Billboard 200

Week of October 5, 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 October 5, 1968

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Waiting For The Sun
  The Doors
- 2
- 1
- 9
- - 2
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DMC/Elektra/Rhino

2
- Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits
  The Rascals
- 1
- 1
- 13
- - 1
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

3
- Feliciano!
  Jose Feliciano
- 3
- 3
- 12
- - 3
  - 3
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

4
- Cheap Thrills
  Big Brother And The Holding Company
- 4
- 4
- 6
- - 4
  - 4
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

5
- Are You Experienced?
  Jimi Hendrix
- 7
- 5
- 59
- - 7
  - 5
  - 59

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

6
- Gentle On My Mind
  Glen Campbell
- 8
- 6
- 32
- - 8
  - 6
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

7
- Realization
  Johnny Rivers
- 5
- 5
- 15
- - 5
  - 5
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chess

8
- Wheels Of Fire
  Cream
- 6
- 1
- 13
- - 6
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

9
- Steppenwolf
  Steppenwolf
- 9
- 6
- 31
- - 9
  - 6
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

10
- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
  Iron Butterfly
- 15
- 10
- 12
- - 15
  - 10
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

11
- Disraeli Gears
  Cream
- 11
- 4
- 44
- - 11
  - 4
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

12
- Bookends
  Simon & Garfunkel
- 12
- 1
- 24
- - 12
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

13
- The Time Has Come
  The Chambers Brothers
- 13
- 13
- 34
- - 13
  - 13
  - 34

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

14
- Crown Of Creation
  Jefferson Airplane
- 14
- 14
- 5
- - 14
  - 14
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

15
- By The Time I Get To Phoenix
  Glen Campbell
- 16
- 15
- 41
- - 16
  - 15
  - 41

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

16
- Wild In The Streets
  Soundtrack
- 28
- 16
- 14
- - 28
  - 16
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tower

17
- The Graduate
  Soundtrack
- 10
- 1
- 30
- - 10
  - 1
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

18
- Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison
  Johnny Cash
- 17
- 13
- 17
- - 17
  - 13
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

19
- Beat Of The Brass
  Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
- 19
- 1
- 22
- - 19
  - 1
  - 22

20
- Vanilla Fudge
  Vanilla Fudge
- 21
- 6
- 56
- - 21
  - 6
  - 56

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

21
- Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
  Simon & Garfunkel
- 25
- 4
- 100
- - 25
  - 4
  - 100

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

22
- Look Around
  Sergio Mendes
- 23
- 5
- 31
- - 23
  - 5
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

23
- Boogie With Canned Heat
  Canned Heat
- 24
- 23
- 33
- - 24
  - 23
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

24
- Idea
  Bee Gees
- 29
- 24
- 6
- - 29
  - 24
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion

25
- Donovan In Concert
  Donovan
- 18
- 18
- 11
- - 18
  - 18
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

26
- Truth
  Jeff Beck
- 26
- 26
- 7
- - 26
  - 26
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

27
- A New Place In The Sun
  Glen Campbell
- 32
- 27
- 16
- - 32
  - 27
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

28
- Aretha Now
  Aretha Franklin
- 20
- 3
- 13
- - 20
  - 3
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

29
- Honey
  Andy Williams
- 33
- 9
- 18
- - 33
  - 9
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

30
- Stoned Soul Picnic
  The 5th Dimension
- 36
- 30
- 7
- - 36
  - 30
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

31
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
  Soundtrack
- 41
- 31
- 13
- - 41
  - 31
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

32
- The Doors
  The Doors
- 27
- 2
- 81
- - 27
  - 2
  - 81

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DMC/Elektra/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

33
- A Man Without Love
  Engelbert Humperdinck
- 34
- 33
- 7
- - 34
  - 33
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parrot

34
- The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
  Mason Williams
- 22
- 14
- 15
- - 22
  - 14
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

35
- Days Of Future Past
  The Moody Blues With The London Festival Orchestra (Knight)
- 35
- 35
- 23
- - 35
  - 35
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London-Sire/PolyGram

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- Renaissance
  Vanilla Fudge
- 30
- 20
- 13
- - 30
  - 20
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

37
- Sounds Of Silence
  Simon & Garfunkel
- 40
- 21
- 84
- - 40
  - 21
  - 84

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

38
- Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits
  Diana Ross & The Supremes
- 43
- 1
- 54
- - 43
  - 1
  - 54

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

39
- Aretha: Lady Soul
  Aretha Franklin
- 31
- 2
- 33
- - 31
  - 2
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

40
- Super Session
  Mike Bloomfield
- 47
- 40
- 6
- - 47
  - 40
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

41
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  The Beatles
- 42
- 1
- 68
- - 42
  - 1
  - 68

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple/Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

42
- Dean Martin's Greatest Hits! Vol. 1
  Dean Martin
- 44
- 26
- 19
- - 44
  - 26
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

43
- Axis: Bold As Love
  The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- 50
- 3
- 35
- - 50
  - 3
  - 35

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Experience Hendrix/Legacy

Billboard 200

Week of October 5, 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:

Cheap Thrills

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Are You Experienced?

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gentle On My Mind

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Realization

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wheels Of Fire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Steppenwolf

Imprint/Promotion Label:

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Disraeli Gears

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bookends

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Time Has Come

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Crown Of Creation

Imprint/Promotion Label:

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wild In The Streets

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Graduate

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beat Of The Brass

Vanilla Fudge

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Look Around

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Boogie With Canned Heat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Idea

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Donovan In Concert

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Truth

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A New Place In The Sun

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aretha Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Honey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stoned Soul Picnic

Imprint/Promotion Label:

2001: A Space Odyssey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Doors

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Man Without Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Mason Williams Phonograph Record

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Days Of Future Past

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Renaissance

Imprint/Promotion Label: