Top 100 songs for November 8, 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 “Wedding Bell Blues” by The 5th Dimension. Meanwhile, “We Love You, Call Collect” by Art Linkletter rises from No. 93 to No. 54. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- We Love You, Call Collect — Art Linkletterup 39 places, No. 93 → No. 54
- I Can't Make It Alone — Lou Rawlsup 34 places, No. 100 → No. 66
- Eli's Coming — Three Dog Nightup 27 places, No. 50 → No. 23
New to this week’s Top 10
- And When I Die — Blood, Sweat & TearsNo. 8
- Something — The BeatlesNo. 9
- Smile A Little Smile For Me — The Flying MachineNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Backfield In Motion — Mel And TimNo. 20
- Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye — SteamNo. 22
- Eli's Coming — Three Dog NightNo. 23
- Fortunate Son — Creedence Clearwater RevivalNo. 33
- So Good Together — Andy KimNo. 36
- Undun — The Guess WhoNo. 37
- Down On The Corner/Fortunate Son — Creedence Clearwater RevivalNo. 38
- Leaving On A Jet Plane — Peter, Paul & MaryNo. 39
First-week entries
- Someday We'll Be Together — Diana Ross & The SupremesNo. 50
- Heaven Knows — The Grass RootsNo. 57
- A Brand New Me — Dusty SpringfieldNo. 83
- Girls It Ain't Easy — The Honey ConeNo. 85
- You Got To Pay The Price — Gloria TaylorNo. 92
- The Ten Commandments Of Love — Little Anthony And The ImperialsNo. 93
- Kozmic Blues — Janis JoplinNo. 94
- (I'm So) Afraid Of Losing You Again — Charley PrideNo. 95
- Eleanor Rigby — Aretha FranklinNo. 96
- That's How Heartaches Are Made — The MarvelettesNo. 97
- Volunteers — Jefferson AirplaneNo. 99
- See Ruby Fall — Johnny CashNo. 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.