Cash Box Top 100 10/19/68

CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)		Week ending OCTOBER 19, 1968
TW	TITLE \| Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	HEY JUDE Beatles–Apple 2276		1	1	1	6
2	FIRE Crazy World Of Arthur Brown–Atlantic 2556		3	3	9	7
3	I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU Bee Gees–Atco 6603		4	6	6	11
4	LITTLE GREEN APPLES O.C. Smith–Columbia 44616		10	19	25	9
5	GIRL WATCHER O’Kaysions–ABC 11094		7	10	12	10
6	MY SPECIAL ANGEL Vogues–Reprise 0766		6	8	16	7
7	OVER YOU Gary Puckett & Union Gap–Columbia 44644		12	18	41	6
8	MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS Grass Roots–Dunhill 4144		5	5	14	9
9	HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley–Plantation 3		2	2	2	9
10	SUZIE Q. (pt. 1) Creedence Clearwater Revival–Fantasy 616		15	16	32	5
11	TIME HAS COME TODAY Chambers Brothers–Columbia 44414		14	17	21	9
12	ELENORE Turtles–White Whale 276		24	34	49	5
13	THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin–Apple 1801		23	41	85	5
14	WHITE ROOM Cream–Atco 6617		17	52	70	4
15	PIECE OF MY HEART Big Brother & Holding Company–Columbia 44626		22	31	58	7
16	ON THE ROAD AGAIN Canned Heat–Liberty 56038		9	9	17	12
17	REVOLUTION Beatles–Apple 2276		13	12	11	6
18	HUSH Deep Purple–Tetragrammaton 1503		8	4	4	11
19	SAY IT LOUD – I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD (pt. 1) James Brown–King 6187		21	25	36	7
20	(The Lament Of The Cherokee) INDIAN RESERVATION Don Fardon–GNP Crescendo 405		19	20	23	9
21	SLIP AWAY Clarence Carter–Atlantic 2508		11	15	15	14
22	ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER Jimi Hendrix Experience–Reprise 0767		26	29	52	6
23	THE FOOL ON THE HILL Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66–A&M 961		16	7	7	11
24	I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin–Atlantic 2546		18	21	22	10
25	SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME Max Frost & Troopers–Tower 419		29	37	57	8
26	BANG-SHANG-A-LANG Archies–Calendar 1006		30	36	50	6
27	SWEET BLINDNESS 5th Dimension–Soul City 768		33	39	51	5
28	BABY, COME BACK Equals–RCA Victor 47-9583		31	33	38	10
29	HOLD ME TIGHT Johnny Nash–JAD 207		36	60	90	5
30	PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE Rascals–Atlantic 2537		27	13	5	14
31	HELP YOURSELF Tom Jones–Parrot 40029		32	32	34	10
32	THE SNAKE Al Wilson–Soul City 767		38	43	45	13
33	POOR BABY Cowsills–MGM 13981		34	35	42	7
34	MAGIC BUS The Who–Decca 32362		20	11	10	11
35	NATURALLY STONED Avant-Garde–Columbia 44590		39	40	46	9
36	LALENA Donovan–Epic 10393		41	61	74	4
37	1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT 1910 Fruitgum Co.–Buddah 54		35	14	3	15
38	FOOL FOR YOU Impressions–Curtom 1932		47	58	65	7
39	HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN Jerry Butler–Mercury 72850		42	56	61	8
40	CHAINED Marvin Gaye–Tamla 54170		44	53	62	5
41	I MET HER IN CHURCH Box Tops–Mala 12,017		43	48	54	6
42	MAGIC CARPET RIDE Steppenwolf–Dunhill 4161		60	—	—	2
43	I’M IN A DIFFERENT WORLD Four Tops–Motown 1132		49	65	—	3
44	KEEP ON LOVIN’ ME HONEY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell–Tamla 54173		54	68	—	3
45	I’VE GOT DREAMS TO REMEMBER Otis Redding–Atco 6612		51	55	68	5
46	HI-HEEL SNEAKERS Jose Feliciano–RCA Victor 47-9641		64	—	—	2
47	SHOOT ’EM UP, BABY Andy Kim–Steed 710		53	59	66	7
48	DOWN ON ME Big Brother & Holding Company–Mainstream 662		50	51	60	7
