2 October 1968
Go-Set’s National Top 40
The 2nd of October 1968
#1: Tom Jones
Help Yourself
A reworked English language version of the Italian song Gli Occhi Miei (My Eyes). The English lyrics bear no relation to the original Italian.
| 1. | (1) | HELP YOURSELF | Tom Jones | 7 | |
| 2. | (7) | HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. | Jeannie C. Riley | 3 | |
| 3. | (2) | DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME | Mama Cass | 9 | |
| 4. | (3) | DO IT AGAIN | Beach Boys | 7 | |
| 5. | (5) | I’VE GOT TO GET A MESSAGE TO YOU/KITTY CAN | Bee Gees | 5 | |
| 6. | (6) | CLASSICAL GAS | Mason Williams | 6 | |
| 7. | (4) | MACARTHUR PARK | Richard Harris | 13 | |
| 8. | (9) | ORANGE AND THE GREEN/WHISKEY ON A SUNDAY | The Irish Rovers | 13 | |
| 9. | (10) | ABERGAVENNY | Marty Wilde | 9 | |
| 10. | (11) | YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON | Vanilla Fudge | 9 | |
| 11. | (8) | INDIAN LAKE | The Cowsills | 13 | |
| 12. | (14) | 1-2-3 RED LIGHT | 1910 Fruitgum Co. | 4 | |
| 13. | (13) | PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE | The Rascals | 6 | |
| 14. | (19) | FOOL ON THE HILL | Sergio Mendes And Brasil ’66 | 3 | |
| 15. | (18) | BABY COME BACK | The Equals | 5 | |
| 16. | (-) | HEY JUDE/REVOLUTION | The Beatles | 1 | |
| 17. | (16) | SOUL LIMBO | Booker T And The MGs | 8 | |
| 18. | (20) | I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER/THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT | Aretha Franklin | 3 | |
| 19. | (15) | ANGEL OF THE MORNING | Merilee Rush | 15 | |
| 20. | (17) | MR. BOJANGLES | Jerry Lee Walker | 6 | |
| 21. | (28) | MR. BUSINESSMAN | Ray Stevens | 4 | |
| 22. | (29) | HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. | Bobbi Martin | 2 | |
| 23. | (24) | THE MUSIC PLAYED | Matt Monroe | 5 | |
| 24. | (12) | I DON’T WANT TO LOVE YOU/JAMIE | Johnny Farnham | 11 | |
| 25. | (31) | BIPLANE EVER MORE/LIVERPOOL LOU | The Irish Rovers | 2 | |
| 26. | (-) | STREET FIGHTING MAN/NO EXPECTATIONS | The Rolling Stones | 1 | |
| 27. | (21) | MAGIC BUS | The Who | 3 | |
| 28. | (23) | LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE/GOOD TIMES | The Easybeats | 9 | |
| 29. | (37) | LIGHT MY FIRE (EP) | Jose Feliciano | 2 | |
| 30. | (25) | HERE COMES THE JUDGE | Shorty Long | 9 | |
| 31. | (40) | ADAM AND EVE | Buzz Cason | 3 | |
| 32. | (39) | DOWN AT LULU’S | Ohio Express | 3 | |
| 33. | (-) | FIRE | The Crazy World of Arthur Brown | 1 | |
| 34. | (27) | DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE | Wayne Newton | 10 | |
| 35. | (32) | THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM | Jim Nabors | 8 | |
| 36. | (36) | DEAR HEART/WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WORLD | Mike Preston | 5 | |
| 37. | (38) | D.W. WASHBURN | The Monkees | 11 | |
| 38. | (-) | ON THE ROAD AGAIN | Canned Heat | 1 | |
| 39. | (-) | HOLD ON I’M COMING | Sam And Dave | 1 | |
| 40. | (-) | TO WAIT FOR LOVE | Herb Alpert | 1 |