Billboard Hot 100 — March 2, 1968
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 2, 1968. "Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu)" by Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 17 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" by Aretha Franklin at #31, which would go on to peak at #5. The biggest climber was "If You Can Want" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, up 38 places from #85 to #47.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu)" by Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra — 4 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting January 6, 1968.
- New in the top 10: "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" by The First Edition (up from #21 to #7); "Bottle Of Wine" by The Fireballs (up from #12 to #9); "Everything That Touches You" by The Association (up from #15 to #10).
- Highest debut: "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" by Aretha Franklin at #31; it would spend 12 weeks on the chart and peak at #5.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Itchycoo Park" by Small Faces, 17 weeks and counting (peak #16).
- Gone from the chart: "Chain Of Fools" by Aretha Franklin after 12 weeks (peak #2).
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 | 9 | Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls Dionne Warwick |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | I Wish It Would Rain The Temptations |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Simon Says 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Spooky Classics IV |
| 7 | 21 | 7 | 4 | Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) The First Edition |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | Bottle Of Wine The Fireballs |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 5 | Everything That Touches You The Association |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Baby, Now That I've Found You The Foundations |
| 12 | 10 | 8 | 13 | Nobody But Me The Human Beinz |
| 13 | 9 | 7 | 13 | Goin' Out Of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You The Lettermen |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | 12 | Green Tambourine The Lemon Pipers |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 7 | Words Bee Gees |
| 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | We're A Winner The Impressions |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 5 | Walk Away Renee Four Tops |
| 18 | 13 | 1 | 15 | Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) John Fred And The Playboys |
| 19 | 35 | 19 | 5 | La - La - Means I Love You The Delfonics |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | There Is The Dells |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 6 | I Thank You Sam & Dave |
| 22 | 18 | 5 | 14 | Bend Me, Shape Me The American Breed |
| 23 | 22 | 22 | 8 | I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving Herman's Hermits |
| 24 | 17 | 4 | 16 | Woman, Woman The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett |
| 25 | 34 | 25 | 4 | Too Much Talk Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 4 | The End Of Our Road Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 27 | 23 | 21 | 8 | We Can Fly The Cowsills |
| 28 | 27 | 16 | 17 | Itchycoo Park Small Faces |
| 29 | 26 | 25 | 11 | Skip A Rope Henson Cargill |
| 30 | 49 | 30 | 3 | The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde Georgie Fame |
| 31 | NEW | 31 | 1 | (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin |
| 32 | 29 | 13 | 17 | Different Drum Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt |
| 33 | 32 | 23 | 10 | Tomorrow Strawberry Alarm Clock |
| 34 | 41 | 34 | 4 | Dance To The Music Sly & The Family Stone |
| 35 | 52 | 35 | 3 | Kiss Me Goodbye Petula Clark |
| 36 | 37 | 36 | 8 | Sunshine Of Your Love Cream |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 5 | Carpet Man The 5th Dimension |
| 38 | 50 | 38 | 6 | Cab Driver The Mills Brothers |
| 39 | 36 | 36 | 7 | There Was A Time James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 4 | Men Are Gettin' Scarce Joe Tex |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 9 | Mission-Impossible Lalo Schifrin |
| 42 | 38 | 38 | 9 | Born Free The Hesitations |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 6 | Guitar Man Elvis Presley |
| 44 | 78 | 44 | 2 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" |
| 45 | 60 | 45 | 3 | Playboy Gene And Debbe |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 4 | I'm Gonna Make You Love Me Madeline Bell |
| 47 | 85 | 47 | 2 | If You Can Want Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 3 | Country Girl - City Man Billy Vera & Judy Clay |
| 49 | 48 | 48 | 6 | Get Out Now Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 3 | Jealous Love Wilson Pickett |
| 51 | 71 | 51 | 3 | Suddenly You Love Me The Tremeloes |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 3 | For Your Precious Love Jackie Wilson & Count Basie |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 4 | Maybe Just Today Bobby Vee And The Strangers |
| 54 | 66 | 54 | 2 | A Question Of Temperature The Balloon Farm |
| 55 | 61 | 55 | 3 | In The Midnight Hour The Mirettes |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 4 | Look, Here Comes The Sun The Sunshine Company |
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 4 | Love Is Blue Al Martino |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 4 | Got What You Need The Fantastic Johnny C |
| 59 | 54 | 54 | 7 | Hey Little One Glen Campbell |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | Cry Like A Baby The Box Tops |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Scarborough Fair (/Canticle) Simon & Garfunkel |
| 62 | 62 | 62 | 7 | Looking For A Fox Clarence Carter |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 9 | A Man Needs A Woman James Carr |
| 64 | 90 | 64 | 2 | Green Light The American Breed |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Little Green Apples Roger Miller |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 3 | The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 67 | 74 | 67 | 4 | Lovey Dovey Otis & Carla |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) Manfred Mann |
| 69 | 70 | 69 | 4 | Thank U Very Much The Scaffold |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 2 | The Ten Commandments Of Love Peaches & Herb |
| 71 | 68 | 68 | 6 | A Million To One Five Stairsteps & Cubie |
| 72 | 73 | 72 | 3 | I Say Love The Royal Guardsmen |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 4 | Where Is My Mind The Vanilla Fudge |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 4 | Here Comes The Rain, Baby Eddy Arnold |
| 75 | 69 | 64 | 5 | Burning Spear The Soulful Strings |
| 76 | 72 | 72 | 8 | Funky Way Calvin Arnold |
| 77 | 86 | 77 | 2 | That's A Lie Ray Charles |
| 78 | 79 | 78 | 3 | Night Fo' Last Shorty Long |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Hey Hey Bunny John Fred And The Playboys |
| 80 | 88 | 80 | 2 | The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp O.C. Smith |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | If This World Were Mine Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 82 | 99 | 82 | 2 | Ame Caline (Soul Coaxing) Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 2 | Soulville Aretha Franklin |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Security Etta James |
| 85 | 98 | 85 | 2 | Love Is All Around The Troggs |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | L. David Sloane Michele Lee |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Young Girl The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Sweet Inspiration The Sweet Inspirations |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Summertime Blues Blue Cheer |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Sound Asleep The Turtles |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Funky North Philly Bill Cosby |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 3 | Love Explosion Troy Keyes |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 4 | Gentle On My Mind Patti Page |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 2 | Springfield Plane Kenny O'Dell |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Foggy Mountain Breakdown Flatt & Scruggs |
| 96 | 100 | 96 | 2 | Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu) Manny Kellem - His Orchestra And Voices |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 2 | Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu) Claudine Longet |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Dear Delilah Grapefruit |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Sally Was A Good Old Girl Trini Lopez |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | You've Got To Be Loved The Montanas |
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