Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1968 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1967 <-1968-> 1969
Top songs: #1: Honey by Bobby Goldsboro - #2: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Hugo Montenegro - #3: Those Were the Days by Mary Hopkin - #4: Young Girl by Gary Puckett - #5: This Guy's in Love with You by Herb Alpert
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Honey
#1
03/1968

Honey
Bobby Goldsboro

from Honey   
452 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry


2
UK
[United Artists 50283]
written by Bobby Russell
#2
01/1968

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Hugo Montenegro

from Music from A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More & The Good, the Bad and the Ugly   
428 pts
2
US
1
AC




1
UK
instrumental
[RCA Victor 9223]
written by Ennio Morricone
Those Were the Days
#3
09/1968

Those Were the Days
Mary Hopkin

428 pts
2
US
1
AC




1
UK
melody based on a traditional russian folk song
[Apple 1801]
written by Boris Fomin & Gene Raskin
Young Girl
#4
03/1968

Young Girl
Gary Puckett

from Young Girl   
401 pts
2
US
34
AC




1
UK
as The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett
[Columbia 44450]
written by Jerry Fuller
This Guy's in Love with You
#5
05/1968

This Guy's in Love with You
Herb Alpert

from The Beat of the Brass   The Beat of the Brass
400 pts
1
US
1
AC




3
UK
as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
[A&M 929]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Mrs. Robinson
#6
04/1968

Mrs. Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel

from Bookends   Bookends
380 pts
1
US
4
AC




4
UK
Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1969
[Columbia 44511]
written by Paul Simon
MacArthur Park
#7
05/1968

MacArthur Park
Richard Harris

from A Tramp Shining   A Tramp Shining
341 pts
2
US
10
AC




4
UK
[Dunhill 4134]
written by Jimmy Webb
Harper Valley PTA
#8
08/1968

Harper Valley PTA
Jeannie C. Riley

from Harper Valley PTA   
335 pts
1
US
4
AC
1
ctry


12
UK
[Plantation 3]
written by Tom T. Hall
Lady Willpower
#9
06/1968

Lady Willpower
Gary Puckett

from Incredible   
322 pts
2
US
26
AC




5
UK
as Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
[Columbia 44547]
written by Jerry Fuller
Wichita Lineman
#10
11/1968

Wichita Lineman
Glen Campbell

from Wichita Lineman   Wichita Lineman
318 pts
3
US
1
AC
1
ctry


7
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #192]
[Capitol 2302]
written by Jimmy Webb
Classical Gas
#11
05/1968

Classical Gas
Mason Williams

from The Mason Williams Phonograph Record   The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
306 pts
2
US
1
AC




9
UK
instrumental
[Warner 7190]
written by Mason Williams
#12
08/1968

Hold Me Tight
Johnny Nash

from Hold Me Tight   
278 pts
5
US
20
AC


21
R&B
5
UK
[JAD 207]
written by Johnny Nash
Delilah
#13
03/1968

Delilah
Tom Jones

from Delilah   
261 pts
15
US
8
AC




2
UK

[Parrot 40025]
written by Les Reed, Barry Mason & Sylvan Whittingham
Grazing in the Grass
#14
06/1968

Grazing in the Grass
Hugh Masekela

256 pts
1
US
15
AC


1
R&B


instrumental
[Uni 55066]
written by Philemon Hou
#15
04/1968

A Man Without Love (Quando M'Innamoro)
Engelbert Humperdinck

from A Man without Love   
256 pts
19
US
3
AC




2
UK
[Parrot 40027]
written by Roberto Livraghi, Barry Mason, Daniele Pace & Mario Panzeri
Little Arrows
#16
08/1968

Little Arrows
Leapy Lee

from Little Arrows   
255 pts
16
US
38
AC
11
ctry


2
UK
[Decca 32380]
written by Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood
Little Green Apples
#17
08/1968

Little Green Apples
O.C. Smith

from Hickory Holler Revisited   
234 pts
2
US
4
AC


2
R&B


Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1969
[Columbia 44616]
written by Bobby Russell
Do You Know the Way to San Jose
#18
04/1968

