Month: February 2021

All tracks released in October 1968 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	I started a joke	John O'Hara & Playboys
2	Can't get you out of my mind	Margaret Whiting
3	Love is a symphony	Roly Daniels
4	Rhythm of love	Clodagh Rodgers
5	Evenings with Corinna (So long ago)	Picadilly Line
6	Merry-go-round	Steve & Stevie
7	Never an everyday thing	Wayne Fontana
8	My world (09/68)	Cupid's Inspiration	*
9	The master of man	Steve Hart
10	I've always wanted love	Young Brothers
11	Le Blon	Anita Harris
12	Oh lord, why lord	Pop Tops
13	I've been here before	Peggy March
14	The sounds of goodbye	Clinton Ford
15	A quiet tear	Don Pelosi
16	May I have the next dream with you	Malcolm Roberts	*
17	If I lived my life twice over	Des Ryan
18	Voices	Hideaway
19	Don't leave me	Robert John
20	The wreck of the Antoinette (09/68)	Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich	*
21	Going going gone	Phil Wainman
22	Breakin' down the walls of heartache (08/68)	Johnny Johnson & Bandwagon	*
23	I want you to be my baby (08/68)	Billie Davis	*
24	25 miles	Edwin Starr
25	Say it loud I'm black and I'm proud	James Brown
26	Special occasion	Smokey Robinson & Miracles
27	I found a goodie	Chris Bartley
28	Pleasant street	Tim Buckley
29	With a little help from my friends (09/68)	Joe Cocker	*
30	If I knew then what I know now	Val Doonican	*
31	I could cry	Grant Morgan
32	I must have been out of my mind	Timi Yuro
33	Do your own thing	Brook Benton
34	Come back my love	Tammy Jones
35	By the way I still love you	Sacha Distel
36	She looked just the same	Austin Brown
37	Things you do	Casey Anderson
38	Please	Eclection
39	Missing you	Jocelyne Jocya
40	Halcyon days	Tages
41	Eloise	Barry Ryan & Majority	*
42	Stop, stop, there I'll be	My Dear Watson
43	Never an everyday thing	Springfield Park
44	What greater love	John Drevar
45	A man without a face	Chants
46	Shoop shoop song (RR – 1964) (09/68)	Betty Everett	*
47	You got it	Etta James
48	Ain't got no – I got life (09/68)	Nina Simone	*
49	Where do I go	Carla Thomas
50	All along the watchtower	Jimi Hendrix Experience	*
51	She's a winner	Loot
52	Sunshine of your love	Cream	*
53	Tobacco ash Sunday	Harsh Reality
54	State of mind	Fenwyck
55	Baby's rich	Gods
56	Time has come today (7" version)	Chambers Brothers
57	Great train robbery	Outer Limits
58	Easy to fool	14
59	An olympic record – part 1	Barron Knights	*
60	Barbarella	Glitterhouse
61	Thursday morning	Giles, Giles & Fripp
62	I thank you Marianne	Cats Eyes
63	A new man	Vigrass
64	Shoot 'em up baby	Andy Kim
65	Elenore (09/68)	Turtles	*
66	Wait for me Mary Anne (09/68)	Marmalade	*
67	Loving touch	Art Movement
68	Love heals	Colours
69	Those were the days (09/68)	Mary Hopkin	# 1
70	Send a telegram [Hey Western Union man]	Jerry Butler
71	I've never found a girl	Eddie Floyd
72	I'll be better off (without you)	Dee Dee Warwick
73	I wish it would rain	Gladys Knight & Pips
74	You're all I need to get by (09/68)	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	*
75	Why did you leave me darling	Temptations
76	This old heart of mine (RR – 1966)	Isley Brothers	*
77	M'lady (09/68)	Sly & Family Stone	*
78	Peace of mind	Nancy Wilson
79	Harper Valley PTA (09/68)	Jeannie C. Riley	*
80	Mexico	Long John Baldry	*
81	Good news	5th Dimension
82	Baby hold on – part 1	Mohawks
83	Comin' home baby	Peddlers
84	Listen to me (09/68)	Hollies	*
85	Bang shang a lang	Archies
86	Magic bus	Who	*
87	Try me	Bruce Channel
88	You'll never walk alone	Elvis Presley	*
89	I started a joke	Heath Hampstead
90	Turn around, look at me	Bachelors
91	Fool for you	Impressions
92	Rudi's in love (08/68)	Locomotive	*

