Hot 100 1968

This is every Billboard Hot 100 single released in 1968 with the exception of any single that only made it under the Hot 100 (commonly known as a “Bubbling Under”).

Information includes:

  • The songs official debut date (which is not always the song’s official release date)
  • The song’s official peak position
  • Song Title
  • Artist
  • The total time of the 45 single version
  • The original catalog label and number (when available)

The ascending order of each week is placed by the highest ranked position to the lowest ranked entry.

If you would like to see all the US Top 40 singles for 1968 , you can do so on our partner website Top40Weekly.

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HOT 100 DEBUTS JANUARY 1968

Debut Peak Artist Title Time Label
Jan 6 1 Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Bleu) 2:31 Philips 40495
Jan 6 26 Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood Some Velvet Morning 3:45 Reprise 651
Jan 6 30 Spanky and Our Gang Sunday Morning 3:00 Mercury 72765
Jan 6 38 Hesitations, The Born Free 2:37 Kapp 878
Jan 6 41 Lalo Schifrin Mission-Impossible 2:31 Dot 17059
Jan 6 48 Lovin’ Spoonful, The Money 2:01 Kama Sutra 241
Jan 6 49 Joe Simon No Sad Songs 2:18 Sound Stage 7 2602
Jan 6 51 Neil Diamond New Orleans 3:24 Bang 554
Jan 6 52 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich Zabadak 3:40 Imperial 66270
Jan 6 63 James Carr A Man Needs A Woman 3:31 Goldwax 332
Jan 6 74 Arthur Prysock A Working Man’s Prayer 3:15 Verve 10574
Jan 13 4 Temptations, The I Wish It Would Rain 2:51 Gordy 7068
Jan 13 5 Cream, The Sunshine Of Your Love 3:03 Atco 45-6544
Jan 13 21 Cowsills, The We Can Fly 2:13 MGM 13886
Jan 13 22 Herman’s Hermits I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving 2:30 MGM 13885
Jan 13 34 Marvin Gaye You 2:25 Tamla 54160
Jan 13 51 Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass Carmen 3:39 A&M 890
Jan 13 72 Calvin Arnold Funky Way 2:57 Venture 605
Jan 13 73 James and Bobby Purify Do Unto Me 2:23 Bell 700
Jan 13 76 Inez Foxx and Charlie Foxx (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count The Days 2:36 Dynamo 112
Jan 13 88 Long John Baldry Let The Heartaches Begin 3:07 Warner Bros. 7098
Jan 13 90 Oscar Toney Jr. Without Love (There Is Nothing) 3:43 Bell 699
Jan 13 98 Buffalo Springfield, The Expecting To Fly 2:36 Atco 6545
Jan 20 2 Dionne Warwick (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls 3:35 Scepter 12203
Jan 20 15 Bee Gees, The Words 3:13 Atco 45-6548
Jan 20 20 Dells, The There Is 3:12 Cadet 5590
Jan 20 36 James Brown and the Famous Flames There Was A Time 3:35 King 6144
Jan 20 39 Jay and the Techniques Strawberry Shortcake 2:30 Smash 2142
Jan 20 54 Glen Campbell Hey Little One 2:27 Capitol 2076
Jan 20 62 Clarence Carter Looking For A Fox 2:14 Atlantic 2461
Jan 20 82 Frankie Laine To Each His Own 3:03 ABC 11032
Jan 20 92 Ruby Andrews Hey Boy Take A Chance On Love 2:45 Zodiac 1006
Jan 20 93 Linda Jones Give My Love A Try 2:30 Loma 2085
Jan 20 97 Robert Knight Blessed Are The Lonely 3:02 Rising Sons 707
Jan 20 98 Ray Charles Come Rain Or Come Shine 2:30 Atlantic 2470
Jan 27 1 Otis Redding (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay 2:38 Volt 45-157
Jan 27 4 1910 Fruitgum Co. Simon Says 2:19 Buddah 24
Jan 27 9 Sam & Dave I Thank You 2:40 Stax 242
Jan 27 23 Mills Brothers Cab Driver 2:45 Dot 17041
Jan 27 43 Elvis Presley Guitar Man 2:13 RCA 9425
Jan 27 48 Tommy James and the Shondells Get Out Now 2:08 Roulette 7000
Jan 27 68 Five Stairsteps, The & Cubie A Million To One 2:45 Buddah 26
Jan 27 76 Howard Tate Stop 2:43 Verve 10573
Jan 27 85 Miriam Makeba Malayisha 2:32 Reprise 654
Jan 27 91 Johnny Cash Rosanna’s Going Wild 1:54 Columbia 44373
Jan 27 96 Five Americans, The 7:30 Guided Tour 2:35 Abnak 126
Jan 27 96 Every Mothers’ Son No One Knows 2:57 MGM 13887
Jan 27 100 Al Hirt Keep The Ball Rollin’ 2:11 RCA Victor 9417

HOT 100 DEBUTS February 1968

Debut Peak Artist Title Time Label
Feb 3 4 Delfonics, The La – La Means I Love You 3:06 Philly Groove 150
Feb 3 10 Association, The Everything That Touches You 3:17 Warner Bros. 7163
Feb 3 14 Four Tops Walk Away Renee 2:42 Motown 1119
Feb 3 29 5th Dimension, The Carpet Man 3:05 Soul City 762
Feb 3 64 Soulful Strings, The Burning Spear 2:54 Cadet 5576
Feb 3 67 Albert King Cold Feet 2:43 Stax 241
Feb 3 83 Ohio Express Try It 2:40 Cameo 2001
Feb 3 87 Mitch Ryder (You’ve Got) Personality & Chantilly Lace (Medley) 3:34 DynoVoice 905
Feb 3 94 Jim & Jean People World 2:15 Verve Forecast 5073
Feb 3 95 Will-O-Bees, The It’s Not Easy 2:53 Date 1583
Feb 10 5 First Edition Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) 3:20 Reprise 0655
Feb 10 8 Sly & the Family Stone Dance To The Music 2:57 Epic 5-10256
Feb 10 15 Gladys Knight & the Pips The End Of Our Road 2:19 Soul 35042
Feb 10 19 Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsey Too Much Talk 2:15 Columbia 44444
Feb 10 26 Madeline Bell I’m Gonna Make You Love Me 2:40 Philips 40517
Feb 10 33 Joe Tex Men Are Gettin’ Scarce 3:14 Dial 45-4069
Feb 10 46 Bobby Vee and the Strangers Maybe Just Today 2:07 Liberty 56014
Feb 10 56 Sunshine Company, The Look, Here Comes The Sun 2:53 Imperial 66280
Feb 10 56 Fantastic Johnny C, The Got What You Need 2:37 Phil.-L.A. 309
Feb 10 57 Al Martino Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Bleu) 2:41 Capitol 2102
Feb 10 60 Otis and Carla Lovey Dovey 2:33 Stax 244
Feb 10 66 Patti Page Gentle On My Mind 2:35 Columbia 44353
Feb 10 69 Scaffold, The Thank U Very Much 2:30 Bell 701
Feb 10 73 Vanilla Fudge Where Is My Mind 2:43 Atco 6554
Feb 10 74 Eddy Arnold Here Comes The Rain, Baby 2:26 RCA Victor 9437
Feb 10 89 Four Sonics, The You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me 2:47 Sport 110
Feb 17 2 Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 2:43 RCA Victor 47-9423
Feb 17 7 Georgie Fame The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde 3:07 Epic 5-10283
Feb 17 15 Petula Clark Kiss Me Goodbye 3:53 Warner Bros. 7170
Feb 17 17 Gene and Debbe Playboy 2:52 TRX 5006
Feb 17 36 Billy Vera and Judy Clay Country Girl-City Man 2:24 Atlantic 2480
Feb 17 44 Tremeloes, The Suddenly You Love Me 2:45 Epic 10293
Feb 17 45 Mirettes, The In The Midnight Hour 3:23 Revue 11004
Feb 17 49 Jackie Wilson and Count Basie For Your Precious Love 2:40 Brunswick 55365
Feb 17 50 Wilson Pickett Jealous Love 2:42 Atlantic 2484
Feb 17 65 Barbara Lynn This Is The Thanks I Get 2:25 Atlantic 2450
Feb 17 72 Royal Guardsmen, The I Say Love 2:14 Laurie 3428
Feb 17 75 Shorty Long Night Fo’ Last 2:28 Soul 35040
Feb 17 81 Herbie Mann Unchain My Heart 2:40 A&M 896
Feb 17 91 George Torrence & The Naturals (Mama Come Quick And Bring Your) Lickin’ Stick 2:55 Shout 224
Feb 17 92 Jack Jones If You Ever Leave Me 2:34 RCA 9441
Feb 17 92 Troy Keyes Love Explosion 2:55 ABC 11027
Feb 17 96 Happenings, The Music Music Music 2:30 B.T. Puppy 538
Feb 17 98 Little Anthony and the Imperials I’m Hypnotized 2:54 Veep 1278
Feb 24 7 Troggs, The Love Is All Around 2:57 Fontana 1607
Feb 24 11 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles If You Can Want 2:26 Tamla 54162
Feb 24 24 Four Seasons, The Will You Love Me Tomorrow 3:13 Philips 40523
Feb 24 37 Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra Ame Caline (Soul Coaxing) 2:35 Four Corners 147
Feb 24 37 Balloon Farm, The A Question Of Temperature 2:36 Laurie 3405
Feb 24 39 American Breed, The Green Light 2:15 Acta 821
Feb 24 40 O.C. Smith The Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp 3:50 Columbia 44425
Feb 24 55 Peaches and Herb The Ten Commandments Of Love 3:26 Date 1592
Feb 24 57 John Fred and His Playboys Hey Hey Bunny 2:23 Paula 294
Feb 24 64 Ray Charles That’s A Lie 2:39 ABC 11045
Feb 24 71 Claudine Longet Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Bleu) 2:40 A&M 909
Feb 24 83 Aretha Franklin Soulville 2:30 Columbia 44441
Feb 24 94 Kenny O’Dell Springfield Plane 2:22 Vegas 722
Feb 24 96 Manny Kellem-His Orchestra and Voices Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Bleu) 2:42 Epic 10282

HOT 100 DEBUTS March 1968

Debut Peak Artist Title Time Label
Mar 2 2 Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett Young Girl 3:07 Columbia 4-44450
Mar 2 2 Box Tops, The Cry Like A Baby 2:35 Mala 593
Mar 2 5 Aretha Franklin (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone 2:18 Atlantic 45-2486
Mar 2 10 Manfred Mann Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 2:51 Mercury 72770
Mar 2 11 Simon & Garfunkel Scarborough Fair (Canticle) 3:08 Columbia 4-44465
Mar 2 14 Blue Cheer Summertime Blues 3:43 Philips 40516
Mar 2 18 Sweet Inspirations, The Sweet Inspiration 2:50 Atlantic 2476
Mar 2 35 Etta James Security 2:27 Cadet 5594
Mar 2 39 Roger Miller Little Green Apples 2:36 Smash 2148
Mar 2 52 Michele Lee L. David Sloane 2:09 Columbia 4-44413
Mar 2 55 Flatt and Scruggs Foggy Mountain Breakdown 2:04 Columbia 44380
Mar 2 55 Flatt and Scruggs Theme From Bonnie & Clyde (Foggy Mountain Breakdown) 2:37 Mercury 72739
Mar 2 57 Turtles, The Sound Asleep 2:30 White Whale 264
Mar 2 58 Montanas, The You’ve Got To Be Loved 2:45 Independence 83
Mar 2 68 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell If This World Were Mine 2:41 Tamla 54161
Mar 2 91 Bill Cosby Funky North Philly 2:35 Warner Bros. 7171
Mar 2 98 Grapefruit Dear Delilah 2:36 Equinox 70000
Mar 2 99 Trini Lopez Sally Was A Good Old Girl 2:41 Reprise 659
Mar 9 3 Monkees, The Valleri 2:16 Colgems 66-1019
Mar 9 23 Willie Mitchell Soul Serenade 2:15 Hi 45-2140
Mar 9 26 Donovan Jennifer Juniper 2:40 Epic 10300
Mar 9 34 Monkees, The Tapioca Tundra 3:03 Colgems 1019
Mar 9 46 Lemon Pipers, The Rice Is Nice 2:16 Buddah 31
Mar 9 59 Foundations, The Back On My Feet Again 2:48 Uni 55058
Mar 9 77 Jimmy Ruffin I’ll Say Forever My Love 2:57 Soul 35043
Mar 9 80 Human Beinz, The Turn On Your Love Light 2:13 Capitol 2119
Mar 9 84 King Curtis and the Kingpins (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay 2:41 Atco 6562
Mar 9 94 Chuck Jackson (You Can’t Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You 2:58 Motown 1118
Mar 9 96 Bobby Bland Driftin’ Blues 3:20 Duke 432
Mar 9 98 David Houston Have A Little Faith 2:14 Epic 10291
Mar 9 99 Brenton Wood Lovey Dovey Kinda Lovin’ 1:59 Double Shot 126
Mar 16 6 James Brown and the Famous Flames I Got The Feelin’ 2:40 King 6155
Mar 16 11 Percy Sledge Take Time To Know Her 2:55 Atlantic 45-2490
Mar 16 14 Arthur Conley Funky Street 2:25 Atco 45-6563
Mar 16 15 Tom Jones Delilah 3:20 Parrot 45-40025
Mar 16 28 Diana Ross and the Supremes Forever Came Today 3:15 Motown 1122
Mar 16 40 Hollies, The Jennifer Eccles 2:52 Epic 10298
Mar 16 42 Hesitations, The The Impossible Dream 2:57 Kapp 899
Mar 16 54 Cowsills, The In Need Of A Friend 2:58 MGM 13909
Mar 16 65 Strawberry Alarm Clock Sit With The Guru 2:57 Uni 55055
Mar 16 67 Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires Stay Away 2:07 RCA 9465
Mar 16 73 Small Faces Tin Soldier 3:16 Immediate 5003
Mar 16 82 Jimi Hendrix Experience Up From The Skies 2:55 Reprise 665
Mar 16 83 Formations, The At The Top Of The Stairs 2:19 MGM 13899
Mar 16 86 Brenda & The Tabulations Baby, You’re So Right For Me 2:30 Dionn 507
Mar 16 87 Jon and Robin and the In Crowd Dr. Jon (The Medicine Man) 2:10 Abnak 127
Mar 16 88 Tom Northcott 1941 2:28 Warner Bros. 7160
Mar 16 92 Perry Como The Father Of Girls 3:27 RCA 9448
Mar 16 99 Ronnie Dove In Some Time 2:35 Diamond 240
Mar 23 1 Bobby Goldsboro Honey 3:58 United Artists 50283
Mar 23 4 Beatles, The Lady Madonna 2:17 Capitol 2138
Mar 23 6 Intruders, The Cowboys To Girls 2:37 Gamble 214
Mar 23 7 Irish Rovers, The The Unicorn 3:18 Decca 32254
Mar 23 28 Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires U.S. Male 2:40 RCA 9465
Mar 23 52 Lettermen, The Sherry Don’t Go 2:03 Capitol 2132
Mar 23 53 Lulu Me, The Peaceful Heart 2:29 Epic 10302
Mar 23 60 Dean Martin You’ve Still Got A Place In My Heart 2:50 Reprise 672
Mar 23 69 Nancy Sinatra 100 Years 2:29 Reprise 670
Mar 23 76 Jimmy James and the Vagabonds Come To Me Softly 2:45 Atco 6551
Mar 23 99 Vikki Carr She’ll Be There 2:37 Liberty 56026
Mar 30 1 Archie Bell & The Drells Tighten Up 2:38 Atlantic 45-2478
Mar 30 18 Four Jacks and A Jill Master Jack 2:50 RCA Victor 47-9473
Mar 30 22 New Colony Six, The I Will Always Think About You 2:22 Mercury 72775
Mar 30 33 Bobby Vinton Take Good Care Of My Baby 2:45 Epic 10305
Mar 30 39 Doors, The The Unknown Soldier 2:51 Elektra 45628
Mar 30 40 Who, The Call Me Lightning 2:21 Decca 32288
Mar 30 68 Esther & Abi Ofarim Cinderella Rockefella 2:29 Philips 40526
Mar 30 89 Detroit Emeralds Show Time 3:25 Ric-Tic 135
Mar 30 91 Vikki Carr Your Heart Is Free, Just Like The Wind 2:52 Liberty 56026
Mar 30 93 Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys Up To My Neck In High Muddy Water 2:30 Capitol 2110
Mar 30 96 Beatles, The The Inner Light 2:36 Capitol 2138
Mar 30 97 Jerry Lee Lewis Another Place Another Time 2:25 Smash 2146

