POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 14, 1968
1

People Got To Be Free

The Rascals

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Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 1

2

Harper Valley P.T.A.

Jeannie C. Riley

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 4

3

Light My Fire

Jose Feliciano

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Peak: 3 • 12 wks • Prev: 3

4

Born To Be Wild

Steppenwolf

↓ 2

Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 2

5

1, 2, 3, Red Light

1910 Fruitgum Co.

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 7

6

The House That Jack Built

Aretha Franklin

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Peak: 6 • 9 wks • Prev: 6

7

You're All I Need To Get By

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 8

8

Hush

Deep Purple

↑ 5

Peak: 4 • 10 wks • Prev: 13

9

Hello, I Love You

The Doors

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 12 wks • Prev: 5

10

Hey Jude

The Beatles

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 19 wks

11

The Fool On The Hill

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

↑ 6

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 17

12

You Keep Me Hangin' On

The Vanilla Fudge

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Peak: 6 • 17 wks • Prev: 12

13

Sunshine Of Your Love

Cream

↓ 2

Peak: 5 • 26 wks • Prev: 11

14

I Say A Little Prayer

Aretha Franklin

↑ 9

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 23

15

Turn Around, Look At Me

The Vogues

↓ 1

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 14

16

I Can't Stop Dancing

Archie Bell & The Drells

↓ 7

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 9

17

Slip Away

Clarence Carter

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 18

18

Girl Watcher

The O'Kaysions

↑ 20

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 38

19

Stay In My Corner

The Dells

↓ 9

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 10

20

Do It Again

The Beach Boys

↑ 2

Peak: 20 • 10 wks • Prev: 22

21

Love Makes A Woman

Barbara Acklin

↓ 6

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 15

22

Classical Gas

Mason Williams

↓ 6

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 16

23

I've Gotta Get A Message To You

Bee Gees

↑ 7

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 30

24

On The Road Again

Canned Heat

↑ 11

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 35

25

Sealed With A Kiss

Gary Lewis And The Playboys

↓ 4

Peak: 19 • 14 wks • Prev: 21

26

Magic Bus

The Who

↑ 1

Peak: 25 • 9 wks • Prev: 27

27

Time Has Come Today

The Chambers Brothers

↑ 24

Peak: 11 • 14 wks • Prev: 51

28

The Eyes Of A New York Woman

B.J. Thomas

↑ 4

Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 32

29

Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)

The Moody Blues

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Peak: 24 • 11 wks • Prev: 29

30

Soul-Limbo

Booker T. & The MG's

↓ 10

Peak: 17 • 10 wks • Prev: 20

31

Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part 1)

James Brown

↑ 29

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 60

32

Please Return Your Love To Me

The Temptations

↓ 6

Peak: 26 • 7 wks • Prev: 26

33

Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do

Betty Wright

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Peak: 33 • 8 wks • Prev: 33

34

Down At Lulu's

Ohio Express

↑ 2

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 36

35

Dream A Little Dream Of Me

Mama Cass With The Mamas & The Papas

↓ 10

Peak: 12 • 11 wks • Prev: 25

36

Mr. Businessman

Ray Stevens

↓ 8

Peak: 28 • 7 wks • Prev: 28

37

Special Occasion

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

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Peak: 26 • 9 wks • Prev: 37

38

Revolution

The Beatles

★ NEW

Peak: 12 • 11 wks

39

Hip City - Pt. 2

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

↑ 7

Peak: 31 • 11 wks • Prev: 46

40

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

Eddie Floyd

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Peak: 40 • 9 wks • Prev: 40

41

Little Green Apples

O.C. Smith

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 45

42

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

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

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Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 42

43

Give A Damn

Spanky And Our Gang

—

Peak: 43 • 8 wks • Prev: 43

44

The Snake

Al Wilson

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Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 44

45

I Wish It Would Rain

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↑ 4

Peak: 41 • 10 wks • Prev: 49

46

Brown Eyed Woman

Bill Medley

↑ 1

Peak: 43 • 11 wks • Prev: 47

47

Six Man Band

The Association

↑ 1

Peak: 47 • 6 wks • Prev: 48

48

Help Yourself

Tom Jones

↑ 2

Peak: 35 • 8 wks • Prev: 50

49

Who Is Gonna Love Me?

