POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 14, 1968
1

I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Marvin Gaye

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 4

2

Love Child

Diana Ross & The Supremes

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

3

For Once In My Life

Stevie Wonder

—

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 3

4

Abraham, Martin And John

Dion

↑ 3

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 7

5

Who's Making Love

Johnnie Taylor

—

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 5

6

Hey Jude

The Beatles

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 2

7

Wichita Lineman

Glen Campbell

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

8

Stormy

Classics IV Featuring Dennis Yost

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 9

9

I Love How You Love Me

Bobby Vinton

↑ 2

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 11

10

Magic Carpet Ride

Steppenwolf

↓ 4

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 6

11

Both Sides Now

Judy Collins

↑ 2

Peak: 8 • 11 wks • Prev: 13

12

Those Were The Days

Mary Hopkin

↓ 2

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 10

13

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

↑ 2

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 15

14

See Saw

Aretha Franklin

↑ 3

Peak: 14 • 8 wks • Prev: 17

15

Chewy Chewy

Ohio Express

↑ 5

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 20

16

Scarborough Fair

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

↑ 10

Peak: 16 • 9 wks • Prev: 26

17

Cinnamon

Derek

↑ 7

Peak: 11 • 15 wks • Prev: 24

18

Bring It On Home To Me

Eddie Floyd

—

Peak: 17 • 13 wks • Prev: 18

19

Hold Me Tight

Johnny Nash

↓ 7

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

20

I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

Diana Ross And The Supremes & The Temptations

↑ 37

Peak: 2 • 13 wks • Prev: 57

21

Little Arrows

Leapy Lee

↓ 5

Peak: 16 • 14 wks • Prev: 16

22

Promises, Promises

Dionne Warwick

↓ 3

Peak: 19 • 9 wks • Prev: 19

23

Hooked On A Feeling

B.J. Thomas

↑ 18

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 41

24

Soulful Strut

Young-Holt Unlimited

↑ 7

Peak: 3 • 13 wks • Prev: 31

25

Bang-Shang-A-Lang

The Archies

↓ 3

Peak: 22 • 13 wks • Prev: 22

26

White Room

Cream

↓ 12

Peak: 6 • 11 wks • Prev: 14

27

Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries

Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson

—

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 27

28

Too Weak To Fight

Clarence Carter

—

Peak: 13 • 15 wks • Prev: 28

29

Till

The Vogues

↑ 6

Peak: 27 • 6 wks • Prev: 35

30

Shame, Shame

Magic Lanterns

—

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 30

31

Goodbye My Love

James Brown

↑ 3

Peak: 31 • 7 wks • Prev: 34

32

Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You)

Rene & Rene

↑ 12

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 44

33

Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

Otis Redding

↑ 17

Peak: 21 • 9 wks • Prev: 50

34

Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run)

Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus

↓ 9

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 25

35

Cycles

Frank Sinatra

↓ 6

Peak: 23 • 10 wks • Prev: 29

36

Son-Of-A Preacher Man

Dusty Springfield

↑ 13

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 49

37

Goody Goody Gumdrops

1910 Fruitgum Co.

↑ 3

Peak: 37 • 9 wks • Prev: 40

38

Kentucky Woman

Deep Purple

—

Peak: 38 • 8 wks • Prev: 38

39

A Ray Of Hope

The Rascals

↑ 19

Peak: 24 • 8 wks • Prev: 58

40

If I Can Dream

Elvis Presley

↑ 23

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 63

41

Hang 'Em High

Booker T. & The MG's

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 42

42

A Man And A Half

Wilson Pickett

↑ 26

Peak: 42 • 6 wks • Prev: 68

43

Not Enough Indians

Dean Martin

—

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 43

44

I Can't Turn You Loose

The Chambers Brothers

↑ 1

Peak: 37 • 8 wks • Prev: 45

45

Battle Hymn Of The Republic

Andy Williams with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir

↓ 12

Peak: 33 • 13 wks • Prev: 33

46

Put Your Head On My Shoulder

The Lettermen

↑ 1

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 47

47

Les Bicyclettes De Belsize

Engelbert Humperdinck

↓ 8

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 39

48

Ballad Of Two Brothers

Autry Inman

↑ 8

Peak: 48 • 7 wks • Prev: 56

49

The Straight Life

Bobby Goldsboro

↓ 13

Peak: 36 • 8 wks • Prev: 36

50

This Is My Country

The Impressions

↑ 19

Peak: 25 • 10 wks • Prev: 69

51

Stand By Your Man

Tammy Wynette

↑ 16

Peak: 19 • 16 wks • Prev: 67

52

Going Up The Country

Canned Heat

↑ 22

Peak: 11 • 11 wks • Prev: 74

53

People

The Tymes

↑ 1

Peak: 39 • 8 wks • Prev: 54

54

Slow Drag

The Intruders

↑ 1

Peak: 54 • 7 wks • Prev: 55

55

My Song

Aretha Franklin

↑ 4

Peak: 31 • 7 wks • Prev: 59

56

Shake

Shadows Of Knight

↓ 10

Peak: 46 • 8 wks • Prev: 46

57

Fire

Five By Five

↓ 5

Peak: 52 • 7 wks • Prev: 52

58

Bella Linda

The Grass Roots

↑ 32

Peak: 28 • 9 wks • Prev: 90

59

I Put A Spell On You

Creedence Clearwater Revival

↑ 13

Peak: 58 • 9 wks • Prev: 72

60

Talking About My Baby

Gloria Walker

—

Peak: 60 • 7 wks • Prev: 60

61

Crosstown Traffic

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

↑ 12

Peak: 52 • 8 wks • Prev: 73

62

American Boys

Petula Clark

↑ 13

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 75

63

Come On, React!

The Fireballs

↑ 23

Peak: 63 • 8 wks • Prev: 86

65

I Walk Alone

Marty Robbins

↑ 1

Peak: 65 • 8 wks • Prev: 66

66

Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)

The Delfonics

↑ 28

Peak: 35 • 9 wks • Prev: 94

67

Malinda

Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers

↑ 13

Peak: 48 • 7 wks • Prev: 80

68

With A Little Help From My Friends

Joe Cocker

↑ 8

Peak: 68 • 6 wks • Prev: 76

69

Baby Let's Wait

The Royal Guardsmen

↑ 14

Peak: 35 • 13 wks • Prev: 83

70

Just Ain't No Love

Barbara Acklin

↑ 17

Peak: 67 • 9 wks • Prev: 87

71

Don't Cry My Love

The Impressions

—

Peak: 71 • 4 wks • Prev: 71

72

Everyday People

Sly & The Family Stone

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 78

73

Keep On Dancing

Alvin Cash

↑ 6

Peak: 66 • 5 wks • Prev: 79

74

Bluebirds Over The Mountain

The Beach Boys

★ NEW

Peak: 61 • 6 wks

75

My Favorite Things

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

★ NEW

Peak: 45 • 6 wks

76

Do You Wanna Dance

The Mamas & The Papas

↑ 12

Peak: 76 • 5 wks • Prev: 88

77

Love Machine

The O'Kaysions

—

Peak: 76 • 6 wks • Prev: 77

78

Are You Happy

Jerry Butler

↑ 18

Peak: 39 • 10 wks • Prev: 96

79

Don't Make The Good Girls Go Bad

Della Humphrey

↑ 13

Peak: 79 • 4 wks • Prev: 92

80

Isn't It Lonely Together

O.C. Smith

★ NEW

Peak: 63 • 6 wks

81

Born To Be With You

Sonny James

—

Peak: 81 • 4 wks • Prev: 81

82

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Paul Mauriat

—

Peak: 76 • 8 wks • Prev: 82

83

The Girl Most Likely

Jeannie C. Riley

↑ 2

Peak: 55 • 6 wks • Prev: 85

84

Good Time Girl

Nancy Sinatra

↑ 7

Peak: 65 • 5 wks • Prev: 91

85

Crimson And Clover

Tommy James And The Shondells

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 16 wks

86

The Beginning Of My End

The Unifics

★ NEW

Peak: 36 • 10 wks

87

There's Gonna Be A Showdown

Archie Bell & The Drells

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 11 wks

88

White Houses

Eric Burdon & The Animals

↑ 5

Peak: 67 • 8 wks • Prev: 93

89

Reach Out

Merrilee Rush

—

Peak: 79 • 4 wks • Prev: 89

90

You Got Soul

Johnny Nash

★ NEW

Peak: 58 • 7 wks

91

Looking Back

Joe Simon

↑ 7

Peak: 70 • 6 wks • Prev: 98

92

California Dreamin'

Bobby Womack

↑ 5

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 97

93

Don't Be Afraid (Do As I Say)

Frankie Karl & The Dreams

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 1 wks

94

I've Gotta Be Me

Sammy Davis Jr.

★ NEW

Peak: 11 • 16 wks

95

Yesterday's Rain

Spanky And Our Gang

—

Peak: 94 • 3 wks • Prev: 95

96

Release Me

Johnny Adams

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 3 wks

97

The Worm

Jimmy McGriff

★ NEW

Peak: 97 • 1 wks

98

Don't Pat Me On The Back And Call Me Brother

John W. Anderson presents KaSandra

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 2 wks

99

They Don't Make Love Like They Used To

Eddy Arnold

—

Peak: 99 • 2 wks • Prev: 99

100

Vance

Roger Miller

—

Peak: 80 • 6 wks • Prev: 100

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