Billboard Hot 100 — April 20, 1968
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 20, 1968. "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 17 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Like To Get To Know You" by Spanky And Our Gang at #71, which would go on to peak at #17. The biggest climber was "A Beautiful Morning" by The Rascals, up 25 places from #56 to #31.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro — 2 weeks at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting March 23, 1968.
- New in the top 10: "Dance To The Music" by Sly & The Family Stone (up from #14 to #8); "I Got The Feelin'" by James Brown And The Famous Flames (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Simon Says" by 1910 Fruitgum Co., down 21 places from #15 to #36.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu)" by Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra, 16 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "(Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls" by Dionne Warwick after 13 weeks (peak #2); "I Wish It Would Rain" by The Temptations after 14 weeks (peak #4); "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" by The First Edition after 10 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 5 | Honey Bobby Goldsboro |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Young Girl The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Cry Like A Baby The Box Tops |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Lady Madonna The Beatles |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde Georgie Fame |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | 11 | Dance To The Music Sly & The Family Stone |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | I Got The Feelin' James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) Manfred Mann |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | Scarborough Fair (/Canticle) Simon & Garfunkel |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | La - La - Means I Love You The Delfonics |
| 13 | 9 | 3 | 7 | Valleri The Monkees |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | If You Can Want Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 15 | 12 | 1 | 16 | Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 8 | Summertime Blues Blue Cheer |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | Playboy Gene And Debbe |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | Cowboys To Girls The Intruders |
| 19 | 32 | 19 | 10 | The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 5 | The Unicorn The Irish Rovers |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 3 | Ain't No Way Aretha Franklin |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 9 | Love Is All Around The Troggs |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 8 | Sweet Inspiration The Sweet Inspirations |
| 24 | 20 | 15 | 10 | Kiss Me Goodbye Petula Clark |
| 25 | 37 | 25 | 4 | Tighten Up Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 7 | Jennifer Juniper Donovan |
| 27 | 23 | 23 | 13 | Cab Driver The Mills Brothers |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 6 | Take Time To Know Her Percy Sledge |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 6 | Forever Came Today Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 6 | Funky Street Arthur Conley |
| 31 | 56 | 31 | 2 | A Beautiful Morning The Rascals |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | 5 | U.S. Male Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 4 | Take Good Care Of My Baby Bobby Vinton |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 6 | Delilah Tom Jones |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 8 | Security Etta James |
| 36 | 15 | 4 | 13 | Simon Says 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 9 | Ame Caline (Soul Coaxing) Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 7 | Soul Serenade Willie Mitchell |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 8 | Little Green Apples Roger Miller |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 9 | The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp O.C. Smith |
| 41 | 27 | 9 | 13 | I Thank You Sam & Dave |
| 42 | 44 | 42 | 6 | The Impossible Dream The Hesitations |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 6 | Jennifer Eccles The Hollies |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 4 | I Will Always Think About You The New Colony Six |
| 45 | 66 | 45 | 2 | She's Lookin' Good Wilson Pickett |
| 46 | 49 | 46 | 7 | Rice Is Nice The Lemon Pipers |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 3 | Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day Stevie Wonder |
| 48 | 58 | 48 | 4 | The Unknown Soldier The Doors |
| 49 | 53 | 49 | 4 | Call Me Lightning The Who |
| 50 | 72 | 50 | 3 | Mony Mony Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 3 | Look To Your Soul Johnny Rivers |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 8 | L. David Sloane Michele Lee |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 5 | Me, The Peaceful Heart Lulu |
| 54 | 55 | 54 | 6 | In Need Of A Friend The Cowsills |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 8 | Foggy Mountain Breakdown Flatt & Scruggs |
| 56 | 75 | 56 | 2 | Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 57 | 71 | 57 | 3 | Jumbo Bee Gees |
| 58 | 64 | 58 | 3 | Goodbye Baby (I Don't Want To See You Cry) Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 5 | Sherry Don't Go The Lettermen |
| 60 | 63 | 60 | 5 | You've Still Got A Place In My Heart Dean Martin |
| 61 | 84 | 61 | 2 | Do You Know The Way To San José Dionne Warwick |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 2 | Red Red Wine Neil Diamond |
| 63 | 80 | 63 | 3 | I Wanna Live Glen Campbell |
| 64 | 54 | 44 | 10 | Suddenly You Love Me The Tremeloes |
| 65 | 87 | 65 | 2 | I Can't Believe I'm Losing You Frank Sinatra |
| 66 | 69 | 66 | 11 | Gentle On My Mind Patti Page |
| 67 | 90 | 67 | 2 | Loving You Has Made Me Bananas Guy Marks |
| 68 | 86 | 68 | 4 | Cinderella Rockefella Esther & Abi Ofarim |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 5 | 100 Years Nancy Sinatra |
| 70 | 82 | 70 | 2 | Wear It On Our Face The Dells |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Like To Get To Know You Spanky And Our Gang |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Impossible Mission (Mission Impossible) Soul Survivors |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Paying The Cost To Be The Boss B.B. King |
| 74 | 89 | 74 | 2 | Funky Walk Part I (East) Dyke And The Blazers |
| 75 | 81 | 75 | 3 | I Got A Sure Thing Ollie & The Nightingales |
| 76 | 93 | 76 | 4 | Master Jack Four Jacks And A Jill |
| 77 | 94 | 77 | 2 | If You Don't Want My Love Robert John |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | We're Rolling On (Part I) The Impressions |
| 79 | 79 | 71 | 9 | Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu) Claudine Longet |
| 80 | 98 | 80 | 2 | Goin' Away The Fireballs |
| 81 | 96 | 81 | 2 | Anything Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | My Girl/Hey Girl Bobby Vee |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Cabaret Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | I Promise To Wait My Love Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 2 | (You Keep Me) Hangin' On Joe Simon |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | May I Take A Giant Step (Into Your Heart) 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 87 | 95 | 87 | 3 | I Love You People |
| 88 | 85 | 85 | 3 | Up On The Roof The Cryan' Shames |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 4 | Show Time Detroit Emeralds |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | You'll Never Walk Alone Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 4 | Your Heart Is Free Just Like The Wind Vikki Carr |
| 92 | 99 | 92 | 2 | Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music Jay And The Techniques |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Love In Them There Hills The Vibrations |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | The Shadow Of Your Love 5 Stairsteps and Cubie |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Never Get Enough Of Your Love Oscar Toney, Jr. |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Friends The Beach Boys |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Does Your Mama Know About Me Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Greasy Heart Jefferson Airplane |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Unwind Ray Stevens |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Louisiana Man Bobbie Gentry |
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