| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 11/1968 | | 387
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B ✫1 |  [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #80]
[Tamla 54176]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong |
 | 2. | 01/1968 | | 327
| US ✫1
UK 3
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #28]
[recorded some days before his death]
[Volt 157]
written by Otis Redding & Steve Cropper |
|
| 3. | 11/1968 | | 290
| US 2
UK 3
US R&B 2 | [Tamla 54174]
written by Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller) & Orlando Murden |
 | 4. | 12/1968 | | 278
| US 2
UK 3
US R&B 2 | [Motown 1137]
written by Kenny Gamble, Jerry Williams & Jerry Ross |
 | 5. | 10/1968 | | 250
| US ✫1
UK 15
US R&B 2 | as Diana Ross & the Supremes
[Motown 1135]
written by Henry Cosby, Frank Wilson, Pam Sawyer, Deke Richards & R. Dean Taylor |
| 6. | 11/1968 | | 234
| US ✫1
UK 36
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #145]
written by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) |
 | 7. | 08/1968 | | 218
| US 10
UK 4
US R&B 3 | B side to The House That Jack Built
[Atlantic 2546]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David |
| 8. | 07/1968 | | 217
| US 3
UK 6
US R&B 29 | [RCA 9550]
written by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore |
| 9. | 08/1968 | | 217
| US 5
UK 5
US AC 20
US R&B 21 | [JAD 207 A]
written by Johnny Nash |
| 10. | 01/1968 | | 208
| US 2
UK 28
US AC 2
US R&B 13 | written by André Previn & Dory Previn |
| 11. | 03/1968 | | 208
| US ✫1
UK 55
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #265]
[Atlantic 2478]
written by Archie Bell & Billy Buttier |
 | 12. | 07/1968 | | 206
| US ✫1
US R&B 14 | written by Eddie Brigati & Felix Cavaliere |
 | 13. | 02/1968 | | 196
| US 8
UK 7
US R&B 9 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #223]
written by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart) |
| 14. | 08/1968 | | 194
| US 2
US AC 4
US R&B 2 |  [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1969]
[Columbia 44616]
written by Bobby Russell |
| 15. | 06/1968 | | 192
| US ✫1
US AC 15
US R&B ✫1 | [instrumental]
[Uni 55066]
written by Philemon Hou |
| 16. | 11/1968 | | 189
| US 6
UK 15
US R&B 2 | [Gordy 7081]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong |
| 17. | 05/1968 | | 187
| US 2
UK 53
US R&B 2 | [instrumental]
written by Jesse James |
 | 18. | 04/1968 | | 185
| US 10
UK 8
US AC 4
US R&B 23 | written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David |
| 19. | 11/1968 | | 180
| US 3
US AC 2
US R&B 3 | [instrumental]
[Brunswick 55391]
written by Eugene Record & William Sanders |
| 20. | 07/1968 | | 178
| US 7
UK 19
US R&B ✫1 | [Tamla 54169]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson |
 | 21. | 01/1968 | | 172
| US 4
UK 45
US R&B ✫1 | [Gordy 7068]
written by Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong & Roger Penzabene |
| 22. | 05/1968 | | 166
| US 7
UK 26
US R&B ✫1 |
[Atlantic 2518]
written by Aretha Franklin & Teddy White |
| 23. | 03/1968 | | 162
| US 5
UK 47
US R&B ✫1 | [Atlantic 2486]
written by Aretha Franklin & Ted White |
| 24. | 02/1968 | | 155
| US 4
US R&B 2 | written by Thom Bell & William Hart |
| 25. | 06/1968 | | 153
| US 3
US R&B 2 | [Soul City 766]
written by Laura Nyro |
 | 26. | 10/1968 | | 152
| US 5
US R&B ✫1 | [Stax 0009]
written by Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis & Raymond Jackson |
 | 27. | 04/1968 | | 148
| US 8
UK 34
US R&B ✫1 | [Tamla 54163]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson |
| 28. | 04/1968 | | 148
| US 3
US R&B 36 | written by Felix Cavaliere & Eddie Brigati |
| 29. | 02/1968 | | 147
| US 40
UK 2
US R&B 32 | [Columbia 44425]
written by Dallas Frazier |
| 30. | 06/1968 | | 145
| US 8
UK 30
US R&B 4 | [novelty]
[Soul 35044]
written by Billie Jean Brown, Shorty Long (as Frederick Long) & Suzanne DePasse |
| 31. | 08/1968 | | 141
| US 6
US R&B 2 | [Atlantic 2546]
written by Bobby Lance & Fran Robbins |
| 32. | 07/1968 | | 140
| US 6
US R&B 2 | [Atlantic 2508]
