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Music History Events: Charts

August 17, 1968 The Rascals' "People Got To Be Free" hits #1 for the first of five weeks.

August 10, 1968 Cream's Wheels Of Fire album, which includes their classic "White Room," hits #1 in the US. The group, a volatile mixture of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, break up a short time later due largely to infighting.

August 3, 1968 The Doors hit #1 in America for the second (and last) time when "Hello, I Love You" reaches the top for the first of two weeks. Their first #1 was "Light My Fire" in 1967.

June 1, 1968 Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson" hits #1 on the Hot 100. The song was written for the movie The Graduate and titled after the character played by Anne Bancroft.

May 18, 1968 Archie Bell & the Drells hit #1 in America with the funk-tacular "Tighten Up."

February 10, 1968 Paul Mauriat's orchestral version of "Love Is Blue" hits #1 in America. An international hit recorded in several languages, the song finished fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1967 with a version performed by Vicky Leandros.

February 3, 1968 The Lemon Pipers hit #1 in America with "Green Tambourine," a psychedelic song about a busker.

January 20, 1968 John Fred and His Playboy Band's "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" hits #1. The song is a takeoff on The Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds."

December 2, 1967 The Monkees' "Daydream Believer" hits #1 in America for the first of four weeks.

December 2, 1967 The Monkees' Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones album hits #1 in America.

November 15, 1967 Obsessive fans looking for "Paul Is Dead" clues on album covers and in songs push two previous Beatles albums, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Magical Mystery Tour, back onto the Billboard albums chart.

October 28, 1967 Diana Ross and the Supremes' Greatest Hits album hits #1 in America.

October 21, 1967 Lulu's "To Sir With Love" hits #1 in the US for the first of five weeks. Lulu performs the song in the movie of the same name, where she portrays a high school student taught by Sidney Poitier.

October 14, 1967 After 15 weeks at #1, The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is knocked out of the top spot by Bobbie Gentry's Ode To Billie Joe.

September 23, 1967 "The Letter" by The Box Tops goes to #1 in America. The Arbors take the song to #20 in 1969 and Joe Cocker's version hits #7 in 1970.

September 9, 1967 "Soul Man" by Sam & Dave enters the Hot 100 at #79. The song was co-written by Isaac Hayes, who wrote about what he thought a "soul man" would be.

August 19, 1967 The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" hits #1, where it stays for one week.

July 29, 1967 The Doors' "Light My Fire" hits #1 for the first of three weeks in the US. It is knocked off by the Beatles song "All You Need Is Love."

May 20, 1967 The Young Rascals' "Groovin'" hits #1 in America.

May 13, 1967 The Supremes land their 10th #1 hit with "The Happening."

April 19, 1967 Nancy and Frank Sinatra's "Somethin' Stupid" goes to #1 in the UK.

March 18, 1967 The Beatles "Penny Lane" reaches #1 on the US Hot 100. There is a real Penny Lane in Liverpool, but the song is written about the bus station.

March 11, 1967 The Supremes notch their ninth #1 hit in America: "Love Is Here And Now You're Gone."

March 4, 1967 The Rolling Stones chart their fourth #1 hit in America with the ballad "Ruby Tuesday."

February 18, 1967 The Buckinghams' "Kind of a Drag" hits #1 in America for the first of two weeks.

February 11, 1967 The Monkees' album More of the Monkees hits #1 in America.

December 10, 1966 The Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations" hits #1.

December 3, 1966 The New Vaudeville Band's "Winchester Cathedral" hits #1.

November 19, 1966 The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On" hits #1 for the first of two weeks.

November 12, 1966 Johnny Rivers' "Poor Side Of Town" hits #1.