Top 100 songs for August 24, 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 “People Got To Be Free” by The Rascals. Meanwhile, “Hush” by Deep Purple rises from No. 83 to No. 38. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Hush — Deep Purpleup 45 places, No. 83 → No. 38
- I Say A Little Prayer — Aretha Franklinup 43 places, No. 82 → No. 39
- The House That Jack Built — Aretha Franklinup 38 places, No. 59 → No. 21
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- The House That Jack Built — Aretha FranklinNo. 21
- The Fool On The Hill — Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66No. 32
- Don't Give Up — Petula ClarkNo. 37
- Hush — Deep PurpleNo. 38
- I Say A Little Prayer — Aretha FranklinNo. 39
- Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) — The Moody BluesNo. 40
First-week entries
- Harper Valley P.T.A. — Jeannie C. RileyNo. 81
- I Wish It Would Rain — Gladys Knight And The PipsNo. 84
- Six Man Band — The AssociationNo. 89
- Don't Change Your Love — Five Stairsteps & CubieNo. 90
- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida — Iron ButterflyNo. 92
- The Woman I Love — B.B. KingNo. 94
- Who Is Gonna Love Me? — Dionne WarwickNo. 96
- Bring Back Those Rockabye Baby Days — Tiny TimNo. 97
- The Funky Judge — Bull & The MatadorsNo. 98
- She's About A Mover — Otis ClayNo. 99
- The Weight — Jackie DeShannonNo. 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.