Every year Billboard magazine, list the top 100 songs of the year. Below are the top ten songs of 1968. To see the: rest of the list, it is here on Wikipedia.
- “Hey Jude” – The Beatles
- “Love is Blue” – Paul Mauriat
- “Honey” – Bobby Goldsboro
- “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” – Otis Redding
- “People Got to Be Free” – The Rascals
- “Sunshine of Your Love” – Cream
- “This Guy’s in Love With You” – Herb Alpert
- “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” – Hugo Montenegro
- “Mrs. Robinson” – Simon & Garfunkel
- “Tighten Up” – Archie Bell & the Drells
One song that I didn’t post about this year was “Sunshine of Your Love” by Cream. That group was just three men with Eric Clapton on lead guitar. The song only got up to #5 on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 list for the week of Aug. 25 – 31. It would end up being the highest rated song by the group.
Cream only existed for 2 years. They would announce their amicable breakup in November 1968 . They would end up influencing other hard rock groups.