Billboard Hot 100 — June 1, 1968
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 1, 1968. "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell & The Drells, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Choo Choo Train" by The Box Tops at #62, which would go on to peak at #26. The biggest climber was "Licking Stick - Licking Stick (Part 1)" by James Brown And The Famous Flames, up 43 places from #75 to #32.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting April 27, 1968.
- New in the top 10: "Yummy Yummy Yummy" by Ohio Express (up from #24 to #6); "Mony Mony" by Tommy James And The Shondells (up from #12 to #7).
- Biggest fall: "I Got The Feelin'" by James Brown And The Famous Flames, down 26 places from #17 to #43.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" by Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra And Chorus, 16 weeks and counting (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 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Mrs. Robinson Simon & Garfunkel |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | A Beautiful Morning The Rascals |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Tighten Up Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | Honey Bobby Goldsboro |
| 6 | 24 | 6 | 5 | Yummy Yummy Yummy Ohio Express |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 9 | Mony Mony Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Cowboys To Girls The Intruders |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Do You Know The Way To San José Dionne Warwick |
| 11 | 27 | 11 | 3 | This Guy's In Love With You Herb Alpert |
| 12 | 34 | 12 | 4 | MacArthur Park Richard Harris |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | Think Aretha Franklin |
| 14 | 14 | 7 | 15 | Love Is All Around The Troggs |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | She's Lookin' Good Wilson Pickett |
| 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day Stevie Wonder |
| 17 | 13 | 2 | 14 | Young Girl The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett |
| 18 | 7 | 7 | 11 | The Unicorn The Irish Rovers |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 7 | Like To Get To Know You Spanky And Our Gang |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 5 | I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) The Temptations |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | Delilah Tom Jones |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 10 | I Will Always Think About You The New Colony Six |
| 23 | 30 | 23 | 10 | Master Jack Four Jacks And A Jill |
| 24 | 11 | 11 | 12 | Take Time To Know Her Percy Sledge |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 6 | If I Were A Carpenter Four Tops |
| 26 | 23 | 23 | 13 | Soul Serenade Willie Mitchell |
| 27 | 19 | 2 | 14 | Cry Like A Baby The Box Tops |
| 28 | 25 | 25 | 6 | The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) Otis Redding |
| 29 | 49 | 29 | 5 | How'd We Ever Get This Way Andy Kim |
| 30 | 48 | 30 | 5 | Angel Of The Morning Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts |
| 31 | 40 | 31 | 9 | I Love You People |
| 32 | 75 | 32 | 2 | Licking Stick - Licking Stick (Part 1) James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 33 | 32 | 18 | 14 | Sweet Inspiration The Sweet Inspirations |
| 34 | 42 | 34 | 4 | The Look Of Love Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 7 | My Girl/Hey Girl Bobby Vee |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 9 | I Wanna Live Glen Campbell |
| 37 | 18 | 14 | 12 | Funky Street Arthur Conley |
| 38 | 57 | 38 | 3 | Reach Out Of The Darkness Friend And Lover |
| 39 | 52 | 39 | 4 | A Man Without Love (Quando M'innamoro) Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 40 | 29 | 29 | 7 | Does Your Mama Know About Me Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 8 | (You Keep Me) Hangin' On Joe Simon |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 6 | I'm Sorry The Delfonics |
| 43 | 17 | 6 | 12 | I Got The Feelin' James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 44 | 31 | 4 | 11 | Lady Madonna The Beatles |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 3 | Time For Livin' The Association |
| 46 | 69 | 46 | 3 | Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me Tiny Tim |
| 47 | 38 | 17 | 16 | Playboy Gene And Debbe |
| 48 | 58 | 48 | 4 | She's A Heartbreaker Gene Pitney |
| 49 | 44 | 44 | 8 | Wear It On Our Face The Dells |
| 50 | 50 | 50 | 5 | Never Give You Up Jerry Butler |
| 51 | 56 | 51 | 3 | Jelly Jungle (Of Orange Marmalade) Lemon Pipers |
| 52 | 55 | 52 | 7 | Unwind Ray Stevens |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 8 | If You Don't Want My Love Robert John |
| 54 | 71 | 54 | 2 | The Horse Cliff Nobles & Co. |
| 55 | 39 | 39 | 7 | Paying The Cost To Be The Boss B.B. King |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 3 | United Peaches & Herb |
| 57 | 77 | 57 | 2 | You Don't Know What You Mean To Me Sam & Dave |
| 58 | 66 | 58 | 4 | Brooklyn Roads Neil Diamond |
| 59 | 47 | 47 | 7 | Friends The Beach Boys |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 4 | Love In Every Room Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 3 | I'll Never Do You Wrong Joe Tex |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Choo Choo Train The Box Tops |
| 63 | 68 | 63 | 7 | May I Take A Giant Step (Into Your Heart) 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 64 | 65 | 64 | 4 | Anyone For Tennis Cream |
| 65 | 67 | 65 | 4 | Sleepy Joe Herman's Hermits |
| 66 | 64 | 64 | 8 | Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music Jay And The Techniques |
| 67 | 51 | 51 | 6 | I Can Remember James & Bobby Purify |
| 68 | 63 | 59 | 7 | We're Rolling On (Part I) The Impressions |
| 69 | 62 | 62 | 7 | I Promise To Wait My Love Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
| 70 | 83 | 70 | 3 | The Doctor Mary Wells |
| 71 | 79 | 71 | 3 | I Got You Babe Etta James |
| 72 | 89 | 72 | 2 | America Is My Home - Pt. 1 James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Yester Love Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 5 | I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free) Solomon Burke |
| 75 | 97 | 75 | 2 | Bring A Little Lovin' Los Bravos |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 5 | Here's To You Hamilton Camp |
| 77 | 78 | 77 | 4 | You Ain't Going Nowhere The Byrds |
| 78 | 73 | 73 | 9 | I Got A Sure Thing Ollie & The Nightingales |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Indian Lake The Cowsills |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 3 | My Shy Violet The Mills Brothers |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 4 | Face It Girl, It's Over Nancy Wilson |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 4 | Apologize Ed Ames |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Here Comes The Judge Shorty Long |
| 84 | 96 | 84 | 2 | Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash |
| 85 | 100 | 85 | 2 | Ready, Willing and Able The American Breed |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Sky Pilot (Part One) Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 6 | Lili Marlene Al Martino |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 3 | It's Over Eddy Arnold |
| 89 | 86 | 86 | 6 | A Tribute To A King William Bell |
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 2 | Climb Every Mountain The Hesitations |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native) Fever Tree |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 2 | Hold On Radiants |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 2 | Lonely Is The Name Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Here Come Da Judge The Buena Vistas |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Stoned Soul Picnic The 5th Dimension |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Funky Fever Clarence Carter |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Ain't Nothin' But A House Party The Show Stoppers |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 3 | Pictures Of Matchstick Men The Status Quo |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | Don't Sign The Paper Baby (I Want You Back) Jimmy Delphs |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Here Come The Judge The Magistrates |
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