Top 100 songs for December 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 “Love Child” by Diana Ross & The Supremes. Meanwhile, “If I Can Dream” by Elvis Presley rises from No. 100 to No. 63. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- If I Can Dream — Elvis Presleyup 37 places, No. 100 → No. 63
- Soulful Strut — Young-Holt Unlimitedup 34 places, No. 65 → No. 31
- This Is My Country — The Impressionsup 29 places, No. 98 → No. 69
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Scarborough Fair — Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66No. 26
- Soulful Strut — Young-Holt UnlimitedNo. 31
- Goodbye My Love — James BrownNo. 34
- Till — The VoguesNo. 35
- Kentucky Woman — Deep PurpleNo. 38
- Goody Goody Gumdrops — 1910 Fruitgum Co.No. 40
First-week entries
- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me — Diana Ross And The Supremes & The TemptationsNo. 57
- A Ray Of Hope — The RascalsNo. 58
- Going Up The Country — Canned HeatNo. 74
- Malinda — Bobby Taylor & The VancouversNo. 80
- The Girl Most Likely — Jeannie C. RileyNo. 85
- Reach Out — Merrilee RushNo. 89
- Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love) — The DelfonicsNo. 94
- Yesterday's Rain — Spanky And Our GangNo. 95
- Are You Happy — Jerry ButlerNo. 96
- California Dreamin' — Bobby WomackNo. 97
- Looking Back — Joe SimonNo. 98
- They Don't Make Love Like They Used To — Eddy ArnoldNo. 99
- Vance — Roger MillerNo. 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.