----- DROPOUTS -----
Goody Goody Gumdrops - 1910 Fruitgum Co. ----- 37 / 3
Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple ----- 38 (3) / 3
Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson ----- 27 (2) / 4
Bang-Shang-A-Lang - The Archies ----- 22 / 8
Hold Me Tight - Johnny Nash ----- 5 (2) / 12




40 --- Hang 'Em High - Booker T. & The MG's (41)
39 --- People - The Tymes (53)
38 --- This Is My Country - The Impressions (43)
37 37 --- I Can't Turn You Loose - The Chambers Brothers
36 --- My Song - Aretha Franklin (54)
23 35 --- Promises, Promises - Dionne Warwick
34 --- Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette (51)
34 33 --- Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Andy Williams with The St. Charles Borromeo Choir
35 32 --- A Ray Of Hope - The Rascals
27 31 --- Till - The Vogues

36 30 --- If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley
29 29 --- Shame, Shame - The Magic Lanterns
39 28 --- Crimson And Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells
16 27 --- Scarborough Fair - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
30 26 --- Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You) - Rene & Rene
19 25 --- Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin
31 24 --- Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - Otis Redding
28 23 --- Too Weak To Fight - Clarence Carter
21 22 --- Little Arrows - Leapy Lee
24 21 --- Son-Of-A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

26 20 --- Going Up The Country - Canned Heat
15 19 --- Chewy Chewy - Ohio Express
10 18 --- Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
18 17 --- Bring It On Home To Me - Eddie Floyd
20 16 --- Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited
11 15 --- Hey Jude - The Beatles
14 14 --- See Saw - Aretha Franklin
22 13 --- Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas
13 12 --- Cinnamon - Derek
08 11 --- Both Sides Now - Judy Collins

12 10 --- Cloud Nine - The Temptations
09 09 --- I Love How You Love Me - Bobby Vinton
07 08 --- Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor
17 07 --- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations
04 06 --- Abraham, Martin And John - Dion
06 05 --- Stormy - Classics IV feat. Dennis Yost
05 04 --- Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
02 03 --- Love Child - Diana Ross & The Supremes
03 02 --- For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
01 01 --- I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye



Making her first appearance is "The first lady of country", Tammy Wynette.

R1 SINGLES CHART – 25-31 December 1968

01 01 LILY, THE PINK The Scaffold ***
02 03 BUILD ME UP, BUTTERCUP The Foundations
03 02 AIN'T GO NO-I GOT LIFE / DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO Nina Simone
04 04 1-2-3 O'LEARY Des O'Connor
05 07 SABRE DANCE Love Sculpture
06 05 I'M THE URBAN SPACEMAN Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
07 09 OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA Marmalade
08 06 'THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY' Hugo Montenegro ****
09 13 ALBATROSS Fleetwood Mac
10 08 RACE WITH THE DEVIL Gun

11 15 MAY I HAVE THE NEXT DREAM WITH YOU? Malcolm Roberts
12 11 BREAKING DOWN THE WALLS OF HEARTACHE Bandwagon
13 12 I'M A TIGER Lulu
14 16 A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME Tom Jones
15 21 ELENORE The Turtles
16 14 PRIVATE NUMBER Judy Clay + William Bell
17 17 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. Jeannie C Riley
18 18 ELOISE Barry Ryan
19 10 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE The Isley Brothers
20 20 SON OF A PREACHER MAN Dusty Springfield

21 19 LOVE CHILD Diana Ross and the Supremes
22 24 IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW Val Doonican
23 26 ATLANTIS Donovan
24 23 THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin ******
25 22 QUICK, JOEY, SMALL (RUN, JOEY, RUN) Kasenet-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus
26 28 DON'T FORGET TO CATCH ME Cliff Richard and the Shadows
27 32 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE Stevie Wonder
28 33 SOMETHING'S HAPPENING Herman's Hermits
29 29 I SHALL BE RELEASED The Tremeloes
30 34 OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA The Bedrocks

31 37 HELP YOURSELF Tom Jones
32 31 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER Jimi Hendrix Experience
33 27 I'M IN A DIFFERENT WORLD The Four Tops
34 38 YOURS UNTIL TOMORROW Gene Pitney
35 35 TOY The Casuals
36 -- PLEASE, DON'T GO Donald Peers
37 25 STOP HER ON SIGHT (S.O.S.) / HEADLINE NEWS Edwin Starr
38 RE YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
39 30 WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS Joe Cocker *
40 RE LITTLE ARROWS Leapy Lee

-- 36 ON MOTHER KELLY'S DOORSTEP Danny la Rue
-- 39 LIVE IN THE SKY Dave Clark Five
-- 40 LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE Engelbert Humperdinck


Making his debut is Donald Peers