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People Got To Be Free
The Rascals
Last week
5Weeks at no. 1
1Weeks on chart
5Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
Billboard Hot 100™
Week of August 17, 1968
This Week
Award
Last Week
Peak Pos.
Wks on Chart
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People Got To Be Free
The Rascals - 5
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Atlantic
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Hello, I Love You
The Doors - 1
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- 7
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Elektra
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Classical Gas
Mason Williams - 2
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- 9
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Warner
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Born To Be Wild
Steppenwolf - 11
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Dunhill/ABC
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Light My Fire
Jose Feliciano - 20
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RCA Victor
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Stoned Soul Picnic
The 5th Dimension - 3
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Soul City
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Turn Around, Look At Me
The Vogues - 8
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- 10
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Reprise
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Sunshine Of Your Love
Cream - 9
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- 21
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Atco
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Grazing In The Grass
Hugh Masekela - 4
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Uni
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10
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Hurdy Gurdy Man
Donovan - 6
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Epic
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Lady Willpower
Gary Puckett And The Union Gap - 7
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Columbia
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Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Mama Cass With The Mamas & The Papas - 18
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Dunhill
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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Stay In My Corner
The Dells - 13
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Not Listed
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Cadet
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You Keep Me Hangin' On
The Vanilla Fudge - 15
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Atco
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Jumpin' Jack Flash
The Rolling Stones - 10
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London
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I Can't Stop Dancing
Archie Bell & The Drells - 23
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Atlantic
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Journey To The Center Of The Mind
The Amboy Dukes - 17
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Mainstream
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Soul-Limbo
Booker T. & The MG's - 21
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Stax
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Sealed With A Kiss
Gary Lewis And The Playboys - 24
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Liberty
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20
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Pictures Of Matchstick Men
The Status Quo - 14
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Cadet Concept
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The Horse
Cliff Nobles & Co. - 12
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Phil-L.A. of Soul
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Sky Pilot (Part One)
Eric Burdon & The Animals - 22
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MGM
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You're All I Need To Get By
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - 36
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Tamla
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Love Makes A Woman
Barbara Acklin - 37
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Brunswick
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Halfway To Paradise
Bobby Vinton - 27
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Epic
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Autumn Of My Life
Bobby Goldsboro - 19
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United Artists
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(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game
The Intruders - 30
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Gamble
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28
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Alice Long (You're Still My Favorite Girlfriend)
Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart - 34
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A&M
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Slip Away
Clarence Carter - 51
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
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Indian Lake
The Cowsills - 25
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MGM
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Please Return Your Love To Me
The Temptations - 44
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Gordy
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1, 2, 3, Red Light
1910 Fruitgum Co. - 39
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Buddah
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Do It Again
The Beach Boys - 50
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Capitol
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34
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Hitch It To The Horse
The Fantastic Johnny C - 35
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Phil-L.A. of Soul
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You Met Your Match
Stevie Wonder - 41
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Tamla
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Don't Take It So Hard
Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay - 33
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Columbia
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Lover's Holiday
Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson - 31
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SSS International
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The Eyes Of A New York Woman
B.J. Thomas - 40
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Scepter
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Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife
Glen Campbell - 32
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Capitol
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Angel Of The Morning
Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts - 28
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Bell
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This Guy's In Love With You
Herb Alpert - 16
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A&M
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Reach Out Of The Darkness
Friend And Lover - 26
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Verve Forecast
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43
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Don't Give Up
Petula Clark - 47
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Warner
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Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)
The Moody Blues - 48
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Deram
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Prayer Meetin'
Willie Mitchell - 45
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Hi
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Understanding
Ray Charles - 65
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ABC/TRC
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I Get The Sweetest Feeling
Jackie Wilson - 53
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Brunswick
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The Fool On The Hill
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - 61
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A&M
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Yesterday's Dreams
Four Tops - 49
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Motown
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50
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And Suddenly
The Cherry People - 68
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Heritage
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Down At Lulu's
Ohio Express - 52
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Buddah
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Hard To Handle
Otis Redding - 54
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Atco
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Somebody Cares
