October 12, 1968

----- DROPOUTS -----
Magic Bus - The Who ----- 25 / 6
Special Occasion - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ----- 26 / 6
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf ----- 2 (3) / 12


40 40 --- Break Your Promise - The Delfonics
33 39 --- Who Is Gonna Love Me? - Dionne Warwick
38 38 --- Hold Me Tight - Johnny Nash
 37 --- I Met Her In Church - The Box Tops (42)
37 36 --- Fool For You - The Impressions
39 35 --- Help Yourself - Tom Jones
34 34 --- Baby, Come Back - The Equals
22 33 --- You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
32 32 --- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
35 31 --- Hip City - Pt. 2 - Jr. Walker & The All Stars

15 30 --- The House That Jack Built - Aretha Franklin
31 29 --- All Along The Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
29 28 --- Hey, Western Union Man - Jerry Butler
27 27 --- The Snake - Al Wilson
36 26 --- Shape Of Things To Come - Max Frost & The Troopers
19 25 --- Light My Fire - José Feliciano
 24 --- Elenore - The Turtles (44)
09 23 --- 1,2,3, Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Co.
13 22 --- The Fool On The Hill - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
21 21 --- On The Road Again - Canned Heat

20 20 --- (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation - Don Fardon
24 19 --- Piece Of My Heart - Big Brother & The Holding Company
 18 --- Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin (54)
26 17 --- Suzie Q. (Part One) - Creedence Clearwater Revival
16 16 --- Hush - Deep Purple
12 15 --- Revolution - The Beatles
14 14 --- Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part 1) - James Brown
10 13 --- I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
07 12 --- People Got To Be Free - The Rascals             
11 11 --- Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers

06 10 --- Slip Away - Clarence Carter
25 09 --- Over You - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
08 08 --- I've Gotta Get A Message To You - Bee Gees
18 07 --- My Special Angel - The Vogues
17 06 --- Midnight Confessions - The Grass Roots
05 05 --- Girl Watcher - The O'Kaysions
04 04 --- Little Green Apples - O.C. Smith
03 03 --- Fire - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
02 02 --- Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley      
01 01 --- Hey Jude - The Beatles         


Making her first appearance is Mary Hopkin.

R1 SINGLES CHART – 9-15 October 1968

01 01 THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin ***
02 04 LITTLE ARROWS Leapy Lee
03 03 JESAMINE The Casuals
04 02 HEY, JUDE The Beatles **
05 07 LADY WILLPOWER Union Gap ft Gary Puckett
06 18 MY LITTLE LADY The Tremeloes
07 09 RED BALLOON Dave Clark Five
08 11 ICE IN THE SUN Status Quo
09 13 CLASSICAL GAS Mason Williams
10 05 HOLD ME TIGHT Johnny Nash

11 17 A DAY WITHOUT LOVE Love Affair
12 08 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin
13 06 I'VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU The Bee Gees *
14 32 LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE Engelbert Humperdinck
15 16 HELLO, I LOVE YOU The Doors
16 15 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME Mama Cass
17 23 LIGHT MY FIRE Jose Feliciano
18 10 HIGH IN THE SKY Amen Corner
19 -- THE WRECK OF THE ANTOINETTE Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
20 12 DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys *

21 27 'THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY' Hugo Montenegro
22 19 HELP YOURSELF Tom Jones
23 33 LISTEN TO ME The Hollies
24 22 I LIVE FOR THE SUN Vanity Fare
25 14 ON THE ROAD AGAIN Canned Heat
26 34 ONLY ONE WOMAN The Marbles
27 28 MARIANNE Cliff Richard
28 20 HARD TO HANDLE Otis Redding
29 24 THE WEIGHT The Band
30 21 THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU Herb Alpert

31 26 I PRETEND Des O'Connor *
32 29 YESTERDAY'S DREAMS The Four Tops
33 25 AMERICA The Nice
34 -- M'LADY Sly and the Family Stone
35 30 SUNSHINE GIRL Herman's Hermits
36 31 ONE INCH ROCK Tyrannosaurus Rex
37 37 DANCE TO THE MUSIC Sly and the Family Stone
38 -- WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS Joe Cocker
39 -- MY WORLD Cupid's Inspiration
40 -- SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE Cream

-- 35 KEEP ON Bruce Channel
-- 36 RED, RED WINE Jimmy James and the Vagabonds
-- 38 I'M A MIDNIGHT MOVER Wilson Pickett
-- 39 VOICES IN THE SKY The Moody Blues
-- 40 YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell


Making a heartfelt bluesy debut is Joe Cocker