US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 1st June, 1968

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending June 1, 1968

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 1st June, 1968 

#1 MRS. ROBINSON By Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)

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US Top 40 Singles – 1st June, 1968  

TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 2 MRS. ROBINSON –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY –•– Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-16 (2)
3 3 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-8 (3)
4 1 TIGHTEN UP –•– Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-10 (1)
5 5 HONEY –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-11 (1)
6 24 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY –•– The Ohio Express (Buddah)-5 (6)
7 12 MONY MONY –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-9 (7)
8 8 AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING –•– Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-8 (8)
9 6 COWBOYS TO GIRLS –•– The Intruders (Gamble)-11 (6)
10 10 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-8 (10)

11 27 THIS GUY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU –•– Herb Alpert (A&M)-3 (11)
12 34 MACARTHUR PARK –•– Richard Harris (Dunhill)-4 (12)
13 16 THINK –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (13)
14 14 LOVE IS ALL AROUND –•– The Troggs (Fontana)-15 (7)
15 15 SHE’S LOOKIN’ GOOD –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-8 (15)
16 9 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-9 (9)
17 13 YOUNG GIRL –•– The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-14 (2)
18 7 THE UNICORN –•– The Irish Rovers (Decca)-11 (7)
19 20 LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU –•– Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-7 (19)
20 22 I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-5 (20)

21 21 DELILAH –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-12 (21)
22 28 I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU –•– The New Colony Six (Mercury)-10 (22)
23 30 MASTER JACK –•– Four Jacks and a Jill (RCA Victor)-10 (23)
24 11 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER –•– Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-12 (11)
25 26 IF I WERE A CARPENTER –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-6 (25)
26 23 SOUL SERENADE –•– Willie Mitchell (Hi)-13 (23)
27 19 CRY LIKE A BABY –•– The Box Tops (Mala)-14 (2)
28 25 THE HAPPY SONG (Dum-Dum) –•– Otis Redding (Volt)-6 (25)
29 49 HOW’D WE EVER GET THIS WAY –•– Andy Kim (Steed)-5 (29)
30 48 ANGEL OF THE MORNING –•– Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-5 (30)

31 40 I LOVE YOU –•– People (Capitol)-9 (31)
32 75 LICKING STICK – LICKING STICK (Part 1) –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-2 (32)
33 32 SWEET INSPIRATION –•– The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-14 (18)
34 42 THE LOOK OF LOVE –•– Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66 (A&M)-4 (34)
35 35 MY GIRL/HEY GIRL (Medley) –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-7 (35)
36 36 I WANNA LIVE –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-9 (36)
37 18 FUNKY STREET –•– Arthur Conley (Atco)-12 (14)
38 57 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS –•– Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast)-3 (38)
39 52 A MAN WITHOUT LOVE (Quando M’innamoro) –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-4 (39)
40 29 DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME –•– Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers (Gordy)-6 (29)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS1st June, 1968  

43 17 I GOT THE FEELIN’ –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-12 (6)
44 31 LADY MADONNA –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-11 (4)
47 38 PLAYBOY –•– Gene and Debbe (TRX)-16 (17)
55 39 PAYING THE COST TO BE THE BOSS –•– B.B. King (Bluesway)-7 (39)

POWER PLAYS1st June, 1968  

41 41 (You Keep Me) HANGIN’ ON –•– Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-8 (41)
42 43 I’M SORRY –•– The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-6 (42)
45 46 TIME FOR LIVIN’ –•– The Association (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-3 (45)
46 69 TIP-TOE THRU’ THE TULIPS WITH ME –•– Tiny Tim (Reprise)-3 (46)
48 58 SHE’S A HEARTBREAKER –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-4 (48)
49 44 WEAR IT ON OUR FACE –•– The Dells (Cadet)-8 (44)
50 50 NEVER GIVE YOU UP –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-5 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK1st June, 1968  

62 — CHOO CHOO TRAIN –•– The Box Tops (Mala)-1 (62)
73 — YESTER LOVE –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-1 (73)
79 — INDIAN LAKE –•– The Cowsills (MGM)-1 (79)
83 — HERE COMES THE JUDGE –•– Shorty Long (Soul)-1 (83)
86 — SKY PILOT (Part 1) –•– Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-1 (86)
91 — SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS (Return Of the Native) –•– Fever Tree (Uni)-1 (91)
94 — HERE COME DA JUDGE –•– The Buena Vistas (Marquee)-1 (94)
95 — STONED SOUL PICNIC –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-1 (95)
96 — FUNKY FEVER –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-1 (96)
97 — AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT A HOUSE PARTY –•– The Show Stoppers (Heritage)-1 (97)
100 — HERE COMES THE JUDGE –•– The Magistrates (MGM)-1 (100)

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