Billboard Hot 100

Week of October 19, 1968

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Hey Jude

The Beatles

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

J.W.Lennon, P.McCartney

Producer(s):

G.Martin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

Son Lux Is Nominated for a Scoring Oscar: How Unusual Is That for a Band?

Billboard Hot 100

Week of October 19, 1968

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Hey Jude
  The Beatles
- 1
- 1
- 6
- - 1
  - 1
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

J.W.Lennon, P.McCartney

Producer(s):

G.Martin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

2
- Fire
  The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
- 3
- 2
- 7
- - 3
  - 2
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

3
- Little Green Apples
  O.C. Smith
- 4
- 3
- 10
- - 4
  - 3
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

4
- Harper Valley P.T.A.
  Jeannie C. Riley
- 2
- 1
- 9
- - 2
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Plantation

5
- Girl Watcher
  The O'Kaysions
- 5
- 5
- 10
- - 5
  - 5
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

6
- Midnight Confessions
  The Grass Roots
- 6
- 6
- 8
- - 6
  - 6
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

7
- My Special Angel
  The Vogues
- 7
- 7
- 7
- - 7
  - 7
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

8
- I've Gotta Get A Message To You
  Bee Gees
- 8
- 8
- 10
- - 8
  - 8
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

9
- Over You
  Gary Puckett And The Union Gap
- 9
- 9
- 5
- - 9
  - 9
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

10
- Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part 1)
  James Brown
- 14
- 10
- 7
- - 14
  - 10
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

King

11
- Time Has Come Today
  The Chambers Brothers
- 11
- 11
- 11
- - 11
  - 11
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

12
- Suzie Q. (Part One)
  Creedence Clearwater Revival
- 17
- 12
- 7
- - 17
  - 12
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fantasy

RIAA Certification: Platinum

13
- Those Were The Days
  Mary Hopkin
- 18
- 13
- 4
- - 18
  - 13
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

14
- Elenore
  The Turtles
- 24
- 14
- 5
- - 24
  - 14
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

White Whale

15
- Piece Of My Heart
  Big Brother And The Holding Company
- 19
- 15
- 8
- - 19
  - 15
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum

16
- Slip Away
  Clarence Carter
- 10
- 6
- 15
- - 10
  - 6
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

17
- Revolution
  The Beatles
- 15
- 12
- 6
- - 15
  - 12
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

18
- Hey, Western Union Man
  Jerry Butler
- 28
- 18
- 8
- - 28
  - 18
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

19
- Hold Me Tight
  Johnny Nash
- 38
- 19
- 6
- - 38
  - 19
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jad

20
- All Along The Watchtower
  The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- 29
- 20
- 5
- - 29
  - 20
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

21
- I Say A Little Prayer
  Aretha Franklin
- 13
- 10
- 10
- - 13
  - 10
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

22
- White Room
  Cream
- 50
- 22
- 3
- - 50
  - 22
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

23
- Fool For You
  The Impressions
- 36
- 23
- 7
- - 36
  - 23
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom

24
- The Fool On The Hill
  Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
- 22
- 6
- 11
- - 22
  - 6
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

25
- (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation
  Don Fardon
- 20
- 20
- 8
- - 20
  - 20
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

GNP Crescendo

26
- Shape Of Things To Come
  Max Frost And The Troopers
- 26
- 26
- 7
- - 26
  - 26
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tower

27
- People Got To Be Free
  The Rascals
- 12
- 1
- 14
- - 12
  - 1
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

28
- 1, 2, 3, Red Light
  1910 Fruitgum Co.
- 23
- 5
- 13
- - 23
  - 5
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

29
- Hush
  Deep Purple
- 16
- 4
- 10
- - 16
  - 4
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tetragrammaton

30
- The Snake
  Al Wilson
- 27
- 27
- 10
- - 27
  - 27
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul City

31
- On The Road Again
  Canned Heat
- 21
- 16
- 11
- - 21
  - 16
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

32
- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
  Iron Butterfly
- 32
- 32
- 9
- - 32
  - 32
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

33
- Chained
  Marvin Gaye
- 47
- 33
- 6
- - 47
  - 33
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

34
- Baby, Come Back
  The Equals
- 34
- 34
- 7
- - 34
  - 34
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

35
- Hip City - Pt. 2
  Jr. Walker & The All Stars
- 31
- 31
- 11
- - 31
  - 31
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

36
- Break Your Promise
  The Delfonics
- 40
- 36
- 8
- - 40
  - 36
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philly Groove

37
- Lalena
  Donovan
- 57
- 37
- 3
- - 57
  - 37
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Billboard Hot 100

Week of October 19, 1968

Billboard Hot 100

Hey Jude

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

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Son Lux Is Nominated for a Scoring Oscar: How Unusual Is That for a Band?

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Hey Jude

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Little Green Apples

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Harper Valley P.T.A.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Girl Watcher

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Midnight Confessions

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Special Angel

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I've Gotta Get A Message To You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Over You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Time Has Come Today

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Suzie Q. (Part One)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Those Were The Days

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elenore

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Piece Of My Heart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slip Away

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Revolution

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hey, Western Union Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hold Me Tight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All Along The Watchtower

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Say A Little Prayer

Imprint/Promotion Label:

White Room

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fool For You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Fool On The Hill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shape Of Things To Come

Imprint/Promotion Label:

People Got To Be Free

Imprint/Promotion Label:

1, 2, 3, Red Light

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hush

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Snake

Imprint/Promotion Label:

On The Road Again

Imprint/Promotion Label:

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chained