Last updated 10/27/2019
Song 71
Peaked at #7 for two weeks on 6/15/68.
Second of her five Top 10 hits for the year.
Transferred from a 24/192 hi-res digital file.
#71 – “Think” by Aretha Franklin
Song 72
Peaked at #7 for two weeks on 10/12/68.
Last of the group’s four Top 20 hits.
The original version by Bobby Helms also peaked at #7 in 1957, but was #1 for 4 weeks on the Country chart.
#72 – “My Special Angel” by The Vogues
Song 73
Peaked at #7 for one week on 5/25/68.
Though Irish-born, the group is from Canada. Their only Top 40 hit.
#73 – “The Unicorn” by The Irish Rovers
Song 74
Peaked at #7 for one week on 9/14/68.
The last of their three Top 10 hits for the year.
Transferred from a 24/192 hi-res digital file.
#74 – “You’re All I Need To Get By” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Song 75
Peaked at #7 for one week on 5/18/68.
The group’s second and last Top 20 hit.
This is the rare stereo mix.
#75 – “Love Is All Around” by The Troggs
Song 76
Peaked at #8 for four weeks on 9/28/68.
The original stereo mix sounds different from the single. This is the 1990 stereo remix, downloaded from Amazon Music, which is more like the single.
#76 – “I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You” by The Bee Gees
Song 77
Peaked at #8 for three weeks on 2/3/68.
Based on a 1962 Isley Brothers record, but they only sing the chorus.
#77 – “Nobody But Me” by The Human Beinz
Song 78
Peaked at #8 for three weeks on 2/24/68.
Best known for writing for and producing The Monkees, this was their only Top 20 hit.
#78 – “I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonight” by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
Song 79
Peaked at #8 for two weeks on 4/20/68.
The first of five Top 10 hits for the group.
Transferred from a 24/192 hi-res digital file.
#79 – “Dance To The Music” by Sly and the Family Stone
Song 80
Peaked at #8 for two weeks on 5/25/68.
The second of their three Top 10 hits for the year.
Transferred from a 24/192 hi-res digital file.
#80 – “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Song 81
Peaked at #8 for one week on 7/6/68.
Inspired by a recurring sketch on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In.” The “judge” is Pervis Jackson, the bass singer of The Spinners, who were recording (unsuccessfully) for Motown at the time.
Writer/producer Long’s only Top 40 hit. He passed away a year later.
#81 – “Here Comes The Judge” by Shorty Long
Song 82
Peaked at #8 for one week on 12/21/68.
The first successful recording of a Joni Mitchell song.
This is the single version, which has a different vocal from the earlier album version.
Downloaded from iTunes.
#82 – “Both Sides Now” by Judy Collins
Song 83
Peaked at #9 for three weeks on 12/14/68.
#5 for The Paris Sisters, produced by Phil Spector, in 1961.
This was his next-to-last Top 10 hit.
#83 – “I Love How You Love Me” by Bobby Vinton
Song 84
Peaked at #9 for three weeks on 8/24/68.
The group’s second and last Top 20 hit.
#84 – “I Can’t Stop Dancing” by Archie Bell and the Drells
Song 85
Peaked at #9 for one week on 3/23/68.
This was their last Top 40 record.
#85 – “I Thank You” by Sam and Dave
Song 86
Peaked at #9 for one week on 3/2/68.
This is the same group that reached #1 in 1963 as Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs with “Sugar Shack.” Gilmer is still the lead singer on this record.
#86 – “Bottle Of Wine” by The Fireballs
Song 87
Peaked at #9 for one week on 5/25/68.
Apparently the most important thing about this record is that it’s the first time that Stevie played the clavinet.
#87 – “Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day” by Stevie Wonder
Song 88
Peaked at #10 for three weeks on 6/22/68.
It actually reached #1 in New York for one week on July 23.
So why do they sing “Reach out IN the darkness” nine times, and never “out OF”?
#88 – “Reach Out Of The Darkness” by Friend and Lover
Song 89
Peaked at #10 for three weeks on 8/24/68.
This is the third-longest record of the year.
It’s actually a re-recording. The original 1965 version did not chart on the Hot 100.
#89 – “Stay In My Corner” by The Dells
Song 90
Peaked at #10 for three weeks on 7/13/68.
Third of the group’s four Top 10 hits.
#90 – “Indian Lake” by The Cowsills
Song 91
Peaked at #10 for three weeks on 5/18/68.
Yes, I know the way to San Jose. In fact, I once played this song as I was driving through San Jose.
#91 – “Do You Know The Way To San Jose” by Dionne Warwick
Song 92
Peaked at #10 for two weeks on 4/13/68.
Bob Dylan wrote this, but never made a studio recording of it.
At least three variations of the song name appeared on different pressings of the single.
#92 – “The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)” by Manfred Mann
Song 93
Peaked at #10 for two weeks on 1/20/68.
One of three songs by the duo on this list.
Transferred from a 24/192 hi-res digital file.
#93 – “If I Could Build My Whole World Around You” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Song 94
Peaked at #10 for two weeks on 3/2/68.
The group’s fifth and final Top 10 record.
#94 – “Everything That Touches You” by The Association
Song 95
Peaked at #10 for one week on 10/19/68.
This was the next-to-last time that Brown reached the Top 10 on the Hot 100 chart. The last didn’t come until 1986.
Downloaded from Google Play.
#95 – “Say It Loud – I’m Black And I’m Proud (Part 1)” by James Brown
Song 96
Peaked at #10 for one week on 10/5/68.
One of four songs to appear on both the 1967 and 1968 charts, but recorded by different artists.
This was the B-side of Song 61.
Transferred from a 24/192 hi-res digital file.
#96 – “I Say A Little Prayer” by Aretha Franklin
Song 97
Peaked at #11 for five weeks on 9/21/68.
There were two single versions, both edits of the 11:07 album version. The first ran 3:05, the second ran 4:45.
This is the stereo mix of the shorter one, which was the version generally played on AM radio.
#97 – “Time Has Come Today” by The Chambers Brothers
Song 98
Peaked at #11 for three weeks on 2/17/68.
The first of two U.S. Top 40 hits. This one reached #1 in the U.K.
This is a mono recording.
#98 – “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You” by The Foundations
Song 99
Peaked at #11 for three weeks on 1/27/68.
All released versions of the song contain 30 seconds of Beatles-inspired garbage that was inserted by the producer without the group’s approval.
Many radio stations played an edited mono version without the garbage. This is a radio edit version, done from the stereo mix.
#99 – “Susan” by The Buckinghams
Song 100
Peaked at #11 for two weeks on 5/25/68.
Surprisingly, I don’t remember this record. It was only played for four weeks on New York radio.
Downloaded from Amazon Music.
#100 – “If You Can Want” by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles