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1968's
Hit Music & Song Charts
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1968's
Biggest Artists, Albums and Songs
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Bobbie Gentry (Best New Artist 1967 Grammy Winner
and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, presented in
1968)
The big song by Bobbie was "Ode To Billie Joe",
about the build up to and suicide of Billie Joe. What
did Billie Joe and his girlfriend throw off the Tallahatchie
Bridge, and why did Billie Joe McAllister commit suicide
by jumping off the same bridge later in the song?
We will never know.
The bridge mentioned in this song collapsed in June,
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The Beatles (1967 Grammy for Album of the Year for
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
For a complete list of people who were featured on the
famous cover, click here. |
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Up, Up and Away - The 5th Dimension (1967 Grammy
for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Performance
by a Duo or Group with Voca and Other Pop/Rock&Roll/
Contemporary Awards or Instrumental)
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New
Artists in the Pop Charts Included:
Steve Miller band, Joe Cocker, Creedence Clearwater
Revival, Steppenwolf, The Archies, Classics IV, Richard
Harris, Janis Joplin |
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1968's
Retro Pop Top 10 Hit List
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Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding |
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Look of Love - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
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Girl Watcher - The O'Kaysions |
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Cry Like A Baby - Box Tops |
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Spooky - Classics IV |
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The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Theme -
Hugo Montenegro |
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Love Is All Around - The Troggs |
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This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert |
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Love is Blue - Paul Mauriat |
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Simon Says - 1910 Fruitgum Co. |
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1968's
One Hit Wonders &
'Money Song' Top 10 Hit List
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly |
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MacArthur Park - Richard Harris |
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Fire - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown |
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Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred and His
Playboy Band |
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Dream A Little Dream of Me - Mama Cass |
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Love is Blue - Paul Mauriat |
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Classical Gas - Mason Williams |
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Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Flatt & Scruggs |
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Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers |
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A Question of Temperature - The Balloon Farm |
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1968's
Motown/Soul Top 10 Hit List
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I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye |
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Think - Aretha Franklin |
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Ain't Nothing But A House Party - The Showstoppers |
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Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor |
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I Thank You - Sam and Dave |
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Baby, Now That I've Found You - The Foundations |
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I Can't Stop Dancin - Archie Bell and
the Drells |
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Cowboys To Girls - The Intruders |
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Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin |
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Ain't Nothin Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye and
Tammi Terrell |
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R&B/Motown Song Hits:
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La-La Means I Love You - The Delfonics |
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1968's
Pop Dance Top 10 Hit List
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Dance To The Music - Sly and the Family Stone |
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Mony Mony - Tommy James and the Shondells |
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Tighten Up - Archie Bell and the Drells |
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Suzie Q - Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz |
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The Horse - Cliff Nobles |
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Grazing in the Grass - Hugo Masekela |
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Midnight Confessions - The Grass Roots |
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Fire - Crazy World Of Arthur Brown |
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Help Yourself - Tom Jones |
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Pop Dance Song Hits:
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Elenore - The Turtles |
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1968's
Rock n Roll Top 10 Hit List
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Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf |
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Jumpin Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones |
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All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix Experience |
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Hush - Deep Purple |
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Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf |
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On The Road Again - Canned Heat |
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Piece of My Heart - Big Brother and The
Holding Company |
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Hello I Love You - The Doors |
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All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Experience |
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly |
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Rock Music Hits:
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Magic Bus - The Who |
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Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs |
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Journey To The Center Of Your Mind - The
Amboy Dukes |
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Itchycoo Park - Small Faces |
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Summertime Blues - Blue Cheer |
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Pictures Of Matchstick Men - Status Quo |
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1968's
Bubblegum Top 10 Hit List
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Simon Says - 1910 Fruitgum Company |
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Ymmy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express |
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Green Tamborine - The Lemon Pipers |
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1,2,3 Redlight - 1910 Fruitgum Comapany |
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Tip-Toe Thru The Tulips With Me - Tiny Tim |
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The Unicorn - The Irish Rovers |
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Rice is Nice - The Lemon Pipers |
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Chewy, Chewy - Ohio Express |
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Bang Shang Alang - The Archies |
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Bend Me, Shape Me - American Breed |
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PCM's
1968 Top 10 Hit List
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Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding |
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Dance To The Music - Sly and the Family Stone |
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Mony Mony - Tommy James & the Shondells |
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I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye |
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Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf |
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La La Means I Love You - the Delphonics |
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Hey Jude - Beatles |
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Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones |
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Nobody But Me - Human Beinz |
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Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf |
Check Out the Full
PCM 1968
Annual Best
Music
Hits Here
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One Hit Wonders include artists with only one
song in Billboard's Top 40 Pop Charts,
songs of note and well-known hits that did not even
make the Billboard Pop Charts.
Hot Pop Songs/PCM Charts are based on DJ requests and online suggestions.
Some songs are listed in multiple years because some
charts list the
'release date' as the official date, while others
list the chart 'peak date.'
Compromising that data, we try to list songs for the
year they saw the most chart action.
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