Top 100 songs for May 17, 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, “Born To Be Wild” by Wilson Pickett rises from No. 100 to No. 66. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Born To Be Wild — Wilson Pickettup 34 places, No. 100 → No. 66
- Special Delivery — 1910 Fruitgum Co.up 27 places, No. 89 → No. 62
- Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet — Henry Mancini And His Orchestraup 24 places, No. 71 → No. 47
New to this week’s Top 10
- Love (Can Make You Happy) — MercyNo. 5
- Gitarzan — Ray StevensNo. 9
- These Eyes — The Guess WhoNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- In The Ghetto — Elvis PresleyNo. 23
- Bad Moon Rising — Creedence Clearwater RevivalNo. 33
- Where's The Playground Susie — Glen CampbellNo. 34
- The River Is Wide — The Grass RootsNo. 37
- Day Is Done — Peter, Paul & MaryNo. 38
- Heather Honey — Tommy RoeNo. 40
First-week entries
- The April Fools — Dionne WarwickNo. 77
- Let Me — Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark LindsayNo. 83
- We Got More Soul — Dyke And The BlazersNo. 86
- You Don't Need Me For Anything Anymore — Brenda LeeNo. 87
- My Wife, My Dog, My Cat — The Maskman & The AgentsNo. 91
- What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) — Jr. Walker & The All StarsNo. 93
- Why I Sing The Blues — B.B. KingNo. 94
- Let Me Love You — Ray CharlesNo. 95
- Israelites — Desmond Dekker And The AcesNo. 96
- I Threw It All Away — Bob DylanNo. 99
- Sausalito — Al MartinoNo. 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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