Top 100 songs for September 7, 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, “Little Green Apples” by O.C. Smith rises from No. 69 to No. 45. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Little Green Apples — O.C. Smithup 24 places, No. 69 → No. 45
- Girl Watcher — The O'Kaysionsup 22 places, No. 60 → No. 38
- The Snake — Al Wilsonup 21 places, No. 65 → No. 44
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part 1) — James BrownNo. 60
- My Special Angel — The VoguesNo. 62
- Baby, Come Back — The EqualsNo. 72
- Fire — The Crazy World Of Arthur BrownNo. 81
- Street Fighting Man — The Rolling StonesNo. 84
- Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye — Eddy ArnoldNo. 87
- Shoot'em Up, Baby — Andy KimNo. 88
- Shape Of Things To Come — Max Frost And The TroopersNo. 90
- Suzie Q. (Part One) — Creedence Clearwater RevivalNo. 92
- Fool For You — The ImpressionsNo. 99
- Lady Madonna — Fats DominoNo. 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.