Do You Know the Way to San Jose
Dionne Warwick

from Valley of the Dolls   
208 pts
10
US
4
AC


23
R&B
8
UK
[Scepter 12216]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Soulful Strut
#19
11/1968

Soulful Strut
Young-Holt Unlimited

from Soulful Strut   
206 pts
3
US
2
AC


3
R&B


instrumental
[Brunswick 55391]
written by Eugene Record & William Sanders
#20
11/1968

Both Sides Now
Judy Collins

from Wildflowers   Wildflowers
188 pts
8
US
3
AC




14
UK
[Elektra 45639]
written by Joni Mitchell
#21
07/1968

Dream a Little Dream of Me
Mama Cass

from Dream a Little Dream   
181 pts
12
US
2
AC




11
UK
[Dunhill 4145]
written by Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt & Gus Kahn
#22
09/1968

Les Bicyclettes de Belsize
Engelbert Humperdinck

from Engelbert   
180 pts
31
US
3
AC




5
UK
[Parrot 40032]
written by Barry Mason & Les Reed
Help Yourself
#23
07/1968

Help Yourself
Tom Jones

from Help Yourself   
176 pts
35
US
3
AC




5
UK

[Parrot 40029]
written by Carlo Donida Labati, Giulio Rapetti & Jack Fishman
#24
05/1968

The Look of Love
Sérgio Mendes

from Look Around   
174 pts
4
US
2
AC






as Sérgio Mendes & Brazil '66
[A&M 924]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Abraham, Martin and John
#25
10/1968

Abraham, Martin and John
Dion

from Dion   
163 pts
4
US
8
AC






[tribute to A. Lincoln, M.L. King & J.F. Kennedy]
[Laurie 3464]
written by Dick Holler
The Fool on the Hill
#26
08/1968

The Fool on the Hill
Sérgio Mendes

from Fool on the Hill   
152 pts
6
US
1
AC






as Sérgio Mendes & Brazil '66
[A&M 961]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Over You
#27
09/1968

Over You
Gary Puckett

from Incredible   
147 pts
7
US
3
AC




54
UK
as Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
[Columbia 44644]
written by Jerry Fuller
Stormy
#28
10/1968

Stormy
Classics IV

from Mamas and Papas/Soul Train   
141 pts
5
US
26
AC






featuring Dennis Yost
[Imperial 66328]
written by Buddy Buie & James Cobb
My Special Angel
#29
09/1968

My Special Angel
The Vogues

from Turn Around, Look at Me   
140 pts
7
US
1
AC






[Reprise 0766]
written by Jimmy Duncan
#30
03/1968

The Unicorn
The Irish Rovers

from The Unicorn   
137 pts
7
US
2
AC






[Decca 32254]
written by Shel Silverstein
This Magic Moment
#31
12/1968

This Magic Moment
Jay & The Americans

from Sands of Time   
134 pts
6
US
11
AC






[United Artists 50475]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
Turn Around, Look at Me
#32
06/1968

Turn Around, Look at Me
The Vogues

from Turn Around, Look at Me   
133 pts
7
US
3
AC






[Reprise 0686]
written by Jerry Capehart
I Love How You Love Me
#33
11/1968

I Love How You Love Me
Bobby Vinton

from I Love How You Love Me   
120 pts
9
US
2
AC






[Epic 10397]
written by Barry Mann & Larry Kolber
Angel of the Morning
#34
05/1968

Angel of the Morning
Merrilee Rush

115 pts
7
US
37
AC






[Bell 705]
written by Chip Taylor
I've Gotta Be Me
#35
12/1968

I've Gotta Be Me
Sammy Davis Jr.

from I've Gotta Be Me   
111 pts
11
US
1
AC






[Reprise 779]
written by Walter Marks
#36
07/1968

Soul Limbo
Booker T. & the MG's

from Soul Limbo   
109 pts
17
US
32
AC


7
R&B
30
UK
instrumental
[Stax 0001]
written by Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones & Lewie Steinberg
Kiss Me Goodbye
#37
02/1968