HOT 100 DEBUTS April 1968

Debut Peak Artist Title Time Label
Apr 6 3 Tommy James and the Shondells Mony Mony 2:55 Roulette 7008
Apr 6 9 Stevie Wonder Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day 2:44 Tamla 54165
Apr 6 14 People I Love You 4:31 Capitol 2078
Apr 6 16 Aretha Franklin Ain’t No Way 4:12 Atlantic 45-2486
Apr 6 36 Glen Campbell I Wanna Live 2:42 Capitol 2146
Apr 6 49 Johnny Rivers Look To Your Soul 3:00 Imperial 66286
Apr 6 53 Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart Good Bye Baby (I Don’t Want To See You Cry) 2:38 A&M 919
Apr 6 57 Bee Gees, The Jumbo 2:07 Atco 45-6570
Apr 6 73 Ollie and the Nightingales I Got A Sure Thing 2:35 Stax 245
Apr 6 85 Cryan’ Shames, The Up On The Roof 3:23 Columbia 4-44457
Apr 6 100 Jimmy Smith Chain Of Fools 2:32 Verve 10583
Apr 13 3 Rascals, The A Beautiful Morning 2:32 Atlantic 45-2493
Apr 13 8 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing 2:14 Tamla 54163
Apr 13 10 Dionne Warwick Do You Know The Way To San Jose 2:50 Scepter 12216
Apr 13 15 Wilson Pickett She’s Lookin’ Good 2:15 Atlantic 2504
Apr 13 25 Joe Simon (You Keep Me) Hangin’ On 2:45 Sound Stage 7 2608
Apr 13 44 Dells, The Wear It On Our Face 2:40 Cadet 5599
Apr 13 49 Robert John If You Don’t Want My Love 2:25 Columbia 44435
Apr 13 51 Guy Marks Loving You Has Made Me Bananas 2:40 ABC 11055
Apr 13 60 Frank Sinatra I Can’t Believe I’m Losing You 2:43 Reprise 677
Apr 13 62 Neil Diamond Red Red Wine 2:42 Bang 556
Apr 13 64 Jay & The Techniques Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music 2:47 Smash 2154
Apr 13 67 Dyke and the Blazers Funky Walk (East) (Part 1) 2:58 Original Sound 79
Apr 13 79 Fireballs, The Goin’ Away 2:28 Atco 6569
Apr 13 80 Eric Burdon and the Animals Anything 3:20 MGM 13917
Apr 20 17 Spanky and Our Gang Like To Get To Know You 3:06 Mercury 72795
Apr 20 29 Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers Does Your Mama Know About Me 2:51 Gordy 7069
Apr 20 35 Bobby Vee My Girl/Hey Girl (Medley) 2:33 Liberty 56033
Apr 20 39 B.B. King Paying The Cost To Be The Boss 2:35 BluesWay 61015
Apr 20 47 Beach Boys, The Friends 2:30 Capitol 2160
Apr 20 52 Ray Stevens Unwind 3:05 Monument 1048
Apr 20 59 Impressions, The We’re Rolling On (Part 1) 2:15 ABC 11071
Apr 20 62 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas I Promise To Wait My Love 2:05 Gordy 7070
Apr 20 63 1910 Fruitgum Company May I Take A Giant Step (Into Your Heart) 2:24 Buddah 39
Apr 20 68 Soul Survivors Impossible Mission (Mission Impossible) 2:21 Crimson 1016
Apr 20 72 Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass Cabaret 2:39 A&M 925
Apr 20 90 Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires You’ll Never Walk Alone 2:45 RCA 9600
Apr 20 93 Vibrations, The Love In Them There Hills 2:17 Okeh 7311
Apr 20 94 Five Stairsteps, The & Cubie The Shadow Of Your Love 2:16 Buddah 35
Apr 20 95 Oscar Toney Jr. Never Get Enough Of Your Love 2:56 Bell 714
Apr 20 98 Jefferson Airplane Greasy Heart 3:19 RCA 9496
Apr 20 100 Bobbie Gentry Louisiana Man 2:35 Capitol 2147
Apr 27 1 Simon and Garfunkel Mrs. Robinson 4:00 Columbia 4-44511
Apr 27 20 Four Tops If I Were A Carpenter 2:47 Motown 1124
Apr 27 25 Otis Redding The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) 2:40 Volt 163
Apr 27 42 Delfonics, The I’m Sorry 2:41 Philly Groove 151
Apr 27 51 James and Bobby Purify I Can Remember 2:30 Bell 721
Apr 27 84 Jackie Wilson and Count Basie Chain Gang 2:47 Brunswick 55373
Apr 27 86 William Bell A Tribute To A King 2:50 Stax 248
Apr 27 87 Al Martino Lili Marlene 2:44 Capitol 2158

HOT 100 DEBUTS May 1969

Debut Peak Artist Title Time Label
May 4 4 Ohio Express Yummy Yummy Yummy 2:18 Buddah 38
May 4 7 Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts Angel Of The Morning 3:09 Bell 705
May 4 13 Temptations, The I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) 3:34 Gordy 7072
May 4 20 Jerry Butler Never Give You Up 2:56 Mercury 72798
May 4 21 Andy Kim How’d We Ever Get This Way 2:29 Steed 707
May 4 68 Solomon Burke I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free) 2:46 Atlantic 2507
May 4 76 Hamilton Camp Here’s To You 2:16 Warner Bros. 7165
May 4 88 Rev. Martin Luther King I Have A Dream 3:45 Gordy 7023
May 4 90 Classics IV Soul Train 2:40 Imperial 66293
May 4 92 Delfonics, The He Don’t Really Love You 2:18 Moon Shot 6703
May 11 2 Richard Harris MacArthur Park 7:20 Dunhill 4134
May 11 4 Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 The Look Of Love 3:03 A&M 924
May 11 16 Gene Pitney She’s A Heartbreaker 3:08 Musicor 1306
May 11 19 Engelbert Humperdinck A Man Without Love (Quando M’innamoro) 3:20 Parrot 45-40027
May 11 29 Nancy Wilson Face It Girl, It’s Over 3:09 Capitol 2136
May 11 58 Neil Diamond Brooklyn Roads 3:26 Uni 55065
May 11 60 Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra Love In Every Room (Meme Si Tu Revenais) 2:30 Philips 40530
May 11 61 Herman’s Hermits Sleepy Joe 3:01 MGM 13934
May 11 64 Cream Anyone For Tennis 2:37 Atco 6575
May 11 74 Byrds, The You Ain’t Going Nowhere 2:48 Columbia 44499
May 11 79 Ed Ames Apologize 2:02 RCA Victor 9517
May 18 1 Herb Alpert This Guy’s In Love With You 3:55 A&M 929
May 18 7 Aretha Franklin Think 2:15 Atlantic 45-2518
May 18 10 Friend and Lover Reach Out Of The Darkness 2:59 Verve Forecast 5069
May 18 12 Status Quo, The Pictures Of Matchstick Men 2:59 Cadet Concept 7001
May 18 17 Tiny Tim Tip-Toe Thru The Tulips With Me 1:48 Reprise 0679
May 18 39 Association, The Time For Livin’ 2:43 Warner Bros. 7195
May 18 46 Peaches and Herb United 2:47 Date 1603
May 18 51 Lemon Pipers, The Jelly Jungle (Of Orange Marmalade) 2:20 Buddah 41
May 18 59 Joe Tex I’ll Never Do You Wrong 3:03 Dial 4076
May 18 65 Mary Wells The Doctor 2:20 Jubilee 5621
May 18 69 Etta James I Got You Babe 2:25 Cadet 5606
May 18 73 Mills Brothers My Shy Violet 2:34 Dot 17096
May 18 74 Eddy Arnold It’s Over 2:58 RCA Victor 9525
May 18 95 Bill Medley I Can’t Make It Alone 2:40 MGM 13931
May 25 2 Cliff Nobles & Co. The Horse 2:25 Phil.-L.A. 313
May 25 14 James Brown and the Famous Flames Licking Stick – Licking Stick (Part 1) 2:50 King 45-6166
May 25 32 Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Blues 2:46 Columbia 4-44513
May 25 48 Sam and Dave You Don’t Know What You Mean To Me 2:30 Atlantic 2517
May 25 51 Los Bravos Bring A Little Lovin’ 2:23 Parrot 3020
May 25 52 James Brown and the Famous Flames America Is My Home (Part 1) 3:15 King 6112
May 25 68 Radiants, The Hold On 2:50 Chess 2037
May 25 84 American Breed, The Ready Willing And Able 2:26 Acta 824
May 25 90 Hesitations, The Climb Every Mountain 2:33 Kapp 911
May 25 93 Sammy Davis Jr. Lonely Is The Name 3:14 Reprise 673
May 25 96 Jimmy Delphs Don’t Sign The Paper Baby (I Want You Back) 2:19 Karen 1538

