Top 100 songs for October 5, 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, “Peace Of Mind” by Nancy Wilson rises from No. 100 to No. 69. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Peace Of Mind — Nancy Wilsonup 31 places, No. 100 → No. 69
- Sweet Blindness — The 5th Dimensionup 27 places, No. 89 → No. 62
- Do The Choo Choo — Archie Bell & The Drellsup 26 places, No. 85 → No. 59
New to this week’s Top 10
- Little Green Apples — O.C. SmithNo. 4
- I Say A Little Prayer — Aretha FranklinNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Hey, Western Union Man — Jerry ButlerNo. 29
- Fool For You — The ImpressionsNo. 37
- Hold Me Tight — Johnny NashNo. 38
- Help Yourself — Tom JonesNo. 39
- Break Your Promise — The DelfonicsNo. 40
First-week entries
- White Room — CreamNo. 58
- Lalena — DonovanNo. 73
- Destination: Anywhere — The MarvelettesNo. 76
- Take Me For A Little While — Vanilla FudgeNo. 84
- Alfie — Eivets RednowNo. 85
- Magic Carpet Ride — SteppenwolfNo. 86
- You Got The Love — Professor Morrison's LollipopNo. 88
- Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) — Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral CircusNo. 89
- You Put It On Me — B.B. KingNo. 90
- Up-Hard — Willie MitchellNo. 93
- Nitty Gritty — Ricardo RayNo. 97
- I'm In A Different World — Four TopsNo. 98
- Smell Of Incense — Southwest F.O.B.No. 99
- Sunday Sun — Neil DiamondNo. 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.