Fantasy Top 10, This Week in 1968

[at40petebattistini]

Nov 21, 2023 21:37:52 GMT -5 doofus67 said:

And get this: The self-proclaimed God of Hellfire is still performing at age 81.

As hot of a single it could be in 1968 – peaking at #2, with “Hey Jude” at #1 – the Crazy World of Arthur Brown was cold-shouldered by the AT40 staff when tabulating both Disappearing Acts specials. Brown had one Hot 100 single and warranted a place among AT40’s one-hit wonders.

[doofus67]

CHART DATE: November 23

#10 is an update on the Sam Cooke hit from six years earlier, the one that would have had a "Featuring Lou Rawls" credit had it been out in a different era.  Thanks to Chris, Pete, and slf, for stretching this thread in such an enlightening way.

TW	LW	Title and artist
1	1	LOVE CHILD...Diana Ross & the Supremes [2nd week at #1]
2	2	MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS...The Grass Roots
3	3	THOSE WERE THE DAYS...Mary Hopkin
4	5	HOLD ME TIGHT...Johnny Nash
5	7	MAGIC CARPET RIDE...Steppenwolf
6	-->	WHO'S MAKING LOVE...Johnnie Taylor
7	8	WHITE ROOM...Cream
8	-->	WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS... Joe Cocker
9	4	HEY JUDE...The Beatles
10	-->	BRING IT ON HOME TO ME...Eddie Floyd

[doofus67]

CHART DATE: November 30

TW	LW	Title and artist
1	1	LOVE CHILD...Diana Ross & the Supremes [3rd week at #1]
2	5	MAGIC CARPET RIDE...Steppenwolf
3	6	WHO'S MAKING LOVE...Johnnie Taylor
4	2	MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS...The Grass Roots
5	7	WHITE ROOM...Cream
6	8	WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS... Joe Cocker
7	3	THOSE WERE THE DAYS...Mary Hopkin
8	-->	PROMISES, PROMISES...Dionne Warwick
9	10	BRING IT ON HOME TO ME...Eddie Floyd
10	-->	KENTUCKY WOMAN...Deep Purple

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CHART DATE: December 7

TW	LW	Title and artist
1	2	MAGIC CARPET RIDE...Steppenwolf
2	3	WHO'S MAKING LOVE...Johnnie Taylor
3	1	LOVE CHILD...Diana Ross & the Supremes
4	-->	I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE... Marvin Gaye
5	5	WHITE ROOM...Cream
6	6	WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS... Joe Cocker
7	-->	FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE...Stevie Wonder
8	8	PROMISES, PROMISES...Dionne Warwick
9	10	KENTUCKY WOMAN...Deep Purple
10	-->	ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN...Dion

[doofus67]

CHART DATE: December 14

TW	LW	Title and artist
1	2	WHO'S MAKING LOVE...Johnnie Taylor
2	1	MAGIC CARPET RIDE...Steppenwolf
3	4	I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE... Marvin Gaye
4	7	FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE...Stevie Wonder
5	6	WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS... Joe Cocker
6	3	LOVE CHILD...Diana Ross & the Supremes
7	8	PROMISES, PROMISES...Dionne Warwick
8	9	KENTUCKY WOMAN...Deep Purple
9	10	ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN...Dion
10	-->	BOTH SIDES NOW...Judy Collins

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CHART DATE: December 21

TW	LW	Title and artist
1	1	WHO'S MAKING LOVE...Johnnie Taylor [2nd week at #1]
2	4	FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE...Stevie Wonder
3	3	I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE... Marvin Gaye
4	2	MAGIC CARPET RIDE...Steppenwolf
5	5	WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS... Joe Cocker
6	10	BOTH SIDES NOW...Judy Collins
7	-->	SOULFUL STRUT...Young-Holt Unlimited
8	9	ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN...Dion
9	6	LOVE CHILD...Diana Ross & the Supremes
10	-->	WICHITA LINEMAN...Glen Campbell

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CHART DATE: December 28

TW	LW	Title and artist
1	3	I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE... Marvin Gaye
2	2	FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE...Stevie Wonder
3	7	SOULFUL STRUT...Young-Holt Unlimited
4	1	WHO'S MAKING LOVE...Johnnie Taylor
5	6	BOTH SIDES NOW...Judy Collins
6	10	WICHITA LINEMAN...Glen Campbell
7	4	MAGIC CARPET RIDE...Steppenwolf
8	-->	HOOKED ON A FEELING...B.J. Thomas
9	-->	GOING UP THE COUNTRY...Canned Heat
10	-->	STORMY...The Classics IV