US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 3rd August, 1968 

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending August 3, 1968

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 3rd August, 1968 

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US Top 40 Singles – 3rd August, 1968 

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

1 9 HELLO, I LOVE YOU –•– The Doors (Elektra)-5 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 8 CLASSICAL GAS –•– Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-7 (2)
3 3 STONED SOUL PICNIC –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-10 (3)
4 1 GRAZING IN THE GRASS –•– Hugh Masekela (Uni)-9 (1)
5 6 HURDY GURDY MAN –•– Donovan (Epic)-7 (5)
6 4 JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-9 (3)
7 2 LADY WILLPOWER –•– Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-9 (2)
8 5 THE HORSE –•– Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-11 (2)
9 11 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME –•– The Vogues (Reprise)-8 (9)
10 18 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE –•– Cream (Atco)-19 (10)

11 31 BORN TO BE WILD –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-4 (11)
12 15 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN –•– The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-12 (12)
13 32 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-3 (13)
14 14 SKY PILOT (Part 1) –•– Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-10 (14)
15 7 THIS GUY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU –•– Herb Alpert (A&M)-12 (1)
16 47 YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON –•– Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-9 (16)
17 38 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND –•– The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)-6 (17)
18 25 STAY IN MY CORNER –•– The Dells (Cadet)-6 (18)
19 21 AUTUMN OF MY LIFE –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-6 (19)
20 30 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME –•– Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-5 (20)

21 10 INDIAN LAKE –•– The Cowsills (MGM)-10 (10)
22 42 SOUL-LIMBO –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-4 (22)
23 16 THE LOOK OF LOVE –•– Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66 (A&M)-13 (4)
24 17 ANGEL OF THE MORNING –•– Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-14 (7)
25 12 HERE COMES THE JUDGE –•– Shorty Long (Soul)-10 (8)
26 13 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS –•– Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast)-12 (10)
27 27 DON’T TAKE IT SO HARD –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-7 (27)
28 53 HALFWAY TO PARADISE –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-3 (28)
29 29 FACE IT GIRL, IT’S OVER –•– Nancy Wilson (Capitol)-13 (29)
30 40 SEALED WITH A KISS –•– Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-7 (30)

31 33 LOVER’S HOLIDAY –•– Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-9 (31)
32 62 LIGHT MY FIRE –•– Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-2 (32)
33 45 DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-5 (33)
34 56 ALICE LONG (You’re Still My Favorite Girlfriend) –•– Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-5 (34)
35 35 ELEANOR RIGBY –•– Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-9 (35)
36 26 NEVER GIVE YOU UP –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-14 (20)
37 37 FOLSOM PRISON BLUES –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-11 (32)
38 20 SHE’S A HEARTBREAKER –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-13 (16)
39 49 I CAN’T STOP DANCING –•– Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-3 (39)
40 46 THE EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-7 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 3rd August, 1968 

42 22 I LOVE YOU –•– People (Capitol)-18 (14)
43 24 I’M A MIDNIGHT MOVER –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-7 (24)
45 19 HERE COMES THE JUDGE –•– Pigmeat Markham (Chess)-8 (19)
46 23 MACARTHUR PARK –•– Richard Harris (Dunhill)-13 (2)
47 28 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY –•– The Ohio Express (Buddah)-14 (4)
52 36 AMEN –•– Otis Redding (Atco)-5 (36)

POWER PLAYS – 3rd August, 1968 

41 41 HITCH IT TO THE HORSE –•– The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-6 (41)
44 48 YOU MET YOUR MATCH –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3 (44)
48 71 TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon) –•– The Moody Blues (Deram)-3 (48)
49 57 (Love Is Like a) BASEBALL GAME –•– The Intruders (Gamble)-5 (49)
50 78 DON’T GIVE UP –•– Petula Clark (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-3 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 3rd August, 1968 

80 — BROWN EYED WOMAN –•– Bill Medley (MGM)-1 (80)
83 — PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (83)
86 — CAN’T YOU FIND ANOTHER WAY (Of Doing It) –•– Sam and Dave (Stax)-1 (86)
88 — MISTER BO JANGLES –•– Bobby Cole (Date)-1 (88)
89 — DOWN AT LULU’S –•– The Ohio Express (Buddah)-1 (89)
90 — MR. BUSINESSMAN –•– Ray Stevens (Monument)-1 (90)
91 — GIRLS CAN’T DO WHAT THE GUYS DO –•– Betty Wright (Alston)-1 (91)
92 — ANYWAY THAT YOU WANT ME –•– The American Breed (Acta)-1 (92)
95 — GIVE A DAMN –•– Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-1 (95)
96 — WORKIN’ ON A GROOVY THING –•– Patti Drew (Capitol)-1 (96)
97 — SUDDEN STOP –•– Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-1 (97)
99 — MONTAGE FROM “HOW SWEET IT IS” (I Know That You Know) –•– The Love Generation (Imperial)-1 (99)
100 — SALLY HAD A PARTY –•– Flavor (Columbia)-1 (100)