Billboard Hot 100 — October 26, 1968
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 26, 1968. "Hey Jude" by The Beatles held #1 for a 5th straight week, on its way to 9 weeks on top. 18 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Who's Making Love" by Johnnie Taylor at #45, which would go on to peak at #5. The biggest climber was "Battle Hymn Of The Republic" by Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir, up 41 places from #94 to #53.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Hey Jude" by The Beatles — 5 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting September 14, 1968.
- New in the top 10: "Those Were The Days" by Mary Hopkin (up from #13 to #4); "Elenore" by The Turtles (up from #14 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "(The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation" by Don Fardon, down 14 places from #25 to #39.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Slip Away" by Clarence Carter, 16 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "People Got To Be Free" by The Rascals after 14 weeks (peak #1); "Hush" by Deep Purple after 10 weeks (peak #4); "1, 2, 3, Red Light" by 1910 Fruitgum Co. after 13 weeks (peak #5).
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 | Hey Jude The Beatles |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Little Green Apples O.C. Smith |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Fire The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown |
| 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | Those Were The Days Mary Hopkin |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | Girl Watcher The O'Kaysions |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Midnight Confessions The Grass Roots |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | Over You Gary Puckett And The Union Gap |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | Harper Valley P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 6 | Elenore The Turtles |
| 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | I've Gotta Get A Message To You Bee Gees |
| 11 | 19 | 11 | 7 | Hold Me Tight Johnny Nash |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | Suzie Q. (Part One) Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | Piece Of My Heart Big Brother And The Holding Company |
| 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | My Special Angel The Vogues |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | 4 | White Room Cream |
| 16 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part 1) James Brown |
| 17 | 17 | 12 | 7 | Revolution The Beatles |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | Hey, Western Union Man Jerry Butler |
| 19 | 43 | 19 | 2 | Love Child Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 | All Along The Watchtower The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| 21 | 11 | 11 | 12 | Time Has Come Today The Chambers Brothers |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 8 | Shape Of Things To Come Max Frost And The Troopers |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 8 | Fool For You The Impressions |
| 24 | 16 | 6 | 16 | Slip Away Clarence Carter |
| 25 | 45 | 25 | 4 | Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf |
| 26 | 21 | 10 | 11 | I Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin |
| 27 | 42 | 27 | 5 | Sweet Blindness The 5th Dimension |
| 28 | 39 | 28 | 6 | Court Of Love The Unifics |
| 29 | 24 | 6 | 12 | The Fool On The Hill Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 10 | In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly |
| 31 | 40 | 31 | 8 | Shoot'em Up, Baby Andy Kim |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 8 | Baby, Come Back The Equals |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 7 | Chained Marvin Gaye |
| 34 | 49 | 34 | 2 | Hi-Heel Sneakers Jose Feliciano |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 9 | Break Your Promise The Delfonics |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 3 | Keep On Lovin' Me Honey Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 4 | Lalena Donovan |
| 38 | 54 | 38 | 4 | Take Me For A Little While Vanilla Fudge |
| 39 | 25 | 20 | 9 | (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation Don Fardon |
| 40 | 51 | 40 | 9 | Naturally Stoned The Avant-Garde |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 10 | I Wish It Would Rain Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 42 | 56 | 42 | 5 | Bang-Shang-A-Lang The Archies |
| 43 | 76 | 43 | 4 | Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 5 | Do The Choo Choo Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 45 | NEW | 45 | 1 | Who's Making Love Johnnie Taylor |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 6 | I Found A True Love Wilson Pickett |
| 47 | 61 | 47 | 10 | The Funky Judge Bull & The Matadors |
| 48 | 72 | 48 | 2 | Chewy Chewy Ohio Express |
| 49 | 55 | 49 | 5 | I've Got Dreams To Remember Otis Redding |
| 50 | 52 | 50 | 14 | Gentle On My Mind Glen Campbell |
| 51 | 66 | 51 | 4 | I'm In A Different World Four Tops |
| 52 | 58 | 52 | 11 | Fly Me To The Moon Bobby Womack |
| 53 | 94 | 53 | 2 | Battle Hymn Of The Republic Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir |
| 54 | 67 | 54 | 3 | Always Together The Dells |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 5 | Peace Of Mind Nancy Wilson |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 4 | Smell Of Incense Southwest F.O.B. |
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 5 | I Ain't Got To Love Nobody Else The Masqueraders |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 3 | Cinderella Sunshine Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 59 | 85 | 59 | 3 | Do Something To Me Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 60 | 74 | 60 | 6 | I Love You Madly Fantastic Four |
| 61 | 83 | 61 | 3 | Ride My See-Saw The Moody Blues |
| 62 | 62 | 62 | 3 | Porpoise Song The Monkees |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 4 | Destination: Anywhere The Marvelettes |
| 64 | 79 | 64 | 2 | Bring It On Home To Me Eddie Floyd |
| 65 | 70 | 65 | 3 | Little Arrows Leapy Lee |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Abraham, Martin And John Dion |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Cinnamon Derek |
| 68 | 97 | 68 | 2 | Les Bicyclettes De Belsize Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 3 | A Little Less Conversation Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | Cycles Frank Sinatra |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 5 | Puffin' On Down The Track Hugh Masekela |
| 72 | 73 | 72 | 2 | Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 4 | Alfie Eivets Rednow |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Shake Shadows Of Knight |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | The Straight Life Bobby Goldsboro |
| 76 | 89 | 76 | 2 | From The Teacher To The Preacher Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin |
| 77 | 82 | 77 | 3 | Hitchcock Railway Jose Feliciano |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Harper Valley P.T.A. (Later That Same Day) Ben Colder |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero Bobby Russell |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Stormy Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 3 | You Need Me, Baby Joe Tex |
| 82 | 87 | 82 | 3 | On The Way Home Buffalo Springfield |
| 83 | 100 | 83 | 2 | Do What You Gotta Do Nina Simone |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 4 | You Put It On Me B.B. King |
| 85 | 95 | 85 | 2 | Soul Drippin' The Mauds |
| 86 | 86 | 86 | 2 | Where Do I Go Carla Thomas |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Shame, Shame Magic Lanterns |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | It's Crazy Eddie Harris |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Goody Goody Gumdrops 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | I Walk Alone Marty Robbins |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 4 | Up-Hard Willie Mitchell |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 2 | Listen, They're Playing My Song Ray Charles |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Peace Brother Peace Bill Medley |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Aunt Dora's Love Soul Shack Arthur Conley |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Mornin' Glory Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Golden Gate Park Rejoice! |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 2 | Isn't It Lonely Together Robert Knight |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | Never My Love The Sandpebbles |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Do Your Own Thing Brook Benton |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Jesse Brady The McCoys |
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