Top Songs of 1968
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
1
9
 Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through the Grapevine Motown Sound
2
17
 Otis Redding (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay Southern Soul
3
22
 The Rolling Stones Sympathy for the Devil Blues Rock
4
48
 The Beatles Hey Jude Piano Rock
5
77
 The Rolling Stones Jumpin' Jack Flash Rock
6
85
 The Jimi Hendrix Experience All Along the Watchtower Acid Rock, Blues Rock
7
90
 The Band The Weight Country Rock, Roots Rock
8
242
 Glen Campbell Wichita Lineman Nashville Sound
9
247
 The Beatles While My Guitar Gently Weeps Blues Rock
10
280
 Dusty Springfield Son-of-a Preacher Man Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Soul
11
286
 Desmond Dekker & The Aces Israelites Rocksteady
12
292
 Steppenwolf Born to Be Wild Hard Rock
13
348
 Aretha Franklin I Say a Little Prayer Southern Soul
14
439
 The Jimi Hendrix Experience Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Acid Rock, Blues Rock
15
458
 The Rolling Stones Street Fighting Man Rock
16
527
 The Beatles Revolution / Revolution 1 Blues Rock, Hard Rock
17
537
 The Beatles Helter Skelter Hard Rock, Proto-Punk
18
555
 Tammy Wynette Stand by Your Man Nashville Sound
19
584
 Sly and the Family Stone Everyday People Pop Soul, Psychedelic Soul
20
637
 The Beatles Happiness Is a Warm Gun Art Rock
21
650
 Big Brother and The Holding Company Piece of My Heart Acid Rock, Blues Rock
22
715
 James Brown Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud Funk
23
754
 Simon and Garfunkel America Folk Pop, Folk Rock
24
786
 Simon and Garfunkel Mrs. Robinson Folk Pop, Folk Rock
25
816
 Tommy James and The Shondells Crimson and Clover Psychedelic Pop, Sunshine Pop
26
823
 Nilsson Everybody's Talkin' Baroque Pop, Film Soundtrack
27
900
 Grateful Dead Dark Star Psychedelic Rock
28
932
 The Zombies Time of the Season Pop Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock
29
981
 Cream White Room Acid Rock
30
1057
 The Velvet Underground Sister Ray Art Rock, Experimental Rock, Noise Rock, Proto-Punk
31
1061
 The Beatles Blackbird Chamber Folk, Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
32
1072
 The Jimi Hendrix Experience Crosstown Traffic Psychedelic Rock
33
1083
 Merle Haggard Mama Tried Bakersfield Sound
34
1109
 The Edwin Hawkins Singers Oh Happy Day Gospel
35
1118
 Iron Butterfly In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Acid Rock
36
1122
 Van Morrison Madame George Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter
37
1123
 Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot Bonnie and Clyde Baroque Pop, French Pop, Psychedelic Pop
38
1157
 Aretha Franklin Think Southern Soul
39
1243
 Archie Bell & The Drells Tighten Up Funk, Pop Soul
40
1267
 Joe Cocker With a Little Help from My Friends Blue Eyed Soul, Blues Rock
41
1362
 Toots and The Maytals 54 46 (Was My Number) Reggae
42
1444
 Canned Heat On the Road Again Blues Rock
43
1504
 Richard Harris Macarthur Park Baroque Pop
44
1606
 The Beatles Dear Prudence Pop Rock, Psychedelic Folk
45
1719
 Fleetwood Mac Albatross Art Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
46
1822
 The Crazy World of Arthur Brown Fire Psychedelic Rock
47
1894
 Small Faces Lazy Sunday Mod, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock
48
1994
 Serge Gainsbourg Requiem pour un con French Pop
49
2076
 The Who Magic Bus Freakbeat, Psychedelic Rock
50
2163
 Terry Riley In C Indeterminacy, Minimalism
51
2200
 Silver Apples Oscillations Electronic, Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Rock
52
2218
 Diana Ross and The Supremes Love Child Girl Group, Motown Sound
53
2221
 Os Mutantes A Minha Menina Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock, Tropicália
54
2235
 Dionne Warwick Do You Know the Way to San Jose Pop Soul
55
2254
 Cream Crossroads Blues Rock, Hard Rock
56
2277
 Van Morrison Sweet Thing Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter
57
2289
 The Doors Hello, I Love You Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock
58
2318
 Dr. John I Walk on Guilded Splinters Psychedelic Rock, Swamp Rock
