Billboard Hot 100 — May 25, 1968
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 25, 1968. "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell & The Drells held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "The Horse" by Cliff Nobles & Co. at #71, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "Think" by Aretha Franklin, up 51 places from #67 to #16.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell & The Drells — 2 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting March 30, 1968.
- New in the top 10: "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (up from #14 to #8); "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" by Stevie Wonder (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Summertime Blues" by Blue Cheer, down 17 places from #16 to #33.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Gentle On My Mind" by Patti Page, 16 weeks and counting (peak #66).
- Gone from the chart: "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" by Aretha Franklin after 12 weeks (peak #5); "The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde" by Georgie Fame after 14 weeks (peak #7); "Dance To The Music" by Sly & The Family Stone after 15 weeks (peak #8).
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 | Tighten Up Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Mrs. Robinson Simon & Garfunkel |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | A Beautiful Morning The Rascals |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Honey Bobby Goldsboro |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Cowboys To Girls The Intruders |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | The Unicorn The Irish Rovers |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day Stevie Wonder |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | Do You Know The Way To San José Dionne Warwick |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | Take Time To Know Her Percy Sledge |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 8 | Mony Mony Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | 13 | Young Girl The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett |
| 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | Love Is All Around The Troggs |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | 7 | She's Lookin' Good Wilson Pickett |
| 16 | 67 | 16 | 2 | Think Aretha Franklin |
| 17 | 17 | 6 | 11 | I Got The Feelin' James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | Funky Street Arthur Conley |
| 19 | 12 | 2 | 13 | Cry Like A Baby The Box Tops |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 | Like To Get To Know You Spanky And Our Gang |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 11 | Delilah Tom Jones |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 4 | I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) The Temptations |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 12 | Soul Serenade Willie Mitchell |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 4 | Yummy Yummy Yummy Ohio Express |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 5 | The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) Otis Redding |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 5 | If I Were A Carpenter Four Tops |
| 27 | 72 | 27 | 2 | This Guy's In Love With You Herb Alpert |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 9 | I Will Always Think About You The New Colony Six |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 6 | Does Your Mama Know About Me Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 9 | Master Jack Four Jacks And A Jill |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | 10 | Lady Madonna The Beatles |
| 32 | 24 | 18 | 13 | Sweet Inspiration The Sweet Inspirations |
| 33 | 16 | 14 | 13 | Summertime Blues Blue Cheer |
| 34 | 48 | 34 | 3 | MacArthur Park Richard Harris |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 6 | My Girl/Hey Girl Bobby Vee |
| 36 | 44 | 36 | 8 | I Wanna Live Glen Campbell |
| 37 | 21 | 16 | 8 | Ain't No Way Aretha Franklin |
| 38 | 38 | 17 | 15 | Playboy Gene And Debbe |
| 39 | 52 | 39 | 6 | Paying The Cost To Be The Boss B.B. King |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 8 | I Love You People |
| 41 | 61 | 41 | 7 | (You Keep Me) Hangin' On Joe Simon |
| 42 | 60 | 42 | 3 | The Look Of Love Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 43 | 46 | 43 | 5 | I'm Sorry The Delfonics |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 7 | Wear It On Our Face The Dells |
| 45 | 43 | 40 | 14 | The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp O.C. Smith |
| 46 | 73 | 46 | 2 | Time For Livin' The Association |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 6 | Friends The Beach Boys |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 4 | Angel Of The Morning Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 4 | How'd We Ever Get This Way Andy Kim |
| 50 | 62 | 50 | 4 | Never Give You Up Jerry Butler |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 5 | I Can Remember James & Bobby Purify |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 3 | A Man Without Love (Quando M'innamoro) Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 7 | If You Don't Want My Love Robert John |
| 54 | 40 | 40 | 11 | Jennifer Eccles The Hollies |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 6 | Unwind Ray Stevens |
| 56 | 70 | 56 | 2 | Jelly Jungle (Of Orange Marmalade) Lemon Pipers |
| 57 | 97 | 57 | 2 | Reach Out Of The Darkness Friend And Lover |
| 58 | 65 | 58 | 3 | She's A Heartbreaker Gene Pitney |
| 59 | 89 | 59 | 2 | United Peaches & Herb |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 3 | Love In Every Room Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra |
| 61 | 81 | 61 | 2 | I'll Never Do You Wrong Joe Tex |
| 62 | 66 | 62 | 6 | I Promise To Wait My Love Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
| 63 | 63 | 59 | 6 | We're Rolling On (Part I) The Impressions |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 7 | Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music Jay And The Techniques |
| 65 | 79 | 65 | 3 | Anyone For Tennis Cream |
| 66 | 75 | 66 | 3 | Brooklyn Roads Neil Diamond |
| 67 | 80 | 67 | 3 | Sleepy Joe Herman's Hermits |
| 68 | 69 | 68 | 6 | May I Take A Giant Step (Into Your Heart) 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 69 | 83 | 69 | 2 | Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me Tiny Tim |
| 70 | 68 | 68 | 6 | Impossible Mission (Mission Impossible) Soul Survivors |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | The Horse Cliff Nobles & Co. |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 6 | Cabaret Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 73 | 74 | 73 | 8 | I Got A Sure Thing Ollie & The Nightingales |
| 74 | 77 | 74 | 4 | I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free) Solomon Burke |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Licking Stick - Licking Stick (Part 1) James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 76 | 82 | 76 | 4 | Here's To You Hamilton Camp |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | You Don't Know What You Mean To Me Sam & Dave |
| 78 | 78 | 78 | 3 | You Ain't Going Nowhere The Byrds |
| 79 | 88 | 79 | 2 | I Got You Babe Etta James |
| 80 | 84 | 80 | 2 | My Shy Violet The Mills Brothers |
| 81 | 95 | 81 | 3 | Face It Girl, It's Over Nancy Wilson |
| 82 | 94 | 82 | 3 | Apologize Ed Ames |
| 83 | 100 | 83 | 2 | The Doctor Mary Wells |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 5 | Chain Gang Jackie Wilson & Count Basie |
| 85 | 87 | 66 | 16 | Gentle On My Mind Patti Page |
| 86 | 86 | 86 | 5 | A Tribute To A King William Bell |
| 87 | 93 | 87 | 5 | Lili Marlene Al Martino |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 4 | I Have A Dream Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | America Is My Home - Pt. 1 James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Climb Every Mountain The Hesitations |
| 91 | 96 | 91 | 2 | It's Over Eddy Arnold |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 4 | He Don't Really Love You The Delfonics |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Hold On Radiants |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Lonely Is The Name Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 2 | I Can't Make It Alone Bill Medley |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Bring A Little Lovin' Los Bravos |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | Pictures Of Matchstick Men The Status Quo |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Don't Sign The Paper Baby (I Want You Back) Jimmy Delphs |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Ready, Willing and Able The American Breed |
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