"Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" marks Bob Seger's first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100. Though not a top 10 hit nationally, it spent the most weeks on the chart among the members of this week's class.
Prior to its Billboard debut, the single had already been a huge hit in Seger's hometown of Detroit, debuting at #16 on the CKLW Top 30 previewed on October 22, 1968. On November 12th, it landed at #1 for a week.
With its adventurous playlists, CKLW provided one of the best AM radio listening experiences during the last 1960s, its 50,000 watts of clear-channel power easily making its way across Lake Erie to Warren PA and Buffalo throughout the day and night. I was a most avid listener then.
The history behind the making of the Silver Bullet Band. (axs, 6/24/2014)
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Aretha Franklin's two-sided hit single among the newcomers on Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending August 17, 1968.
Iron Butterfly makes its first appearance on Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending August 24, 1968.
Big Brother and the Holding Company makes its first two appearances on Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending August 31, 1968.
Fire! The Crazy World of Arthur Brown debuts with its only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. ( For the week ending September 7, 1968)
The Beatles "Hey Jude" debuts in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending September 14, 1968
Jimi Hendrix Experience: "All Along the Watchtower" debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending September 21, 1968
Run for your lives, here come the Archies: Bang-shang-a-lang debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending September 28, 1968
"White Room" by Cream debuts as a national breakout on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending October 5, 1968
"Ride My See-Saw" by the Moody Blues debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending October 12, 1968.
"Love Child" by Diana Ross and the Supremes lead the pack of debut singles on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending October 19, 1968
Abraham, Martin & John, the last big hit by Dion, debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending October 26, 1968
Stevie Wonder outperforms Jackie Wilson: Two versions of 'For Once in my Life' debut on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending November 2, 1968
Booker T. and the MG's "Hang 'em High" debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending November 9, 1968
"Hooked on a Feeling" by B. J. Thomas debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending November 16, 1968
Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending November 23, 1968
'Everyday People' by Sly and the Family Stone debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending November 30, 1968
"Going Up The Country" by Canned Heat debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending December 7, 1968
Tommy James & the Shondells "Crimson and Clover" debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending December 14, 1968
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