Billboard Hot 100 — January 6, 1968
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 6, 1968. "Hello Goodbye" by The Beatles held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Some Velvet Morning" by Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood at #72, which would go on to peak at #26. The biggest climber was "She's A Rainbow" by The Rolling Stones, up 29 places from #77 to #48.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Hello Goodbye" by The Beatles — 2 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting December 2, 1967.
- Biggest fall: "Baby You Got It" by Brenton Wood, down 34 places from #34 to #68.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Incense And Peppermints" by Strawberry Alarm Clock, 15 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "To Sir With Love" by Lulu after 17 weeks (peak #1); "In And Out Of Love" by Diana Ross & The Supremes after 8 weeks (peak #9).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Hello Goodbye The Beatles |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Daydream Believer The Monkees |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) John Fred And The Playboys |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | Woman, Woman The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | Chain Of Fools Aretha Franklin |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Bend Me, Shape Me The American Breed |
| 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | Boogaloo Down Broadway The Fantastic Johnny C |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | Skinny Legs And All Joe Tex |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Honey Chile Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
| 12 | 25 | 12 | 4 | Green Tambourine The Lemon Pipers |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 6 | If I Could Build My Whole World Around You Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | Summer Rain Johnny Rivers |
| 15 | 13 | 1 | 15 | Incense And Peppermints Strawberry Alarm Clock |
| 16 | 12 | 9 | 11 | You Better Sit Down Kids Cher |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | Next Plane To London The Rose Garden |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 9 | Different Drum Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt |
| 19 | 14 | 2 | 15 | The Rain, The Park & Other Things The Cowsills |
| 20 | 16 | 4 | 12 | I Say A Little Prayer Dionne Warwick |
| 21 | 29 | 21 | 5 | Susan The Buckinghams |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | And Get Away The Esquires |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | Wear Your Love Like Heaven Donovan |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 4 | Monterey Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 5 | It's Wonderful The Young Rascals |
| 26 | 20 | 14 | 9 | She's My Girl The Turtles |
| 27 | 36 | 27 | 4 | Who Will Answer? Ed Ames |
| 28 | 40 | 28 | 9 | Tell Mama Etta James |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 7 | Come See About Me Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 5 | Love Me Two Times The Doors |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 6 | The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener Petula Clark |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | 7 | Love Power The Sandpebbles |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 5 | I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 34 | 28 | 14 | 12 | Keep The Ball Rollin' Jay And The Techniques |
| 35 | 62 | 35 | 5 | Nobody But Me The Human Beinz |
| 36 | 33 | 26 | 11 | By The Time I Get To Phoenix Glen Campbell |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 4 | Best Of Both Worlds Lulu |
| 38 | 48 | 38 | 5 | Goin' Out Of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You The Lettermen |
| 39 | 54 | 39 | 4 | Am I That Easy To Forget Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 40 | 51 | 40 | 4 | My Baby Must Be A Magician The Marvelettes |
| 41 | 56 | 41 | 4 | Two Little Kids Peaches & Herb |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 7 | Cover Me Percy Sledge |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 9 | Itchycoo Park Small Faces |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 7 | Windy Wes Montgomery |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 6 | I'm In Love Wilson Pickett |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 6 | In The Misty Moonlight Dean Martin |
| 47 | 70 | 47 | 3 | Spooky Classics IV |
| 48 | 77 | 48 | 2 | She's A Rainbow The Rolling Stones |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 4 | Everybody Knows The Dave Clark Five |
| 50 | 50 | 50 | 6 | Dear Eloise The Hollies |
| 51 | 52 | 51 | 5 | Dancing Bear The Mamas & The Papas |
| 52 | 66 | 52 | 3 | Baby, Now That I've Found You The Foundations |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 3 | Darlin' The Beach Boys |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 3 | Explosion (In Your Soul) Soul Survivors |
| 55 | 24 | 24 | 9 | Neon Rainbow The Box Tops |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 6 | Storybook Children Billy Vera & Judy Clay |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 3 | Skip A Rope Henson Cargill |
| 58 | 59 | 58 | 4 | Good Combination Sonny & Cher |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 3 | The Lesson Vikki Carr |
| 60 | 72 | 60 | 3 | I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart |
| 61 | 35 | 35 | 7 | Too Much Of Nothing Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 62 | 78 | 62 | 2 | To Give (The Reason I Live) Frankie Valli |
| 63 | 80 | 63 | 2 | Tomorrow Strawberry Alarm Clock |
| 64 | 81 | 64 | 2 | I'm Coming Home Tom Jones |
| 65 | 65 | 61 | 10 | O-O, I Love You The Dells |
| 66 | 67 | 66 | 7 | I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today) The O'Jays |
| 67 | 83 | 67 | 2 | Just As Much As Ever Bobby Vinton |
| 68 | 34 | 34 | 7 | Baby You Got It Brenton Wood |
| 69 | 49 | 49 | 8 | What's It Gonna Be Dusty Springfield |
| 70 | 61 | 61 | 4 | Watch Her Ride Jefferson Airplane |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 6 | Hooray For The Salvation Army Band Bill Cosby |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Some Velvet Morning Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 5 | Back Up Train Al Greene & The Soul Mate's |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 5 | Up-Up And Away Hugh Masekela |
| 75 | 79 | 75 | 3 | Foxey Lady Jimi Hendrix |
| 76 | 82 | 76 | 2 | Pick Up The Pieces Carla Thomas |
| 77 | 86 | 77 | 2 | I Was Made To Love Her King Curtis & The Kingpins |
| 78 | 84 | 78 | 2 | Lost Jerry Butler |
| 79 | 100 | 79 | 2 | Bottle Of Wine The Fireballs |
| 80 | 85 | 80 | 5 | A Voice In The Choir Al Martino |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | A Working Man's Prayer Arthur Prysock |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | No Sad Songs Joe Simon |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Zabadak Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich |
| 84 | 99 | 84 | 2 | We're A Winner The Impressions |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Money The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Sunday Mornin' Spanky And Our Gang |
| 87 | 88 | 87 | 4 | In Another Land Bill Wyman |
| 88 | 89 | 88 | 6 | Something's Missing 5 Stairsteps and Cubie |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 6 | Cross My Heart Billy Stewart |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Mission-Impossible Lalo Schifrin |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 2 | United (Part 1) The Music Makers |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 2 | Mellow Moonlight Leon Haywood |
| 93 | 96 | 93 | 4 | A Little Rain Must Fall The Epic Splendor |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 3 | Oh, How It Hurts Barbara Mason |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 3 | Up Tight, Good Man Laura Lee |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 3 | I Call It Love The Manhattans |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | A Man Needs A Woman James Carr |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | New Orleans Neil Diamond |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Born Free The Hesitations |
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