Top 100 songs for May 11, 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, “If I Were A Carpenter” by Four Tops rises from No. 69 to No. 36. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- If I Were A Carpenter — Four Topsup 33 places, No. 69 → No. 36
- I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) — The Temptationsup 31 places, No. 87 → No. 56
- Yummy Yummy Yummy — Ohio Expressup 26 places, No. 88 → No. 62
New to this week’s Top 10
- Mrs. Robinson — Simon & GarfunkelNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- The Look Of Love — Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66No. 77
- MacArthur Park — Richard HarrisNo. 79
- Love In Every Room — Paul Mauriat And His OrchestraNo. 81
- A Man Without Love (Quando M'innamoro) — Engelbert HumperdinckNo. 87
- You Ain't Going Nowhere — The ByrdsNo. 93
- Sleepy Joe — Herman's HermitsNo. 95
- Face It Girl, It's Over — Nancy WilsonNo. 96
- Apologize — Ed AmesNo. 97
- Brooklyn Roads — Neil DiamondNo. 98
- Anyone For Tennis — CreamNo. 99
- She's A Heartbreaker — Gene PitneyNo. 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.