Top 100 songs for May 31, 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 “Get Back” by The Beatles With Billy Preston. Meanwhile, “Love Me Tonight” by Tom Jones rises from No. 79 to No. 45. 17 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Love Me Tonight — Tom Jonesup 34 places, No. 79 → No. 45
- Israelites — Desmond Dekker And The Acesup 33 places, No. 74 → No. 41
- Good Morning Starshine — Oliverup 26 places, No. 83 → No. 57
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- One — Three Dog NightNo. 23
- Everyday With You Girl — Classics IV Featuring Dennis YostNo. 30
- Black Pearl — Sonny Charles And The Checkmates, Ltd.No. 32
- Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down — The TemptationsNo. 35
- I've Been Hurt — Bill Deal & The RhondelsNo. 36
- Seattle — Perry ComoNo. 38
- Medicine Man (Part I) — Buchanan BrothersNo. 39
- Testify (I Wonna) — Johnnie TaylorNo. 40
First-week entries
- Tomorrow Tomorrow — Bee GeesNo. 60
- No Matter What Sign You Are — Diana Ross & The SupremesNo. 61
- I Turned You On — The Isley BrothersNo. 63
- My Cherie Amour — Stevie WonderNo. 70
- Without Her — Herb AlpertNo. 71
- Moody Woman — Jerry ButlerNo. 72
- Spinning Wheel — Blood, Sweat & TearsNo. 78
- The Minotaur — Dick Hyman & His Electric EclecticsNo. 79
- I Can't Quit Her — The ArborsNo. 80
- The Popcorn — James BrownNo. 81
- Sincerely — Paul AnkaNo. 82
- Hushabye — Jay & The AmericansNo. 90
- Brown Arms In Houston — OrpheusNo. 92
- I Need You Now — Ronnie DoveNo. 94
- Running Bear — Sonny JamesNo. 95
- Hurt So Bad — The LettermenNo. 96
- Son Of A Travelin' Man — Ed AmesNo. 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.