The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1968
TOP 100 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 28, 1968, issue)
POSTITLE – Artist (Label)
  1HEY JUDE – The Beatles (Apple)
  2LOVE IS BLUE (L’Amour Est Bleu) – Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra (Philips)
  3YOUNG GIRL – Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia)
  4(Sittin’ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY – Otis Redding (Volt)
  5MRS. ROBINSON – Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
  6HONEY – Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
  7PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE – The Rascals (Atlantic)
  8GREEN TAMBOURINE – The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)
  9THIS GUY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU – Herb Alpert (A&M)
10TIGHTEN UP – Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic)
11YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY – The Ohio Express (Buddah)
12HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. – Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)
13JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) – John Fred & His Playboy Band (Paula)
14LITTLE GREEN APPLES – O.C. Smith (Columbia)
15HELLO, I LOVE YOU – The Doors (Elektra)
16I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU – The Bee Gees (Atco)
17A BEAUTIFUL MORNING – The Rascals (Atlantic)
18CRY LIKE A BABY – The Box Tops (Mala)
19THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE – Georgie Fame (Epic)
20I WISH IT WOULD RAIN – The Temptations (Gordy)
21LADY WILLPOWER – Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia)
22THOSE WERE THE DAYS – Mary Hopkin (Apple)
23MONY MONY – Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
24SIMON SAYS – The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
25BEND ME, SHAPE ME – The American Breed (Acta)
26JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH – The Rolling Stones (London)
27LADY MADONNA – The Beatles (Capitol)
28SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE – Cream (Atco)
29STONED SOUL PICNIC – The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
30MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS – The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
31THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY – Hugo Montenegro (RCA Victor)
32FIRE – The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)
33MacARTHUR PARK – Richard Harris (Dunhill)
34TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME – The Vogues (Reprise)
35MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn The Eskimo) – Manfred Mann (Mercury)
36BORN TO BE WILD – Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
37LIGHT MY FIRE – Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)
38GRAZING IN THE GRASS – Hugh Masekela (Uni)
391, 2, 3, RED LIGHT – The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
40SLIP AWAY – Clarence Carter (Atlantic)
41OVER YOU – Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia)
42(Theme From) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS – Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
43THE HORSE – Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. Of Soul)
44GIRL WATCHER – The O’Kaysions (ABC)
45ANGEL OF THE MORNING – Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts (Bell)
46GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD/CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU – The Lettermen (Capitol)
47BABY, NOW THAT I’VE FOUND YOU – The Foundations (Uni)
48WHITE ROOM – Cream (Atco)
49HURDY GURDY MAN – Donovan (Epic)
50THE UNICORN – The Irish Rovers (Decca)
51INDIAN LAKE – The Cowsills (MGM)
51BANG-SHANG-A-LANG – The Archies (Calendar)
52COWBOYS TO GIRLS – The Intruders (Gamble)
53HUSH – Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)
54LA-LA-MEANS I LOVE YOU – The Delfonics (Philly Groove)
55SUSAN – The Buckinghams (Columbia)
56LOVE IS ALL AROUND – The Troggs (Fontana)
57BOTTLE OF WINE – The Fireballs (Atco)
58CLASSICAL GAS – Mason Williams (Warner Bros.–7 Arts)
59DANCE TO THE MUSIC – Sly & The Family Stone (Epic)
60MAGIC CARPET RIDE – Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
61I THANK YOU – Sam & Dave (Stax)
62(Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
63PLAYBOY – Gene & Debbe (TRX)
64ELENORE – The Turtles (White Whale)
65SUMMERTIME BLUES – Blue Cheer (Philips)
66JUST DROPPED IN (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) – The First Edition (Reprise)
67THE LOOK OF LOVE – Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M)
68THE FOOL ON THE HILL – Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M)
69HOLD ME TIGHT – Johnny Nash (JAD)
70AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla)
71SOUL SERENADE – Willie Mitchell (Hi)
72I WONDER WHAT SHE’S DOING TONITE – Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart (A&M)
73NOBODY BUT ME – The Human Beinz (Capitol)
74SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY – Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
75I LOVE YOU – People (Capitol)
76IF YOU CAN WANT – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla)
77ITCHYCOO PARK – The Small Faces (Immediate)
78WE’RE A WINNER – The Impressions (ABC)
79STAY IN MY CORNER – The Dells (Cadet)
80I GOT THE FEELIN’ – James Brown (King)
81DO IT AGAIN – The Beach Boys (Capitol)
82YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla)
83TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER – Percy Sledge (Atlantic)
84MAGIC BUS – The Who (Decca)
85DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME – Mama Cass (Dunhill)
86SEALED WITH A KISS – Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty)
87I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) – The Temptations (Gordy)
88PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN – The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)
89THINK – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
90TIME HAS COME TODAY – The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)
91THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
92SKY PILOT (pt. 1) – Eric Burdon & The Animals (MGM)
93SWEET BLINDNESS – The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
94SUZIE Q. (pt. 1) – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
95MY SPECIAL ANGEL – The Vogues (Reprise)
96ON THE ROAD AGAIN – Canned Heat (Liberty)
97SOUL-LIMBO – Booker T. & The MG’s (Stax)
98REVOLUTION – The Beatles (Apple)
99YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON – Vanilla Fudge (Atco)
99DELILAH – Tom Jones (Parrot)
100 LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU – Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury)
ALBUMS  |  1968