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These are all the Top Songs of 1968.
*Note: Based on the Nolan Method, these are the year-end songs that represented the best songs of 1968. The Nolan Method ranking system was formulated by lead Top40Weekly contributor Jarrett Nolan and is based on a point system for an artistβs chart performance on Billboard charts. Be sure to check out our Year in Music snapshot of what was happening in the world of Top 40 music in this decade. Written by radio and music industry veteranΒ Ed Osborne, each overview highlights the important trends and some of the representative songs and artists that shaped the music landscape and occupied the Top 40 charts during this decade of music.
Top Songs 1968
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 6th January, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HELLO GOODBYE ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-6 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 DAYDREAM BELIEVER ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-8 (1)
3 6 JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) ββ’β John Fred and His Playboy Band (Paula)-7 (3)
4 2 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-11 (2)
5 5 WOMAN, WOMAN ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-8 (5)
6 4 I SECOND THAT EMOTION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-10 (4)
7 7 CHAIN OF FOOLS ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (7)
8 8 BEND ME, SHAPE ME ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-6 (8)
9 9 BOOGALOO DOWN BROADWAY ββ’β The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-14 (7)
10 10 SKINNY LEGS AND ALL ββ’β Joe Tex (Dial)-11 (10)
11 11 HONEY CHILE ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-8 (11)
12 25 GREEN TAMBOURINE ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-4 (12)
13 18 IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD AROUND YOU ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-6 (13)
14 15 SUMMER RAIN ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-8 (14)
15 13 INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS ββ’β Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)-15 (1)
16 12 YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS ββ’β Cher (Imperial)-11 (9)
17 17 NEXT PLANE TO LONDON ββ’β The Rose Garden (Atco)-12 (17)
18 19 DIFFERENT DRUM ββ’β The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-9 (18)
19 14 THE RAIN, THE PARK AND OTHER THINGS ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-15 (2)
20 16 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-12 (4)
21 29 SUSAN ββ’β The Buckinghams (Columbia)-5 (21)
22 22 AND GET AWAY ββ’β The Esquires (Bunky)-7 (22)
23 23 WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-7 (23)
24 32 MONTEREY ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-4 (24)
25 26 ITβS WONDERFUL ββ’β The Young Rascals (Atlantic)-5 (25)
26 20 SHEβS MY GIRL ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-9 (14)
27 36 WHO WILL ANSWER ββ’β Ed Ames (RCA Victor)-4 (27)
28 40 TELL MAMA ββ’β Etta James (Cadet)-9 (28)
29 30 COME SEE ABOUT ME ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-7 (29)
30 38 LOVE ME TWO TIMES ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-5 (30)
31 31 THE OTHER MANβS GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-6 (31)
32 42 LOVE POWER ββ’β The Sandpebbles (Calla)-7 (32)
33 37 I CANβT STAND MYSELF (When You Touch Me) ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-5 (33)
34 28 KEEP THE BALL ROLLINβ ββ’β Jay and the Techniques (Smash)-12 (14)
35 62 NOBODY BUT ME ββ’β The Human Beinz (Capitol)-5 (35)
36 33 BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-11 (26)
37 47 BEST OF BOTH WORLDS ββ’β Lulu (Epic)-4 (37)
38 48 GOINβ OUT OF MY HEAD/CANβT TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU (Medley) ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-5 (38)
39 54 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-4 (39)
40 51 MY BABY MUST BE A MAGICIAN ββ’β The Marvelettes (Tamla)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
55 24 NEON RAINBOW ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-9 (24)
61 35 TOO MUCH OF NOTHING ββ’β Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)-7 (35)
68 34 BABY YOU GOT IT ββ’β Brenton Wood (Double Shot)-7 (34)
POWER PLAYS
41 56 TWO LITTLE KIDS ββ’β Peaches and Herb (Date)-4 (41)
42 43 COVER ME ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-7 (42)
43 53 ITCHYCOO PARK ββ’β The Small Faces (Immediate)-9 (43)
44 44 WINDY ββ’β Wes Montgomery (A&M)-7 (44)
45 45 IβM IN LOVE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-6 (45)
46 46 IN THE MISTY MOONLIGHT ββ’β Dean Martin (Reprise)-6 (46)
47 70 SPOOKY ββ’β The Classics IV (Imperial)-3 (47)
48 77 SHEβS A RAINBOW ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-2 (48)
49 60 EVERYBODY KNOWS ββ’β The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-4 (49)
50 50 DEAR ELOISE ββ’β The Hollies (Epic)-6 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
72 β SOME VELVET MORNING ββ’β Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood (Reprise)-1 (72)
81 β A WORKING MANβS PRAYER ββ’β Arthur Prysock (Verve)-1 (81)
82 β NO SAD SONGS ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-1 (82)
83 β ZABADAK ββ’β Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich (Imperial)-1 (83)
85 β MONEY ββ’β The Lovinβ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-1 (85)
86 β SUNDAY MORNINβ ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-1 (86)
90 β MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Lalo Schifrin (Dot)-1 (90)
97 β A MAN NEEDS A WOMAN ββ’β James Carr (Goldwax)-1 (97)
98 β NEW ORLEANS ββ’β Neil Diamond (Bang)-1 (98)
99 β LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-1 (99)
100 β BORN FREE ββ’β The Hesitations (Kapp)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 13th January, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HELLO GOODBYE ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-7 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) ββ’β John Fred and His Playboy Band (Paula)-8 (2)
3 2 DAYDREAM BELIEVER ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-9 (1)
4 5 WOMAN, WOMAN ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-9 (4)
5 4 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-12 (2)
6 7 CHAIN OF FOOLS ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (6)
7 8 BEND ME, SHAPE ME ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-7 (7)
8 6 I SECOND THAT EMOTION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-11 (4)
9 12 GREEN TAMBOURINE ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-5 (9)
10 10 SKINNY LEGS AND ALL ββ’β Joe Tex (Dial)-12 (10)
11 11 HONEY CHILE ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-9 (11)
12 9 BOOGALOO DOWN BROADWAY ββ’β The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-15 (7)
13 13 IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD AROUND YOU ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-7 (13)
14 18 DIFFERENT DRUM ββ’β The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-10 (14)
15 24 MONTEREY ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-5 (15)
16 21 SUSAN ββ’β The Buckinghams (Columbia)-6 (16)
17 14 SUMMER RAIN ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-9 (14)
18 35 NOBODY BUT ME ββ’β The Human Beinz (Capitol)-6 (18)
19 27 WHO WILL ANSWER ββ’β Ed Ames (RCA Victor)-5 (19)
20 25 ITβS WONDERFUL ββ’β The Young Rascals (Atlantic)-6 (20)
21 16 YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS ββ’β Cher (Imperial)-12 (9)
22 17 NEXT PLANE TO LONDON ββ’β The Rose Garden (Atco)-13 (17)
23 47 SPOOKY ββ’β The Classics IV (Imperial)-4 (23)
24 29 COME SEE ABOUT ME ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-8 (24)
25 30 LOVE ME TWO TIMES ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-6 (25)
26 40 MY BABY MUST BE A MAGICIAN ββ’β The Marvelettes (Tamla)-5 (26)
27 32 LOVE POWER ββ’β The Sandpebbles (Calla)-8 (27)
28 28 TELL MAMA ββ’β Etta James (Cadet)-10 (28)
29 38 GOINβ OUT OF MY HEAD/CANβT TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU (Medley) ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-6 (29)
30 39 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-5 (30)
31 41 TWO LITTLE KIDS ββ’β Peaches and Herb (Date)-5 (31)
32 43 ITCHYCOO PARK ββ’β The Small Faces (Immediate)-10 (32)
33 33 I CANβT STAND MYSELF (When You Touch Me) ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-6 (33)
34 37 BEST OF BOTH WORLDS ββ’β Lulu (Epic)-5 (34)
35 26 SHEβS MY GIRL ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-10 (14)
36 48 SHEβS A RAINBOW ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-3 (36)
37 15 INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS ββ’β Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)-16 (1)
38 52 BABY, NOW THAT IβVE FOUND YOU ββ’β The Foundations (Uni)-4 (38)
39 53 DARLINβ ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-4 (39)
40 22 AND GET AWAY ββ’β The Esquires (Bunky)-8 (22)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 19 THE RAIN, THE PARK AND OTHER THINGS ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-16 (2)
42 20 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-13 (4)
45 31 THE OTHER MANβS GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-7 (31)
POWER PLAYS
43 54 EXPLOSION (In YourΒ Soul) ββ’β The Soul Survivors (Crimson)-4 (43)
44 49 EVERYBODY KNOWS ββ’β The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-5 (44)
46 60 I WONDER WHAT SHEβS DOING TONITE ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-4 (46)
47 57 SKIP A ROPE ββ’β Henson Cargill (Monument)-4 (47)
48 59 THE LESSON ββ’β Vikki Carr (Liberty)-4 (48)
49 62 TO GIVE (The Reason I Live) ββ’β Frankie Valli (Philips)-3 (49)
50 50 DEAR ELOISE ββ’β The Hollies (Epic)-7 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
56 β I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (56)
74 β SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-1 (74)
81 β WE CAN FLY ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-1 (81)
82 β I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING ββ’β Hermanβs Hermits (MGM)-1 (82)
83 β YOU ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-1 (83)
85 β DO UNTO ME ββ’β James &Β Bobby Purify (Bell)-1 (85)
86 β CARMEN ββ’β Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-1 (86)
96 β WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) ββ’β Oscar Toney, Jr. (Bell)-1 (96)
97 β (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) COUNT THE DAYS ββ’β Inez and Charlie Foxx (Dynamo)-1 (97)
98 β LET THE HEARTACHES BEGIN ββ’β Long John Baldry (Warner Brothers)-1 (98)
99 β EXPECTING TO FLY ββ’β Buffalo Springfield (Atco)-1 (99)
100 β FUNKY WAY ββ’β Calvin Arnold (Venture)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 20th January, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) ββ’β John Fred and His Playboy Band (Paula)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 6 CHAIN OF FOOLS ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (2)
3 1 HELLO GOODBYE ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-8 (1)
4 4 WOMAN, WOMAN ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-10 (4)
5 9 GREEN TAMBOURINE ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-6 (5)
6 3 DAYDREAM BELIEVER ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-10 (1)
7 7 BEND ME, SHAPE ME ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-8 (7)
8 8 I SECOND THAT EMOTION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-12 (4)
9 5 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-13 (2)
10 13 IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD AROUND YOU ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-8 (10)
11 11 HONEY CHILE ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-10 (11)
12 10 SKINNY LEGS AND ALL ββ’β Joe Tex (Dial)-13 (10)
13 16 SUSAN ββ’β The Buckinghams (Columbia)-7 (13)
14 14 DIFFERENT DRUM ββ’β The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-11 (14)
15 15 MONTEREY ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-6 (15)
16 23 SPOOKY ββ’β The Classics IV (Imperial)-5 (16)
17 18 NOBODY BUT ME ββ’β The Human Beinz (Capitol)-7 (17)
18 12 BOOGALOO DOWN BROADWAY ββ’β The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-16 (7)
19 19 WHO WILL ANSWER ββ’β Ed Ames (RCA Victor)-6 (19)
20 38 BABY, NOW THAT IβVE FOUND YOU ββ’β The Foundations (Uni)-5 (20)
21 32 ITCHYCOO PARK ββ’β The Small Faces (Immediate)-11 (21)
22 29 GOINβ OUT OF MY HEAD/CANβT TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU (Medley) ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-8 (22)
23 28 TELL MAMA ββ’β Etta James (Cadet)-11 (23)
24 24 COME SEE ABOUT ME ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-9 (24)
25 30 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-6 (25)
26 26 MY BABY MUST BE A MAGICIAN ββ’β The Marvelettes (Tamla)-6 (26)
27 27 LOVE POWER ββ’β The Sandpebbles (Calla)-9 (27)
28 33 I CANβT STAND MYSELF (When You Touch Me) ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-7 (28)
29 39 DARLINβ ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-5 (29)
30 36 SHEβS A RAINBOW ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-4 (30)
31 31 TWO LITTLE KIDS ββ’β Peaches and Herb (Date)-6 (31)
32 34 BEST OF BOTH WORLDS ββ’β Lulu (Epic)-6 (32)
33 43 EXPLOSION (In YourΒ Soul) ββ’β The Soul Survivors (Crimson)-5 (33)
34 20 ITβS WONDERFUL ββ’β The Young Rascals (Atlantic)-7 (20)
35 22 NEXT PLANE TO LONDON ββ’β The Rose Garden (Atco)-14 (17)
36 17 SUMMER RAIN ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-10 (14)
37 47 SKIP A ROPE ββ’β Henson Cargill (Monument)-5 (37)
38 46 I WONDER WHAT SHEβS DOING TONITE ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-5 (38)
39 49 TO GIVE (The Reason I Live) ββ’β Frankie Valli (Philips)-4 (39)
40 25 LOVE ME TWO TIMES ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-7 (25)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
46 21 YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS ββ’β Cher (Imperial)-13 (9)
POWER PLAYS
41 51 TOMORROW ββ’β Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)-4 (41)
42 52 JUST AS MUCH AS EVER ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-4 (42)
43 44 EVERYBODY KNOWS ββ’β The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-6 (43)
44 48 THE LESSON ββ’β Vikki Carr (Liberty)-5 (44)
45 56 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-2 (45)
47 84 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-3 (47)
48 61 BOTTLE OF WINE ββ’β The Fireballs (Atco)-4 (48)
49 60 SOME VELVET MORNING ββ’β Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood (Reprise)-3 (49)
50 53 IβM IN LOVE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-8 (45)
NEW THIS WEEK
77 β (Theme From) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1 (77)
79 β WORDS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-1 (79)
80 β STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ββ’β Jay and the Techniques (Smash)-1 (80)
81 β THERE WAS A TIME ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-1 (81)
82 β THERE IS ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-1 (82)
85 β HEY LITTLE ONE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (85)
91 β LOOKING FOR A FOX ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-1 (91)
92 β HEY BOY TAKE A CHANCE ON LOVE ββ’β Ruby Andrews (Zodiac)-1 (92)
94 β GIVE MY LOVE A TRY ββ’β Linda Jones (Loma)-1 (94)
96 β TO EACH HIS OWN ββ’β Frankie Laine (ABC)-1 (96)
97 β BLESSED ARE THE LONELY ββ’β Robert Knight (Rising Sons)-1 (97)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 27th January, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) ββ’β John Fred and His Playboy Band (Paula)-10 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 CHAIN OF FOOLS ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (2)
3 5 GREEN TAMBOURINE ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-7 (3)
4 4 WOMAN, WOMAN ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-11 (4)
5 7 BEND ME, SHAPE ME ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-9 (5)
6 3 HELLO GOODBYE ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-9 (1)
7 16 SPOOKY ββ’β The Classics IV (Imperial)-6 (7)
8 6 DAYDREAM BELIEVER ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-11 (1)
9 9 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-14 (2)
10 10 IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD AROUND YOU ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-9 (10)
11 13 SUSAN ββ’β The Buckinghams (Columbia)-8 (11)
12 17 NOBODY BUT ME ββ’β The Human Beinz (Capitol)-8 (12)
13 14 DIFFERENT DRUM ββ’β The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-12 (13)
14 8 I SECOND THAT EMOTION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-13 (4)
15 45 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-3 (15)
16 21 ITCHYCOO PARK ββ’β The Small Faces (Immediate)-12 (16)
17 22 GOINβ OUT OF MY HEAD/CANβT TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU (Medley) ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-9 (17)
18 47 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-4 (18)
19 25 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-7 (19)
20 20 BABY, NOW THAT IβVE FOUND YOU ββ’β The Foundations (Uni)-6 (20)
21 26 MY BABY MUST BE A MAGICIAN ββ’β The Marvelettes (Tamla)-7 (21)
22 27 LOVE POWER ββ’β The Sandpebbles (Calla)-10 (22)
23 23 TELL MAMA ββ’β Etta James (Cadet)-12 (23)
24 29 DARLINβ ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-6 (24)
25 30 SHEβS A RAINBOW ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-5 (25)
26 38 I WONDER WHAT SHEβS DOING TONITE ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-6 (26)
27 24 COME SEE ABOUT ME ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-10 (24)
28 48 BOTTLE OF WINE ββ’β The Fireballs (Atco)-5 (28)
29 41 TOMORROW ββ’β Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)-5 (29)
30 39 TO GIVE (The Reason I Live) ββ’β Frankie Valli (Philips)-5 (30)
31 31 TWO LITTLE KIDS ββ’β Peaches and Herb (Date)-7 (31)
32 42 JUST AS MUCH AS EVER ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-5 (32)
33 33 EXPLOSION (In YourΒ Soul) ββ’β The Soul Survivors (Crimson)-6 (33)
34 44 THE LESSON ββ’β Vikki Carr (Liberty)-6 (34)
35 37 SKIP A ROPE ββ’β Henson Cargill (Monument)-6 (35)
36 28 I CANβT STAND MYSELF (When You Touch Me) ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-8 (28)
37 15 MONTEREY ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-7 (15)
38 11 HONEY CHILE ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-11 (11)
39 49 SOME VELVET MORNING ββ’β Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood (Reprise)-4 (39)
40 12 SKINNY LEGS AND ALL ββ’β Joe Tex (Dial)-14 (10)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 18 BOOGALOO DOWN BROADWAY ββ’β The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-17 (7)
46 19 WHO WILL ANSWER ββ’β Ed Ames (RCA Victor)-7 (19)
54 32 BEST OF BOTH WORLDS ββ’β Lulu (Epic)-7 (32)
POWER PLAYS
41 51 SUNDAY MORNINβ ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-4 (41)
43 43 EVERYBODY KNOWS ββ’β The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-7 (43)
44 54 WE CAN FLY ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-3 (44)
45 55 YOU ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-3 (45)
47 62 WEβRE A WINNER ββ’β The Impressions (ABC)-5 (47)
48 66 I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING ββ’β Hermanβs Hermits (MGM)-3 (48)
49 59 MONEY ββ’β The Lovinβ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-4 (49)
50 60 NO SAD SONGS ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
67 β (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-1 (67)
72 β I THANK YOU ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-1 (72)
77 β SIMON SAYS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-1 (77)
81 β GET OUT NOW ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-1 (81)
82 β STOP ββ’β Howard Tate (Verve)-1 (82)
83 β GUITAR MAN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (83)
84 β A MILLION TO ONE ββ’β The Five Stairsteps and Cubie (Buddah)-1 (84)
85 β MALAYISHA ββ’β Miriam Makeba (Reprise)-1 (85)
91 β ROSANNAβS GOING WILD ββ’β Johnny Cash (Columbia)-1 (91)
92 β CAB DRIVER ββ’β The Mills Brothers (Dot)-1 (92)
96 β 7:30 GUIDED TOUR ββ’β The Five Americans (Abnak)-1 (96)
99 β NO ONE KNOWS ββ’β Every Mothersβ Son (MGM)-1 (99)
100 β KEEP THE BALL ROLLINβ ββ’β Al Hirt (RCA Victor)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 3rd February, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 GREEN TAMBOURINE ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) ββ’β John Fred and His Playboy Band (Paula)-11 (1)
3 2 CHAIN OF FOOLS ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (2)
4 7 SPOOKY ββ’β The Classics IV (Imperial)-7 (4)
5 5 BEND ME, SHAPE ME ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-10 (5)
6 4 WOMAN, WOMAN ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-12 (4)
7 18 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-5 (7)
8 12 NOBODY BUT ME ββ’β The Human Beinz (Capitol)-9 (8)
9 17 GOINβ OUT OF MY HEAD/CANβT TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU (Medley) ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-10 (9)
10 15 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-4 (10)
11 11 SUSAN ββ’β The Buckinghams (Columbia)-9 (11)
12 6 HELLO GOODBYE ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-10 (1)
13 20 BABY, NOW THAT IβVE FOUND YOU ββ’β The Foundations (Uni)-7 (13)
14 13 DIFFERENT DRUM ββ’β The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-13 (13)
15 9 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-15 (2)
16 16 ITCHYCOO PARK ββ’β The Small Faces (Immediate)-13 (16)
17 14 I SECOND THAT EMOTION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-14 (4)
18 19 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-8 (18)
19 24 DARLINβ ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-7 (19)
20 26 I WONDER WHAT SHEβS DOING TONITE ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-7 (20)
21 21 MY BABY MUST BE A MAGICIAN ββ’β The Marvelettes (Tamla)-8 (21)
22 28 BOTTLE OF WINE ββ’β The Fireballs (Atco)-6 (22)
23 23 TELL MAMA ββ’β Etta James (Cadet)-13 (23)
24 8 DAYDREAM BELIEVER ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-12 (1)
25 22 LOVE POWER ββ’β The Sandpebbles (Calla)-11 (22)
26 35 SKIP A ROPE ββ’β Henson Cargill (Monument)-7 (26)
27 32 JUST AS MUCH AS EVER ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-6 (27)
28 29 TOMORROW ββ’β Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)-6 (28)
29 10 IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD AROUND YOU ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-10 (10)
30 30 TO GIVE (The Reason I Live) ββ’β Frankie Valli (Philips)-6 (30)
31 41 SUNDAY MORNINβ ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-5 (31)
32 39 SOME VELVET MORNING ββ’β Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood (Reprise)-5 (32)
33 61 (Theme From) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-3 (33)
34 44 WE CAN FLY ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-4 (34)
35 45 YOU ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-4 (35)
36 47 WEβRE A WINNER ββ’β The Impressions (ABC)-6 (36)
37 25 SHEβS A RAINBOW ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-6 (25)
38 48 I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING ββ’β Hermanβs Hermits (MGM)-4 (38)
39 37 MONTEREY ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-8 (15)
40 33 EXPLOSION (In YourΒ Soul) ββ’β The Soul Survivors (Crimson)-7 (33)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 40 SKINNY LEGS AND ALL ββ’β Joe Tex (Dial)-15 (10)
43 31 TWO LITTLE KIDS ββ’β Peaches and Herb (Date)-8 (31)
44 34 THE LESSON ββ’β Vikki Carr (Liberty)-7 (34)
57 36 I CANβT STAND MYSELF (When You Touch Me) ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-9 (28)
65 38 HONEY CHILE ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-12 (11)
75 27 COME SEE ABOUT ME ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-11 (24)
POWER PLAYS
41 51 BACK UP TRAIN ββ’β Al Greene and the Soul Mates (Hot Line)-9 (41)
45 42 BOOGALOO DOWN BROADWAY ββ’β The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-18 (7)
46 64 WORDS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-3 (46)
47 67 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-2 (47)
48 49 MONEY ββ’β The Lovinβ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-5 (48)
49 50 NO SAD SONGS ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-5 (49)
50 60 STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ββ’β Jay and the Techniques (Smash)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
62 β EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES YOU ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers)-1 (62)
71 β WALK AWAY RENEE ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-1 (71)
87 β COLD FEET ββ’β Albert King (Stax)-1 (87)
88 β BURNING SPEAR ββ’β The Soulful Strings (Cadet)-1 (88)
90 β TRY IT ββ’β The Ohio Express (Cameo)-1 (90)
92 β LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-1 (92)
95 β PEOPLE WORLD ββ’β Jim and Jean (Verve Forecast)-1 (95)
97 β CARPET MAN ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-1 (97)
98 β ITβS NOT EASY ββ’β The Will-O-Bees (Date)-1 (98)
100 β (Youβve Got) PERSONALITY & CHANTILLY LACE (Medley) ββ’β Mitch Ryder (DynoVoice)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 10th February, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 7 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 GREEN TAMBOURINE ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-9 (1)
3 4 SPOOKY ββ’β The Classics IV (Imperial)-8 (3)
4 2 JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) ββ’β John Fred and His Playboy Band (Paula)-12 (1)
5 3 CHAIN OF FOOLS ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-10 (2)
6 10 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-5 (6)
7 9 GOINβ OUT OF MY HEAD/CANβT TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU (Medley) ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-11 (7)
8 8 NOBODY BUT ME ββ’β The Human Beinz (Capitol)-10 (8)
9 6 WOMAN, WOMAN ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-13 (4)
10 5 BEND ME, SHAPE ME ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-11 (5)
11 11 SUSAN ββ’β The Buckinghams (Columbia)-10 (11)
12 13 BABY, NOW THAT IβVE FOUND YOU ββ’β The Foundations (Uni)-8 (12)
13 20 I WONDER WHAT SHEβS DOING TONITE ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-8 (13)
14 22 BOTTLE OF WINE ββ’β The Fireballs (Atco)-7 (14)
15 33 (Theme From) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-4 (15)
16 16 ITCHYCOO PARK ββ’β The Small Faces (Immediate)-14 (16)
17 21 MY BABY MUST BE A MAGICIAN ββ’β The Marvelettes (Tamla)-9 (17)
18 18 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-9 (18)
19 19 DARLINβ ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-8 (19)
20 14 DIFFERENT DRUM ββ’β The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-14 (13)
21 34 WE CAN FLY ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-5 (21)
22 38 I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING ββ’β Hermanβs Hermits (MGM)-5 (22)
23 28 TOMORROW ββ’β Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)-7 (23)
24 27 JUST AS MUCH AS EVER ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-7 (24)
25 26 SKIP A ROPE ββ’β Henson Cargill (Monument)-8 (25)
26 32 SOME VELVET MORNING ββ’β Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood (Reprise)-6 (26)
27 36 WEβRE A WINNER ββ’β The Impressions (ABC)-7 (27)
28 47 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-3 (28)
29 30 TO GIVE (The Reason I Live) ββ’β Frankie Valli (Philips)-7 (29)
30 31 SUNDAY MORNINβ ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-6 (30)
31 12 HELLO GOODBYE ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-11 (1)
32 46 WORDS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-4 (32)
33 25 LOVE POWER ββ’β The Sandpebbles (Calla)-12 (22)
34 17 I SECOND THAT EMOTION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-15 (4)
35 35 YOU ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-5 (35)
36 29 IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD AROUND YOU ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-11 (10)
37 58 SIMON SAYS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-3 (37)
38 62 EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES YOU ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers)-2 (38)
39 23 TELL MAMA ββ’β Etta James (Cadet)-14 (23)
40 50 STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ββ’β Jay and the Techniques (Smash)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 39 MONTEREY ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-9 (15)
43 15 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-16 (2)
60 40 EXPLOSION (In YourΒ Soul) ββ’β The Soul Survivors (Crimson)-8 (33)
64 37 SHEβS A RAINBOW ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-7 (25)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 BACK UP TRAIN ββ’β Al Greene and the Soul Mates (Hot Line)-10 (41)
44 60 I THANK YOU ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-3 (44)
45 55 BORN FREE ββ’β The Hesitations (Kapp)-6 (45)
46 71 WALK AWAY RENEE ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-2 (46)
47 61 THERE WAS A TIME ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-4 (47)
48 56 THERE IS ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-4 (48)
49 49 NO SAD SONGS ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-6 (49)
50 67 GUITAR MAN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
63 β JUST DROPPED IN (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) ββ’β The First Edition (Reprise)-1 (63)
67 β LOOK, HERE COMES THE SUN ββ’β The Sunshine Company (Imperial)-1 (67)
68 β THE END OF OUR ROAD ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-1 (68)
72 β DANCE TO THE MUSIC ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-1 (72)
73 β LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Al Martino (Capitol)-1 (73)
76 β TOO MUCH TALK ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-1 (76)
82 β HERE COMES THE RAIN, BABY ββ’β Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)-1 (82)
84 β THANK U VERY MUCH ββ’β The Scaffold (Bell)-1 (84)
89 β IβM GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Madeline Bell (Philips)-1 (89)
90 β MAYBE JUST TODAY ββ’β Bobby Vee and the Strangers (Liberty)-1 (90)
91 β I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER ββ’β King Curtis and the Kingpins (Atco)-5 (76)
92 β WHERE IS MY MIND ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-1 (92)
93 β YOU DONβT HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME ββ’β The Four Sonics (Sport)-1 (93)
94 β LOVEY DOVEY ββ’β Otis and Carla (Stax)-1 (94)
98 β MEN ARE GETTINβ SCARCE ββ’β Joe Tex (Dial)-1 (98)
99 β GOT WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-1 (99)
100 β GENTLE ON MY MIND ββ’β Patti Page (Columbia)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 17th February, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-7 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 GREEN TAMBOURINE ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-10 (1)
3 3 SPOOKY ββ’β The Classics IV (Imperial)-9 (3)
4 6 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (4)
5 15 (Theme From) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-5 (5)
6 28 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-4 (6)
7 7 GOINβ OUT OF MY HEAD/CANβT TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU (Medley) ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-12 (7)
8 8 NOBODY BUT ME ββ’β The Human Beinz (Capitol)-11 (8)
9 4 JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) ββ’β John Fred and His Playboy Band (Paula)-13 (1)
10 13 I WONDER WHAT SHEβS DOING TONITE ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-9 (10)
11 12 BABY, NOW THAT IβVE FOUND YOU ββ’β The Foundations (Uni)-9 (11)
12 9 WOMAN, WOMAN ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-14 (4)
13 10 BEND ME, SHAPE ME ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-12 (5)
14 14 BOTTLE OF WINE ββ’β The Fireballs (Atco)-8 (14)
15 27 WEβRE A WINNER ββ’β The Impressions (ABC)-8 (15)
16 5 CHAIN OF FOOLS ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-11 (2)
17 37 SIMON SAYS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-4 (17)
18 11 SUSAN ββ’β The Buckinghams (Columbia)-11 (11)
19 17 MY BABY MUST BE A MAGICIAN ββ’β The Marvelettes (Tamla)-10 (17)
20 48 THERE IS ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-5 (20)
21 21 WE CAN FLY ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-6 (21)
22 22 I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING ββ’β Hermanβs Hermits (MGM)-6 (22)
23 23 TOMORROW ββ’β Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)-8 (23)
24 20 DIFFERENT DRUM ββ’β The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-15 (13)
25 25 SKIP A ROPE ββ’β Henson Cargill (Monument)-9 (25)
26 26 SOME VELVET MORNING ββ’β Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood (Reprise)-7 (26)
27 16 ITCHYCOO PARK ββ’β The Small Faces (Immediate)-15 (16)
28 18 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-10 (18)
29 44 I THANK YOU ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-4 (29)
30 30 SUNDAY MORNINβ ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-7 (30)
31 38 EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES YOU ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers)-3 (31)
32 32 WORDS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-5 (32)
33 19 DARLINβ ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-9 (19)
34 35 YOU ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-6 (34)
35 24 JUST AS MUCH AS EVER ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-8 (24)
36 47 THERE WAS A TIME ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-5 (36)
37 46 WALK AWAY RENEE ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-3 (37)
38 45 BORN FREE ββ’β The Hesitations (Kapp)-7 (38)
39 40 STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ββ’β Jay and the Techniques (Smash)-5 (39)
40 68 THE END OF OUR ROAD ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-2 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 29 TO GIVE (The Reason I Live) ββ’β Frankie Valli (Philips)-8 (29)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 BACK UP TRAIN ββ’β Al Greene and the Soul Mates (Hot Line)-11 (41)
43 63 JUST DROPPED IN (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) ββ’β The First Edition (Reprise)-2 (43)
44 50 GUITAR MAN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (44)
45 53 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-6 (45)
46 54 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Lalo Schifrin (Dot)-7 (46)
47 56 CARPET MAN ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-3 (47)