HOT 100 DEBUTS June 1968

Debut Peak Artist Title Time Label
Jun 1 3 5th Dimension, The Stoned Soul Picnic 3:23 Soul City 766
Jun 1 8 Shorty Long Here Comes The Judge 2:33 Soul 35044
Jun 1 10 Cowsills, The Indian Lake 2:40 MGM 13944
Jun 1 14 Eric Burdon and the Animals Sky Pilot (Part I) 3:01 MGM 13939
Jun 1 26 Box Tops, The Choo Choo Train 2:46 Mala 12005
Jun 1 31 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Yester Love 2:16 Tamla 54167
Jun 1 54 Magistrates, The Here Comes The Judge 2:45 MGM 13946
Jun 1 87 Show Stoppers, The Ain’t Nothin’ But A House Party 2:35 Heritage 800
Jun 1 88 Clarence Carter Funky Fever 2:45 Atlantic 2508
Jun 1 88 Buena Vistas, The Here Come Da Judge 2:17 Marquee 443
Jun 1 91 Fever Tree San Francisco Girls (Return Of The Native) 3:30 Uni 55060
Jun 8 1 Hugh Masekela Grazing In The Grass 2:39 Uni 55066
Jun 8 2 Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Lady Willpower 2:38 Columbia 44547
Jun 8 3 Rolling Stones, The Jumpin’ Jack Flash 3:40 London 45-908
Jun 8 30 Diana Ross and the Supremes Some Things You Never Get Used To 2:23 Motown 1126
Jun 8 31 Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson Lover’s Holiday 2:34 SSS International 736
Jun 8 35 Ray Charles Eleanor Rigby 2:56 ABC 11090
Jun 8 40 Gladys Knight and the Pips It Should Have Been Me 2:59 Soul 35045
Jun 8 44 Marvelettes, The Here I Am Baby 2:46 Tamla 54166
Jun 8 53 Mamas and The Papas, The Safe In My Garden 3:10 Dunhill 4125
Jun 8 57 Buckinghams, The Back In Love Again 2:21 Columbia 44533
Jun 8 59 Peppermint Trolley Company, The Baby You Come Rollin’ Across My Mind 2:24 Acta 815
Jun 8 67 Ronnie Dove Mountain Of Love 2:18 Diamond 244
Jun 8 71 Dionne Warwick Let Me Be Lonely 3:35 Scepter 12216
Jun 8 75 Andy Williams Sweet Memories 2:30 Columbia 44527
Jun 8 99 Cliff Richard Congratulations 2:32 Uni 55069
Jun 15 7 Vogues, The Turn Around, Look At Me 2:43 Reprise 0686
Jun 15 19 Monkees, The D.W. Washburn 2:46 Colgems 1023
Jun 15 19 Pigmeat Markham Here Comes The Judge 2:40 Chess 2049
Jun 15 45 Eddie Harris Listen Here 3:04 Atlantic 2487
Jun 15 46 Ray Charles Understanding 3:08 ABC 11090
Jun 15 51 Monkees, The It’s Nice To Be With You 2:51 Colgems 1023
Jun 15 52 New Colony Six, The Can’t You See Me Cry 2:34 Mercury 72817
Jun 15 56 Aretha Franklin You Send Me 2:25 Atlantic 2518
Jun 15 71 Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires Let Yourself Go 2:56 RCA 9547
Jun 15 83 King Curtis and the Kingpins Valley Of The Dolls 2:37 Atco 6582
Jun 15 93 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Forget Me Not 2:58 Gordy 7070
Jun 22 2 Mason Williams Classical Gas 3:00 Warner Bros./Seven Arts 7190
Jun 22 5 Donovan Hurdy Gurdy Man 3:15 Epic 5-10345
Jun 22 19 Gary Lewis and the Playboys Sealed With A Kiss 2:22 Liberty 56037
Jun 22 24 Wilson Pickett I’m A Midnight Mover 2:25 Atlantic 2528
Jun 22 27 Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsey Don’t Take It So Hard 2:27 Columbia 44553
Jun 22 28 B.J. Thomas The Eyes Of A New York Woman 2:50 Scepter 12219
Jun 22 48 Turtles, The The Story Of Rock And Roll 2:40 White Whale 273
Jun 22 58 Arthur Conley People Sure Act Funny 2:10 Atco 6588
Jun 22 61 Tams, The Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy 2:06 ABC 11066
Jun 22 63 Tammy Wynette D-I-V-O-R-C-E 2:54 Epic 5-10315
Jun 22 72 Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires Your Time Hasn’t Come Yet, Baby 1:49 RCA 9547
Jun 22 75 Irish Rovers, The (The Puppet Song) Whiskey On A Sunday 2:38 Decca 32333
Jun 22 82 Bill Black’s Combo Turn On Your Love Light 2:06 Hi 2145
Jun 22 86 Barbara Greene Young Boy 2:21 Renee 5001
Jun 22 99 Cryan’ Shames, The Young Birds Fly 2:23 Columbia 44545
Jun 29 10 Dells, The Stay In My Corner 6:10 Cadet 5612
Jun 29 16 Amboy Dukes, The Journey To The Center Of The Mind 3:11 Mainstream 684
Jun 29 19 Bobby Goldsboro Autumn Of My Life 3:26 United Artists 50318
Jun 29 34 Fantastic Johnny C, The Hitch It To The Horse 2:42 Phil.-L.A. 315
Jun 29 43 Billy Vera With Pen In Hand 3:32 Atlantic 2526
Jun 29 60 Wayne Newton Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife 3:03 MGM 13955
Jun 29 75 Little Carl Carlton Competition Ain’t Nothin’ 2:25 Back Beat 588
Jun 29 81 Gene and Debbe Lovin’ Season 2:40 TRX 5010
Jun 29 82 Hugo Montenegro, His Orchetra and Chorus Hang ‘Em High 2:10 RCA 9554
Jun 29 89 O’Jays, The Look Over Your Shoulder (Live) 2:45 Bell 704

