Billboard Hot 100 Charts of 1968
Browse every weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart from 1968 — 52 charts in all. 16 different songs reached #1 during the year. The song that spent the most weeks at #1 during 1968 was "Hey Jude" by The Beatles (9 weeks on top). The Beatles held the #1 spot for the most weeks of any artist that year.
52weekly charts
16different #1 songs
9weeks at #1 for the year's biggest song
26weeks on the chart for the year's longest-running debut
Number-one songs of 1968
| Reached #1 | Weeks at #1 | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1967 (continued from 1967) | 3 | Hello Goodbye | The Beatles |
| January 20, 1968 | 2 | Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) | John Fred And The Playboys |
| February 3, 1968 | 1 | Green Tambourine | The Lemon Pipers |
| February 10, 1968 | 5 | Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) | Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra |
| March 16, 1968 | 4 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay | Otis Redding |
| April 13, 1968 | 5 | Honey | Bobby Goldsboro |
| May 18, 1968 | 2 | Tighten Up | Archie Bell & The Drells |
| June 1, 1968 | 3 | Mrs. Robinson | Simon & Garfunkel |
| June 22, 1968 | 4 | This Guy's In Love With You | Herb Alpert |
| July 20, 1968 | 2 | Grazing In The Grass | Hugh Masekela |
| August 3, 1968 | 2 | Hello, I Love You | The Doors |
| August 17, 1968 | 5 | People Got To Be Free | The Rascals |
| September 21, 1968 | 1 | Harper Valley P.T.A. | Jeannie C. Riley |
| September 28, 1968 | 9 | Hey Jude | The Beatles |
| November 30, 1968 | 2 | Love Child | Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| December 14, 1968 | 7 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Marvin Gaye |
Artists with the most weeks at #1 in 1968
- The Beatles — 11 weeks
- Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra — 5 weeks
- Bobby Goldsboro — 5 weeks
- The Rascals — 5 weeks
- Otis Redding — 4 weeks
Longest-running hits that debuted in 1968
| Weeks on chart | Peak | Song | Artist | Debuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | #5 | Sunshine Of Your Love | Cream | January 13, 1968 |
| 22 | #2 | The Good, The Bad And The Ugly | Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra And Chorus | February 17, 1968 |
| 20 | #28 | Guitar Man | Elvis Presley | January 27, 1968 |
| 19 | #1 | Hey Jude | The Beatles | September 14, 1968 |
| 19 | #1 | Everyday People | Sly & The Family Stone | November 30, 1968 |
| 18 | #1 | Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) | Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra | January 6, 1968 |
| 18 | #9 | Hang 'Em High | Booker T. & The MG's | November 9, 1968 |
| 18 | #14 | I Love You | People | April 6, 1968 |
| 17 | #2 | Little Green Apples | O.C. Smith | August 17, 1968 |
| 17 | #3 | Mony Mony | Tommy James And The Shondells | April 6, 1968 |
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