Top 100 songs for July 5, 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 “Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet” by Henry Mancini And His Orchestra. Meanwhile, “Abraham, Martin And John” by Moms Mabley rises from No. 89 to No. 57. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Abraham, Martin And John — Moms Mableyup 32 places, No. 89 → No. 57
- Choice Of Colors — The Impressionsup 29 places, No. 77 → No. 48
- Along Came Jones — Ray Stevensup 28 places, No. 94 → No. 66
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Quentin's Theme — The Charles Randolph Grean SoundeNo. 28
- My Pledge Of Love — The Joe Jeffrey GroupNo. 33
- We Got More Soul — Dyke And The BlazersNo. 35
- Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town — Kenny Rogers & The First EditionNo. 37
- The Minotaur — Dick Hyman & His Electric EclecticsNo. 38
- Mrs. Robinson — Booker T. & The MG'sNo. 40
First-week entries
- Abraham, Martin And John — Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesNo. 73
- I'd Wait A Million Years — The Grass RootsNo. 85
- Polk Salad Annie — Tony Joe WhiteNo. 86
- Clean Up Your Own Back Yard — Elvis PresleyNo. 90
- Did You See Her Eyes — The IllusionNo. 92
- Break Away — The Beach BoysNo. 93
- Soul Deep — The Box TopsNo. 94
- I'll Never Fall In Love Again — Burt BacharachNo. 98
- Nothing Can Take The Place Of You — Brook BentonNo. 99
- My Little Chickadee — The FoundationsNo. 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.