HOT 100 DEBUTS July 1968

Debut Peak Artist Title Time Label
Jul 6 1 Doors, The Hello, I Love You 2:13 Elektra 45635
Jul 6 12 Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas Dream A Little Dream Of Me 3:14 Dunhill 45-4145
Jul 6 26 Intruders, The (Love Is Like A) Baseball Game 2:45 Gamble 217
Jul 6 27 Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart Alice Long (You’re Still My Favorite Girlfriend) 2:45 A&M 948
Jul 6 32 Glen Campbell Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife 2:38 Capitol 2224
Jul 6 36 Otis Redding Amen 3:00 Atco 6592 A
Jul 6 74 Sweet Inspirations, The To Love Somebody 2:42 Atlantic 2529
Jul 6 91 Wes Montgomery Georgia On My Mind 2:42 A&M 940
Jul 6 92 Blue Cheer Just A Little Bit 3:24 Philips 40541
Jul 6 94 Freddie Hughes Send My Baby Back 2:55 Wand 1182
Jul 6 94 Jerry Lee Lewis What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) 2:33 Smash 2164
Jul 6 96 Patti Page Little Green Apples 3:02 Columbia 44556
Jul 13 2 Steppenwolf Born To Be Wild 2:55 Dunhill 45-4138
Jul 13 6 Clarence Carter Slip Away 2:40 Atlantic 45-2508
Jul 13 6 Vanilla Fudge, The You Keep Me Hangin’ On 2:50 Atco 45-6590
Jul 13 15 Barbara Acklin Love Makes A Woman 2:49 Brunswick 55379
Jul 13 17 Booker T. & The M.G.’s Soul-Limbo 2:23 Stax 0001
Jul 13 45 Willie Mitchell Prayer Meetin’ 2:12 Hi 2147
Jul 13 51 Otis Redding Hard To Handle 2:18 Atco 6592 B
Jul 13 55 Roger Williams The Impossible Dream 3:01 Kapp 907
Jul 13 66 Neil Diamond Two-Bit Manchild 3:12 Uni 55075
Jul 13 69 Eternity’s Children Mrs. Bluebird 2:55 Tower 416
Jul 13 85 Royal Guardsmen, The Snoopy For President 2:34 Laurie 3451
Jul 20 1 Rascals, The People Got To Be Free 2:57 Atlantic 45-2537
Jul 20 9 Archie Bell & The Drells I Can’t Stop Dancing 2:19 Atlantic 45-2534
Jul 20 23 Bobby Vinton Halfway To Paradise 2:40 Epic 10350
Jul 20 24 Moody Blues, The Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) 2:16 Deram 85028
Jul 20 34 Jackie Wilson I Get The Sweetest Feeling 2:52 Brunswick 55381
Jul 20 35 Stevie Wonder You Met Your Match 2:42 Tamla 54168
Jul 20 37 Petula Clark Don’t Give Up 3:02 Warner Bros. 7216
Jul 20 45 Cherry People, The And Suddenly 2:06 Heritage 801
Jul 20 49 Four Tops Yesterday’s Dreams 2:55 Motown 1127
Jul 20 61 Impressions, The I Loved And I Lost 3:11 ABC 11103
Jul 20 65 Ballads, The God Bless Our Love 2:57 Venture 615
Jul 20 80 Wilmer and the Dukes Give Me One More Chance 2:15 Aphrodisiac 260
Jul 27 3 Jose Feliciano Light My Fire 3:02 RCA Victor 47-9550
Jul 27 5 1910 Fruitgum Company, The 1,2,3 Red Light 1:54 Buddah 54
Jul 27 7 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell You’re All I Need To Get By 2:38 Tamla 54169
Jul 27 20 Beach Boys, The Do It Again 2:19 Capitol 2239
Jul 27 40 Eddie Floyd I’ve Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) 2:40 Stax 0002
Jul 27 53 Tommy James and the Shondells Somebody Cares 2:22 Roulette 7016
Jul 27 55 James Brown and the Famous Flames I Guess I’ll Have To Cry, Cry, Cry 3:50 King 6141
Jul 27 67 Happenings, The Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 2:20 B.T. Puppy 543
Jul 27 73 Lovin’ Spoonful, The Never Going Back 2:44 Kama Sutra 250
Jul 27 74 B.B. King I’m Gonna Do What They Do To Me 3:00 BluesWay 61018
Jul 27 74 Nancy Sinatra Happy 2:28 Reprise 756
Jul 27 77 Jerry Jeff Walker Mr. Bojangles 3:43 Atco 6594
Jul 27 91 Soul Clan, The Soul Meeting 3:32 Atlantic 2530
Jul 27 93 Sly and the Family Stone Life 2:58 Epic 10353

HOT 100 DEBUTS August 1968

Debut Peak Artist Title Time Label
Aug 3 26 Temptations, The Please Return Your Love To Me 2:21 Gordy 7074
Aug 3 28 Ray Stevens Mr. Businessman 3:19 Monument 1083
Aug 3 33 Betty Wright Girls Can’t Do What The Guys Do 2:07 Alston 4569
Aug 3 33 Ohio Express Down At Lulu’s 1:55 Buddah 56
Aug 3 43 Spanky and Our Gang Give A Damn 2:55 Mercury 72831
Aug 3 43 Bill Medley Brown Eyed Woman 3:15 MGM 13959
Aug 3 54 Sam and Dave Can’t You Find Another Way (Of Doing It) 2:23 Atlantic 2540
Aug 3 62 Patti Drew Workin’ On A Groovy Thing 3:08 Capitol 2197
Aug 3 63 Percy Sledge Sudden Stop 2:58 Atlantic 2539
Aug 3 79 Bobby Cole Mister Bo Jangles 3:58 Date 1613
Aug 3 86 Love Generation, The Montage From “How Sweet It Is” (I Know That You Know) 2:46 Imperial 66310
Aug 3 88 American Breed, The Anyway That You Want Me 2:18 Acta 827
Aug 3 95 Flavor Sally Had A Party 2:22 Columbia 44521
Aug 10 6 Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 The Fool On The Hill 3:14 A&M 961
Aug 10 11 Chambers Brothers, The Time Has Come Today 4:45 Columbia 4-44414
Aug 10 16 Canned Heat On The Road Again 3:33 Liberty 56038
Aug 10 25 Who, The Magic Bus 3:10 Decca 32362
Aug 10 31 Jr. Walker and the All Stars Hip City (Part 2) 3:12 Soul 35048
Aug 10 42 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas I Can’t Dance To That Music You’re Playin’ 2:38 Gordy 7075
Aug 10 52 Lulu Morning Dew 2:50 Epic 5-10367
Aug 10 52 Joe Tex Keep The One You Got 2:38 Dial 4083
Aug 10 83 King Curtis and the Kingpins I Heard It Thru The Grapevine 2:28 Atco 6598
Aug 10 85 Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers I Am Your Man 3:13 Gordy 7073
Aug 10 92 Dino, Desi and Billy Tell Someone You Love Them 2:12 Reprise 698
Aug 10 93 Sly and the Family Stone M’Lady 2:44 Epic 10353
Aug 10 96 Four Jacks and A Jill Mister Nico 2:20 RCA 9572
Aug 17 2 O.C. Smith Little Green Apples 3:48 Columbia 44616
Aug 17 4 Deep Purple Hush 4:11 Tetragram. 1503
Aug 17 5 O’Kaysions, The Girl Watcher 2:35 ABC 45-11094
Aug 17 6 Aretha Franklin The House That Jack Built 2:18 Atlantic 45-2546
Aug 17 8 Bee Gees, The I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You 2:59 Atco 45-6603
Aug 17 10 Aretha Franklin I Say A Little Prayer 2:41 Atlantic 45-2546
Aug 17 26 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Special Occasion 2:17 Tamla 54172
Aug 17 27 Al Wilson The Snake 3:26 Soul City 767
Aug 17 52 Bobby Womack Fly Me To The Moon 2:54 Minit 32048
Aug 24 1 Jeannie C. Riley Harper Valley P.T.A. 3:12 Plantation 3
Aug 24 30 Iron Butterfly In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida 2:52 Atco 6606
Aug 24 33 Dionne Warwick Who Is Gonna Love Me 3:09 Scepter 12226
Aug 24 39 Bull And The Matadors The Funky Judge 2:25 Toddlin’ Town 108
Aug 24 41 Gladys Knight and the Pips I Wish It Would Rain 2:52 Soul 35047
Aug 24 47 Association, The Six Man Band 2:20 Warner Bros. 7229 A
Aug 24 55 Jackie DeShannon The Weight 2:58 Imperial 66313
Aug 24 59 Five Stairsteps, The & Cubie Don’t Change Your Love 2:50 Curtom 1931
Aug 24 94 B.B. King The Woman I Love 3:01 Kent 492
Aug 24 95 Tiny Tim Bring Back Those Rockabye Baby Days 2:01 Reprise 760
Aug 24 97 Otis Clay She’s About A Mover 2:59 Cotillion 44001
Aug 31 5 Grass Roots, The Midnight Confessions 2:42 Dunhill 45-4144
Aug 31 12 Big Brother and the Holding Company Piece Of My Heart 2:43 Columbia 4-44626
Aug 31 16 Jerry Butler Hey, Western Union Man 2:37 Mercury 72850
Aug 31 20 Don Fardon (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation 3:23 GNP Crescendo 405
Aug 31 35 Delfonics, The Break Your Promise 2:58 Philly Groove 152
Aug 31 35 Tom Jones Help Yourself 2:50 Parrot 45-40029
Aug 31 40 Avant-Garde, The Naturally Stoned 2:11 Columbia 44590
Aug 31 43 Big Brother & the Holding Company Down On Me 2:25 Mainstream 662
Aug 31 51 Herb Alpert To Wait For Love 3:15 A&M 964
Aug 31 63 Band, The The Weight 4:40 Capitol 2269
Aug 31 64 Frank Sinatra My Way Of Life 3:02 Reprise 764
Aug 31 65 Dionne Warwick (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me 2:59 Scepter 12226
Aug 31 67 Strawberry Alarm Clock Barefoot In Baltimore 2:21 Uni 55076
Aug 31 69 Lou Rawls Down Here On The Ground 3:37 Capitol 2252
Aug 31 73 Sweet Inspirations, The Unchained Melody 3:15 Atlantic 2551
Aug 31 75 Judy Clay and William Bell Private Number 2:40 Stax 0005
Aug 31 76 Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts That Kind Of Woman 2:38 Bell 738
Aug 31 82 James Boys, The The Mule 2:42 Phil.-L.A. 316
Aug 31 83 Bobby Vee Do What You Gotta Do 2:48 Liberty 56057
Aug 31 86 Friend and Lover If Love Is In Your Heart 2:57 Verve Forecast 5091
Aug 31 87 Doors, The Light My Fire 2:52 Elektra 45616
Aug 31 94 James and Bobby Purify Help Yourself (To All Of My Lovin’) 2:18 Bell 735
Aug 31 98 Ramsey Lewis Since You’ve Been Gone 2:55 Cadet 5609