written by William Armstrong, Marcus Lewis Daniel & Wilbur Terrell |
 | 33. | 03/1968 | | 139
| US 6
US R&B ✫1 | [King 6155]
written by James Brown |
| 34. | 01/1968 | | 138
| US 9
UK 34
US R&B 4 | [Stax 45-242]
written by Isaac Hayes & David Porter |
| 35. | 04/1968 | | 136
| US 9
UK 46
US R&B ✫1 | [Tamla 54165]
written by Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy & Stevie Wonder |
| 36. | 10/1968 | | 133
| US 83
UK 2
US R&B 43 | charted as Ain't Got No - I Got Life / Do What You Gotta Do in UK charts
[RCA 47-9602]
written by Jimmy Webb |
| 37. | 03/1968 | | 128
| US 20
UK 7
US R&B 17 | [Motown 1124]
written by Tim Hardin |
| 38. | 12/1968 | | 128
| US 5
US R&B ✫1 | [Dakar 45-602]
written by Barry Despenza & Carl Wolfolk |
| 39. | 03/1968 | | 127
| US 6
US R&B ✫1 | [Gamble 214]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff |
| 40. | 08/1968 | | 126
| US 5
US R&B 6 | [ABC 11094]
written by Ronald B. Killette & Wayne Pittman |
| 41. | 06/1968 | | 118
| US 10
US R&B ✫1 | [R]
written by Wade Flemons, Bobby Miller & Barrett Strong |
 | 42. | 09/1968 | | 117
| US 10
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #305]
[King 6187]
written by James Brown & Pee Wee Ellis (as Alfred Ellis) |
| 43. | 07/1968 | | 112
| US 9
US R&B 5 | [Atlantic 2534]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff |
| 44. | 06/1968 | | 104
| US 19
UK 19
US R&B 4 | [novelty]
[Chess 2049]
written by Bob Astor, Pigmeat Markham (as Dewey Markham), Dick Allen & Sarah Harvey |
| 45. | 12/1968 | | 98
| US 58
UK 6
US R&B 46 | [JAD 209]
written by Margaret Nash |
| 46. | 02/1968 | | 94
| US 11
UK 50
US R&B 3 | as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
[Tamla 54162]
written by Smokey Robinson |
| 47. | 05/1968 | | 93
| US 13
UK 47
US R&B ✫1 | [Gordy 7072]
written by Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong & Roger Penzabene |
| 48. | 12/1968 | | 92
| US 23
UK 16
US R&B 13 |
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney |
| 49. | 11/1968 | | 86
| US 9
US AC 39
US R&B 35 | [instrumental]
[Stax 0013]
written by Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones & Lewie Steinberg |
| 50. | 07/1968 | | 84
| US 17
UK 30
US AC 32
US R&B 7 | [instrumental]
[Stax 0001]
written by Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones & Lewie Steinberg |
| 51. | 03/1968 | | 83
| US 14
UK 46
US R&B 5 | [Atco 6563]
written by Arthur Conley & Earl Simms |
| 52. | 08/1968 | | 82
| US 75
UK 8
US R&B 17 | [Stax 0005]
written by William Bell & Booker T. Jones |
| 53. | 03/1968 | | 80
| US 11
US R&B 6 | [Atlantic 2490]
written by Steve Davis |
| 54. | 11/1968 | | 80
| US 13
US R&B 3 | [Atlantic 2569]
written by John M. Keyes, Clarence Carter, Rick Hall & George Jackson |
| 55. | 04/1968 | | 77
| US 25
UK 24
US R&B 10 | [Volt 163]
written by Otis Redding & Steve Cropper |
| 56. | 08/1968 | | 74
| US 16
US R&B ✫1 | [Mercury 72850]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Jerry Butler |
| 57. | 05/1968 | | 72
| US 14
US R&B 2 | [King 6166]
written by James Brown, Bobby Byrd & Pee Wee Ellis (as Alfred Ellis) |
| 58. | 07/1968 | | 72
| US 15
US R&B 3 | [Brunswick 55379]
written by Eugene Record, William Sanders & Carl Davis |
| 59. | 02/1968 | | 71
| US 15
US R&B 5 | [Soul 35042]
written by Roger Penzabene, Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield |
| 60. | 04/1968 | | 69
| US 15
US R&B 7 | [Atlantic 2504]
written by Rodger Collins |
| 61. | 12/1968 | | 68
| US 41
UK 15
US R&B 18 | [Atlantic 2590]
written by Isaac Hayes & David Porter |
| 62. | 10/1968 | | 68
| US 17
US R&B 4 | [Stax 0012]
written by Sam Cooke |
| 63. | 11/1968 | | 67
| US 14
US R&B 9 | [Atlantic 2574]
written by Steve Cropper & Don Covay |
| 64. | 06/1968 | | 67
| US 24
UK 38
US R&B 6 | [Atlantic 2528]
written by Bobby Womack & Wilson Pickett |
| 65. | 11/1968 | | 65
| US 39
UK 16
US R&B 33 | [Columbia 44630]
written by Bob Merrill & Jule Styne |
| 66. | 03/1968 | | 64
| US 18
US R&B 5 | [Atlantic 2476]
written by Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham |
| 67. | 05/1968 | | 64
