Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release).
Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
No. |
Song |
Artist
|
| 1 |
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
| Marvin Gaye
|
| 2 |
Hey Jude
| Beatles
|
| 3 |
All Along The Watchtower
| Jimi Hendrix
|
| 4 |
Dock Of The Bay
| Otis Redding
|
| 5 |
Proud Mary
| Creedence Clearwater Revival
|
| 6 |
Mony Mony
| Tommy James & the Shondells
|
| 7 |
Jumpin' Jack Flash
| Rolling Stones
|
| 8 |
Born To Be Wild
| Steppenwolf
|
| 9 |
White Room
| Cream
|
| 10 |
Sympathy For The Devil
| Rolling Stones
|
| 11 |
Revolution
| Beatles
|
| 12 |
Touch Me
| Doors
|
| 13 |
Time Of The Season
| Zombies
|
| 14 |
Helter Skelter
| Beatles
|
| 15 |
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
| Iron Butterfly
|
| 16 |
Everyday People
| Sly & the Family Stone
|
| 17 |
Piece Of My Heart
| Big Brother & the Holding Company
|
| 18 |
Crimson And Clover
| Tommy James & the Shondells
|
| 19 |
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
| Beatles
|
| 20 |
Magic Carpet Ride
| Steppenwolf
|
| 21 |
The Weight
| The Band
|
| 22 |
Cloud Nine
| Temptations
|
| 23 |
Think
| Aretha Franklin
|
| 24 |
Street Fighting Man
| Rolling Stones
|
| 25 |
Summertime Blues
| Blue Cheer
|
| 26 |
Hush
| Deep Purple
|
| 27 |
Only The Strong Survive
| Jerry Butler
|
| 28 |
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
| Beatles
|
| 29 |
I Got The Feelin'
| James Brown
|
| 30 |
(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
| Aretha Franklin
|
| 31 |
Build Me Up Buttercup
| Foundations
|
| 32 |
Birthday
| Beatles
|
| 33 |
Hello I Love You
| Doors
|
| 34 |
Games People Play
| Joe South
|
| 35 |
Pressure Drop
| Toots and the Maytals
|
| 36 |
Journey To The Center Of The Mind
| Amboy Dukes
|
| 37 |
Slip Away
| Clarence Carter
|
| 38 |
Mrs. Robinson
| Simon & Garfunkel
|
| 39 |
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
| Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
|
| 40 |
Stay In My Corner
| Dells
|
| 41 |
Born On The Bayou
| Creedence Clearwater Revival
|
| 42 |
For Once In My Life
| Stevie Wonder
|
| 43 |
Wichita Lineman
| Glen Campbell
|
| 44 |
Crystal Blue Persuasion
| Tommy James & the Shondells
|
| 45 |
A Beautiful Morning
| Rascals
|
| 46 |
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
| Jimi Hendrix
|
| 47 |
Who's Making Love
| Johnny Taylor
|
| 48 |
Magic Bus
| The Who
|
| 49 |
I Got A Line On You
| Spirit
|
| 50 |
Stand By Your Man
| Tammy Wynette
|
| 51 |
Lady Madonna
| Beatles
|
| 52 |
Crossroads
| Cream
|
| 53 |
Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
| Bob Seger System
|
| 54 |
Son-Of-A Preacher Man
| Dusty Springfield
|
| 55 |
Back In The U.S.S.R.
