Top 100 songs for September 13, 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, “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” by Isaac Hayes rises from No. 69 to No. 43. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- By The Time I Get To Phoenix — Isaac Hayesup 26 places, No. 69 → No. 43
- Carry Me Back — The Rascalsup 23 places, No. 70 → No. 47
- This Girl Is A Woman Now — Gary Puckett And The Union Gapup 21 places, No. 38 → No. 17
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- That's The Way Love Is — Marvin GayeNo. 31
- When I Die — MotherlodeNo. 32
- I'm Gonna Make You Mine — Lou ChristieNo. 35
- What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am — Bill Deal & The RhondelsNo. 36
- Nobody But You Babe — Clarence ReidNo. 40
First-week entries
- The Weight — Supremes & TemptationsNo. 69
- World (Part 1) — James BrownNo. 70
- And That Reminds Me (My Heart Reminds Me) — The 4 SeasonsNo. 72
- Suspicious Minds — Elvis PresleyNo. 77
- Jealous Kind Of Fella — Garland GreenNo. 78
- Chains Of Love — Bobby BlandNo. 88
- Tracy — The Cuff LinksNo. 89
- My Balloon's Going Up — Archie Bell & The DrellsNo. 96
- Love's Been Good To Me — Frank SinatraNo. 98
- Kool And The Gang — Kool & The GangNo. 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.