Top 100 songs for November 1, 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 “Suspicious Minds” by Elvis Presley. Meanwhile, “Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part One)” by James Brown rises from No. 58 to No. 30. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part One) — James Brownup 28 places, No. 58 → No. 30
- Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday — Stevie Wonderup 27 places, No. 59 → No. 32
- Down On The Corner/Fortunate Son — Creedence Clearwater Revivalup 27 places, No. 87 → No. 60
New to this week’s Top 10
- Come Together/Something — The BeatlesNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part One) — James BrownNo. 30
- Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday — Stevie WonderNo. 32
- Try A Little Kindness — Glen CampbellNo. 33
- Let A Woman Be A Woman - Let A Man Be A Man — Dyke And The BlazersNo. 36
- Cherry Hill Park — Billy Joe RoyalNo. 38
- Echo Park — Keith BarbourNo. 40
First-week entries
- Fortunate Son — Creedence Clearwater RevivalNo. 58
- Holly Holy — Neil DiamondNo. 71
- Up On Cripple Creek — The BandNo. 74
- On The Dock Of The Bay — The DellsNo. 82
- I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City — NilssonNo. 83
- Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You — Bob DylanNo. 85
- Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head — B.J. ThomasNo. 86
- Love Will Find A Way — Jackie DeShannonNo. 90
- Okie From Muskogee — Merle Haggard And The StrangersNo. 91
- Ballad Of Easy Rider — The ByrdsNo. 92
- We Love You, Call Collect — Art LinkletterNo. 93
- Cupid — Johnny NashNo. 94
- Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side) — Eddie FloydNo. 98
- Midnight Cowboy — Ferrante & TeicherNo. 99
- I Can't Make It Alone — Lou RawlsNo. 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.