List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1968
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This is a list of singles that have peaked in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1968.
Top-ten singles[]
Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
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Singles from 1967 | |||||
December 23 | "Woman, Woman" | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | 4 | January 13 | 8 |
December 30 | "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" | John Fred and his Playboy Band | 1 | January 20 | 8 |
"Chain of Fools" | Aretha Franklin | 2 | January 20 | 7 | |
"Bend Me, Shape Me" | The American Breed | 5 | January 27 | 7 | |
Singles from 1968 | |||||
January 13 | "Green Tambourine" | The Lemon Pipers | 1 | February 3 | 7 |
January 20 | "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | 10 | January 20 | 2 |
January 27 | "Spooky" | Classics IV | 3 | February 10 | 7 |
February 3 | "Love Is Blue" | Paul Mauriat | 1 | February 10 | 10 |
"I Wish It Would Rain" | The Temptations | 4 | February 17 | 7 | |
"Goin' Out of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | The Lettermen | 7 | February 10 | 4 | |
"Nobody but Me" | The Human Beinz | 8 | February 3 | 4 | |
February 17 | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" | Otis Redding | 1 | March 16 | 11 |
"(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls" | Dionne Warwick | 2 | February 24 | 7 | |
"I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" | Boyce and Hart | 8 | February 24 | 4 | |
February 24 | "Simon Says" | 1910 Fruitgum Company | 4 | March 9 | 6 |
March 2 | "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" | The First Edition | 5 | March 16 | 4 |
"Bottle of Wine" | The Fireballs | 9 | March 2 | 1 | |
"Everything That Touches You" | The Association | 10 | March 2 | 2 | |
March 9 | "La-La (Means I Love You)" | The Delfonics | 4 | April 6 | 6 |
March 16 | "Valleri" | The Monkees | 3 | March 30 | 5 |
"(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" | Aretha Franklin | 5 | March 30 | 7 | |
"I Thank You" | Sam & Dave | 9 | March 23 | 2 | |
March 23 | "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" | Georgie Fame | 7 | April 13 | 6 |
March 30 | "Young Girl" | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | 2 | April 6 | 8 |
"Lady Madonna" | The Beatles | 4 | April 20 | 7 | |
April 6 | "Honey" | Bobby Goldsboro | 1 | April 13 | 10 |
"Cry Like a Baby" | The Box Tops | 2 | April 27 | 6 | |
April 13 | "Quinn the Eskimo (Mighty Quinn)" | Manfred Mann | 10 | April 13 | 2 |
April 20 | "Dance to the Music" | Sly and the Family Stone | 8 | April 20 | 2 |
"I Got the Feelin'" | James Brown | 6 | April 27 | 3 | |
April 27 | "Tighten Up" | Archie Bell & the Drells | 1 | May 18 | 9 |
May 4 | "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" | Hugo Montenegro | 2 | June 1 | 7 |
"A Beautiful Morning" | The Rascals | 3 | May 25 | 7 | |
"Cowboys to Girls" | The Intruders | 6 | May 18 | 5 | |
"The Unicorn" | The Irish Rovers | 7 | May 25 | 4 | |
May 11 | "Mrs. Robinson" | Simon & Garfunkel | 1 | June 1 | 7 |
May 18 | "Love Is All Around" | The Troggs | 7 | May 18 | 1 |
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" | Dionne Warwick | 10 | May 18 | 3 | |
May 25 | "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | 8 | May 25 | 2 |
"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" | Stevie Wonder | 9 | May 25 | 1 | |
June 1 | "Mony Mony" | Tommy James and the Shondells | 3 | June 15 | 5 |
"Yummy Yummy Yummy" | Ohio Express | 4 | June 15 | 5 | |
June 8 | "This Guy's in Love with You" | Herb Alpert | 1 | June 22 | 8 |
"MacArthur Park" | Richard Harris | 2 | June 22 | 5 | |
"Think" | Aretha Franklin | 7 | June 15 | 4 | |
June 15 | "The Look of Love" | Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 | 4 | July 6 | 5 |
June 22 | "Angel of the Morning" | Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts | 7 | June 29 | 4 |
"Reach out of the Darkness" | Friend & Lover | 10 | June 22 | 3 | |
June 29 | "The Horse" | Cliff Nobles & Co. | 2 | June 29 | 6 |
"Here Comes the Judge" | Shorty Long | 8 | July 6 | 3 | |
July 6 | "Grazing in the Grass" | Hugh Masekela | 1 | July 20 | 7 |
"Lady Willpower" | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | 2 | July 20 | 6 | |
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" | The Rolling Stones | 3 | July 6 | 6 | |
