Top 100 songs for August 3, 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 “Hello, I Love You” by The Doors. Meanwhile, “You Keep Me Hangin' On” by The Vanilla Fudge rises from No. 47 to No. 16. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- You Keep Me Hangin' On — The Vanilla Fudgeup 31 places, No. 47 → No. 16
- 1, 2, 3, Red Light — 1910 Fruitgum Co.up 31 places, No. 84 → No. 53
- Light My Fire — Jose Felicianoup 30 places, No. 62 → No. 32
New to this week’s Top 10
- Turn Around, Look At Me — The VoguesNo. 9
- Sunshine Of Your Love — CreamNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- You Keep Me Hangin' On — The Vanilla FudgeNo. 16
- Soul-Limbo — Booker T. & The MG'sNo. 22
- Halfway To Paradise — Bobby VintonNo. 28
- Light My Fire — Jose FelicianoNo. 32
- Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife — Glen CampbellNo. 33
- Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend) — Tommy Boyce & Bobby HartNo. 34
- I Can't Stop Dancing — Archie Bell & The DrellsNo. 39
- The Eyes Of A New York Woman — B.J. ThomasNo. 40
First-week entries
- Brown Eyed Woman — Bill MedleyNo. 80
- Please Return Your Love To Me — The TemptationsNo. 83
- Can't You Find Another Way (Of Doing It) — Sam & DaveNo. 86
- Mister Bo Jangles — Bobby ColeNo. 88
- Down At Lulu's — Ohio ExpressNo. 89
- Mr. Businessman — Ray StevensNo. 90
- Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do — Betty WrightNo. 91
- Anyway That You Want Me — The American BreedNo. 92
- Give A Damn — Spanky And Our GangNo. 95
- Workin' On A Groovy Thing — Patti DrewNo. 96
- Sudden Stop — Percy SledgeNo. 97
- Montage From How Sweet It Is (I Know That You Know) — The Love GenerationNo. 99
- Sally Had A Party — FlavorNo. 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.