Cash Box Top 100 10/12/68

CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)		Week ending OCTOBER 12, 1968
TW	TITLE \| Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HEY JUDE Beatles–Apple 2276		1	1	1	5
2	HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley–Plantation 3		2	2	2	8
3	FIRE Crazy World Of Arthur Brown–Atlantic 2556		3	9	20	6
4	I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU Bee Gees–Atco 6603		6	6	13	10
5	MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS Grass Roots–Dunhill 4144		5	14	22	8
6	MY SPECIAL ANGEL Vogues–Reprise 0766		8	16	26	6
7	GIRL WATCHER O’Kaysions–ABC 11094		10	12	16	9
8	HUSH Deep Purple–Tetragrammaton 1503		4	4	5	10
9	ON THE ROAD AGAIN Canned Heat–Liberty 56038		9	17	23	11
10	LITTLE GREEN APPLES O.C. Smith–Columbia 44616		19	25	37	8
11	SLIP AWAY Clarence Carter–Atlantic 2508		15	15	17	13
12	OVER YOU Gary Puckett & Union Gap–Columbia 44644		18	41	54	5
13	REVOLUTION Beatles–Apple 2276		12	11	15	5
14	TIME HAS COME TODAY Chambers Brothers–Columbia 44414		17	21	36	8
15	SUZIE Q. (pt. 1) Creedence Clearwater Revival–Fantasy 616		16	32	83	4
16	THE FOOL ON THE HILL Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66–A&M 961		7	7	8	10
17	WHITE ROOM Cream–Atco 6617		52	70	—	3
18	I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin–Atlantic 2546		21	22	24	9
19	(The Lament Of The Cherokee) INDIAN RESERVATION Don Fardon–GNP Crescendo 405		20	23	32	8
20	MAGIC BUS The Who–Decca 32362		11	10	12	10
21	SAY IT LOUD – I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD (pt. 1) James Brown–King 6187		25	36	46	6
22	PIECE OF MY HEART Big Brother & Holding Company–Columbia 44626		31	58	61	6
23	THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin–Apple 1801		41	85	98	4
24	ELENORE Turtles–White Whale 276		34	49	68	4
25	WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME? Dionne Warwick–Scepter 12226		22	24	25	8
26	ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER Jimi Hendrix Experience–Reprise 0767		29	52	78	5
27	PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE Rascals–Atlantic 2537		13	5	3	13
28	THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Aretha Franklin–Atlantic 2546		28	18	9	10
29	SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME Max Frost & Troopers–Tower 419		37	57	69	7
30	BANG-SHANG-A-LANG Archies–Calendar 1006		36	50	76	5
31	BABY, COME BACK Equals–RCA Victor 47-9583		33	38	51	9
32	HELP YOURSELF Tom Jones–Parrot 40029		32	34	38	9
33	SWEET BLINDNESS 5th Dimension–Soul City 768		39	51	66	4
34	POOR BABY Cowsills–MGM 13981		35	42	50	6
35	1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT 1910 Fruitgum Co.–Buddah 54		14	3	4	14
36	HOLD ME TIGHT Johnny Nash–JAD 207		60	90	94	4
37	STREET FIGHTING MAN Rolling Stones–London 909		30	31	35	6
38	THE SNAKE Al Wilson–Soul City 767		43	45	49	12
39	NATURALLY STONED Avant-Garde–Columbia 44590		40	46	47	8
40	I FOUND A TRUE LOVE Wilson Pickett–Atlantic 2558		44	48	58	4
41	LALENA Donovan–Epic 10393		61	74	—	3
42	HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN Jerry Butler–Mercury 72850		56	61	67	7
43	I MET HER IN CHURCH Box Tops–Mala 12,017		48	54	64	5
44	CHAINED Marvin Gaye–Tamla 54170		53	62	73	4
45	LIGHT MY FIRE Jose Feliciano–RCA Victor 47-9550		27	13	6	13
46	BREAK YOUR PROMISE Delfonics–Philly Groove 152		50	55	59	8
47	FOOL FOR YOU Impressions–Curtom 1932		58	65	81	6
48	THE WEIGHT Jackie DeShannon–Imperial 66313		42	35	40	9
49	I’M IN A DIFFERENT WORLD Four Tops–Motown 1132		65	—	—	2
