US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 7th September, 1968
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending September 7, 1968
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 7th September, 1968
#1 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE By The Rascals (Atlantic)
US Top 40 Singles – 7th September, 1968
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-8 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 BORN TO BE WILD –•– Steppenwolf (Dunhill)-9 (2)
3 3 LIGHT MY FIRE –•– Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)-7 (3)
4 7 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. –•– Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)-3 (4)
5 4 HELLO, I LOVE YOU –•– The Doors (Elektra)-10 (1)
6 20 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (6)
7 12 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT –•– 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)-7 (7)
8 8 YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY –•– Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-7 (8)
9 9 I CAN’T STOP DANCING –•– Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-8 (9)
10 10 STAY IN MY CORNER –•– The Dells (Cadet)-11 (10)
11 5 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE –•– Cream (Atco)-24 (5)
12 6 YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON –•– Vanilla Fudge (Atco)-14 (6)
13 14 HUSH –•– Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)-4 (13)
14 11 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME –•– The Vogues (Reprise)-13 (7)
15 15 LOVE MAKES A WOMAN –•– Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)-9 (15)
16 13 CLASSICAL GAS –•– Mason Williams (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-12 (2)
17 18 THE FOOL ON THE HILL –•– Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66 (A&M)-5 (17)
18 29 SLIP AWAY –•– Clarence Carter (Atlantic)-9 (18)
19 16 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND –•– The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)-11 (16)
20 17 SOUL-LIMBO –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-9 (17)
21 19 SEALED WITH A KISS –•– Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-12 (19)
22 24 DO IT AGAIN –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-7 (22)
23 25 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (23)
24 22 STONED SOUL PICNIC –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-15 (3)
25 21 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME –•– Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-10 (12)
26 26 PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (26)
27 32 MAGIC BUS –•– The Who (Decca)-5 (27)
28 33 MR. BUSINESSMAN –•– Ray Stevens (Monument)-6 (28)
29 37 TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon) –•– The Moody Blues (Deram)-8 (29)
30 42 I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-4 (30)
31 28 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN –•– The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)-17 (12)
32 34 THE EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN –•– B.J. Thomas (Scepter)-12 (32)
33 51 GIRLS CAN’T DO WHAT THE GUYS DO –•– Betty Wright (Alston)-6 (33)
34 35 I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-8 (34)
35 46 ON THE ROAD AGAIN –•– Canned Heat (Liberty)-5 (35)
36 36 DOWN AT LULU’S –•– The Ohio Express (Buddah)-6 (36)
37 39 SPECIAL OCCASION –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-4 (37)
38 60 GIRL WATCHER –•– The O’Kaysions (ABC)-4 (38)
39 27 ALICE LONG (You’re Still My Favorite Girlfriend) –•– Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (A&M)-10 (27)
40 41 I’VE NEVER FOUND A GIRL (To Love Me Like You Do) –•– Eddie Floyd (Stax)-7 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 7th September, 1968
41 23 HURDY GURDY MAN –•– Donovan (Epic)-12 (5)
POWER PLAYS – 7th September, 1968
42 44 I CAN’T DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOU’RE PLAYIN’ –•– Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (Gordy)-5 (42)
43 43 GIVE A DAMN –•– Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-6 (43)
44 65 THE SNAKE –•– Al Wilson (Soul City)-4 (44)
45 69 LITTLE GREEN APPLES –•– O.C. Smith (Columbia)-4 (45)
46 50 HIP CITY (Part 2) –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-5 (46)
47 49 BROWN EYED WOMAN –•– Bill Medley (MGM)-6 (47)
48 57 SIX MAN BAND –•– The Association (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-3 (48)
49 58 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-3 (49)
50 67 HELP YOURSELF –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-2 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK – 7th September, 1968
60 — SAY IT LOUD – I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD (Part 1) –•– James Brown (King)-1 (60)
62 — MY SPECIAL ANGEL –•– The Vogues (Reprise)-1 (62)
72 — BABY, COME BACK –•– The Equals (RCA Victor)-1 (72)
81 — FIRE –•– The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)-1 (81)
84 — STREET FIGHTING MAN –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-1 (84)
87 — THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE –•– Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)-1 (87)
88 — SHOOT’EM UP, BABY –•– Andy Kim (Steed)-1 (88)
90 — SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME –•– Max Frost and the Troopers (Tower)-1 (90)
92 — SUZIE Q. (Part 1) –•– Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)-1 (92)
95 — SALLY HAD A PARTY –•– Flavor (Columbia)-4 (95)
99 — FOOL FOR YOU –•– The Impressions (Curtom)-1 (99)
100 — LADY MADONNA –•– Fats Domino (Reprise)-1 (100)
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