Kiss Me Goodbye
Petula Clark

from Petula   
109 pts
15
US
2
AC




50
UK
[Warner 7170]
written by Barry Mason & Les Reed
Little Green Apples
#38
03/1968

Little Green Apples
Roger Miller

from A Tender Look at Love   
107 pts
39
US
5
AC
6
ctry


19
UK
[Smash 2148]
written by Bobby Russell
#39
11/1968

A Minute of Your Time
Tom Jones

103 pts
48
US
4
AC




14
UK
[Parrot 40035]
written by Clive Westlake
#40
06/1968

Autumn of My Life
Bobby Goldsboro

from Word Pictures featuring Autumn of My Life   
101 pts
19
US
2
AC
15
ctry


58
UK
[United Artists 50318]
written by Bobby Goldsboro
#41
11/1968

Hang 'Em High
Booker T. & the MG's

from Soul Limbo   
101 pts
9
US
39
AC


35
R&B


instrumental
[Stax 0013]
written by Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones & Lewie Steinberg
#42
03/1968

Scarborough Fair (Canticle)
Simon & Garfunkel

from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme   Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
100 pts
11
US
5
AC






aka Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme
[Columbia 44465]
written by traditional, Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
#43
11/1968

Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You)
Rene & Rene

95 pts
14
US
2
AC






[White Whale 287]
written by René Herrera & René Ornelas
Indian Lake
#44
06/1968

Indian Lake
The Cowsills

from Captain Sad and His Ship of Fools   
94 pts
10
US
17
AC






[MGM 13944]
written by Tony Romeo
#45
02/1968

Everything That Touches You
The Association

from Birthday   Birthday
92 pts
10
US
22
AC






[Warner 7163]
written by Terry Kirkman
Stand by Your Man
#46
10/1968

Stand by Your Man
Tammy Wynette

from Stand by Your Man   Stand by Your Man
91 pts
19
US
11
AC
1
ctry




[Epic 10398]
written by Billy Sherrill & Tammy Wynette
#47
11/1968

Scarborough Fair
Sérgio Mendes

from Fool on the Hill   
89 pts
16
US
2
AC






as Sérgio Mendes & Brazil '66
[A&M 986]
written by traditional
#48
03/1968

Master Jack
Four Jacks and a Jill

from Master Jack   
79 pts
18
US
3
AC






[RCA 9473]
written by Spiro Marks
Promises, Promises
#49
11/1968

Promises, Promises
Dionne Warwick

from Promises, Promises   
73 pts
19
US
7
AC


47
R&B


[Scepter 12231]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Things I'd Like to Say
#50
12/1968

Things I'd Like to Say
The New Colony Six

from Revelations   
72 pts
16
US
17
AC






[Mercury 72858]
written by Les Kummel & Ronnie Rice
#51
10/1968

Cycles
Frank Sinatra

from Cycles   Cycles
71 pts
23
US
2
AC






[Reprise 0764]
written by Gayle Caldwell
#52
05/1968

Time for Living
The Association

from Birthday   Birthday
70 pts
39
US
27
AC




23
UK
[Warner 7195]
written by Dick Addrisi & Don Addrisi
Folsom Prison Blues
#53
05/1968

Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash

from Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison   Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
70 pts
32
US
39
AC
1
ctry


52
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #164] live original version released in 1956
[Columbia 4-44513]
written by Johnny Cash & Gordon Jenkins
#54
01/1968

Cab Driver
The Mills Brothers

68 pts
23
US
3
AC






[Dot 17041]
written by C. Carson Parks
Like to Get to Know You
#55
04/1968

Like to Get to Know You
Spanky & Our Gang

from Like to Get to Know You   Like to Get to Know You
66 pts
17
US
24
AC






[Mercury 72795]
written by Stu Scharf
Who Is Gonna Love Me?
#56
08/1968

Who Is Gonna Love Me?
Dionne Warwick

from Promises, Promises   
64 pts
33
US
4
AC


43
R&B
56
UK
B side to Who Is Gonna Love Me?
[Scepter 12226]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
#57
04/1968

Loving You Has Made Me Bananas
Guy Marks

64 pts
51
US
17
AC




25
UK
[novelty]
[ABC 11055]
written by Guy Marks
Dreams of the Everyday Housewife
#58
07/1968

Dreams of the Everyday Housewife
Glen Campbell

from Wichita Lineman   Wichita Lineman
63 pts
32
US
6
AC
3
ctry




[Capitol 2224]
written by Chris Gantry
#59
01/1968

We Can Fly
The Cowsills

from We Can Fly   
62 pts
21
US
9
AC






[MGM 13886]
written by Bill Cowsill, Bob Cowsill, Arthur Kornfeld & Steve Duboff
#60
03/1968