| Beatles
|
| 56 |
The Mighty Quinn
| Manfred Mann
|
| 57 |
Love Child
| Diana Ross & the Supremes
|
| 58 |
With A Little Help From My Friends
| Joe Cocker
|
| 59 |
Israelites
| Desmond Dekker & the Aces
|
| 60 |
Midnight Confessions
| Grass Roots
|
| 61 |
People Got To Be Free
| Rascals
|
| 62 |
I've Gotta Get A Message To You
| Bee Gees
|
| 63 |
Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud
| James Brown
|
| 64 |
Everybody's Talkin'
| Nilsson
|
| 65 |
Cowboys To Girls
| Intruders
|
| 66 |
Going Up The Country
| Canned Heat
|
| 67 |
Ain't No Way
| Aretha Franklin
|
| 68 |
Hello It's Me
| Nazz
|
| 69 |
These Eyes
| Guess Who
|
| 70 |
Feelin' Alright
| Traffic
|
| 71 |
Abraham, Martin And John
| Dion
|
| 72 |
Never Give You Up
| Jerry Butler
|
| 73 |
Cry Like A Baby
| Box Tops
|
| 74 |
Hooked On A Feeling
| B.J. Thomas
|
| 75 |
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
| Beatles
|
| 76 |
One
| Three Dog Night
|
| 77 |
Mac Arthur Park
| Richard Harris
|
| 78 |
Fire
| The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
|
| 79 |
Do It Again
| Beach Boys
|
| 80 |
Those Were The Days
| Mary Hopkin
|
| 81 |
You're All I Need To Get By
| Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
|
| 82 |
Stoned Soul Picnic
| 5th Dimension
|
| 83 |
Open My Eyes
| Nazz
|
| 84 |
Polk Salad Annie
| Tony Joe White
|
| 85 |
Mendocino
| Sir Douglas Quintet
|
| 86 |
Nothing But A Heartache
| Flirtations
|
| 87 |
Ride My See Saw
| Moody Blues
|
| 88 |
Living In The U.S.A.
| Steve Miller Band
|
| 89 |
Hey Western Union Man
| Jerry Butler
|
| 90 |
Susie Q
| Creedence Clearwater Revival
|
| 91 |
Hurdy Gurdy Man
| Donovan
|
| 92 |
Dizzy
| Tommy Roe
|
| 93 |
Can I Change My Mind
| Tyrone Davis
|
| 94 |
Elenore
| Turtles
|
| 95 |
Paying The Cost To Be The Boss
| B.B. King
|
| 96 |
Angel Of The Morning
| Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts
|
| 97 |
The House That Jack Built
| Aretha Franklin
|
| 98 |
I Thank You
| Sam & Dave
|
| 99 |
Worst That Could Happen
| Brooklyn Bridge
|
| 100 |
Sister Ray
| Velvet Underground
|
| 20 more worth mentioning. |
| 101 |
Dear Prudence
| Beatles
|
| 102 |
Young Girl
| Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
|
| 103 |
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy
| Ohio Express
|
| 104 |
I've Never Found A Girl
| Eddie Floyd
|
| 105 |
Cyprus Avenue
| Van Morrison
|
| 106 |
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
| Pink Floyd
|
| 107 |
Village Green Preservation Society
| Kinks
|
| 108 |
I Walk On Guilded Splinters
| Dr. John
|
| 109 |
Valleri
| Monkees
|
| 110 |
Hawaii 5-0
| Ventures
|
| 111 |
Hold Me Tight
| Johnny Nash
|
| 112 |
Love Makes A Woman
| Barbara Acklin
|
| 113 |
I Say A Little Prayer
| Aretha Franklin
|
| 114 |
Soulful Strut
| Young-Holt Unlimited
|
| 115 |
Atlantis
| Donovan
|
| 116 |
On The Road Again
| Canned Heat
|
| 117 |
Girl Watcher
| O'Kaysions
|
| 118 |
I Started A Joke
| Bee Gees
|
| 119 |
Grazing In The Grass
| Hugh Masakela
|
| 120 |
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
| Supremes & Temptations
|
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1968 |
| Bruce's Choice: An unheralded great record from 1968 |
| * |
Man's Temptation
| Mike Bloomfield / Al Kooper
|
| Lew's Choice: |
| * |
Mechanical World
| Spirit
|
| Adam's Choice: |
| * |
The Victim
| Gosdin Brothers
|
| Brett's Choice: |
| * |
Glasshouse Green Splinter Red
| The Kinsmen
|
