68 → No. 43
New to this week’s Top 10
- Baby, Baby Don't Cry — Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesNo. 8
- Dizzy — Tommy RoeNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- The Weight — Aretha FranklinNo. 34
- To Susan On The West Coast Waiting — DonovanNo. 35
- Heaven — The RascalsNo. 39
- You Gave Me A Mountain — Frankie LaineNo. 40
First-week entries
- Rock Me — SteppenwolfNo. 63
- Who's Making Love — Young-Holt UnlimitedNo. 64
- When He Touches Me (Nothing Else Matters) — Peaches & HerbNo. 65
- Only The Strong Survive — Jerry ButlerNo. 70
- A Lover's Question — Otis ReddingNo. 71
- Galveston — Glen CampbellNo. 87
- Don't Forget About Me — Dusty SpringfieldNo. 88
- Snatching It Back — Clarence CarterNo. 90
- Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' — Crazy ElephantNo. 94
- You've Made Me So Very Happy — Blood, Sweat & TearsNo. 95
- Sweeter Than Sugar — Ohio ExpressNo. 96
- Day After Day (It's Slippin' Away) — ShangoNo. 97
- Give It Away — The Chi-litesNo. 99
- The Way It Used To Be — Engelbert HumperdinckNo. 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.