Top 100 songs for August 23, 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 “Honky Tonk Women” by The Rolling Stones. Meanwhile, “I Can't Get Next To You” by The Temptations rises from No. 84 to No. 48. 17 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- I Can't Get Next To You — The Temptationsup 36 places, No. 84 → No. 48
- Everybody's Talkin' — Nilssonup 30 places, No. 79 → No. 49
- Jean — Oliverup 28 places, No. 72 → No. 44
New to this week’s Top 10
- Green River — Creedence Clearwater RevivalNo. 7
- Polk Salad Annie — Tony Joe WhiteNo. 8
- Get Together — The YoungbloodsNo. 9
- Laughing — The Guess WhoNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Soul Deep — The Box TopsNo. 24
- Birthday — Underground SunshineNo. 27
- True Grit — Glen CampbellNo. 35
- Did You See Her Eyes — The IllusionNo. 36
- I'm Free — The WhoNo. 37
- Keem-O-Sabe — The Electric IndianNo. 39
- Oh, What A Night — The DellsNo. 40
First-week entries
- I'm A Better Man — Engelbert HumperdinckNo. 60
- I'm Gonna Make You Mine — Lou ChristieNo. 66
- This Girl Is A Woman Now — Gary Puckett And The Union GapNo. 67
- Little Woman — Bobby ShermanNo. 73
- Lowdown Popcorn — James BrownNo. 74
- That's The Way Love Is — Marvin GayeNo. 75
- Rain — Jose FelicianoNo. 77
- You, I — The RugbysNo. 81
- The Train — 1910 Fruitgum Co.No. 82
- Lodi — Al WilsonNo. 83
- Don't It Make You Want To Go Home — Joe South and The BelieversNo. 84
- Here I Go Again — Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesNo. 88
- Can't Find The Time — OrpheusNo. 93
- Walk On By — Isaac HayesNo. 94
- Green Fields — The VoguesNo. 98
- All I Have To Offer You (Is Me) — Charley PrideNo. 99
- Memphis Train — Buddy Miles ExpressNo. 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.