Billboard Hot 100 — April 6, 1968
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 6, 1968. "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Goodbye Baby (I Don't Want To See You Cry)" by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart at #70, which would go on to peak at #53. The biggest climber was "I Will Always Think About You" by The New Colony Six, up 47 places from #95 to #48.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding — 4 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting January 27, 1968.
- New in the top 10: "Cry Like A Baby" by The Box Tops (up from #15 to #6); "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro (up from #23 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "The End Of Our Road" by Gladys Knight And The Pips, down 12 places from #20 to #32.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu)" by Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra, 14 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Spooky" by Classics IV after 15 weeks (peak #3); "Bottle Of Wine" by The Fireballs after 14 weeks (peak #9); "Everything That Touches You" by The Association after 9 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 | 1 | 1 | 11 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | Young Girl The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Valleri The Monkees |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | La - La - Means I Love You The Delfonics |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin |
| 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | Cry Like A Baby The Box Tops |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | Lady Madonna The Beatles |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde Georgie Fame |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 | Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra |
| 10 | 23 | 10 | 3 | Honey Bobby Goldsboro |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) Manfred Mann |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Simon Says 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | Scarborough Fair (/Canticle) Simon & Garfunkel |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | Dance To The Music Sly & The Family Stone |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | Kiss Me Goodbye Petula Clark |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 7 | If You Can Want Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 17 | 10 | 2 | 12 | (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls Dionne Warwick |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 4 | I Got The Feelin' James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 19 | 12 | 5 | 9 | Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) The First Edition |
| 20 | 17 | 9 | 11 | I Thank You Sam & Dave |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | Playboy Gene And Debbe |
| 22 | 38 | 22 | 6 | Summertime Blues Blue Cheer |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 11 | Cab Driver The Mills Brothers |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 7 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 7 | Love Is All Around The Troggs |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 6 | Sweet Inspiration The Sweet Inspirations |
| 27 | 49 | 27 | 3 | The Unicorn The Irish Rovers |
| 28 | 42 | 28 | 3 | Cowboys To Girls The Intruders |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 5 | Jennifer Juniper Donovan |
| 30 | 48 | 30 | 4 | Take Time To Know Her Percy Sledge |
| 31 | 44 | 31 | 4 | Forever Came Today Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 32 | 20 | 15 | 9 | The End Of Our Road Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 33 | 22 | 4 | 13 | I Wish It Would Rain The Temptations |
| 34 | 47 | 34 | 8 | The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 35 | 53 | 35 | 4 | Funky Street Arthur Conley |
| 36 | 32 | 26 | 9 | I'm Gonna Make You Love Me Madeline Bell |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 7 | A Question Of Temperature The Balloon Farm |
| 38 | 52 | 38 | 6 | Security Etta James |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 6 | Little Green Apples Roger Miller |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 7 | Ame Caline (Soul Coaxing) Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 5 | Soul Serenade Willie Mitchell |
| 42 | 39 | 39 | 7 | Green Light The American Breed |
| 43 | 45 | 43 | 7 | The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp O.C. Smith |
| 44 | 69 | 44 | 4 | The Impossible Dream The Hesitations |
| 45 | 34 | 34 | 5 | Tapioca Tundra The Monkees |
| 46 | 81 | 46 | 2 | Tighten Up Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 47 | 63 | 47 | 3 | U.S. Male Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 48 | 95 | 48 | 2 | I Will Always Think About You The New Colony Six |
| 49 | 51 | 49 | 5 | Rice Is Nice The Lemon Pipers |
| 50 | 50 | 41 | 14 | Mission-Impossible Lalo Schifrin |
| 51 | 84 | 51 | 2 | Take Good Care Of My Baby Bobby Vinton |
| 52 | 61 | 52 | 6 | L. David Sloane Michele Lee |
| 53 | 67 | 53 | 4 | Delilah Tom Jones |
| 54 | 70 | 54 | 4 | Jennifer Eccles The Hollies |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 4 | In Need Of A Friend The Cowsills |
| 56 | 56 | 44 | 8 | Suddenly You Love Me The Tremeloes |
| 57 | 80 | 57 | 2 | Call Me Lightning The Who |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 6 | You've Got To Be Loved The Montanas |
| 59 | 62 | 59 | 5 | Back On My Feet Again The Foundations |
| 60 | 60 | 36 | 13 | Sunshine Of Your Love Cream |
| 61 | 57 | 57 | 6 | Sound Asleep The Turtles |
| 62 | 79 | 62 | 2 | The Unknown Soldier The Doors |
| 63 | 89 | 63 | 3 | Sherry Don't Go The Lettermen |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 7 | That's A Lie Ray Charles |
| 65 | 65 | 65 | 4 | Sit With The Guru Strawberry Alarm Clock |
| 66 | 75 | 66 | 3 | You've Still Got A Place In My Heart Dean Martin |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 4 | Stay Away Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 6 | If This World Were Mine Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 69 | 72 | 69 | 3 | Me, The Peaceful Heart Lulu |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Goodbye Baby (I Don't Want To See You Cry) Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 7 | Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu) Claudine Longet |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 6 | Foggy Mountain Breakdown Flatt & Scruggs |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 4 | Tin Soldier Small Faces |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day Stevie Wonder |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Look To Your Soul Johnny Rivers |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 3 | Come To Me Softly Jimmy James & The Vagabonds |
| 77 | 78 | 77 | 5 | I'll Say Forever My Love Jimmy Ruffin |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Ain't No Way Aretha Franklin |
| 79 | 87 | 79 | 9 | Gentle On My Mind Patti Page |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 5 | Turn On Your Love Light The Human Beinz |
| 81 | 97 | 81 | 3 | 100 Years Nancy Sinatra |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 4 | Up From The Skies The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | I Got A Sure Thing Ollie & The Nightingales |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 5 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay King Curtis & The Kingpins |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 4 | At The Top Of The Stairs The Formations |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Up On The Roof The Cryan' Shames |
| 87 | 88 | 87 | 4 | Dr. Jon (The Medicine Man) Jon & Robin And The In Crowd |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | I Wanna Live Glen Campbell |
| 89 | 90 | 89 | 2 | Cinderella Rockefella Esther & Abi Ofarim |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Jumbo Bee Gees |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 2 | Show Time Detroit Emeralds |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 2 | Your Heart Is Free Just Like The Wind Vikki Carr |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 2 | Up To My Neck In High Muddy Water Linda Ronstadt & The Stone Poneys |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 2 | Master Jack Four Jacks And A Jill |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Mony Mony Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | I Love You People |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 2 | Another Place Another Time Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 98 | NEW | 86 | 3 | Baby You're So Right For Me Brenda & The Tabulations |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 3 | She'll Be There Vikki Carr |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Chain Of Fools (Part 1) Jimmy Smith |
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