Billboard Hot 100 — November 23, 1968
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 23, 1968. "Hey Jude" by The Beatles held #1 for a 9th straight week, the last week of its run. 17 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye at #34, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Hooked On A Feeling" by B.J. Thomas, up 28 places from #97 to #69.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Hey Jude" by The Beatles — 9 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting September 14, 1968.
- New in the top 10: "Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell (up from #23 to #10).
- Highest debut: "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye at #34; it would spend 15 weeks on the chart and peak at #1, with 7 weeks at #1.
- Biggest fall: "Fool For You" by The Impressions, down 21 places from #22 to #43.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Little Green Apples" by O.C. Smith, 15 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Harper Valley P.T.A." by Jeannie C. Riley after 13 weeks (peak #1); "Girl Watcher" by The O'Kaysions after 14 weeks (peak #5); "Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part 1)" by James Brown 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 | 11 | Hey Jude The Beatles |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Love Child Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Those Were The Days Mary Hopkin |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | Abraham, Martin And John Dion |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | White Room Cream |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | Hold Me Tight Johnny Nash |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | Who's Making Love Johnnie Taylor |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | 15 | Little Green Apples O.C. Smith |
| 10 | 23 | 10 | 4 | Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell |
| 11 | 33 | 11 | 5 | Stormy Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost |
| 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | Elenore The Turtles |
| 13 | 12 | 7 | 10 | Over You Gary Puckett And The Union Gap |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | For Once In My Life Stevie Wonder |
| 15 | 15 | 5 | 13 | Midnight Confessions The Grass Roots |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 6 | Chewy Chewy Ohio Express |
| 17 | 26 | 17 | 4 | I Love How You Love Me Bobby Vinton |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | Always Together The Dells |
| 19 | 46 | 19 | 3 | Both Sides Now Judy Collins |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | 12 | Fire The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown |
| 21 | 41 | 21 | 4 | Promises, Promises Dionne Warwick |
| 22 | 31 | 22 | 7 | Little Arrows Leapy Lee |
| 23 | 37 | 23 | 7 | Cycles Frank Sinatra |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 9 | Bang-Shang-A-Lang The Archies |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | Hi-Heel Sneakers Jose Feliciano |
| 26 | 13 | 13 | 9 | Sweet Blindness The 5th Dimension |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 6 | Bring It On Home To Me Eddie Floyd |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 8 | Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus |
| 29 | 20 | 12 | 11 | Revolution The Beatles |
| 30 | 16 | 16 | 13 | Hey, Western Union Man Jerry Butler |
| 31 | 19 | 11 | 12 | Suzie Q. (Part One) Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 32 | 43 | 32 | 6 | Les Bicyclettes De Belsize Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 33 | 24 | 24 | 7 | Keep On Lovin' Me Honey Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 34 | NEW | 34 | 1 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye |
| 35 | NEW | 35 | 1 | See Saw Aretha Franklin |
| 36 | 52 | 36 | 5 | 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero Bobby Russell |
| 37 | 50 | 37 | 5 | Cinnamon Derek |
| 38 | 55 | 38 | 7 | Do Something To Me Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 2 | Cloud Nine The Temptations |
| 40 | 40 | 22 | 12 | Shape Of Things To Come Max Frost And The Troopers |
| 41 | 49 | 41 | 5 | The Straight Life Bobby Goldsboro |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 6 | Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson |
| 43 | 22 | 22 | 12 | Fool For You The Impressions |
| 44 | 61 | 44 | 3 | Kentucky Woman Deep Purple |
| 45 | 53 | 45 | 5 | Goody Goody Gumdrops 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 5 | Shame, Shame Magic Lanterns |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 3 | Too Weak To Fight Clarence Carter |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 6 | Battle Hymn Of The Republic Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir |
| 49 | 38 | 38 | 8 | Take Me For A Little While Vanilla Fudge |
| 50 | 76 | 50 | 2 | Scarborough Fair Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 51 | 58 | 51 | 5 | Peace Brother Peace Bill Medley |
| 52 | 69 | 52 | 4 | Not Enough Indians Dean Martin |
| 53 | NEW | 53 | 1 | Till The Vogues |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 4 | The Star-Spangled Banner Jose Feliciano |
| 55 | 60 | 55 | 3 | Goodbye My Love James Brown |
| 56 | 81 | 56 | 2 | Put Your Head On My Shoulder The Lettermen |
| 57 | 39 | 39 | 14 | The Funky Judge Bull & The Matadors |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 5 | Shake Shadows Of Knight |
| 59 | 57 | 57 | 6 | From The Teacher To The Preacher Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin |
| 60 | 63 | 60 | 4 | Fire Five By Five |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | I Can't Turn You Loose The Chambers Brothers |
| 62 | 84 | 62 | 2 | People The Tymes |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | Right Relations Johnny Rivers |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 4 | The Yard Went On Forever Richard Harris |
| 65 | 65 | 65 | 4 | Talking About My Baby Gloria Walker |
| 66 | 66 | 66 | 3 | Hang 'Em High Booker T. & The MG's |
| 67 | 90 | 67 | 4 | California Earthquake Mama Cass |
| 68 | 74 | 68 | 4 | Sunday Sun Neil Diamond |
| 69 | 97 | 69 | 2 | Hooked On A Feeling B.J. Thomas |
| 70 | 88 | 70 | 5 | I Walk Alone Marty Robbins |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 4 | Crown Of Creation Jefferson Airplane |
| 72 | 72 | 72 | 3 | Slow Drag The Intruders |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 3 | Stand By Your Man Tammy Wynette |
| 74 | 82 | 74 | 5 | Mornin' Glory Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell |
| 75 | 75 | 75 | 3 | Let's Make A Promise Peaches & Herb |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 2 | A Man And A Half Wilson Pickett |
| 77 | 77 | 77 | 2 | Rockin' In The Same Old Boat Bobby Bland |
| 78 | 67 | 67 | 5 | Harper Valley P.T.A. (Later That Same Day) Ben Colder |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | American Boys Petula Clark |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 4 | Sweet Darlin' Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Love Machine The O'Kaysions |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Paul Mauriat |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | The Ol' Race Track The Mills Brothers |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Coo Coo Big Brother And The Holding Company |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 2 | With A Little Help From My Friends Joe Cocker |
| 86 | 99 | 86 | 4 | Come On, React! The Fireballs |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 2 | (She's) Some Kind Of Wonderful The Fantastic Johnny C |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Do You Wanna Dance The Mamas & The Papas |
| 89 | 89 | 89 | 2 | Just Ain't No Love Barbara Acklin |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Keep On Dancing Alvin Cash |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 2 | Baby Let's Wait The Royal Guardsmen |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 2 | Ballad Of Two Brothers Autry Inman |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 2 | Hard To Handle Patti Drew |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Living In The U.s.a. The Steve Miller Band |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | I've Got Love For My Baby Young Hearts |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 3 | I Put A Spell On You Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Born To Be With You Sonny James |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | White Houses Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Don't Cry My Love The Impressions |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You) Rene & Rene |
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