Top 100 songs for October 12, 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, “Those Were The Days” by Mary Hopkin rises from No. 54 to No. 18. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Those Were The Days — Mary Hopkinup 36 places, No. 54 → No. 18
- Magic Carpet Ride — Steppenwolfup 30 places, No. 86 → No. 56
- Take Me For A Little While — Vanilla Fudgeup 26 places, No. 84 → No. 58
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Those Were The Days — Mary HopkinNo. 18
- Elenore — The TurtlesNo. 24
- I Met Her In Church — The Box TopsNo. 37
First-week entries
- Keep On Lovin' Me Honey — Marvin Gaye & Tammi TerrellNo. 69
- Always Together — The DellsNo. 77
- Hitchcock Railway — Jose FelicianoNo. 82
- A Little Less Conversation — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 83
- Cinderella Sunshine — Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark LindsayNo. 85
- On The Way Home — Buffalo SpringfieldNo. 87
- Porpoise Song — The MonkeesNo. 89
- Harper Valley P.T.A. — King Curtis & The KingpinsNo. 93
- Cycles — Frank SinatraNo. 94
- Baroque-A-Nova — Mason WilliamsNo. 96
- Little Arrows — Leapy LeeNo. 97
- Do Something To Me — Tommy James And The ShondellsNo. 98
- You Need Me, Baby — Joe TexNo. 99
- Ride My See-Saw — The Moody BluesNo. 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.