Top 100 songs for May 10, 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 “Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)” by The 5th Dimension. Meanwhile, “In The Ghetto” by Elvis Presley rises from No. 79 to No. 41. 19 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- In The Ghetto — Elvis Presleyup 38 places, No. 79 → No. 41
- The Windmills Of Your Mind — Dusty Springfieldup 32 places, No. 99 → No. 67
- Bad Moon Rising — Creedence Clearwater Revivalup 26 places, No. 80 → No. 54
New to this week’s Top 10
- Atlantis — DonovanNo. 9
- Get Back — The Beatles With Billy PrestonNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Get Back — The Beatles With Billy PrestonNo. 10
- Don't Let Me Down — The Beatles With Billy PrestonNo. 40
- Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet — Henry Mancini And His OrchestraNo. 71
- Testify (I Wonna) — Johnnie TaylorNo. 73
- Black Pearl — Sonny Charles And The Checkmates, Ltd.No. 75
- It's Never Too Late — SteppenwolfNo. 76
- Gentle On My Mind — Aretha FranklinNo. 77
- Someday Man — The MonkeesNo. 85
- Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife — O.C. SmithNo. 88
- Special Delivery — 1910 Fruitgum Co.No. 89
- Truck Stop — Jerry Smith and his PianosNo. 90
- Sunday — The MomentsNo. 92
- Welcome Me Love — The Brooklyn Bridge Featuring Johnny MaestroNo. 93
- What Is A Man — Four TopsNo. 94
- Turn Around And Love You — Rita CoolidgeNo. 96
- Ivory — Bob Seger SystemNo. 97
- Just A Little Bit — Little MiltonNo. 98
- I'm Gonna Do All I Can (To Do Right By My Man) — Ike & Tina TurnerNo. 99
- Born To Be Wild — Wilson PickettNo. 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.
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