HOT 100 DEBUTS September 1968

Debut Peak Artist Title Time Label
Sep 7 2 Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, The Fire 2:52 Atlantic 45-2556
Sep 7 7 Vogues, The My Special Angel 2:57 Reprise 0766
Sep 7 10 James Brown Say It Loud – I’m Black And I’m Proud (Part 1) 2:45 King 45-6187
Sep 7 11 Creedence Clearwater Revival Suzie Q. (Part One) 4:33 Fantasy 616
Sep 7 22 Max Frost and the Troopers Shape Of Things To Come 1:57 Tower 419
Sep 7 22 Impressions, The Fool For You 2:48 Curtom 1932
Sep 7 31 Andy Kim Shoot’em Up, Baby 2:40 Steed 710 A
Sep 7 32 Equals, The Baby, Come Back 2:37 RCA 9583
Sep 7 48 Rolling Stones, The Street Fighting Man 3:07 London 909
Sep 7 84 Eddy Arnold Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye 2:47 RCA Victor 9606
Sep 7 100 Fats Domino Lady Madonna 2:17 Reprise 0763
Sep 14 1 Beatles, The Hey Jude 7:11 Apple 2276
Sep 14 5 Johnny Nash Hold Me Tight 2:50 JAD 207
Sep 14 12 Beatles, The Revolution 3:22 Apple 2276
Sep 14 32 Marvin Gaye Chained 2:35 Tamla 54170 A
Sep 14 37 Box Tops, The I Met Her In Church 2:40 Mala 12017
Sep 14 39 Glen Campbell Gentle On My Mind 2:57 Capitol 5939
Sep 14 44 Cowsills, The Poor Baby 2:57 MGM 13981
Sep 14 68 Cliff Nobles & Co. Horse Fever 2:35 Phil.-L.A. 318
Sep 14 81 Mamas and The Papas, The For The Love Of Ivy 3:40 Dunhill 4150
Sep 14 91 Irish Rovers, The The Biplane, Ever More 2:45 Decca 32371
Sep 14 93 Hollies, The Do The Best You Can 2:38 Epic 10361
Sep 14 97 Barbara Mason (I Can Feel Your Love) Slipping Away 3:05 Arctic 142
Sep 21 6 Turtles, The Elenore 2:31 White Whale 276
Sep 21 7 Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Over You 2:22 Columbia 4-44644
Sep 21 20 Jimi Hendrix Experience All Along The Watchtower 4:01 Reprise 0767
Sep 21 25 Unifics, The Court Of Love 2:45 Kapp 935
Sep 21 42 Wilson Pickett I Found A True Love 2:22 Atlantic 2558
Sep 21 56 Fantastic Four I Love You Madly 3:03 Soul 35052
Sep 21 82 Gene Chandler There Was A Time 3:30 Brunswick 55383
Sep 21 94 O’Jays, The The Choice 2:35 Bell 737
Sep 21 95 Harpers Bizarre Battle Of New Orleans 2:34 Warner Bros. 7223
Sep 21 96 Ronnie Dove Tomboy 2:39 Diamond 249
Sep 28 2 Mary Hopkin Those Were The Days 5:05 Apple 1801
Sep 28 13 5th Dimension, The Sweet Blindness 3:24 Soul City 768
Sep 28 22 Archies, The Bang Shang A Lang 2:34 Calendar 1006
Sep 28 41 Otis Redding I’ve Got Dreams To Remember 3:10 Atco 6612
Sep 28 44 Archie Bell & The Drells Do The Choo Choo 2:23 Atlantic 2559
Sep 28 55 Nancy Wilson Peace Of Mind 2:39 Capitol 2283
Sep 28 57 Masqueraders, The I Ain’t Got To Love Nobody Else 2:35 Bell 733
Sep 28 70 Status Quo, The Ice In The Sun 2:10 Cadet Con. 7006
Sep 28 71 Hugh Masekela Puffin’ On Down The Track 2:35 Uni 55085
Sep 28 75 Joe Simon Message From Maria 3:20 Sound Stage 7 2617
Sep 28 78 Los Pop Tops Oh Lord, Why Lord 3:58 Calla 154
Sep 28 83 Ray Charles Sweet Young Thing Like You 2:14 ABC 11133
Sep 28 95 Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires Almost In Love 3:00 RCA 9610
Sep 28 98 B.B. King The B.B. Jones 2:25 BluesWay 61019

