Top 100 songs for June 21, 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, “Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1” by James Brown rises from No. 80 to No. 31. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1 — James Brownup 49 places, No. 80 → No. 31
- The Ballad Of John And Yoko — The Beatlesup 47 places, No. 71 → No. 24
- Quentin's Theme — The Charles Randolph Grean Soundeup 27 places, No. 85 → No. 58
New to this week’s Top 10
- Good Morning Starshine — OliverNo. 9
- Spinning Wheel — Blood, Sweat & TearsNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- The Ballad Of John And Yoko — The BeatlesNo. 24
- What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) — Jr. Walker & The All StarsNo. 25
- Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1 — James BrownNo. 31
- My Cherie Amour — Stevie WonderNo. 33
- Moody Woman — Jerry ButlerNo. 34
- I Turned You On — The Isley BrothersNo. 35
- I Can Sing A Rainbow/Love Is Blue — The DellsNo. 39
- Baby, I Love You — Andy KimNo. 40
First-week entries
- In The Year 2525 — Zager & EvansNo. 72
- Doggone Right — Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesNo. 76
- Moments To Remember — The VoguesNo. 84
- The Prophecy Of Daniel and John The Divine (Six-Six-Six) — The CowsillsNo. 85
- I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool) — Candi StatonNo. 88
- The Feeling Is Right — Clarence CarterNo. 89
- Girl You're Too Young — Archie Bell & The DrellsNo. 90
- Baby, Don't Be Looking In My Mind — Joe SimonNo. 96
- And She's Mine — Spanky And Our GangNo. 97
- Pinch Me (Baby, Convince Me) — Ohio ExpressNo. 99
- Feeling Alright — Joe CockerNo. 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.