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Top 20 Song Chart for August 17, 1968

LW TW       peak  
3 1   People Got To Be Free  
  The Rascals
    YouTube Amazon  

7 2   Born To Be Wild  
  Steppenwolf
    YouTube Amazon  

1 3   Hello, I Love You 1  
  The Doors
    YouTube Amazon  

2 4   Sunshine Of Your Love 2  
  Cream
    YouTube Amazon  

5 5   Turn Around, Look At Me 3  
  The Vogues
    YouTube Amazon  

18 6   Harper Valley P.T.A. 1  
  Jeannie C. Riley
    YouTube Amazon  

12 7   Love Makes A Woman 5  
  Barbara Acklin
    YouTube Amazon  

4 8   Classical Gas 4  
  Mason Williams
    YouTube Amazon  

11 9   Sealed With A Kiss  
  Gary Lewis And The Playboys
    YouTube Amazon  

16 10   Light My Fire 3  
  Jose Feliciano
    YouTube Amazon  

14 11   You Keep Me Hangin' On  
  Vanilla Fudge
    YouTube Amazon  

10 12   Dream A Little Dream Of Me 10  
  Mama Cass Elliot
    YouTube Amazon  

6 13   Lady Willpower 1  
  Gary Puckett And The Union Gap
    YouTube Amazon  

13 14   Stay In My Corner 9  
  The Dells
    YouTube Amazon  

- 15   1, 2, 3, Red Light 2  
  1910 Fruitgum Co.
    YouTube Amazon  

- 16   The House That Jack Built 8  
  Aretha Franklin
    YouTube Amazon  

- 17   I Can't Stop Dancing 12  
  Archie Bell & The Drells
    YouTube Amazon  

20 18   Soul-Limbo 13  
  Booker T. & The MG's
    YouTube Amazon  

- 19   (Love Is Like A) Baseball Game  
  The Intruders
    YouTube Amazon  

- 20   Journey To The Center Of The Mind  
  The Amboy Dukes
    YouTube Amazon  

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The Rascals holds the top position this week with People Got To Be Free. Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf is at number two on the chart. The Doors places number three this week with Hello, I Love You.


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