Billboard 200

Week of September 21, 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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Waiting For The Sun

The Doors

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DMC/Elektra/Rhino

Robby Krieger Aims to Get 'Closer to the Truth' About The Doors With His First Memoir

Billboard 200

Week of September 21, 1968

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Waiting For The Sun
  The Doors
- 1
- 1
- 7
- - 1
  - 1
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DMC/Elektra/Rhino

2
- Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits
  The Rascals
- 2
- 2
- 11
- - 2
  - 2
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

3
- Feliciano!
  Jose Feliciano
- 4
- 3
- 10
- - 4
  - 3
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

4
- Wheels Of Fire
  Cream
- 3
- 1
- 11
- - 3
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

5
- Realization
  Johnny Rivers
- 5
- 5
- 13
- - 5
  - 5
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chess

6
- Steppenwolf
  Steppenwolf
- 6
- 6
- 29
- - 6
  - 6
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

7
- Are You Experienced?
  Jimi Hendrix
- 8
- 7
- 57
- - 8
  - 7
  - 57

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

8
- The Graduate
  Soundtrack
- 10
- 1
- 28
- - 10
  - 1
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

9
- Disraeli Gears
  Cream
- 7
- 4
- 42
- - 7
  - 4
  - 42

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

10
- Bookends
  Simon & Garfunkel
- 11
- 1
- 22
- - 11
  - 1
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

11
- Beat Of The Brass
  Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
- 12
- 1
- 20
- - 12
  - 1
  - 20

12
- Aretha Now
  Aretha Franklin
- 9
- 3
- 11
- - 9
  - 3
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

13
- Cheap Thrills
  Big Brother And The Holding Company
- 33
- 13
- 4
- - 33
  - 13
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

14
- The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
  Mason Williams
- 14
- 14
- 13
- - 14
  - 14
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

15
- Gentle On My Mind
  Glen Campbell
- 16
- 15
- 30
- - 16
  - 15
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

16
- The Time Has Come
  The Chambers Brothers
- 25
- 16
- 32
- - 25
  - 16
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

17
- Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison
  Johnny Cash
- 17
- 13
- 15
- - 17
  - 13
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

18
- Donovan In Concert
  Donovan
- 19
- 18
- 9
- - 19
  - 18
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

19
- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
  Iron Butterfly
- 21
- 19
- 10
- - 21
  - 19
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

20
- Renaissance
  Vanilla Fudge
- 20
- 20
- 11
- - 20
  - 20
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

21
- By The Time I Get To Phoenix
  Glen Campbell
- 15
- 15
- 39
- - 15
  - 15
  - 39

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

22
- The Promise Of A Future
  Hugh Masekela
- 22
- 17
- 16
- - 22
  - 17
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uni

23
- Look Around
  Sergio Mendes
- 13
- 5
- 29
- - 13
  - 5
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

24
- Crown Of Creation
  Jefferson Airplane
- 66
- 24
- 3
- - 66
  - 24
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

25
- Boogie With Canned Heat
  Canned Heat
- 30
- 25
- 31
- - 30
  - 25
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

26
- Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
  Simon & Garfunkel
- 26
- 4
- 98
- - 26
  - 4
  - 98

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

27
- Truth
  Jeff Beck
- 34
- 27
- 5
- - 34
  - 27
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

28
- Wish It Would Rain
  The Temptations
- 18
- 13
- 18
- - 18
  - 13
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

29
- Vanilla Fudge
  Vanilla Fudge
- 23
- 6
- 54
- - 23
  - 6
  - 54

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

30
- The Doors
  The Doors
- 27
- 2
- 79
- - 27
  - 2
  - 79

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DMC/Elektra/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

31
- Aretha: Lady Soul
  Aretha Franklin
- 24
- 2
- 31
- - 24
  - 2
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

32
- Strange Days
  The Doors
- 32
- 3
- 47
- - 32
  - 3
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

33
- Wild In The Streets
  Soundtrack
- 52
- 33
- 12
- - 52
  - 33
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tower

34
- Honey
  Andy Williams
- 37
- 9
- 16
- - 37
  - 9
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

35
- Honey
  Bobby Goldsboro
- 28
- 5
- 23
- - 28
  - 5
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

36
- Honey
  Ray Conniff
- 35
- 22
- 17
- - 35
  - 22
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

37
- A Man Without Love
  Engelbert Humperdinck
- 62
- 37
- 5
- - 62
  - 37
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parrot

38
- A New Place In The Sun
  Glen Campbell
- 39
- 38
- 14
- - 39
  - 38
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

39
- A Tramp Shining
  Richard Harris
- 29
- 4
- 19
- - 29
  - 4
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

40
- Nancy & Lee
  Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
- 36
- 13
- 24
- - 36
  - 13
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

41
- Sounds Of Silence
  Simon & Garfunkel
- 42
- 21
- 82
- - 42
  - 21
  - 82

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

42
- Stoned Soul Picnic
  The 5th Dimension
- 60
- 42
- 5
- - 60
  - 42
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

43
- To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With
  Bill Cosby
- 40
- 7
- 25
- - 40
  - 7
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Billboard 200

Week of September 21, 1968

Billboard 200

Waiting For The Sun

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Robby Krieger Aims to Get 'Closer to the Truth' About The Doors With His First Memoir

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Waiting For The Sun

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Feliciano!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wheels Of Fire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Realization

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Steppenwolf

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Are You Experienced?

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Graduate

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Disraeli Gears

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bookends

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beat Of The Brass

Aretha Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cheap Thrills

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Mason Williams Phonograph Record

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gentle On My Mind

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Time Has Come

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Donovan In Concert

Imprint/Promotion Label:

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Renaissance

Imprint/Promotion Label:

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Promise Of A Future

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Look Around

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Crown Of Creation

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Boogie With Canned Heat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Truth

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wish It Would Rain

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vanilla Fudge

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Doors

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aretha: Lady Soul

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Strange Days

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wild In The Streets

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Honey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Honey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Honey

Imprint/Promotion Label: