US Top 40 Singles Week Ending October 26th, 1968

These are all the US Top 40 singles for Week Ending October 26th, 1968.

Check out the top 100 artists of 1960s here.

Make sure to also check the 1968’s Top 40 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 – OCTOBER 26TH, 1968

#1
HEY JUDE
The Beatles

The Beatles - Hey Jude 7-inch label

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

1 1 HEY JUDE –•– The Beatles (Apple)-7 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 LITTLE GREEN APPLES –•– O.C. Smith (Columbia)-11 (2)
3 2 FIRE –•– The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-8 (2)
4 13 THOSE WERE THE DAYS –•– Mary Hopkin (Apple)-5 (4)
5 5 GIRL WATCHER –•– The O’Kaysions (ABC)-11 (5)
6 6 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-9 (6)
7 9 OVER YOU –•– Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-6 (7)
8 4 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. –•– Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-9 (1)
9 14 ELENORE –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-6 (9)
10 8 I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-11 (8)

11 19 HOLD ME TIGHT –•– Johnny Nash (JAD)-7 (11)
12 12 SUZIE Q. (Part 1) –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-8 (12)
13 15 PIECE OF MY HEART –•– Big Brother and the Holding Company (Columbia)-9 (13)
14 7 MY SPECIAL ANGEL –•– The Vogues (Reprise)-8 (7)
15 22 WHITE ROOM –•– Cream (Atco)-4 (15)
16 10 SAY IT LOUD – I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-8 (10)
17 17 REVOLUTION –•– The Beatles (Apple)-7 (12)
18 18 HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-9 (18)
19 43 LOVE CHILD –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-2 (19)
20 20 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER –•– The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise)-6 (20)

21 11 TIME HAS COME TODAY –•– The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-12 (11)
22 26 SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME –•– Max Frost and the Troopers (Tower)-8 (22)
23 23 FOOL FOR YOU –•– The Impressions (Curtom)-8 (23)
24 16 SLIP AWAY –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-16 (6)
25 45 MAGIC CARPET RIDE –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-4 (25)
26 21 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-11 (10)
27 42 SWEET BLINDNESS –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-5 (27)
28 39 COURT OF LOVE –•– The Unifics (Kapp)-6 (28)
29 24 THE FOOL ON THE HILL –•– Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66 (A&M)-12 (6)
30 32 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA –•– Iron Butterfly (Atco)-10 (30)

31 40 SHOOT’EM UP, BABY –•– Andy Kim (Steed)-8 (31)
32 34 BABY, COME BACK –•– The Equals (RCA Victor)-8 (32)
33 33 CHAINED –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (33)
34 49 HI-HEEL SNEAKERS –•– Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-2 (34)
35 36 BREAK YOUR PROMISE –•– The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-9 (35)
36 38 KEEP ON LOVIN’ ME HONEY –•– Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-3 (36)
37 37 LALENA –•– Donovan (Epic)-4 (37)
38 54 TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE –•– Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-4 (38)
39 25 (The Lament Of the Cherokee) INDIAN RESERVATION –•– Don Fardon (GNP Crescendo)-9 (20)
40 51 NATURALLY STONED –•– The Avant-Garde (Columbia)-9 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROP – OCTOBER 26TH, 1968

This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last week’s chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 26TH, 1968

41 41 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-9 (41)
42 56 BANG-SHANG-A-LANG –•– The Archies (Calendar)-5 (42)
43 76 QUICK JOEY SMALL (Run Joey Run) –•– The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus (Buddah)-4 (43)
44 44 DO THE CHOO CHOO –•– Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-5 (44)
45 — WHO’S MAKING LOVE –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-1 (45)
46 46 I FOUND A TRUE LOVE –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-6 (46)
47 61 THE FUNKY JUDGE –•– Bull and the Matadors (Toddlin’ Town)-10 (47)
48 72 CHEWY CHEWY –•– The Ohio Express (Buddah)-2 (48)
49 55 I’VE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER –•– Otis Redding (Atco)-5 (49)
50 52 GENTLE ON MY MIND –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-14 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 26TH, 1968

45 — WHO’S MAKING LOVE –•– Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-1 (45)
66 — ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN –•– Dion (Laurie)-1 (66)
67 — CINNAMON –•– Derek (Bang)-1 (67)
74 — SHAKE –•– The Shadows Of Knight (Team)-1 (74)
75 — THE STRAIGHT LIFE –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-1 (75)
78 — HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. (Later That Same Day) –•– Ben Colder (MGM)-1 (78)
79 — 1432 FRANKLIN PIKE CIRCLE HERO –•– Bobby Russell (Elf)-1 (79)
80 — STORMY –•– The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-1 (80)
87 — SHAME, SHAME –•– The Magic Lanterns (Atlantic)-1 (87)
88 — IT’S CRAZY –•– Eddie Harris (Atlantic)-1 (88)
89 — GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS –•– 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-1 (89)
90 — I WALK ALONE –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-1 (90)
93 — PEACE BROTHER PEACE –•– Bill Medley (MGM)-1 (93)
94 — AUNT DORA’S LOVE SOUL SHACK –•– Arthur Conley (Atco)-1 (94)
95 — MORNIN’ GLORY –•– Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (95)
96 — GOLDEN GATE PARK –•– Rejoice (Dunhill)-1 (96)
99 — DO YOUR OWN THING –•– Brook Benton (Cotillion)-1 (99)
100 — JESSE BRADY –•– The McCoys (Mercury)-1 (100)