Cash Box Top 100 9/28/68

CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)		Week ending SEPTEMBER 28, 1968
TW	TITLE \| Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HEY JUDE Beatles–Apple 2276		1	38	—	3
2	HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley–Plantation 3		2	1	4	6
3	1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT 1910 Fruitgum Co.–Buddah 54		4	5	7	12
4	HUSH Deep Purple–Tetragrammaton 1503		5	6	15	8
5	PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE Rascals–Atlantic 2537		3	2	1	11
6	I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU Bee Gees–Atco 6603		13	21	27	8
7	THE FOOL ON THE HILL Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66–A&M 961		8	14	20	8
8	YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell–Tamla 54169		7	9	12	10
9	FIRE Crazy World Of Arthur Brown–Atlantic 2556		20	39	73	4
10	MAGIC BUS The Who–Decca 32362		12	17	22	8
11	REVOLUTION Beatles–Apple 2276		15	69	—	3
12	GIRL WATCHER O’Kaysions–ABC 11094		16	22	44	7
13	LIGHT MY FIRE Jose Feliciano–RCA Victor 47-9550		6	4	3	11
14	MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS Grass Roots–Dunhill 4144		22	36	46	6
15	SLIP AWAY Clarence Carter–Atlantic 2508		17	20	25	11
16	MY SPECIAL ANGEL Vogues–Reprise 0766		26	53	70	4
17	ON THE ROAD AGAIN Canned Heat–Liberty 56038		23	29	39	9
18	THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Aretha Franklin–Atlantic 2546		9	10	14	8
19	BORN TO BE WILD Steppenwolf–Dunhill 4138		10	3	2	12
20	DO IT AGAIN Beach Boys–Capitol 2239		11	8	9	11
21	TIME HAS COME TODAY Chambers Brothers–Columbia 44414		36	49	59	6
22	I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin–Atlantic 2546		24	31	36	7
23	(The Lament Of The Cherokee) INDIAN RESERVATION Don Fardon–GNP Crescendo 405		32	55	64	6
24	WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME? Dionne Warwick–Scepter 12226		25	28	35	6
25	LITTLE GREEN APPLES O.C. Smith–Columbia 44616		37	47	58	6
26	YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON Vanilla Fudge–Atco 6590		14	7	8	15
27	HELLO, I LOVE YOU Doors–Elektra 45635		18	11	5	14
28	HIP CITY (pt. 2) Jr. Walker & All Stars–Soul 35048		28	33	38	8
29	LOVE MAKES A WOMAN Barbara Acklin–Brunswick 55379		21	16	17	14
30	SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE Cream–Atco 6544		19	12	6	24
31	STREET FIGHTING MAN Rolling Stones–London 909		35	45	63	4
32	SUZIE Q. (pt. 1) Creedence Clearwater Revival–Fantasy 616		83	—	—	2
33	DOWN AT LULU’S Ohio Express–Buddah 56		27	25	31	10
34	HELP YOURSELF Tom Jones–Parrot 40029		38	41	48	7
35	THE WEIGHT Jackie DeShannon–Imperial 66313		40	44	51	7
36	SAY IT LOUD – I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD (pt. 1) James Brown–King 6187		46	68	80	4
37	SPECIAL OCCASION Smokey Robinson & Miracles–Tamla 54172		31	24	26	8
38	BABY, COME BACK Equals–RCA Victor 47-9583		51	60	69	7
39	TO WAIT FOR LOVE Herb Alpert–A&M 964		39	40	50	5
40	THAT KIND OF WOMAN Merrilee Rush & Turnabouts–Bell 738		41	42	52	6
41	OVER YOU Gary Puckett & Union Gap–Columbia 44644		54	71	—	3
42	POOR BABY Cowsills–MGM 13981		50	64	76	4
43	GIRLS CAN’T DO WHAT THE GUYS DO Betty Wright–Alston 4569		48	57	68	9
44	SIX MAN BAND Association–Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7229		29	30	34	6
45	THE SNAKE Al Wilson–Soul City 767		49	56	67	10
46	NATURALLY STONED Avant-Garde–Columbia 44590		47	51	53	6
47	I WISH IT WOULD RAIN Gladys Knight & Pips–Soul 35047		43	46	55	5