49	DO THE CHOO CHOO Archie Bell & Drells–Atlantic 2559		56	69	81	4
50	PUFFIN’ ON DOWN THE TRACK Hugh Masekela–Uni 55085		52	63	75	4
51	COURT OF LOVE Unifics–Kapp 935		63	73	96	4
52	LOVE CHILD Diana Ross & Supremes–Motown 1135		—	—	—	1
53	BREAK YOUR PROMISE Delfonics–Philly Groove 152		46	50	55	9
54	ICE IN THE SUN Status Quo–Cadet Concept 7006		58	66	71	6
55	TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE Vanilla Fudge–Atco 6616		61	—	—	2
56	I LOVE YOU MADLY Fantastic Four–Soul 35052		73	84	—	3
57	PORPOISE SONG Monkees–Colgems 1031		68	—	—	2
58	THE WEIGHT Jackie DeShannon–Imperial 66313		48	42	35	10
59	A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-9610		62	67	77	4
60	QUICK JOEY SMALL (Run Joey Run) Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus–Buddah 64		76	86	—	3
61	CINDERELLA SUNSHINE Paul Revere & Raiders–Columbia 44655		—	—	—	1
62	DESTINATION: ANYWHERE Marvelettes–Tamla 54171		70	91	—	3
63	THERE WAS A TIME Gene Chandler–Brunswick 55383		67	77	—	3
64	RIDE MY SEE-SAW Moody Blues–Deram 85033		69	81	—	3
65	UP-HARD Willie Mitchell–Hi 2151		66	71	87	4
66	YOU NEED ME, BABY Joe Tex–Dial 4086		72	—	—	2
67	1432 FRANKLIN PIKE CIRCLE HERO Bobby Russell–Elf 90020		80	89	—	3
68	PICKIN’ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson–SSS Int’l 748		83	—	—	2
69	THE STRAIGHT LIFE Bobby Goldsboro–United Artists 50461		—	—	—	1
70	YOU GOT THE LOVE Professor Morrison’s Lollipop–White Whale 275		77	80	82	6
71	LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE Engelbert Humperdinck–Parrot 40032		87	—	—	2
72	ALWAYS TOGETHER Dells–Cadet 5621		—	—	—	1
73	THE FUNKY JUDGE Bull & Matadors–Toddlin’ Town 108		84	87	98	7
74	SMELL OF INCENSE Southwest F.O.B.–Hip 8002		81	83	89	5
75	MESSAGE FROM MARIA Joe Simon–Sound Stage 7 2617		82	85	—	3
76	LITTLE ARROWS Leapy Lee–Decca 32380		—	—	—	1
77	YOU’RE ALL AROUND ME Percy Sledge–Atlantic 2563		—	—	—	1
78	PEACE OF MIND Nancy Wilson–Capitol 2283		88	98	—	3
79	GREENBURG, GLICKSTEIN, CHARLES, DAVID SMITH & JONES Cryan’ Shames–Columbia 44638		90	97	—	3
80	BAROQUE-A-NOVA Mason Williams–Warner Bros.–Seven Arts 7235		86	—	—	2
81	SHAME, SHAME Magic Lanterns–Atlantic 2560		—	—	—	1
82	FROM THE TEACHER TO THE PREACHER Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin–Brunswick 55387		—	—	—	1
83	SOUL DRIPPIN’ Mauds–Mercury 72832		93	—	100	3
84	CHEWY CHEWY Ohio Express–Buddah 70		—	—	—	1
85	SUNDAY SUN Neil Diamond–Uni 55084		85	94	99	4
86	CINNAMON Derek–Bang 558		89	92	93	6
87	STORMY Classics IV–Imperial 66328		—	—	—	1
88	DO SOMETHING TO ME Tommy James & Shondells–Roulette 7024		—	—	—	1
89	SHAKE Shadows Of Knight–Team 520		—	—	—	1
90	ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN Dion–Laurie 3464		—	—	—	1
91	FIRE Five By Five–Paula 302		94	100	—	3
92	YOU PUT IT ON ME B.B. King–BluesWay 61019		95	—	—	2
93	ALFIE Eivets Rednow–Gordy 7076		98	—	73	5
94	WHO’S MAKING LOVE Johnnie Taylor–Stax 0009		—	—	—	1
95	OH LORD, WHY LORD Los Pop Tops–Calla 154		100	93	—	3
96	HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. (Later That Same Day) Ben Colder–MGM 13997		—	—	—	1
97	KISS HER NOW Ed Ames–RCA Victor 47-9647		—	—	—	1
98	AUNT DORA’S LOVE SOUL SHACK Arthur Conley–Atco 6622		—	—	—	1
99	THE BIPLANE, EVER MORE Irish Rovers–Decca 32371		78	78	84	6
100	IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA Iron Butterfly–Atco 6606		74	72	56	9

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