CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending SEPTEMBER 14, 1968
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1HARPER VALLEY P.T.A.
    Jeannie C. Riley–Plantation 3
  42947  4
  2PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE
    Rascals–Atlantic 2537
  1  1  1  9
  3BORN TO BE WILD
    Steppenwolf–Dunhill 4138
  2  2  210
  4LIGHT MY FIRE
    Jose Feliciano–RCA Victor 47-9550
  3  3  3  9
  51, 2, 3, RED LIGHT
    1910 Fruitgum Co.–Buddah 54
  7131810
  6HUSH
    Deep Purple–Tetragrammaton 1503
152233  6
  7YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON
    Vanilla Fudge–Atco 6590
  8121313
  8DO IT AGAIN
    Beach Boys–Capitol 2239
  91112  9
  9YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY
    Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell–Tamla 54169
121423  8
10THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
    Aretha Franklin–Atlantic 2546
141924  6
11HELLO, I LOVE YOU
    Doors–Elektra 45635
  5  5  412
12SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE
    Cream–Atco 6544
  6  6  722
13SEALED WITH A KISS
    Gary Lewis & Playboys–Liberty 56037
11  81414
14THE FOOL ON THE HILL
    Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66–A&M 961
202444  6
15MR. BUSINESSMAN
    Ray Stevens–Monument 1083
161719  7
16LOVE MAKES A WOMAN
    Barbara Acklin–Brunswick 55379
17182212
17MAGIC BUS
    The Who–Decca 32362
222836  6
18SOUL-LIMBO
    Booker T. & MG’s–Stax 0001
10  91511
19STAY IN MY CORNER
    Dells–Cadet 5612
19202511
20SLIP AWAY
    Clarence Carter–Atlantic 2508
253030  9
21I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU
    Bee Gees–Atco 6603
273545  6
22GIRL WATCHER
    O’Kaysions–ABC 11094
445884  5
23PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME
    Temptations–Gordy 7074
242629  8
24SPECIAL OCCASION
    Smokey Robinson & Miracles–Tamla 54172
263240  6
25DOWN AT LULU’S
    Ohio Express–Buddah 56
313941  8
26TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon)
    Moody Blues–Deram 85028
30343512
27GIVE A DAMN
    Spanky & Our Gang–Mercury 72831
334353  6
28WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME?
    Dionne Warwick–Scepter 12226
354860  4
29ON THE ROAD AGAIN
    Canned Heat–Liberty 56038
394961  7
30SIX MAN BAND
    Association–Warner Bros.–7 Arts 7229
345362  4
31I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER
    Aretha Franklin–Atlantic 2546
365570  5
32CLASSICAL GAS
    Mason Williams–Warner Bros.–7 Arts 7190
18  7  612
33HIP CITY (pt. 2)
    Jr. Walker & All Stars–Soul 35048
384255  6
34TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME
    Vogues–Reprise 0686
13  4  513
35BROWN EYED WOMAN
    Bill Medley–MGM 13959
414757  9
36MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS
    Grass Roots–Dunhill 4144
466576  4
37I CAN’T STOP DANCING
    Archie Bell & Drells–Atlantic 2534
211521  9
38HEY JUDE
    Beatles–Apple 2276
  1
39FIRE
    Crazy World Of Arthur Brown–Atlantic 2556
73  2
40TO WAIT FOR LOVE
    Herb Alpert–A&M 964
5079  3
41HELP YOURSELF
    Tom Jones–Parrot 40029
485963  5
42THAT KIND OF WOMAN
    Merrilee Rush & Turnabouts–Bell 738
526373  4
43DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME
    Mama Cass–Dunhill 4145
23101011
44THE WEIGHT
    Jackie DeShannon–Imperial 66313
516064  5
45STREET FIGHTING MAN
    Rolling Stones–London 909
63  2
46I WISH IT WOULD RAIN
    Gladys Knight & Pips–Soul 35047
5580  3
47LITTLE GREEN APPLES
    O.C. Smith–Columbia 44616
588189  4
48I’VE NEVER FOUND A GIRL (To Love Me Like You Do)
    Eddie Floyd–Stax 0002
475259  7
49TIME HAS COME TODAY
