Top 100 songs for May 4, 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 “Honey” by Bobby Goldsboro. Meanwhile, “The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)” by Otis Redding rises from No. 87 to No. 47. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) — Otis Reddingup 40 places, No. 87 → No. 47
- Does Your Mama Know About Me — Bobby Taylor & The Vancouversup 30 places, No. 78 → No. 48
- If I Were A Carpenter — Four Topsup 30 places, No. 99 → No. 69
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Mrs. Robinson — Simon & GarfunkelNo. 32
- Mony Mony — Tommy James And The ShondellsNo. 34
- The Unknown Soldier — The DoorsNo. 39
- Call Me Lightning — The WhoNo. 40
First-week entries
- I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) — The TemptationsNo. 87
- Yummy Yummy Yummy — Ohio ExpressNo. 88
- Soul Train — Classics IVNo. 90
- Never Give You Up — Jerry ButlerNo. 91
- I Have A Dream — Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.No. 92
- He Don't Really Love You — The DelfonicsNo. 93
- I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free) — Solomon BurkeNo. 95
- Angel Of The Morning — Merrilee Rush & The TurnaboutsNo. 97
- Here's To You — Hamilton CampNo. 99
- How'd We Ever Get This Way — Andy KimNo. 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.