All tracks released in September 1968 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	Moments spent	Wind in the Willows
2	That's no way to say goodbye	Julie Felix
3	Point of no return	Dorothy Squires
4	Does it have to be me	James Brothers
5	How is he	Jeannie Seely
6	Hushabye mountain	Wendy Craig
7	You forgot to remember	Vince Hill
8	To wait for love	Bobby Hanna
9	Heartache	Roy Orbison	*
10	Let's ride	Morgan-James
11	Do something to me	Tommy James & Shondells
12	Love maker	Calum Bryce
13	Make time stand still	Tony Summers
14	I get so excited	Real McCoy
15	Anyway your mind blows	Charlotte Russe
16	The weight	Band	*
17	One inch rock (08/68)	Tyrannosaurus Rex	*
18	Sour milk sea	Jackie Lomax
19	Hey Jude	Beatles	# 1
20	I can't go on loving you	Fortes Mentum
21	This is the first time	Truly Smith
22	I can't give back the love I feel for you	Rosetta Hightower
23	Ever since	Carrolls
24	I will come to you	Dusty Springfield
25	Gonna spread love	Brenda Arnau
26	Girl's song	Janie Jones
27	Lullaby	Lesley Duncan
28	Two lovers	Monty Sunshine
29	Piccolo man	Airchords
30	A little bit of this (and a little bit of that)	David Garrick
31	Talkin' to no one	Tangerine Peel
32	Shingle I-A-O	Selofane
33	Jenny Artichoke	Kaleidoscope
34	Give a damn	Spanky & Our Gang
35	For the love of Ivy	Mama's & Papa's
36	Baby you're so right for me	Brenda & Tabulations
37	I see no reason why	New Inspiration
38	Naturally stoned	Avant Garde
39	One more heartache	Cliff Bennett
40	A little bit for Sandy	Paul Petersen
41	Thinking about my life	Simon Dupree & Big Sound
42	The way she looks at you	Sharon Tandy
43	Help yourself to all my lovin'	James & Bobby Purify
44	Only one woman (08/68)	Marbles	*
45	Another time another place	Eclection
46	Yes I would	Sami Sloan
47	If I didn't have you	Roger James
48	You'll get me loving you	Helen Shapiro
49	A song for Jeffrey	Jethro Tull
50	Piece of my heart	Big Brother & Holding Company
51	Good times	Easybeats
52	Every American citizen	Procession
53	I said goodbye to me	Glass Menagerie
54	Red red wine (07/68)	Jimmy James & Vagabonds	*
55	The pain goes on forever	John Rowles
56	Those were the days	Mary Hopkin	# 1
57	Les bicyclettes de Belsize	Engelbert Humperdinck	*
58	Yellow days	Bert Melia
59	Feeling alright?	Traffic
60	Brown-eyed girl	Family Dogg
61	Lady Madonna	Fats Domino
62	Red balloon	Dave Clark Five	*
63	I am a cathedral	Peter Sarstedt
64	Girl of independent means	Honeybus
65	Where do I go	Paul Nicholas
66	Run to me	Montanas
67	Let's ride	Roger Nichols & Small Circle of Friends
68	Six man band	Association
69	Marianne	Cliff Richard	*
70	Light my fire (08/68)	Jose Feliciano	*
71	The weight	Spooky Tooth
72	Like the sun	Tapestry
73	Aquarius	Vince Edwards
74	My little lady	Tremeloes	*
75	A day without love (08/68)	Love Affair	*
76	And suddenly	Cherry People
77	Cool it	Quotations
78	Love makes a woman	Barbara Acklin
79	I'm a midnight mover (08/68)	Wilson Pickett	*
80	Girl watcher	O'Kaysions
81	I can't stop dancing	Archie Bell & Drells
82	Can't you find another way (of doing it)	Sam & Dave
83	I can't dance to that music you're playin'	Martha Reeves & Vandellas
84	That kind of woman	Merrilee Rush & Turnabouts
85	I've gotta get a message to you (08/68)	Bee Gees	# 1
86	Midnight confessions	Grass Roots
87	You want to change me	Bobby Hebb
88	Harper Valley PTA	Bobbi Martin
89	The good, the bad and the ugly (08/68)	Hugo Montenegro Orchestra	*

All tracks released in August 1968 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart
[*] : will chart as re-release in 1969
[**] : will chart as re-release in 1970

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	Dream a little dream of me	Anita Harris	*
2	All the time in the world	Shirley & Johnny
