Top 100 songs for September 21, 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 “Harper Valley P.T.A.” by Jeannie C. Riley. Meanwhile, “Fire” by The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown rises from No. 60 to No. 15. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Fire — The Crazy World Of Arthur Brownup 45 places, No. 60 → No. 15
- Suzie Q. (Part One) — Creedence Clearwater Revivalup 44 places, No. 88 → No. 44
- My Special Angel — The Voguesup 38 places, No. 57 → No. 19
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Fire — The Crazy World Of Arthur BrownNo. 15
- My Special Angel — The VoguesNo. 19
- Midnight Confessions — The Grass RootsNo. 21
- Little Green Apples — O.C. SmithNo. 27
- (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation — Don FardonNo. 29
- Who Is Gonna Love Me? — Dionne WarwickNo. 39
- The Snake — Al WilsonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Over You — Gary Puckett And The Union GapNo. 54
- All Along The Watchtower — The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceNo. 66
- I Found A True Love — Wilson PickettNo. 87
- There Was A Time — Gene ChandlerNo. 94
- Battle Of New Orleans — Harpers BizarreNo. 95
- The Choice — The O'JaysNo. 96
- Elenore — The TurtlesNo. 97
- Tomboy — Ronnie DoveNo. 98
- I Love You Madly — Fantastic FourNo. 99
- Court Of Love — The UnificsNo. 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.