WEEKLY CHUM CHARTS TOP HITS FOR 1968 (Part 1: January - February)

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WEEKLY CHARTS FOR 1968

CHART NUMBER 569
Monday, January 01, 1968
This Week/Last Week/Artist/Track/Total Weeks
1 7 Rolling Stones, The She's A Rainbow 3
2 6 Franklin, Aretha Chain Of Fools 4
3 24 Lemon Pipers, The Green Tambourine 2
4 1 Puckett, Gary & The Union Gap Woman, Woman 5
5 14 Animals, The Monterey 2
6 3 American Breed, The Bend Me, Shape Me 4
7 8 Doors, The Love Me Two Times 4
8 17 Fireballs, The Bottle Of Wine 3
9 4 Beatles, The Hello Goodbye 6
10 21 Boyce, Tommy & Bobby Hart I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite 3
11 16 Jones, Tom I'm Coming Home 3
12 15 Stone Poneys, The Different Drum 2
13 18 Lettermen, The Goin' Out Of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You 2
14 5 Miracles, The I Second That Emotion 8
15 9 Harrison, Noel Suzanne, Noel 5
16 34 Humperdinck, Engelbert Am I That Easy To Forget 2
17 30 Esquires, The And Get Away 3
18 2 Royal Guardsmen, The Snoopy's Christmas 3
19 13 Hawkins, Ronnie Home From The Forest 6
20 26 Gaye, Marvin If I Could Build My Whole World Around You 4

CHART NUMBER 570
Monday, January 08, 1968
This Week/Last Week/Artist/Track/Total Weeks
1 1 Rolling Stones, The She's A Rainbow 4
2 3 Lemon Pipers, The Green Tambourine 3
3 5 Animals, The Monterey 3
4 4 Puckett, Gary & The Union Gap Woman, Woman 6
5 10 Boyce, Tommy & Bobby Hart I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite 4
6 12 Stone Poneys, The Different Drum 3
7 2 Franklin, Aretha Chain Of Fools 5
8 11 Jones, Tom I'm Coming Home 4
9 6 American Breed, The Bend Me, Shape Me 5
10 16 Humperdinck, Engelbert Am I That Easy To Forget 3
11 28 Peaches & Herb Two Little Kids 3
12 21 Lulu When He Touches Me 4
13 22 Beach Boys, The Darlin' 3
14 36 Dee, Dave; Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Zabadak 1
15 8 Fireballs, The Bottle Of Wine 4
16 13 Lettermen, The Goin' Out Of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You 3
17 7 Doors, The Love Me Two Times 5
18 30 Sandpebbles, The Love Power 2
19 9 Beatles, The Hello Goodbye 7
20 14 Miracles, The I Second That Emotion 9

CHART NUMBER 571
Monday,January 15, 1968
This Week/Last Week/Artist/Track/Total Weeks
1 2 Lemon Pipers, The Green Tambourine 4
2 1 Rolling Stones, The She's A Rainbow 5
3 11 Peaches & Herb Two Little Kids 4
4 8 Jones, Tom I'm Coming Home 5
5 14 Dee, Dave; Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Zabadak 2
6 3 Animals, The Monterey 4
7 10 Humperdinck, Engelbert Am I That Easy To Forget 4
8 4 Puckett, Gary & The Union Gap Woman, Woman 7
9 13 Beach Boys, The Darlin' 4
10 18 Sandpebbles, The Love Power 3
11 6 Stone Poneys, The Different Drum 4
12 7 Franklin, Aretha Chain Of Fools 6
13 5 Boyce, Tommy & Bobby Hart I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite 5
14 29 Diamond, Neil New Orleans 2
15 25 Nineteen Ten Fruitgum Company Simon Says 2
16 22 Clark Five, Dave Everybody Knows 3
17 23 Foundations, The Baby, Now That I've Found You 3
18 9 American Breed, The Bend Me, Shape Me 6
19 26 Lovin' Spoonful, The Money 3
20 24 Candymen, The Deep In The Night 3

CHART NUMBER 572
Monday, January 22, 1968
This Week/Last Week/Artist/Track/Total Weeks
1 10 Sandpebbles, The Love Power 4
2 1 Lemon Pipers, The Green Tambourine 5
3 2 Rolling Stones, The She's A Rainbow 6
4 14 Diamond, Neil New Orleans 3
5 3 Peaches & Herb Two Little Kids 5
6 5 Dee, Dave; Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Zabadak 3
7 15 Nineteen Ten Fruitgum Company Simon Says 3
8 6 Animals, The Monterey 5
9 17 Foundations, The Baby, Now That I've Found You 4
10 22 Buckinghams, The Susan 3
11 4 Jones, Tom I'm Coming Home 6
12 8 Puckett, Gary & The Union Gap Woman, Woman 8
13 9 Beach Boys, The Darlin' 5
14 19 Lovin' Spoonful, The Money 4
15 27 Temptations, The I Wish It Would Rain 2
16 7 Humperdinck, Engelbert Am I That Easy To Forget 5
17 13 Boyce, Tommy & Bobby Hart I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite 6
18 25 Cargill, Henson Skip A Rope 2
19 32 Sinatra, Nancy Some Velvet Morning 2
20 36 Strawberry Alarm Clock Tomorrow 2

