Top 100 songs for October 18, 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 “I Can't Get Next To You” by The Temptations. Meanwhile, “Baby, I'm For Real” by The Originals rises from No. 67 to No. 33. 17 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Baby, I'm For Real — The Originalsup 34 places, No. 67 → No. 33
- Jealous Kind Of Fella — Garland Greenup 25 places, No. 46 → No. 21
- Try A Little Kindness — Glen Campbellup 22 places, No. 89 → No. 67
New to this week’s Top 10
- Suspicious Minds — Elvis PresleyNo. 6
- That's The Way Love Is — Marvin GayeNo. 7
- Wedding Bell Blues — The 5th DimensionNo. 8
- Tracy — The Cuff LinksNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Something — The BeatlesNo. 20
- Jealous Kind Of Fella — Garland GreenNo. 21
- Come Together/Something — The BeatlesNo. 23
- Walk On By — Isaac HayesNo. 32
- Baby, I'm For Real — The OriginalsNo. 33
- Smile A Little Smile For Me — The Flying MachineNo. 38
First-week entries
- Something — The BeatlesNo. 20
- Come Together/Something — The BeatlesNo. 23
- Backfield In Motion — Mel And TimNo. 48
- And When I Die — Blood, Sweat & TearsNo. 50
- Take A Letter Maria — R.B. GreavesNo. 61
- Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye — SteamNo. 76
- Undun — The Guess WhoNo. 78
- Turn On A Dream — The Box TopsNo. 79
- Make Your Own Kind Of Music — Mama Cass ElliotNo. 80
- Proud Mary — The Checkmates, Ltd. Featuring Sonny CharlesNo. 85
- It's Hard To Get Along — Joe SimonNo. 90
- Shangri-La — The LettermenNo. 92
- Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday — Stevie WonderNo. 94
- Say You Love Me — The ImpressionsNo. 96
- Crumbs Off The Table — The Glass HouseNo. 97
- We Must Be In Love — Five Stairsteps & CubieNo. 98
- Just A Little Love — B.B. KingNo. 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.