Top 100 songs for April 6, 1968
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1968 and the 1960s.
This week’s No. 1 is “(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay” by Otis Redding. Meanwhile, “I Will Always Think About You” by The New Colony Six rises from No. 95 to No. 48. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- I Will Always Think About You — The New Colony Sixup 47 places, No. 95 → No. 48
- Tighten Up — Archie Bell & The Drellsup 35 places, No. 81 → No. 46
- Take Good Care Of My Baby — Bobby Vintonup 33 places, No. 84 → No. 51
New to this week’s Top 10
- Cry Like A Baby — The Box TopsNo. 6
- Honey — Bobby GoldsboroNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- The Unicorn — The Irish RoversNo. 27
- Cowboys To Girls — The IntrudersNo. 28
- Take Time To Know Her — Percy SledgeNo. 30
- Forever Came Today — Diana Ross & The SupremesNo. 31
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly — Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra And ChorusNo. 34
- Funky Street — Arthur ConleyNo. 35
- Security — Etta JamesNo. 38
- Ame Caline (Soul Coaxing) — Raymond Lefevre and His OrchestraNo. 40
First-week entries
- Goodbye Baby (I Don't Want To See You Cry) — Tommy Boyce & Bobby HartNo. 70
- Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day — Stevie WonderNo. 74
- Look To Your Soul — Johnny RiversNo. 75
- Ain't No Way — Aretha FranklinNo. 78
- I Got A Sure Thing — Ollie & The NightingalesNo. 83
- Up On The Roof — The Cryan' ShamesNo. 86
- I Wanna Live — Glen CampbellNo. 88
- Jumbo — Bee GeesNo. 90
- Mony Mony — Tommy James And The ShondellsNo. 95
- I Love You — PeopleNo. 96
- Chain Of Fools (Part 1) — Jimmy SmithNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.