Billboard Hot 100 — September 28, 1968
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 28, 1968. "Hey Jude" by The Beatles climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Harper Valley P.T.A." by Jeannie C. Riley, on its way to 9 weeks on top. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I've Got Dreams To Remember" by Otis Redding at #69, which would go on to peak at #41. The biggest climber was "Elenore" by The Turtles, up 43 places from #97 to #54.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Hey Jude" by The Beatles — 1 week at the top so far, 3 weeks on the chart since debuting September 14, 1968.
- New in the top 10: "Fire" by The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (up from #15 to #5); "Girl Watcher" by The O'Kaysions (up from #16 to #9); "Slip Away" by Clarence Carter (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Do It Again" by The Beach Boys, down 19 places from #20 to #39.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Light My Fire" by The Doors, 22 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Hello, I Love You" by The Doors after 12 weeks (peak #1); "Classical Gas" by Mason Williams after 14 weeks (peak #2); "Sunshine Of Your Love" by Cream after 26 weeks (peak #5).
- Stories that mention this week: Seven Minutes, Nine Weeks: The Reign of "Hey Jude".
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 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Hey Jude The Beatles |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Harper Valley P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | People Got To Be Free The Rascals |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | Hush Deep Purple |
| 5 | 15 | 5 | 4 | Fire The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | The Fool On The Hill Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1, 2, 3, Red Light 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | I've Gotta Get A Message To You Bee Gees |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | 7 | Girl Watcher The O'Kaysions |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | Slip Away Clarence Carter |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Time Has Come Today The Chambers Brothers |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | Revolution The Beatles |
| 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | The House That Jack Built Aretha Franklin |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | I Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | 12 | Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 8 | On The Road Again Canned Heat |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | 10 | Light My Fire Jose Feliciano |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 5 | Midnight Confessions The Grass Roots |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 4 | My Special Angel The Vogues |
| 20 | 27 | 20 | 7 | Little Green Apples O.C. Smith |
| 21 | 31 | 21 | 4 | Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part 1) James Brown |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 10 | You're All I Need To Get By Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 23 | 22 | 6 | 17 | You Keep Me Hangin' On The Vanilla Fudge |
| 24 | 45 | 24 | 5 | Piece Of My Heart Big Brother And The Holding Company |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 8 | Magic Bus The Who |
| 26 | 34 | 26 | 7 | Special Occasion Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 27 | 44 | 27 | 4 | Suzie Q. (Part One) Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 5 | (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation Don Fardon |
| 29 | 54 | 29 | 2 | Over You Gary Puckett And The Union Gap |
| 30 | 40 | 30 | 7 | The Snake Al Wilson |
| 31 | 66 | 31 | 2 | All Along The Watchtower The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| 32 | 24 | 24 | 11 | Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) The Moody Blues |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | 6 | Who Is Gonna Love Me? Dionne Warwick |
| 34 | 47 | 34 | 4 | Baby, Come Back The Equals |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 8 | Hip City - Pt. 2 Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 36 | 63 | 36 | 4 | Shape Of Things To Come Max Frost And The Troopers |
| 37 | 28 | 15 | 12 | Love Makes A Woman Barbara Acklin |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 6 | In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly |
| 39 | 20 | 20 | 10 | Do It Again The Beach Boys |
| 40 | 33 | 33 | 9 | Down At Lulu's Ohio Express |
| 41 | 59 | 41 | 6 | I Wish It Would Rain Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 42 | 60 | 42 | 5 | Hey, Western Union Man Jerry Butler |
| 43 | 68 | 43 | 3 | I Met Her In Church The Box Tops |
| 44 | 64 | 44 | 5 | Break Your Promise The Delfonics |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 11 | Listen Here Eddie Harris |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 9 | Brown Eyed Woman Bill Medley |
| 47 | 61 | 47 | 5 | Down On Me Big Brother And The Holding Company |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 5 | Help Yourself Tom Jones |
| 49 | 87 | 49 | 2 | I Found A True Love Wilson Pickett |
| 50 | 50 | 42 | 8 | I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playin' Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 5 | To Wait For Love Herb Alpert |
| 52 | 72 | 52 | 3 | Chained Marvin Gaye |
| 53 | 86 | 53 | 3 | Poor Baby The Cowsills |
| 54 | 97 | 54 | 2 | Elenore The Turtles |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 6 | The Weight Jackie DeShannon |
| 56 | 57 | 56 | 4 | Street Fighting Man The Rolling Stones |
| 57 | 80 | 57 | 5 | Naturally Stoned The Avant-Garde |
| 58 | 52 | 52 | 8 | Morning Dew Lulu |
| 59 | 90 | 59 | 3 | Hold Me Tight Johnny Nash |
| 60 | 58 | 47 | 6 | Six Man Band The Association |
| 61 | 77 | 61 | 4 | Fool For You The Impressions |
| 62 | 85 | 62 | 4 | Shoot'em Up, Baby Andy Kim |
| 63 | 70 | 63 | 5 | The Weight The Band |
| 64 | 71 | 64 | 5 | My Way Of Life Frank Sinatra |
| 65 | 62 | 62 | 9 | Workin' On A Groovy Thing Patti Drew |
| 66 | 73 | 66 | 7 | Fly Me To The Moon Bobby Womack |
| 67 | 65 | 65 | 5 | (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me Dionne Warwick |
| 68 | 91 | 68 | 6 | The Funky Judge Bull & The Matadors |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | I've Got Dreams To Remember Otis Redding |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Those Were The Days Mary Hopkin |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Bang-Shang-A-Lang The Archies |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Ice In The Sun The Status Quo |
| 73 | 74 | 73 | 5 | Unchained Melody The Sweet Inspirations |
| 74 | 69 | 69 | 5 | Down Here On The Ground Lou Rawls |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 6 | Don't Change Your Love Five Stairsteps & Cubie |
| 76 | 100 | 76 | 2 | Court Of Love The Unifics |
| 77 | 75 | 75 | 5 | Private Number Judy Clay & William Bell |
| 78 | 76 | 76 | 5 | That Kind Of Woman Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts |
| 79 | 79 | 62 | 10 | Gentle On My Mind Glen Campbell |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Oh Lord, Why Lord Los Pop Tops |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 3 | For The Love Of Ivy The Mamas & The Papas |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Message From Maria Joe Simon |
| 83 | 94 | 83 | 2 | There Was A Time Gene Chandler |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 3 | Horse Fever Cliff Nobles & Co. |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Do The Choo Choo Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Sweet Young Thing Like You Ray Charles |
| 87 | 89 | 1 | 22 | Light My Fire The Doors |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | I Ain't Got To Love Nobody Else The Masqueraders |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Sweet Blindness The 5th Dimension |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Puffin' On Down The Track Hugh Masekela |
| 91 | 99 | 91 | 2 | I Love You Madly Fantastic Four |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 3 | The Biplane, Ever More The Irish Rovers |
| 93 | 93 | 91 | 5 | San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native) Fever Tree |
| 94 | 84 | 84 | 4 | Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Eddy Arnold |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | Battle Of New Orleans Harpers Bizarre |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 2 | The Choice The O'Jays |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 2 | Tomboy Ronnie Dove |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | The B.B. Jones B.B. King |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Almost In Love Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Peace Of Mind Nancy Wilson |
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