Top 40 Hits of Early October 1968
| 1 | Mary Hopkin | Those Were The Days |
| 2 | The Beatles | Hey Jude |
| 3 | Leapy Lee | Little Arrows |
| 4 | Casuals | Jesamine |
| 5 | Union Gap | Lady Willpower |
| 6 | Johnny Nash | Hold Me Tight |
| 7 | Dave Clark Five | Red Balloon |
| 8 | The Bee Gees | I've Gotta Get A Message To You |
| 9 | Status Quo | Ice In The Sun |
| 10 | The Tremeloes | My Little Lady |
| 11 | Aretha Franklin | I Say A Little Prayer |
| 12 | Mason Williams | Classical Gas |
| 13 | Amen Corner | High In The Sky |
| 14 | Love Affair | A Day Without Love |
| 15 | The Doors | Hello I Love You |
| 16 | Mama Cass | Dream A Little Dream Of Me |
| 17 | The Beach Boys | Do It Again |
| 18 | Canned Heat | On The Road Again |
| 19 | Jose Feliciano | Light My Fire |
| 20 | Engelbert Humperdinck | Les Bicyclettes De Belsize |
| 21 | Tom Jones | Help Yourself |
| 22 | Vanity Fare | I Live For The Sun |
| 23 | Otis Redding | Hard To Handle |
| 24 | Hugo Montenegro | The Good, The Bad And The Ugly |
| 25 | Herb Alpert | This Guy's In Love With You |
| 26 | The Band | The Weight |
| 27 | Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich | Wreck Of The Antoinette |
| 28 | The Hollies | Listen To Me |
| 29 | Cliff Richard | Marianne |
| 30 | Des O'Connor | I Pretend |
| 31 | The Nice | America |
| 32 | The Marbles | Only One Woman |
| 33 | The Four Tops | Yesterday's Dreams |
| 34 | Herman's Hermits | Sunshine Girl |
| 35 | Tyrannosaurus Rex | One Inch Rock |
| 36 | Sly & The Family Stone | Dance To The Music |
| 37 | Jimmy James & The Vagabonds | Red Red Wine |
| 38 | Wilson Pickett | I'm A Midnight Mover |
| 39 | Joe Cocker | With A Little Help From My Friends |
| 40 | Bruce Channel | Keep On |