Billboard Hot 100 — August 24, 1968
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 24, 1968. "People Got To Be Free" by The Rascals held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Listen Here" by Eddie Harris at #67, which would go on to peak at #45. The biggest climber was "Hush" by Deep Purple, up 45 places from #83 to #38.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "People Got To Be Free" by The Rascals — 2 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting July 20, 1968.
- New in the top 10: "I Can't Stop Dancing" by Archie Bell & The Drells (up from #16 to #9); "Stay In My Corner" by The Dells (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Prayer Meetin'" by Willie Mitchell, down 19 places from #45 to #64.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sunshine Of Your Love" by Cream, 22 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "This Guy's In Love With You" by Herb Alpert after 14 weeks (peak #1); "Angel Of The Morning" by Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts after 16 weeks (peak #7); "Reach Out Of The Darkness" by Friend And Lover after 14 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 6 | People Got To Be Free The Rascals |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Hello, I Love You The Doors |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Light My Fire Jose Feliciano |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Classical Gas Mason Williams |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 22 | Sunshine Of Your Love Cream |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | Turn Around, Look At Me The Vogues |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | 13 | Stoned Soul Picnic The 5th Dimension |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | 6 | I Can't Stop Dancing Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | Stay In My Corner The Dells |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | You Keep Me Hangin' On The Vanilla Fudge |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | Dream A Little Dream Of Me Mama Cass With The Mamas & The Papas |
| 13 | 11 | 2 | 12 | Lady Willpower Gary Puckett And The Union Gap |
| 14 | 10 | 5 | 10 | Hurdy Gurdy Man Donovan |
| 15 | 23 | 15 | 5 | You're All I Need To Get By Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 9 | Journey To The Center Of The Mind The Amboy Dukes |
| 17 | 24 | 17 | 7 | Love Makes A Woman Barbara Acklin |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | Soul-Limbo Booker T. & The MG's |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | Sealed With A Kiss Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | 12 | Grazing In The Grass Hugh Masekela |
| 21 | 59 | 21 | 2 | The House That Jack Built Aretha Franklin |
| 22 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 1, 2, 3, Red Light 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 6 | Halfway To Paradise Bobby Vinton |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 7 | Slip Away Clarence Carter |
| 25 | 20 | 12 | 15 | Pictures Of Matchstick Men The Status Quo |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 8 | (Love Is Like A) Baseball Game The Intruders |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 8 | Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend) Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 4 | Please Return Your Love To Me The Temptations |
| 29 | 22 | 14 | 13 | Sky Pilot (Part One) Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 5 | Do It Again The Beach Boys |
| 32 | 48 | 32 | 3 | The Fool On The Hill Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 33 | 21 | 2 | 14 | The Horse Cliff Nobles & Co. |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 10 | The Eyes Of A New York Woman B.J. Thomas |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 6 | You Met Your Match Stevie Wonder |
| 36 | 26 | 19 | 9 | Autumn Of My Life Bobby Goldsboro |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 6 | Don't Give Up Petula Clark |
| 38 | 83 | 38 | 2 | Hush Deep Purple |
| 39 | 82 | 39 | 2 | I Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 6 | Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) The Moody Blues |
| 41 | 66 | 41 | 5 | I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) Eddie Floyd |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 6 | I Get The Sweetest Feeling Jackie Wilson |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 4 | Down At Lulu's Ohio Express |
| 44 | 37 | 31 | 12 | Lover's Holiday Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson |
| 45 | 39 | 32 | 8 | Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife Glen Campbell |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 11 | Understanding Ray Charles |
| 47 | 30 | 10 | 13 | Indian Lake The Cowsills |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 6 | And Suddenly The Cherry People |
| 49 | 34 | 34 | 9 | Hitch It To The Horse The Fantastic Johnny C |
| 50 | 58 | 50 | 4 | Mr. Businessman Ray Stevens |
| 51 | 52 | 51 | 7 | Hard To Handle Otis Redding |
| 52 | 71 | 52 | 4 | Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do Betty Wright |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 4 | Give A Damn Spanky And Our Gang |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 4 | Can't You Find Another Way (Of Doing It) Sam & Dave |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 5 | I Guess I'll Have To Cry, Cry, Cry James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 56 | 53 | 53 | 5 | Somebody Cares Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 57 | 64 | 57 | 3 | Magic Bus The Who |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 3 | Keep The One You Got Joe Tex |
| 59 | 87 | 59 | 2 | Special Occasion Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 4 | Brown Eyed Woman Bill Medley |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 6 | I Loved And I Lost The Impressions |
| 62 | 49 | 49 | 6 | Yesterday's Dreams Four Tops |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 4 | Sudden Stop Percy Sledge |
| 64 | 45 | 45 | 7 | Prayer Meetin' Willie Mitchell |
| 65 | 65 | 65 | 6 | God Bless Our Love The Ballads |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 3 | Morning Dew Lulu |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 6 | Listen Here Eddie Harris |
| 68 | 99 | 68 | 2 | I've Gotta Get A Message To You Bee Gees |
| 69 | 72 | 69 | 3 | I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playin' Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
| 70 | 76 | 70 | 3 | Hip City - Pt. 2 Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 71 | 89 | 71 | 2 | Girl Watcher The O'Kaysions |
| 72 | 90 | 72 | 3 | On The Road Again Canned Heat |
| 73 | 55 | 55 | 7 | The Impossible Dream Roger Williams |
| 74 | 67 | 67 | 5 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do The Happenings |
| 75 | 73 | 73 | 5 | Never Going Back The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 76 | 69 | 69 | 7 | Mrs. Bluebird Eternity's Children |
| 77 | 81 | 77 | 4 | Workin' On A Groovy Thing Patti Drew |
| 78 | 98 | 78 | 2 | Little Green Apples O.C. Smith |
| 79 | 77 | 77 | 5 | Mr. Bojangles Jerry Jeff Walker |
| 80 | 93 | 80 | 2 | The Snake Al Wilson |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Harper Valley P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley |
| 82 | 100 | 82 | 2 | Fly Me To The Moon Bobby Womack |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 3 | I Heard It Thru The Grapevine King Curtis & The Kingpins |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | I Wish It Would Rain Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 3 | I Am Your Man Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers |
| 86 | 80 | 80 | 6 | Give Me One More Chance Wilmer And The Dukes |
| 87 | 74 | 74 | 5 | I'm Gonna Do What They Do To Me B.B. King |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 4 | Anyway That You Want Me The American Breed |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Six Man Band The Association |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Don't Change Your Love Five Stairsteps & Cubie |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 3 | Time Has Come Today The Chambers Brothers |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 3 | M'Lady Sly & The Family Stone |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | The Woman I Love B.B. King |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 3 | Tell Someone You Love Them Dino, Desi & Billy |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Who Is Gonna Love Me? Dionne Warwick |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Bring Back Those Rockabye Baby Days Tiny Tim |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | The Funky Judge Bull & The Matadors |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | She's About A Mover Otis Clay |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | The Weight Jackie DeShannon |
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