48 58 GET OUT NOW ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-4 (48)
49 76 TOO MUCH TALK ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-2 (49)
50 66 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
62 β COUNTRY GIRL-CITY MAN ββ’β Billy Vera and Judy Clay (Atlantic)-1 (62)
63 β THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE ββ’β Georgie Fame (Epic)-1 (63)
71 β FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE ββ’β Jackie Wilson and Count Basie (Brunswick)-1 (71)
73 β IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR ββ’β The Mirettes (Revue)-1 (73)
74 β THIS IS THE THANKS I GET ββ’β Barbara Lynn (Atlantic)-1 (74)
78 β JEALOUS LOVE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (78)
79 β NIGHT FOβ LAST ββ’β Shorty Long (Soul)-1 (79)
80 β I SAY LOVE ββ’β The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)-1 (80)
81 β UNCHAIN MY HEART ββ’β Herbie Mann (A&M)-1 (81)
82 β KISS ME GOODBYE ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-1 (82)
84 β PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-1 (84)
91 β (Mama Come Quick, and Bring Your) LICKINβ STICK ββ’β George Torrence and the Naturals (Shout)-1 (91)
92 β IF YOU EVER LEAVE ME ββ’β Jack Jones (RCA Victor)-1 (92)
93 β LOVE EXPLOSION ββ’β Troy Keyes (ABC)-1 (93)
97 β THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-1 (97)
98 β IβM HYPNOTIZED ββ’β Anthony and the Imperials (Veep)-1 (98)
99 β MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC ββ’β The Happenings (B.T. Puppy)-1 (99)
100 β SUDDENLY YOU LOVE ME ββ’β The Tremeloes (Epic)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 24th February, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-8 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 5 (Theme From) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-6 (2)
3 3 SPOOKY ββ’β The Classics IV (Imperial)-10 (3)
4 4 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-7 (4)
5 6 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-5 (5)
6 17 SIMON SAYS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-5 (6)
7 2 GREEN TAMBOURINE ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-11 (1)
8 10 I WONDER WHAT SHEβS DOING TONITE ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-10 (8)
9 7 GOINβ OUT OF MY HEAD/CANβT TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU (Medley) ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-13 (7)
10 8 NOBODY BUT ME ββ’β The Human Beinz (Capitol)-12 (8)
11 11 BABY, NOW THAT IβVE FOUND YOU ββ’β The Foundations (Uni)-10 (11)
12 14 BOTTLE OF WINE ββ’β The Fireballs (Atco)-8 (12)
13 9 JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) ββ’β John Fred and His Playboy Band (Paula)-14 (1)
14 15 WEβRE A WINNER ββ’β The Impressions (ABC)-9 (14)
15 31 EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES YOU ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers)-4 (15)
16 32 WORDS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-6 (16)
17 12 WOMAN, WOMAN ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-15 (4)
18 13 BEND ME, SHAPE ME ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-13 (5)
19 37 WALK AWAY RENEE ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-4 (19)
20 20 THERE IS ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-6 (20)
21 43 JUST DROPPED IN (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) ββ’β The First Edition (Reprise)-3 (21)
22 22 I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING ββ’β Hermanβs Hermits (MGM)-7 (22)
23 21 WE CAN FLY ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-7 (21)
24 29 I THANK YOU ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-5 (24)
25 18 SUSAN ββ’β The Buckinghams (Columbia)-12 (11)
26 25 SKIP A ROPE ββ’β Henson Cargill (Monument)-10 (25)
27 27 ITCHYCOO PARK ββ’β The Small Faces (Immediate)-16 (16)
28 16 CHAIN OF FOOLS ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-12 (2)
29 24 DIFFERENT DRUM ββ’β The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-16 (13)
30 40 THE END OF OUR ROAD ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-3 (30)
31 30 SUNDAY MORNINβ ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-8 (30)
32 23 TOMORROW ββ’β Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)-9 (23)
33 19 MY BABY MUST BE A MAGICIAN ββ’β The Marvelettes (Tamla)-11 (17)
34 49 TOO MUCH TALK ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-3 (34)
35 50 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-4 (35)
36 36 THERE WAS A TIME ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-6 (36)
37 45 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-7 (37)
38 38 BORN FREE ββ’β The Hesitations (Kapp)-8 (38)
39 26 SOME VELVET MORNING ββ’β Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood (Reprise)-8 (26)
40 47 CARPET MAN ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
45 39 STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ββ’β Jay and the Techniques (Smash)-6 (39)
47 34 YOU ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (34)
POWER PLAYS
41 58 DANCE TO THE MUSIC ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-3 (41)
42 46 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Lalo Schifrin (Dot)-8 (42)
43 44 GUITAR MAN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (43)
44 53 MEN ARE GETTINβ SCARCE ββ’β Joe Tex (Dial)-3 (44)
46 41 BACK UP TRAIN ββ’β Al Green and the Soul Mates (Hot Line)-12 (41)
48 48 GET OUT NOW ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-5 (48)
49 63 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE ββ’β Georgie Fame (Epic)-2 (49)
50 51 CAB DRIVER ββ’β The Mills Brothers (Dot)-5 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
66 β A QUESTION OF TEMPERATURE ββ’β The Balloon Farm (Laurie)-1 (66)
78 β WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW ββ’β The Four Seasons (Philips)-1 (78)
80 β THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE ββ’β Peaches and Herb (Date)-1 (80)
84 β SOULVILLE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Columbia)-1 (84)
85 β IF YOU CAN WANT ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-1 (85)
86 β THATβS A LIE ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-1 (86)
88 β THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLERβS TRAMP ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-1 (88)
89 β HEY HEY BUNNY ββ’β John Fred and His Playboy Band (Paula)-1 (89)
90 β GREEN LIGHT ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-1 (90)
94 β SPRINGFIELD PLANE ββ’β Kenny OβDell (Vegas)-1 (94)
97 β LOVE IS BLUE (LβAmour Est Bleu) ββ’β Claudine Longet (A&M)-1 (97)
98 β LOVE IS ALL AROUND ββ’β The Troggs (Fontana)-1 (98)
99 β AME CALINE (Soul Coaxing) ββ’β Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra (4 Corners)-1 (99)
100 β LOVE IS BLUE (LβAmour Est Bleu) ββ’β Manny Kellemβs Orchestra &Β Voices (Epic)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 2nd March, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-9 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 (Theme From) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-7 (2)
3 5 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-6 (3)
4 4 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-8 (4)
5 6 SIMON SAYS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-6 (5)
6 3 SPOOKY ββ’β The Classics IV (Imperial)-11 (3)
7 21 JUST DROPPED IN (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) ββ’β The First Edition (Reprise)-4 (7)
8 8 I WONDER WHAT SHEβS DOING TONITE ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-11 (8)
9 12 BOTTLE OF WINE ββ’β The Fireballs (Atco)-9 (9)
10 15 EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES YOU ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers)-5 (10)
11 11 BABY, NOW THAT IβVE FOUND YOU ββ’β The Foundations (Uni)-11 (11)
12 10 NOBODY BUT ME ββ’β The Human Beinz (Capitol)-13 (8)
13 9 GOINβ OUT OF MY HEAD/CANβT TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU (Medley) ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-14 (7)
14 7 GREEN TAMBOURINE ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-12 (1)
15 16 WORDS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-7 (15)
16 14 WEβRE A WINNER ββ’β The Impressions (ABC)-10 (14)
17 19 WALK AWAY RENEE ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-5 (17)
18 13 JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) ββ’β John Fred and His Playboy Band (Paula)-15 (1)
19 35 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-5 (19)
20 20 THERE IS ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-7 (20)
21 24 I THANK YOU ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-6 (21)
22 18 BEND ME, SHAPE ME ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-14 (5)
23 22 I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING ββ’β Hermanβs Hermits (MGM)-8 (22)
24 17 WOMAN, WOMAN ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-16 (4)
25 34 TOO MUCH TALK ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-4 (25)
26 30 THE END OF OUR ROAD ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-4 (26)
27 23 WE CAN FLY ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-8 (21)
28 27 ITCHYCOO PARK ββ’β The Small Faces (Immediate)-17 (16)
29 26 SKIP A ROPE ββ’β Henson Cargill (Monument)-11 (25)
30 49 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE ββ’β Georgie Fame (Epic)-3 (30)
31 β (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOUβVE BEEN GONE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (31)
32 29 DIFFERENT DRUM ββ’β The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt (Capitol)-17 (13)
33 32 TOMORROW ββ’β Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)-10 (23)
34 41 DANCE TO THE MUSIC ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-4 (34)
35 52 KISS ME GOODBYE ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-3 (35)
36 37 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-8 (36)
37 40 CARPET MAN ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-5 (37)
38 50 CAB DRIVER ββ’β The Mills Brothers (Dot)-6 (38)
39 36 THERE WAS A TIME ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-7 (36)
40 44 MEN ARE GETTINβ SCARCE ββ’β Joe Tex (Dial)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 38 BORN FREE ββ’β The Hesitations (Kapp)-9 (38)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Lalo Schifrin (Dot)-9 (41)
43 43 GUITAR MAN ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-6 (43)
44 78 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW ββ’β The Four Seasons (Philips)-2 (44)
45 60 PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-3 (45)
46 51 IβM GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Madeline Bell (Philips)-4 (46)
47 85 IF YOU CAN WANT ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-2 (47)
48 55 COUNTRY GIRL-CITY MAN ββ’β Billy Vera and Judy Clay (Atlantic)-3 (48)
49 48 GET OUT NOW ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-6 (48)
50 59 JEALOUS LOVE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
31 β (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOUβVE BEEN GONE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (31)
60 β CRY LIKE A BABY ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-1 (60)
61 β SCARBOROUGH FAIR (Canticle) ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-1 (61)
65 β LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β Roger Miller (Smash)-1 (65)
68 β MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn the Eskimo) ββ’β Manfred Mann (Mercury)-1 (68)
81 β IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-1 (81)
84 β SECURITY ββ’β Etta James (Cadet)-1 (84)
86 β L. DAVID SLOANE ββ’β Michele Lee (Columbia)-1 (86)
87 β YOUNG GIRL ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-1 (87)
88 β SWEET INSPIRATION ββ’β The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-1 (88)
89 β SUMMERTIME BLUES ββ’β Blue Cheer (Philips)-1 (89)
90 β SOUND ASLEEP ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-1 (90)
91 β FUNKY NORTH PHILLY ββ’β Bill Cosby (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-1 (91)
95 β FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN/THEME FROM βBONNIE AND CLYDEβ (Foggy Mountain Breakdown) ββ’β Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia/Mercury)-1 (95)
98 β DEAR DELILAH ββ’β Grapefruit (Equinox)-1 (98)
99 β SALLY WAS A GOOD OLD GIRL ββ’β Trini Lopez (Reprise)-1 (99)
100 β YOUβVE GOT TO BE LOVED ββ’β The Montanas (Independence)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 9th March, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-10 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 (Theme From) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-8 (2)
3 3 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-7 (3)
4 5 SIMON SAYS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-7 (4)
5 4 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-9 (4)
6 7 JUST DROPPED IN (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) ββ’β The First Edition (Reprise)-5 (6)
7 6 SPOOKY ββ’β The Classics IV (Imperial)-12 (3)
8 8 I WONDER WHAT SHEβS DOING TONITE ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-12 (8)
9 19 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-6 (9)
10 10 EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES YOU ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers)-6 (10)
11 21 I THANK YOU ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-7 (11)
12 11 BABY, NOW THAT IβVE FOUND YOU ββ’β The Foundations (Uni)-12 (11)
13 9 BOTTLE OF WINE ββ’β The Fireballs (Atco)-10 (9)
14 17 WALK AWAY RENEE ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-6 (14)
15 26 THE END OF OUR ROAD ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-5 (15)
16 16 WEβRE A WINNER ββ’β The Impressions (ABC)-11 (14)
17 31 (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOUβVE BEEN GONE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (17)
18 15 WORDS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-8 (15)
19 34 DANCE TO THE MUSIC ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-5 (19)
20 25 TOO MUCH TALK ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-5 (20)
21 13 GOINβ OUT OF MY HEAD/CANβT TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU (Medley) ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-15 (7)
22 12 NOBODY BUT ME ββ’β The Human Beinz (Capitol)-14 (8)
23 20 THERE IS ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-8 (20)
24 β VALLERI ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-1 (24)
25 14 GREEN TAMBOURINE ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-13 (1)
26 30 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE ββ’β Georgie Fame (Epic)-4 (26)
27 35 KISS ME GOODBYE ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-4 (27)
28 44 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW ββ’β The Four Seasons (Philips)-3 (28)
29 37 CARPET MAN ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-6 (29)
30 18 JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) ββ’β John Fred and His Playboy Band (Paula)-16 (1)
31 47 IF YOU CAN WANT ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-3 (31)
32 27 WE CAN FLY ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-9 (21)
33 40 MEN ARE GETTINβ SCARCE ββ’β Joe Tex (Dial)-5 (33)
34 46 IβM GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Madeline Bell (Philips)-5 (34)
35 68 MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn the Eskimo) ββ’β Manfred Mann (Mercury)-2 (35)
36 24 WOMAN, WOMAN ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-17 (4)
37 38 CAB DRIVER ββ’β The Mills Brothers (Dot)-7 (37)
38 39 THERE WAS A TIME ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-8 (36)
39 23 I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING ββ’β Hermanβs Hermits (MGM)-9 (22)
40 45 PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
43 36 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-9 (36)
46 29 SKIP A ROPE ββ’β Henson Cargill (Monument)-12 (25)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Lalo Schifrin (Dot)-10 (41)
42 61 SCARBOROUGH FAIR (Canticle) ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-2 (42)
44 54 A QUESTION OF TEMPERATURE ββ’β The Balloon Farm (Laurie)-3 (44)
45 48 COUNTRY GIRL-CITY MAN ββ’β Billy Vera and Judy Clay (Atlantic)-4 (45)
47 55 IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR ββ’β The Mirettes (Revue)-4 (47)
48 53 MAYBE JUST TODAY ββ’β Bobby Vee and the Strangers (Liberty)-5 (48)
49 52 FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE ββ’β Jackie Wilson and Count Basie (Brunswick)-4 (49)
50 50 JEALOUS LOVE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
24 β VALLERI ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-1 (24)
73 β TAPIOCA TUNDRA ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-1 (73)
74 β SOUL SERENADE ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-1 (74)
84 β RICE IS NICE ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-1 (84)
85 β IβLL SAY FOREVER MY LOVE ββ’β Jimmy Ruffin (Soul)-1 (85)
88 β JENNIFER JUNIPER ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-1 (88)
89 β (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β King Curtis and the Kingpins (Atco)-1 (89)
90 β BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN ββ’β The Foundations (Uni)-1 (90)
92 β TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT ββ’β The Human Beinz (Capitol)-1 (92)
94 β (You Canβt Let the Boy Overpower) THE MAN IN YOU ββ’β Chuck Jackson (Motown)-1 (94)
96 β DRIFTINβ BLUES ββ’β Bobby Bland (Duke)-1 (96)
97 β (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) COUNT THE DAYS ββ’β Inez and Charlie Foxx (Dynamo)-5 (76)
98 β HAVE A LITTLE FAITH ββ’β David Houston (Epic)-1 (98)
100 β LOVEY DOVEY KINDA LOVINβ ββ’β Brenton Wood (Double Shot)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 16th March, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 2 (Theme From) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-9 (2)
3 1 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-11 (1)
4 4 SIMON SAYS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-8 (4)
5 6 JUST DROPPED IN (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) ββ’β The First Edition (Reprise)-6 (5)
6 5 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-10 (4)
7 9 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-7 (7)
8 24 VALLERI ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-2 (8)
9 17 (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOUβVE BEEN GONE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (9)
10 11 I THANK YOU ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-8 (10)
11 7 SPOOKY ββ’β The Classics IV (Imperial)-13 (3)
12 10 EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES YOU ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers)-7 (10)
13 13 BOTTLE OF WINE ββ’β The Fireballs (Atco)-11 (9)
14 14 WALK AWAY RENEE ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-7 (14)
15 15 THE END OF OUR ROAD ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-6 (15)
16 19 DANCE TO THE MUSIC ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-6 (16)
17 26 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE ββ’β Georgie Fame (Epic)-5 (17)
18 18 WORDS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-9 (15)
19 20 TOO MUCH TALK ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-6 (19)
20 8 I WONDER WHAT SHEβS DOING TONITE ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-13 (8)
21 16 WEβRE A WINNER ββ’β The Impressions (ABC)-12 (14)
22 27 KISS ME GOODBYE ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-5 (22)
23 23 THERE IS ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-9 (20)
24 52 YOUNG GIRL ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-3 (24)
25 35 MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn the Eskimo) ββ’β Manfred Mann (Mercury)-3 (25)
26 12 BABY, NOW THAT IβVE FOUND YOU ββ’β The Foundations (Uni)-13 (11)
27 28 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW ββ’β The Four Seasons (Philips)-4 (27)
28 53 CRY LIKE A BABY ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-3 (28)
29 42 SCARBOROUGH FAIR (Canticle) ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-3 (29)
30 31 IF YOU CAN WANT ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-4 (30)
31 22 NOBODY BUT ME ββ’β The Human Beinz (Capitol)-15 (8)
32 21 GOINβ OUT OF MY HEAD/CANβT TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU (Medley) ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-16 (7)
33 33 MEN ARE GETTINβ SCARCE ββ’β Joe Tex (Dial)-6 (33)
34 34 IβM GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Madeline Bell (Philips)-6 (34)
35 37 CAB DRIVER ββ’β The Mills Brothers (Dot)-8 (35)
36 29 CARPET MAN ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-7 (29)
37 40 PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-5 (37)
38 44 A QUESTION OF TEMPERATURE ββ’β The Balloon Farm (Laurie)-4 (38)
39 55 GREEN LIGHT ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-4 (39)
40 59 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β Roger Miller (Smash)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 39 I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING ββ’β Hermanβs Hermits (MGM)-10 (22)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-10 (36)
42 67 LOVE IS ALL AROUND ββ’β The Troggs (Fontana)-4 (42)
43 45 COUNTRY GIRL-CITY MAN ββ’β Billy Vera and Judy Clay (Atlantic)-5 (43)
45 51 SUDDENLY YOU LOVE ME ββ’β The Tremeloes (Epic)-5 (45)
46 48 MAYBE JUST TODAY ββ’β Bobby Vee and the Strangers (Liberty)-6 (46)
47 47 IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR ββ’β The Mirettes (Revue)-5 (47)
48 41 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Lalo Schifrin (Dot)-11 (41)
49 73 TAPIOCA TUNDRA ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-2 (49)
50 77 AME CALINE (Soul Coaxing) ββ’β Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra (4 Corners)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
63 β I GOT THE FEELINβ ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-1 (63)
70 β FOREVER CAME TODAY ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-1 (70)
74 β TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-1 (74)
75 β SIT WITH THE GURU ββ’β Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)-1 (75)
76 β JENNIFER ECCLES ββ’β The Hollies (Epic)-1 (76)
77 β FUNKY STREET ββ’β Arthur Conley (Atco)-1 (77)
78 β TIN SOLDIER ββ’β The Small Faces (Immediate)-1 (78)
83 β STAY AWAY ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (83)
84 β IN NEED OF A FRIEND ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-1 (84)
87 β BABY YOUβRE SO RIGHT FOR ME ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Dionn)-1 (87)
88 β 1941 ββ’β Tom Northcott (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-1 (88)
89 β AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS ββ’β The Formations (MGM)-1 (89)
90 β THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM ββ’β The Hesitations (Kapp)-1 (90)
92 β THE FATHER OF GIRLS ββ’β Perry Como (RCA Victor)-1 (92)
94 β UP FROM THE SKIES ββ’β The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise)-1 (94)
95 β DR. JON (The Medicine Man) ββ’β Jon and Robin and the In Crowd (Abnak)-1 (95)
97 β DELILAH ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-1 (97)
100 β IN SOME TIME ββ’β Ronnie Dove (Diamond)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 23rd March, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-9 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-12 (1)
3 2 (Theme From) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-10 (2)
4 4 SIMON SAYS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-9 (4)
5 5 JUST DROPPED IN (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) ββ’β The First Edition (Reprise)-7 (5)
6 7 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-8 (6)
7 8 VALLERI ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-3 (7)
8 9 (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOUβVE BEEN GONE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (8)
9 10 I THANK YOU ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-9 (9)
10 17 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE ββ’β Georgie Fame (Epic)-6 (10)
11 25 MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn the Eskimo) ββ’β Manfred Mann (Mercury)-4 (11)
12 24 YOUNG GIRL ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-4 (12)
13 29 SCARBOROUGH FAIR (Canticle) ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-4 (13)
14 16 DANCE TO THE MUSIC ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-7 (14)
15 15 THE END OF OUR ROAD ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-7 (15)
16 22 KISS ME GOODBYE ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-6 (16)
17 28 CRY LIKE A BABY ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-4 (17)
18 12 EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES YOU ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers)-8 (10)
19 19 TOO MUCH TALK ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-7 (19)
20 6 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-11 (4)
21 37 PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-6 (21)
22 18 WORDS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-10 (15)
23 β LADY MADONNA ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-1 (23)
24 27 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW ββ’β The Four Seasons (Philips)-5 (24)
25 30 IF YOU CAN WANT ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-5 (25)
26 34 IβM GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Madeline Bell (Philips)-7 (26)
27 11 SPOOKY ββ’β The Classics IV (Imperial)-14 (3)
28 13 BOTTLE OF WINE ββ’β The Fireballs (Atco)-12 (9)
29 35 CAB DRIVER ββ’β The Mills Brothers (Dot)-9 (29)
30 14 WALK AWAY RENEE ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-8 (14)
31 21 WEβRE A WINNER ββ’β The Impressions (ABC)-13 (14)
32 23 THERE IS ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-10 (20)
33 63 I GOT THE FEELINβ ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-2 (33)
34 42 LOVE IS ALL AROUND ββ’β The Troggs (Fontana)-5 (34)
35 36 CARPET MAN ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-8 (29)
36 43 COUNTRY GIRL-CITY MAN ββ’β Billy Vera and Judy Clay (Atlantic)-6 (36)
37 38 A QUESTION OF TEMPERATURE ββ’β The Balloon Farm (Laurie)-5 (37)
38 51 SUMMERTIME BLUES ββ’β Blue Cheer (Philips)-4 (38)
39 39 GREEN LIGHT ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-5 (39)
40 40 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β Roger Miller (Smash)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 20 I WONDER WHAT SHEβS DOING TONITE ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-14 (8)
46 33 MEN ARE GETTINβ SCARCE ββ’β Joe Tex (Dial)-7 (33)
POWER PLAYS
42 61 JENNIFER JUNIPER ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-3 (42)
43 50 AME CALINE (Soul Coaxing) ββ’β Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra (4 Corners)-5 (43)
44 45 SUDDENLY YOU LOVE ME ββ’β The Tremeloes (Epic)-6 (44)
45 47 IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR ββ’β The Mirettes (Revue)-6 (45)
47 44 I CAN TAKE OR LEAVE YOUR LOVING ββ’β Hermanβs Hermits (MGM)-11 (22)
48 48 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Lalo Schifrin (Dot)-12 (41)
49 49 TAPIOCA TUNDRA ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-3 (49)
50 68 SOUL SERENADE ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
23 β LADY MADONNA ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-1 (23)
64 β HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-1 (64)
75 β U.S. MALE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (75)
77 β THE UNICORN ββ’β The Irish Rovers (Decca)-1 (77)
84 β COME TO ME SOFTLY ββ’β Jimmy James and the Vagabonds (Atco)-1 (84)
87 β COWBOYS TO GIRLS ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-1 (87)
90 β YOUβVE STILL GOT A PLACE IN MY HEART ββ’β Dean Martin (Reprise)-1 (90)
91 β ME, THE PEACEFUL HEART ββ’β Lulu (Epic)-1 (91)
97 β 100 YEARS ββ’β Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)-1 (97)
98 β SHERRY DONβT GO ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-1 (98)
100 β SHEβLL BE THERE ββ’β Vikki Carr (Liberty)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 30th March, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-10 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-13 (1)
3 7 VALLERI ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-4 (3)
4 4 SIMON SAYS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-10 (4)
5 8 (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOUβVE BEEN GONE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (5)
6 6 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-9 (6)
7 12 YOUNG GIRL ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-5 (7)
8 10 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE ββ’β Georgie Fame (Epic)-7 (8)
9 23 LADY MADONNA ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-2 (9)
10 3 (Theme From) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-11 (2)
11 11 MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn the Eskimo) ββ’β Manfred Mann (Mercury)-5 (11)
12 5 JUST DROPPED IN (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) ββ’β The First Edition (Reprise)-8 (5)
13 13 SCARBOROUGH FAIR (Canticle) ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-5 (13)
14 14 DANCE TO THE MUSIC ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-8 (14)
15 17 CRY LIKE A BABY ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-5 (15)
16 16 KISS ME GOODBYE ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-7 (16)
17 9 I THANK YOU ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-10 (9)
18 25 IF YOU CAN WANT ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-6 (18)
19 33 I GOT THE FEELINβ ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-3 (19)
20 15 THE END OF OUR ROAD ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-8 (15)
21 21 PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-7 (21)
22 20 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-12 (4)
23 64 HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-2 (23)
24 24 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW ββ’β The Four Seasons (Philips)-6 (24)
25 29 CAB DRIVER ββ’β The Mills Brothers (Dot)-10 (25)
26 18 EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES YOU ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers)-9 (10)
27 55 SWEET INSPIRATION ββ’β The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-5 (27)
28 34 LOVE IS ALL AROUND ββ’β The Troggs (Fontana)-6 (28)
29 28 BOTTLE OF WINE ββ’β The Fireballs (Atco)-13 (9)
30 42 JENNIFER JUNIPER ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-4 (30)
31 27 SPOOKY ββ’β The Classics IV (Imperial)-15 (3)
32 26 IβM GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Madeline Bell (Philips)-8 (26)
33 19 TOO MUCH TALK ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-8 (19)
34 49 TAPIOCA TUNDRA ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-4 (34)
35 22 WORDS ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-11 (15)
36 32 THERE IS ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-11 (20)
37 37 A QUESTION OF TEMPERATURE ββ’β The Balloon Farm (Laurie)-6 (37)
38 38 SUMMERTIME BLUES ββ’β Blue Cheer (Philips)-5 (38)
39 39 GREEN LIGHT ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-6 (39)
40 40 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β Roger Miller (Smash)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
46 35 CARPET MAN ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-9 (29)
POWER PLAYS
41 50 SOUL SERENADE ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-4 (41)
42 87 COWBOYS TO GIRLS ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-2 (42)
43 43 AME CALINE (Soul Coaxing) ββ’β Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra (4 Corners)-6 (43)
44 53 FOREVER CAME TODAY ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-3 (44)
45 51 THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLERβS TRAMP ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-6 (45)
47 52 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-7 (47)
48 66 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-3 (48)
49 77 THE UNICORN ββ’β The Irish Rovers (Decca)-2 (49)
50 48 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Lalo Schifrin (Dot)-13 (41)
NEW THIS WEEK
79 β THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-1 (79)
80 β CALL ME LIGHTNING ββ’β The Who (Decca)-1 (80)
81 β TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-1 (81)
84 β TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-1 (84)
90 β CINDERELLA ROCKEFELLA ββ’β Esther and Abi Ofarim (Philips)-1 (90)
91 β SHOW TIME ββ’β The Detroit Emeralds (Ric-Tic)-1 (91)
92 β YOUR HEART IS FREE JUST LIKE THE WIND ββ’β Vikki Carr (Liberty)-1 (92)
93 β UP TO MY NECK IN HIGH MUDDY WATER ββ’β Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys (Capitol)-1 (93)
94 β MASTER JACK ββ’β Four Jacks and a Jill (RCA Victor)-1 (94)
95 β I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-1 (95)
96 β THE INNER LIGHT ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-1 (96)
98 β ANOTHER PLACE ANOTHER TIME ββ’β Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 6th April, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-11 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 7 YOUNG GIRL ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-6 (2)
3 3 VALLERI ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-5 (3)
4 6 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-10 (4)
5 5 (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOUβVE BEEN GONE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (5)
6 15 CRY LIKE A BABY ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-6 (6)
7 9 LADY MADONNA ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-3 (7)
8 8 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE ββ’β Georgie Fame (Epic)-8 (8)
9 2 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-14 (1)
10 23 HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-3 (10)
11 11 MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn the Eskimo) ββ’β Manfred Mann (Mercury)-6 (11)
12 4 SIMON SAYS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-11 (4)
13 13 SCARBOROUGH FAIR (Canticle) ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-6 (13)
14 14 DANCE TO THE MUSIC ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-9 (14)
15 16 KISS ME GOODBYE ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-8 (15)
16 18 IF YOU CAN WANT ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-7 (16)
17 10 (Theme From) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-12 (2)
18 19 I GOT THE FEELINβ ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-4 (18)
19 12 JUST DROPPED IN (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) ββ’β The First Edition (Reprise)-9 (5)
20 17 I THANK YOU ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-11 (9)
