US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 31st August, 1968
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending August 31, 1968
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 31th August, 1968
#1 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE By The Rascals (Atlantic)
US Top 40 Singles – 31th August, 1968
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-7 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 BORN TO BE WILD –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-8 (2)
3 4 LIGHT MY FIRE –•– Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-6 (3)
4 3 HELLO, I LOVE YOU –•– The Doors (Elektra)-9 (1)
5 6 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE –•– Cream (Atco)-23 (5)
6 11 YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON –•– Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-13 (6)
7 81 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. –•– Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-2 (7)
8 15 YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY –•– Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-6 (8)
9 9 I CAN’T STOP DANCING –•– Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-7 (9)
10 10 STAY IN MY CORNER –•– The Dells (Cadet)-10 (10)
11 7 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME –•– The Vogues (Reprise)-12 (7)
12 22 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT –•– 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-6 (12)
13 5 CLASSICAL GAS –•– Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-11 (2)
14 38 HUSH –•– Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-3 (14)
15 17 LOVE MAKES A WOMAN –•– Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)-8 (15)
16 16 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND –•– The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)-10 (16)
17 18 SOUL-LIMBO –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-8 (17)
18 32 THE FOOL ON THE HILL –•– Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66 (A&M)-4 (18)
19 19 SEALED WITH A KISS –•– Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-11 (19)
20 21 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (20)
21 12 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME –•– Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-9 (12)
22 8 STONED SOUL PICNIC –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-14 (3)
23 14 HURDY GURDY MAN –•– Donovan (Epic)-11 (5)
24 31 DO IT AGAIN –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-6 (24)
25 39 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-3 (25)
26 28 PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-5 (26)
27 27 ALICE LONG (You’re Still My Favorite Girlfriend) –•– Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-9 (27)
28 25 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN –•– The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-16 (12)
29 24 SLIP AWAY –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-8 (24)
30 23 HALFWAY TO PARADISE –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-7 (23)
31 13 LADY WILLPOWER –•– Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-13 (2)
32 57 MAGIC BUS –•– The Who (Decca)-4 (32)
33 50 MR. BUSINESSMAN –•– Ray Stevens (Monument)-5 (33)
34 34 THE EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-11 (34)
35 42 I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-7 (35)
36 43 DOWN AT LULU’S –•– The Ohio Express (Buddah)-5 (36)
37 40 TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon) –•– The Moody Blues (Deram)-7 (37)
38 26 (Love Is Like a) BASEBALL GAME –•– The Intruders (Gamble)-9 (26)
39 59 SPECIAL OCCASION –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-3 (39)
40 35 YOU MET YOUR MATCH –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (35)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 31th August, 1968
47 37 DON’T GIVE UP –•– Petula Clark (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-7 (37)
48 29 SKY PILOT (Part 1) –•– Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-14 (14)
POWER PLAYS – 31th August, 1968
41 41 I’VE NEVER FOUND A GIRL (To Love Me Like You Do) –•– Eddie Floyd (Stax)-6 (41)
42 68 I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-3 (42)
43 53 GIVE A DAMN –•– Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-5 (43)
44 69 I CAN’T DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOU’RE PLAYIN’ –•– Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-4 (44)
45 48 AND SUDDENLY –•– The Cherry People (Heritage)-7 (45)
46 72 ON THE ROAD AGAIN –•– Canned Heat (Liberty)-4 (46)
49 60 BROWN EYED WOMAN –•– Bill Medley (MGM)-5 (49)
50 70 HIP CITY (Part 2) –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK – 31th August, 1968
63 — TO WAIT FOR LOVE –•– Herb Alpert (A&M)-1 (63)
67 — HELP YOURSELF –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-1 (67)
72 — (The Lament Of the Cherokee) INDIAN RESERVATION –•– Don Fardon (GNP Crescendo)-1 (72)
74 — MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-1 (74)
75 — BAREFOOT IN BALTIMORE –•– Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)-1 (75)
76 — DOWN ON ME –•– Big Brother and the Holding Company (Mainstream)-1 (76)
77 — UNCHAINED MELODY –•– The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)-1 (77)
78 — MY WAY OF LIFE –•– Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-1 (78)
79 — DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND –•– Lou Rawls (Capitol)-1 (79)
80 — PIECE OF MY HEART –•– Big Brother and the Holding Company (Columbia)-1 (80)
81 — PRIVATE NUMBER –•– Judy Clay and William Bell (Stax)-1 (81)
83 — HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-1 (83)
84 — THE WEIGHT –•– The Band (Capitol)-1 (84)
85 — (There’s) ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1 (85)
86 — BREAK YOUR PROMISE –•– The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-1 (86)
87 — DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-1 (87)
89 — THAT KIND OF WOMAN –•– Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-1 (89)
90 — THE MULE –•– The James Boys (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-1 (90)
91 — LIGHT MY FIRE –•– The Doors (Elektra)-18 (1)
96 — HELP YOURSELF (To All My Lovin’) –•– James & Bobby Purify (Bell)-1 (96)
97 — IF LOVE IS IN YOUR HEART –•– Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast)-1 (97)
98 — SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE –•– Ramsey Lewis (Cadet)-1 (98)
100 — NATURALLY STONED –•– The Avant-Garde (Columbia)-1 (100)
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