| US 20
US R&B 4 | [Mercury 72798]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Jerry Butler |
| 68. | 04/1968 | | 62
| US 16
US R&B 9 | B side to (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
[Atlantic 2486]
written by Carolyn Franklin |
 | 69. | 03/1968 | | 62
| US 28
UK 28
US R&B 17 | as Diana Ross & the Supremes
[Motown 1122]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. |
| 70. | 07/1968 | | 61
| US 51
UK 15
US R&B 38 | B side to Amen
[Atco 6592]
written by Allen Jones, Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell) & Otis Redding |
| 71. | 11/1968 | | 61
| US 21
UK 52
US R&B 10 | [live]
[Atco 6636]
written by James Brown |
| 72. | 10/1968 | | 60
| US 18
US R&B 3 | [Cadet 5621]
written by Bobby Miller |
| 73. | 11/1968 | | 60
| US 19
US AC 7
US R&B 47 | [Scepter 12231]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David |
| 74. | 09/1968 | | 59
| US 22
US R&B 3 | [Curtom 1932]
written by Curtis Mayfield |
| 75. | 12/1968 | | 57
| US 21
US R&B 6 | [Atlantic 2583]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff |
| 76. | 09/1968 | | 56
| US 13
US R&B 45 | [Soul City 768]
written by Laura Nyro |
| 77. | 03/1968 | | 53
| US 23
US AC 32
US R&B 10 | [instrumental]
[Hi 2140]
written by Luther Dixon & King Curtis |
| 78. | 01/1968 | | 52
| US 20
US R&B 11 | [Cadet 5590]
written by Raynard Miner & Bobby Miller |
| 79. | 09/1968 | | 52
| US 25
US R&B 3 | [Kapp 935]
written by Guy Draper |
| 80. | 08/1968 | | 50
| US 26
US R&B 4 | as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
[Tamla 54172]
written by Smokey Robinson & Al Cleveland |
| 81. | 07/1968 | | 50
| US 35
UK 53
US R&B 2 | [Tamla 54168]
written by Lula Mae Hardaway, Don Hunter & Stevie Wonder |
| 82. | 08/1968 | | 50
| US 26
US R&B 4 | [Gordy 7074]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong |
| 83. | 08/1968 | | 50
| US 33
UK 56
US AC 4
US R&B 43 | B side to Who Is Gonna Love Me?
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David |
| 84. | 08/1968 | | 49
| US 27
UK 41
US R&B 32 | produced by Johnny Rivers
[Soul City 767]
written by Oscar Brown Jr. |
| 85. | 05/1968 | | 48
| US 29
US AC 28
US R&B 15 | [Capitol 2136]
written by Frank Stanton & Andy Badale |
| 86. | 07/1968 | | 48
| US 26
US R&B 4 | [Gamble 217]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff |
| 87. | 11/1968 | | 47
| US 25
US R&B 8 | [Curtom 1934]
written by Curtis Mayfield |
| 88. | 04/1968 | | 47
| US 25
US R&B 11 | [Sound Stage 7 2608]
written by Buddy Mize & Ira Allen |
| 89. | 10/1968 | | 47
| US 24
US R&B 11 | [Tamla 54173]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson |
| 90. | 06/1968 | | 46
| US 35
UK 36
US AC 33
US R&B 30 | [ABC/TRC 11090]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney |
 | 91. | 06/1968 | | 46
| US 30
UK 34
US R&B 43 | as Diana Ross & the Supremes
[Motown 1126]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson |
| 92. | 04/1968 | | 45
| US 29
US R&B 5 | as Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers
[Gordy 7069]
written by Thomas Chong & Tom Baird |
| 93. | 07/1968 | | 45
| US 49
UK 23
US R&B 31 | [Motown 1127]
written by Vernon Bullock, Jack Goga, Ivy Jo Hunter & Pam Sawyer |
| 94. | 01/1968 | | 44
| US 34
UK 52
US R&B 7 | [Tamla 54160]
written by Jeffrey Bowen, Jack Coga & Ivy Jo Hunter |
| 95. | 10/1968 | | 44
| US 27
US R&B 8 | [Sss Int'l 748]
written by Cliff Thomas, Ed Thomas Jr. & Bob McRee |
 | 96. | 10/1968 | | 42
| US 25
US AC 31
US R&B 44 | B side to Hitchcock Railway
[RCA 9641]
written by Tommy Tucker (as Robert Higginbotham) |
| 97. | 08/1968 | | 42
| US 31
US R&B 7 | [Soul 35048]
written by Jr. Walker (as Autry DeWalt Jr.) & Janie Bradford |
| 98. | 12/1968 | | 41
| US 24
US R&B 36 | written by Eddie Brigati & Felix Cavaliere |
| 99. | 03/1968 | | 41
| US 35
UK 53
US R&B 11 | [Cadet 5594]
written by Otis Redding & Margaret Wessen |
| 100. | 10/1968 | | 41
| US 51
UK 27
US R&B 23 | [Motown 1132]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & R. Dean Taylor |
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