Cash Box Top 100 9/21/68

CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)		Week ending SEPTEMBER 21, 1968
TW	TITLE \| Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HEY JUDE Beatles–Apple 2276		38	—	—	2
2	HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley–Plantation 3		1	4	29	5
3	PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE Rascals–Atlantic 2537		2	1	1	10
4	1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT 1910 Fruitgum Co.–Buddah 54		5	7	13	11
5	HUSH Deep Purple–Tetragrammaton 1503		6	15	22	7
6	LIGHT MY FIRE Jose Feliciano–RCA Victor 47-9550		4	3	3	10
7	YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell–Tamla 54169		9	12	14	9
8	THE FOOL ON THE HILL Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66–A&M 961		14	20	24	7
9	THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Aretha Franklin–Atlantic 2546		10	14	19	7
10	BORN TO BE WILD Steppenwolf–Dunhill 4138		3	2	2	11
11	DO IT AGAIN Beach Boys–Capitol 2239		8	9	11	10
12	MAGIC BUS The Who–Decca 32362		17	22	28	7
13	I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU Bee Gees–Atco 6603		21	27	35	7
14	YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Vanilla Fudge–Atco 6590		7	8	12	14
15	REVOLUTION Beatles–Apple 2276		69	—	—	2
16	GIRL WATCHER O’Kaysions–ABC 11094		22	44	58	6
17	SLIP AWAY Clarence Carter–Atlantic 2508		20	25	30	10
18	HELLO, I LOVE YOU Doors–Elektra 45635		11	5	5	13
19	SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE Cream–Atco 6544		12	6	6	23
20	FIRE Crazy World Of Arthur Brown–Atlantic 2556		39	73	—	3
21	LOVE MAKES A WOMAN Barbara Acklin–Brunswick 55379		16	17	18	13
22	MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS Grass Roots–Dunhill 4144		36	46	65	5
23	ON THE ROAD AGAIN Canned Heat–Liberty 56038		29	39	49	8
24	I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin–Atlantic 2546		31	36	55	6
25	WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME? Dionne Warwick–Scepter 12226		28	35	48	5
26	MY SPECIAL ANGEL Vogues–Reprise 0766		53	70	—	3
27	DOWN AT LULU’S Ohio Express–Buddah 56		25	31	39	9
28	HIP CITY (pt. 2) Jr. Walker & All Stars–Soul 35048		33	38	42	7
29	SIX MAN BAND Association–Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7229		30	34	53	5
30	SEALED WITH A KISS Gary Lewis & Playboys–Liberty 56037		13	11	8	15
31	SPECIAL OCCASION Smokey Robinson & Miracles–Tamla 54172		24	26	32	7
32	(The Lament Of The Cherokee) INDIAN RESERVATION Don Fardon–GNP Crescendo 405		55	64	75	5
33	MR. BUSINESSMAN Ray Stevens–Monument 1083		15	16	17	8
34	SOUL-LIMBO Booker T. & MG’s–Stax 0001		18	10	9	12
35	STREET FIGHTING MAN Rolling Stones–London 909		45	63	—	3
36	TIME HAS COME TODAY Chambers Brothers–Columbia 44414		49	59	74	5
37	LITTLE GREEN APPLES O.C. Smith–Columbia 44616		47	58	81	5
38	HELP YOURSELF Tom Jones–Parrot 40029		41	48	59	6
39	TO WAIT FOR LOVE Herb Alpert–A&M 964		40	50	79	4
40	THE WEIGHT Jackie DeShannon–Imperial 66313		44	51	60	6
41	THAT KIND OF WOMAN Merrilee Rush & Turnabouts–Bell 738		42	52	63	5
42	STAY IN MY CORNER Dells–Cadet 5612		19	19	20	12
43	I WISH IT WOULD RAIN Gladys Knight & Pips–Soul 35047		46	55	80	4
44	TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Forever Afternoon) Moody Blues–Deram 85028		26	30	34	13
45	GIVE A DAMN Spanky & Our Gang–Mercury 72831		27	33	43	7
46	SAY IT LOUD – I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD (pt. 1) James Brown–King 6187		68	80	—	3
47	NATURALLY STONED Avant-Garde–Columbia 44590		51	53	61	5
48	GIRLS CAN’T DO WHAT THE GUYS DO Betty Wright–Alston 4569		57	68	76	8
