List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1968
Here are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1968.
That year, 10 acts hit number one for the first time, such as John Fred and His Playboy Band, The Lemon Pipers, Paul Mauriat, Otis Redding, Bobby Goldsboro, Archie Bell & the Drells, Herb Alpert, Hugh Masekela, Jeannie C. Riley, and Marvin Gaye. Otis Redding, after his death in late 1967, was the first artist to hit number one posthumously.
| The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1968 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
| No. | Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195 | January 6 | "Hello, Goodbye" | The Beatles | |
| January 13 | ||||
| 196 | January 20 | "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" | John Fred and His Playboy Band | |
| January 27 | ||||
| 197 | February 3 | "Green Tambourine" | The Lemon Pipers | |
| 198 | February 10 | "Love is Blue" | Paul Mauriat | |
| February 17 | ||||
| February 24 | ||||
| March 2 | ||||
| March 9 | ||||
| 199 | March 16 | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" | Otis Redding | |
| March 23 | ||||
| March 30 | ||||
| April 6 | ||||
| 200 | April 13 | "Honey" | Bobby Goldsboro | |
| April 20 | ||||
| April 27 | ||||
| May 4 | ||||
| May 11 | ||||
| 201 | May 18 | "Tighten Up" | Archie Bell & the Drells | |
| May 25 | ||||
| 202 | June 1 | "Mrs. Robinson" | Simon & Garfunkel | |
| June 8 | ||||
| June 15 | ||||
| 203 | June 22 | "This Guy's in Love with You" | Herb Alpert | |
| June 29 | ||||
| July 6 | ||||
| July 13 | ||||
| 204 | July 20 | "Grazing in the Grass" | Hugh Masekela | |
| July 27 | ||||
| 205 | August 3 | "Hello, I Love You" | The Doors | |
| August 10 | ||||
| 206 | August 17 | "People Got to Be Free" | The Rascals | |
| August 24 | ||||
| August 31 | ||||
| September 7 | ||||
| September 14 | ||||
| 207 | September 21 | "Harper Valley PTA" | Jeannie C. Riley | |
| 208 | September 28 | "Hey Jude" | The Beatles | |
| October 5 | ||||
| October 12 | ||||
| October 19 | ||||
| October 26 | ||||
| November 2 | ||||
| November 9 | ||||
| November 16 | ||||
| November 23 | ||||
| 209 | November 30 | "Love Child" | Diana Ross & the Supremes | |
| December 7 | ||||
| 210 | December 14 | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | Marvin Gaye | |
| December 21 | ||||
| December 28 | ||||
Sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- 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.
See also
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