21 21 PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-8 (21)
22 38 SUMMERTIME BLUES ββ’β Blue Cheer (Philips)-6 (22)
23 25 CAB DRIVER ββ’β The Mills Brothers (Dot)-11 (23)
24 24 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW ββ’β The Four Seasons (Philips)-7 (24)
25 28 LOVE IS ALL AROUND ββ’β The Troggs (Fontana)-7 (25)
26 27 SWEET INSPIRATION ββ’β The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-6 (26)
27 49 THE UNICORN ββ’β The Irish Rovers (Decca)-3 (27)
28 42 COWBOYS TO GIRLS ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-3 (28)
29 30 JENNIFER JUNIPER ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-5 (29)
30 48 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-4 (30)
31 44 FOREVER CAME TODAY ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-4 (31)
32 20 THE END OF OUR ROAD ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-9 (15)
33 22 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-13 (4)
34 47 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-8 (34)
35 53 FUNKY STREET ββ’β Arthur Conley (Atco)-4 (35)
36 32 IβM GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Madeline Bell (Philips)-9 (26)
37 37 A QUESTION OF TEMPERATURE ββ’β The Balloon Farm (Laurie)-7 (37)
38 52 SECURITY ββ’β Etta James (Cadet)-6 (38)
39 40 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β Roger Miller (Smash)-6 (39)
40 43 AME CALINE (Soul Coaxing) ββ’β Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra (4 Corners)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 39 GREEN LIGHT ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-7 (39)
45 34 TAPIOCA TUNDRA ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-5 (34)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 SOUL SERENADE ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-5 (41)
43 45 THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLERβS TRAMP ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-7 (43)
44 69 THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM ββ’β The Hesitations (Kapp)-4 (44)
46 81 TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-2 (46)
47 63 U.S. MALE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-3 (47)
48 95 I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-2 (48)
49 51 RICE IS NICE ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-5 (49)
50 50 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ββ’β Lalo Schifrin (Dot)-14 (41)
NEW THIS WEEK
70 β GOODBYE BABY (I Donβt Want To See You Cry) ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-1 (70)
74 β SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-1 (74)
75 β LOOK TO YOUR SOUL ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-1 (75)
78 β AINβT NO WAY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (78)
83 β I GOT A SURE THING ββ’β Ollie and the Nightingales (Stax)-1 (83)
86 β UP ON THE ROOF ββ’β The Cryanβ Shames (Columbia)-1 (86)
88 β I WANNA LIVE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (88)
90 β JUMBO ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-1 (90)
95 β MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-1 (95)
96 β I LOVE YOU ββ’β People (Capitol)-1 (96)
98 β BABY YOUβRE SO RIGHT FOR ME ββ’β Brenda and the Tabulations (Dionn)-3 (86)
100 β CHAIN OF FOOLS (Part 1) ββ’β Jimmy Smith (Verve)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 13th April, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 10 HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-4 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 2 YOUNG GIRL ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-7 (2)
3 1 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-12 (1)
4 6 CRY LIKE A BABY ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-7 (4)
5 5 (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOUβVE BEEN GONE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (5)
6 7 LADY MADONNA ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-4 (6)
7 8 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE ββ’β Georgie Fame (Epic)-9 (7)
8 4 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-11 (4)
9 3 VALLERI ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-6 (3)
10 11 MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn the Eskimo) ββ’β Manfred Mann (Mercury)-7 (10)
11 18 I GOT THE FEELINβ ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-5 (11)
12 9 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-15 (1)
13 13 SCARBOROUGH FAIR (Canticle) ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-7 (13)
14 14 DANCE TO THE MUSIC ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-10 (14)
15 12 SIMON SAYS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-12 (4)
16 16 IF YOU CAN WANT ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-8 (16)
17 21 PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-9 (17)
18 28 COWBOYS TO GIRLS ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-4 (18)
19 22 SUMMERTIME BLUES ββ’β Blue Cheer (Philips)-7 (19)
20 15 KISS ME GOODBYE ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-9 (15)
21 78 AINβT NO WAY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (21)
22 17 (Theme From) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-13 (2)
23 23 CAB DRIVER ββ’β The Mills Brothers (Dot)-12 (23)
24 26 SWEET INSPIRATION ββ’β The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-7 (24)
25 25 LOVE IS ALL AROUND ββ’β The Troggs (Fontana)-8 (25)
26 27 THE UNICORN ββ’β The Irish Rovers (Decca)-4 (26)
27 20 I THANK YOU ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-12 (9)
28 29 JENNIFER JUNIPER ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-6 (28)
29 31 FOREVER CAME TODAY ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-5 (29)
30 30 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-5 (30)
31 35 FUNKY STREET ββ’β Arthur Conley (Atco)-5 (31)
32 34 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-9 (32)
33 19 JUST DROPPED IN (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) ββ’β The First Edition (Reprise)-10 (5)
34 53 DELILAH ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-5 (34)
35 38 SECURITY ββ’β Etta James (Cadet)-7 (35)
36 51 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-3 (36)
37 46 TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-3 (37)
38 41 SOUL SERENADE ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-6 (38)
39 39 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β Roger Miller (Smash)-7 (39)
40 40 AME CALINE (Soul Coaxing) ββ’β Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra (4 Corners)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 24 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW ββ’β The Four Seasons (Philips)-8 (24)
48 32 THE END OF OUR ROAD ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-10 (15)
50 33 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-14 (4)
51 37 A QUESTION OF TEMPERATURE ββ’β The Balloon Farm (Laurie)-8 (37)
POWER PLAYS
42 47 U.S. MALE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (42)
43 43 THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLERβS TRAMP ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-8 (43)
44 44 THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM ββ’β The Hesitations (Kapp)-5 (44)
45 45 TAPIOCA TUNDRA ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-6 (34)
46 48 I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-3 (46)
47 54 JENNIFER ECCLES ββ’β The Hollies (Epic)-5 (47)
49 49 RICE IS NICE ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-6 (49)
NEW THIS WEEK
56 β A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-1 (56)
66 β SHEβS LOOKINβ GOOD ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (66)
73 β RED RED WINE ββ’β Neil Diamond (Bang)-1 (73)
75 β AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-1 (75)
82 β WEAR IT ON OUR FACE ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-1 (82)
84 β DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1 (84)
87 β I CANβT BELIEVE IβM LOSING YOU ββ’β Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-1 (87)
88 β (You Keep Me) HANGINβ ON ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-1 (88)
89 β FUNKY WALK (East) (Part 1) ββ’β Dyke and the Blazers (Original Sound)-1 (89)
90 β LOVING YOU HAS MADE ME BANANAS ββ’β Guy Marks (ABC)-1 (90)
94 β IF YOU DONβT WANT MY LOVE ββ’β Robert John (Columbia)-1 (94)
96 β ANYTHING ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-1 (96)
98 β GOINβ AWAY ββ’β The Fireballs (Atco)-1 (98)
99 β BABY MAKE YOUR OWN SWEET MUSIC ββ’β Jay and the Techniques (Smash)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 20th April, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-5 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 YOUNG GIRL ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-8 (2)
3 4 CRY LIKE A BABY ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-8 (3)
4 6 LADY MADONNA ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-5 (4)
5 5 (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOUβVE BEEN GONE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (5)
6 3 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-13 (1)
7 7 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE ββ’β Georgie Fame (Epic)-10 (7)
8 14 DANCE TO THE MUSIC ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-11 (8)
9 11 I GOT THE FEELINβ ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-6 (9)
10 10 MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn the Eskimo) ββ’β Manfred Mann (Mercury)-8 (10)
11 13 SCARBOROUGH FAIR (Canticle) ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-8 (11)
12 8 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-12 (4)
13 9 VALLERI ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-7 (3)
14 16 IF YOU CAN WANT ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-9 (14)
15 12 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-16 (1)
16 19 SUMMERTIME BLUES ββ’β Blue Cheer (Philips)-8 (16)
17 17 PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-10 (17)
18 18 COWBOYS TO GIRLS ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-5 (18)
19 32 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-10 (19)
20 26 THE UNICORN ββ’β The Irish Rovers (Decca)-5 (20)
21 21 AINβT NO WAY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (21)
22 25 LOVE IS ALL AROUND ββ’β The Troggs (Fontana)-9 (22)
23 24 SWEET INSPIRATION ββ’β The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-8 (23)
24 20 KISS ME GOODBYE ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-10 (15)
25 37 TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-4 (25)
26 28 JENNIFER JUNIPER ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-7 (26)
27 23 CAB DRIVER ββ’β The Mills Brothers (Dot)-13 (23)
28 30 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-6 (28)
29 29 FOREVER CAME TODAY ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-6 (29)
30 31 FUNKY STREET ββ’β Arthur Conley (Atco)-6 (30)
31 56 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-2 (31)
32 42 U.S. MALE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (32)
33 36 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-4 (33)
34 34 DELILAH ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-6 (34)
35 35 SECURITY ββ’β Etta James (Cadet)-8 (35)
36 15 SIMON SAYS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-13 (4)
37 40 AME CALINE (Soul Coaxing) ββ’β Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra (4 Corners)-9 (37)
38 38 SOUL SERENADE ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-7 (38)
39 39 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β Roger Miller (Smash)-8 (39)
40 43 THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLERβS TRAMP ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-9 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 27 I THANK YOU ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-13 (9)
POWER PLAYS
42 44 THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM ββ’β The Hesitations (Kapp)-6 (42)
43 47 JENNIFER ECCLES ββ’β The Hollies (Epic)-6 (43)
44 46 I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-4 (44)
45 66 SHEβS LOOKINβ GOOD ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-2 (45)
46 49 RICE IS NICE ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-7 (46)
47 57 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (47)
48 58 THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-4 (48)
49 53 CALL ME LIGHTNING ββ’β The Who (Decca)-4 (49)
50 72 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
71 β LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-1 (71)
72 β IMPOSSIBLE MISSION (Mission Impossible) ββ’β The Soul Survivors (Crimson)-1 (72)
73 β PAYING THE COST TO BE THE BOSS ββ’β B.B. King (Bluesway)-1 (73)
78 β WEβRE ROLLING ON (Part 1) ββ’β The Impressions (ABC)-1 (78)
82 β MY GIRL/HEY GIRL (Medley) ββ’β Bobby Vee (Liberty)-1 (82)
83 β CABARET ββ’β Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-1 (83)
84 β I PROMISE TO WAIT MY LOVE ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-1 (84)
86 β MAY I TAKE A GIANT STEP (Into Your Heart) ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-1 (86)
90 β YOUβLL NEVER WALK ALONE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (90)
93 β LOVE IN THEM THERE HILLS ββ’β The Vibrations (Okeh)-1 (93)
94 β THE SHADOW OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Five Stairsteps and Cubie (Buddah)-1 (94)
95 β NEVER GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Oscar Toney, Jr. (Bell)-1 (95)
96 β FRIENDS ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-1 (96)
97 β DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME ββ’β Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers (Gordy)-1 (97)
98 β GREASY HEART ββ’β Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor)-1 (98)
99 β UNWIND ββ’β Ray Stevens (Monument)-1 (99)
100 β LOUISIANA MAN ββ’β Bobbie Gentry (Capitol)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 27th April, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-6 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 CRY LIKE A BABY ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-9 (2)
3 2 YOUNG GIRL ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-9 (2)
4 4 LADY MADONNA ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-6 (4)
5 5 (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOUβVE BEEN GONE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (5)
6 9 I GOT THE FEELINβ ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-7 (6)
7 6 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-14 (1)
8 8 DANCE TO THE MUSIC ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-12 (8)
9 25 TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-5 (9)
10 7 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE ββ’β Georgie Fame (Epic)-11 (7)
11 14 IF YOU CAN WANT ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-10 (11)
12 20 THE UNICORN ββ’β The Irish Rovers (Decca)-6 (12)
13 18 COWBOYS TO GIRLS ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-6 (13)
14 19 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-11 (14)
15 12 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-13 (4)
16 16 SUMMERTIME BLUES ββ’β Blue Cheer (Philips)-9 (16)
17 17 PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-11 (17)
18 23 SWEET INSPIRATION ββ’β The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-9 (18)
19 31 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-3 (19)
20 28 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-7 (20)
21 21 AINβT NO WAY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (21)
22 22 LOVE IS ALL AROUND ββ’β The Troggs (Fontana)-10 (22)
23 30 FUNKY STREET ββ’β Arthur Conley (Atco)-7 (23)
24 11 SCARBOROUGH FAIR (Canticle) ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-9 (11)
25 15 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-17 (1)
26 26 JENNIFER JUNIPER ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-8 (26)
27 61 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-3 (27)
28 29 FOREVER CAME TODAY ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-7 (28)
29 10 MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn the Eskimo) ββ’β Manfred Mann (Mercury)-9 (10)
30 27 CAB DRIVER ββ’β The Mills Brothers (Dot)-14 (23)
31 47 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-4 (31)
32 32 U.S. MALE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-6 (32)
33 33 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-5 (33)
34 34 DELILAH ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-7 (34)
35 35 SECURITY ββ’β Etta James (Cadet)-9 (35)
36 38 SOUL SERENADE ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-8 (36)
37 37 AME CALINE (Soul Coaxing) ββ’β Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra (4 Corners)-10 (37)
38 24 KISS ME GOODBYE ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-11 (15)
39 56 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-3 (39)
40 40 THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLERβS TRAMP ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-10 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
45 13 VALLERI ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-8 (3)
46 36 SIMON SAYS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-14 (4)
54 39 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β Roger Miller (Smash)-9 (39)
POWER PLAYS
41 45 SHEβS LOOKINβ GOOD ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-3 (41)
42 42 THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM ββ’β The Hesitations (Kapp)-7 (42)
43 43 JENNIFER ECCLES ββ’β The Hollies (Epic)-7 (43)
44 44 I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-5 (44)
47 49 CALL ME LIGHTNING ββ’β The Who (Decca)-5 (47)
48 48 THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-5 (48)
49 50 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-4 (49)
50 51 LOOK TO YOUR SOUL ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
58 β MRS. ROBINSON ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-1 (58)
86 β CHAIN GANG ββ’β Jackie Wilson and Count Basie (Brunswick)-1 (86)
87 β THE HAPPY SONG (Dum-Dum) ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-1 (87)
92 β IβM SORRY ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-1 (92)
94 β I CAN REMEMBER ββ’β James &Β Bobby Purify (Bell)-1 (94)
96 β LILI MARLENE ββ’β Al Martino (Capitol)-1 (96)
99 β IF I WERE A CARPENTER ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-1 (99)
100 β A TRIBUTE TO A KING ββ’β William Bell (Stax)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 4th May, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-7 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 CRY LIKE A BABY ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-10 (2)
3 3 YOUNG GIRL ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-10 (2)
4 4 LADY MADONNA ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-7 (4)
5 9 TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-6 (5)
6 6 I GOT THE FEELINβ ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-8 (6)
7 13 COWBOYS TO GIRLS ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-7 (7)
8 14 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-12 (8)
9 19 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-4 (9)
10 12 THE UNICORN ββ’β The Irish Rovers (Decca)-7 (10)
11 11 IF YOU CAN WANT ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-11 (11)
12 8 DANCE TO THE MUSIC ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-13 (8)
13 20 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-8 (13)
14 16 SUMMERTIME BLUES ββ’β Blue Cheer (Philips)-10 (14)
15 10 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE ββ’β Georgie Fame (Epic)-12 (7)
16 21 AINβT NO WAY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (16)
17 22 LOVE IS ALL AROUND ββ’β The Troggs (Fontana)-11 (17)
18 18 SWEET INSPIRATION ββ’β The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-10 (18)
19 7 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-15 (1)
20 31 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-5 (20)
21 27 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-4 (21)
22 5 (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOUβVE BEEN GONE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-10 (5)
23 23 FUNKY STREET ββ’β Arthur Conley (Atco)-8 (23)
24 17 PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-12 (17)
25 39 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-4 (25)
26 15 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-14 (4)
27 34 DELILAH ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-8 (27)
28 28 FOREVER CAME TODAY ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-8 (28)
29 29 MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn the Eskimo) ββ’β Manfred Mann (Mercury)-10 (10)
30 36 SOUL SERENADE ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-9 (30)
31 32 U.S. MALE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 (31)
32 58 MRS. ROBINSON ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-2 (32)
33 33 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-6 (33)
34 49 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-5 (34)
35 25 LOVE IS BLUE ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-18 (1)
36 24 SCARBOROUGH FAIR (Canticle) ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-10 (11)
37 37 AME CALINE (Soul Coaxing) ββ’β Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra (4 Corners)-11 (37)
38 30 CAB DRIVER ββ’β The Mills Brothers (Dot)-15 (23)
39 48 THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-6 (39)
40 47 CALL ME LIGHTNING ββ’β The Who (Decca)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 40 THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLERβS TRAMP ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-11 (40)
52 26 JENNIFER JUNIPER ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-9 (26)
56 35 SECURITY ββ’β Etta James (Cadet)-10 (35)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 SHEβS LOOKINβ GOOD ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-4 (41)
43 43 JENNIFER ECCLES ββ’β The Hollies (Epic)-8 (43)
44 44 I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-6 (44)
45 45 VALLERI ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-9 (3)
46 61 LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-3 (46)
47 87 THE HAPPY SONG (Dum-Dum) ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-2 (47)
48 78 DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME ββ’β Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers (Gordy)-3 (48)
49 72 MY GIRL/HEY GIRL (Medley) ββ’β Bobby Vee (Liberty)-3 (49)
50 50 LOOK TO YOUR SOUL ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-5 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
87 β I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (87)
88 β YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-1 (88)
90 β SOUL TRAIN ββ’β The Classics IV (Imperial)-1 (90)
91 β NEVER GIVE YOU UP ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-1 (91)
92 β I HAVE A DREAM ββ’β Rev. Martin Luther King (Gordy)-1 (92)
93 β HE DONβT REALLY LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Moon Shot)-1 (93)
95 β I WISH I KNEW (How It Would Feel To Be Free) ββ’β Solomon Burke (Atlantic)-1 (95)
97 β ANGEL OF THE MORNING ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-1 (97)
99 β HEREβS TO YOU ββ’β Hamilton Camp (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-1 (99)
100 β HOWβD WE EVER GET THIS WAY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 11th May, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-8 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 5 TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-7 (2)
3 3 YOUNG GIRL ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-11 (2)
4 8 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-13 (4)
5 2 CRY LIKE A BABY ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-11 (2)
6 9 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-5 (6)
7 7 COWBOYS TO GIRLS ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-8 (7)
8 10 THE UNICORN ββ’β The Irish Rovers (Decca)-8 (8)
9 32 MRS. ROBINSON ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-3 (9)
10 4 LADY MADONNA ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-8 (4)
11 17 LOVE IS ALL AROUND ββ’β The Troggs (Fontana)-12 (11)
12 6 I GOT THE FEELINβ ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-9 (6)
13 13 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-9 (13)
14 23 FUNKY STREET ββ’β Arthur Conley (Atco)-9 (14)
15 14 SUMMERTIME BLUES ββ’β Blue Cheer (Philips)-11 (14)
16 16 AINβT NO WAY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (16)
17 15 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE ββ’β Georgie Fame (Epic)-13 (7)
18 18 SWEET INSPIRATION ββ’β The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-11 (18)
19 21 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-5 (19)
20 20 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6 (20)
21 12 DANCE TO THE MUSIC ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-14 (8)
22 34 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-6 (22)
23 30 SOUL SERENADE ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-10 (23)
24 25 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-5 (24)
25 22 (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOUβVE BEEN GONE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-11 (5)
26 24 PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-13 (17)
27 27 DELILAH ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-9 (27)
28 31 U.S. MALE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-8 (28)
29 44 I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-7 (29)
30 41 SHEβS LOOKINβ GOOD ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-5 (30)
31 29 MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn the Eskimo) ββ’β Manfred Mann (Mercury)-11 (10)
32 26 LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-15 (4)
33 11 IF YOU CAN WANT ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-12 (11)
34 33 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-7 (33)
35 19 (Sittinβ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-16 (1)
36 69 IF I WERE A CARPENTER ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-3 (36)
37 47 THE HAPPY SONG (Dum-Dum) ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-3 (37)
38 36 SCARBOROUGH FAIR (Canticle) ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-11 (11)
39 39 THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-7 (39)
40 40 CALL ME LIGHTNING ββ’β The Who (Decca)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 28 FOREVER CAME TODAY ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-9 (28)
50 37 AME CALINE (Soul Coaxing) ββ’β Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra (4 Corners)-12 (37)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 JENNIFER ECCLES ββ’β The Hollies (Epic)-9 (41)
42 42 THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLERβS TRAMP ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-12 (40)
43 63 MASTER JACK ββ’β Four Jacks and a Jill (RCA Victor)-7 (43)
45 46 LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-4 (45)
46 48 DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME ββ’β Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers (Gordy)-3 (46)
47 45 VALLERI ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-10 (3)
48 49 MY GIRL/HEY GIRL (Medley) ββ’β Bobby Vee (Liberty)-4 (48)
49 50 LOOK TO YOUR SOUL ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-6 (49)
NEW THIS WEEK
77 β THE LOOK OF LOVE ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-1 (77)
79 β MACARTHUR PARK ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-1 (79)
81 β LOVE IN EVERY ROOM (Meme Si Tu Revenais) ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-1 (81)
87 β A MAN WITHOUT LOVE (Quando Mβinnamoro) ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-1 (87)
93 β YOU AINβT GOING NOWHERE ββ’β The Byrds (Columbia)-1 (93)
95 β SLEEPY JOE ββ’β Hermanβs Hermits (MGM)-1 (95)
96 β FACE IT GIRL, ITβS OVER ββ’β Nancy Wilson (Capitol)-1 (96)
97 β APOLOGIZE ββ’β Ed Ames (RCA Victor)-1 (97)
98 β BROOKLYN ROADS ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-1 (98)
99 β ANYONE FOR TENNIS ββ’β Cream (Atco)-1 (99)
100 β SHEβS A HEARTBREAKER ββ’β Gene Pitney (Musicor)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 18th May, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 9 MRS. ROBINSON ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-4 (2)
3 1 HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-9 (1)
4 4 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-14 (4)
5 6 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-6 (5)
6 7 COWBOYS TO GIRLS ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-9 (6)
7 11 LOVE IS ALL AROUND ββ’β The Troggs (Fontana)-13 (7)
8 8 THE UNICORN ββ’β The Irish Rovers (Decca)-9 (8)
9 3 YOUNG GIRL ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-12 (2)
10 19 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-6 (10)
11 20 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (11)
12 5 CRY LIKE A BABY ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-12 (2)
13 13 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-10 (13)
14 24 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-6 (14)
15 10 LADY MADONNA ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-9 (4)
16 15 SUMMERTIME BLUES ββ’β Blue Cheer (Philips)-12 (14)
17 12 I GOT THE FEELINβ ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-10 (6)
18 14 FUNKY STREET ββ’β Arthur Conley (Atco)-10 (14)
19 22 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-7 (19)
20 45 LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-5 (20)
21 16 AINβT NO WAY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (16)
22 30 SHEβS LOOKINβ GOOD ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-6 (22)
23 23 SOUL SERENADE ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-11 (23)
24 18 SWEET INSPIRATION ββ’β The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-12 (18)
25 56 I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-3 (25)
26 27 DELILAH ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-10 (26)
27 37 THE HAPPY SONG (Dum-Dum) ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-4 (27)
28 29 I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-8 (28)
29 36 IF I WERE A CARPENTER ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-4 (29)
30 46 DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME ββ’β Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers (Gordy)-4 (30)
31 43 MASTER JACK ββ’β Four Jacks and a Jill (RCA Victor)-8 (31)
32 62 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-3 (32)
33 21 DANCE TO THE MUSIC ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-15 (8)
34 17 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE ββ’β Georgie Fame (Epic)-14 (7)
35 25 (Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOUβVE BEEN GONE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-12 (5)
36 48 MY GIRL/HEY GIRL (Medley) ββ’β Bobby Vee (Liberty)-5 (36)
37 34 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-8 (33)
38 26 PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-14 (17)
39 39 THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-8 (39)
40 41 JENNIFER ECCLES ββ’β The Hollies (Epic)-10 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 28 U.S. MALE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (28)
42 40 CALL ME LIGHTNING ββ’β The Who (Decca)-8 (40)
POWER PLAYS
43 42 THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLERβS TRAMP ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-13 (40)
44 54 I WANNA LIVE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-7 (44)
45 53 WEAR IT ON OUR FACE ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-6 (45)
46 69 IβM SORRY ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-4 (46)
47 55 FRIENDS ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-5 (47)
48 79 MACARTHUR PARK ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-2 (48)
49 49 LOOK TO YOUR SOUL ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-7 (49)
50 61 I LOVE YOU ββ’β People (Capitol)-7 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
67 β THINK ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (67)
70 β JELLY JUNGLE (Of Orange Marmalade) ββ’β The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)-1 (70)
72 β THIS GUYβS IN LOVE WITH YOU ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-1 (72)
73 β TIME FOR LIVINβ ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-1 (73)
81 β IβLL NEVER DO YOU WRONG ββ’β Joe Tex (Dial)-1 (81)
83 β TIP-TOE THRUβ THE TULIPS WITH ME ββ’β Tiny Tim (Reprise)-1 (83)
84 β MY SHY VIOLET ββ’β The Mills Brothers (Dot)-1 (84)
88 β I GOT YOU BABE ββ’β Etta James (Cadet)-1 (88)
89 β UNITED ββ’β Peaches and Herb (Date)-1 (89)
96 β ITβS OVER ββ’β Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)-1 (96)
97 β REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS ββ’β Friend &Β Lover (Verve Forecast)-1 (97)
98 β I CANβT MAKE IT ALONE ββ’β Bill Medley (MGM)-1 (98)
99 β PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN ββ’β The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-1 (99)
100 β THE DOCTOR ββ’β Mary Wells (Jubilee)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 25th May, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-9 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 MRS. ROBINSON ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-5 (2)
3 5 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-7 (3)
4 4 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-15 (4)
5 3 HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-10 (1)
6 6 COWBOYS TO GIRLS ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-10 (6)
7 8 THE UNICORN ββ’β The Irish Rovers (Decca)-10 (7)
8 14 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-7 (8)
9 11 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8 (9)
10 10 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-7 (10)
11 13 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-11 (11)
12 19 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-8 (12)
13 9 YOUNG GIRL ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-13 (2)
14 7 LOVE IS ALL AROUND ββ’β The Troggs (Fontana)-14 (7)
15 22 SHEβS LOOKINβ GOOD ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-7 (15)
16 67 THINK ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (16)
17 17 I GOT THE FEELINβ ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-11 (6)
18 18 FUNKY STREET ββ’β Arthur Conley (Atco)-11 (14)
19 12 CRY LIKE A BABY ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-13 (2)
20 20 LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-6 (20)
21 26 DELILAH ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-11 (21)
22 25 I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-4 (22)
23 23 SOUL SERENADE ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-12 (23)
