Dear Suzy Que,
The following charts list the no. 1 hits on the week of May 25, in
various areas.
According to Cash Box Magazine, the top ten were:
1 MRS. ROBINSON Simon & Garfunkel
2 TIGHTEN UP Archie Bell & Drells
3 A BEAUTIFUL MORNING Rascals
4 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Hugo Montenegro
5 COWBOYS TO GIRLS Intruders
6 MONY MONY Tommy James & Shondells
7 SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY Stevie Wonder
8 HONEY Bobby Goldsboro
9 THE UNICORN Irish Rovers
10 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE Dionne Warwick
(Source: Cash Box Magazine -
http://www.aria.co.nz/charts/60_CashBox1.asp)
This rating is for the number of singles sold.
Another top ten list is quiet similar:
1 Simon & Garfunkel Mrs. Robinson
2 James, Tommy & The Shondells Mony Mony 5
3 Diamond, Neil Brooklyn Roads 3
4 Four Jacks And A Jill Master Jack 6
5 Ohio Express Yummy Yummy Yummy 4
6 Young Rascals, The A Beautiful Morning 6
7 Montenegro, Hugo Good, The Bad And The Ugly, The 3
8 Wonder, Stevie Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day 6
9 Humperdinck, Engelbert A Man Without Love 2
10 Jon & Robin Dr. Jon (The Medicine Man) 3
Source: http://www.1050chum.com/charts/1050ChumCORE.pnm#589
Music Radio also has their hit chart:
1 1 MRS. ROBINSON - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
2 3 MacARTHUR PARK - Richard Harris (Dunhill)
3 5 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Hugo Montenegro & His
Orchestra
(RCA Victor)
4 2 #TIGHTEN UP - Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic)
5 8 MONY MONY - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
6 15 *#THINK - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
7 4 *#A BEAUTIFUL MORNING - The Rascals (Atlantic)
8 6 #COWBOYS TO GIRLS - The Intruders (Gamble)
9 12 DELILAH - Tom Jones (Parrot)
10 13 LOVE IS ALL AROUND - The Troggs (Fontana)
http://www.musicradio77.com/wmca/surveys/1968/surveymay2968.html
See also - http://musicradio.computer.net/chucktop100.html
Last but not least is this list:
1. MONY MONY, Tommy James & Shondells (2)
2. YUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMY, Ohio Express (13)
3. MRS. ROBINSON, Simon & Garfunkel (4)
4. I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU, New Colony Six (12)
5. LOVE IS ALL AROUND, Troggs (1)
6. TIGHTEN UP, Archie Bell & Drells (5)
7. HONEY, Bobby Goldsboro (3)
8. BEAUTIFUL MORNING, Rascals (6)
9. LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU, Spanky & Our Gang (18)
10.MAC ARTHUR PARK, Richard Harris (26)
http://www.users.qwest.net/~oldiesloon/wg052568.htm
The no. 1 hit in Australia was The Unicorn by The Irish Rovers, while
the British preferred Young Girl by The Union Gap featuring Gary
Puckett , and the Americans, Archie Bell & The Drells with Tighten Up
(Source: www.onmc.iinet.net.au/top/1968.htm).
The top five of the British magazine "New Musical Express" (NME) were
1. ( 1) Young Girl, Union Gap
2. ( 3) Honey, Bobby Goldsboro
3. ( 4) A Man Without Love, Engelbert Humperdinck
4. ( 2) What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
5. ( 7) I Don’t Want Our Loving To Die, Herd
http://www.procolharum.com/y/yan_nme_1968.htm
Last but least, a hit related event was the release - on the 25th of
May, of "Jumpin' Jack Flash," a Rolling Stones single later included
on several greatest hits collections, but not on a regular release
album. It's a gas gas gas.
I hope this answered your question. My search strategy was to search
for "this day in history" sites, to search for "weekly charts" and to
scan the net for other mentioning of that week's chart. If you need
any clarification on this answer, please let me know. I'd be pleased
to clarify my answer before you rate it. |