50	DOWN ON ME Big Brother & Holding Company–Mainstream 662		51	60	63	6
51	I’VE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER Otis Redding–Atco 6612		55	68	82	4
52	PUFFIN’ ON DOWN THE TRACK Hugh Masekela–Uni 55085		63	75	—	3
53	SHOOT ’EM UP, BABY Andy Kim–Steed 710		59	66	70	6
54	KEEP ON LOVIN’ ME HONEY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell–Tamla 54173		68	—	—	2
55	BROWN EYED WOMAN Bill Medley–MGM 13959		47	53	52	13
56	DO THE CHOO CHOO Archie Bell & Drells–Atlantic 2559		69	81	—	3
57	SWEET YOUNG THING LIKE YOU Ray Charles–ABC/TRC 11133		57	63	72	4
58	ICE IN THE SUN Status Quo–Cadet Concept 7006		66	71	79	5
59	THE WEIGHT The Band–Capitol 2269		62	64	65	6
60	MAGIC CARPET RIDE Steppenwolf–Dunhill 4161		—	—	—	1
61	TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE Vanilla Fudge–Atco 6616		—	—	—	1
62	A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-9610		67	77	—	3
63	COURT OF LOVE Unifics–Kapp 935		73	96	—	3
64	HI-HEEL SNEAKERS Jose Feliciano–RCA Victor 47-9641		—	—	—	1
65	SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS (Return Of The Native) Fever Tree–Uni 55060		74	67	74	8
66	UP-HARD Willie Mitchell–Hi 2151		71	87	—	3
67	THERE WAS A TIME Gene Chandler–Brunswick 55383		77	—	—	2
68	PORPOISE SONG Monkees–Colgems 1031		—	—	—	1
69	RIDE MY SEE-SAW Moody Blues–Deram 85033		81	—	—	2
70	DESTINATION: ANYWHERE Marvelettes–Tamla 54171		91	—	—	2
71	DON’T CHANGE YOUR LOVE Five Stairsteps & Cubie–Curtom 1931		75	76	80	6
72	YOU NEED ME, BABY Joe Tex–Dial 4086		—	—	—	1
73	I LOVE YOU MADLY Fantastic Four–Ric-Tic 144		84	—	—	2
74	IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly–Atco 6606		72	56	57	8
75	I AIN’T GOT TO LOVE NOBODY ELSE Masqueraders–Bell 733		79	86	92	4
76	QUICK JOEY SMALL (Run Joey Run) Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus–Buddah 64		86	—	—	2
77	YOU GOT THE LOVE Professor Morrison’s Lollipop–White Whale 275		80	82	87	5
78	THE BIPLANE, EVER MORE Irish Rovers–Decca 32371		78	84	89	5
79	TOMBOY Ronnie Dove–Diamond 249		76	78	85	5
80	1432 FRANKLIN PIKE CIRCLE HERO Bobby Russell–Elf 90020		89	—	—	2
81	SMELL OF INCENSE Southwest F.O.B.–Hip 8002		83	89	100	4
82	MESSAGE FROM MARIA Joe Simon–Sound Stage 7 2617		85	—	—	2
83	PICKIN’ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson–SSS Int’l 748		—	—	—	1
84	THE FUNKY JUDGE Bull & Matadors–Toddlin’ Town 108		87	98	99	6
85	SUNDAY SUN Neil Diamond–Uni 55084		94	99	—	3
86	BAROQUE-A-NOVA Mason Williams–Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7235		—	—	—	1
87	LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE Engelbert Humperdinck–Parrot 40032		—	—	—	1
88	PEACE OF MIND Nancy Wilson–Capitol 2283		98	—	—	2
89	CINNAMON Derek–Bang 558		92	93	95	5
90	GREENBURG, GLICKSTEIN, CHARLES, DAVID SMITH & JONES Cryan’ Shames–Columbia 44638		97	—	—	2
91	ALMOST IN LOVE Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-9610		95	—	—	2
92	HOLE IN MY POCKET Barry Goldberg Reunion–Buddah 59		90	91	93	4
93	SOUL DRIPPIN’ Mauds–Mercury 72832		—	100	—	2
94	FIRE Five By Five–Paula 302		100	—	—	2
95	YOU PUT IT ON ME B.B. King–BluesWay 61019		—	—	—	1
96	THE SUN AIN’T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE Fuzzy Bunnies–Decca 32364		96	—	—	3
97	WORKIN’ ON A GROOVY THING Patti Drew–Capitol 2197		88	95	96	8
98	ALFIE Eivets Rednow–Gordy 7076		—	73	77	4
99	NITTY GRITTY Ricardo Ray–Alegre 4024		—	—	—	1
100	OH LORD, WHY LORD Los Pop Tops–Calla 154		93	—	—	2

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