24 32 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-4 (24)
25 27 THE HAPPY SONG (Dum-Dum) ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-5 (25)
26 29 IF I WERE A CARPENTER ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-5 (26)
27 72 THIS GUYβS IN LOVE WITH YOU ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-2 (27)
28 28 I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-9 (28)
29 30 DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME ββ’β Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers (Gordy)-5 (29)
30 31 MASTER JACK ββ’β Four Jacks and a Jill (RCA Victor)-9 (30)
31 15 LADY MADONNA ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-10 (4)
32 24 SWEET INSPIRATION ββ’β The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-13 (18)
33 16 SUMMERTIME BLUES ββ’β Blue Cheer (Philips)-13 (14)
34 48 MACARTHUR PARK ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-3 (34)
35 36 MY GIRL/HEY GIRL (Medley) ββ’β Bobby Vee (Liberty)-6 (35)
36 44 I WANNA LIVE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-8 (36)
37 21 AINβT NO WAY ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (16)
38 38 PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-15 (17)
39 52 PAYING THE COST TO BE THE BOSS ββ’β B.B. King (Bluesway)-6 (39)
40 50 I LOVE YOU ββ’β People (Capitol)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
54 40 JENNIFER ECCLES ββ’β The Hollies (Epic)-11 (40)
POWER PLAYS
41 61 (You Keep Me) HANGINβ ON ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-7 (41)
42 60 THE LOOK OF LOVE ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-3 (42)
43 46 IβM SORRY ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-5 (43)
44 45 WEAR IT ON OUR FACE ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-7 (44)
45 43 THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLERβS TRAMP ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-14 (40)
46 73 TIME FOR LIVINβ ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-2 (46)
47 47 FRIENDS ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-6 (47)
48 55 ANGEL OF THE MORNING ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-4 (48)
49 54 HOWβD WE EVER GET THIS WAY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-4 (49)
50 62 NEVER GIVE YOU UP ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
71 β THE HORSE ββ’β Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-1 (71)
75 β LICKING STICK β LICKING STICK (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-1 (75)
77 β YOU DONβT KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-1 (77)
89 β AMERICA IS MY HOME (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-1 (89)
90 β CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN ββ’β The Hesitations (Kapp)-1 (90)
93 β HOLD ON ββ’β The Radiants (Chess)-1 (93)
94 β LONELY IS THE NAME ββ’β Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise)-1 (94)
96 β FOLSOM PRISON BLUES ββ’β Johnny Cash (Columbia)-1 (96)
97 β BRING A LITTLE LOVINβ ββ’β Los Bravos (Parrot)-1 (97)
99 β DONβT SIGN THE PAPER BABY (I Want You Back) ββ’β Jimmy Delphs (Karen)-1 (99)
100 β READY, WILLING AND ABLE ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 1st June, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 MRS. ROBINSON ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-16 (2)
3 3 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-8 (3)
4 1 TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-10 (1)
5 5 HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-11 (1)
6 24 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-5 (6)
7 12 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-9 (7)
8 8 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-8 (8)
9 6 COWBOYS TO GIRLS ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-11 (6)
10 10 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-8 (10)
11 27 THIS GUYβS IN LOVE WITH YOU ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-3 (11)
12 34 MACARTHUR PARK ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-4 (12)
13 16 THINK ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (13)
14 14 LOVE IS ALL AROUND ββ’β The Troggs (Fontana)-15 (7)
15 15 SHEβS LOOKINβ GOOD ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-8 (15)
16 9 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-9 (9)
17 13 YOUNG GIRL ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-14 (2)
18 7 THE UNICORN ββ’β The Irish Rovers (Decca)-11 (7)
19 20 LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-7 (19)
20 22 I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-5 (20)
21 21 DELILAH ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-12 (21)
22 28 I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-10 (22)
23 30 MASTER JACK ββ’β Four Jacks and a Jill (RCA Victor)-10 (23)
24 11 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-12 (11)
25 26 IF I WERE A CARPENTER ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-6 (25)
26 23 SOUL SERENADE ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-13 (23)
27 19 CRY LIKE A BABY ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-14 (2)
28 25 THE HAPPY SONG (Dum-Dum) ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-6 (25)
29 49 HOWβD WE EVER GET THIS WAY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-5 (29)
30 48 ANGEL OF THE MORNING ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-5 (30)
31 40 I LOVE YOU ββ’β People (Capitol)-9 (31)
32 75 LICKING STICK β LICKING STICK (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-2 (32)
33 32 SWEET INSPIRATION ββ’β The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-14 (18)
34 42 THE LOOK OF LOVE ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-4 (34)
35 35 MY GIRL/HEY GIRL (Medley) ββ’β Bobby Vee (Liberty)-7 (35)
36 36 I WANNA LIVE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-9 (36)
37 18 FUNKY STREET ββ’β Arthur Conley (Atco)-12 (14)
38 57 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS ββ’β Friend &Β Lover (Verve Forecast)-3 (38)
39 52 A MAN WITHOUT LOVE (Quando Mβinnamoro) ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-4 (39)
40 29 DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME ββ’β Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers (Gordy)-6 (29)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
43 17 I GOT THE FEELINβ ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-12 (6)
44 31 LADY MADONNA ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-11 (4)
47 38 PLAYBOY ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-16 (17)
55 39 PAYING THE COST TO BE THE BOSS ββ’β B.B. King (Bluesway)-7 (39)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 (You Keep Me) HANGINβ ON ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-8 (41)
42 43 IβM SORRY ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-6 (42)
45 46 TIME FOR LIVINβ ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-3 (45)
46 69 TIP-TOE THRUβ THE TULIPS WITH ME ββ’β Tiny Tim (Reprise)-3 (46)
48 58 SHEβS A HEARTBREAKER ββ’β Gene Pitney (Musicor)-4 (48)
49 44 WEAR IT ON OUR FACE ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-8 (44)
50 50 NEVER GIVE YOU UP ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-5 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
62 β CHOO CHOO TRAIN ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-1 (62)
73 β YESTER LOVE ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-1 (73)
79 β INDIAN LAKE ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-1 (79)
83 β HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Shorty Long (Soul)-1 (83)
86 β SKY PILOT (Part 1) ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-1 (86)
91 β SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS (Return Of the Native) ββ’β Fever Tree (Uni)-1 (91)
94 β HERE COME DA JUDGE ββ’β The Buena Vistas (Marquee)-1 (94)
95 β STONED SOUL PICNIC ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-1 (95)
96 β FUNKY FEVER ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-1 (96)
97 β AINβT NOTHINβ BUT A HOUSE PARTY ββ’β The Show Stoppers (Heritage)-1 (97)
100 β HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β The Magistrates (MGM)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 8th June, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MRS. ROBINSON ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-7 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-11 (1)
3 11 THIS GUYβS IN LOVE WITH YOU ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-4 (3)
4 2 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-17 (2)
5 7 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-10 (5)
6 6 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-6 (6)
7 12 MACARTHUR PARK ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-5 (7)
8 3 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-9 (3)
9 13 THINK ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (9)
10 5 HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-12 (1)
11 8 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-9 (8)
12 9 COWBOYS TO GIRLS ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-12 (6)
13 34 THE LOOK OF LOVE ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-5 (13)
14 30 ANGEL OF THE MORNING ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-6 (14)
15 21 DELILAH ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-13 (15)
16 16 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (9)
17 19 LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-8 (17)
18 23 MASTER JACK ββ’β Four Jacks and a Jill (RCA Victor)-11 (18)
19 20 I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (19)
20 25 IF I WERE A CARPENTER ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-7 (20)
21 10 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-9 (10)
22 31 I LOVE YOU ββ’β People (Capitol)-10 (22)
23 38 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS ββ’β Friend &Β Lover (Verve Forecast)-4 (23)
24 24 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-13 (11)
25 32 LICKING STICK β LICKING STICK (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-3 (25)
26 22 I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-11 (22)
27 39 A MAN WITHOUT LOVE (Quando Mβinnamoro) ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-5 (27)
28 28 THE HAPPY SONG (Dum-Dum) ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-7 (25)
29 29 HOWβD WE EVER GET THIS WAY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-6 (29)
30 15 SHEβS LOOKINβ GOOD ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-9 (15)
31 14 LOVE IS ALL AROUND ββ’β The Troggs (Fontana)-16 (7)
32 26 SOUL SERENADE ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-14 (23)
33 46 TIP-TOE THRUβ THE TULIPS WITH ME ββ’β Tiny Tim (Reprise)-4 (33)
34 54 THE HORSE ββ’β Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-3 (34)
35 35 MY GIRL/HEY GIRL (Medley) ββ’β Bobby Vee (Liberty)-8 (35)
36 17 YOUNG GIRL ββ’β The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-15 (2)
37 41 (You Keep Me) HANGINβ ON ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-9 (37)
38 50 NEVER GIVE YOU UP ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-6 (38)
39 62 CHOO CHOO TRAIN ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-2 (39)
40 40 DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME ββ’β Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers (Gordy)-7 (29)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 36 I WANNA LIVE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-10 (36)
45 18 THE UNICORN ββ’β The Irish Rovers (Decca)-12 (7)
46 27 CRY LIKE A BABY ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-15 (2)
POWER PLAYS
41 45 TIME FOR LIVINβ ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-4 (41)
42 42 IβM SORRY ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-7 (42)
43 48 SHEβS A HEARTBREAKER ββ’β Gene Pitney (Musicor)-5 (43)
47 73 YESTER LOVE ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-2 (47)
48 56 UNITED ββ’β Peaches and Herb (Date)-4 (48)
49 53 IF YOU DONβT WANT MY LOVE ββ’β Robert John (Columbia)-9 (49)
50 83 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Shorty Long (Soul)-2 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
62 β JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-1 (62)
63 β SOME THINGS YOU NEVER GET USED TO ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-1 (63)
64 β LADY WILLPOWER ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-1 (64)
66 β IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-1 (66)
78 β BACK IN LOVE AGAIN ββ’β The Buckinghams (Columbia)-1 (78)
79 β SAFE IN MY GARDEN ββ’β The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-1 (79)
81 β MOUNTAIN OF LOVE ββ’β Ronnie Dove (Diamond)-1 (81)
83 β GRAZING IN THE GRASS ββ’β Hugh Masekela (Uni)-1 (83)
85 β HERE I AM BABY ββ’β The Marvelettes (Tamla)-1 (85)
86 β ELEANOR RIGBY ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-1 (86)
87 β LOVERβS HOLIDAY ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-1 (87)
93 β LET ME BE LONELY ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1 (93)
95 β BABY YOU COME ROLLINβ ACROSS MY MIND ββ’β The Peppermint Trolley Company (Acta)-1 (95)
96 β SWEET MEMORIES ββ’β Andy Williams (Columbia)-1 (96)
100 β CONGRATULATIONS ββ’β Cliff Richard (Uni)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 15th June, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 MRS. ROBINSON ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-8 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 THIS GUYβS IN LOVE WITH YOU ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-5 (2)
3 5 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-11 (3)
4 6 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-7 (4)
5 7 MACARTHUR PARK ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-6 (5)
6 2 TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-12 (1)
7 9 THINK ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (7)
8 8 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-10 (3)
9 4 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-18 (2)
10 13 THE LOOK OF LOVE ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-6 (10)
11 11 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-10 (8)
12 10 HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-13 (1)
13 19 I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-7 (13)
14 14 ANGEL OF THE MORNING ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-7 (14)
15 34 THE HORSE ββ’β Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-4 (15)
16 15 DELILAH ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-14 (15)
17 25 LICKING STICK β LICKING STICK (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-4 (17)
18 22 I LOVE YOU ββ’β People (Capitol)-11 (18)
19 50 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Shorty Long (Soul)-3 (19)
20 20 IF I WERE A CARPENTER ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-8 (20)
21 21 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-10 (10)
22 23 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS ββ’β Friend &Β Lover (Verve Forecast)-5 (22)
23 18 MASTER JACK ββ’β Four Jacks and a Jill (RCA Victor)-12 (18)
24 17 LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-9 (17)
25 37 (You Keep Me) HANGINβ ON ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-10 (25)
26 27 A MAN WITHOUT LOVE (Quando Mβinnamoro) ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-6 (26)
27 29 HOWβD WE EVER GET THIS WAY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-7 (27)
28 16 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (9)
29 12 COWBOYS TO GIRLS ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-13 (6)
30 33 TIP-TOE THRUβ THE TULIPS WITH ME ββ’β Tiny Tim (Reprise)-5 (30)
31 30 SHEβS LOOKINβ GOOD ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-10 (15)
32 26 I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-12 (22)
33 32 SOUL SERENADE ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-15 (23)
34 39 CHOO CHOO TRAIN ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-3 (34)
35 38 NEVER GIVE YOU UP ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-7 (35)
36 40 DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME ββ’β Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers (Gordy)-8 (29)
37 24 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-14 (11)
38 62 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-2 (38)
39 43 SHEβS A HEARTBREAKER ββ’β Gene Pitney (Musicor)-6 (39)
40 77 FACE IT GIRL, ITβS OVER ββ’β Nancy Wilson (Capitol)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
43 28 THE HAPPY SONG (Dum-Dum) ββ’β Otis Redding (Volt)-8 (25)
63 35 MY GIRL/HEY GIRL (Medley) ββ’β Bobby Vee (Liberty)-9 (35)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 TIME FOR LIVINβ ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-5 (41)
42 42 IβM SORRY ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-8 (42)
44 44 I WANNA LIVE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-11 (36)
45 64 LADY WILLPOWER ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-2 (45)
46 48 UNITED ββ’β Peaches and Herb (Date)-5 (46)
47 47 YESTER LOVE ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-3 (47)
48 55 YOU DONβT KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-4 (48)
49 49 IF YOU DONβT WANT MY LOVE ββ’β Robert John (Columbia)-10 (49)
50 66 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-2 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
61 β D.W. WASHBURN ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-1 (61)
81 β YOU SEND ME ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (81)
82 β HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Pigmeat Markham (Chess)-1 (82)
84 β ITβS NICE TO BE WITH YOU ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-1 (84)
87 β UNDERSTANDING ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-1 (87)
90 β CANβT YOU SEE ME CRY ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-1 (90)
94 β LET YOURSELF GO ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (94)
95 β TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-1 (95)
97 β LISTEN HERE ββ’β Eddie Harris (Atlantic)-1 (97)
98 β FORGET ME NOT ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-1 (98)
99 β VALLEY OF THE DOLLS ββ’β King Curtis and the Kingpins (Atco)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 22nd June, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 THIS GUYβS IN LOVE WITH YOU ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 5 MACARTHUR PARK ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-7 (2)
3 1 MRS. ROBINSON ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-9 (1)
4 4 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-8 (4)
5 10 THE LOOK OF LOVE ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-7 (5)
6 3 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-12 (3)
7 7 THINK ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (7)
8 14 ANGEL OF THE MORNING ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-8 (8)
9 6 TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-13 (1)
10 22 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS ββ’β Friend &Β Lover (Verve Forecast)-6 (10)
11 19 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Shorty Long (Soul)-4 (11)
12 38 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-3 (12)
13 13 I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-8 (13)
14 18 I LOVE YOU ββ’β People (Capitol)-12 (14)
15 15 THE HORSE ββ’β Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-5 (15)
16 8 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-11 (3)
17 17 LICKING STICK β LICKING STICK (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-5 (17)
18 9 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-19 (2)
19 26 A MAN WITHOUT LOVE (Quando Mβinnamoro) ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-7 (19)
20 45 LADY WILLPOWER ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-3 (20)
21 27 HOWβD WE EVER GET THIS WAY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-8 (21)
22 30 TIP-TOE THRUβ THE TULIPS WITH ME ββ’β Tiny Tim (Reprise)-6 (22)
23 11 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-11 (8)
24 24 LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-10 (17)
25 25 (You Keep Me) HANGINβ ON ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-11 (25)
26 12 HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-14 (1)
27 34 CHOO CHOO TRAIN ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-4 (27)
28 51 INDIAN LAKE ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-4 (28)
29 61 D.W. WASHBURN ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-2 (29)
30 23 MASTER JACK ββ’β Four Jacks and a Jill (RCA Victor)-13 (18)
31 53 STONED SOUL PICNIC ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-4 (31)
32 52 GRAZING IN THE GRASS ββ’β Hugh Masekela (Uni)-3 (32)
33 39 SHEβS A HEARTBREAKER ββ’β Gene Pitney (Musicor)-7 (33)
34 35 NEVER GIVE YOU UP ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-8 (34)
35 21 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-11 (10)
36 28 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-12 (9)
37 16 DELILAH ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-15 (15)
38 54 SKY PILOT (Part 1) ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-4 (38)
39 41 TIME FOR LIVINβ ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-6 (39)
40 40 FACE IT GIRL, ITβS OVER ββ’β Nancy Wilson (Capitol)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 29 COWBOYS TO GIRLS ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-14 (6)
42 20 IF I WERE A CARPENTER ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-9 (20)
43 32 I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-13 (22)
57 36 DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME ββ’β Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers (Gordy)-9 (29)
POWER PLAYS
44 55 FOLSOM PRISON BLUES ββ’β Johnny Cash (Columbia)-5 (44)
45 56 SOME THINGS YOU NEVER GET USED TO ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-3 (45)
46 46 UNITED ββ’β Peaches and Herb (Date)-6 (46)
47 47 YESTER LOVE ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-4 (47)
48 48 YOU DONβT KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-5 (48)
49 49 IF YOU DONβT WANT MY LOVE ββ’β Robert John (Columbia)-11 (49)
50 50 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
71 β PEOPLE SURE ACT FUNNY ββ’β Arthur Conley (Atco)-1 (71)
72 β THE STORY OF ROCK AND ROLL ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-1 (72)
76 β HURDY GURDY MAN ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-1 (76)
77 β DONβT TAKE IT SO HARD ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-1 (77)
80 β BE YOUNG, BE FOOLISH, BE HAPPY ββ’β The Tams (ABC)-1 (80)
85 β TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT ββ’β Bill Blackβs Combo (Hi)-1 (85)
89 β D-I-V-O-R-C-E ββ’β Tammy Wynette (Epic)-1 (89)
90 β (The Puppet Song) WHISKEY ON A SUNDAY ββ’β The Irish Rovers (Decca)-1 (90)
91 β YOUNG BOY ββ’β Barbara Greene (Vivid/Renee)-1 (91)
92 β YOUR TIME HASNβT COME YET, BABY ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (92)
93 β CLASSICAL GAS ββ’β Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-1 (93)
95 β IβM A MIDNIGHT MOVER ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (95)
96 β THE EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-1 (96)
97 β SEALED WITH A KISS ββ’β Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-1 (97)
100 β YOUNG BIRDS FLY ββ’β The Cryanβ Shames (Columbia)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 29th June, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 THIS GUYβS IN LOVE WITH YOU ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-7 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 15 THE HORSE ββ’β Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-6 (2)
3 2 MACARTHUR PARK ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-8 (2)
4 4 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-9 (4)
5 5 THE LOOK OF LOVE ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-8 (5)
6 6 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-13 (3)
7 8 ANGEL OF THE MORNING ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-9 (7)
8 7 THINK ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (7)
9 11 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Shorty Long (Soul)-5 (9)
10 10 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS ββ’β Friend &Β Lover (Verve Forecast)-7 (10)
11 12 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-4 (11)
12 3 MRS. ROBINSON ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-10 (1)
13 32 GRAZING IN THE GRASS ββ’β Hugh Masekela (Uni)-4 (13)
14 17 LICKING STICK β LICKING STICK (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-6 (14)
15 20 LADY WILLPOWER ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-4 (15)
16 14 I LOVE YOU ββ’β People (Capitol)-13 (14)
17 22 TIP-TOE THRUβ THE TULIPS WITH ME ββ’β Tiny Tim (Reprise)-7 (17)
18 28 INDIAN LAKE ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-5 (18)
19 31 STONED SOUL PICNIC ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-5 (19)
20 13 I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-9 (13)
21 21 HOWβD WE EVER GET THIS WAY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-9 (21)
22 33 SHEβS A HEARTBREAKER ββ’β Gene Pitney (Musicor)-8 (22)
23 23 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-12 (8)
24 18 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-20 (2)
25 25 (You Keep Me) HANGINβ ON ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-12 (25)
26 27 CHOO CHOO TRAIN ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-5 (26)
27 16 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-12 (3)
28 9 TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-14 (1)
29 29 D.W. WASHBURN ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-3 (29)
30 34 NEVER GIVE YOU UP ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-9 (30)
31 19 A MAN WITHOUT LOVE (Quando Mβinnamoro) ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-8 (19)
32 47 YESTER LOVE ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-5 (32)
33 44 FOLSOM PRISON BLUES ββ’β Johnny Cash (Columbia)-6 (33)
34 38 SKY PILOT (Part 1) ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-5 (34)
35 24 LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-11 (17)
36 53 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN ββ’β The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-7 (36)
37 76 HURDY GURDY MAN ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-2 (37)
38 30 MASTER JACK ββ’β Four Jacks and a Jill (RCA Victor)-14 (18)
39 39 TIME FOR LIVINβ ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-7 (39)
40 40 FACE IT GIRL, ITβS OVER ββ’β Nancy Wilson (Capitol)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 26 HONEY ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-15 (1)
43 36 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-13 (9)
44 35 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-12 (10)
POWER PLAYS
42 45 SOME THINGS YOU NEVER GET USED TO ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-4 (42)
45 56 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-3 (45)
46 95 IβM A MIDNIGHT MOVER ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-2 (46)
47 46 UNITED ββ’β Peaches and Herb (Date)-7 (46)
48 48 YOU DONβT KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-6 (48)
49 42 IF I WERE A CARPENTER ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-10 (20)
50 50 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
73 β HITCH IT TO THE HORSE ββ’β The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-1 (73)
82 β WITH PEN IN HAND ββ’β Billy Vera (Atlantic)-1 (82)
87 β HANG βEM HIGH ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-1 (87)
89 β STAY IN MY CORNER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-1 (89)
90 β AUTUMN OF MY LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-1 (90)
94 β DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE ββ’β Wayne Newton (MGM)-1 (94)
95 β LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER ββ’β The OβJays (Bell)-1 (95)
97 β COMPETITION AINβT NOTHINβ ββ’β Little Carl Carlton (Back Beat)-1 (97)
98 β JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND ββ’β The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)-1 (98)
100 β LOVINβ SEASON ββ’β Gene and Debbe (TRX)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 6th July, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 THIS GUYβS IN LOVE WITH YOU ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-8 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 THE HORSE ββ’β Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-7 (2)
3 11 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-5 (3)
4 5 THE LOOK OF LOVE ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-9 (4)
5 13 GRAZING IN THE GRASS ββ’β Hugh Masekela (Uni)-5 (5)
6 15 LADY WILLPOWER ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-5 (6)
7 7 ANGEL OF THE MORNING ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-10 (7)
8 9 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Shorty Long (Soul)-6 (8)
9 3 MACARTHUR PARK ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-9 (2)
10 10 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS ββ’β Friend &Β Lover (Verve Forecast)-8 (10)
11 4 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-10 (4)
12 6 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-14 (3)
13 12 MRS. ROBINSON ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-11 (1)
14 8 THINK ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (7)
15 18 INDIAN LAKE ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-6 (15)
16 16 I LOVE YOU ββ’β People (Capitol)-14 (14)
17 19 STONED SOUL PICNIC ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-6 (17)
18 14 LICKING STICK β LICKING STICK (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-7 (14)
19 29 D.W. WASHBURN ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-4 (19)
20 30 NEVER GIVE YOU UP ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-10 (20)
21 21 HOWβD WE EVER GET THIS WAY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-10 (21)
22 22 SHEβS A HEARTBREAKER ββ’β Gene Pitney (Musicor)-9 (22)
23 37 HURDY GURDY MAN ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-3 (23)
24 59 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Pigmeat Markham (Chess)-4 (24)
25 25 (You Keep Me) HANGINβ ON ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-13 (25)
26 26 CHOO CHOO TRAIN ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-6 (26)
27 17 TIP-TOE THRUβ THE TULIPS WITH ME ββ’β Tiny Tim (Reprise)-8 (17)
28 24 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-21 (2)
29 34 SKY PILOT (Part 1) ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-6 (29)
30 42 SOME THINGS YOU NEVER GET USED TO ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-5 (30)
31 32 YESTER LOVE ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-6 (31)
32 33 FOLSOM PRISON BLUES ββ’β Johnny Cash (Columbia)-7 (32)
33 28 TIGHTEN UP ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-15 (1)
34 36 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN ββ’β The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-8 (34)
35 20 I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-10 (13)
36 23 AINβT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-13 (8)
37 46 IβM A MIDNIGHT MOVER ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-3 (37)
38 40 FACE IT GIRL, ITβS OVER ββ’β Nancy Wilson (Capitol)-9 (38)
39 58 LOVERβS HOLIDAY ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-5 (39)
40 50 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 31 A MAN WITHOUT LOVE (Quando Mβinnamoro) ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-9 (19)
46 27 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-13 (3)
50 39 TIME FOR LIVINβ ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-8 (39)
POWER PLAYS
42 60 DONβT TAKE IT SO HARD ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-3 (42)
43 45 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-4 (43)
44 90 AUTUMN OF MY LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-2 (44)
45 53 ELEANOR RIGBY ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-5 (45)
47 89 STAY IN MY CORNER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-2 (47)
48 48 YOU DONβT KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-7 (48)
49 64 HERE I AM BABY ββ’β The Marvelettes (Tamla)-5 (49)
NEW THIS WEEK
52 β SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-15 (36)
73 β DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (73)
77 β HELLO, I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-1 (77)
88 β ALICE LONG (Youβre Still My Favorite Girlfriend) ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-1 (88)
91 β AMEN ββ’β Otis Redding (Atco)-1 (91)
92 β GEORGIA ON MY MIND ββ’β Wes Montgomery (A&M)-1 (92)
93 β TO LOVE SOMEBODY ββ’β The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-1 (93)
94 β DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME ββ’β Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-1 (94)
95 β WHATβS MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS (Has Made a Loser Out Of Me) ββ’β Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash)-1 (95)
97 β JUST A LITTLE BIT ββ’β Blue Cheer (Philips)-1 (97)
98 β LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β Patti Page (Columbia)-1 (98)
99 β (Love Is Like a) BASEBALL GAME ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-1 (99)
100 β SEND MY BABY BACK ββ’β Freddie Hughes (Wand)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 13th July, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 THIS GUYβS IN LOVE WITH YOU ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-9 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 THE HORSE ββ’β Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-8 (2)
3 3 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-6 (3)
4 6 LADY WILLPOWER ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-6 (4)
5 5 GRAZING IN THE GRASS ββ’β Hugh Masekela (Uni)-6 (5)
6 4 THE LOOK OF LOVE ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-10 (4)
7 7 ANGEL OF THE MORNING ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-11 (7)
8 17 STONED SOUL PICNIC ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-7 (8)
9 8 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Shorty Long (Soul)-7 (8)
10 15 INDIAN LAKE ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-7 (10)
11 10 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS ββ’β Friend &Β Lover (Verve Forecast)-9 (10)
12 23 HURDY GURDY MAN ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-4 (12)
13 12 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-15 (3)
14 9 MACARTHUR PARK ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-10 (2)
15 11 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-11 (4)
16 13 MRS. ROBINSON ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-12 (1)
