Billboard Hot 100 — February 10, 1968
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 10, 1968. "Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu)" by Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra climbed from #7 to take over the #1 spot from "Green Tambourine" by The Lemon Pipers, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 17 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" by The First Edition at #63, which would go on to peak at #5. The biggest climber was "Carpet Man" by The 5th Dimension, up 41 places from #97 to #56.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu)" by Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting January 6, 1968.
- Biggest fall: "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Gladys Knight And The Pips, down 28 places from #15 to #43.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Gladys Knight And The Pips, 17 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees after 12 weeks (peak #1); "Boogaloo Down Broadway" by The Fantastic Johnny C after 18 weeks (peak #7); "Skinny Legs And All" by Joe Tex after 15 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 7 | 1 | 6 | Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Green Tambourine The Lemon Pipers |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Spooky Classics IV |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) John Fred And The Playboys |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Chain Of Fools Aretha Franklin |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | I Wish It Would Rain The Temptations |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | Goin' Out Of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You The Lettermen |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Nobody But Me The Human Beinz |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 13 | Woman, Woman The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett |
| 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | Bend Me, Shape Me The American Breed |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Susan The Buckinghams |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | Baby, Now That I've Found You The Foundations |
| 13 | 20 | 13 | 8 | I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart |
| 14 | 22 | 14 | 7 | Bottle Of Wine The Fireballs |
| 15 | 33 | 15 | 4 | (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls Dionne Warwick |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | Itchycoo Park Small Faces |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 9 | My Baby Must Be A Magician The Marvelettes |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | Am I That Easy To Forget Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | Darlin' The Beach Boys |
| 20 | 14 | 13 | 14 | Different Drum Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt |
| 21 | 34 | 21 | 5 | We Can Fly The Cowsills |
| 22 | 38 | 22 | 5 | I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving Herman's Hermits |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 7 | Tomorrow Strawberry Alarm Clock |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 7 | Just As Much As Ever Bobby Vinton |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 8 | Skip A Rope Henson Cargill |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 6 | Some Velvet Morning Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood |
| 27 | 36 | 27 | 7 | We're A Winner The Impressions |
| 28 | 47 | 28 | 3 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 7 | To Give (The Reason I Live) Frankie Valli |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 6 | Sunday Mornin' Spanky And Our Gang |
| 31 | 12 | 1 | 11 | Hello Goodbye The Beatles |
| 32 | 46 | 32 | 4 | Words Bee Gees |
| 33 | 25 | 22 | 12 | Love Power The Sandpebbles |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | 15 | I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 5 | You Marvin Gaye |
| 36 | 29 | 10 | 11 | If I Could Build My Whole World Around You Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 37 | 58 | 37 | 3 | Simon Says 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 38 | 62 | 38 | 2 | Everything That Touches You The Association |
| 39 | 23 | 23 | 14 | Tell Mama Etta James |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 4 | Strawberry Shortcake Jay And The Techniques |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 10 | Back Up Train Al Greene & The Soul Mate's |
| 42 | 39 | 15 | 9 | Monterey Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 43 | 15 | 2 | 17 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 44 | 60 | 44 | 3 | I Thank You Sam & Dave |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 6 | Born Free The Hesitations |
| 46 | 71 | 46 | 2 | Walk Away Renee Four Tops |
| 47 | 61 | 47 | 4 | There Was A Time James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 48 | 56 | 48 | 4 | There Is The Dells |
| 49 | 49 | 49 | 6 | No Sad Songs Joe Simon |
| 50 | 67 | 50 | 3 | Guitar Man Elvis Presley |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 5 | Carmen Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 6 | Zabadak Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich |
| 53 | 64 | 53 | 5 | Sunshine Of Your Love Cream |
| 54 | 63 | 54 | 6 | Mission-Impossible Lalo Schifrin |
| 55 | 54 | 32 | 9 | Best Of Both Worlds Lulu |
| 56 | 97 | 56 | 2 | Carpet Man The 5th Dimension |
| 57 | 48 | 48 | 6 | Money The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 58 | 66 | 58 | 3 | Get Out Now Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 59 | 68 | 59 | 4 | Hey Little One Glen Campbell |
| 60 | 40 | 33 | 8 | Explosion (In Your Soul) Soul Survivors |
| 61 | 59 | 59 | 8 | Oh, How It Hurts Barbara Mason |
| 62 | 51 | 51 | 6 | New Orleans Neil Diamond |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) The First Edition |
| 64 | 37 | 25 | 7 | She's A Rainbow The Rolling Stones |
| 65 | 44 | 34 | 8 | The Lesson Vikki Carr |
| 66 | 92 | 66 | 2 | La - La - Means I Love You The Delfonics |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Look, Here Comes The Sun The Sunshine Company |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | The End Of Our Road Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 69 | 84 | 69 | 3 | Cab Driver The Mills Brothers |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 6 | A Man Needs A Woman James Carr |
| 71 | 88 | 71 | 2 | Burning Spear The Soulful Strings |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Dance To The Music Sly & The Family Stone |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Love Is Blue Al Martino |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 6 | A Working Man's Prayer Arthur Prysock |
| 75 | 73 | 73 | 5 | Do Unto Me James & Bobby Purify |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Too Much Talk Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 4 | Looking For A Fox Clarence Carter |
| 78 | 78 | 78 | 7 | United (Part 1) The Music Makers |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 5 | Funky Way Calvin Arnold |
| 80 | 81 | 80 | 3 | A Million To One Five Stairsteps & Cubie |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 3 | Stop Howard Tate |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Here Comes The Rain, Baby Eddy Arnold |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 2 | Try It Ohio Express |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Thank U Very Much The Scaffold |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 3 | Malayisha Miriam Makeba |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 2 | Cold Feet Albert King |
| 87 | 100 | 87 | 2 | (You've Got) Personality And Chantilly Lace Mitch Ryder |
| 88 | 94 | 88 | 4 | To Each His Own Frankie Laine |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | I'm Gonna Make You Love Me Madeline Bell |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Maybe Just Today Bobby Vee And The Strangers |
| 91 | NEW | 76 | 5 | I Was Made To Love Her King Curtis & The Kingpins |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Where Is My Mind The Vanilla Fudge |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | You Don't Have To Say You Love Me The Four Sonics |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Lovey Dovey Otis & Carla |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | People World Jim & Jean |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 3 | No One Knows Every Mothers' Son |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 2 | It's Not Easy The Will-O-Bees |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Men Are Gettin' Scarce Joe Tex |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Got What You Need The Fantastic Johnny C |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Gentle On My Mind Patti Page |
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