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