The year in music

Best Songs of 1968

The Beatles’ “Hey Jude”, the Rolling Stones’ “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”, Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”, and Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison.

At Folsom Prison
Play 1968

43 songs

Blackbird

Blackbird

The Beatles
Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

The Beatles
Hey Jude

Hey Jude

The Beatles
Revolution

Revolution

The Beatles
While My Guitar Gently Weeps

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

The Beatles
I Heard It Through the Grapevine

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Marvin Gaye
Jumpin' Jack Flash

Jumpin' Jack Flash

The Rolling Stones
Lucille

Lucille

B.B. King
Paying the Cost to Be the Boss

Paying the Cost to Be the Boss

B.B. King
Sympathy for the Devil

Sympathy for the Devil

The Rolling Stones
With a Little Help from My Friends

With a Little Help from My Friends

Joe Cocker
All Along the Watchtower

All Along the Watchtower

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
A Beautiful Morning

A Beautiful Morning

The Rascals
How Can I Be Sure

How Can I Be Sure

The Rascals
You Better Run

You Better Run

The Rascals
I Shall Be Released

I Shall Be Released

The Band
Nefertiti

Nefertiti

Miles Davis
The Weight

The Weight

The Band
Crossroads

Crossroads

Cream
Hush

Hush

Deep Purple
White Room

White Room

Cream
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

Otis Redding
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing

Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Sister Ray

Sister Ray

The Velvet Underground
Think

Think

Aretha Franklin
You’re All I Need to Get By

You’re All I Need to Get By

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Mrs. Robinson

Mrs. Robinson

Simon & Garfunkel
Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild

Steppenwolf
D-I-V-O-R-C-E

D-I-V-O-R-C-E

Tammy Wynette
Elenore

Elenore

The Turtles
Magic Carpet Ride

Magic Carpet Ride

Steppenwolf
Mama Tried

Mama Tried

Merle Haggard
Stand by Your Man

Stand by Your Man

Tammy Wynette
Time of the Season

Time of the Season

The Zombies
Tropicália

Tropicália

Caetano Veloso
Wichita Lineman

Wichita Lineman

Glen Campbell
Crimson and Clover

Crimson and Clover

Tommy James and the Shondells
Harper Valley P.T.A.

Harper Valley P.T.A.

Jeannie C. Riley
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly
Piece of My Heart

Piece of My Heart

Big Brother and the Holding Company
Spooky

Spooky

Classics IV
Summertime Blues

Summertime Blues

Blue Cheer

1968 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 43 songs first released in 1968. Rock, Hard Rock and Blues Rock lead the year. The Beatles, The Rascals and B.B. King are among the voices of 1968.

Artists of 1968

The sound of 1968

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