POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 18, 1968
1

Tighten Up

Archie Bell & The Drells

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 2

2

Mrs. Robinson

Simon & Garfunkel

↑ 7

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 9

3

Honey

Bobby Goldsboro

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 1

4

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra And Chorus

—

Peak: 2 • 22 wks • Prev: 4

5

A Beautiful Morning

The Rascals

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 13 wks • Prev: 6

6

Cowboys To Girls

The Intruders

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 7

7

Love Is All Around

The Troggs

↑ 4

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 11

8

The Unicorn

The Irish Rovers

—

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 8

9

Young Girl

The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett

↓ 6

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 3

11

Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day

Stevie Wonder

↑ 9

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 20

12

Cry Like A Baby

The Box Tops

↓ 7

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 5

13

Take Time To Know Her

Percy Sledge

—

Peak: 11 • 14 wks • Prev: 13

14

Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

↑ 10

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 24

15

Lady Madonna

The Beatles

↓ 5

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 10

16

Summertime Blues

Blue Cheer

↓ 1

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 15

17

I Got The Feelin'

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↓ 5

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 12

18

Funky Street

Arthur Conley

↓ 4

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 14

19

Mony Mony

Tommy James And The Shondells

↑ 3

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 22

20

Like To Get To Know You

Spanky And Our Gang

↑ 25

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 45

21

Ain't No Way

Aretha Franklin

↓ 5

Peak: 16 • 8 wks • Prev: 16

22

She's Lookin' Good

Wilson Pickett

↑ 8

Peak: 15 • 10 wks • Prev: 30

23

Soul Serenade

Willie Mitchell

—

Peak: 23 • 15 wks • Prev: 23

24

Sweet Inspiration

The Sweet Inspirations

↓ 6

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 18

25

I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)

The Temptations

↑ 31

Peak: 13 • 10 wks • Prev: 56

26

Delilah

Tom Jones

↑ 1

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 27

27

The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)

Otis Redding

↑ 10

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 37

28

I Will Always Think About You

The New Colony Six

↑ 1

Peak: 22 • 13 wks • Prev: 29

29

If I Were A Carpenter

Four Tops

↑ 7

Peak: 20 • 10 wks • Prev: 36

30

Does Your Mama Know About Me

Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers

↑ 16

Peak: 29 • 10 wks • Prev: 46

31

Master Jack

Four Jacks And A Jill

↑ 12

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 43

32

Yummy Yummy Yummy

Ohio Express

↑ 30

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 62

33

Dance To The Music

Sly & The Family Stone

↓ 12

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 21

34

The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde

Georgie Fame

↓ 17

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 17

35

(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone

Aretha Franklin

↓ 10

Peak: 5 • 12 wks • Prev: 25

36

My Girl/Hey Girl

Bobby Vee

↑ 12

Peak: 35 • 9 wks • Prev: 48

37

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Bobby Vinton

↓ 3

Peak: 33 • 8 wks • Prev: 34

38

Playboy

Gene And Debbe

↓ 12

Peak: 17 • 16 wks • Prev: 26

39

The Unknown Soldier

The Doors

—

Peak: 39 • 8 wks • Prev: 39

40

Jennifer Eccles

The Hollies

↑ 1

Peak: 40 • 11 wks • Prev: 41

41

U.S. Male

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 13

Peak: 28 • 9 wks • Prev: 28

42

Call Me Lightning

The Who

↓ 2

Peak: 40 • 8 wks • Prev: 40

43

The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp

O.C. Smith

↓ 1

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 42

44

I Wanna Live

Glen Campbell

↑ 10

Peak: 36 • 12 wks • Prev: 54

45

Wear It On Our Face

The Dells

↑ 8

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 53

47

Friends

The Beach Boys

↑ 8

Peak: 47 • 7 wks • Prev: 55

48

MacArthur Park

Richard Harris

↑ 31

Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 79

49

Look To Your Soul

Johnny Rivers

—

Peak: 49 • 7 wks • Prev: 49

50

I Love You

People

↑ 11

Peak: 14 • 18 wks • Prev: 61

51

I Can Remember

James & Bobby Purify

↑ 27

Peak: 51 • 6 wks • Prev: 78

52

Paying The Cost To Be The Boss

B.B. King

—

Peak: 39 • 7 wks • Prev: 52

53

A Man Without Love (Quando M'innamoro)

