US Top 40 Singles Week Ending December 28th, 1968

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending December 28th, 1968.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1960s here.

You can also check the complete 1968 Top Singles here.

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This Week’s Top 40
This Week’s Drops
Power Plays
New This Week
To Next or Previous Week

US TOP 40 – DECEMBER 28TH, 1968

#1
I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine 7-inch label

TW LW TITLE ЉۢРArtist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 1 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-6 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-9 (2)
3 2 LOVE CHILD –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-11 (1)
4 5 WICHITA LINEMAN –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-9 (4)
5 6 STORMY –•– The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-10 (5)
6 4 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN –•– Dion (Laurie)-10 (4)
7 17 I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations (Motown)-4 (7)
8 7 WHO’S MAKING LOVE –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-10 (5)
9 9 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-9 (9)
10 12 CLOUD NINE –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-7 (10)

11 8 BOTH SIDES NOW –•– Judy Collins (Elektra)-8 (8)
12 13 CINNAMON –•– Derek (Bang)-10 (12)
13 22 HOOKED ON A FEELING –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-7 (13)
14 14 SEE SAW –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (14)
15 11 HEY JUDE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-16 (1)
16 20 SOULFUL STRUT –•– Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick)-5 (16)
17 18 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME –•– Eddie Floyd (Stax)-11 (17)
18 10 MAGIC CARPET RIDE –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-13 (3)
19 15 CHEWY CHEWY –•– The Ohio Express (Buddah)-11 (15)
20 26 GOING UP THE COUNTRY –•– Canned Heat (Liberty)-4 (20)

21 24 SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN –•– Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-5 (21)
22 21 LITTLE ARROWS –•– Leapy Lee (Decca)-12 (16)
23 28 TOO WEAK TO FIGHT –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-8 (23)
24 31 PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG –•– Otis Redding (Atco)-5 (24)
25 19 THOSE WERE THE DAYS –•– Mary Hopkin (Apple)-14 (2)
26 30 LO MUCHO QUE TE QUIERO (The More I Love You) –•– Rene and Rene (White Whale)-6 (26)
27 16 SCARBOROUGH FAIR –•– Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66 (A&M)-7 (16)
28 39 CRIMSON AND CLOVER –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-3 (28)
29 29 SHAME, SHAME –•– The Magic Lanterns (Atlantic)-10 (29)
30 36 IF I CAN DREAM –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (30)

31 27 TILL –•– The Vogues (Reprise)-6 (27)
32 35 A RAY OF HOPE –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-4 (32)
33 34 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC –•– Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir (Columbia)-11 (33)
34 51 STAND BY YOUR MAN –•– Tammy Wynette (Epic)-8 (34)
35 23 PROMISES, PROMISES –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-9 (19)
36 54 MY SONG –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (36)
37 37 I CAN’T TURN YOU LOOSE –•– The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-6 (37)
38 43 THIS IS MY COUNTRY –•– The Impressions (Curtom)-5 (38)
39 53 PEOPLE –•– The Tymes (Columbia)-7 (39)
40 41 HANG ‘EM HIGH –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-8 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROP – DECEMBER 28TH, 1968

45 38 KENTUCKY WOMAN –•– Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-8 (38)

POWER PLAYS – DECEMBER 28TH, 1968

41 61 I STARTED A JOKE –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-2 (41)
42 55 EVERYDAY PEOPLE –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-5 (42)
43 90 HEY JUDE –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-2 (43)
44 46 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-7 (44)
46 49 BELLA LINDA –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-5 (46)
47 47 MY FAVORITE THINGS –•– Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-3 (47)
48 50 BABY LET’S WAIT –•– The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)-7 (48)
49 75 THERE’S GONNA BE A SHOWDOWN –•– Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-3 (49)
50 60 READY OR NOT HERE I COME (Can’t Hide From Love) –•– The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – DECEMBER 28TH, 1968

64 — DADDY SANG BASS –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-1 (64)
72 — TOUCH ME –•– The Doors (Elektra)-1 (72)
83 — ELECTRIC STORIES –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-1 (83)
85 — NOT ON THE OUTSIDE –•– The Moments (Stang)-1 (85)
87 — KAY –•– John Wesley Ryles I (Columbia)-1 (87)
88 — FEELIN’ SO GOOD (S.k.o.o.b.y-D.o.o.) –•– The Archies (Calendar)-1 (88)
89 — SWEET CREAM LADIES, FORWARD MARCH –•– The Box Tops (Mala)-1 (89)
90 — THIS MAGIC MOMENT –•– Jay and the Americans (United Artists)-1 (90)
92 — ELOISE –•– Barry Ryan (MGM)-1 (92)
93 — YOU’VE GOT THE POWER –•– The Esquires (Wand)-1 (93)
94 — DOES ANYBODY KNOW I’M HERE –•– The Dells (Cadet)-1 (94)
98 — I’M INTO LOOKIN’ FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE ME –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-1 (98)
99 — I CAN’T HELP IT (If I’m Still In Love With You) –•– Al Martino (Capitol)-1 (99)
100 — THINGS I’D LIKE TO SAY –•– The New Colony Six (Mercury)-1 (100)