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The Beatles had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100, including "Hey Jude", the number one song of 1968. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100, the most of any artist in 1968. Aretha Franklin had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100. This list is of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1968. [1]
"The Snake" is a song written and first recorded by civil-rights activist Oscar Brown in 1963; it became a hit single for American singer Al Wilson in 1968. [2] [3] The song tells a story similar to Aesop's fable The Farmer and the Viper and the African American folktale "Mr. Snake and the Farmer". [4]
"The Windmills of Your Mind" is a song with music by French composer Michel Legrand and English lyrics written by American lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman. French lyrics, under the title "Les Moulins de mon cœur", were written by Eddy Marnay. It was originally recorded by the English actor Noel Harrison in 1968.
"Indian Lake" is a song with music and lyrics written by Tony Romeo. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was recorded by the pop band The Cowsills , and included on their 1968 album Captain Sad and His Ship of Fools (MGM E/SE-4554).
Billboard ranked the record as the No. 3 song for 1968. [9] "Honey" reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart on its initial release in 1968, and a re-release of the single in the United Kingdom in 1975 also reached No. 2. [10] In Australia, it spent four weeks at No. 1 on the ARIA Charts, replacing the Beatles' "Lady Madonna", and was the No. 6 ...
"Fire" is a 1968 song written by Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane, Mike Finesilver and Peter Ker. [1] Performed by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, it was released as a single and on the band's debut album, also called The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
"Abraham, Martin and John" is a 1968 song written by Dick Holler. It was first recorded by Dion , in a version that was a substantial North American chart hit in 1968–1969. Near-simultaneous cover versions by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles and Moms Mabley also charted in the U.S. in 1969, and a version that same year by Marvin Gaye became ...
Despite mixed reviews for the White Album on release, "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" was positively received by music critics, who highlighted the song's complex structure and lyrics for praise. All four Beatles identified it as their favourite song on the album. Nevertheless, it was banned by the BBC due to its sexually suggestive lyrics.