December 20, 1968

9	1	Dusty Springfield--Son-of-a Preacher Man
8	2	Leapy Lee--Little Arrows
2	3	Bobby Vinton--I Love How You Love Me
1	4	Glen Campbell--Wichita Lineman
3	5	Steppenwolf--Magic Carpet Ride
4	6	Ohio Express--Chewy Chewy
6	7	Classics IV--Stormy
5	8	Derek--Cinnamon
22	9	Brooklyn Bridge Featuring Johnny Maestro--The Worst That Could Happen
13	10	Rascals--A Ray of Hope
7	11	1910 Fruitgum Co.--Goody Goody Gumdrops
15	12	Sir Douglas Quintet--Mendocino
17	13	Stevie Wonder--For Once in My Life
10	14	Deep Purple--Kentucky Woman
11	15	B.J. Thomas--Hooked on a Feeling
25	16	Andy Kim--Rainbow Ride
28	17	Canned Heat--Going Up the Country
16	18	Diana Ross & the Supremes--Love Child
14	19	Dion--Abraham, Martin & John
24	20	Dean Martin--Not Enough Indians
23	21	Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66--Scarborough Fair
12	22	Springfield Rifle--That's All I Really Need
18	23	Judy Collins--Both Sides Now
33	24	Elvis Presley--If I Can Dream
21	25	Tommy James & the Shondells--Do Something to Me
38	26	Brian Hyland--Tragedy
34	27	Rene & Rene--Lo Mucho Que te Quiero
43	28	Bee Gees--I Started a Joke
30	29	Grass Roots--Bella Linda
32	30	Merrilee Rush--Reach Out
27	31	Beatles--Hey Jude/Revolution
29	32	Eric Burdon & the Animals--White Houses
19	33	Peanut Butter Conspiracy--I'm a Fool
20	34	Vogues--Till
44	35	Bobby Darin--Long Line Rider
35	36	O.C. Smith--Isn't it Lonely Together
37	37	Spanky & Our Gang--Yesterday's Rain
36	38	Aretha Franklin--See Saw
39	39	Tammy Wynette--Stand By Your Man
42	40	Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass--My Favorite Things
40	41	Nick DeCaro--If I Only Had Time
46	42	John Sebastian--She's a Lady
47	43	Fun & Games--The Grooviest Girl in the World
48	44	Young-Holt Unlimited--Soulful Strut
49	45	Marvin Gaye--I Heard it Through the Grapevine
50	46	Tom Jones--A Minute of Your Time
---	47	Tommy James & the Shondells--Crimson and Clover
---	48	Mason Williams--Saturday Night at the World
---	49	Diana Ross and the Supremes & the Temptations--I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
---	50	Doors--Touch Me

Only four debuts this week—all at the bottom of the chart—so I’ll mention them all.  “Crimson and Clover” by Tommy James & the Shondells spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard chart, but here it’ll stay there for seven weeks.  Mason “Classical Gas” Williams had his only vocal hit with “Saturday Night at the World,” which just edged onto the Billboard Hot 100 at number 99 but will peak at number 31 here.  Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks dueting on “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” peaked at number two for two weeks at Billboard, but here it’ll stop at number 15.  And the Doors’ “Touch Me,” a number three BB hit, will just beat that here, spending one week at number two.

There was no survey for December 27 or January 3, or at least none in the newspaper.  My next post, though, will be on the 1968 year-end chart, which appeared in the December 20 edition next to this one.  Then we’ll begin 1969 with January 10.