HOT 100 DEBUTS October 1968

Debut Peak Artist Title Time Label
Oct 5 3 Steppenwolf Magic Carpet Ride 2:55 Dunhill 45-4161
Oct 5 6 Cream White Room 3:04 Atco 45-6617
Oct 5 25 Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) 2:27 Buddah 64
Oct 5 33 Donovan Lalena 2:52 Epic 10393
Oct 5 38 Vanilla Fudge Take Me For A Little While 3:20 Atco 6616
Oct 5 51 Four Tops I’m In A Different World 2:54 Motown 1132
Oct 5 56 Southwest F.O.B. Smell Of Incense 2:40 Hip 8002
Oct 5 63 Marvelettes, The Destination: Anywhere 2:37 Tamla 54171
Oct 5 66 Eivets Rednow (Stevie Wonder) Alfie 3:11 Gordy 7076
Oct 5 68 Neil Diamond Sunday Sun 2:39 Uni 55084
Oct 5 82 B.B. King You Put It On Me 2:45 BluesWay 61019
Oct 5 88 Professor Morrison’s Lollipop You Got The Love 2:12 White Whale 275
Oct 5 90 Ricardo Ray Nitty Gritty 2:32 Alegre 4024
Oct 5 91 Willie Mitchell Up-Hard 2:08 Hi 2151
Oct 12 16 Leapy Lee Little Arrows 3:00 Decca 32380
Oct 12 18 Dells, The Always Together 3:04 Cadet 5621
Oct 12 23 Frank Sinatra Cycles 3:06 Reprise 764
Oct 12 24 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell Keep On Lovin’ Me Honey 2:28 Tamla 54173
Oct 12 38 Tommy James and the Shondells Do Something To Me 2:28 Roulette 7024
Oct 12 58 Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsey Cinderella Sunshine 2:00 Columbia 44655
Oct 12 61 Moody Blues, The Ride My See-Saw 3:37 Deram 85033
Oct 12 62 Monkees, The Porpoise Song 4:00 Colgems 1031
Oct 12 69 Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires A Little Less Conversation 2:00 RCA 9610
Oct 12 77 Jose Feliciano Hitchcock Railway 3:20 RCA 9641
Oct 12 81 Joe Tex You Need Me, Baby 3:20 Dial 4086
Oct 12 82 Buffalo Springfield, The On The Way Home 2:25 Atco 6615
Oct 12 93 King Curtis & The Kingpins Harper Valley P.T.A. 2:34 Atco 45-6613
Oct 12 96 Mason Williams Baroque-A-Nova 2:15 Warner Bros. 7235
Oct 19 1 Diana Ross and the Supremes Love Child 2:59 Motown 1135
Oct 19 15 Ohio Express Chewy Chewy 2:39 Buddah 70
Oct 19 17 Eddie Floyd Bring It On Home To Me 2:29 Stax 0012
Oct 19 25 Jose Feliciano Hi-Heel Sneakers 3:43 RCA 9641
Oct 19 27 Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson Pickin’ Wild Mountain Berries 2:50 SSS Int’l. 748
Oct 19 31 Engelbert Humperdinck Les Bicyclettes De Belsize 3:10 Parrot 40032
Oct 19 33 Andy Williams Battle Hymn Of The Republic 3:27 Columbia 44650
Oct 19 57 Gene Chandler and Barbara Acklin From The Teacher To The Preacher 2:24 Brunswick 55387
Oct 19 83 Nina Simone Do What You Gotta Do 2:55 RCA 9602
Oct 19 85 Mauds, The Soul Drippin’ 2:15 Mercury 72832
Oct 19 86 Carla Thomas Where Do I Go 2:24 Stax 0011
Oct 19 92 Ray Charles Listen, They’re Playing My Song 3:14 ABC 11133
Oct 19 97 Robert Knight Isn’t It Lonely Together 3:24 Elf 90019
Oct 19 98 Sandpebbles, The Never My Love 2:58 Calla 155
Oct 26 11 Derek Cinnamon 2:35 Bang 558
Oct 26 4 Dion Abraham, Martin And John 3:15 Laurie 3464
Oct 26 5 Johnnie Taylor Who’s Making Love 2:47 Stax 0009
Oct 26 5 Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost Stormy 2:45 Imperial 66328
Oct 26 29 Magic Lanterns Shame, Shame 2:55 Atlantic 2560
Oct 26 36 Bobby Goldsboro The Straight Life 2:40 United Artists 50461
Oct 26 36 Bobby Russell 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero 3:23 Elf 90020
Oct 26 37 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Goody Goody Gumdrops 2:24 Buddah 71
Oct 26 46 Shadows Of Knight, The Shake 2:28 Team 520
Oct 26 48 Bill Medley Peace Brother Peace 4:15 MGM 14000
Oct 26 65 Marty Robbins I Walk Alone 2:59 Columbia 44633 A
Oct 26 67 Ben Colder Harper Valley P.T.A. (Later That Same Day) 3:14 MGM 13997
Oct 26 74 Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell Mornin’ Glory 2:52 Capitol 2314
Oct 26 85 Arthur Conley Aunt Dora’s Love Soul Shack 2:50 Atco 6622
Oct 26 88 Eddie Harris It’s Crazy 2:46 Atlantic 2561
Oct 26 96 Rejoice! Golden Gate Park 2:30 Dunhill 4158
Oct 26 98 McCoys, The Jesse Brady 2:47 Mercury 72843
Oct 26 99 Brook Benton Do Your Own Thing 2:54 Cotillion 44007

HOT 100 DEBUTS November 1968

Debut Peak Artist Title Time Label
Nov 2 3 Glen Campbell Wichita Lineman 3:03 Capitol 2302
Nov 2 2 Stevie Wonder For Once In My Life 2:49 Tamla 54174
Nov 2 9 Bobby Vinton I Love How You Love Me 2:28 Epic 5-10397
Nov 2 19 Dionne Warwick Promises, Promises 2:57 Scepter 12231
Nov 2 43 Dean Martin Not Enough Indians 3:25 Reprise 780
Nov 2 50 Jose Feliciano The Star-Spangled Banner 1:55 RCA 9665
Nov 2 52 Five By Five Fire 2:30 Paula 302
Nov 2 60 Gloria Walker Talking About My Baby 2:47 Flaming Arrow 35
Nov 2 63 Fireballs, The Come On, React 2:08 Atco 6614
Nov 2 64 Richard Harris The Yard Went On Forever 5:00 Dunhill 4170
Nov 2 64 Jefferson Airplane Crown Of Creation 2:52 RCA 9644
Nov 2 67 Mama Cass California Earthquake 2:40 Dunhill 4166
Nov 2 70 Jackie Wilson For Once In My Life 2:55 Brunswick 55392
Nov 2 73 Sam and Dave Everybody Got To Believe In Somebody 3:10 Atlantic 2568
Nov 2 80 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Sweet Darlin’ 2:58 Gordy 7080
Nov 2 92 Gene Pitney Billy You’re My Friend 3:18 Musicor 1331
Nov 9 9 Booker T. & The MG’s Hang ‘Em High 3:53 Stax 0013
Nov 9 13 Clarence Carter Too Weak To Fight 2:20 Atlantic 45-2569
Nov 9 19 Tammy Wynette Stand By Your Man 2:40 Epic 5-10398
Nov 9 8 Judy Collins Both Sides Now 3:14 Elektra 45639
Nov 9 31 James Brown Goodbye My Love 5:36 King 6198
Nov 9 38 Deep Purple Kentucky Woman 3:57 Tetragram. 1508
Nov 9 54 Intruders, The Slow Drag 2:19 Gamble 221
Nov 9 58 Creedence Clearwater Revival I Put A Spell On You 4:26 Fantasy 617
Nov 9 75 Peaches and Herb Let’s Make A Promise 2:36 Date 1623
Nov 9 100 Hesitations, The A Whiter Shade Of Pale 3:14 Kapp 948
Nov 16 5 B.J. Thomas Hooked On A Feeling 2:44 Scepter 12230
Nov 16 6 Temptations, The Cloud Nine 3:33 Gordy 7081
Nov 16 35 Royal Guardsmen, The Baby Let’s Wait 2:33 Laurie 3461
Nov 16 58 Bobby Bland Rockin’ In The Same Old Boat 2:43 Duke 440
Nov 16 67 Barbara Acklin Just Ain’t No Love 2:48 Brunswick 55388
Nov 16 16 Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 Scarborough Fair 3:25 A&M 986
Nov 16 39 Tymes, The People 3:17 Columbia 44630
Nov 16 42 Wilson Pickett A Man And A Half 2:51 Atlantic 2575
Nov 16 44 Lettermen, The Put Your Head On My Shoulder 2:35 Capitol 2324
Nov 16 48 Autry Inmann Ballad Of Two Brothers 3:30 Epic 10389
Nov 16 68 Joe Cocker With A Little Help From My Friends 4:55 A&M 991
Nov 16 87 Fantastic Johnny C, The (She’s) Some Kind Of Wonderful 2:33 Phil.-L.A. 320
Nov 16 93 Patti Drew Hard To Handle 2:31 Capitol 2339
Nov 16 94 Young Hearts I’ve Got Love For My Baby 3:05 Minit 32049
Nov 16 98 Joe Simon I Worry About You 2:45 Sound Stage 7 2617
Nov 23 14 Rene & Rene Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You) 2:55 White Whale 287
Nov 23 76 Paul Mauriat Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 2:00 Philips 40574
Nov 23 1 Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine 3:11 Tamla 54176
Nov 23 14 Aretha Franklin See Saw 2:42 Atlantic 45-2574
Nov 23 27 Vogues, The Till 2:17 Reprise 788
Nov 23 37 Chambers Brothers, The I Can’t Turn You Loose 4:50 Columbia 44679
Nov 23 59 Petula Clark American Boys 3:08 Warner Bros. 7244
Nov 23 61 Johnny Rivers Right Relations 5:00 Imperial 66335
Nov 23 66 Alvin Cash Keep On Dancing 2:37 Toddlin’ Town 111
Nov 23 67 Eric Burdon and the Animals White Houses 3:24 MGM 14013
Nov 23 71 Impressions, The Don’t Cry My Love 2:40 ABC 11135
Nov 23 76 O’Kaysions, The Love Machine 2:15 ABC 11153
Nov 23 76 Mamas and The Papas, The Do You Wanna Dance 2:58 Dunhill 4171
Nov 23 81 Sonny James Born To Be With You 2:32 Capitol 2271
Nov 23 83 Mills Brothers The Ol’ Race Track 2:29 Dot 17162
Nov 23 84 Big Brother & the Holding Company Coo Coo 1:55 Mainstream 678
Nov 23 94 Steve Miller Band Living In The USA 4:03 Capitol 2287
Nov 30 1 Sly & the Family Stone Everyday People 2:18 Epic 5-10407
Nov 30 3 Young-Holt Unlimited Soulful Strut 2:52 Brunswick 55391
Nov 30 10 Dusty Springfield Son-Of-A Preacher Man 2:28 Atlantic 45-2580
Nov 30 12 Elvis Presley If I Can Dream 3:08 RCA Victor 47-9670
Nov 30 21 Otis Redding Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag 2:32 Atco 45-6636
Nov 30 25 Impressions, The This Is My Country 2:47 Curtom 1934
Nov 30 28 Grassroots, The Bella Linda 2:53 Dunhill 4162
Nov 30 31 Aretha Franklin My Song 3:23 Atlantic 45-2574
Nov 30 52 Jimi Hendrix Experience Crosstown Traffic 2:18 Reprise 0792
Nov 30 65 Nancy Sinatra Good Time Girl 3:05 Reprise 789
Nov 30 79 Della Humphrey Don’t Make The Good Girls Go Bad 2:37 Arctic 144

