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The Beatles secured the record for most top 10 hits in 1968 with four hit singles. Manfred Mann was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)". Amen Corner, Bee Gees, Donovan, Lulu and Status Quo were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1968.
These are the number-one singles of 1968 according to the Top 100 Singles chart in Cashbox magazine. Issue Date Song Artist January 6 "Hello, Goodbye" The Beatles:
Elvis Presley performed the best-selling song in three years (1958, 1960, 1961). This is a list of the best-selling singles on the UK Singles Chart for each year. Note that the Number sold section denotes the number sold within the year, not in total, as very often the single continues to sell more in later years (and sometimes other singles released within a particular year will go on to ...
List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1968; List of Canadian number-one albums of 1968; List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1968; List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1968; List of Hot Country Singles number ones of 1968; List of number-one hits of 1968 (Germany) List of number-one hits of 1968 (Italy)
The most represented act in the chart is the Beatles, who feature on the list with 18 releases, seven of which are in the top twenty. [5] [6] Similarly, the most represented record label is Parlophone, who released music from the Beatles between 1962 and 1968 in the UK. [7]
The UK Singles Chart is the official record chart in the United Kingdom. Prior to 1969 there was no official singles chart; [1] [2] [3] however, The Official Charts Company and Guinness' British Hit Singles & Albums regard the canonical sources as New Musical Express before 10 March 1960 and Record Retailer from then until 15 February 1969 when Retailer and the BBC jointly commissioned the ...
As of 28 December 2023, 1420 singles have reached number one. The chart was founded in 1952 by Percy Dickins of New Musical Express (NME), who telephoned 20 record stores to ask what their top 10 highest-selling singles were. Dickins aggregated the results into a top 12 hit parade, which was topped by "Here in My Heart" by Al Martino.
This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1968, as well as albums which peaked in 1967 and 1969 but were in the top 10 in 1968. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).