    Chambers Brothers–Columbia 44414
597488  4
50JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND
    Amboy Dukes–Mainstream 684
28212013
51NATURALLY STONED
    Avant-Garde–Columbia 44590
536171  4
52I CAN’T DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOU’RE PLAYIN’
    Martha Reeves & Vandellas–Gordy 7075
404651  6
53MY SPECIAL ANGEL
    Vogues–Reprise 0766
70  2
54BAREFOOT IN BALTIMORE
    Strawberry Alarm Clock–Uni 55076
577779  6
55(The Lament Of The Cherokee) INDIAN RESERVATION
    Don Fardon–GNP Crescendo 405
647581  4
56THE SNAKE
    Al Wilson–Soul City 767
677278  8
57GIRLS CAN’T DO WHAT THE GUYS DO
    Betty Wright–Alston 4569
687680  7
58IF LOVE IS IN YOUR HEART
    Friend & Lover–Verve Forecast 5091
606872  4
59IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA
    Iron Butterfly–Atco 6606
617177  4
60BABY, COME BACK
    Equals–RCA Victor 47-9583
697885  5
61BREAK YOUR PROMISE
    Delfonics–Philly Groove 152
719699  4
62MORNING DEW
    Lulu–Epic 10367
627075  7
63MY WAY OF LIFE
    Frank Sinatra–Reprise 0764
667383  4
64POOR BABY
    Cowsills–MGM 13981
76  2
65AND SUDDENLY
    Cherry People–Heritage 801
43454911
66I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING
    Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55381
45505010
67FOR THE LOVE OF IVY
    Mamas & The Papas–Dunhill 4150
72  2
68SAY IT LOUD—I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD (pt. 1)
    James Brown–King 6187
80  2
69REVOLUTION
    Beatles–Apple 2276
  1
70KEEP THE ONE YOU GOT
    Joe Tex–Dial 4083
566468  6
71OVER YOU
    Gary Puckett & Union Gap–Columbia 44644
  1
72THE WEIGHT
    The Band–Capitol 2269
78  2
73PIECE OF MY HEART
    Big Brother & Holding Company–Columbia 44626
83  2
74THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE
    Eddy Arnold–RCA Victor 47-9606
758490  4
75HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN
    Jerry Butler–Mercury 72850
7991  3
76DOWN ON ME
    Big Brother & Holding Company–Mainstream 662
90  2
77LOVE HEALS
    Colours–Dot 17132
8798100   4
78SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
    Max Frost & Troopers–Tower 419
8192  3
79SHOOT ’EM UP, BABY
    Andy Kim–Steed 710
89  2
80I MET HER IN CHURCH
    Box Tops–Mala 12017
  1
81SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS (Return Of The Native)
    Fever Tree–Uni 55060
85  4
82DON’T CHANGE YOUR LOVE
    Five Stairsteps & Cubie–Curtom 1931
84  2
83ALFIE
    Eivets Rednow–Gordy 7076
  1
84PRIVATE NUMBER
    Judy Clay & William Bell–Stax 0005
8697  3
85EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’
    Nilsson–RCA Victor 47-9544
546265  6
86THE B.B. JONES
    B.B. King–BluesWay 61019
88  2
87ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER
    Jimi Hendrix Experience–Reprise 0767
  1
88BANG-SHANG-A-LANG
    Archies–Calendar 1006
  1
89ICE IN THE SUN
    Status Quo–Cadet Concept 7006
  1
90TOMBOY
    Ronnie Dove–Diamond 249
  1
91FOOL FOR YOU
    Impressions–Curtom 1932
96  2
92LISTEN HERE
    Eddie Harris–Atlantic 2487
9495  4
93FLY ME TO THE MOON
    Bobby Womack–Minit 32048
9599  3
94YOU GOT THE LOVE
    Professor Morrison’s Lollipop–White Whale 275
  1
95PER-SO-NAL-LY
    Bobby Paris–Tetragrammaton 1504
  1
96DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND
    Lou Rawls–Capitol 2252
97  2
97THE MULE
    James Boys–Phil-L.A. Of Soul 316
99  2
98THE BIPLANE, EVER MORE
    Irish Rovers–Decca 32371
  1
99CINNAMON
    Derek–Bang 558
  1
100 SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE
    Ramsey Lewis–Cadet 5609
92  2
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