August 17, 1968

----- DROPOUTS -----
Face It Girl, It's Over - Nancy Wilson ----- 29 (2) / 9
The Look Of Love - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 ----- 4 / 11
Reach Out Of The Darkness - Friend And Lover ----- 10 (3) / 11
This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert ----- 1 (4) / 12      


28 40 --- Angel Of The Morning - Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts
32 39 --- Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife - Glen Campbell
40 38 --- The Eyes Of A New York Woman - B.J. Thomas
31 37 --- Lover's Holiday - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson
33 36 --- Don't Take It So Hard - Paul Revere & The Raiders feat. Mark Lindsay
 35 --- You Met Your Match - Stevie Wonder (41)
35 34 --- Hitch It To The Horse - The Fantastic Johnny C
 33 --- Do It Again - The Beach Boys (50)
39 32 --- 1,2,3, Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Co.
 31 --- Please Return Your Love To Me - The Temptations (44)

25 30 --- Indian Lake - The Cowsills
 29 --- Slip Away - Clarence Carter (51)
34 28 --- Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend) - Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
30 27 --- (Love Is Like A) Baseball Game - The Intruders
19 26 --- Autumn Of My Life - Bobby Goldsboro
27 25 --- Halfway To Paradise - Bobby Vinton
37 24 --- Love Makes A Woman - Barbara Acklin
36 23 --- You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
22 22 --- Sky Pilot (Part One) - Eric Burdon & The Animals
12 21 --- The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co.

14 20 --- Pictures Of Matchstick Men - The Status Quo
24 19 --- Sealed With A Kiss - Gary Lewis & The Playboys
21 18 --- Soul-Limbo - Booker T. & The M.G.'s
17 17 --- Journey To The Center Of The Mind - The Amboy Dukes
23 16 --- I Can't Stop Dancing - Archie Bell & The Drells
10 15 --- Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
15 14 --- You Keep Me Hangin' On - Vanilla Fudge
13 13 --- Stay In My Corner - The Dells
18 12 --- Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass w/ The Mamas & The Papas
07 11 --- Lady Willpower - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

06 10 --- Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
04 09 --- Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela      
09 08 --- Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
08 07 --- Turn Around, Look At Me - The Vogues
03 06 --- Stoned Soul Picnic - The 5th Dimension
20 05 --- Light My Fire - José Feliciano
11 04 --- Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
02 03 --- Classical Gas - Mason Williams
01 02 --- Hello, I Love You - The Doors      
05 01 --- People Got To Be Free - The Rascals    


Making his first appearance this week is Clarence Carter.

R1 SINGLES CHART – 14-20 August 1968

01 02 FIRE The Crazy World of Arthur Brown *
02 01 MONY MONY Tommy James and the Shondells **
03 05 THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU Herb Alpert
04 06 I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO TEN Dusty Springfield
05 03 I PRETEND Des O'Connor *
06 04 MRS ROBINSON Simon & Garfunkel
07 12 DANCE TO THE MUSIC Sly and the Family Stone
08 10 SUNSHINE GIRL Herman's Hermits
09 07 HELP YOURSELF Tom Jones
10 09 LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

11 17 DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
12 15 DAYS The Kinks
13 27 I'VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU The Bee Gees
14 14 KEEP ON Bruce Channel
15 08 MacARTHUR PARK Richard Harris
16 11 BABY, COME BACK The Equals ***
17 23 HIGH IN THE SKY Amen Corner
18 13 YUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMY Ohio Express
19 19 HERE COMES THE JUDGE Pigmeat Markham
20 18 UNIVERSAL The Small Faces

21 16 THE SON OF HICKORY HOLLER'S TRAMP O.C. Smith
22 21 GOTTA SEE JANE R. Dean Taylor
23 28 YOUR TIME HASN'T COME YET, BABY Elvis Presley
24 31 HARD TO HANDLE Otis Redding
25 26 MY NAME IS JACK Manfred Mann
26 37 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin
27 29 ON THE ROAD AGAIN Canned Heat
28 20 YESTERDAY HAS GONE Cupid's Inspiration
29 30 ANGEL OF THE MORNING P.P. Arnold
30 25 ONE MORE DANCE Esther & Abi Ofarim

31 24 HUSH, NOT A WORD TO MARY John Rowles
32 32 HERE COMES THE JUDGE Shorty Long
33 34 AMERICA The Nice
34 -- LADY WILLPOWER Union Gap ft Gary Puckett
35 22 WHERE WILL YOU BE? Sue Nicholls
36 -- VOICES IN THE SKY The Moody Blues
37 36 ELEANOR RIGBY Ray Charles
38 -- HOLD ME TIGHT Johnny Nash
39 -- NEED YOUR LOVE SO BAD Fleetwood Mac
40 RE WALK ON Roy Orbison

-- 33 YOUNG GIRL Union Gap ft Gary Puckett ****
-- 35 LOVIN' THINGS Marmalade
-- 38 BLUE EYES Don Partridge
-- 39 JUMPING JACK FLASH The Rolling Stones **
-- 40 THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR LOVE Vince Hill


Making his debut is Johnny Nash