Dionne Warwick

↑ 3

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 52

50

Stoned Soul Picnic

The 5th Dimension

↓ 26

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 24

51

Journey To The Center Of The Mind

The Amboy Dukes

↓ 32

Peak: 16 • 12 wks • Prev: 19

52

Midnight Confessions

The Grass Roots

↑ 12

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 64

53

Morning Dew

Lulu

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Peak: 52 • 8 wks • Prev: 53

54

To Wait For Love

Herb Alpert

↑ 2

Peak: 51 • 6 wks • Prev: 56

55

Listen Here

Eddie Harris

↑ 2

Peak: 45 • 13 wks • Prev: 57

56

Piece Of My Heart

Big Brother And The Holding Company

↑ 3

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 59

57

My Special Angel

The Vogues

↑ 5

Peak: 7 • 10 wks • Prev: 62

58

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

↑ 8

Peak: 30 • 17 wks • Prev: 66

59

(The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation

Don Fardon

↑ 2

Peak: 20 • 9 wks • Prev: 61

60

Fire

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown

↑ 21

Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 81

61

The Weight

Jackie DeShannon

↑ 4

Peak: 55 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

62

Workin' On A Groovy Thing

Patti Drew

↑ 1

Peak: 62 • 11 wks • Prev: 63

63

Street Fighting Man

The Rolling Stones

↑ 21

Peak: 48 • 6 wks • Prev: 84

64

Hey, Western Union Man

Jerry Butler

↑ 15

Peak: 16 • 13 wks • Prev: 79

65

Break Your Promise

The Delfonics

↑ 6

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 71

66

Baby, Come Back

The Equals

↑ 6

Peak: 32 • 9 wks • Prev: 72

67

Barefoot In Baltimore

Strawberry Alarm Clock

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Peak: 67 • 4 wks • Prev: 67

68

Down On Me

Big Brother And The Holding Company

↑ 1

Peak: 43 • 8 wks • Prev: 69

69

(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me

Dionne Warwick

↑ 1

Peak: 65 • 5 wks • Prev: 70

70

The Weight

The Band

↑ 6

Peak: 63 • 7 wks • Prev: 76

71

My Way Of Life

Frank Sinatra

↑ 7

Peak: 64 • 6 wks • Prev: 78

72

Down Here On The Ground

Lou Rawls

↑ 2

Peak: 69 • 5 wks • Prev: 74

73

Fly Me To The Moon

Bobby Womack

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Peak: 52 • 13 wks • Prev: 73

74

Unchained Melody

The Sweet Inspirations

↑ 3

Peak: 73 • 5 wks • Prev: 77

75

Private Number

Judy Clay & William Bell

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Peak: 75 • 6 wks • Prev: 75

76

That Kind Of Woman

Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts

↑ 4

Peak: 76 • 6 wks • Prev: 80

77

Fool For You

The Impressions

↑ 22

Peak: 22 • 12 wks • Prev: 99

78

Don't Change Your Love

Five Stairsteps & Cubie

↑ 5

Peak: 59 • 9 wks • Prev: 83

79

Chained

Marvin Gaye

★ NEW

Peak: 32 • 10 wks

80

I Met Her In Church

The Box Tops

★ NEW

Peak: 37 • 6 wks

81

Naturally Stoned

The Avant-Garde

↑ 8

Peak: 40 • 10 wks • Prev: 89

82

The Mule

The James Boys

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Peak: 82 • 4 wks • Prev: 82

83

Do What You Gotta Do

Bobby Vee

↑ 2

Peak: 83 • 4 wks • Prev: 85

84

Shape Of Things To Come

Max Frost And The Troopers

↑ 6

Peak: 22 • 12 wks • Prev: 90

85

Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye

Eddy Arnold

↑ 2

Peak: 84 • 4 wks • Prev: 87

86

Shoot'em Up, Baby

Andy Kim

↑ 2

Peak: 31 • 10 wks • Prev: 88

87

Poor Baby

The Cowsills

★ NEW

Peak: 44 • 6 wks

88

Suzie Q. (Part One)

Creedence Clearwater Revival

↑ 4

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 92

89

Gentle On My Mind

Glen Campbell

★ NEW

Peak: 39 • 16 wks

90

Light My Fire

The Doors

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 91

91

For The Love Of Ivy

The Mamas & The Papas

★ NEW

Peak: 81 • 5 wks

92

The Funky Judge

Bull & The Matadors

↑ 1

Peak: 39 • 14 wks • Prev: 93

93

Do The Best You Can

The Hollies

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 1 wks

94

Help Yourself (To All Of My Lovin')

James & Bobby Purify

↑ 2

Peak: 94 • 3 wks • Prev: 96

95

Sally Had A Party

Flavor

—

Peak: 95 • 5 wks • Prev: 95

96

The Biplane, Ever More

The Irish Rovers

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 5 wks

97

(I Can Feel Your Love) Slipping Away

Barbara Mason

★ NEW

Peak: 97 • 1 wks

98

Hold Me Tight

Johnny Nash

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 15 wks

99

Horse Fever

Cliff Nobles & Co.

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 5 wks

100

Lady Madonna

Fats Domino

—

Peak: 100 • 2 wks • Prev: 100

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