‘People Got to Be Free’ by The Rascals peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 17 1968)

(Saturday, August 17, 1968)“People Got to Be Free” by The Rascals peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five consecutive weeks (Aug. 17/24/31, Sept. 7/14, 1968).

It was the band’s third of three number one hits on the chart (1966-1968).