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Number Ones 1968
The Beatles were the only artists in 1968 to have a number one in both countries. They started the year with “Hello Goodbye” in both charts and the other record which topped was their first release on Apple “Hey Jude” which was over seven minutes long. They reached number one in the U.K. charts in March 1968 with “Lady Madonna” and they wrote the song which was top in November for Joe Cocker “With a Little Help From my Friends” which was taken from the Sergeant Pepper album.
In America the psychedelic group the Lemon Pipers had a number one record in February written by Shelley Pinz & Paul Leka “Green Tambourine”.
A few days before his untimely death, Otis Redding recorded the song he wrote with Steve Cropper “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” this reached number one in the U.S. in March 1968.
Paul Simon composed the song “Mrs Robinson” which took Simon & Garfunkel to the top in June. He wrote the song for the film The Graduate.
The Doors self penned record “Hello, I Love You” reached number one in
August.
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield composed the final number one of 1968 in the U.S. “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” recorded by Marvin Gaye.
In the U.K. In February the “Mighty Quinn” written by Bob Dylan was a hit for Manfred Mann.
Louis Armstrong topped the charts with a ballad written by George Douglas & George Weiss “What A Wonderful World”.
In June the Jagger & Richard composition “Jumping Jack Flash” took the Rolling Stones to Number One.
The Bee Gee brothers Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb reached the top in September with their self penned “I’ve Got To Get A Message To You”.
The Scaffold had the final number one of 1968 in the U.K. with “Lily The Pink” they were a comedy group consisting of Mike McGear (real name Peter Michael McCartney who is the brother of Paul McCartney), Roger McGough and John Gorman.
Date
American Titles
Artist
6th Jan
Hello, Goodbye
The Beatles
20th Jan
Judy In Disguise
John Fred & Playboy Band
3rd Feb
Green Tambourine
The Lemon Pipers
10th Feb
Love Is Blue
Paul Mauriat
16th Mar
Dock Of The Bay
Otis Redding
13th Apr
Honey
Bobby Goldsboro
18th May
Tighten Up
Archie Bell & the Drells
1st Jun
Mrs. Robinson
Simon and Garfunkel
22nd Jun
This Guy’s In Love With You
Herb Alpert
20th Jul
Grazing In The Grass
Hugh Masekela
3rd Aug
Hello, I Love You
The Doors
17th Aug
People Got To Be Free
The Rascals
21st Sep
Harper Valley PTA
Jeannie C. Riley
28th Sep
Hey Jude
The Beatles
30th Nov
Love Child
The Supremes
14th Dec
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye
Date
British Titles
Artist
1st Jan
Hello Goodbye
The Beatles
24th Jan
Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde
Georgie Fame
31st Jan
Everlasting Love
Love Affair
14th Feb
Mighty Quinn
Manfred Mann
28th Feb
Cinderella Rockefella
Esther & Abi Ofarim
20th Mar
The Legend of Xanadu
Dave D, Dozy, Beaky Mick & Tich
27th Mar
Lady Madonna
The Beatles
10th Apr
Congratulations
Cliff Richard
24th Apr
What A Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong
22nd May
Young Girl
Gary Puckett & Union Gap
19th Jun
Jumping Jack Flash
Rolling Stones
3rd Jul
Baby Come Back
Equals
24th Jul
I Pretend
Des O’Connor
31st Jul
Mony Mony
Tommy James & Shondells
14th Aug
Fire
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
21st Aug
Mony Mony
Tommy James & Shondells
28th Aug
Do It Again
The Beach Boys
4th Sep
I’ve Got to Get A Message to You
The Bee Gees
11th Sep
Hey Jude
The Beatles
25th Sep
Those Were The Days
Mary Hopkin
6th Nov
With A Little Help From My Friends
Joe Cocker
13th Nov
The Good The Bad And The Ugly
Hugo Montenegro
11th Dec
Lily The Pink
The Scaffold
Albums
Artists
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
Friends
The Beach boys
Idea
The Bee Gees
Strictly Personal
Captain Beefheart
Last Time Around
Buffalo Springfield
Days of Future Passed
The Moody Blues
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Hollies Greatest
The Hollies
Aretha Now
Aretha Franklin
Any Day Now
Joan Baez
Truth
Jeff Beck
Doin’ Our Thing
Booker T & the M.G.s
Dusty...Definitely
Dusty Springfield
James Taylor
James Taylor
Sell Out
The Who
A Tramp Shining
Richard Harris
Child is Father to the Man
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Sailor
The Steve Miller Band
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
The Byrds
God Bless Tiny Tim
Tiny Tim
Shine On Brightly
Procol Harum
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
Waiting for the Sun
The Doors
Boogie With Canned Heat
Canned Heat
The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding
For Once In My Life
Stevie Wonder
Greatest Hits
Stevie Wonder
Dance to the Music
Sly & the Family Stone
Aerial Ballet
Harry Nilsson
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
The Beatles (White Album)
The Beatles
Disposable
The Deviants
Wheels Of Fire
Cream
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & Holding Co.
Ogdens Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces
Presenting Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
Traffic
Traffic
In Search of the Lost Chord
The Moody Blues
The Songs of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
John Wesley Harding
Bob Dylan
Who Knows Where the Time Goes
Judy Collins
The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
Song
Artist
Hello, How are You
The Easybeats
Here Me Calling
Ten Years After
Rainbow Valley
The Love Affair
A Day Without Love
The Love Affair
Think
Aretha Franklin
D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
Tammy Wynette
Classical Gas
Mason Williams
The Weight
The Band
The Impossible Dream
Roger Williams
Valleri
The Monkees
Journey to the Mind
The Amboy Dukes
M’Lady
Sly & the Family Stone
Red Red Wine
Neil Diamond
Blue Eyes
Don Partridge
Feeling Alright
Traffic
My Name is Jack
Manfred Mann
The Windmills of your Mind
Noel Harrison
Keep On
Bruce Channel
Fire Brigade
The Move
Blackberry Way
The Move
Lady Willpower
Union Gap
Pictures of Matchstick Men
Status Quo
Hurdy Gurdy Man
Donovan
Good Old Music
Parliaments
Mr. Businessman
Ray Stevens
Morning Dew
Lulu
Yesterday’s Dreams
The Four Tops
1-2-3 Red Light
1910 Fruitgum Co.
Macarthur Park
Richard Harris
Friends
The Beach Boys
Dance to the Music
Sly and the Family Stone
Magic Bus
The Who
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
Back on my Feet Again
The Foundations
Going up Country
Canned Heat
Angel of the Morning
P.P. Arnold
Private Number
Judy Clay & William Bell
All Along the Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Lazy Sunday
Small Faces
Lovin’ Things
The Marmalade
Jesamine
The Casuals
Bend Me Shape Me
The American Breed
I Thank You
Sam & Dave
Light My Fire
Jose Feliciano
I Can’t Turn you Loose
The Chambers Brothers
Jennifer Eccles
The Hollies
Listen to Me
The Hollies
Anyone For Tennis
Cream
I Can’t Let Maggie Go
Honeybus
Breaking Down the Walls
The Bandwagon
You Keep Me Hangin’ On
Vanilla Fudge
Tuesday Afternoon
The Moody Blues
Soul Sister, Brown Sugar
Sam & Dave
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