49	THE SNAKE Al Wilson–Soul City 767		56	67	72	9
50	POOR BABY Cowsills–MGM 13981		64	76	—	3
51	BABY, COME BACK Equals–RCA Victor 47-9583		60	69	78	6
52	BROWN EYED WOMAN Bill Medley–MGM 13959		35	41	47	10
53	PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME Temptations–Gordy 7074		23	24	26	9
54	OVER YOU Gary Puckett & Union Gap–Columbia 44644		71	—	—	2
55	I’VE NEVER FOUND A GIRL (To Love Me Like You Do) Eddie Floyd–Stax 0002		48	47	52	8
56	I CAN’T DANCE TO THAT MUSIC YOU’RE PLAYIN’ Martha Reeves & Vandellas–Gordy 7075		52	40	46	7
57	IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly–Atco 6606		59	61	71	5
58	I FOUND A TRUE LOVE Wilson Pickett–Atlantic 2558		—	—	—	1
59	BREAK YOUR PROMISE Delfonics–Philly Groove 152		61	71	96	5
60	MY WAY OF LIFE Frank Sinatra–Reprise 0764		63	66	73	5
61	PIECE OF MY HEART Big Brother & Holding Company–Columbia 44626		73	83	—	3
62	FOR THE LOVE OF IVY Mamas & The Papas–Dunhill 4150		67	72	—	3
63	DOWN ON ME Big Brother & Holding Company–Mainstream 662		76	90	—	3
64	I MET HER IN CHURCH Box Tops–Mala 12,017		80	—	—	2
65	THE WEIGHT The Band–Capitol 2269		72	78	—	3
66	SWEET BLINDNESS 5th Dimension–Soul City 768		—	—	—	1
67	HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN Jerry Butler–Mercury 72850		75	79	91	4
68	ELENORE Turtles–White Whale 276		—	—	—	1
69	SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME Max Frost & Troopers–Tower 419		78	81	92	4
70	SHOOT ’EM UP, BABY Andy Kim–Steed 710		79	89	—	3
71	THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE Eddy Arnold–RCA Victor 47-9606		74	75	84	5
72	SWEET YOUNG THING LIKE YOU Ray Charles–ABC/TRC 11133		—	—	—	1
73	CHAINED Marvin Gaye–Tamla 54170		—	—	—	1
74	SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS (Return Of The Native) Fever Tree–Uni 55060		81	85	—	5
75	LOVE HEALS Colours–Dot 17132		77	87	98	5
76	BANG-SHANG-A-LANG Archies–Calendar 1006		88	—	—	2
77	ALFIE Eivets Rednow–Gordy 7076		83	—	—	2
78	ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER Jimi Hendrix Experience–Reprise 0767		87	—	—	2
79	ICE IN THE SUN Status Quo–Cadet Concept 7006		89	—	—	2
80	DON’T CHANGE YOUR LOVE Five Stairsteps & Cubie–Curtom 1931		82	84	—	3
81	FOOL FOR YOU Impressions–Curtom 1932		91	96	—	3
82	I’VE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER Otis Redding–Atco 6612		—	—	—	1
83	SUZIE Q. (pt. 1) Creedence Clearwater Revival–Fantasy 616		—	—	—	1
84	LISTEN HERE Eddie Harris–Atlantic 2487		92	94	95	5
85	TOMBOY Ronnie Dove–Diamond 249		90	—	—	2
86	FLY ME TO THE MOON Bobby Womack–Minit 32048		93	95	99	4
87	YOU GOT THE LOVE Professor Morrison’s Lollipop–White Whale 275		94	—	—	2
88	PER-SO-NAL-LY Bobby Paris–Tetragrammaton 1504		95	—	—	2
89	THE BIPLANE, EVER MORE Irish Rovers–Decca 32371		98	—	—	2
90	DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND Lou Rawls–Capitol 2252		96	97	—	3
91	CYCLES Frank Sinatra–Reprise 0764		—	—	—	1
92	I AIN’T GOT TO LOVE NOBODY ELSE Masqueraders–Bell 733		—	—	—	1
93	HOLE IN MY POCKET Barry Goldberg Reunion–Buddah 59		—	—	—	1
94	HOLD ME TIGHT Johnny Nash–JAD 207		—	—	—	1
95	CINNAMON Derek–Bang 558		99	—	—	2
96	WORKIN’ ON A GROOVY THING Patti Drew–Capitol 2197		—	82	89	5
97	THE MULE James Boys–Phil-L.A. Of Soul 316		97	99	—	3
98	THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin–Apple 1801		—	—	—	1
99	THE FUNKY JUDGE Bull & Matadors–Toddlin’ Town 108		—	91	100	3
100	SMELL OF INCENSE Southwest F.O.B.–Hip 8002		—	—	—	1

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