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 |