Top 100 songs for July 27, 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 “Grazing In The Grass” by Hugh Masekela. Meanwhile, “Yesterday's Dreams” by Four Tops rises from No. 96 to No. 54. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Yesterday's Dreams — Four Topsup 42 places, No. 96 → No. 54
- People Got To Be Free — The Rascalsup 32 places, No. 64 → No. 32
- I Can't Stop Dancing — Archie Bell & The Drellsup 29 places, No. 78 → No. 49
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Light My Fire — Jose FelicianoNo. 62
- I Guess I'll Have To Cry, Cry, Cry — James Brown And The Famous FlamesNo. 77
- Happy — Nancy SinatraNo. 79
- You're All I Need To Get By — Marvin Gaye & Tammi TerrellNo. 80
- 1, 2, 3, Red Light — 1910 Fruitgum Co.No. 84
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do — The HappeningsNo. 86
- Do It Again — The Beach BoysNo. 88
- Somebody Cares — Tommy James And The ShondellsNo. 90
- I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) — Eddie FloydNo. 91
- Life — Sly & The Family StoneNo. 93
- I'm Gonna Do What They Do To Me — B.B. KingNo. 94
- Mr. Bojangles — Jerry Jeff WalkerNo. 96
- Never Going Back — The Lovin' SpoonfulNo. 98
- Soul Meeting — The Soul ClanNo. 99
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.