Billboard 200

Week of August 17, 1968

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Wheels Of Fire

Cream

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

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Billboard 200

Week of August 17, 1968

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Wheels Of Fire
  Cream
- 1
- 1
- 6
- - 1
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

2
- Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits
  The Rascals
- 3
- 2
- 6
- - 3
  - 2
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

3
- Aretha Now
  Aretha Franklin
- 5
- 3
- 6
- - 5
  - 3
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

4
- The Graduate
  Soundtrack
- 2
- 1
- 23
- - 2
  - 1
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

5
- Beat Of The Brass
  Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
- 4
- 1
- 15
- - 4
  - 1
  - 15

6
- Disraeli Gears
  Cream
- 7
- 4
- 37
- - 7
  - 4
  - 37

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

7
- Bookends
  Simon & Garfunkel
- 6
- 1
- 17
- - 6
  - 1
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

8
- Realization
  Johnny Rivers
- 12
- 8
- 8
- - 12
  - 8
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chess

9
- Honey
  Andy Williams
- 9
- 9
- 11
- - 9
  - 9
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

10
- Are You Experienced?
  Jimi Hendrix
- 10
- 7
- 52
- - 10
  - 7
  - 52

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

11
- Look Around
  Sergio Mendes
- 8
- 5
- 24
- - 8
  - 5
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

12
- Steppenwolf
  Steppenwolf
- 14
- 12
- 24
- - 14
  - 12
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

13
- Wish It Would Rain
  The Temptations
- 17
- 13
- 13
- - 17
  - 13
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

14
- Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
  Simon & Garfunkel
- 11
- 4
- 93
- - 11
  - 4
  - 93

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

15
- Aretha: Lady Soul
  Aretha Franklin
- 16
- 2
- 26
- - 16
  - 2
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

16
- By The Time I Get To Phoenix
  Glen Campbell
- 18
- 16
- 34
- - 18
  - 16
  - 34

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

17
- The Doors
  The Doors
- 15
- 2
- 74
- - 15
  - 2
  - 74

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DMC/Elektra/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

18
- Honey
  Bobby Goldsboro
- 13
- 5
- 18
- - 13
  - 5
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

19
- The Promise Of A Future
  Hugh Masekela
- 19
- 19
- 11
- - 19
  - 19
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

20
- Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison
  Johnny Cash
- 25
- 20
- 10
- - 25
  - 20
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

21
- The Papas & The Mamas
  The Mamas & The Papas
- 21
- 15
- 13
- - 21
  - 15
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

22
- Renaissance
  Vanilla Fudge
- 23
- 22
- 6
- - 23
  - 22
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

23
- The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
  Mason Williams
- 55
- 23
- 8
- - 55
  - 23
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

24
- Together
  Country Joe & The Fish
- 24
- 24
- 6
- - 24
  - 24
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vanguard

25
- Young Girl
  Gary Puckett And The Union Gap
- 26
- 21
- 14
- - 26
  - 21
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia Int.

26
- Dean Martin's Greatest Hits! Vol. 1
  Dean Martin
- 28
- 26
- 12
- - 28
  - 26
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

27
- Honey
  Ray Conniff
- 35
- 27
- 12
- - 35
  - 27
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

28
- Feliciano!
  Jose Feliciano
- 67
- 28
- 5
- - 67
  - 28
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

29
- Waiting For The Sun
  The Doors
- 110
- 29
- 2
- - 110
  - 29
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DMC/Elektra/Rhino

30
- Donovan In Concert
  Donovan
- 36
- 30
- 4
- - 36
  - 30
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

31
- Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits
  Diana Ross & The Supremes
- 27
- 1
- 47
- - 27
  - 1
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

32
- To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With
  Bill Cosby
- 32
- 7
- 20
- - 32
  - 7
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

33
- The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
  The Monkees
- 29
- 3
- 15
- - 29
  - 3
  - 15

34
- The Four Tops Greatest Hits
  Four Tops
- 33
- 4
- 47
- - 33
  - 4
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

35
- Nancy & Lee
  Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
- 34
- 13
- 19
- - 34
  - 13
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

36
- There Is
  The Dells
- 39
- 36
- 13
- - 39
  - 36
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

37
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  The Beatles
- 37
- 1
- 61
- - 37
  - 1
  - 61

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple/Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

38
- Wildflowers
  Judy Collins
- 38
- 36
- 33
- - 38
  - 36
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

39
- Gentle On My Mind
  Glen Campbell
- 31
- 31
- 25
- - 31
  - 31
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

40
- The Dock Of The Bay
  Otis Redding
- 45
- 4
- 22
- - 45
  - 4
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Volt

41
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
  Soundtrack
- 42
- 4
- 28
- - 42
  - 4
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tappan Zee

42
- Strange Days
  The Doors
- 54
- 3
- 42
- - 54
  - 3
  - 42

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

43
- A Tramp Shining
  Richard Harris
- 20
- 4
- 14
- - 20
  - 4

Billboard 200

Week of August 17, 1968

Billboard 200

Wheels Of Fire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Wheels Of Fire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aretha Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Graduate

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beat Of The Brass

Disraeli Gears

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bookends

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Realization

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Honey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Are You Experienced?

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Look Around

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Steppenwolf

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wish It Would Rain

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aretha: Lady Soul

Imprint/Promotion Label:

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Doors

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Honey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Promise Of A Future

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Papas & The Mamas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Renaissance

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Mason Williams Phonograph Record

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Together

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dean Martin's Greatest Hits! Vol. 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Honey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Feliciano!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Waiting For The Sun

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Donovan In Concert

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees

The Four Tops Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nancy & Lee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

There Is

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band