Soul Serenade
Willie Mitchell

62 pts
23
US
32
AC


10
R&B


instrumental
[Hi 2140]
written by Luther Dixon & King Curtis
Sealed with a Kiss
#61
06/1968

Sealed with a Kiss
Gary Lewis & The Playboys

from Gary Lewis Now!   
60 pts
19
US
32
AC






[Liberty 56037]
written by Peter Udell & Gary Geld
Halfway to Paradise
#62
07/1968

Halfway to Paradise
Bobby Vinton

from I Love How You Love Me   
59 pts
23
US
8
AC






[Epic 10350]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
Eleanor Rigby
#63
06/1968

Eleanor Rigby
Ray Charles

from A Portrait of Ray   A Portrait of Ray
58 pts
35
US
33
AC


30
R&B
36
UK
[ABC/TRC 11090]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
I Wanna Live
#64
04/1968

I Wanna Live
Glen Campbell

from Hey Little One   
56 pts
36
US
18
AC
1
ctry




[Capitol 2146]
written by John D. Loudermilk
#65
11/1968

'Till
The Vogues

from Till   
56 pts
27
US
5
AC






[Reprise 0788]
written by Charles Sananes & Carl Sigman
Face It Girl, It's Over
#66
04/1968

Face It Girl, It's Over
Nancy Wilson

from Easy   
49 pts
29
US
28
AC


15
R&B


[Capitol 2136]
written by Frank Stanton & Andy Badale
#67
10/1968

Hi-Heel Sneakers
José Feliciano

from Souled   Souled
49 pts
25
US
31
AC


44
R&B


B side to Hitchcock Railway
[RCA 9641]
written by Robert Higginbotham
#68
08/1968

(You Are) My Way of Life
Frank Sinatra

from Cycles   Cycles
48 pts
64
US
3
AC




53
UK
[Reprise 0764]
written by Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein & Carl Sigman
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
#69
08/1968

Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
Eddy Arnold

from Walkin' in Love Land   
47 pts
84
US
6
AC
1
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-9606]
written by John D. Loudermilk
Âme Caline (Soul Coaxing)
#70
02/1968

Âme Caline (Soul Coaxing)
Raymond Lefèvre

from Soul Coaxing (Ame Caline)   
45 pts
37
US
4
AC






instrumental
[4 Corners 147]
written by Michel Polnareff
The Straight Life
#71
10/1968

The Straight Life
Bobby Goldsboro

from Word Pictures featuring Autumn of My Life   
44 pts
36
US
6
AC
37
ctry




[United Artists 50461]
written by Sonny Curtis
Don't Give Up
#72
07/1968

Don't Give Up
Petula Clark

from Petula   
42 pts
37
US
5
AC






[Warner 7216]
written by Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent
#73
08/1968

To Wait for Love
Herb Alpert

from Warm   
41 pts
51
US
2
AC






[A&M 964]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
#74
06/1968

Hang 'Em High
Hugo Montenegro

from Hang 'Em High   
40 pts
82
US
6
AC




50
UK
instrumental
[RCA Victor 9554]
written by Dominic Frontiere
Not Enough Indians
#75
11/1968

Not Enough Indians
Dean Martin

from Gentle on My Mind   
40 pts
43
US
4
AC






[Reprise 0780]
written by Baker Knight
Battle Hymn of the Republic
#76
10/1968

Battle Hymn of the Republic
Andy Williams

39 pts
33
US
11
AC






with The St. Charles Borromeo Choir
recorded at St. Patrick's Cathedral, June 1968
[Columbia 44650]
written by William Steffe & Julia Ward Howe
1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero
#77
10/1968

1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero
Bobby Russell

from Words, Music, Laughter and Tears   
39 pts
36
US
9
AC
64
ctry




[Elf 90,020]
written by Bobby Russell
#78
06/1968

Quando M'Innamoro (A Man Without Love)
The Sandpipers

38 pts
124
US
16
AC




33
UK
[A&M 939]
written by Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri & Roberto Livraghi
Take Good Care of My Baby
#79
03/1968