59
2381
 Donovan Hurdy Gurdy Man Folk Rock, Psychedelic Folk, Psychedelic Rock
60
2413
 Nilsson One Baroque Pop
61
2470
 The Beatles Back in the U.S.S.R. Rock
62
2540
 The Beatles Sexy Sadie Pop Rock
63
2570
 Fleetwood Mac Black Magic Woman Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
64
2592
 The Temptations Cloud Nine Psychedelic Soul
65
2687
 The Beatles Julia Chamber Folk, Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
66
2776
 The Foundations Build Me Up Buttercup Motown Sound
67
2794
 The Kinks Days Pop Rock
68
2809
 Jerry Butler Only the Strong Survive Philly Soul, Pop Soul
69
2902
 Van Morrison Cyprus Avenue Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter
70
2917
 The Delfonics La-La-Means I Love You Philly Soul, Smooth Soul
71
2924
 Johnnie Taylor Who's Making Love Southern Soul
72
2926
 Merrilee Rush Angel of the Morning Baroque Pop
73
2967
 Townes Van Zandt Waitin' Around to Die Contemporary Folk, Country, Singer/Songwriter
74
2974
 Tammy Wynette D-I-V-O-R-C-E Traditional Country
75
2979
 The Dells Stay in My Corner Pop Soul, Smooth Soul
76
3172
 The Rolling Stones No Expectations Rock
77
3266
 Steppenwolf Magic Carpet Ride Acid Rock
78
3320
 Laura Nyro Stoned Soul Picnic Pop Soul, Progressive Pop, Singer/Songwriter
79
3336
 Blue Cheer Summertime Blues Heavy Psych
80
3348
 The Byrds Hickory Wind Country Rock
81
3376
 Steppenwolf The Pusher Acid Rock, Blues Rock
82
3428
 Jeannie C. Riley Harper Valley P.T.A. Bakersfield Sound
83
3482
 Judy Collins Both Sides Now Baroque Pop, Folk Pop
84
3496
 The Young Rascals People Got to Be Free Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Rock
85
3510
 Randy Newman I Think It's Going to Rain Today Baroque Pop, Singer/Songwriter
86
3536
 Big Brother and The Holding Company Summertime Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
87
3581
 The Rolling Stones Salt of the Earth Roots Rock
88
3737
 Aretha Franklin Ain't No Way Soul
89
3840
 The Band I Shall Be Released Roots Rock
90
3858
 Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton Ball 'n' Chain Electric Blues, Soul Blues
91
4003
 Deep Purple Hush Hard Rock
92
4083
 Os Mutantes Panis et circenses Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Tropicália
93
4117
 Tyrone Davis Can I Change My Mind Chicago Soul
94
4153
 Gal Costa Baby Psychedelic Pop, Tropicália
95
4198
 The Flirtations Nothing But a Heartache Girl Group, Motown Sound, Northern Soul
96
4206
 Elvis Presley If I Can Dream Blue Eyed Soul
97
4219
 Jacques Dutronc (Il est 5 heures) Paris s'éveille Chanson, French Pop, Yé-yé
98
4220
 Joe South Games People Play Country Pop, Psychedelic Pop
99
4226
 Mama Cass with The Mamas and the Papas Dream a Little Dream of Me Traditional Pop
100
4236
 Tony Joe White Polk Salad Annie Swamp Rock
101
4313
 Dion Abraham, Martin and John Chamber Folk, Folk Pop
102
4417
 The Beatles I'm So Tired Pop Rock
103
4429
 Pink Floyd Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun Experimental Rock, Space Rock
104
4430
 Status Quo Pictures of Matchstick Men Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock
105
4433
 Creedence Clearwater Revival Suzie Q Blues Rock, Swamp Rock
106
4461
 Big Brother and The Holding Company Ball and Chain Acid Rock, Blues Rock
107
4481
 Michel Polnareff Le Bal des laze Baroque Pop, Chanson, French Pop
108
4546
 The Rolling Stones Stray Cat Blues Roots Rock
109
4567
 The Bob Seger System Ramblin' Gamblin' Man Rock
110
4630
 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing Motown Sound
111
4674
 Sam & Dave I Thank You Southern Soul
112
4687
 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell You're All I Need to Get By Motown Sound
113
4763
 The Guess Who These Eyes Pop Rock
114
4770
 The Kinks The Village Green Preservation Society Pop Rock
115
4818
 The Beatles Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey Hard Rock
116
4828
 The Band Tears of Rage Roots Rock
117
4850
 Johnny Cash Cocaine Blues Outlaw Country, Rockabilly
118
4868
 The Velvet Underground I Heard Her Call My Name Art Rock, Experimental Rock, Noise Rock, Proto-Punk
119
4908