CHART NUMBER 573
Monday, January 29, 1968
This Week/Last Week/Artist/Track/Total Weeks
1 4 Diamond, Neil New Orleans 4
2 7 Nineteen Ten Fruitgum Company Simon Says 4
3 1 Sandpebbles, The Love Power 5
4 9 Foundations, The Baby, Now That I've Found You 5
5 2 Lemon Pipers, The Green Tambourine 6
6 10 Buckinghams, The Susan 4
7 3 Rolling Stones, The She's A Rainbow 7
8 15 Temptations, The I Wish It Would Rain 3
9 22 Spanky & Our Gang Sunday Mornin' 2
10 5 Peaches & Herb Two Little Kids 6
11 6 Dee, Dave; Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Zabadak 4
12 25 Bee Gees, The Words 2
13 19 Sinatra, Nancy Some Velvet Morning 3
14 8 Animals, The Monterey 6
15 33 Cowsills, The We Can Fly 2
16 14 Lovin' Spoonful, The Money 5
17 32 Classics IV, The Spooky 2
18 12 Puckett, Gary & The Union Gap Woman, Woman 9
19 11 Jones, Tom I'm Coming Home 7
20 38 Mauriat, Paul Love Is Blue 1

CHART NUMBER 574
Monday, February 05, 1968
This Week/Last Week/Artist/Track/Total Weeks
1 2 Nineteen Ten Fruitgum Company Simon Says 5
2 6 Buckinghams, The Susan 5
3 17 Classics IV, The Spooky 3
4 12 Bee Gees, The Words 3
5 8 Temptations, The I Wish It Would Rain 4
6 20 Mauriat, Paul Love Is Blue 2
7 1 Diamond, Neil New Orleans 5
8 9 Spanky & Our Gang Sunday Mornin' 3
9 4 Foundations, The Baby, Now That I've Found You 6
10 15 Cowsills, The We Can Fly 3
11 27 Small Faces Itchycoo Park 2
12 33 Redding, Otis (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay 2
13 3 Sandpebbles, The Love Power 6
14 5 Lemon Pipers, The Green Tambourine 7
15 26 Herman's Hermits I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving 3
16 24 Strawberry Alarm Clock Tomorrow 4
17 30 Presley, Elvis Guitar Man 2
17 30 Presley, Elvis Hi-Heel Sneakers 2
18 14 Animals, The Monterey 7
19 7 Rolling Stones, The She's A Rainbow 8
20 18 Puckett, Gary & The Union Gap Woman, Woman 10

CHART NUMBER 575
Monday, February 12, 1968
This Week/Last Week/Artist/Track/Total Weeks
1 6 Mauriat, Paul Love Is Blue 3
2 3 Classics IV, The Spooky 4
3 5 Temptations, The I Wish It Would Rain 5
4 11 Small Faces Itchycoo Park 3
5 12 Redding, Otis (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay 3
6 15 Herman's Hermits I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving 4
7 1 Nineteen Ten Fruitgum Company Simon Says 6
8 10 Cowsills, The We Can Fly 4
9 21 Rogers, Kenny Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) 3
10 17 Presley, Elvis Guitar Man 3
10 17 Presley, Elvis Hi-Heel Sneakers 3
11 4 Bee Gees, The Words 4
12 29 Fifth Dimension, The Carpet Man 2
13 8 Spanky & Our Gang Sunday Mornin' 4
14 9 Foundations, The Baby, Now That I've Found You 7
15 23 Smith, E.G. & The Power Keep On Running 4
16 7 Diamond, Neil New Orleans 6
17 24 Scaffold Thank U Very Much 3
18 2 Buckinghams, The Susan 6
19 26 Dells, The There Is 2
20 16 Strawberry Alarm Clock Tomorrow 5

CHART NUMBER 576
Monday, February 19, 1968
This Week/Last Week/Artist/Track/Total Weeks
1 1 Mauriat, Paul Love Is Blue 4
2 5 Redding, Otis (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay 4
3 9 Rogers, Kenny Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) 4
4 2 Classics IV, The Spooky 5
5 3 Temptations, The I Wish It Would Rain 6
6 12 Fifth Dimension, The Carpet Man 3
7 21 Irish Rovers, The Unicorn, The 2
8 8 Cowsills, The We Can Fly 5
9 4 Small Faces Itchycoo Park 4
10 25 Four Tops, The Walk Away Renee 3
11 6 Herman's Hermits I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving 5
12 19 Dells, The There Is 3
13 7 Nineteen Ten Fruitgum Company Simon Says 7
14 11 Bee Gees, The Words 5
15 23 James, Tommy & The Shondells Get Out Now 3
16 26 Fame, Georgie Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde, The 2
17 29 Jaye, Jerry Brown-Eyed Handsome Man 2
18 10 Presley, Elvis Guitar Man 4
19 24 Association, The Everything That Touches You 3
20 15 Smith, E.G. & The Power Keep On Running 5

CHART NUMBER 577
Monday, February 26, 1968
This Week/Last Week/Artist/Track/Total Weeks
1 1 Mauriat, Paul Love Is Blue 5
2 7 Irish Rovers, The Unicorn, The 3
3 2 Redding, Otis (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay 5
4 3 Rogers, Kenny Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) 5
5 6 Fifth Dimension, The Carpet Man 4
6 24 Warwick, Dionne Valley Of The Dolls 3
7 10 Four Tops, The Walk Away Renee 4
8 4 Classics IV, The Spooky 6
9 17 Jaye, Jerry Brown-Eyed Handsome Man 3
10 16 Fame, Georgie Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde, The 3
11 5 Temptations, The I Wish It Would Rain 7
12 19 Association, The Everything That Touches You 4
13 25 Manfred Mann Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 2
14 15 James, Tommy & The Shondells Get Out Now 4
15 28 Chiffons, The Just For Tonight 2
16 9 Small Faces Itchycoo Park 5
17 22 Sam & Dave I Thank You 3
18 8 Cowsills, The We Can Fly 6
19 14 Bee Gees, The Words 6
20 23 Bell, Madeline I'm Gonna Make You Love Me 3

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