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