17 16 I LOVE YOU ββ’β People (Capitol)-15 (14)
18 14 THINK ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (7)
19 19 D.W. WASHBURN ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-5 (19)
20 22 SHEβS A HEARTBREAKER ββ’β Gene Pitney (Musicor)-10 (20)
21 43 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-5 (21)
22 77 HELLO, I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-2 (22)
23 20 NEVER GIVE YOU UP ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-11 (20)
24 24 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Pigmeat Markham (Chess)-5 (24)
25 25 (You Keep Me) HANGINβ ON ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-14 (25)
26 26 CHOO CHOO TRAIN ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-7 (26)
27 34 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN ββ’β The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-9 (27)
28 29 SKY PILOT (Part 1) ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-7 (28)
29 55 CLASSICAL GAS ββ’β Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-4 (29)
30 30 SOME THINGS YOU NEVER GET USED TO ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-6 (30)
31 21 HOWβD WE EVER GET THIS WAY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-11 (21)
32 32 FOLSOM PRISON BLUES ββ’β Johnny Cash (Columbia)-8 (32)
33 18 LICKING STICK β LICKING STICK (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-8 (14)
34 27 TIP-TOE THRUβ THE TULIPS WITH ME ββ’β Tiny Tim (Reprise)-9 (17)
35 44 AUTUMN OF MY LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-3 (35)
36 37 IβM A MIDNIGHT MOVER ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-4 (36)
37 38 FACE IT GIRL, ITβS OVER ββ’β Nancy Wilson (Capitol)-10 (37)
38 42 DONβT TAKE IT SO HARD ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-4 (38)
39 39 LOVERβS HOLIDAY ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-6 (39)
40 31 YESTER LOVE ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-7 (31)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 40 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-6 (40)
43 28 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY ββ’β Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-22 (2)
POWER PLAYS
41 52 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-16 (36)
44 45 ELEANOR RIGBY ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-6 (44)
45 73 DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-2 (45)
46 79 SEALED WITH A KISS ββ’β Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-4 (46)
47 47 STAY IN MY CORNER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-3 (47)
48 63 THE STORY OF ROCK AND ROLL ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-4 (48)
49 49 HERE I AM BABY ββ’β The Marvelettes (Tamla)-6 (49)
50 64 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND ββ’β The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
70 β BORN TO BE WILD ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-1 (70)
73 β YOU KEEP ME HANGINβ ON ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-6 (67)
77 β THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM ββ’β Roger Williams (Kapp)-1 (77)
84 β SOUL-LIMBO ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-1 (84)
86 β PRAYER MEETINβ ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-1 (86)
88 β HARD TO HANDLE ββ’β Otis Redding (Atco)-1 (88)
89 β SNOOPY FOR PRESIDENT ββ’β The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)-1 (89)
94 β MRS. BLUEBIRD ββ’β Eternityβs Children (Tower)-1 (94)
97 β SLIP AWAY ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-1 (97)
98 β LOVE MAKES A WOMAN ββ’β Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)-1 (98)
99 β TWO-BIT MANCHILD ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 20th July, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 5 GRAZING IN THE GRASS ββ’β Hugh Masekela (Uni)-7 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 LADY WILLPOWER ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-7 (2)
3 3 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-7 (3)
4 1 THIS GUYβS IN LOVE WITH YOU ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-10 (1)
5 2 THE HORSE ββ’β Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-9 (2)
6 8 STONED SOUL PICNIC ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-8 (6)
7 12 HURDY GURDY MAN ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-5 (7)
8 29 CLASSICAL GAS ββ’β Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-5 (8)
9 22 HELLO, I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-3 (9)
10 10 INDIAN LAKE ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-8 (10)
11 11 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS ββ’β Friend &Β Lover (Verve Forecast)-10 (10)
12 9 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Shorty Long (Soul)-8 (8)
13 7 ANGEL OF THE MORNING ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-12 (7)
14 21 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-6 (14)
15 6 THE LOOK OF LOVE ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-11 (4)
16 20 SHEβS A HEARTBREAKER ββ’β Gene Pitney (Musicor)-11 (16)
17 14 MACARTHUR PARK ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-11 (2)
18 15 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-12 (4)
19 17 I LOVE YOU ββ’β People (Capitol)-16 (14)
20 28 SKY PILOT (Part 1) ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-8 (20)
21 27 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN ββ’β The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-10 (21)
22 41 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-17 (22)
23 24 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Pigmeat Markham (Chess)-6 (23)
24 13 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-16 (3)
25 23 NEVER GIVE YOU UP ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-12 (20)
26 35 AUTUMN OF MY LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-4 (26)
27 18 THINK ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-10 (7)
28 36 IβM A MIDNIGHT MOVER ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-5 (28)
29 16 MRS. ROBINSON ββ’β Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-13 (1)
30 30 SOME THINGS YOU NEVER GET USED TO ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-7 (30)
31 19 D.W. WASHBURN ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-6 (19)
32 32 FOLSOM PRISON BLUES ββ’β Johnny Cash (Columbia)-9 (32)
33 39 LOVERβS HOLIDAY ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-7 (33)
34 38 DONβT TAKE IT SO HARD ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-5 (34)
35 25 (You Keep Me) HANGINβ ON ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-15 (25)
36 47 STAY IN MY CORNER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-4 (36)
37 37 FACE IT GIRL, ITβS OVER ββ’β Nancy Wilson (Capitol)-11 (37)
38 31 HOWβD WE EVER GET THIS WAY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-12 (21)
39 70 BORN TO BE WILD ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-2 (39)
40 44 ELEANOR RIGBY ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 26 CHOO CHOO TRAIN ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-8 (26)
57 40 YESTER LOVE ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-8 (31)
POWER PLAYS
41 53 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME ββ’β Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-3 (41)
43 63 WITH PEN IN HAND ββ’β Billy Vera (Atlantic)-4 (43)
44 62 AMEN ββ’β Otis Redding (Atco)-3 (44)
45 45 DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-3 (45)
46 46 SEALED WITH A KISS ββ’β Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-5 (46)
47 50 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND ββ’β The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)-4 (47)
48 48 THE STORY OF ROCK AND ROLL ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-5 (48)
49 49 HERE I AM BABY ββ’β The Marvelettes (Tamla)-7 (49)
50 42 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-7 (40)
NEW THIS WEEK
64 β PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-1 (64)
65 β HALFWAY TO PARADISE ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-1 (65)
73 β YOU MET YOUR MATCH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-1 (73)
78 β I CANβT STOP DANCING ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-1 (78)
87 β GOD BLESS OUR LOVE ββ’β The Ballads (Venture)-1 (87)
88 β DONβT GIVE UP ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-1 (88)
90 β I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING ββ’β Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-1 (90)
95 β AND SUDDENLY ββ’β The Cherry People (Heritage)-1 (95)
96 β YESTERDAYβS DREAMS ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-1 (96)
97 β I LOVED AND I LOST ββ’β The Impressions (ABC)-1 (97)
98 β TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon) ββ’β The Moody Blues (Deram)-1 (98)
100 β GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE ββ’β Wilmer and the Dukes (Aphrodisiac)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 27th July, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 GRAZING IN THE GRASS ββ’β Hugh Masekela (Uni)-8 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 LADY WILLPOWER ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-8 (2)
3 6 STONED SOUL PICNIC ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-9 (3)
4 3 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-8 (3)
5 5 THE HORSE ββ’β Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-10 (2)
6 7 HURDY GURDY MAN ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-6 (6)
7 4 THIS GUYβS IN LOVE WITH YOU ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-11 (1)
8 8 CLASSICAL GAS ββ’β Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-6 (8)
9 9 HELLO, I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-4 (9)
10 10 INDIAN LAKE ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-9 (10)
11 14 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-7 (11)
12 12 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Shorty Long (Soul)-9 (8)
13 11 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS ββ’β Friend &Β Lover (Verve Forecast)-11 (10)
14 20 SKY PILOT (Part 1) ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-9 (14)
15 21 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN ββ’β The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-11 (15)
16 15 THE LOOK OF LOVE ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-12 (4)
17 13 ANGEL OF THE MORNING ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-13 (7)
18 22 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-18 (18)
19 23 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Pigmeat Markham (Chess)-7 (19)
20 16 SHEβS A HEARTBREAKER ββ’β Gene Pitney (Musicor)-12 (16)
21 26 AUTUMN OF MY LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-5 (21)
22 19 I LOVE YOU ββ’β People (Capitol)-17 (14)
23 17 MACARTHUR PARK ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-12 (2)
24 28 IβM A MIDNIGHT MOVER ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-6 (24)
25 36 STAY IN MY CORNER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-5 (25)
26 25 NEVER GIVE YOU UP ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-13 (20)
27 34 DONβT TAKE IT SO HARD ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-6 (27)
28 18 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-13 (4)
29 37 FACE IT GIRL, ITβS OVER ββ’β Nancy Wilson (Capitol)-12 (29)
30 41 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME ββ’β Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-4 (30)
31 39 BORN TO BE WILD ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-3 (31)
32 64 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-2 (32)
33 33 LOVERβS HOLIDAY ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-8 (33)
34 24 MONY MONY ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-17 (3)
35 40 ELEANOR RIGBY ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-8 (35)
36 44 AMEN ββ’β Otis Redding (Atco)-4 (36)
37 32 FOLSOM PRISON BLUES ββ’β Johnny Cash (Columbia)-10 (32)
38 47 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND ββ’β The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)-5 (38)
39 31 D.W. WASHBURN ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-7 (19)
40 46 SEALED WITH A KISS ββ’β Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 53 HITCH IT TO THE HORSE ββ’β The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-5 (41)
42 52 SOUL-LIMBO ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-3 (42)
43 43 WITH PEN IN HAND ββ’β Billy Vera (Atlantic)-5 (43)
44 49 HERE I AM BABY ββ’β The Marvelettes (Tamla)-8 (44)
45 45 DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-4 (45)
46 55 THE EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-6 (46)
47 56 YOU KEEP ME HANGINβ ON ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-8 (47)
48 73 YOU MET YOUR MATCH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-2 (48)
49 78 I CANβT STOP DANCING ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-2 (49)
50 50 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-8 (40)
NEW THIS WEEK
62 β LIGHT MY FIRE ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-1 (62)
77 β I GUESS IβLL HAVE TO CRY, CRY, CRY ββ’β James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-1 (77)
79 β HAPPY ββ’β Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)-1 (79)
80 β YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-1 (80)
84 β 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-1 (84)
86 β BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO ββ’β The Happenings (B.T. Puppy)-1 (86)
88 β DO IT AGAIN ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-1 (88)
90 β SOMEBODY CARES ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-1 (90)
91 β IβVE NEVER FOUND A GIRL (To Love Me Like You Do) ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-1 (91)
93 β LIFE ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-1 (93)
94 β IβM GONNA DO WHAT THEY DO TO ME ββ’β B.B. King (Bluesway)-1 (94)
96 β MR. BOJANGLES ββ’β Jerry Jeff Walker (Atco)-1 (96)
98 β NEVER GOING BACK ββ’β The Lovinβ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-1 (98)
99 β SOUL MEETING ββ’β The Soul Clan (Atlantic)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 3rd August, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 9 HELLO, I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-5 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 8 CLASSICAL GAS ββ’β Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-7 (2)
3 3 STONED SOUL PICNIC ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-10 (3)
4 1 GRAZING IN THE GRASS ββ’β Hugh Masekela (Uni)-9 (1)
5 6 HURDY GURDY MAN ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-7 (5)
6 4 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-9 (3)
7 2 LADY WILLPOWER ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-9 (2)
8 5 THE HORSE ββ’β Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-11 (2)
9 11 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-8 (9)
10 18 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-19 (10)
11 31 BORN TO BE WILD ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-4 (11)
12 15 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN ββ’β The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-12 (12)
13 32 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-3 (13)
14 14 SKY PILOT (Part 1) ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-10 (14)
15 7 THIS GUYβS IN LOVE WITH YOU ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-12 (1)
16 47 YOU KEEP ME HANGINβ ON ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-9 (16)
17 38 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND ββ’β The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)-6 (17)
18 25 STAY IN MY CORNER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-6 (18)
19 21 AUTUMN OF MY LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-6 (19)
20 30 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME ββ’β Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-5 (20)
21 10 INDIAN LAKE ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-10 (10)
22 42 SOUL-LIMBO ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-4 (22)
23 16 THE LOOK OF LOVE ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-13 (4)
24 17 ANGEL OF THE MORNING ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-14 (7)
25 12 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Shorty Long (Soul)-10 (8)
26 13 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS ββ’β Friend &Β Lover (Verve Forecast)-12 (10)
27 27 DONβT TAKE IT SO HARD ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-7 (27)
28 53 HALFWAY TO PARADISE ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-3 (28)
29 29 FACE IT GIRL, ITβS OVER ββ’β Nancy Wilson (Capitol)-13 (29)
30 40 SEALED WITH A KISS ββ’β Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-7 (30)
31 33 LOVERβS HOLIDAY ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-9 (31)
32 62 LIGHT MY FIRE ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-2 (32)
33 45 DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-5 (33)
34 56 ALICE LONG (Youβre Still My Favorite Girlfriend) ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-5 (34)
35 35 ELEANOR RIGBY ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-9 (35)
36 26 NEVER GIVE YOU UP ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-14 (20)
37 37 FOLSOM PRISON BLUES ββ’β Johnny Cash (Columbia)-11 (32)
38 20 SHEβS A HEARTBREAKER ββ’β Gene Pitney (Musicor)-13 (16)
39 49 I CANβT STOP DANCING ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-3 (39)
40 46 THE EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 22 I LOVE YOU ββ’β People (Capitol)-18 (14)
43 24 IβM A MIDNIGHT MOVER ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-7 (24)
45 19 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Pigmeat Markham (Chess)-8 (19)
46 23 MACARTHUR PARK ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-13 (2)
47 28 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-14 (4)
52 36 AMEN ββ’β Otis Redding (Atco)-5 (36)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 HITCH IT TO THE HORSE ββ’β The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-6 (41)
44 48 YOU MET YOUR MATCH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (44)
48 71 TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon) ββ’β The Moody Blues (Deram)-3 (48)
49 57 (Love Is Like a) BASEBALL GAME ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-5 (49)
50 78 DONβT GIVE UP ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
80 β BROWN EYED WOMAN ββ’β Bill Medley (MGM)-1 (80)
83 β PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (83)
86 β CANβT YOU FIND ANOTHER WAY (Of Doing It) ββ’β Sam and Dave (Stax)-1 (86)
88 β MISTER BO JANGLES ββ’β Bobby Cole (Date)-1 (88)
89 β DOWN AT LULUβS ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-1 (89)
90 β MR. BUSINESSMAN ββ’β Ray Stevens (Monument)-1 (90)
91 β GIRLS CANβT DO WHAT THE GUYS DO ββ’β Betty Wright (Alston)-1 (91)
92 β ANYWAY THAT YOU WANT ME ββ’β The American Breed (Acta)-1 (92)
95 β GIVE A DAMN ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-1 (95)
96 β WORKINβ ON A GROOVY THING ββ’β Patti Drew (Capitol)-1 (96)
97 β SUDDEN STOP ββ’β Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-1 (97)
99 β MONTAGE FROM βHOW SWEET IT ISβ (I Know That You Know) ββ’β The Love Generation (Imperial)-1 (99)
100 β SALLY HAD A PARTY ββ’β Flavor (Columbia)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 10th August, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HELLO, I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-6 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 CLASSICAL GAS ββ’β Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-8 (2)
3 3 STONED SOUL PICNIC ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-11 (3)
4 4 GRAZING IN THE GRASS ββ’β Hugh Masekela (Uni)-10 (1)
5 13 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-4 (5)
6 5 HURDY GURDY MAN ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-8 (5)
7 7 LADY WILLPOWER ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-10 (2)
8 9 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-9 (8)
9 10 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-20 (9)
10 6 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-10 (3)
11 11 BORN TO BE WILD ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-5 (11)
12 8 THE HORSE ββ’β Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-12 (2)
13 18 STAY IN MY CORNER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-7 (13)
14 12 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN ββ’β The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-13 (12)
15 16 YOU KEEP ME HANGINβ ON ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-10 (15)
16 15 THIS GUYβS IN LOVE WITH YOU ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-13 (1)
17 17 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND ββ’β The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)-7 (17)
18 20 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME ββ’β Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-6 (18)
19 19 AUTUMN OF MY LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-7 (19)
20 32 LIGHT MY FIRE ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-3 (20)
21 22 SOUL-LIMBO ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-5 (21)
22 14 SKY PILOT (Part 1) ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-11 (14)
23 39 I CANβT STOP DANCING ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-4 (23)
24 30 SEALED WITH A KISS ββ’β Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-8 (24)
25 21 INDIAN LAKE ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-11 (10)
26 26 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS ββ’β Friend &Β Lover (Verve Forecast)-13 (10)
27 28 HALFWAY TO PARADISE ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-4 (27)
28 24 ANGEL OF THE MORNING ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-15 (7)
29 23 THE LOOK OF LOVE ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-14 (4)
30 49 (Love Is Like a) BASEBALL GAME ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-6 (30)
31 31 LOVERβS HOLIDAY ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-10 (31)
32 33 DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-6 (32)
33 27 DONβT TAKE IT SO HARD ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-8 (27)
34 34 ALICE LONG (Youβre Still My Favorite Girlfriend) ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-6 (34)
35 41 HITCH IT TO THE HORSE ββ’β The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-7 (35)
36 54 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-3 (36)
37 56 LOVE MAKES A WOMAN ββ’β Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)-5 (37)
38 29 FACE IT GIRL, ITβS OVER ββ’β Nancy Wilson (Capitol)-14 (29)
39 53 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-3 (39)
40 40 THE EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 35 ELEANOR RIGBY ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-10 (35)
43 25 HERE COMES THE JUDGE ββ’β Shorty Long (Soul)-11 (8)
46 37 FOLSOM PRISON BLUES ββ’β Johnny Cash (Columbia)-12 (32)
POWER PLAYS
41 44 YOU MET YOUR MATCH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-4 (41)
44 83 PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-2 (44)
45 57 PRAYER MEETINβ ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-5 (45)
47 50 DONβT GIVE UP ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-4 (47)
48 48 TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon) ββ’β The Moody Blues (Deram)-4 (48)
49 51 YESTERDAYβS DREAMS ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-4 (49)
50 61 DO IT AGAIN ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
61 β THE FOOL ON THE HILL ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-1 (61)
71 β MORNING DEW ββ’β Lulu (Epic)-1 (71)
72 β KEEP THE ONE YOU GOT ββ’β Joe Tex (Dial)-1 (72)
83 β MAGIC BUS ββ’β The Who (Decca)-1 (83)
85 β HIP CITY (Part 2) ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-1 (85)
89 β I HEARD IT THRU THE GRAPEVINE ββ’β King Curtis and the Kingpins (Atco)-1 (89)
90 β I CANβT DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOUβRE PLAYINβ ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-1 (90)
92 β I AM YOUR MAN ββ’β Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers (Gordy)-1 (92)
95 β TIME HAS COME TODAY ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-1 (95)
96 β TELL SOMEONE YOU LOVE THEM ββ’β Dino, Desi and Billy (Reprise)-1 (96)
97 β MβLADY ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-1 (97)
98 β MISTER NICO ββ’β Four Jacks and a Jill (RCA Victor)-1 (98)
99 β ON THE ROAD AGAIN ββ’β Canned Heat (Liberty)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 17th August, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 5 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-5 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 HELLO, I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-7 (1)
3 2 CLASSICAL GAS ββ’β Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-9 (2)
4 11 BORN TO BE WILD ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-6 (4)
5 20 LIGHT MY FIRE ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-4 (5)
6 3 STONED SOUL PICNIC ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-12 (3)
7 8 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-10 (7)
8 9 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-21 (8)
9 4 GRAZING IN THE GRASS ββ’β Hugh Masekela (Uni)-11 (1)
10 6 HURDY GURDY MAN ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-9 (5)
11 7 LADY WILLPOWER ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-11 (2)
12 18 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME ββ’β Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-7 (12)
13 13 STAY IN MY CORNER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-8 (13)
14 15 YOU KEEP ME HANGINβ ON ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-11 (14)
15 10 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-11 (3)
16 23 I CANβT STOP DANCING ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-5 (16)
17 17 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND ββ’β The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)-8 (17)
18 21 SOUL-LIMBO ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-6 (18)
19 24 SEALED WITH A KISS ββ’β Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-9 (19)
20 14 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN ββ’β The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-14 (12)
21 12 THE HORSE ββ’β Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-13 (2)
22 22 SKY PILOT (Part 1) ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-12 (14)
23 36 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-4 (23)
24 37 LOVE MAKES A WOMAN ββ’β Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)-6 (24)
25 27 HALFWAY TO PARADISE ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-5 (25)
26 19 AUTUMN OF MY LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-8 (19)
27 30 (Love Is Like a) BASEBALL GAME ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-7 (27)
28 34 ALICE LONG (Youβre Still My Favorite Girlfriend) ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-7 (28)
29 51 SLIP AWAY ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-6 (29)
30 25 INDIAN LAKE ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-12 (10)
31 44 PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-3 (31)
32 39 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-4 (32)
33 50 DO IT AGAIN ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-4 (33)
34 35 HITCH IT TO THE HORSE ββ’β The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-8 (34)
35 41 YOU MET YOUR MATCH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-5 (35)
36 33 DONβT TAKE IT SO HARD ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-9 (27)
37 31 LOVERβS HOLIDAY ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-11 (31)
38 40 THE EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-9 (38)
39 32 DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-7 (32)
40 28 ANGEL OF THE MORNING ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-16 (7)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 16 THIS GUYβS IN LOVE WITH YOU ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-14 (1)
42 26 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS ββ’β Friend &Β Lover (Verve Forecast)-14 (10)
POWER PLAYS
43 47 DONβT GIVE UP ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-5 (43)
44 48 TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon) ββ’β The Moody Blues (Deram)-5 (44)
45 45 PRAYER MEETINβ ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-6 (45)
46 65 UNDERSTANDING ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-10 (46)
47 53 I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING ββ’β Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-5 (47)
48 61 THE FOOL ON THE HILL ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-2 (48)
49 49 YESTERDAYβS DREAMS ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-5 (49)
50 68 AND SUDDENLY ββ’β The Cherry People (Heritage)-5 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
59 β THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (59)
82 β I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (82)
83 β HUSH ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-1 (83)
87 β SPECIAL OCCASION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-1 (87)
89 β GIRL WATCHER ββ’β The OβKaysions (ABC)-1 (89)
93 β THE SNAKE ββ’β Al Wilson (Soul City)-1 (93)
98 β LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-1 (98)
99 β IβVE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-1 (99)
100 β FLY ME TO THE MOON ββ’β Bobby Womack (Minit)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 24th August, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-6 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 BORN TO BE WILD ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-7 (2)
3 2 HELLO, I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-8 (1)
4 5 LIGHT MY FIRE ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-5 (4)
5 3 CLASSICAL GAS ββ’β Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-10 (2)
6 8 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-22 (6)
7 7 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-11 (7)
8 6 STONED SOUL PICNIC ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-13 (3)
9 16 I CANβT STOP DANCING ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-6 (9)
10 13 STAY IN MY CORNER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-9 (10)
11 14 YOU KEEP ME HANGINβ ON ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-12 (11)
12 12 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME ββ’β Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-8 (12)
13 11 LADY WILLPOWER ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-12 (2)
14 10 HURDY GURDY MAN ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-10 (5)
15 23 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-5 (15)
16 17 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND ββ’β The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)-9 (16)
17 24 LOVE MAKES A WOMAN ββ’β Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)-7 (17)
18 18 SOUL-LIMBO ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-7 (18)
19 19 SEALED WITH A KISS ββ’β Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-10 (19)
20 9 GRAZING IN THE GRASS ββ’β Hugh Masekela (Uni)-12 (1)
21 59 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (21)
22 32 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-5 (22)
23 25 HALFWAY TO PARADISE ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-6 (23)
24 29 SLIP AWAY ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-7 (24)
25 20 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN ββ’β The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-15 (12)
26 27 (Love Is Like a) BASEBALL GAME ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-8 (26)
27 28 ALICE LONG (Youβre Still My Favorite Girlfriend) ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-8 (27)
28 31 PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-4 (28)
29 22 SKY PILOT (Part 1) ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-13 (14)
30 15 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-12 (3)
31 33 DO IT AGAIN ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-5 (31)
32 48 THE FOOL ON THE HILL ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-3 (32)
33 21 THE HORSE ββ’β Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-14 (2)
34 38 THE EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-10 (34)
35 35 YOU MET YOUR MATCH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6 (35)
36 26 AUTUMN OF MY LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-9 (19)
37 43 DONβT GIVE UP ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-6 (37)
38 83 HUSH ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-2 (38)
39 82 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (39)
40 44 TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon) ββ’β The Moody Blues (Deram)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 37 LOVERβS HOLIDAY ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-12 (31)
45 39 DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-8 (32)
47 30 INDIAN LAKE ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-13 (10)
49 34 HITCH IT TO THE HORSE ββ’β The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-9 (34)
POWER PLAYS
41 66 IβVE NEVER FOUND A GIRL (To Love Me Like You Do) ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-5 (41)
42 47 I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING ββ’β Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-6 (42)
43 51 DOWN AT LULUβS ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-4 (43)
46 46 UNDERSTANDING ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-11 (46)
48 50 AND SUDDENLY ββ’β The Cherry People (Heritage)-6 (48)
50 58 MR. BUSINESSMAN ββ’β Ray Stevens (Monument)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
67 β LISTEN HERE ββ’β Eddie Harris (Atlantic)-6 (67)
81 β HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-1 (81)
84 β I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-1 (84)
89 β SIX MAN BAND ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-1 (89)
90 β DONβT CHANGE YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Five Stairsteps and Cubie (Buddah)-1 (90)
92 β IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA ββ’β Iron Butterfly (Atco)-1 (92)
94 β THE WOMAN I LOVE ββ’β B.B. King (Kent)-1 (94)
96 β WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1 (96)
97 β BRING BACK THOSE ROCKABYE BABY DAYS ββ’β Tiny Tim (Reprise)-1 (97)
98 β THE FUNKY JUDGE ββ’β Bull and the Matadors (Toddlinβ Town)-1 (98)
99 β SHEβS ABOUT A MOVER ββ’β Otis Clay (Cotillion)-1 (99)
