Top 100 songs for September 28, 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 “Hey Jude” by The Beatles. Meanwhile, “Elenore” by The Turtles rises from No. 97 to No. 54. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Elenore — The Turtlesup 43 places, No. 97 → No. 54
- I Found A True Love — Wilson Pickettup 38 places, No. 87 → No. 49
- All Along The Watchtower — The Jimi Hendrix Experienceup 35 places, No. 66 → No. 31
New to this week’s Top 10
- Fire — The Crazy World Of Arthur BrownNo. 5
- Girl Watcher — The O'KaysionsNo. 9
- Slip Away — Clarence CarterNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Piece Of My Heart — Big Brother And The Holding CompanyNo. 24
- Suzie Q. (Part One) — Creedence Clearwater RevivalNo. 27
- Over You — Gary Puckett And The Union GapNo. 29
- All Along The Watchtower — The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceNo. 31
- Baby, Come Back — The EqualsNo. 34
- Shape Of Things To Come — Max Frost And The TroopersNo. 36
- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida — Iron ButterflyNo. 38
First-week entries
- I've Got Dreams To Remember — Otis ReddingNo. 69
- Those Were The Days — Mary HopkinNo. 70
- Bang-Shang-A-Lang — The ArchiesNo. 71
- Ice In The Sun — The Status QuoNo. 72
- Oh Lord, Why Lord — Los Pop TopsNo. 80
- Message From Maria — Joe SimonNo. 82
- Do The Choo Choo — Archie Bell & The DrellsNo. 85
- Sweet Young Thing Like You — Ray CharlesNo. 86
- I Ain't Got To Love Nobody Else — The MasqueradersNo. 88
- Sweet Blindness — The 5th DimensionNo. 89
- Puffin' On Down The Track — Hugh MasekelaNo. 90
- The B.B. Jones — B.B. KingNo. 98
- Almost In Love — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 99
- Peace Of Mind — Nancy WilsonNo. 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.