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