100 β THE WEIGHT ββ’β Jackie DeShannon (Imperial)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 31st August, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-7 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 BORN TO BE WILD ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-8 (2)
3 4 LIGHT MY FIRE ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-6 (3)
4 3 HELLO, I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-9 (1)
5 6 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-23 (5)
6 11 YOU KEEP ME HANGINβ ON ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-13 (6)
7 81 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-2 (7)
8 15 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-6 (8)
9 9 I CANβT STOP DANCING ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-7 (9)
10 10 STAY IN MY CORNER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-10 (10)
11 7 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-12 (7)
12 22 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-6 (12)
13 5 CLASSICAL GAS ββ’β Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-11 (2)
14 38 HUSH ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-3 (14)
15 17 LOVE MAKES A WOMAN ββ’β Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)-8 (15)
16 16 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND ββ’β The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)-10 (16)
17 18 SOUL-LIMBO ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-8 (17)
18 32 THE FOOL ON THE HILL ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-4 (18)
19 19 SEALED WITH A KISS ββ’β Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-11 (19)
20 21 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (20)
21 12 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME ββ’β Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-9 (12)
22 8 STONED SOUL PICNIC ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-14 (3)
23 14 HURDY GURDY MAN ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-11 (5)
24 31 DO IT AGAIN ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-6 (24)
25 39 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (25)
26 28 PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-5 (26)
27 27 ALICE LONG (Youβre Still My Favorite Girlfriend) ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-9 (27)
28 25 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN ββ’β The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-16 (12)
29 24 SLIP AWAY ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-8 (24)
30 23 HALFWAY TO PARADISE ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-7 (23)
31 13 LADY WILLPOWER ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-13 (2)
32 57 MAGIC BUS ββ’β The Who (Decca)-4 (32)
33 50 MR. BUSINESSMAN ββ’β Ray Stevens (Monument)-5 (33)
34 34 THE EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-11 (34)
35 42 I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING ββ’β Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-7 (35)
36 43 DOWN AT LULUβS ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-5 (36)
37 40 TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon) ββ’β The Moody Blues (Deram)-7 (37)
38 26 (Love Is Like a) BASEBALL GAME ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-9 (26)
39 59 SPECIAL OCCASION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-3 (39)
40 35 YOU MET YOUR MATCH ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (35)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
47 37 DONβT GIVE UP ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-7 (37)
48 29 SKY PILOT (Part 1) ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-14 (14)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 IβVE NEVER FOUND A GIRL (To Love Me Like You Do) ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-6 (41)
42 68 IβVE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-3 (42)
43 53 GIVE A DAMN ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-5 (43)
44 69 I CANβT DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOUβRE PLAYINβ ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-4 (44)
45 48 AND SUDDENLY ββ’β The Cherry People (Heritage)-7 (45)
46 72 ON THE ROAD AGAIN ββ’β Canned Heat (Liberty)-4 (46)
49 60 BROWN EYED WOMAN ββ’β Bill Medley (MGM)-5 (49)
50 70 HIP CITY (Part 2) ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
63 β TO WAIT FOR LOVE ββ’β Herb Alpert (A&M)-1 (63)
67 β HELP YOURSELF ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-1 (67)
72 β (The Lament Of the Cherokee) INDIAN RESERVATION ββ’β Don Fardon (GNP Crescendo)-1 (72)
74 β MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-1 (74)
75 β BAREFOOT IN BALTIMORE ββ’β Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)-1 (75)
76 β DOWN ON ME ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Mainstream)-1 (76)
77 β UNCHAINED MELODY ββ’β The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-1 (77)
78 β MY WAY OF LIFE ββ’β Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-1 (78)
79 β DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND ββ’β Lou Rawls (Capitol)-1 (79)
80 β PIECE OF MY HEART ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Columbia)-1 (80)
81 β PRIVATE NUMBER ββ’β Judy Clay and William Bell (Stax)-1 (81)
83 β HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-1 (83)
84 β THE WEIGHT ββ’β The Band (Capitol)-1 (84)
85 β (Thereβs) ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1 (85)
86 β BREAK YOUR PROMISE ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-1 (86)
87 β DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO ββ’β Bobby Vee (Liberty)-1 (87)
89 β THAT KIND OF WOMAN ββ’β Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-1 (89)
90 β THE MULE ββ’β The James Boys (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-1 (90)
91 β LIGHT MY FIRE ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-18 (1)
96 β HELP YOURSELF (To All My Lovinβ) ββ’β James &Β Bobby Purify (Bell)-1 (96)
97 β IF LOVE IS IN YOUR HEART ββ’β Friend &Β Lover (Verve Forecast)-1 (97)
98 β SINCE YOUβVE BEEN GONE ββ’β Ramsey Lewis (Cadet)-1 (98)
100 β NATURALLY STONED ββ’β The Avant-Garde (Columbia)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 7th September, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-8 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 BORN TO BE WILD ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-9 (2)
3 3 LIGHT MY FIRE ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-7 (3)
4 7 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-3 (4)
5 4 HELLO, I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-10 (1)
6 20 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (6)
7 12 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-7 (7)
8 8 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-7 (8)
9 9 I CANβT STOP DANCING ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-8 (9)
10 10 STAY IN MY CORNER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-11 (10)
11 5 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-24 (5)
12 6 YOU KEEP ME HANGINβ ON ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-14 (6)
13 14 HUSH ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-4 (13)
14 11 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-13 (7)
15 15 LOVE MAKES A WOMAN ββ’β Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)-9 (15)
16 13 CLASSICAL GAS ββ’β Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-12 (2)
17 18 THE FOOL ON THE HILL ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-5 (17)
18 29 SLIP AWAY ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-9 (18)
19 16 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND ββ’β The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)-11 (16)
20 17 SOUL-LIMBO ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-9 (17)
21 19 SEALED WITH A KISS ββ’β Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-12 (19)
22 24 DO IT AGAIN ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-7 (22)
23 25 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (23)
24 22 STONED SOUL PICNIC ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-15 (3)
25 21 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME ββ’β Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-10 (12)
26 26 PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (26)
27 32 MAGIC BUS ββ’β The Who (Decca)-5 (27)
28 33 MR. BUSINESSMAN ββ’β Ray Stevens (Monument)-6 (28)
29 37 TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon) ββ’β The Moody Blues (Deram)-8 (29)
30 42 IβVE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-4 (30)
31 28 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN ββ’β The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-17 (12)
32 34 THE EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-12 (32)
33 51 GIRLS CANβT DO WHAT THE GUYS DO ββ’β Betty Wright (Alston)-6 (33)
34 35 I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING ββ’β Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-8 (34)
35 46 ON THE ROAD AGAIN ββ’β Canned Heat (Liberty)-5 (35)
36 36 DOWN AT LULUβS ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-6 (36)
37 39 SPECIAL OCCASION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-4 (37)
38 60 GIRL WATCHER ββ’β The OβKaysions (ABC)-4 (38)
39 27 ALICE LONG (Youβre Still My Favorite Girlfriend) ββ’β Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-10 (27)
40 41 IβVE NEVER FOUND A GIRL (To Love Me Like You Do) ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 23 HURDY GURDY MAN ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-12 (5)
POWER PLAYS
42 44 I CANβT DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOUβRE PLAYINβ ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-5 (42)
43 43 GIVE A DAMN ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-6 (43)
44 65 THE SNAKE ββ’β Al Wilson (Soul City)-4 (44)
45 69 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-4 (45)
46 50 HIP CITY (Part 2) ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-5 (46)
47 49 BROWN EYED WOMAN ββ’β Bill Medley (MGM)-6 (47)
48 57 SIX MAN BAND ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-3 (48)
49 58 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-3 (49)
50 67 HELP YOURSELF ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-2 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
60 β SAY IT LOUD β IβM BLACK AND IβM PROUD (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-1 (60)
62 β MY SPECIAL ANGEL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-1 (62)
72 β BABY, COME BACK ββ’β The Equals (RCA Victor)-1 (72)
81 β FIRE ββ’β The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-1 (81)
84 β STREET FIGHTING MAN ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-1 (84)
87 β THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE ββ’β Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)-1 (87)
88 β SHOOTβEM UP, BABY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-1 (88)
90 β SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME ββ’β Max Frost and the Troopers (Tower)-1 (90)
92 β SUZIE Q. (Part 1) ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-1 (92)
95 β SALLY HAD A PARTY ββ’β Flavor (Columbia)-4 (95)
99 β FOOL FOR YOU ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-1 (99)
100 β LADY MADONNA ββ’β Fats Domino (Reprise)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 14th September, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-9 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-4 (2)
3 3 LIGHT MY FIRE ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-8 (3)
4 2 BORN TO BE WILD ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-10 (2)
5 7 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-8 (5)
6 6 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (6)
7 8 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-8 (7)
8 13 HUSH ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-5 (8)
9 5 HELLO, I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-11 (1)
10 β HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-1 (10)
11 17 THE FOOL ON THE HILL ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-6 (11)
12 12 YOU KEEP ME HANGINβ ON ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-15 (6)
13 11 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-25 (5)
14 23 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (14)
15 14 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-14 (7)
16 9 I CANβT STOP DANCING ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-9 (9)
17 18 SLIP AWAY ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-10 (17)
18 38 GIRL WATCHER ββ’β The OβKaysions (ABC)-5 (18)
19 10 STAY IN MY CORNER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-12 (10)
20 22 DO IT AGAIN ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-8 (20)
21 15 LOVE MAKES A WOMAN ββ’β Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)-10 (15)
22 16 CLASSICAL GAS ββ’β Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-13 (2)
23 30 IβVE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-5 (23)
24 35 ON THE ROAD AGAIN ββ’β Canned Heat (Liberty)-6 (24)
25 21 SEALED WITH A KISS ββ’β Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-13 (19)
26 27 MAGIC BUS ββ’β The Who (Decca)-6 (26)
27 51 TIME HAS COME TODAY ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-6 (27)
28 32 THE EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-13 (28)
29 29 TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon) ββ’β The Moody Blues (Deram)-9 (29)
30 20 SOUL-LIMBO ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-10 (17)
31 60 SAY IT LOUD β IβM BLACK AND IβM PROUD (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-2 (31)
32 26 PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-7 (26)
33 33 GIRLS CANβT DO WHAT THE GUYS DO ββ’β Betty Wright (Alston)-7 (33)
34 36 DOWN AT LULUβS ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-7 (34)
35 25 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME ββ’β Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-11 (12)
36 28 MR. BUSINESSMAN ββ’β Ray Stevens (Monument)-7 (28)
37 37 SPECIAL OCCASION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-5 (37)
38 β REVOLUTION ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-1 (38)
39 46 HIP CITY (Part 2) ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-6 (39)
40 40 IβVE NEVER FOUND A GIRL (To Love Me Like You Do) ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
50 24 STONED SOUL PICNIC ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-16 (3)
51 19 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND ββ’β The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)-12 (16)
POWER PLAYS
41 45 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-5 (41)
42 42 I CANβT DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOUβRE PLAYINβ ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-6 (42)
43 43 GIVE A DAMN ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-7 (43)
44 44 THE SNAKE ββ’β Al Wilson (Soul City)-5 (44)
45 49 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-4 (45)
46 47 BROWN EYED WOMAN ββ’β Bill Medley (MGM)-7 (46)
47 48 SIX MAN BAND ββ’β The Association (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-4 (47)
48 50 HELP YOURSELF ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-3 (48)
49 52 WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-4 (49)
NEW THIS WEEK
10 β HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-1 (10)
38 β REVOLUTION ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-1 (38)
79 β CHAINED ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-1 (79)
80 β I MET HER IN CHURCH ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-1 (80)
87 β POOR BABY ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-1 (87)
89 β GENTLE ON MY MIND ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-8 (62)
91 β FOR THE LOVE OF IVY ββ’β The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-1 (91)
93 β DO THE BEST YOU CAN ββ’β The Hollies (Epic)-1 (93)
96 β THE BIPLANE, EVER MORE ββ’β The Irish Rovers (Decca)-1 (96)
97 β (I Can Feel Your Love) SLIPPING AWAY ββ’β Barbara Mason (Arctic)-1 (97)
98 β HOLD ME TIGHT ββ’β Johnny Nash (JAD)-1 (98)
99 β HORSE FEVER ββ’β Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 21st September, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-5 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-10 (1)
3 10 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-2 (3)
4 8 HUSH ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-6 (4)
5 5 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-9 (5)
6 3 LIGHT MY FIRE ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-9 (3)
7 4 BORN TO BE WILD ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-11 (2)
8 11 THE FOOL ON THE HILL ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-7 (8)
9 23 IβVE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-6 (9)
10 6 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (6)
11 27 TIME HAS COME TODAY ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-7 (11)
12 38 REVOLUTION ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-2 (12)
13 17 SLIP AWAY ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-11 (13)
14 14 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (14)
15 60 FIRE ββ’β The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-3 (15)
16 18 GIRL WATCHER ββ’β The OβKaysions (ABC)-6 (16)
17 7 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-9 (7)
18 24 ON THE ROAD AGAIN ββ’β Canned Heat (Liberty)-7 (18)
19 57 MY SPECIAL ANGEL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-3 (19)
20 20 DO IT AGAIN ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-9 (20)
21 52 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-4 (21)
22 12 YOU KEEP ME HANGINβ ON ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-16 (6)
23 9 HELLO, I LOVE YOU ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-12 (1)
24 29 TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon) ββ’β The Moody Blues (Deram)-10 (24)
25 13 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ββ’β Cream (Atco)-26 (5)
26 26 MAGIC BUS ββ’β The Who (Decca)-7 (26)
27 41 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-6 (27)
28 21 LOVE MAKES A WOMAN ββ’β Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)-11 (15)
29 59 (The Lament Of the Cherokee) INDIAN RESERVATION ββ’β Don Fardon (GNP Crescendo)-4 (29)
30 22 CLASSICAL GAS ββ’β Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-14 (2)
31 31 SAY IT LOUD β IβM BLACK AND IβM PROUD (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-3 (31)
32 15 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-15 (7)
33 34 DOWN AT LULUβS ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-8 (33)
34 37 SPECIAL OCCASION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-6 (34)
35 25 SEALED WITH A KISS ββ’β Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-14 (19)
36 19 STAY IN MY CORNER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-13 (10)
37 16 I CANβT STOP DANCING ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-10 (9)
38 39 HIP CITY (Part 2) ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-7 (38)
39 49 WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-5 (39)
40 44 THE SNAKE ββ’β Al Wilson (Soul City)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
41 28 THE EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-14 (28)
43 33 GIRLS CANβT DO WHAT THE GUYS DO ββ’β Betty Wright (Alston)-8 (33)
53 40 IβVE NEVER FOUND A GIRL (To Love Me Like You Do) ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-9 (40)
POWER PLAYS
42 58 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA ββ’β Iron Butterfly (Atco)-5 (42)
44 88 SUZIE Q. (Part 1) ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-3 (44)
45 56 PIECE OF MY HEART ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Columbia)-4 (45)
46 46 BROWN EYED WOMAN ββ’β Bill Medley (MGM)-8 (46)
47 66 BABY, COME BACK ββ’β The Equals (RCA Victor)-3 (47)
48 48 HELP YOURSELF ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-4 (48)
49 43 GIVE A DAMN ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-8 (43)
50 42 I CANβT DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOUβRE PLAYINβ ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-7 (42)
NEW THIS WEEK
54 β OVER YOU ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-1 (54)
66 β ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER ββ’β The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise)-1 (66)
87 β I FOUND A TRUE LOVE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (87)
93 β SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS (Return Of the Native) ββ’β Fever Tree (Uni)-4 (91)
94 β THERE WAS A TIME ββ’β Gene Chandler (Brunswick)-1 (94)
95 β BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS ββ’β Harpers Bizarre (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-1 (95)
96 β THE CHOICE ββ’β The OβJays (Bell)-1 (96)
97 β ELENORE ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-1 (97)
98 β TOMBOY ββ’β Ronnie Dove (Diamond)-1 (98)
99 β I LOVE YOU MADLY ββ’β The Fantastic Four (Soul/Ric-Tic)-1 (99)
100 β COURT OF LOVE ββ’β The Unifics (Kapp)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 28th September, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-3 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-6 (1)
3 2 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-11 (1)
4 4 HUSH ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-7 (4)
5 15 FIRE ββ’β The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-4 (5)
6 8 THE FOOL ON THE HILL ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-8 (6)
7 5 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-10 (5)
8 9 IβVE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-7 (8)
9 16 GIRL WATCHER ββ’β The OβKaysions (ABC)-7 (9)
10 13 SLIP AWAY ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-12 (10)
11 11 TIME HAS COME TODAY ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-8 (11)
12 12 REVOLUTION ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-3 (12)
13 10 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (6)
14 14 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (14)
15 7 BORN TO BE WILD ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-12 (2)
16 18 ON THE ROAD AGAIN ββ’β Canned Heat (Liberty)-8 (16)
17 6 LIGHT MY FIRE ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-10 (3)
18 21 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-5 (18)
19 19 MY SPECIAL ANGEL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-4 (19)
20 27 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-7 (20)
21 31 SAY IT LOUD β IβM BLACK AND IβM PROUD (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-4 (21)
22 17 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-10 (7)
23 22 YOU KEEP ME HANGINβ ON ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-17 (6)
24 45 PIECE OF MY HEART ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Columbia)-5 (24)
25 26 MAGIC BUS ββ’β The Who (Decca)-8 (25)
26 34 SPECIAL OCCASION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-7 (26)
27 44 SUZIE Q. (Part 1) ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-4 (27)
28 29 (The Lament Of the Cherokee) INDIAN RESERVATION ββ’β Don Fardon (GNP Crescendo)-5 (28)
29 54 OVER YOU ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-2 (29)
30 40 THE SNAKE ββ’β Al Wilson (Soul City)-7 (30)
31 66 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER ββ’β The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise)-2 (31)
32 24 TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon) ββ’β The Moody Blues (Deram)-11 (24)
33 39 WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-6 (33)
34 47 BABY, COME BACK ββ’β The Equals (RCA Victor)-4 (34)
35 38 HIP CITY (Part 2) ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-8 (35)
36 63 SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME ββ’β Max Frost and the Troopers (Tower)-4 (36)
37 28 LOVE MAKES A WOMAN ββ’β Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)-12 (15)
38 42 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA ββ’β Iron Butterfly (Atco)-6 (38)
39 20 DO IT AGAIN ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-10 (20)
40 33 DOWN AT LULUβS ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-9 (33)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 59 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-6 (41)
42 60 HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-5 (42)
43 68 I MET HER IN CHURCH ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-3 (43)
44 64 BREAK YOUR PROMISE ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-5 (44)
45 55 LISTEN HERE ββ’β Eddie Harris (Atlantic)-11 (45)
46 46 BROWN EYED WOMAN ββ’β Bill Medley (MGM)-9 (46)
47 61 DOWN ON ME ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Mainstream)-5 (47)
48 48 HELP YOURSELF ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-5 (48)
49 87 I FOUND A TRUE LOVE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-2 (49)
50 50 I CANβT DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOUβRE PLAYINβ ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-8 (42)
NEW THIS WEEK
69 β IβVE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER ββ’β Otis Redding (Atco)-1 (69)
70 β THOSE WERE THE DAYS ββ’β Mary Hopkin (Apple)-1 (70)
71 β BANG-SHANG-A-LANG ββ’β The Archies (Calendar)-1 (71)
72 β ICE IN THE SUN ββ’β The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-1 (72)
80 β OH LORD, WHY LORD ββ’β Los Pop Tops (Calla)-1 (80)
82 β MESSAGE FROM MARIA ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-1 (82)
85 β DO THE CHOO CHOO ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-1 (85)
86 β SWEET YOUNG THING LIKE YOU ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-1 (86)
88 β I AINβT GOT TO LOVE NOBODY ELSE ββ’β The Masqueraders (Bell)-1 (88)
89 β SWEET BLINDNESS ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-1 (89)
90 β PUFFINβ ON DOWN THE TRACK ββ’β Hugh Masekela (Uni)-1 (90)
98 β THE B.B. JONES ββ’β B.B. King (Bluesway)-1 (98)
99 β ALMOST IN LOVE ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (99)
100 β PEACE OF MIND ββ’β Nancy Wilson (Capitol)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 5th October, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-4 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-7 (1)
3 5 FIRE ββ’β The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-5 (3)
4 20 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-8 (4)
5 9 GIRL WATCHER ββ’β The OβKaysions (ABC)-8 (5)
6 10 SLIP AWAY ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-13 (6)
7 3 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-12 (1)
8 8 IβVE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-8 (8)
9 7 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-11 (5)
10 14 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (10)
11 11 TIME HAS COME TODAY ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-9 (11)
12 12 REVOLUTION ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-4 (12)
13 6 THE FOOL ON THE HILL ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-9 (6)
14 21 SAY IT LOUD β IβM BLACK AND IβM PROUD (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-5 (14)
15 13 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-8 (6)
16 4 HUSH ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-8 (4)
17 18 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-6 (17)
18 19 MY SPECIAL ANGEL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-5 (18)
19 17 LIGHT MY FIRE ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-11 (3)
20 28 (The Lament Of the Cherokee) INDIAN RESERVATION ββ’β Don Fardon (GNP Crescendo)-6 (20)
21 16 ON THE ROAD AGAIN ββ’β Canned Heat (Liberty)-9 (16)
22 22 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-11 (7)
23 15 BORN TO BE WILD ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-13 (2)
24 24 PIECE OF MY HEART ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Columbia)-6 (24)
25 29 OVER YOU ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-3 (25)
26 27 SUZIE Q. (Part 1) ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-5 (26)
27 30 THE SNAKE ββ’β Al Wilson (Soul City)-8 (27)
28 26 SPECIAL OCCASION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-8 (26)
29 42 HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-6 (29)
30 25 MAGIC BUS ββ’β The Who (Decca)-9 (25)
31 31 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER ββ’β The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise)-3 (31)
32 38 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA ββ’β Iron Butterfly (Atco)-7 (32)
33 33 WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-7 (33)
34 34 BABY, COME BACK ββ’β The Equals (RCA Victor)-5 (34)
35 35 HIP CITY (Part 2) ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-9 (35)
36 36 SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME ββ’β Max Frost and the Troopers (Tower)-5 (36)
37 61 FOOL FOR YOU ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-5 (37)
38 59 HOLD ME TIGHT ββ’β Johnny Nash (JAD)-4 (38)
39 48 HELP YOURSELF ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-6 (39)
40 44 BREAK YOUR PROMISE ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 41 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-7 (41)
42 43 I MET HER IN CHURCH ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-4 (42)
43 46 BROWN EYED WOMAN ββ’β Bill Medley (MGM)-10 (43)
44 54 ELENORE ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-3 (44)
45 45 LISTEN HERE ββ’β Eddie Harris (Atlantic)-12 (45)
46 62 SHOOTβEM UP, BABY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-5 (46)
47 47 DOWN ON ME ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Mainstream)-6 (47)
48 56 STREET FIGHTING MAN ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-5 (48)
49 49 I FOUND A TRUE LOVE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-3 (49)
50 52 CHAINED ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
58 β WHITE ROOM ββ’β Cream (Atco)-1 (58)
73 β LALENA ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-1 (73)
76 β DESTINATION: ANYWHERE ββ’β The Marvelettes (Tamla)-1 (76)
84 β TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-1 (84)
85 β ALFIE ββ’β Eivets Rednow (Stevie Wonder) (Gordy)-1 (85)
86 β MAGIC CARPET RIDE ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-1 (86)
88 β YOU GOT THE LOVE ββ’β Professor Morrisonβs Lollipop (White Whale)-1 (88)
89 β QUICK JOEY SMALL (Run Joey Run) ββ’β The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus (Buddah)-1 (89)
90 β YOU PUT IT ON ME ββ’β B.B. King (Bluesway)-1 (90)
93 β UP-HARD ββ’β Willie Mitchell (Hi)-1 (93)
97 β NITTY GRITTY ββ’β Ricardo Ray (Alegre)-1 (97)
98 β IβM IN A DIFFERENT WORLD ββ’β The Four Tops (Motown)-1 (98)
99 β SMELL OF INCENSE ββ’β Southwest F.O.B. (HIP)-1 (99)
100 β SUNDAY SUN ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 12th October, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-5 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-8 (1)
3 3 FIRE ββ’β The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-6 (3)
4 4 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-9 (4)
5 5 GIRL WATCHER ββ’β The OβKaysions (ABC)-9 (5)
6 17 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-7 (6)
7 18 MY SPECIAL ANGEL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-6 (7)
8 8 IβVE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-9 (8)
9 25 OVER YOU ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-4 (9)
10 6 SLIP AWAY ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-14 (6)
11 11 TIME HAS COME TODAY ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-10 (11)
12 7 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-13 (1)
13 10 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (10)
14 14 SAY IT LOUD β IβM BLACK AND IβM PROUD (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-6 (14)
15 12 REVOLUTION ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-5 (12)
16 16 HUSH ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-9 (4)
17 26 SUZIE Q. (Part 1) ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-6 (17)
18 54 THOSE WERE THE DAYS ββ’β Mary Hopkin (Apple)-3 (18)
19 24 PIECE OF MY HEART ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Columbia)-7 (19)
20 20 (The Lament Of the Cherokee) INDIAN RESERVATION ββ’β Don Fardon (GNP Crescendo)-7 (20)
21 21 ON THE ROAD AGAIN ββ’β Canned Heat (Liberty)-10 (16)
22 13 THE FOOL ON THE HILL ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-10 (6)
23 9 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-12 (5)
24 44 ELENORE ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-4 (24)
25 19 LIGHT MY FIRE ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-12 (3)
26 36 SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME ββ’β Max Frost and the Troopers (Tower)-6 (26)
27 27 THE SNAKE ββ’β Al Wilson (Soul City)-9 (27)
28 29 HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-7 (28)
29 31 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER ββ’β The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise)-4 (29)
30 15 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-9 (6)
31 35 HIP CITY (Part 2) ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-10 (31)
32 32 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA ββ’β Iron Butterfly (Atco)-8 (32)
33 22 YOUβRE ALL I NEED TO GET BY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-12 (7)
34 34 BABY, COME BACK ββ’β The Equals (RCA Victor)-6 (34)
35 39 HELP YOURSELF ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-7 (35)
36 37 FOOL FOR YOU ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-6 (36)
37 42 I MET HER IN CHURCH ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-5 (37)
38 38 HOLD ME TIGHT ββ’β Johnny Nash (JAD)-5 (38)
39 33 WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-8 (33)
40 40 BREAK YOUR PROMISE ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
42 28 SPECIAL OCCASION ββ’β Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-9 (26)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-8 (41)
43 47 DOWN ON ME ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Mainstream)-7 (43)
44 52 POOR BABY ββ’β The Cowsills (MGM)-5 (44)
45 46 SHOOTβEM UP, BABY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-6 (45)
46 56 COURT OF LOVE ββ’β The Unifics (Kapp)-4 (46)
47 50 CHAINED ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-5 (47)
48 48 STREET FIGHTING MAN ββ’β The Rolling Stones (London)-6 (48)
49 49 I FOUND A TRUE LOVE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-4 (49)
50 58 WHITE ROOM ββ’β Cream (Atco)-2 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
69 β KEEP ON LOVINβ ME HONEY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-1 (69)
77 β ALWAYS TOGETHER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-1 (77)
82 β HITCHCOCK RAILWAY ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-1 (82)
