Top 100 songs for July 26, 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, “Honky Tonk Women” by The Rolling Stones rises from No. 79 to No. 28. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Honky Tonk Women — The Rolling Stonesup 51 places, No. 79 → No. 28
- Lay Lady Lay — Bob Dylanup 37 places, No. 93 → No. 56
- Laughing — The Guess Whoup 31 places, No. 62 → No. 31
New to this week’s Top 10
- Baby, I Love You — Andy KimNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Polk Salad Annie — Tony Joe WhiteNo. 22
- Honky Tonk Women — The Rolling StonesNo. 28
- Laughing — The Guess WhoNo. 31
- Put A Little Love In Your Heart — Jackie DeShannonNo. 34
- Reconsider Me — Johnny AdamsNo. 38
- Along Came Jones — Ray StevensNo. 39
- Moonflight — Vik Venus Alias: Your Main Moon ManNo. 40
First-week entries
- A Boy Named Sue — Johnny CashNo. 42
- True Grit — Glen CampbellNo. 61
- Give Peace A Chance — Plastic Ono BandNo. 62
- Odds And Ends — Dionne WarwickNo. 90
- Sugar, Sugar — The ArchiesNo. 91
- Everybody Knows Matilda — Duke BaxterNo. 92
- First Hymn From Grand Terrace — Mark LindsayNo. 93
- Let Yourself Go — The Friends Of DistinctionNo. 94
- Love Theme From "Romeo And Juliet" (A Time For Us) — Johnny MathisNo. 96
- Ease Back — The MetersNo. 98
- Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind — Little Anthony And The ImperialsNo. 99
- Big Bruce — Steve GreenbergNo. 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.