Top 100 songs for October 11, 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 “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies. Meanwhile, “Ball Of Fire” by Tommy James And The Shondells rises from No. 82 to No. 52. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Ball Of Fire — Tommy James And The Shondellsup 30 places, No. 82 → No. 52
- Reuben James — Kenny Rogers & The First Editionup 23 places, No. 89 → No. 66
- Echo Park — Keith Barbourup 20 places, No. 78 → No. 58
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Groovy Grubworm — Harlow Wilcox and the OakiesNo. 77
- Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part One) — James BrownNo. 78
- The Sweeter He Is - Part I — The Soul ChildrenNo. 82
- Silver Threads And Golden Needles — The CowsillsNo. 86
- Hold Me — The Baskerville HoundsNo. 88
- Try A Little Kindness — Glen CampbellNo. 89
- Don't Waste My Time — John MayallNo. 90
- All God's Children Got Soul — Dorothy MorrisonNo. 95
- I Can't Be All Bad — Johnny AdamsNo. 96
- Love In The City — The TurtlesNo. 99
- She Belongs To Me — Rick NelsonNo. 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.