Top 100 songs for August 9, 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, “Commotion” by Creedence Clearwater Revival rises from No. 71 to No. 34. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Commotion — Creedence Clearwater Revivalup 37 places, No. 71 → No. 34
- Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind — Little Anthony And The Imperialsup 29 places, No. 98 → No. 69
- The Nitty Gritty — Gladys Knight And The Pipsup 26 places, No. 65 → No. 39
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Give Peace A Chance — Plastic Ono BandNo. 23
- I'd Wait A Million Years — The Grass RootsNo. 30
- I'll Never Fall In Love Again — Tom JonesNo. 31
- Workin' On A Groovy Thing — The 5th DimensionNo. 32
- Commotion — Creedence Clearwater RevivalNo. 34
- The Nitty Gritty — Gladys Knight And The PipsNo. 39
- Share Your Love With Me — Aretha FranklinNo. 40
First-week entries
- Easy To Be Hard — Three Dog NightNo. 77
- Hot Fun In The Summertime — Sly & The Family StoneNo. 79
- When I Die — MotherlodeNo. 80
- I Could Never Be President — Johnnie TaylorNo. 85
- One Night Affair — The O'JaysNo. 87
- I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am — Dean MartinNo. 88
- Look At Mine — Petula ClarkNo. 90
- Chelsea Morning — Judy CollinsNo. 91
- Farewell Love Scene — Romeo & Juliet SoundtrackNo. 98
- Questions 67 And 68 — ChicagoNo. 99
- Who Do You Love — Quicksilver Messenger ServiceNo. 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.