Top 100 songs for July 12, 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 “In The Year 2525” by Zager & Evans. Meanwhile, “Polk Salad Annie” by Tony Joe White rises from No. 86 to No. 57. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Polk Salad Annie — Tony Joe Whiteup 29 places, No. 86 → No. 57
- Muddy River — Johnny Riversup 28 places, No. 88 → No. 60
- I'd Wait A Million Years — The Grass Rootsup 26 places, No. 85 → No. 59
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Hey Joe — Wilson PickettNo. 81
- Laughing — The Guess WhoNo. 83
- Where Do I Go/Be-In/Hare Krishna — The HappeningsNo. 85
- Stay And Love Me All Summer — Brian HylandNo. 87
- Willie & Laura Mae Jones — Dusty SpringfieldNo. 88
- Wake Up — The Chambers BrothersNo. 92
- Lay Lady Lay — Bob DylanNo. 94
- Birds Of A Feather — Joe SouthNo. 96
- In The Time Of Our Lives — Iron ButterflyNo. 97
- Pass The Apple Eve — B.J. ThomasNo. 98
- Abergavenny — ShannonNo. 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.