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