Saturday, August 24, 2024

August 1968: "Classical gas" and other great songs on the radio this week






Mason Williams & others had a big hit on the radio this week in August 1968:

  1. People Got to Be Free - The Rascals (Atlantic) 
  2. Classical Gas - Mason Williams (Warner Brothers)            
  3. Turn Around, Look at Me - The Vogues (Reprise)              
  4. Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano (RCA)                        
  5. Hello, I Love You - The Doors (Elektra)                     
  6. Sunshine of Your Love - Cream (Atco)                        
  7. Stoned Soul Picnic - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)          
  8. Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan (Epic)                            
  9. Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)                    
 10. Dream a Little Dream of Me - Mama Cass (Dunhill)           
 11. Pictures of Matchstick Men - The Status Quo (Cadet Concept) 
 12. Love Makes a Woman - Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)            
 13. Soul-Limbo - Booker T. & the MG's (Stax)                   
 14. You're All I Need to Get By -                                
                            Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla) 
 15. Journey to the Center of the Mind -                          
                                   The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream) 
 16. I Can't Stop Dancing - Archie Bell & the Drells (Atlantic) 
 17. Stay In My Corner - The Dells (Cadet)                      
 18. The House that Jack Built - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)     
 19. Mr. Businessman - Ray Stevens (Monument)                   
 20. The Fool On the Hill - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (A&M) 
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