Billboard Hot 100 — November 2, 1968
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 2, 1968. "Hey Jude" by The Beatles held #1 for a 6th straight week, on its way to 9 weeks on top. 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I Love How You Love Me" by Bobby Vinton at #64, which would go on to peak at #9. The biggest climber was "Abraham, Martin And John" by Dion, up 31 places from #66 to #35.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Hey Jude" by The Beatles — 6 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting September 14, 1968.
- New in the top 10: "Hold Me Tight" by Johnny Nash (up from #11 to #8); "Love Child" by Diana Ross & The Supremes (up from #19 to #9); "White Room" by Cream (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Fly Me To The Moon" by Bobby Womack, down 18 places from #52 to #70.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Gentle On My Mind" by Glen Campbell, 15 weeks and counting (peak #39).
- Gone from the chart: "Slip Away" by Clarence Carter after 16 weeks (peak #6); "The Fool On The Hill" by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 after 12 weeks (peak #6); "I Say A Little Prayer" by Aretha Franklin after 11 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 | 8 | Hey Jude The Beatles |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Those Were The Days Mary Hopkin |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Little Green Apples O.C. Smith |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Fire The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | Midnight Confessions The Grass Roots |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | Elenore The Turtles |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Over You Gary Puckett And The Union Gap |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | Hold Me Tight Johnny Nash |
| 9 | 19 | 9 | 3 | Love Child Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 5 | White Room Cream |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | Suzie Q. (Part One) Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 12 | 25 | 12 | 5 | Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | Piece Of My Heart Big Brother And The Holding Company |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 11 | Harper Valley P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley |
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 12 | Girl Watcher The O'Kaysions |
| 16 | 10 | 8 | 12 | I've Gotta Get A Message To You Bee Gees |
| 17 | 14 | 7 | 9 | My Special Angel The Vogues |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | Hey, Western Union Man Jerry Butler |
| 19 | 17 | 12 | 8 | Revolution The Beatles |
| 20 | 16 | 10 | 9 | Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part 1) James Brown |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 6 | Sweet Blindness The 5th Dimension |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | Shape Of Things To Come Max Frost And The Troopers |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | Fool For You The Impressions |
| 24 | 21 | 11 | 13 | Time Has Come Today The Chambers Brothers |
| 25 | 20 | 20 | 7 | All Along The Watchtower The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 7 | Court Of Love The Unifics |
| 27 | 34 | 27 | 3 | Hi-Heel Sneakers Jose Feliciano |
| 28 | 42 | 28 | 6 | Bang-Shang-A-Lang The Archies |
| 29 | 45 | 29 | 2 | Who's Making Love Johnnie Taylor |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 11 | In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | Shoot'em Up, Baby Andy Kim |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 8 | Chained Marvin Gaye |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 5 | Lalena Donovan |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 4 | Keep On Lovin' Me Honey Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 35 | 66 | 35 | 2 | Abraham, Martin And John Dion |
| 36 | 48 | 36 | 3 | Chewy Chewy Ohio Express |
| 37 | 54 | 37 | 4 | Always Together The Dells |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 5 | Take Me For A Little While Vanilla Fudge |
| 39 | 50 | 39 | 15 | Gentle On My Mind Glen Campbell |
| 40 | 32 | 32 | 9 | Baby, Come Back The Equals |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 5 | Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 7 | I Found A True Love Wilson Pickett |
| 43 | 70 | 43 | 4 | Cycles Frank Sinatra |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 6 | Do The Choo Choo Archie Bell & The Drells |
| 45 | 35 | 35 | 10 | Break Your Promise The Delfonics |
| 46 | 68 | 46 | 3 | Les Bicyclettes De Belsize Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 11 | The Funky Judge Bull & The Matadors |
| 48 | 40 | 40 | 10 | Naturally Stoned The Avant-Garde |
| 49 | 49 | 49 | 6 | I've Got Dreams To Remember Otis Redding |
| 50 | 64 | 50 | 3 | Bring It On Home To Me Eddie Floyd |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 5 | I'm In A Different World Four Tops |
| 52 | 79 | 52 | 2 | 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero Bobby Russell |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 3 | Battle Hymn Of The Republic Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir |
| 54 | 75 | 54 | 2 | The Straight Life Bobby Goldsboro |
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 6 | Peace Of Mind Nancy Wilson |
| 56 | 72 | 56 | 3 | Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson |
| 57 | 65 | 57 | 4 | Little Arrows Leapy Lee |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 4 | Cinderella Sunshine Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 59 | 59 | 59 | 4 | Do Something To Me Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 60 | 67 | 60 | 2 | Cinnamon Derek |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 4 | Ride My See-Saw The Moody Blues |
| 62 | 62 | 62 | 4 | Porpoise Song The Monkees |
| 63 | 60 | 60 | 7 | I Love You Madly Fantastic Four |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | I Love How You Love Me Bobby Vinton |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | From The Teacher To The Preacher Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Promises, Promises Dionne Warwick |
| 67 | 80 | 67 | 2 | Stormy Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost |
| 68 | 63 | 63 | 5 | Destination: Anywhere The Marvelettes |
| 69 | 56 | 56 | 5 | Smell Of Incense Southwest F.O.B. |
| 70 | 52 | 52 | 12 | Fly Me To The Moon Bobby Womack |
| 71 | 74 | 71 | 2 | Shake Shadows Of Knight |
| 72 | 89 | 72 | 2 | Goody Goody Gumdrops 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 5 | Alfie Eivets Rednow |
| 74 | 87 | 74 | 2 | Shame, Shame Magic Lanterns |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell |
| 76 | 93 | 76 | 2 | Peace Brother Peace Bill Medley |
| 77 | 69 | 69 | 4 | A Little Less Conversation Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 78 | 78 | 78 | 2 | Harper Valley P.T.A. (Later That Same Day) Ben Colder |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | For Once In My Life Stevie Wonder |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | For Once In My Life Jackie Wilson |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Everybody Got To Believe In Somebody Sam & Dave |
| 82 | 84 | 82 | 5 | You Put It On Me B.B. King |
| 83 | 83 | 83 | 3 | Do What You Gotta Do Nina Simone |
| 84 | 95 | 84 | 2 | Mornin' Glory Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 3 | Soul Drippin' The Mauds |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Sweet Darlin' Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Fire Five By Five |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 2 | It's Crazy Eddie Harris |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | The Star-Spangled Banner Jose Feliciano |
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 2 | I Walk Alone Marty Robbins |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Crown Of Creation Jefferson Airplane |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Billy You're My Friend Gene Pitney |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Not Enough Indians Dean Martin |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 2 | Aunt Dora's Love Soul Shack Arthur Conley |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | California Earthquake Mama Cass |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Talking About My Baby Gloria Walker |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | The Yard Went On Forever Richard Harris |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | Jesse Brady The McCoys |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | Do Your Own Thing Brook Benton |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Come On, React! The Fireballs |
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