CASH BOX POP SINGLES – 1968 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1968 Charts! |
| 1968 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 6 | Hello Goodbye - Beatles | 77. I Wish It Would Rain - Temptations |
| January 13 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight & Pips | 69. Sunday Mornin’ - Spanky & Our Gang |
| January 20 | Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin | 67. Words - Bee Gees |
| January 27 | Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & Playboy Band | 61. I Thank You - Sam & Dave |
| February 3 | Green Tambourine - Lemon Pipers | 63. Walk Away Renee - Four Tops |
| February 10 | Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Bleu) - Paul Mauriat & Orchestra | 55. The End Of Our Road - Gladys Knight & Pips |
| February 17 | Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Bleu) - Paul Mauriat & Orchestra | 54. Too Much Talk - Paul Revere & Raiders |
| February 24 | Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Bleu) - Paul Mauriat & Orchestra | 55. If You Can Want - Smokey Robinson & Miracles |
| March 2 | Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Bleu) - Paul Mauriat & Orchestra | 35. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone - Aretha Franklin |
| March 9 | Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Bleu) - Paul Mauriat & Orchestra | 36. Valleri - Monkees |
| March 16 | Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Bleu) - Paul Mauriat & Orchestra | 54. Forever Came Today - Diana Ross & Supremes |
| March 23 | Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Bleu) - Paul Mauriat & Orchestra | 21. Lady Madonna - Beatles |
| March 30 | Valleri - Monkees | 69. Look To Your Soul - Johnny Rivers |
| April 6 | Valleri - Monkees | 59. Tighten Up - Archie Bell & Drells |
| April 13 | Young Girl - Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett | 53. Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Dionne Warwick |
| April 20 | Honey - Bobby Goldsboro | 67. If I Were A Carpenter - Four Tops |
| April 27 | Honey - Bobby Goldsboro | 47. Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel |
| May 4 | Honey - Bobby Goldsboro | 59. I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) - Temptations |
| May 11 | Honey - Bobby Goldsboro | 66. A Man Without Love (Quando M’Innamoro) - Engelbert Humperdinck |
| May 18 | Tighten Up - Archie Bell & Drells | 43. Think - Aretha Franklin |
| May 25 | Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel | 65. Choo Choo Train - Box Tops |
| June 1 | Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel | 66. Yester Love - Smokey Robinson & Miracles |
| June 8 | Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel | 57. Some Things You Never Get Used To - Diana Ross & Supremes |
| June 15 | Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel | 47. D.W. Washburn - Monkees |
| June 22 | This Guy’s In Love With You - Herb Alpert | 63. Don’t Take It So Hard - Paul Revere & Raiders |
| June 29 | This Guy’s In Love With You - Herb Alpert | 69. Autumn Of My Life - Bobby Goldsboro |
| July 6 | This Guy’s In Love With You - Herb Alpert | 61. Stay In My Corner - Dells |
| July 13 | This Guy’s In Love With You - Herb Alpert | 70. Halfway To Paradise - Bobby Vinton |
| July 20 | Jumpin’ Jack Flash - Rolling Stones | 43. People Got To Be Free - Rascals |
| July 27 | Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela | 79. You’re All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| August 3 | Lady Willpower - Gary Puckett & Union Gap | 76. Mr. Businessman - Ray Stevens |
| August 10 | Classical Gas - Mason Williams | 63. The House That Jack Built - Aretha Franklin |
| August 17 | Hello, I Love You - Doors | 74. Help Yourself - Tom Jones |
| August 24 | People Got To Be Free - Rascals | 47. Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley |
| August 31 | People Got To Be Free - Rascals | 79. To Wait For Love - Herb Alpert |
| September 7 | People Got To Be Free - Rascals | 63. Street Fighting Man - Rolling Stones |
| September 14 | Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley | 38. Hey Jude - Beatles |
| September 21 | Hey Jude - Beatles | 58. I Found A True Love - Wilson Pickett |
| September 28 | Hey Jude - Beatles | 70. White Room - Cream |
| October 5 | Hey Jude - Beatles | 65. I’m In A Different World - Four Tops |
| October 12 | Hey Jude - Beatles | 60. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf |
| October 19 | Hey Jude - Beatles | 52. Love Child - Diana Ross & Supremes |
| October 26 | Hey Jude - Beatles | 74. I Love How You Love Me - Bobby Vinton |
| November 2 | Hey Jude - Beatles | 57. Promises, Promises - Dionne Warwick |
| November 9 | Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin | 62. Goodbye My Love - James Brown |
| November 16 | Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin | 57. See Saw - Aretha Franklin |
| November 23 | Love Child - Diana Ross & Supremes | 64. Do You Wanna Dance - Mamas & The Papas |
| November 30 | Love Child - Diana Ross & Supremes | 51. A Ray Of Hope - Rascals |
| December 7 | Love Child - Diana Ross & Supremes | 58. I’m Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations |
| December 14 | For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder | 66. I Started A Joke - Bee Gees |
| December 21 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye | 61. Hey Jude - Wilson Pickett |
| December 28 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye | 53. Touch Me - Doors |
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