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