83 β A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (83)
85 β CINDERELLA SUNSHINE ββ’β Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-1 (85)
87 β ON THE WAY HOME ββ’β Buffalo Springfield (Atco)-1 (87)
89 β PORPOISE SONG ββ’β The Monkees (Colgems)-1 (89)
93 β HARPER VALLY P.T.A. ββ’β King Curtis and the Kingpins (Atco)-1 (93)
94 β CYCLES ββ’β Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-1 (94)
96 β BAROQUE-A-NOVA ββ’β Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-1 (96)
97 β LITTLE ARROWS ββ’β Leapy Lee (Decca)-1 (97)
98 β DO SOMETHING TO ME ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-1 (98)
99 β YOU NEED ME, BABY ββ’β Joe Tex (Dial)-1 (99)
100 β RIDE MY SEE-SAW ββ’β The Moody Blues (Deram)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 19th October, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-6 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 FIRE ββ’β The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-7 (2)
3 4 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-10 (3)
4 2 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-9 (1)
5 5 GIRL WATCHER ββ’β The OβKaysions (ABC)-10 (5)
6 6 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-8 (6)
7 7 MY SPECIAL ANGEL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-7 (7)
8 8 IβVE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-10 (8)
9 9 OVER YOU ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-5 (9)
10 14 SAY IT LOUD β IβM BLACK AND IβM PROUD (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-7 (10)
11 11 TIME HAS COME TODAY ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-11 (11)
12 17 SUZIE Q. (Part 1) ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-7 (12)
13 18 THOSE WERE THE DAYS ββ’β Mary Hopkin (Apple)-4 (13)
14 24 ELENORE ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-5 (14)
15 19 PIECE OF MY HEART ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Columbia)-8 (15)
16 10 SLIP AWAY ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-15 (6)
17 15 REVOLUTION ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-6 (12)
18 28 HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-8 (18)
19 38 HOLD ME TIGHT ββ’β Johnny Nash (JAD)-6 (19)
20 29 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER ββ’β The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise)-5 (20)
21 13 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-10 (10)
22 50 WHITE ROOM ββ’β Cream (Atco)-3 (22)
23 36 FOOL FOR YOU ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-7 (23)
24 22 THE FOOL ON THE HILL ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-11 (6)
25 20 (The Lament Of the Cherokee) INDIAN RESERVATION ββ’β Don Fardon (GNP Crescendo)-8 (20)
26 26 SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME ββ’β Max Frost and the Troopers (Tower)-7 (26)
27 12 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-14 (1)
28 23 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-13 (5)
29 16 HUSH ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-10 (4)
30 27 THE SNAKE ββ’β Al Wilson (Soul City)-10 (27)
31 21 ON THE ROAD AGAIN ββ’β Canned Heat (Liberty)-11 (16)
32 32 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA ββ’β Iron Butterfly (Atco)-9 (32)
33 47 CHAINED ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-6 (33)
34 34 BABY, COME BACK ββ’β The Equals (RCA Victor)-7 (34)
35 31 HIP CITY (Part 2) ββ’β Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-11 (31)
36 40 BREAK YOUR PROMISE ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-8 (36)
37 57 LALENA ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-3 (37)
38 69 KEEP ON LOVINβ ME HONEY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-2 (38)
39 46 COURT OF LOVE ββ’β The Unifics (Kapp)-5 (39)
40 45 SHOOTβEM UP, BABY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
48 39 WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-9 (33)
50 37 I MET HER IN CHURCH ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-6 (37)
53 35 HELP YOURSELF ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-8 (35)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-9 (41)
42 52 SWEET BLINDNESS ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-4 (42)
43 β LOVE CHILD ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-1 (43)
44 51 DO THE CHOO CHOO ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-4 (44)
45 56 MAGIC CARPET RIDE ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-3 (45)
46 49 I FOUND A TRUE LOVE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-5 (46)
47 43 DOWN ON ME ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Mainstream)-8 (43)
49 β HI-HEEL SNEAKERS ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-1 (49)
NEW THIS WEEK
43 β LOVE CHILD ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-1 (43)
49 β HI-HEEL SNEAKERS ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-1 (49)
72 β CHEWY CHEWY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-1 (72)
73 β PICKINβ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-1 (73)
79 β BRING IT ON HOME TO ME ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-1 (79)
86 β WHERE DO I GO ββ’β Carla Thomas (Stax)-1 (86)
89 β FROM THE TEACHER TO THE PREACHER ββ’β Gene Chandler and Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)-1 (89)
92 β LISTEN, THEYβRE PLAYING MY SONG ββ’β Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-1 (92)
94 β BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC ββ’β Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir (Columbia)-1 (94)
95 β SOUL DRIPPINβ ββ’β The Mauds (Mercury)-1 (95)
97 β LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-1 (97)
98 β ISNβT IT LONELY TOGETHER ββ’β Robert Knight (Elf)-1 (98)
99 β NEVER MY LOVE ββ’β The Sandpebbles (Calla)-1 (99)
100 β DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO ββ’β Nina Simone (RCA Victor)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 26th October, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-7 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-11 (2)
3 2 FIRE ββ’β The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-8 (2)
4 13 THOSE WERE THE DAYS ββ’β Mary Hopkin (Apple)-5 (4)
5 5 GIRL WATCHER ββ’β The OβKaysions (ABC)-11 (5)
6 6 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-9 (6)
7 9 OVER YOU ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-6 (7)
8 4 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-9 (1)
9 14 ELENORE ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-6 (9)
10 8 IβVE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-11 (8)
11 19 HOLD ME TIGHT ββ’β Johnny Nash (JAD)-7 (11)
12 12 SUZIE Q. (Part 1) ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-8 (12)
13 15 PIECE OF MY HEART ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Columbia)-9 (13)
14 7 MY SPECIAL ANGEL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-8 (7)
15 22 WHITE ROOM ββ’β Cream (Atco)-4 (15)
16 10 SAY IT LOUD β IβM BLACK AND IβM PROUD (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-8 (10)
17 17 REVOLUTION ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-7 (12)
18 18 HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-9 (18)
19 43 LOVE CHILD ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-2 (19)
20 20 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER ββ’β The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise)-6 (20)
21 11 TIME HAS COME TODAY ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-12 (11)
22 26 SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME ββ’β Max Frost and the Troopers (Tower)-8 (22)
23 23 FOOL FOR YOU ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-8 (23)
24 16 SLIP AWAY ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-16 (6)
25 45 MAGIC CARPET RIDE ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-4 (25)
26 21 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-11 (10)
27 42 SWEET BLINDNESS ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-5 (27)
28 39 COURT OF LOVE ββ’β The Unifics (Kapp)-6 (28)
29 24 THE FOOL ON THE HILL ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-12 (6)
30 32 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA ββ’β Iron Butterfly (Atco)-10 (30)
31 40 SHOOTβEM UP, BABY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-8 (31)
32 34 BABY, COME BACK ββ’β The Equals (RCA Victor)-8 (32)
33 33 CHAINED ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (33)
34 49 HI-HEEL SNEAKERS ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-2 (34)
35 36 BREAK YOUR PROMISE ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-9 (35)
36 38 KEEP ON LOVINβ ME HONEY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-3 (36)
37 37 LALENA ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-4 (37)
38 54 TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-4 (38)
39 25 (The Lament Of the Cherokee) INDIAN RESERVATION ββ’β Don Fardon (GNP Crescendo)-9 (20)
40 51 NATURALLY STONED ββ’β The Avant-Garde (Columbia)-9 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 41 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ββ’β Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-9 (41)
42 56 BANG-SHANG-A-LANG ββ’β The Archies (Calendar)-5 (42)
43 76 QUICK JOEY SMALL (Run Joey Run) ββ’β The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus (Buddah)-4 (43)
44 44 DO THE CHOO CHOO ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-5 (44)
45 β WHOβS MAKING LOVE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-1 (45)
46 46 I FOUND A TRUE LOVE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-6 (46)
47 61 THE FUNKY JUDGE ββ’β Bull and the Matadors (Toddlinβ Town)-10 (47)
48 72 CHEWY CHEWY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-2 (48)
49 55 IβVE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER ββ’β Otis Redding (Atco)-5 (49)
50 52 GENTLE ON MY MIND ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-14 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
45 β WHOβS MAKING LOVE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-1 (45)
66 β ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN ββ’β Dion (Laurie)-1 (66)
67 β CINNAMON ββ’β Derek (Bang)-1 (67)
74 β SHAKE ββ’β The Shadows Of Knight (Team)-1 (74)
75 β THE STRAIGHT LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-1 (75)
78 β HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. (Later That Same Day) ββ’β Ben Colder (MGM)-1 (78)
79 β 1432 FRANKLIN PIKE CIRCLE HERO ββ’β Bobby Russell (Elf)-1 (79)
80 β STORMY ββ’β The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-1 (80)
87 β SHAME, SHAME ββ’β The Magic Lanterns (Atlantic)-1 (87)
88 β ITβS CRAZY ββ’β Eddie Harris (Atlantic)-1 (88)
89 β GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-1 (89)
90 β I WALK ALONE ββ’β Marty Robbins (Columbia)-1 (90)
93 β PEACE BROTHER PEACE ββ’β Bill Medley (MGM)-1 (93)
94 β AUNT DORAβS LOVE SOUL SHACK ββ’β Arthur Conley (Atco)-1 (94)
95 β MORNINβ GLORY ββ’β Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (95)
96 β GOLDEN GATE PARK ββ’β Rejoice (Dunhill)-1 (96)
99 β DO YOUR OWN THING ββ’β Brook Benton (Cotillion)-1 (99)
100 β JESSE BRADY ββ’β The McCoys (Mercury)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 2nd November, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-8 (6 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 THOSE WERE THE DAYS ββ’β Mary Hopkin (Apple)-6 (2)
3 2 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-12 (2)
4 3 FIRE ββ’β The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-9 (2)
5 6 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-10 (5)
6 9 ELENORE ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-7 (6)
7 7 OVER YOU ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-7 (7)
8 11 HOLD ME TIGHT ββ’β Johnny Nash (JAD)-8 (8)
9 19 LOVE CHILD ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-3 (9)
10 15 WHITE ROOM ββ’β Cream (Atco)-5 (10)
11 12 SUZIE Q. (Part 1) ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-9 (11)
12 25 MAGIC CARPET RIDE ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-5 (12)
13 13 PIECE OF MY HEART ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Columbia)-10 (13)
14 8 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-10 (1)
15 5 GIRL WATCHER ββ’β The OβKaysions (ABC)-12 (5)
16 10 IβVE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-12 (8)
17 14 MY SPECIAL ANGEL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-9 (7)
18 18 HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-10 (18)
19 17 REVOLUTION ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-8 (12)
20 16 SAY IT LOUD β IβM BLACK AND IβM PROUD (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-9 (10)
21 27 SWEET BLINDNESS ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-6 (21)
22 22 SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME ββ’β Max Frost and the Troopers (Tower)-9 (22)
23 23 FOOL FOR YOU ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-9 (23)
24 21 TIME HAS COME TODAY ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-13 (11)
25 20 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER ββ’β The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise)-7 (20)
26 28 COURT OF LOVE ββ’β The Unifics (Kapp)-7 (26)
27 34 HI-HEEL SNEAKERS ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-3 (27)
28 42 BANG-SHANG-A-LANG ββ’β The Archies (Calendar)-6 (28)
29 45 WHOβS MAKING LOVE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-2 (29)
30 30 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA ββ’β Iron Butterfly (Atco)-11 (30)
31 31 SHOOTβEM UP, BABY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-9 (31)
32 33 CHAINED ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-8 (32)
33 37 LALENA ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-5 (33)
34 36 KEEP ON LOVINβ ME HONEY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-4 (34)
35 66 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN ββ’β Dion (Laurie)-2 (35)
36 48 CHEWY CHEWY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-3 (36)
37 54 ALWAYS TOGETHER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-4 (37)
38 38 TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-5 (38)
39 50 GENTLE ON MY MIND ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-15 (39)
40 32 BABY, COME BACK ββ’β The Equals (RCA Victor)-9 (32)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
45 35 BREAK YOUR PROMISE ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-10 (35)
48 40 NATURALLY STONED ββ’β The Avant-Garde (Columbia)-10 (40)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 QUICK JOEY SMALL (Run Joey Run) ββ’β The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus (Buddah)-5 (41)
42 46 I FOUND A TRUE LOVE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-7 (42)
43 70 CYCLES ββ’β Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-4 (43)
44 44 DO THE CHOO CHOO ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-6 (44)
46 68 LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-3 (46)
47 47 THE FUNKY JUDGE ββ’β Bull and the Matadors (Toddlinβ Town)-11 (47)
49 49 IβVE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER ββ’β Otis Redding (Atco)-6 (49)
50 64 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
64 β I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-1 (64)
66 β PROMISES, PROMISES ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1 (66)
75 β WICHITA LINEMAN ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-1 (75)
79 β FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-1 (79)
80 β FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE ββ’β Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-1 (80)
81 β EVERYBODY GOT TO BELIEVE IN SOMEBODY ββ’β Sam and Dave (Atlantic)-1 (81)
86 β SWEET DARLINβ ββ’β Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-1 (86)
87 β FIRE ββ’β Five By Five (Paula)-1 (87)
89 β THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-1 (89)
91 β CROWN OF CREATION ββ’β Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor)-1 (91)
92 β BILLY YOUβRE MY FRIEND ββ’β Gene Pitney (Musicor)-1 (92)
93 β NOT ENOUGH INDIANS ββ’β Dean Martin (Reprise)-1 (93)
95 β CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE ββ’β Mama Cass (Dunhill)-1 (95)
96 β TALKING ABOUT MY BABY ββ’β Gloria Walker (Flaming Arrow)-1 (96)
97 β THE YARD WENT ON FOREVER ββ’β Richard Harris (Dunhill)-1 (97)
100 β COME ON, REACT ββ’β The Fireballs (Atco)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 9th November, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-9 (7 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 THOSE WERE THE DAYS ββ’β Mary Hopkin (Apple)-7 (2)
3 9 LOVE CHILD ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-4 (3)
4 3 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-13 (2)
5 8 HOLD ME TIGHT ββ’β Johnny Nash (JAD)-9 (5)
6 10 WHITE ROOM ββ’β Cream (Atco)-6 (6)
7 12 MAGIC CARPET RIDE ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-6 (7)
8 6 ELENORE ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-8 (6)
9 4 FIRE ββ’β The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-10 (2)
10 5 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-11 (5)
11 7 OVER YOU ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-8 (7)
12 13 PIECE OF MY HEART ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Columbia)-11 (12)
13 21 SWEET BLINDNESS ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-7 (13)
14 11 SUZIE Q. (Part 1) ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-10 (11)
15 14 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-11 (1)
16 15 GIRL WATCHER ββ’β The OβKaysions (ABC)-13 (5)
17 18 HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-11 (17)
18 35 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN ββ’β Dion (Laurie)-3 (18)
19 19 REVOLUTION ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-9 (12)
20 20 SAY IT LOUD β IβM BLACK AND IβM PROUD (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-10 (10)
21 29 WHOβS MAKING LOVE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-3 (21)
22 22 SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME ββ’β Max Frost and the Troopers (Tower)-10 (22)
23 23 FOOL FOR YOU ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-10 (23)
24 34 KEEP ON LOVINβ ME HONEY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-5 (24)
25 26 COURT OF LOVE ββ’β The Unifics (Kapp)-8 (25)
26 27 HI-HEEL SNEAKERS ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-4 (26)
27 28 BANG-SHANG-A-LANG ββ’β The Archies (Calendar)-7 (27)
28 16 IβVE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-13 (8)
29 25 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER ββ’β The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise)-8 (20)
30 24 TIME HAS COME TODAY ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-14 (11)
31 17 MY SPECIAL ANGEL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-10 (7)
32 32 CHAINED ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-9 (32)
33 33 LALENA ββ’β Donovan (Epic)-6 (33)
34 41 QUICK JOEY SMALL (Run Joey Run) ββ’β The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus (Buddah)-6 (34)
35 79 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-2 (35)
36 36 CHEWY CHEWY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-4 (36)
37 37 ALWAYS TOGETHER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-5 (37)
38 38 TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-6 (38)
39 30 IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA ββ’β Iron Butterfly (Atco)-12 (30)
40 57 LITTLE ARROWS ββ’β Leapy Lee (Decca)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
49 31 SHOOTβEM UP, BABY ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-10 (31)
50 39 GENTLE ON MY MIND ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-16 (39)
POWER PLAYS
41 49 IβVE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER ββ’β Otis Redding (Atco)-7 (41)
42 50 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-4 (42)
43 43 CYCLES ββ’β Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-5 (43)
44 44 DO THE CHOO CHOO ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-7 (44)
45 46 LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-4 (45)
46 47 THE FUNKY JUDGE ββ’β Bull and the Matadors (Toddlinβ Town)-12 (46)
47 64 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-2 (47)
48 66 PROMISES, PROMISES ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-2 (48)
NEW THIS WEEK
73 β TOO WEAK TO FIGHT ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-1 (73)
74 β BOTH SIDES NOW ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-1 (74)
75 β GOODBYE MY LOVE ββ’β James Brown (King)-1 (75)
76 β SLOW DRAG ββ’β The Intruders (Gamble)-1 (76)
87 β KENTUCKY WOMAN ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-1 (87)
94 β HANG βEM HIGH ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-1 (94)
95 β SUNDAY SUN ββ’β Neil Diamond (Uni)-2 (95)
96 β I PUT A SPELL ON YOU ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-1 (96)
97 β LETβS MAKE A PROMISE ββ’β Peaches and Herb (Date)-1 (97)
98 β STAND BY YOUR MAN ββ’β Tammy Wynette (Epic)-1 (98)
100 β A WHITER SHADE OF PALE ββ’β The Hesitations (Kapp)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 16th November, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-10 (8 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 THOSE WERE THE DAYS ββ’β Mary Hopkin (Apple)-8 (2)
3 3 LOVE CHILD ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-5 (3)
4 7 MAGIC CARPET RIDE ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-7 (4)
5 5 HOLD ME TIGHT ββ’β Johnny Nash (JAD)-10 (5)
6 6 WHITE ROOM ββ’β Cream (Atco)-7 (6)
7 4 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-14 (2)
8 21 WHOβS MAKING LOVE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-4 (8)
9 18 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN ββ’β Dion (Laurie)-4 (9)
10 8 ELENORE ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-9 (6)
11 9 FIRE ββ’β The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-11 (2)
12 11 OVER YOU ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-9 (7)
13 13 SWEET BLINDNESS ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-8 (13)
14 35 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (14)
15 10 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-12 (5)
16 17 HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-12 (16)
17 36 CHEWY CHEWY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-5 (17)
18 37 ALWAYS TOGETHER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-6 (18)
19 14 SUZIE Q. (Part 1) ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-11 (11)
20 19 REVOLUTION ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-10 (12)
21 16 GIRL WATCHER ββ’β The OβKaysions (ABC)-14 (5)
22 23 FOOL FOR YOU ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-11 (22)
23 67 WICHITA LINEMAN ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-3 (23)
24 24 KEEP ON LOVINβ ME HONEY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-6 (24)
25 26 HI-HEEL SNEAKERS ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-5 (25)
26 47 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-3 (26)
27 27 BANG-SHANG-A-LANG ββ’β The Archies (Calendar)-8 (27)
28 20 SAY IT LOUD β IβM BLACK AND IβM PROUD (Part 1) ββ’β James Brown (King)-11 (10)
29 12 PIECE OF MY HEART ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Columbia)-12 (12)
30 42 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-5 (30)
31 40 LITTLE ARROWS ββ’β Leapy Lee (Decca)-6 (31)
32 25 COURT OF LOVE ββ’β The Unifics (Kapp)-9 (25)
33 57 STORMY ββ’β The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-4 (33)
34 34 QUICK JOEY SMALL (Run Joey Run) ββ’β The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus (Buddah)-7 (34)
35 15 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-12 (1)
36 29 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER ββ’β The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise)-9 (20)
37 43 CYCLES ββ’β Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-6 (37)
38 38 TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-7 (38)
39 46 THE FUNKY JUDGE ββ’β Bull and the Matadors (Toddlinβ Town)-13 (39)
40 22 SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME ββ’β Max Frost and the Troopers (Tower)-11 (22)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
44 32 CHAINED ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-10 (32)
POWER PLAYS
41 48 PROMISES, PROMISES ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-3 (41)
42 56 PICKINβ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-5 (42)
43 45 LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-5 (43)
45 β CLOUD NINE ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (45)
46 74 BOTH SIDES NOW ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-2 (46)
47 73 TOO WEAK TO FIGHT ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-2 (47)
48 53 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC ββ’β Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir (Columbia)-5 (48)
49 54 THE STRAIGHT LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-4 (49)
50 60 CINNAMON ββ’β Derek (Bang)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
45 β CLOUD NINE ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (45)
76 β SCARBOROUGH FAIR ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-1 (76)
77 β ROCKINβ IN THE SAME OLD BOAT ββ’β Bobby Bland (Duke)-1 (77)
78 β A MAN AND A HALF ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (78)
81 β PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-1 (81)
84 β PEOPLE ββ’β The Tymes (Columbia)-1 (84)
86 β WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ββ’β Joe Cocker (A&M)-1 (86)
87 β (Sheβs) SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL ββ’β The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-1 (87)
89 β JUST AINβT NO LOVE ββ’β Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)-1 (89)
91 β BABY LETβS WAIT ββ’β The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)-1 (91)
93 β BALLAD OF TWO BROTHERS ββ’β Autry Inman (Epic)-1 (93)
94 β HARD TO HANDLE ββ’β Patti Drew (Capitol)-1 (94)
95 β IβVE GOT LOVE FOR MY BABY ββ’β The Young Hearts (Minit)-1 (95)
97 β HOOKED ON A FEELING ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-1 (97)
98 β I WORRY ABOUT YOU ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 23rd November, 1968Β
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-11 (9 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 LOVE CHILD ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-6 (2)
3 2 THOSE WERE THE DAYS ββ’β Mary Hopkin (Apple)-9 (2)
4 4 MAGIC CARPET RIDE ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-8 (4)
5 9 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN ββ’β Dion (Laurie)-5 (5)
6 6 WHITE ROOM ββ’β Cream (Atco)-8 (6)
7 5 HOLD ME TIGHT ββ’β Johnny Nash (JAD)-11 (5)
8 8 WHOβS MAKING LOVE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-5 (8)
9 7 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-15 (2)
10 23 WICHITA LINEMAN ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-4 (10)
11 33 STORMY ββ’β The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-5 (11)
12 10 ELENORE ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-10 (6)
13 12 OVER YOU ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-10 (7)
14 14 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-4 (14)
15 15 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-13 (5)
16 17 CHEWY CHEWY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-6 (16)
17 26 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-4 (17)
18 18 ALWAYS TOGETHER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-7 (18)
19 46 BOTH SIDES NOW ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-3 (19)
20 11 FIRE ββ’β The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-12 (2)
21 41 PROMISES, PROMISES ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-4 (21)
22 31 LITTLE ARROWS ββ’β Leapy Lee (Decca)-7 (22)
23 37 CYCLES ββ’β Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-7 (23)
24 27 BANG-SHANG-A-LANG ββ’β The Archies (Calendar)-9 (24)
25 25 HI-HEEL SNEAKERS ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-6 (25)
26 13 SWEET BLINDNESS ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-9 (13)
27 30 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-6 (27)
28 34 QUICK JOEY SMALL (Run Joey Run) ββ’β The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus (Buddah)-8 (28)
29 20 REVOLUTION ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-11 (12)
30 16 HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-13 (16)
31 19 SUZIE Q. (Part 1) ββ’β Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-12 (11)
32 43 LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-6 (32)
33 24 KEEP ON LOVINβ ME HONEY ββ’β Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-7 (24)
34 β I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-1 (34)
35 β SEE SAW ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (35)
36 52 1432 FRANKLIN PIKE CIRCLE HERO ββ’β Bobby Russell (Elf)-5 (36)
37 50 CINNAMON ββ’β Derek (Bang)-5 (37)
38 55 DO SOMETHING TO ME ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-7 (38)
39 45 CLOUD NINE ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-2 (39)
40 40 SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME ββ’β Max Frost and the Troopers (Tower)-12 (22)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
43 22 FOOL FOR YOU ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-12 (22)
49 38 TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-8 (38)
57 39 THE FUNKY JUDGE ββ’β Bull and the Matadors (Toddlinβ Town)-14 (39)
POWER PLAYS
41 49 THE STRAIGHT LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-5 (41)
42 42 PICKINβ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-6 (42)
44 61 KENTUCKY WOMAN ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-3 (44)
45 53 GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-5 (45)
46 51 SHAME, SHAME ββ’β The Magic Lanterns (Atlantic)-5 (46)
47 47 TOO WEAK TO FIGHT ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-3 (47)
48 48 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC ββ’β Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir (Columbia)-6 (48)
50 76 SCARBOROUGH FAIR ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-2 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
34 β I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-1 (34)
35 β SEE SAW ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (35)
53 β TILL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-1 (53)
61 β I CANβT TURN YOU LOOSE ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-1 (61)
63 β RIGHT RELATIONS ββ’β Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-1 (63)
79 β AMERICAN BOYS ββ’β Petula Clark (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-1 (79)
81 β LOVE MACHINE ββ’β The OβKaysions (ABC)-1 (81)
82 β CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG ββ’β Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra (Philips)-1 (82)
83 β THE OLβ RACE TRACK ββ’β The Mills Brothers (Dot)-1 (83)
84 β COO COO ββ’β Big Brother and the Holding Company (Mainstream)-1 (84)
88 β DO YOU WANNA DANCE ββ’β The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-1 (88)
90 β KEEP ON DANCING ββ’β Alvin Cash (Toddlinβ Town)-1 (90)
94 β LIVING IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-1 (94)
97 β BORN TO BE WITH YOU ββ’β Sonny James (Capitol)-1 (97)
98 β WHITE HOUSES ββ’β Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-1 (98)
99 β DONβT CRY MY LOVE ββ’β The Impressions (ABC)-1 (99)
100 β LO MUCHO QUE TE QUIERO (The More I Love You) ββ’β Rene and Rene (White Whale)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 30th November, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 LOVE CHILD ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-7 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-12 (1)
3 4 MAGIC CARPET RIDE ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-9 (3)
4 3 THOSE WERE THE DAYS ββ’β Mary Hopkin (Apple)-10 (2)
5 5 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN ββ’β Dion (Laurie)-6 (5)
6 8 WHOβS MAKING LOVE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-6 (6)
7 14 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-5 (7)
8 10 WICHITA LINEMAN ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-5 (8)
9 7 HOLD ME TIGHT ββ’β Johnny Nash (JAD)-12 (5)
10 6 WHITE ROOM ββ’β Cream (Atco)-9 (6)
11 11 STORMY ββ’β The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-6 (11)
12 17 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-5 (12)
13 19 BOTH SIDES NOW ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-4 (13)
14 12 ELENORE ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-11 (6)
15 16 CHEWY CHEWY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-7 (15)
16 34 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-2 (16)
17 9 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-16 (2)
18 15 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-14 (5)
19 22 LITTLE ARROWS ββ’β Leapy Lee (Decca)-8 (19)
20 21 PROMISES, PROMISES ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-5 (20)
21 27 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-7 (21)
22 35 SEE SAW ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-2 (22)
23 23 CYCLES ββ’β Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-8 (23)
24 24 BANG-SHANG-A-LANG ββ’β The Archies (Calendar)-10 (24)
25 25 HI-HEEL SNEAKERS ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-7 (25)
26 39 CLOUD NINE ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-3 (26)
27 13 OVER YOU ββ’β Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-11 (7)
28 28 QUICK JOEY SMALL (Run Joey Run) ββ’β The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus (Buddah)-9 (28)
29 18 ALWAYS TOGETHER ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-8 (18)
30 46 SHAME, SHAME ββ’β The Magic Lanterns (Atlantic)-6 (30)
31 32 LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-7 (31)
32 20 FIRE ββ’β The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-13 (2)
33 26 SWEET BLINDNESS ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-10 (13)
34 37 CINNAMON ββ’β Derek (Bang)-6 (34)
35 48 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC ββ’β Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir (Columbia)-7 (35)
36 41 THE STRAIGHT LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-6 (36)
37 42 PICKINβ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-7 (37)
38 38 DO SOMETHING TO ME ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-8 (38)
39 47 TOO WEAK TO FIGHT ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-4 (39)
40 36 1432 FRANKLIN PIKE CIRCLE HERO ββ’β Bobby Russell (Elf)-6 (36)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
This section is vacant because no Top 40 item from last weekβs chart fell to position #41-#100 this week. While this is a rare occurrence, it does happen from time to time.
