US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 8th June, 1968

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending June 8, 1968

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 8th June, 1968 

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

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US Top 40 Singles – 8th June, 1968 

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

1 1 MRS. ROBINSON –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-7 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 TIGHTEN UP –•– Archie Bell and the Drells (Atlantic)-11 (1)
3 11 THIS GUY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU –•– Herb Alpert (A&M)-4 (3)
4 2 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY –•– Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus (RCA Victor)-17 (2)
5 7 MONY MONY –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-10 (5)
6 6 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY –•– The Ohio Express (Buddah)-6 (6)
7 12 MACARTHUR PARK –•– Richard Harris (Dunhill)-5 (7)
8 3 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING –•– The Rascals (Atlantic)-9 (3)
9 13 THINK –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4 (9)
10 5 HONEY –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-12 (1)

11 8 AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING –•– Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (Tamla)-9 (8)
12 9 COWBOYS TO GIRLS –•– The Intruders (Gamble)-12 (6)
13 34 THE LOOK OF LOVE –•– Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66 (A&M)-5 (13)
14 30 ANGEL OF THE MORNING –•– Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts (Bell)-6 (14)
15 21 DELILAH –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-13 (15)
16 16 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (9)
17 19 LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU –•– Spanky and Our Gang (Mercury)-8 (17)
18 23 MASTER JACK –•– Four Jacks and a Jill (RCA Victor)-11 (18)
19 20 I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (19)
20 25 IF I WERE A CARPENTER –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-7 (20)

21 10 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-9 (10)
22 31 I LOVE YOU –•– People (Capitol)-10 (22)
23 38 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS –•– Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast)-4 (23)
24 24 TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER –•– Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-13 (11)
25 32 LICKING STICK – LICKING STICK (Part 1) –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-3 (25)
26 22 I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU –•– The New Colony Six (Mercury)-11 (22)
27 39 A MAN WITHOUT LOVE (Quando M’innamoro) –•– Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)-5 (27)
28 28 THE HAPPY SONG (Dum-Dum) –•– Otis Redding (Volt)-7 (25)
29 29 HOW’D WE EVER GET THIS WAY –•– Andy Kim (Steed)-6 (29)
30 15 SHE’S LOOKIN’ GOOD –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-9 (15)

31 14 LOVE IS ALL AROUND –•– The Troggs (Fontana)-16 (7)
32 26 SOUL SERENADE –•– Willie Mitchell (Hi)-14 (23)
33 46 TIP-TOE THRU’ THE TULIPS WITH ME –•– Tiny Tim (Reprise)-4 (33)
34 54 THE HORSE –•– Cliff Nobles and Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)-3 (34)
35 35 MY GIRL/HEY GIRL (Medley) –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-8 (35)
36 17 YOUNG GIRL –•– The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)-15 (2)
37 41 (You Keep Me) HANGIN’ ON –•– Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)-9 (37)
38 50 NEVER GIVE YOU UP –•– Jerry Butler (Mercury)-6 (38)
39 62 CHOO CHOO TRAIN –•– The Box Tops (Mala)-2 (39)
40 40 DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME –•– Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers (Gordy)-7 (29)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS8th June, 1968 

44 36 I WANNA LIVE –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-10 (36)
45 18 THE UNICORN –•– The Irish Rovers (Decca)-12 (7)
46 27 CRY LIKE A BABY –•– The Box Tops (Mala)-15 (2)

POWER PLAYS8th June, 1968 

41 45 TIME FOR LIVIN’ –•– The Association (Warner Brothers/Seven Arts)-4 (41)
42 42 I’M SORRY –•– The Delfonics (Philly Groove)-7 (42)
43 48 SHE’S A HEARTBREAKER –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-5 (43)
47 73 YESTER LOVE –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (Tamla)-2 (47)
48 56 UNITED –•– Peaches and Herb (Date)-4 (48)
49 53 IF YOU DON’T WANT MY LOVE –•– Robert John (Columbia)-9 (49)
50 83 HERE COMES THE JUDGE –•– Shorty Long (Soul)-2 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK8th June, 1968 

62 — JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-1 (62)
63 — SOME THINGS YOU NEVER GET USED TO –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-1 (63)
64 — LADY WILLPOWER –•– Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Columbia)-1 (64)
66 — IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-1 (66)
78 — BACK IN LOVE AGAIN –•– The Buckinghams (Columbia)-1 (78)
79 — SAFE IN MY GARDEN –•– The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-1 (79)
81 — MOUNTAIN OF LOVE –•– Ronnie Dove (Diamond)-1 (81)
83 — GRAZING IN THE GRASS –•– Hugh Masekela (Uni)-1 (83)
85 — HERE I AM BABY –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-1 (85)
86 — ELEANOR RIGBY –•– Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)-1 (86)
87 — LOVER’S HOLIDAY –•– Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (SSS International)-1 (87)
93 — LET ME BE LONELY –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-1 (93)
95 — BABY YOU COME ROLLIN’ ACROSS MY MIND –•– The Peppermint Trolley Company (Acta)-1 (95)
96 — SWEET MEMORIES –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-1 (96)
100 — CONGRATULATIONS –•– Cliff Richard (Uni)-1 (100)

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