December 14, 1968

----- DROPOUTS -----
Les Bicyclettes De Belsize - Engelbert Humperdinck ----- 31 / 3  
Hi-Heel Sneakers - José Feliciano ----- 25 (3) / 7
The Straight Life - Bobby Goldsboro ----- 36 (2) / 2
Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Andy Williams w/ The St. Charles Borromeo Choir ----- 33 / 2
Elenore - The Turtles ----- 6 / 9
Midnight Confessions - The Grass Roots ----- 5 / 12
Little Green Apples - O.C. Smith ----- 2 / 12


 40 --- If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley (63)
 39 --- A Ray Of Hope - The Rascals (58 )
38 38 --- Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple
40 37 --- Goody Goody Gumdrops - 1910 Fruitgum Co.
 36 --- Son-Of-A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield (49)
29 35 --- Cycles - Frank Sinatra
25 34 --- Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) - Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus
 33 --- Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - Otis Redding (50)
 32 --- Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You) - Rene & Rene (44)
34 31 --- Goodbye My Love - James Brown

30 30 --- Shame, Shame - Magic Lanterns
35 29 --- Till - The Vogues
28 28 --- Too Weak To Fight - Clarence Carter
27 27 --- Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson
14 26 --- White Room - Cream
22 25 --- Bang-Shang-A-Lang - The Archies
31 24 --- Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited
 23 --- Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas (41)
19 22 --- Promises, Promises - Dionne Warwick
16 21 --- Little Arrows - Leapy Lee

 20 --- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations (57)
12 19 --- Hold Me Tight - Johnny Nash
18 18 --- Bring It On Home To Me - Eddie Floyd
24 17 --- Cinnamon - Derek
26 16 --- Scarborough Fair - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
20 15 --- Chewy Chewy - Ohio Express
17 14 --- See Saw - Aretha Franklin
15 13 --- Cloud Nine - The Temptations
10 12 --- Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin
13 11 --- Both Sides Now - Judy Collins

06 10 --- Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
11 09 --- I Love How You Love Me - Bobby Vinton
09 08 --- Stormy - Classics IV feat. Dennis Yost
08 07 --- Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
02 06 --- Hey Jude - The Beatles                     
05 05 --- Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor
07 04 --- Abraham, Martin And John - Dion
03 03 --- For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
01 02 --- Love Child - Diana Ross & The Supremes      
04 01 --- I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye    


New this week are duo Rene & Rene.

R1 SINGLES CHART – 11-17 December 1968

01 02 LILY, THE PINK The Scaffold *
02 01 'THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY' Hugo Montenegro ****
03 07 AIN'T GO NO-I GOT LIFE / DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO Nina Simone
04 06 1-2-3 O'LEARY Des O'Connor
05 14 BUILD ME UP, BUTTERCUP The Foundations
06 13 I'M THE URBAN SPACEMAN Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
07 04 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE The Isley Brothers
08 03 ELOISE Barry Ryan
09 08 MAY I HAVE THE NEXT DREAM WITH YOU? Malcolm Roberts
10 05 BREAKING DOWN THE WALLS OF HEARTACHE Bandwagon

11 22 SABRE DANCE Love Sculpture
12 09 I'M A TIGER Lulu
13 15 RACE WITH THE DEVIL Gun
14 10 ELENORE The Turtles
15 12 HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. Jeannie C Riley
16 26 A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME Tom Jones
17 19 LOVE CHILD Diana Ross and the Supremes
18 16 THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin ******
19 23 PRIVATE NUMBER Judy Clay + William Bell
20 36 ALBATROSS Fleetwood Mac

21 20 IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW Val Doonican
22 -- OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA Marmalade
23 11 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER Jimi Hendrix Experience
24 -- SON OF A PREACHER MAN Dusty Springfield
25 18 WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS Joe Cocker *
26 25 LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE Engelbert Humperdinck
27 32 QUICK, JOEY, SMALL (RUN, JOEY, RUN) Kasenet-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus
28 27 YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
29 34 DON'T FORGET TO CATCH ME Cliff Richard and the Shadows
30 17 ONLY ONE WOMAN The Marbles

31 21 LIGHT MY FIRE Jose Feliciano
32 28 I'M IN A DIFFERENT WORLD The Four Tops
33 24 LITTLE ARROWS Leapy Lee
34 37 YOURS UNTIL TOMORROW Gene Pitney
35 29 RAIN AND TEARS Aphrodite's Child
36 -- STOP HER ON SIGHT (S.O.S.) / HEADLINE NEWS Edwin Starr
37 -- ATLANTIS Donovan
38 35 EENY MEENY The Showstoppers
39 RE HELP YOURSELF Tom Jones
40 RE I PRETEND Des O'Connor *

-- 30 HEY, JUDE The Beatles **
-- 31 MEXICO Long John Baldry
-- 33 LISTEN TO ME The Hollies
-- 38 RUDI'S IN LOVE Locomotive
-- 39 LIVE IN THE SKY Dave Clark Five
-- 40 TOY The Casuals