 The Beach Boys Do It Again Pop Rock, Sunshine Pop
120
4968
 The Beatles Lady Madonna Piano Rock, Rock & Roll
121
4972
 Otis Redding Hard to Handle Southern Soul
122
5008
 Tom Jones Delilah Easy Listening, Soft Rock
123
5058
 Bee Gees I've Gotta Get a Message to You Pop Rock
124
5256
 Nazz Open My Eyes Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
125
5294
 Manfred Mann Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) Pop Rock
126
5343
 The Move Blackberry Way Baroque Pop, Psychedelic Pop
127
5405
 The Pretty Things S.F. Sorrow is Born Psychedelic Rock, Rock Opera
128
5531
 Donovan Atlantis Folk Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Singer/Songwriter
129
5706
 Mary Hopkin Those Were the Days Baroque Pop, Folk Pop
130
5752
 The Ohio Express Yummy Yummy Yummy Bubblegum, Pop Rock
131
5793
 The Box Tops Cry Like a Baby Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Rock
132
5822
 The Zombies A Rose for Emily Baroque Pop
133
5827
 Julie Driscoll with Brian Auger & The Trinity This Wheel's on Fire Psychedelic Rock
134
5838
 Aphrodite's Child Rain and Tears Baroque Pop, Psychedelic Pop
135
5884
 Tom Rush No Regrets Contemporary Folk
136
5905
 Caetano Veloso Tropicália Tropicália
137
5964
 The Beatles Yer Blues Blues Rock
138
5999
 Bee Gees I Started a Joke Folk Pop
139
6025
 Françoise Hardy Comment te dire adieu French Pop
140
6062
 Steve Reich Come Out Spoken Word, Tape Music
141
6123
 Van Morrison Astral Weeks Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter
142
6161
 Herb Alpert This Guy's in Love with You Lounge
143
6166
 B.B. King Lucille Electric Blues
144
6285
 Canned Heat Going Up the Country Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock
145
6307
 Loretta Lynn Fist City Country Pop
146
6318
 Hugh Masekela Grazing in the Grass Afro-Jazz, Soul Jazz
147
6436
 Robert Charlebois & Louise Forestier Lindbergh Psychedelic Rock
148
6456
 Spirit I Got a Line on You Psychedelic Rock
149
6461
 Van Morrison The Way Young Lovers Do Jazz Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Vocal Jazz
150
6570
 Gary Puckett & the Union Gap Young Girl Pop
151
6680
 The Byrds Wasn't Born to Follow Country Rock, Folk Rock
152
6793
 Aretha Franklin (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone Pop Soul, Southern Soul
153
6794
 The Beatles Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Pop Rock
154
6796
 Stevie Wonder For Once in My Life Motown Sound
155
6808
 James Taylor Carolina in My Mind Singer/Songwriter
156
6820
 Peter Brötzmann Machine Gun European Free Jazz
157
6842
 The Amboy Dukes Journey to the Center of the Mind Psychedelic Rock
158
6892
 The Beatles Mother Nature's Son Folk Pop
159
6955
 Fairport Convention Meet on the Ledge Folk Rock
160
7000
 Donovan Jennifer Juniper Folk Pop
161
7020
 The Beatles Glass Onion Psychedelic Rock
162
7027
 Pink Floyd Careful with That Axe, Eugene Psychedelic Rock
163
7099
 Yves Montand La Bicyclette Chanson
164
7119
 Mason Williams Classical Gas Baroque Pop, Folk Baroque
165
7225
 MC5 Looking at You Garage Rock, Hard Rock, Proto-Punk
166
7376
 Clarence Carter Slip Away Southern Soul
167
7422
 The Beatles I Will Folk Pop
168
7466
 Hugo Montenegro The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Easy Listening, Spaghetti Western
169
7574
 Ten Years After I'm Going Home Blues Rock
170
7632
 The Grass Roots Midnight Confessions Pop Rock
171
7692
 The Intruders Cowboys to Girls Philly Soul, Pop Soul
172
7711
 The Doors Touch Me Pop Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock
173
7770
 Judy Clay and William Bell Private Number Southern Soul
174
7907
 Traffic Feeling Alright? Baroque Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock
175
8015
 Barry Ryan Eloise Baroque Pop
176
8066
 Bembeya Jazz National Armee Guineenne Mande Music
177
8121
 The Rolling Stones Factory Girl Roots Rock
178
8182
 Shocking Blue Send Me a Postcard Garage Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock
179
8296
 Al Wilson The Snake Northern Soul
180
8370
 David Ackles Down River Singer/Songwriter
181
8419
 The Monkees Porpoise Song Baroque Pop, Film Soundtrack, Psychedelic Pop
182
8421
