POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 17, 1968
1

People Got To Be Free

The Rascals

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 5

2

Hello, I Love You

The Doors

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 12 wks • Prev: 1

3

Classical Gas

Mason Williams

↓ 1

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 2

4

Born To Be Wild

Steppenwolf

↑ 7

Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 11

5

Light My Fire

Jose Feliciano

↑ 15

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 20

6

Stoned Soul Picnic

The 5th Dimension

↓ 3

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

7

Turn Around, Look At Me

The Vogues

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

8

Sunshine Of Your Love

Cream

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 26 wks • Prev: 9

9

Grazing In The Grass

Hugh Masekela

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 12 wks • Prev: 4

10

Hurdy Gurdy Man

Donovan

↓ 4

Peak: 5 • 12 wks • Prev: 6

11

Lady Willpower

Gary Puckett And The Union Gap

↓ 4

Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 7

12

Dream A Little Dream Of Me

Mama Cass With The Mamas & The Papas

↑ 6

Peak: 12 • 11 wks • Prev: 18

13

Stay In My Corner

The Dells

—

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

14

You Keep Me Hangin' On

The Vanilla Fudge

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 17 wks • Prev: 15

15

Jumpin' Jack Flash

The Rolling Stones

↓ 5

Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 10

16

I Can't Stop Dancing

Archie Bell & The Drells

↑ 7

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 23

17

Journey To The Center Of The Mind

The Amboy Dukes

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Peak: 16 • 12 wks • Prev: 17

18

Soul-Limbo

Booker T. & The MG's

↑ 3

Peak: 17 • 10 wks • Prev: 21

19

Sealed With A Kiss

Gary Lewis And The Playboys

↑ 5

Peak: 19 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

20

Pictures Of Matchstick Men

The Status Quo

↓ 6

Peak: 12 • 17 wks • Prev: 14

21

The Horse

Cliff Nobles & Co.

↓ 9

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 12

22

Sky Pilot (Part One)

Eric Burdon & The Animals

—

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 22

23

You're All I Need To Get By

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

↑ 13

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 36

24

Love Makes A Woman

Barbara Acklin

↑ 13

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 37

25

Halfway To Paradise

Bobby Vinton

↑ 2

Peak: 23 • 7 wks • Prev: 27

26

Autumn Of My Life

Bobby Goldsboro

↓ 7

Peak: 19 • 9 wks • Prev: 19

27

(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game

The Intruders

↑ 3

Peak: 26 • 9 wks • Prev: 30

28

Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend)

Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart

↑ 6

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 34

29

Slip Away

Clarence Carter

↑ 22

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 51

30

Indian Lake

The Cowsills

↓ 5

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 25

31

Please Return Your Love To Me

The Temptations

↑ 13

Peak: 26 • 7 wks • Prev: 44

32

1, 2, 3, Red Light

1910 Fruitgum Co.

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 39

33

Do It Again

The Beach Boys

↑ 17

Peak: 20 • 10 wks • Prev: 50

34

Hitch It To The Horse

The Fantastic Johnny C

↑ 1

Peak: 34 • 9 wks • Prev: 35

35

You Met Your Match

Stevie Wonder

↑ 6

Peak: 35 • 7 wks • Prev: 41

36

Don't Take It So Hard

Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay

↓ 3

Peak: 27 • 9 wks • Prev: 33

37

Lover's Holiday

Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson

↓ 6

Peak: 31 • 12 wks • Prev: 31

38

The Eyes Of A New York Woman

B.J. Thomas

↑ 2

Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 40

39

Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife

Glen Campbell

↓ 7

Peak: 32 • 8 wks • Prev: 32

40

Angel Of The Morning

Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts

↓ 12

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 28

41

This Guy's In Love With You

Herb Alpert

↓ 25

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 16

42

Reach Out Of The Darkness

Friend And Lover

↓ 16

Peak: 10 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

43

Don't Give Up

Petula Clark

↑ 4

Peak: 37 • 7 wks • Prev: 47

44

Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)

The Moody Blues

↑ 4

Peak: 24 • 11 wks • Prev: 48

45

Prayer Meetin'

Willie Mitchell

—

Peak: 45 • 7 wks • Prev: 45

46

Understanding

Ray Charles

↑ 19

Peak: 46 • 12 wks • Prev: 65

47

I Get The Sweetest Feeling

Jackie Wilson

↑ 6

Peak: 34 • 8 wks • Prev: 53

48

The Fool On The Hill

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

↑ 13

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 61

49

Yesterday's Dreams

Four Tops

—

Peak: 49 • 6 wks • Prev: 49

50

And Suddenly

The Cherry People

↑ 18

Peak: 45 • 8 wks • Prev: 68

51

Down At Lulu's

Ohio Express

↑ 1

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 52

52

Hard To Handle

Otis Redding

↑ 2

Peak: 51 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

53

Somebody Cares

Tommy James And The Shondells

↑ 2

Peak: 53 • 5 wks • Prev: 55

54

Can't You Find Another Way (Of Doing It)