HOT 100 DEBUTS December 1968

Debut Peak Artist Title Time Label
Dec 7 2 Diana Ross and the Supremes & the Temptations I’m Gonna Make You Love Me 3:04 Motown 1137
Dec 7 11 Canned Heat Going Up The Country 2:50 Liberty 56077
Dec 7 24 Rascals, The A Ray Of Hope 3:40 Atlantic 45-2584
Dec 7 35 Delfonics, The Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide From Love) 1:59 Philly Groove 154
Dec 7 39 Jerry Butler Are You Happy 2:40 Mercury 72876
Dec 7 43 Bobby Womack California Dreamin’ 3:23 Minit 32055
Dec 7 48 Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers Malinda 2:39 Gordy 7079
Dec 7 70 Joe Simon Looking Back 2:24 Sound Stage 7 2622
Dec 7 55 Jeannie C. Riley The Girl Most Likely 2:11 Plantation 7
Dec 7 79 Merrilee Rush Reach Out 4:42 AGP 107
Dec 7 80 Roger Miller Vance 4:35 Smash 2197
Dec 7 94 Spanky and Our Gang Yesterday’s Rain 3:12 Mercury 72871 A
Dec 7 99 Eddy Arnold They Don’t Make Love Like They Used To 3:06 RCA Victor 47-9667
Dec 14 1 Tommy James and the Shondells Crimson And Clover 3:23 Roulette 7028
Dec 14 11 Sammy Davis Jr. I’ve Gotta Be Me 2:53 Reprise 779
Dec 14 21 Archie Bell & The Drells There’s Gonna Be A Showdown 2:35 Atlantic 45-2583
Dec 14 36 Unifics, The The Beginning Of My End 3:15 Kapp 957
Dec 14 58 Johnny Nash You Got Soul 2:39 JAD 209
Dec 14 45 Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass My Favorite Things 3:00 A&M 1001
Dec 14 61 Beach Boys, The Bluebirds Over The Mountain 2:52 Capitol 2360
Dec 14 63 O.C. Smith Isn’t It Lonely Together 3:20 Columbia 44705
Dec 14 82 Johnny Adams Release Me 2:46 SSS International 750
Dec 14 91 John W. Anderson Presents KaSandra Don’t Pat Me On The Back And Call Me Brother 2:01 Capitol 2342
Dec 14 93 Frankie Karl and the Dreams Don’t Be Afraid (Do As I Say) 2:19 D.C. 180
Dec 14 97 Jimmy McGriff The Worm 3:20 Solid State 2524
Dec 21 3 Brooklyn Bridge Worst That Could Happen 3:07 Buddah 75
Dec 21 5 Tyrone Davis Can I Change My Mind 2:48 Dakar 45-602
Dec 21 6 Bee Gees, The I Started A Joke 3:04 Atco 45-6639
Dec 21 17 Bob Seger System Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man 2:25 Capitol 2297
Dec 21 23 Wilson Pickett Hey Jude 4:02 Atlantic 2591
Dec 21 25 5th Dimension, The California Soul 3:10 Soul City 770
Dec 21 41 Sam & Dave Soul Sister, Brown Sugar 2:27 Atlantic 45-2590
Dec 21 46 Goodees, The Condition Red 2:52 Hip 8005
Dec 21 48 Tom Jones A Minute Of Your Time 3:00 Parrot 40035
Dec 21 49 Andy Kim Rainbow Ride 2:47 Steed 45-711
Dec 21 83 Chambers Brothers, The Shout! – Part 1 3:15 Vault 945
Dec 21 84 Crystal Mansion, The The Thought Of Loving You 2:26 Capitol 2275
Dec 21 65 Vanilla Fudge Season Of The Witch (Part 1) 3:30 Atco 6632
Dec 21 86 James Brown Tit For Tat (Ain’t No Taking Back) 3:05 King 6204
Dec 21 91 Five Stairsteps, The & Cubie Stay Close To Me 2:07 Curtom 1933
Dec 28 3 Doors, The Touch Me 3:09 Elektra 45646
Dec 28 6 Jay and the Americans This Magic Moment 2:50 United Artists 50475
Dec 28 16 New Colony Six Things I’d Like To Say 2:19 Mercury 72858
Dec 28 28 Box Tops, The Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March 2:22 Mala 12035
Dec 28 38 Dells, The Does Anybody Know I’m Here 3:15 Cadet 5631
Dec 28 42 Johnny Cash Daddy Sang Bass 2:20 Columbia 4-44689
Dec 28 53 Archies, The Feelin’ So Good (S.k.o.o.b.y-D.o.o.) 2:56 Calendar 63-1007
Dec 28 57 Moments, The Not On The Outside 3:59 Stang 5000
Dec 28 61 4 Seasons, The Electric Stories 2:45 Philips 40577
Dec 28 83 John Wesley Ryles, I Kay 3:41 Columbia 4-44682
Dec 28 86 Barry Ryan Eloise 5:26 MGM 14010
Dec 28 91 Esquires, The You’ve Got The Power 2:35 Wand 1193
Dec 28 97 Al Martino I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You) 3:09 Capitol 2355
Dec 28 98 Bobby Vee I’m Into Lookin’ For Someone To Love Me 2:38 Liberty 56080