POWER PLAYS
41 50 SCARBOROUGH FAIR ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-3 (41)
42 53 TILL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-2 (42)
43 52 NOT ENOUGH INDIANS ββ’β Dean Martin (Reprise)-5 (43)
44 44 KENTUCKY WOMAN ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-4 (44)
45 45 GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-6 (45)
46 58 SHAKE ββ’β The Shadows Of Knight (Team)-6 (46)
47 56 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-3 (47)
48 51 PEACE BROTHER PEACE ββ’β Bill Medley (MGM)-6 (48)
49 55 GOODBYE MY LOVE ββ’β James Brown (King)-4 (49)
50 54 THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-5 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
57 β PAPAβS GOT A BRAND NEW BAG ββ’β Otis Redding (Atco)-1 (57)
62 β SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN ββ’β Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-1 (62)
65 β SOULFUL STRUT ββ’β Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick)-1 (65)
73 β CROSSTOWN TRAFFIC ββ’β The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise)-1 (73)
77 β MY SONG ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1 (77)
91 β GOOD TIME GIRL ββ’β Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)-1 (91)
92 β DONβT MAKE THE GOOD GIRLS GO BAD ββ’β Della Humphrey (Arctic)-1 (92)
93 β EVERYDAY PEOPLE ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-1 (93)
98 β THIS IS MY COUNTRY ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-1 (98)
99 β BELLA LINDA ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-1 (99)
100 β IF I CAN DREAM ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 7th December, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 LOVE CHILD ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-8 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-13 (1)
3 7 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6 (3)
4 16 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-3 (4)
5 6 WHOβS MAKING LOVE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-7 (5)
6 3 MAGIC CARPET RIDE ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-10 (3)
7 5 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN ββ’β Dion (Laurie)-7 (5)
8 8 WICHITA LINEMAN ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-6 (8)
9 11 STORMY ββ’β The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-7 (9)
10 4 THOSE WERE THE DAYS ββ’β Mary Hopkin (Apple)-11 (2)
11 12 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-6 (11)
12 9 HOLD ME TIGHT ββ’β Johnny Nash (JAD)-13 (5)
13 13 BOTH SIDES NOW ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-5 (13)
14 10 WHITE ROOM ββ’β Cream (Atco)-10 (6)
15 26 CLOUD NINE ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-4 (15)
16 19 LITTLE ARROWS ββ’β Leapy Lee (Decca)-9 (16)
17 22 SEE SAW ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (17)
18 21 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-8 (18)
19 20 PROMISES, PROMISES ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-6 (19)
20 15 CHEWY CHEWY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-8 (15)
21 17 LITTLE GREEN APPLES ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-17 (2)
22 24 BANG-SHANG-A-LANG ββ’β The Archies (Calendar)-11 (22)
23 18 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-15 (5)
24 34 CINNAMON ββ’β Derek (Bang)-7 (24)
25 28 QUICK JOEY SMALL (Run Joey Run) ββ’β The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus (Buddah)-10 (25)
26 41 SCARBOROUGH FAIR ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-4 (26)
27 37 PICKINβ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-8 (27)
28 39 TOO WEAK TO FIGHT ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-5 (28)
29 23 CYCLES ββ’β Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-9 (23)
30 30 SHAME, SHAME ββ’β The Magic Lanterns (Atlantic)-7 (30)
31 65 SOULFUL STRUT ββ’β Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick)-2 (31)
32 14 ELENORE ββ’β The Turtles (White Whale)-12 (6)
33 35 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC ββ’β Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir (Columbia)-8 (33)
34 49 GOODBYE MY LOVE ββ’β James Brown (King)-5 (34)
35 42 TILL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-3 (35)
36 36 THE STRAIGHT LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-7 (36)
37 25 HI-HEEL SNEAKERS ββ’β Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-8 (25)
38 44 KENTUCKY WOMAN ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-5 (38)
39 31 LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-8 (31)
40 45 GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
51 40 1432 FRANKLIN PIKE CIRCLE HERO ββ’β Bobby Russell (Elf)-7 (36)
53 38 DO SOMETHING TO ME ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-9 (38)
POWER PLAYS
41 58 HOOKED ON A FEELING ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-4 (41)
42 51 HANG βEM HIGH ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-5 (42)
43 43 NOT ENOUGH INDIANS ββ’β Dean Martin (Reprise)-6 (43)
44 61 LO MUCHO QUE TE QUIERO (The More I Love You) ββ’β Rene and Rene (White Whale)-3 (44)
45 53 I CANβT TURN YOU LOOSE ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-3 (45)
46 46 SHAKE ββ’β The Shadows Of Knight (Team)-7 (46)
47 47 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-4 (47)
48 48 PEACE BROTHER PEACE ββ’β Bill Medley (MGM)-7 (48)
49 62 SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN ββ’β Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-2 (49)
50 57 PAPAβS GOT A BRAND NEW BAG ββ’β Otis Redding (Atco)-2 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
57 β IβM GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations (Motown)-1 (57)
58 β A RAY OF HOPE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-1 (58)
74 β GOING UP THE COUNTRY ββ’β Canned Heat (Liberty)-1 (74)
80 β MALINDA ββ’β Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers (Gordy)-1 (80)
85 β THE GIRL MOST LIKELY ββ’β Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-1 (85)
89 β REACH OUT ββ’β Merrilee Rush (AGP)-1 (89)
94 β READY OR NOT HERE I COME (Canβt Hide From Love) ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-1 (94)
95 β YESTERDAYβS RAIN ββ’β Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-1 (95)
96 β ARE YOU HAPPY ββ’β Jerry Butler (Mercury)-1 (96)
97 β CALIFORNIA DREAMINβ ββ’β Bobby Womack (Minit)-1 (97)
98 β LOOKING BACK ββ’β Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-1 (98)
99 β THEY DONβT MAKE LOVE LIKE THEY USED TO ββ’β Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)-1 (99)
100 β VANCE ββ’β Roger Miller (Smash)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 14th December, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 4 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-4 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 LOVE CHILD ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-9 (1)
3 3 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (3)
4 7 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN ββ’β Dion (Laurie)-8 (4)
5 5 WHOβS MAKING LOVE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-8 (5)
6 2 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-14 (1)
7 8 WICHITA LINEMAN ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-7 (7)
8 9 STORMY ββ’β The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-8 (8)
9 11 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-7 (9)
10 6 MAGIC CARPET RIDE ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-11 (3)
11 13 BOTH SIDES NOW ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-6 (11)
12 10 THOSE WERE THE DAYS ββ’β Mary Hopkin (Apple)-12 (2)
13 15 CLOUD NINE ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-5 (13)
14 17 SEE SAW ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (14)
15 20 CHEWY CHEWY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-9 (15)
16 26 SCARBOROUGH FAIR ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-5 (16)
17 24 CINNAMON ββ’β Derek (Bang)-8 (17)
18 18 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-9 (18)
19 12 HOLD ME TIGHT ββ’β Johnny Nash (JAD)-14 (5)
20 57 IβM GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations (Motown)-2 (20)
21 16 LITTLE ARROWS ββ’β Leapy Lee (Decca)-10 (16)
22 19 PROMISES, PROMISES ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-7 (19)
23 41 HOOKED ON A FEELING ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-5 (23)
24 31 SOULFUL STRUT ββ’β Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick)-3 (24)
25 22 BANG-SHANG-A-LANG ββ’β The Archies (Calendar)-12 (22)
26 14 WHITE ROOM ββ’β Cream (Atco)-11 (6)
27 27 PICKINβ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-9 (27)
28 28 TOO WEAK TO FIGHT ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-6 (28)
29 35 TILL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-4 (29)
30 30 SHAME, SHAME ββ’β The Magic Lanterns (Atlantic)-8 (30)
31 34 GOODBYE MY LOVE ββ’β James Brown (King)-6 (31)
32 44 LO MUCHO QUE TE QUIERO (The More I Love You) ββ’β Rene and Rene (White Whale)-4 (32)
33 50 PAPAβS GOT A BRAND NEW BAG ββ’β Otis Redding (Atco)-3 (33)
34 25 QUICK JOEY SMALL (Run Joey Run) ββ’β The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus (Buddah)-11 (25)
35 29 CYCLES ββ’β Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-10 (23)
36 49 SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN ββ’β Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-3 (36)
37 40 GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-8 (37)
38 38 KENTUCKY WOMAN ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-6 (38)
39 58 A RAY OF HOPE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-2 (39)
40 63 IF I CAN DREAM ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
45 33 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC ββ’β Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir (Columbia)-9 (33)
47 39 LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE ββ’β Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-9 (31)
49 36 THE STRAIGHT LIFE ββ’β Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-8 (36)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 HANG βEM HIGH ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-6 (41)
42 68 A MAN AND A HALF ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-5 (42)
43 43 NOT ENOUGH INDIANS ββ’β Dean Martin (Reprise)-7 (43)
44 45 I CANβT TURN YOU LOOSE ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-4 (44)
46 47 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-5 (46)
48 56 BALLAD OF TWO BROTHERS ββ’β Autry Inman (Epic)-5 (48)
50 69 THIS IS MY COUNTRY ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
74 β BLUEBIRDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-1 (74)
75 β MY FAVORITE THINGS ββ’β Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-1 (75)
80 β ISNβT IT LONELY TOGETHER ββ’β O.C. Smith (Columbia)-1 (80)
85 β CRIMSON AND CLOVER ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-1 (85)
86 β THE BEGINNING OF MY END ββ’β The Unifics (Kapp)-1 (86)
87 β THEREβS GONNA BE A SHOWDOWN ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-1 (87)
90 β YOU GOT SOUL ββ’β Johnny Nash (JAD)-1 (90)
93 β DONβT BE AFRAID (Do As I Say) ββ’β Frankie Karl and the Dreams (D.C.)-1 (93)
94 β IβVE GOTTA BE ME ββ’β Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise)-1 (94)
96 β RELEASE ME ββ’β Johnny Adams (SSS International)-1 (96)
97 β THE WORM ββ’β Jimmy McGriff (Solid State)-1 (97)
98 β DONβT PAT ME ON THE BACK AND CALL ME BROTHER ββ’β John W. Anderson Presents KaSandra (Capitol)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 21st December, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-5 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 LOVE CHILD ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-10 (1)
3 3 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8 (3)
4 4 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN ββ’β Dion (Laurie)-9 (4)
5 7 WICHITA LINEMAN ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-8 (5)
6 8 STORMY ββ’β The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-9 (6)
7 5 WHOβS MAKING LOVE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-9 (5)
8 11 BOTH SIDES NOW ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-7 (8)
9 9 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-8 (9)
10 10 MAGIC CARPET RIDE ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-12 (3)
11 6 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-15 (1)
12 13 CLOUD NINE ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (12)
13 17 CINNAMON ββ’β Derek (Bang)-9 (13)
14 14 SEE SAW ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (14)
15 15 CHEWY CHEWY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-10 (15)
16 16 SCARBOROUGH FAIR ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-6 (16)
17 20 IβM GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations (Motown)-3 (17)
18 18 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-10 (18)
19 12 THOSE WERE THE DAYS ββ’β Mary Hopkin (Apple)-13 (2)
20 24 SOULFUL STRUT ββ’β Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick)-4 (20)
21 21 LITTLE ARROWS ββ’β Leapy Lee (Decca)-11 (16)
22 23 HOOKED ON A FEELING ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-6 (22)
23 22 PROMISES, PROMISES ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-8 (19)
24 36 SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN ββ’β Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-4 (24)
25 19 HOLD ME TIGHT ββ’β Johnny Nash (JAD)-15 (5)
26 52 GOING UP THE COUNTRY ββ’β Canned Heat (Liberty)-3 (26)
27 29 TILL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-5 (27)
28 28 TOO WEAK TO FIGHT ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-7 (28)
29 30 SHAME, SHAME ββ’β The Magic Lanterns (Atlantic)-9 (29)
30 32 LO MUCHO QUE TE QUIERO (The More I Love You) ββ’β Rene and Rene (White Whale)-5 (30)
31 33 PAPAβS GOT A BRAND NEW BAG ββ’β Otis Redding (Atco)-4 (31)
32 25 BANG-SHANG-A-LANG ββ’β The Archies (Calendar)-13 (22)
33 27 PICKINβ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES ββ’β Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-10 (27)
34 45 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC ββ’β Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir (Columbia)-10 (33)
35 39 A RAY OF HOPE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-3 (35)
36 40 IF I CAN DREAM ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (36)
37 44 I CANβT TURN YOU LOOSE ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-5 (37)
38 38 KENTUCKY WOMAN ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-7 (38)
39 85 CRIMSON AND CLOVER ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-2 (39)
40 37 GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS ββ’β 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-9 (37)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
45 31 GOODBYE MY LOVE ββ’β James Brown (King)-7 (31)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 HANG βEM HIGH ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-7 (41)
42 42 A MAN AND A HALF ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-6 (42)
43 50 THIS IS MY COUNTRY ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-4 (43)
44 43 NOT ENOUGH INDIANS ββ’β Dean Martin (Reprise)-8 (43)
46 46 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-6 (46)
47 75 MY FAVORITE THINGS ββ’β Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-2 (47)
48 48 BALLAD OF TWO BROTHERS ββ’β Autry Inman (Epic)-6 (48)
49 58 BELLA LINDA ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-4 (49)
50 69 BABY LETβS WAIT ββ’β The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)-6 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
61 β I STARTED A JOKE ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-1 (61)
72 β CALIFORNIA SOUL ββ’β The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-1 (72)
73 β SEASON OF THE WITCH (Part 1) ββ’β Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-1 (73)
74 β CAN I CHANGE MY MIND ββ’β Tyrone Davis (Dakar)-1 (74)
81 β SOUL SISTER, BROWN SUGAR ββ’β Sam and Dave (Atlantic)-1 (81)
84 β RAMBLINβ GAMBLINβ MAN ββ’β Bob Seger System (Capitol)-1 (84)
87 β RAINBOW RIDE ββ’β Andy Kim (Steed)-1 (87)
88 β A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME ββ’β Tom Jones (Parrot)-1 (88)
90 β HEY JUDE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-1 (90)
92 β TIT FOR TAT (Ainβt No Taking Back) ββ’β James Brown (King)-1 (92)
95 β STAY CLOSE TO ME ββ’β The Five Stairsteps and Cubie (Curtom)-1 (95)
96 β SHOUT (Part 1) ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Vault)-1 (96)
98 β WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN ββ’β Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah)-1 (98)
99 β THE THOUGHT OF LOVING YOU ββ’β Crystal Mansion (Capitol)-1 (99)
100 β CONDITION RED ββ’β The Goodees (HIP)-1 (100)
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 28th December, 1968
TW LW TITLE ββ’β Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE ββ’β Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-6 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-9 (2)
3 2 LOVE CHILD ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-11 (1)
4 5 WICHITA LINEMAN ββ’β Glen Campbell (Capitol)-9 (4)
5 6 STORMY ββ’β The Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)-10 (5)
6 4 ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN ββ’β Dion (Laurie)-10 (4)
7 17 IβM GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations (Motown)-4 (7)
8 7 WHOβS MAKING LOVE ββ’β Johnnie Taylor (Stax)-10 (5)
9 9 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME ββ’β Bobby Vinton (Epic)-9 (9)
10 12 CLOUD NINE ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-7 (10)
11 8 BOTH SIDES NOW ββ’β Judy Collins (Elektra)-8 (8)
12 13 CINNAMON ββ’β Derek (Bang)-10 (12)
13 22 HOOKED ON A FEELING ββ’β B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-7 (13)
14 14 SEE SAW ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-6 (14)
15 11 HEY JUDE ββ’β The Beatles (Apple)-16 (1)
16 20 SOULFUL STRUT ββ’β Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick)-5 (16)
17 18 BRING IT ON HOME TO ME ββ’β Eddie Floyd (Stax)-11 (17)
18 10 MAGIC CARPET RIDE ββ’β Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-13 (3)
19 15 CHEWY CHEWY ββ’β The Ohio Express (Buddah)-11 (15)
20 26 GOING UP THE COUNTRY ββ’β Canned Heat (Liberty)-4 (20)
21 24 SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN ββ’β Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)-5 (21)
22 21 LITTLE ARROWS ββ’β Leapy Lee (Decca)-12 (16)
23 28 TOO WEAK TO FIGHT ββ’β Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-8 (23)
24 31 PAPAβS GOT A BRAND NEW BAG ββ’β Otis Redding (Atco)-5 (24)
25 19 THOSE WERE THE DAYS ββ’β Mary Hopkin (Apple)-14 (2)
26 30 LO MUCHO QUE TE QUIERO (The More I Love You) ββ’β Rene and Rene (White Whale)-6 (26)
27 16 SCARBOROUGH FAIR ββ’β Sergio Mendes and Brasil β66 (A&M)-7 (16)
28 39 CRIMSON AND CLOVER ββ’β Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-3 (28)
29 29 SHAME, SHAME ββ’β The Magic Lanterns (Atlantic)-10 (29)
30 36 IF I CAN DREAM ββ’β Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (30)
31 27 TILL ββ’β The Vogues (Reprise)-6 (27)
32 35 A RAY OF HOPE ββ’β The Rascals (Atlantic)-4 (32)
33 34 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC ββ’β Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir (Columbia)-11 (33)
34 51 STAND BY YOUR MAN ββ’β Tammy Wynette (Epic)-8 (34)
35 23 PROMISES, PROMISES ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-9 (19)
36 54 MY SONG ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-5 (36)
37 37 I CANβT TURN YOU LOOSE ββ’β The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)-6 (37)
38 43 THIS IS MY COUNTRY ββ’β The Impressions (Curtom)-5 (38)
39 53 PEOPLE ββ’β The Tymes (Columbia)-7 (39)
40 41 HANG βEM HIGH ββ’β Booker T. and the MGβs (Stax)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKβS DROPS
45 38 KENTUCKY WOMAN ββ’β Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-8 (38)
POWER PLAYS
41 61 I STARTED A JOKE ββ’β The Bee Gees (Atco)-2 (41)
42 55 EVERYDAY PEOPLE ββ’β Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-5 (42)
43 90 HEY JUDE ββ’β Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-2 (43)
44 46 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER ββ’β The Lettermen (Capitol)-7 (44)
46 49 BELLA LINDA ββ’β The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-5 (46)
47 47 MY FAVORITE THINGS ββ’β Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (A&M)-3 (47)
48 50 BABY LETβS WAIT ββ’β The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)-7 (48)
49 75 THEREβS GONNA BE A SHOWDOWN ββ’β Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-3 (49)
50 60 READY OR NOT HERE I COME (Canβt Hide From Love) ββ’β The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK
64 β DADDY SANG BASS ββ’β Johnny Cash (Columbia)-1 (64)
72 β TOUCH ME ββ’β The Doors (Elektra)-1 (72)
83 β ELECTRIC STORIES ββ’β The Four Seasons (Philips)-1 (83)
85 β NOT ON THE OUTSIDE ββ’β The Moments (Stang)-1 (85)
87 β KAY ββ’β John Wesley Ryles I (Columbia)-1 (87)
88 β FEELINβ SO GOOD (S.k.o.o.b.y-D.o.o.) ββ’β The Archies (Calendar)-1 (88)
89 β SWEET CREAM LADIES, FORWARD MARCH ββ’β The Box Tops (Mala)-1 (89)
90 β THIS MAGIC MOMENT ββ’β Jay and the Americans (United Artists)-1 (90)
92 β ELOISE ββ’β Barry Ryan (MGM)-1 (92)
93 β YOUβVE GOT THE POWER ββ’β The Esquires (Wand)-1 (93)
94 β DOES ANYBODY KNOW IβM HERE ββ’β The Dells (Cadet)-1 (94)
98 β IβM INTO LOOKINβ FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE ME ββ’β Bobby Vee (Liberty)-1 (98)
99 β I CANβT HELP IT (If Iβm Still In Love With You) ββ’β Al Martino (Capitol)-1 (99)
100 β THINGS IβD LIKE TO SAY ββ’β The New Colony Six (Mercury)-1 (100)
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