JANUARY
Top hit
Hello Goodbye · The Beatles
Top album
Magical Mystery Tour (Soundtrack) · The Beatles
Enter the Year
Year
1968
Youth Culture Finds Its Voice
British invasion, Motown, and folk-rock rewrite what a hit can sound like.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
- Magical Mystery Tour (Soundtrack)The Beatles
- Cheap ThrillsBig Brother And The Holding Company
- Blooming HitsPaul Mauriat And His Orchestra
- Wheels Of FireCream
- Waiting For The SunThe Doors
- Electric LadylandThe Jimi Hendrix Experience
Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest HitsThe Rascals
Wichita LinemanGlen Campbell
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Green Tambourine · The Lemon Pipers
Top album
Magical Mystery Tour (Soundtrack) · The Beatles
MARCH
Top hit
Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) · Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra
Top album
Blooming Hits · Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra
APRIL
Top hit
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay · Otis Redding
Top album
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MAY
Top hit
Honey · Bobby Goldsboro
Top album
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JUNE
Top hit
Mrs. Robinson · Simon
Top album
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JULY
Top hit
This Guy's In Love With You · Herb Alpert
Top album
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AUGUST
Top hit
Hello, I Love You · The Doors
Top album
Wheels Of Fire · Cream
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
People Got To Be Free · The Rascals
Top album
Waiting For The Sun · The Doors
OCTOBER
Top hit
Hey Jude · The Beatles
Top album
Waiting For The Sun · The Doors
NOVEMBER
Top hit
Hey Jude · The Beatles
Top album
Cheap Thrills · Big Brother And The Holding Company
DECEMBER
Top hit
Love Child · Diana Ross
Top album
Cheap Thrills · Big Brother And The Holding Company