July 13 | "Stoned Soul Picnic" | The 5th Dimension | 3 | July 27 | 7 |
"Indian Lake" | The Cowsills | 10 | July 13 | 3 | |
July 20 | "Hello, I Love You" | The Doors | 1 | August 3 | 9 |
"Classical Gas" | Mason Williams | 2 | August 3 | 6 | |
"Hurdy Gurdy Man" | Donovan | 5 | August 3 | 5 | |
August 3 | "Sunshine of Your Love" | Cream | 5 | August 31 | 5 |
"Turn Around, Look at Me" | The Vogues | 7 | August 17 | 4 | |
August 10 | "People Got to Be Free" | The Rascals | 1 | August 17 | 9 |
August 17 | "Born to Be Wild" | Steppenwolf | 2 | August 24 | 6 |
"Light My Fire" | José Feliciano | 3 | August 31 | 6 | |
August 24 | "I Can't Stop Dancing" | Archie Bell & the Drells | 9 | August 24 | 3 |
"Stay in My Corner" | The Dells | 10 | August 24 | 3 | |
August 31 | "Harper Valley PTA" | Jeannie C. Riley | 1 | September 21 | 9 |
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" | Vanilla Fudge | 6 | August 31 | 1 | |
"You're All I Need to Get By" | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | 7 | September 14 | 3 | |
September 7 | "1, 2, 3, Red Light" | 1910 Fruitgum Company | 5 | September 14 | 5 |
"The House That Jack Built" | Aretha Franklin | 6 | September 7 | 3 | |
September 14 | "Hey Jude" † | The Beatles | 1 | September 28 | 14 |
"Hush" | Deep Purple | 4 | September 21 | 3 | |
September 21 | "The Fool on the Hill" | Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 | 6 | September 28 | 2 |
"I've Gotta Get a Message to You" | Bee Gees | 8 | September 28 | 6 | |
September 28 | "Fire" | The Crazy World of Arthur Brown | 2 | October 19 | 7 |
"Girl Watcher" | The O'Kaysions | 5 | October 5 | 5 | |
"Slip Away" | Clarence Carter | 6 | October 5 | 3 | |
October 5 | "Little Green Apples" | O. C. Smith | 2 | October 26 | 8 |
"I Say a Little Prayer" | Aretha Franklin | 10 | October 5 | 1 | |
October 12 | "Midnight Confessions" | The Grass Roots | 5 | November 2 | 5 |
"My Special Angel" | The Vogues | 7 | October 12 | 2 | |
"Over You" | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | 7 | October 26 | 4 | |
October 19 | "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud" | James Brown | 10 | October 19 | 1 |
October 26 | "Those Were the Days" | Mary Hopkin | 2 | November 2 | 7 |
"Elenore" | The Turtles | 6 | November 2 | 4 | |
November 2 | "Love Child" | Diana Ross & The Supremes | 1 | November 30 | 11 |
"Hold Me Tight" | Johnny Nash | 5 | November 9 | 5 | |
"White Room" | Cream | 6 | November 9 | 5 | |
November 9 | "Magic Carpet Ride" | Steppenwolf | 3 | November 30 | 7 |
November 16 | "Abraham, Martin and John" | Dion | 4 | December 14 | 7 |
"Who's Making Love" | Johnnie Taylor | 5 | December 7 | 8 | |
November 30 | "For Once in My Life" | Stevie Wonder | 2 | December 28 | 8 |
December 7 | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | Marvin Gaye | 1 | December 14 | 11 |
"Stormy" | Classics IV | 5 | December 28 | 5 | |
December 14 | "I Love How You Love Me" | Bobby Vinton | 9 | December 14 | 4 |
December 21 | "Both Sides, Now" | Judy Collins | 8 | December 21 | 1 |
† — "Hey Jude" also made its Hot 100 debut on September 14.
1967 peaks[]
Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 25 | "Daydream Believer" | The Monkees | 1 | December 2 | 10 |
December 2 | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 2 | December 16 | 9 |
December 9 | "I Second That Emotion" | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 4 | December 16 | 7 |
"Hello, Goodbye" | The Beatles | 1 | December 30 | 8 | |
December 16 | "Boogaloo Down Broadway" | The Fantastic Johnny C | 7 | December 23 | 4 |
December 30 | "Skinny Legs and All" | Joe Tex | 10 | December 30 | 3 |
1969 peaks[]
Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 23 | "Wichita Lineman" | Glen Campbell | 3 | January 11 | 9 |
December 28 | "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" | Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations | 2 | January 11 | 8 |
"Cloud Nine" | The Temptations | 6 | January 4 | 3 |
See also[]
- 1968 in music
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1968 (U.S.)
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1968
References[]
General sources[]
- Whitburn, Joel (2012). Pop Annual, 1955–2011 (8th ed.). Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-194-2.
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (ISBN 0-89820-074-1)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
Categories:
- Lists of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles
- 1968 record charts