 The Incredible String Band A Very Cellular Song Progressive Folk, Psychedelic Folk
183
8499
 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 The Fool on the Hill Bossa Nova, Easy Listening
184
8500
 The Beatles Rocky Raccoon Folk Rock, Pop Rock
185
8515
 Tommy James and The Shondells Mony Mony Pop Rock, Rock & Roll
186
8568
 The Band Chest Fever Roots Rock
187
8702
 Van Morrison Beside You Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter
188
8751
 The Jimi Hendrix Experience Voodoo Chile Acid Rock, Blues Rock, Electric Blues
189
8834
 Serge Reggiani Il suffirait de presque rien Chanson
190
8953
 1910 Fruitgum Company 1, 2, 3, Red Light Bubblegum
191
8981
 Jerry Butler Hey, Western Union Man Philly Soul, Pop Soul
192
9015
 Jerry Butler Never Give You Up Philly Soul, Pop Soul
193
9020
 Aretha Franklin The House that Jack Built Southern Soul
194
9132
 John Lee Hooker Motor City Is Burning Electric Blues
195
9165
 Percy Sledge Take Time to Know Her Deep Soul
196
9182
 Jacques Brel Vesoul Chanson à texte
197
9217
 Adriano Celentano Azzurro Italo Pop
198
9307
 Otis Redding I've Got Dreams to Remember Deep Soul
199
9374
 Dusty Springfield Just a Little Lovin' Baroque Pop
200
9554
 Charles Aznavour Emmenez-moi Chanson
201
9578
 The Beatles Martha My Dear Baroque Pop, Pop Rock
202
9585
 The Rolling Stones Jigsaw Puzzle Roots Rock
203
9603
 O.C. Smith Little Green Apples Country Soul
204
9810
 Barbara Acklin Love Makes a Woman Chicago Soul
205
9838
 The Bob Seger System 2 + 2 = ? Garage Rock
206
9854
 Jacques Dutronc L'opportuniste Chanson
207
9869
 Booker T. & The MG's Hang 'Em High Southern Soul
208
9883
 The Byrds You Ain't Goin' Nowhere Country Rock
209
9898
 The Cables Baby Why Rocksteady
210
9995
 The Beatles Savoy Truffle Pop Rock, Rhythm & Blues

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Johnny Nash Hold Me Tight Pop Reggae, Rocksteady
The Monkees Valleri Psychedelic Pop
The Meters Sophisticated Cissy Deep Funk
Jerry Lee Lewis What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me) Country
The Turtles Elenore Pop Rock, Sunshine Pop
Armando Manzanero Somos novios Bolero, Canción melódica
Michel Legrand Les Moulins de mon cœur Film Score, Jazz Pop
Townes Van Zandt Tecumseh Valley Contemporary Folk, Country, Singer/Songwriter
The Doors Five to One Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Sly and the Family Stone Sing a Simple Song Pop Soul, Psychedelic Soul
Classics IV feat. Dennis Yost Stormy Soft Rock
Jefferson Airplane Lather Psychedelic Folk
Gérard Manset Animal on est mal Baroque Pop, Chanson
The Turtles You Showed Me Psychedelic Pop
The Beatles Long, Long, Long Psychedelic Folk
The Beatles Birthday Hard Rock, Pop Rock
The Delfonics Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love) Philly Soul, Pop Soul, Smooth Soul
Dorothy Love Coates Strange Man Gospel
Noel Harrison The Windmills of Your Mind Chamber Folk, Traditional Pop
Bee Gees Words Baroque Pop
Tyrannosaurus Rex Debora Freak Folk
Jerry Jeff Walker Mr. Bojangles Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band I'm the Urban Spaceman Comedy Rock, Psychedelic Pop
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood Sundown, Sundown Baroque Pop, Country Pop
The Beatles Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? Blues Rock
The Beatles Revolution 9 Musique concrète, Sound Collage
Four Jacks and a Jill Master Jack Folk Pop
Waylon Jennings Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line Country
Big Brother and The Holding Company Coo Coo Blues Rock
The Legendary Stardust Cowboy Paralyzed Proto-Punk, Rockabilly
Tiny Tim Tip Toe Through the Tulips Standards
The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Young-Holt Unlimited Soulful Strut Soul Jazz
The Soft Machine Why Are We Sleeping? Canterbury Scene, Psychedelic Rock
Brigitte Fontaine & Jacques Higelin Cet enfant que je t'avais fait Chanson, French Pop
The Mothers of Invention What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body Doo-Wop, Experimental Rock, Satire
Van Morrison Ballerina Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter
The Band This Wheel's on Fire Roots Rock