48	I FOUND A TRUE LOVE Wilson Pickett–Atlantic 2558		58	—	—	2
49	ELENORE Turtles–White Whale 276		68	—	—	2
50	BANG-SHANG-A-LANG Archies–Calendar 1006		76	88	—	3
51	SWEET BLINDNESS 5th Dimension–Soul City 768		66	—	—	2
52	ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER Jimi Hendrix Experience–Reprise 0767		78	87	—	3
53	BROWN EYED WOMAN Bill Medley–MGM 13959		52	35	41	11
54	I MET HER IN CHURCH Box Tops–Mala 12,017		64	80	—	3
55	BREAK YOUR PROMISE Delfonics–Philly Groove 152		59	61	71	6
56	IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly–Atco 6606		57	59	61	6
57	SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME Max Frost & Troopers–Tower 419		69	78	81	5
58	PIECE OF MY HEART Big Brother & Holding Company–Columbia 44626		61	73	83	4
59	FOR THE LOVE OF IVY Mamas & The Papas–Dunhill 4150		62	67	72	4
60	DOWN ON ME Big Brother & Holding Company–Mainstream 662		63	76	90	4
61	HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN Jerry Butler–Mercury 72850		67	75	79	5
62	CHAINED Marvin Gaye–Tamla 54170		73	—	—	2
63	SWEET YOUNG THING LIKE YOU Ray Charles–ABC/TRC 11133		72	—	—	2
64	THE WEIGHT The Band–Capitol 2269		65	72	78	4
65	FOOL FOR YOU Impressions–Curtom 1932		81	91	96	4
66	SHOOT ’EM UP, BABY Andy Kim–Steed 710		70	79	89	4
67	SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS (Return Of The Native) Fever Tree–Uni 55060		74	81	85	6
68	I’VE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER Otis Redding–Atco 6612		82	—	—	2
69	THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE Eddy Arnold–RCA Victor 47-9606		71	74	75	6
70	WHITE ROOM Cream–Atco 6617		—	—	—	1
71	ICE IN THE SUN Status Quo–Cadet Concept 7006		79	89	—	3
72	LOVE HEALS Colours–Dot 17132		75	77	87	6
73	ALFIE Eivets Rednow–Gordy 7076		77	83	—	3
74	LALENA Donovan–Epic 10393		—	—	—	1
75	PUFFIN’ ON DOWN THE TRACK Hugh Masekela–Uni 55085		—	—	—	1
76	DON’T CHANGE YOUR LOVE Five Stairsteps & Cubie–Curtom 1931		80	82	84	4
77	A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-9610		—	—	—	1
78	TOMBOY Ronnie Dove–Diamond 249		85	90	—	3
79	LISTEN HERE Eddie Harris–Atlantic 2487		84	92	94	6
80	FLY ME TO THE MOON Bobby Womack–Minit 32048		86	93	95	5
81	DO THE CHOO CHOO Archie Bell & Drells–Atlantic 2559		—	—	—	1
82	YOU GOT THE LOVE Professor Morrison’s Lollipop–White Whale 275		87	94	—	3
83	PER-SO-NAL-LY Bobby Paris–Tetragrammaton 1504		88	95	—	3
84	THE BIPLANE, EVER MORE Irish Rovers–Decca 32371		89	98	—	3
85	THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin–Apple 1801		98	—	—	2
86	I AIN’T GOT TO LOVE NOBODY ELSE Masqueraders–Bell 733		92	—	—	2
87	UP-HARD Willie Mitchell–Hi 2151		—	—	—	1
88	CYCLES Frank Sinatra–Reprise 0764		91	—	—	2
89	SMELL OF INCENSE Southwest F.O.B.–Hip 8002		100	—	—	2
90	HOLD ME TIGHT Johnny Nash–JAD 207		94	—	—	2
91	HOLE IN MY POCKET Barry Goldberg Reunion–Buddah 59		93	—	—	2
92	DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND Lou Rawls–Capitol 2252		90	96	97	4
93	CINNAMON Derek–Bang 558		95	99	—	3
94	HORSE FEVER Cliff Nobles & Co.–Phil-L.A. Of Soul 318		—	—	—	1
95	WORKIN’ ON A GROOVY THING Patti Drew–Capitol 2197		96	—	82	6
96	COURT OF LOVE Unifics–Kapp 935		—	—	—	1
97	THE MULE James Boys–Phil-L.A. Of Soul 316		97	97	99	4
98	THE FUNKY JUDGE Bull & Matadors–Toddlin’ Town 108		99	—	91	4
99	SUNDAY SUN Neil Diamond–Uni 55084		—	—	—	1
100	SOUL DRIPPIN’ Mauds–Mercury 72832		—	—	—	1

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