3	Wonderful world	Roy Castle
4	A little bit later on down the line	Bobby Bare
5	The village postman	Hinge
6	Melinda	Butterscotch Caboose
7	Sally	Malcolm John Holland
8	Skyline pigeon	Roger James Cook
9	Two-bit manchild	Neil Diamond
10	Love is a happening thing	Symon & Pi
11	The fool on the hill	Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
12	Lady Willpower (07/68)	Gary Puckett & Union Gap	*
13	King Croesus	World of Oz
14	Voices in the sky (06/68)	Moody Blues	*
15	A woman called sorrow	James Royal
16	I've got to get a grip on myself	Liza Dulittle
17	The name of my sorrow	Buddy England
18	Reason to believe	Sandpipers
19	Gentle on my mind	Wally Whyton
20	I live for the sun (06/68)	Vanity Fare	*
21	1,2,3 red light	1910 Fruitgum Company
22	Mrs. Bluebird	Eternity's Children
23	I'll walk in the rain	Force West
24	Break my mind	John Drummond
25	You can understand me	Mike Stuart Span
26	Love will shake the world awake	Richard Kent Style
27	Loser in the race	Roly Daniels
28	C'mon Marianne (07/68)	Grapefruit	*
29	A little bit of love	Raymond Froggatt
30	Down at Lulu's	Ohio Express
31	Mony, Mony (05/68)	Tommy James & Shondells	# 1
32	Born to be wild	Steppenwolf	[*]
33	Sweet memories	Andy Williams
34	I've been there before	Ray Price
35	April again	Dean Martin
36	My love and I	Cliff Aungier
37	Tonight I'm going home	Jacqueline Taieb
38	Heavenly club	Les Sauterelles
39	Together	Sandie Shaw
40	Mississippi paddleboat	Chanters
41	When the sun comes shining thru'	Long John Baldry	*
42	40 miles (into my heart)	Pebbles
43	Looking through windows	Nicky James
44	Butchers and bakers	Staccatos
45	The tide is turning	Barrier
46	Punky's dilemma	Lois Lane
47	When Jezamine goes (05/68)	Casuals	*
48	I've gotta get a message to you	Bee Gees	*
49	Skyline pigeon	Guy Darrell
50	Stained glass window	Yellow Balloon
51	The owl and the pussycat	Bards
52	Hello, I love you	Doors	*
53	Strange girl	Kate
54	Tell me a story	Kippington Lodge
55	Sunday morning 6 o'clock	Camel Drivers
56	Do it again (07/68)	Beach Boys	# 1
57	Both sides now	Johnstons
58	Light my fire	Boz
59	Uncle Joe the ice cream man	Mindbenders
60	Walking in different circles	Peppermint Rainbow
61	Laurel and Hardy	Equals	*
62	We need an understanding	Ike & Tina Turner
63	The Russians are coming	Val Bennett
64	Didn't we	Richard Harris
65	A world without love	Billy J. Kramer
66	Hatton Mill morning	Web
67	Hold me tight (07/68)	Johnny Nash	*
68	Don't let your chance go by	David McNeil
69	Turn around look at me	Vogues
70	The sound of silence	Ray Conniff Chorus & Orchestra
71	Sealed with a kiss	Gary Lewis & Playboys
72	Workin' on a groovy thing	Patti Drew
73	Stay in my corner	Dells
74	Yesterday's dreams	Four Tops	*
75	I say a little prayer	Aretha Franklin	*
76	People got to be free	Rascals
77	Like a see saw	Mariane
78	My sweet sweet baby	Glories
79	The snake	Al Wilson
80	Be young, be foolish, be happy	Tams	[**]
81	Fire (06/68)	Crazy World of Arthur Brown	# 1
82	Ice in the sun (07/68)	Status Quo	*
83	Mr Businessman	Ray Stevens
84	Little arrows (06/68)	Leapy Lee	*
85	Frenzy	Graham Bonney
86	Happiness is love	Sons & Lovers
87	You are the one I love	Harlem Jonns Reshuffle
88	Shake your mini	Showstoppers
89	The day that war broke out	Keith Field
90	Mama	José Ferrer
91	Woman woman (Rel. Dec. 1967)	Gary Puckett & Union Gap	*
92	Something extra	Hines, Hines & Dad
93	Dream a little dream of me	Mama Cass Elliot	*
94	Classical gas (04/68)	Mason Williams	*

All tracks released in July 1968 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart
[*] : will chart as re-release in 1975

NR	Title	Artist/Group	Chart
1	Here comes the judge (06/68)	Pigmeat Markham	*
2	Hard to handle	Otis Redding	*