Engelbert Humperdinck

↑ 34

Peak: 19 • 9 wks • Prev: 87

54

How'd We Ever Get This Way

Andy Kim

↑ 26

Peak: 21 • 12 wks • Prev: 80

55

Angel Of The Morning

Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts

↑ 28

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 83

56

Unwind

Ray Stevens

↑ 15

Peak: 52 • 9 wks • Prev: 71

57

If You Don't Want My Love

Robert John

↑ 7

Peak: 49 • 12 wks • Prev: 64

58

Loving You Has Made Me Bananas

Guy Marks

↓ 7

Peak: 51 • 6 wks • Prev: 51

59

Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Flatt & Scruggs

↓ 1

Peak: 55 • 12 wks • Prev: 58

60

The Look Of Love

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

↑ 17

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 77

61

(You Keep Me) Hangin' On

Joe Simon

↑ 12

Peak: 25 • 15 wks • Prev: 73

62

Never Give You Up

Jerry Butler

↑ 23

Peak: 20 • 14 wks • Prev: 85

63

We're Rolling On (Part I)

The Impressions

↓ 4

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 59

64

Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music

Jay And The Techniques

↑ 1

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

65

She's A Heartbreaker

Gene Pitney

↑ 35

Peak: 16 • 13 wks • Prev: 100

66

I Promise To Wait My Love

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

—

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 66

67

Think

Aretha Franklin

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 10 wks

68

Impossible Mission (Mission Impossible)

Soul Survivors

—

Peak: 68 • 6 wks • Prev: 68

69

May I Take A Giant Step (Into Your Heart)

1910 Fruitgum Co.

↑ 6

Peak: 63 • 8 wks • Prev: 75

70

Jelly Jungle (Of Orange Marmalade)

Lemon Pipers

★ NEW

Peak: 51 • 5 wks

71

Love In Every Room

Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

↑ 10

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 81

72

This Guy's In Love With You

Herb Alpert

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 14 wks

73

Time For Livin'

The Association

★ NEW

Peak: 39 • 8 wks

74

I Got A Sure Thing

Ollie & The Nightingales

—

Peak: 73 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

75

Brooklyn Roads

Neil Diamond

↑ 23

Peak: 58 • 6 wks • Prev: 98

76

Cabaret

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

—

Peak: 72 • 6 wks • Prev: 76

77

I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free)

Solomon Burke

↑ 11

Peak: 68 • 8 wks • Prev: 88

78

You Ain't Going Nowhere

The Byrds

↑ 15

Peak: 74 • 5 wks • Prev: 93

79

Anyone For Tennis

Cream

↑ 20

Peak: 64 • 5 wks • Prev: 99

80

Sleepy Joe

Herman's Hermits

↑ 15

Peak: 61 • 6 wks • Prev: 95

81

I'll Never Do You Wrong

Joe Tex

★ NEW

Peak: 59 • 5 wks

82

Here's To You

Hamilton Camp

—

Peak: 76 • 5 wks • Prev: 82

83

Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me

Tiny Tim

★ NEW

Peak: 17 • 9 wks

84

My Shy Violet

The Mills Brothers

★ NEW

Peak: 73 • 7 wks

85

Chain Gang

Jackie Wilson & Count Basie

↑ 1

Peak: 84 • 5 wks • Prev: 86

86

A Tribute To A King

William Bell

↑ 3

Peak: 86 • 6 wks • Prev: 89

87

Gentle On My Mind

Patti Page

↓ 3

Peak: 66 • 16 wks • Prev: 84

88

I Got You Babe

Etta James

★ NEW

Peak: 69 • 7 wks

89

United

Peaches & Herb

★ NEW

Peak: 46 • 8 wks

90

Soul Train

Classics IV

—

Peak: 90 • 3 wks • Prev: 90

91

I Have A Dream

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

—

Peak: 88 • 4 wks • Prev: 91

92

He Don't Really Love You

The Delfonics

—

Peak: 92 • 4 wks • Prev: 92

93

Lili Marlene

Al Martino

↑ 1

Peak: 87 • 7 wks • Prev: 94

94

Apologize

Ed Ames

↑ 3

Peak: 79 • 6 wks • Prev: 97

95

Face It Girl, It's Over

Nancy Wilson

↑ 1

Peak: 29 • 14 wks • Prev: 96

96

It's Over

Eddy Arnold

★ NEW

Peak: 74 • 7 wks

97

Reach Out Of The Darkness

Friend And Lover

★ NEW

Peak: 10 • 14 wks

98

I Can't Make It Alone

Bill Medley

★ NEW

Peak: 95 • 2 wks

99

Pictures Of Matchstick Men

The Status Quo

★ NEW

Peak: 12 • 17 wks

100

The Doctor

Mary Wells

★ NEW

Peak: 65 • 8 wks

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