Eric Burdon & The Animals Sky Pilot Psychedelic Rock
Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations I'm Gonna Make You Love Me Motown Sound
The Beatles Cry Baby Cry Pop Rock
James Brown I Got the Feelin' Funk
The Impressions This Is My Country Chicago Soul
Duke Ellington Blood Count Big Band, Swing
Jimi Hendrix Wild Thing Psychedelic Rock
The Maytals Do the Reggae Pop Reggae
The Dells Always Together Soul
The Zombies This Will Be Our Year Baroque Pop, Sunshine Pop
The Staple Singers Long Walk to D.C. Southern Soul
The Beatles Piggies Baroque Pop
Os Mutantes Bat Macumba Psychedelic Rock, Tropicália
Chick Corea Steps - What Was Post-Bop
Thad Jones and Mel Lewis St. Louis Blues Big Band
The Doors The Unknown Soldier Psychedelic Rock
The Beatles Honey Pie Jazz Pop, Music Hall
Dion Daddy Rollin' (In Your Arms) Chamber Folk, Folk Pop
Adriano Celentano Una carezza in un pugno Italo Pop
The Move Fire Brigade Freakbeat, Mod, Psychedelic Pop
Dusty Springfield I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten Baroque Pop, Blue Eyed Soul
Cliff Nobles & Co. The Horse Funk, Soul
Los Brincos Nadie te quiere ya Beat Music, Psychedelic Pop
Laura Nyro Eli's Comin' Pop Soul, Progressive Pop
Maurice and Mac You Left the Water Running Southern Soul
Paul Revere & The Raiders Too Much Talk Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Randy Newman Cowboy Baroque Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Sir Douglas Quintet Mendocino Sunshine Pop, Tex-Mex
Dr. John Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya New Orleans R&B
Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra Rocket Number Nine Avant-Garde Jazz
Randy Newman Love Story Baroque Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Spirit Fresh Garbage Psychedelic Rock
Townes Van Zandt For the Sake of the Song Contemporary Folk, Country, Singer/Songwriter
Elvis Presley U.S. Male Country Pop, Rock
The Mothers of Invention Who Needs the Peace Corps? Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Satire
Stevie Wonder I Don't Know Why / I Don't Know Why I Love You Motown Sound
The Incredible String Band Witches Hat Psychedelic Folk
David Ackles The Road to Cairo Singer/Songwriter
Cream Politician Blues Rock, Heavy Psych
Guy Béart Le Grand chambardement Chanson
Fleetwood Mac Need Your Love So Bad British Blues
Guy Béart La Vérité Chanson
Carlton & The Shoes Love Me Forever Rocksteady
Sam & Dave Wrap It Up Southern Soul
The Gun Race with the Devil Heavy Psych
Grateful Dead That's It for the Other One Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Bobby Goldsboro Honey Pop
Eddie Floyd Big Bird Southern Soul
Scott Walker Joanna Baroque Pop, Traditional Pop
The Everly Brothers Sing Me Back Home Close Harmony, Country Pop
Lee Perry People Funny Boy Reggae
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell You Ain't Livin' Till You're Lovin' Motown Sound
Jefferson Airplane Greasy Heart Acid Rock
Serge Lama D'aventures en aventures Chanson
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich The Legend of Xanadu Pop
William Bell I Forgot to Be Your Lover Deep Soul
James Taylor Something in the Way She Moves Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Koko Taylor Insane Asylum Blues, Rhythm & Blues
Jeff Beck I Ain't Superstitious Blues Rock, Hard Rock
The Nice America (2nd Amendment) Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock
B.J. Thomas Hooked on a Feeling Blue Eyed Soul, Psychedelic Pop
Steve Miller Band Living in the U.S.A. Psychedelic Rock
The Uniques My Conversation Rocksteady
B.B. King Paying the Cost to Be the Boss Electric Blues
The Pretty Things Talkin' About the Good Times Psychedelic Rock
Nazz Hello, It's Me Pop Rock
Joni Mitchell Marcie Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Lee Perry The Upsetter Rocksteady
The Fugs Marijuana Psychedelic Rock
The Moody Blues Ride My See-Saw Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock
Caterina Caselli Insieme a te non ci sto più Italo Pop
Pink Floyd Let There Be More Light Space Rock
Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington Indian Summer Big Band, Vocal Jazz