Sam & Dave

↑ 2

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 56

55

The Impossible Dream

Roger Williams

↑ 2

Peak: 55 • 7 wks • Prev: 57

56

Give A Damn

Spanky And Our Gang

↑ 2

Peak: 43 • 8 wks • Prev: 58

57

I Guess I'll Have To Cry, Cry, Cry

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↑ 2

Peak: 55 • 6 wks • Prev: 59

58

Mr. Businessman

Ray Stevens

↑ 20

Peak: 28 • 7 wks • Prev: 78

59

The House That Jack Built

Aretha Franklin

★ NEW

Peak: 6 • 9 wks

60

Keep The One You Got

Joe Tex

↑ 12

Peak: 52 • 5 wks • Prev: 72

61

I Loved And I Lost

The Impressions

↑ 15

Peak: 61 • 8 wks • Prev: 76

62

Brown Eyed Woman

Bill Medley

↑ 2

Peak: 43 • 11 wks • Prev: 64

63

Sudden Stop

Percy Sledge

—

Peak: 63 • 5 wks • Prev: 63

64

Magic Bus

The Who

↑ 19

Peak: 25 • 9 wks • Prev: 83

65

God Bless Our Love

The Ballads

↑ 15

Peak: 65 • 7 wks • Prev: 80

66

I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)

Eddie Floyd

↑ 1

Peak: 40 • 9 wks • Prev: 67

67

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

The Happenings

↑ 3

Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 70

68

Two-Bit Manchild

Neil Diamond

↓ 2

Peak: 66 • 6 wks • Prev: 66

69

Mrs. Bluebird

Eternity's Children

—

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 69

70

Morning Dew

Lulu

↑ 1

Peak: 52 • 8 wks • Prev: 71

71

Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do

Betty Wright

↑ 15

Peak: 33 • 8 wks • Prev: 86

72

I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playin'

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

↑ 18

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 90

73

Never Going Back

The Lovin' Spoonful

—

Peak: 73 • 5 wks • Prev: 73

74

I'm Gonna Do What They Do To Me

B.B. King

↑ 7

Peak: 74 • 5 wks • Prev: 81

75

Competition Ain't Nothin'

Little Carl Carlton

—

Peak: 75 • 8 wks • Prev: 75

76

Hip City - Pt. 2

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

↑ 9

Peak: 31 • 11 wks • Prev: 85

77

Mr. Bojangles

Jerry Jeff Walker

—

Peak: 77 • 5 wks • Prev: 77

78

Happy

Nancy Sinatra

↓ 4

Peak: 74 • 4 wks • Prev: 74

79

Mister Bo Jangles

Bobby Cole

—

Peak: 79 • 3 wks • Prev: 79

80

Give Me One More Chance

Wilmer And The Dukes

↑ 4

Peak: 80 • 6 wks • Prev: 84

81

Workin' On A Groovy Thing

Patti Drew

↑ 1

Peak: 62 • 11 wks • Prev: 82

82

I Say A Little Prayer

Aretha Franklin

★ NEW

Peak: 10 • 11 wks

83

Hush

Deep Purple

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 10 wks

84

I Heard It Thru The Grapevine

King Curtis & The Kingpins

↑ 5

Peak: 83 • 3 wks • Prev: 89

85

I Am Your Man

Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers

↑ 7

Peak: 85 • 3 wks • Prev: 92

86

Montage From How Sweet It Is (I Know That You Know)

The Love Generation

↑ 1

Peak: 86 • 3 wks • Prev: 87

87

Special Occasion

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

★ NEW

Peak: 26 • 9 wks

88

Anyway That You Want Me

The American Breed

—

Peak: 88 • 4 wks • Prev: 88

89

Girl Watcher

The O'Kaysions

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 14 wks

90

On The Road Again

Canned Heat

↑ 9

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 99

91

Soul Meeting

The Soul Clan

—

Peak: 91 • 4 wks • Prev: 91

92

Time Has Come Today

The Chambers Brothers

↑ 3

Peak: 11 • 14 wks • Prev: 95

93

The Snake

Al Wilson

★ NEW

Peak: 27 • 10 wks

94

M'Lady

Sly & The Family Stone

↑ 3

Peak: 93 • 3 wks • Prev: 97

95

Tell Someone You Love Them

Dino, Desi & Billy

↑ 1

Peak: 92 • 4 wks • Prev: 96

96

Mister Nico

Four Jacks And A Jill

↑ 2

Peak: 96 • 2 wks • Prev: 98

97

Sally Had A Party

Flavor

↑ 3

Peak: 95 • 5 wks • Prev: 100

98

Little Green Apples

O.C. Smith

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 17 wks

99

I've Gotta Get A Message To You

Bee Gees

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 13 wks

100

Fly Me To The Moon

Bobby Womack

★ NEW

Peak: 52 • 13 wks

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