Saturday, October 11, 2014

November 1, 1968


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1
Beatles--Hey Jude/Revolution
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2
Steppenwolf--Magic Carpet Ride
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3
Mary Hopkin--Those Were the Days
8
4
Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus--Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run)
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5
Andy Kim--Shoot 'Em Up, Baby
10
6
Diana Ross & the Supremes--Love Child
12
7
Dion--Abraham, Martin & John
13
8
Derek--Cinnamon
7
9
Turtles--Elenore
9
10
Paul Revere & the Raiders--Cinderella Sunshine
15
11
Monkees--Porpoise Song
5
12
Bee Gees--I've Gotta Get a Message to You
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13
Grass Roots--Midnight Confessions
23
14
Ohio Express--Chewy Chewy
24
15
Glen Campbell--Wichita Lineman
11
16
Gary Puckett & the Union Gap--Over You
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17
Cream--White Room
26
18
Southwest F.O.B.--Smell of Incense
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19
Sajid Khan--Getting to Know You
14
20
Max Frost & the Troopers--Shape of Things to Come
17
21
Big Brother & the Holding Company--Piece of My Heart
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22
O.C. Smith--Little Green Apples
27
23
Vanilla Fudge--Take Me For a Little While
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24
Iron Butterfly--In-a-Gadda-da-Vida
19
25
Jimi Hendrix Experience--All Along the Watchtower
38
26
Bobby Goldsboro--The Straight Life
20
27
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Suzie Q. (Part One)
34
28
Magic Lanterns--Shame, Shame
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29
Johnny Nash--Hold Me Tight
28
30
Avant-Garde--Naturally Stoned
44
31
Judy Collins--Both Sides Now
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32
Moody Blues--Ride My See-Saw
37
33
Bobby Russell--1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero
25
34
O'Kaysions--Girl Watcher
41
35
Ray Stevens--The Great Escape
40
36
Richard Harris--The Yard Went on Forever
42
37
Dionne Warwick--Promises, Promises
47
38
Hollies--Listen to Me
39
39
Engelbert Humperdinck--Les Bicyclettes de Belsize
46
40
Mama Cass--California Earthquake
45
41
Jackie Lomax--The Eagle Laughs at You
49
42
Leapy Lee--Little Arrows
48
43
B.J. Thomas--Hooked on a Feeling
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44
Deep Purple--Kentucky Woman
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45
Springfield Rifle--That's All I Really Need
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46
Rainy Daze--Make Me Laugh
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47
Peanut Butter Conspiracy--I'm a Fool
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48
Bobby Vinton--I Love How You Love Me
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49
Frank Sinatra--Cycles
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50
Classics IV--Stormy


“Hey Jude” holds off “Magic Carpet Ride” for the second consecutive week, but Steppenwolf will break through next week, ending the Beatles’ run at number one at eight weeks.

One non-BB hit debuts this week: Seattle’s Springfield Rifle with “That’s All I Really Need,” a mellow track with prominent flute by the group’s sax player, Jeff Afdem.  It’ll get up to number twelve on the survey.  “I’m a Fool” by San Francisco’s Peanut Butter Conspiracy was a number 125 hit in Billboard; it’ll make it to number 15 here.

The other debuts were all top 40 national hits, but one will do quite a bit better here—Deep Purple’s reworking of Neil Diamond’s “Kentucky Woman” will go all the way to number three here, but was only number 38 in Billboard.

1 comment:

  1. Jeff Afdem's flute playing proved so popular that he actually released an album on Jerden Records called "The Springfield Flute".

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