3	People sure act funny	Arthur Conley
4	Bring your love back to me	Linda Lyndell
5	I wanna be free	Vivian Reed
6	Everybody needs somebody (I need you)	Danny Williams
7	One way ticket	Chris Rayburn
8	Loving you has made my life worthwhile	Squibby & Reflections
9	Look at the lights go up	Hopscotch
10	Close your eyes and shut the door	Earth Opera
11	Eleanor Rigby	Ray Charles	*
12	Eli's comin'	Laura Nyro
13	Need your love so bad	Fleetwood Mac	*
14	Groovin' is easy	Electric Flag
15	My baby's coming home	New Formula
16	Deep thinking	Jensens
17	Haunted	Peter Thorogood
18	Someone out there	Flirtations
19	Carpet man	Nocturnes
20	If you love me	New Faces
21	Mrs Robinson	Simon & Garfunkel	*
22	Kentucky woman	John Walker
23	There's nothing else on my mind	Jane Morgan
24	Dusty	Bobby Russell
25	Remember when we were young	Endevers
26	Your time hasn't come yet baby	Elvis Presley	*
27	Voices	O'Hara's Playboys
28	I wanna live	Tony & Graduates
29	Where will you be (06/68)	Sue Nicholls	*
30	I pretend (04/68)	Des O'Connor	# 1
31	Your name is on my heart	Don Charles
32	Serenade for Elizabeth	Cyril Stapleton Choir & Orchestra
33	Angel of the morning (06/68)	P.P. Arnold	*
34	Mr Bojangles	Jerry Jeff Walker
35	Dreams of the everyday housewife	Glen Campbell
36	D-I-V-O-R-C-E	Tammy Wynette	[*]
37	I close my eyes and count to ten	Dusty Springfield	*
38	Walk on	Roy Orbison	*
39	Don't make promises	Tim Hardin
40	Don't give up	Petula Clark
41	The sun shines out of your shoes	Susan Shirley
42	Toffee apple Sunday	Toby Twirl
43	I can't quit her	Geno Washington & Ram Jam Band
44	Smile if you want to	Tim Andrews & Paul Korda
45	Days (06/68)	Kinks	*
46	The universal	Small Faces	*
47	Girl in the park	Nirvana
48	Down by the seaside	Cymbaline
49	We can help you	Alan Bown
50	Baby come back (RI – 1967)	Equals	# 1
51	Alice Long (you're still my favourite girlfriend)	Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
52	Fantastic fair	Elmer Hockett's Hurdy-Gurdy
53	Yellow rainbow	Picadilly Line
54	You're in life	Icarus
55	The walk'll do you good	Rainbow People
56	I forgot to give you love	James Brothers
57	Beautiful biege	Opal Butterfly
58	Back in love again	Buckinghams
59	Give a little take a little	Clinton Ford
60	On a Saturday	Keith West
61	Lincoln County	Dave Davies
62	Last night in Soho (06/68)	Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich	*
63	America (06/68)	Nice	*
64	Sarah Jane	Andy Forray
65	Beggin' (05/68)	Timebox	*
66	Me my friend	Family
67	On the road again (06/68)	Canned Heat	*
68	Do it again	Beach Boys	*
69	The story of rock and roll	Turtles
70	Ooh-poo-pa-doo	Nino Tempo & April Stevens
71	Shame shame	Magic Lanterns
72	Thinkin'	Madeline Bell
73	Sometimes you love me	Paul Stevens
74	This guy's in love with you (06/68)	Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass	*
75	If you don't want my love (05/68)	Robert John	*
76	Stoned soul picnic	5th Dimension
77	Baby you come rolling 'cross my mind	Peppermint Trolley Company
78	Gentle on my mind	John Hartford
79	Mrs Robinson	Fran & Alan
80	Help yourself	Tom Jones	*
81	Kentucky woman	Pinkerton's
82	Sunshine girl	Herman's Hermits	*
83	The land of make believe	Easybeats
84	Some things you never get used to (06/68)	Diana Ross & Supremes	*
85	Don't let him take your love from me	Jimmy Ruffin
86	Here comes the judge	Shorty Long	*
87	Dance to the music (03/68)	Sly & Family Stone	*
88	Sally had a party	Flavour
89	Give and take	Kris Ife
90	High in the sky	Amen Corner	*
91	Mony, Mony (05/68)	Tommy James & Shondells	# 1
92	Paint it black	Chris Farlowe
93	Guaranteed to drive you wild	Mike Stevens & Shevelles
94	Two is company, three is a crowd	Jon Ford
95	Grazing in the grass	Hugh Masekela