Top 100 songs for December 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 “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” by Steam. Meanwhile, “Wonderful World, Beautiful People” by Jimmy Cliff rises from No. 81 to No. 60. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Wonderful World, Beautiful People — Jimmy Cliffup 21 places, No. 81 → No. 60
- What You Gave Me — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrellup 19 places, No. 73 → No. 54
- Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me — Four Topsup 18 places, No. 71 → No. 53
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Don't Cry Daddy/Rubberneckin' — Elvis PresleyNo. 36
- Cold Turkey — Plastic Ono BandNo. 39
- Ain't It Funky Now (Part 1) — James BrownNo. 40
First-week entries
- She — Tommy James And The ShondellsNo. 65
- Point It Out — Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesNo. 76
- Venus — The Shocking BlueNo. 77
- She Lets Her Hair Down (Early In The Morning) — The TokensNo. 81
- When Julie Comes Around — The Cuff LinksNo. 90
- To Be Young, Gifted And Black — Nina SimoneNo. 93
- Is It Because I'm Black — Syl JohnsonNo. 94
- Land Of 1000 Dances — The Electric IndianNo. 95
- Six White Horses — Tommy CashNo. 96
- She Lets Her Hair Down (Early In The Morning) — Gene PitneyNo. 97
- Alice's Rock & Roll Restaurant — Arlo GuthrieNo. 98
- How I Miss You Baby — Bobby WomackNo. 99
- Big In Vegas — Buck Owens and The BuckaroosNo. 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.