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