Tommy James And The Shondells - 55
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Roulette
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Can't You Find Another Way (Of Doing It)
Sam & Dave - 56
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
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The Impossible Dream
Roger Williams - 57
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Kapp
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Give A Damn
Spanky And Our Gang - 58
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Mercury
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I Guess I'll Have To Cry, Cry, Cry
James Brown And The Famous Flames - 59
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King
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Mr. Businessman
Ray Stevens - 78
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Monument
- 59 NEW
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The House That Jack Built
Aretha Franklin - -
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Atlantic
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Keep The One You Got
Joe Tex - 72
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Dial
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61
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I Loved And I Lost
The Impressions - 76
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ABC
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Brown Eyed Woman
Bill Medley - 64
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MGM
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Sudden Stop
Percy Sledge - 63
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
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64
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Magic Bus
The Who - 83
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Decca
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65
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God Bless Our Love
The Ballads - 80
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Venture
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66
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I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)
Eddie Floyd - 67
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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
The Happenings - 70
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B.T. Puppy
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68
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Two-Bit Manchild
Neil Diamond - 66
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Uni
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69
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Mrs. Bluebird
Eternity's Children - 69
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Tower
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70
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Morning Dew
Lulu - 71
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
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71
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Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do
Betty Wright - 86
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Alston
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72
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I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playin'
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - 90
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Gordy
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73
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Never Going Back
The Lovin' Spoonful - 73
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Kama Sutra
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I'm Gonna Do What They Do To Me
B.B. King - 81
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BluesWay
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Competition Ain't Nothin'
Little Carl Carlton - 75
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Back Beat
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76
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Hip City - Pt. 2
Jr. Walker & The All Stars - 85
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Soul
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77
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Mr. Bojangles
Jerry Jeff Walker - 77
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atco
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78
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Happy
Nancy Sinatra - 74
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Reprise
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79
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Mister Bo Jangles
Bobby Cole - 79
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Date
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80
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Give Me One More Chance
Wilmer And The Dukes - 84
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Aphrodisiac
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81
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Workin' On A Groovy Thing
Patti Drew - 82
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
- 82 NEW
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I Say A Little Prayer
Aretha Franklin - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
- 83 NEW
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Hush
Deep Purple - -
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Songwriter(s):
Not Listed
Producer(s):
Not Listed
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Tetragrammaton
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84
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I Heard It Thru The Grapevine
King Curtis & The Kingpins - 89
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atco
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85
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I Am Your Man
Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers - 92
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Gordy
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86
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Montage From How Sweet It Is (I Know That You Know)
The Love Generation - 87
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Imperial Records
- 87 NEW
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Special Occasion
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Tamla
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88
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Anyway That You Want Me
The American Breed - 88
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Acta
- 89 NEW
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Girl Watcher
The O'Kaysions - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
ABC
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90
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On The Road Again
Canned Heat - 99
- 90
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- 90
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Liberty
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91
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Soul Meeting
The Soul Clan - 91
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
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92
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Time Has Come Today
The Chambers Brothers - 95
- 92
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- 92
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
- 93 NEW
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The Snake
Al Wilson - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Soul City
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94
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M'Lady
Sly & The Family Stone - 97
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- 94
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
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95
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Tell Someone You Love Them
Dino, Desi & Billy - 96
- 95
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- 95
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Reprise
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96
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Mister Nico
Four Jacks And A Jill - 98
- 96
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- 96
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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97
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Sally Had A Party
Flavor - 100
- 97
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- 100
- 97
- 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
- 98 NEW
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Little Green Apples
O.C. Smith - -
- 98
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
- 99 NEW
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I've Gotta Get A Message To You
Bee Gees - -
- 99
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atco
- 100 NEW
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Fly Me To The Moon
Bobby Womack - -
- 100
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Minit