Take Good Care of My Baby
Bobby Vinton

from Take Good Care of My Baby   
38 pts
33
US
14
AC






[Epic 10305]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
Gentle on My Mind
#80
09/1968

Gentle on My Mind
Glen Campbell

from Gentle on My Mind   Gentle on My Mind
38 pts
39
US
8
AC
44
ctry




R
[Capitol 5939]
written by John Hartford
#81
01/1968

Carmen
Herb Alpert

from Herb Alpert's Ninth   Herb Alpert's Ninth
37 pts
51
US
3
AC






as Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
instrumental
[A&M 890]
written by Georges Bizet
#82
03/1968

Have a Little Faith
David Houston

from Already It's Heaven   
36 pts
98
US
18
AC
1
ctry




[Epic 10291]
written by Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton
Mission: Impossible
#83
01/1968

Mission: Impossible
Lalo Schifrin

36 pts
41
US
7
AC






instrumental
[Dot 17059]
written by Lalo Schifrin
Love Is Blue
#84
02/1968

Love Is Blue
Al Martino

from Love Is Blue   
35 pts
57
US
3
AC






[Capitol 2102]
written by André Popp, Pierre Cour & Bryan Blackburn
Kum Ba Yah
#85
12/1968

Kum Ba Yah
Tommy Leonetti

35 pts
54
US
4
AC






[Decca 32421]
written by traditional
#86
01/1968

Sunday Mornin'
Spanky & Our Gang

from Like to Get to Know You   Like to Get to Know You
35 pts
30
US
39
AC






[Mercury 72765]
written by Margo Guryan
It's Over
#87
05/1968

It's Over
Eddy Arnold

from The Romantic World of Eddy Arnold   
35 pts
74
US
15
AC
4
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-9525]
written by Jimmie Rodgers [pop singer]
#88
12/1968

Rain in My Heart
Frank Sinatra

34 pts
62
US
3
AC






[Reprise 0798]
written by Victoria Pike & Teddy Randazzo
#89
01/1968

To Each His Own
Frankie Laine

34 pts
82
US
2
AC






[ABC 11032]
written by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
#90
12/1968

My Favorite Things
Herb Alpert

from Christmas Album   Christmas Album
33 pts
45
US
7
AC






as Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
instrumental Christmas
[A&M 1001]
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
#91
04/1968

I Can't Believe I'm Losing You
Frank Sinatra

33 pts
60
US
4
AC






[Reprise 0677]
written by Don Costa & Phil Zeller
#92
07/1968

The Impossible Dream
Roger Williams

from More Than a Miracle   
33 pts
55
US
5
AC






instrumental
[Kapp 907]
written by Mitch Leigh & Joseph Darion
#93
11/1968

Put Your Head on My Shoulder
The Lettermen

from Put Your Head on My Shoulder   
33 pts
44
US
8
AC






[Capitol 2324]
written by Paul Anka
#94
02/1968

Here Comes the Rain, Baby
Eddy Arnold

33 pts
74
US
20
AC
4
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-9437]
written by Mickey Newbury
#95
05/1968

My Shy Violet
The Mills Brothers

30 pts
73
US
4
AC






[Dot 17096]
written by Leon Carr & Earl Shuman
Sweet Memories
#96
05/1968

Sweet Memories
Andy Williams

from Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head   
30 pts
75
US
4
AC






[Columbia 44527]
written by Mickey Newbury
Hey Little One
#97
01/1968

Hey Little One
Glen Campbell

from By the Time I Get to Phoenix   By the Time I Get to Phoenix
30 pts
54
US
20
AC
13
ctry




[Capitol 2076]
written by Dorsey Burnette & Barry De Vorzon
#98
02/1968

L. David Sloane
Michele Lee

28 pts
52
US
9
AC






[Columbia 44413]
written by Wilbur Meshel & Angela Martin
You've Still Got a Place in My Heart
#99
03/1968

You've Still Got a Place in My Heart
Dean Martin

28 pts
60
US
7
AC






[Reprise 0672]
written by Leon Payne
#100
03/1968

Sherry Don't Go
The Lettermen

from Special Request   
28 pts
52
US
9
AC






[Capitol 2132]
written by Danny Janssen, Myrna Janssen & Walt Keske

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