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This is a list of the weekly Canadian
RPM magazine
[n 1] number one Top Singles chart of 1968.
[n 2]
[n 3]
Top singles chart of 1968
Volume:Issue
Issue Date(s)
Song
Artist
Reference
8:19
6 January
"
Hello, Goodbye "
The Beatles
[1]
8:20
13 January
"
Woman, Woman "
The Union Gap
[2]
8:21
20 January
"
Next Plane to London "
The Rose Garden
[3]
8:22
27 January
"
Itchycoo Park "
Small Faces
[4]
8:23
3 February
"
I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight "
Tommy Boyce and
Bobby Hart
[5]
8:24
10 February
"
Baby Now That I've Found You "
The Foundations
[6]
8:25
17 February
"
Zabadak "
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
[7]
8:26
24 February
"
Spooky "
Classics IV
[8]
9:1
2 March
"
I Can Take or Leave Your Loving "
Herman's Hermits
[9]
9:2
9 March
"
Words "
Bee Gees
[10]
9:3
16 March
"
Simon Says "
1910 Fruitgum Company
[11]
9:4
23 March
"
The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde "
Georgie Fame
[12]
9:5
30 March
[13]
9:6
6 April
"
La-La (Means I Love You) "
The Delfonics
[14]
9:7
13 April
"
Valleri "
The Monkees
[15]
9:8
20 April
"
Young Girl "
The Union Gap
[16]
9:9
27 April
"
Honey "
Bobby Goldsboro
[17]
9:10
4 May
[18]
9:11
11 May
"
A Beautiful Morning "
The Rascals
[19]
9:12
18 May
"
Mrs. Robinson "
Simon & Garfunkel
[20]
9:13
25 May
[21]
9:14
1 June
"
Master Jack "
Four Jacks and a Jill
[22]
9:15
8 June
[23]
9:16
15 June
"
Yummy Yummy Yummy "
Ohio Express
[24]
9:17
22 June
"
MacArthur Park "
Richard Harris
[25]
9:18
29 June
"
This Guy's in Love with You "
Herb Alpert
9:19
6 July
"
Angel of the Morning "
Merrillee Rush
[26]
9:20
13 July
"
Lady Willpower "
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
[27]
9:21
20 July
[28]
27 July
[n 4]
9:22–23
3 August
[29]
[n 5]
10 August
9:24
19 August
"
Hello, I Love You "
The Doors
[30]
[n 6]
9:26
26 August
"
People Got to Be Free "
The Rascals
[31]
[n 7]
10.1
2 September
"
Born to Be Wild "
Steppenwolf
[32]
10.2
9 September
"
Light My Fire "
José Feliciano
[33]
10:3
16 September
"
1, 2, 3, Red Light "
1910 Fruitgum Company
[34]
10:4
23 September
"
Harper Valley PTA "
Jeannie C. Riley
[35]
10:5
30 September
"
Hey Jude "
The Beatles
[36]
10:6
7 October
[37]
10:7
14 October
[38]
10:8
21 October
"
Fire "
Arthur Brown
[39]
10:9
28 October
"
Those Were the Days "
Mary Hopkin
[40]
10:10
2 November
[41]
10:11
11 November
"
Hold Me Tight "
Johnny Nash
[42]
10:12
18 November
"
Magic Carpet Ride "
Steppenwolf
[43]
10:13
25 November
"
Abraham, Martin and John "
Dion
[44]
10:14
2 December
"
Love Child "
Diana Ross & the Supremes
[45]
10:15
9 December
[46]
10:16
16 December
"
Wichita Lineman "
Glen Campbell
[47]
10:17–18
23 December
[48]
[n 8]
30 December
See also
References
Notes
^
The magazine's weekly record charts were digitized by the
AV Trust . The collection is archived by
Library and Archives Canada
here . The PDF text search does not work unless you have additional software installed. You must view each entry on the chart for a match.
^
A collection of all the .pdf files cited is available
here .
^
† On 21 March 1966, the chart became the RPM 100, as expanded to the top 100 singles.
^
No issue was published the week of 27 July 1968, as implied by the issue numbering.
^
On the week of 3 August 1968, issues 22 & 23 are released.
^
On the week of 19 August 1968, the issues are numbered 23 & 24, in spite of 23 being an issue of 3 August 1968.
^
Although the charts were corresponding, the archive numbered this as no. 26 instead of 25.
^
On the week of 23 December 1968, issues 17 & 18 are released.
Citations
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 8, no. 19. 6 January 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 8, no. 20. 13 January 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 8, no. 21. 20 January 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 8, no. 22. 27 January 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 8, no. 23. 3 February 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 8, no. 24. 10 February 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 8, no. 25. 17 February 1968. p. 6 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 8, no. 26. 24 February 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 1. 2 March 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 2. 9 March 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 3. 16 March 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 4. 23 March 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 5. 30 March 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 6. 6 April 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 7. 13 April 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 8. 20 April 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 9. 27 April 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 10. 4 May 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 11. 11 May 1968. p. 1 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 12. 18 May 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 13. 25 May 1968. p. 12 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 14. 1 June 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 15. 8 June 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 16. 15 June 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 17. 22 June 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 19. 6 July 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 20. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 21. 20 July 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 22–23. 3 August 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 19 August 1968, no. 23–24. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 9, no. 26. 26 August 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 1. 2 September 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 2. 9 September 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 3. 16 September 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 4. 23 September 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 5. 30 September 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 6. 7 October 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 7. 14 October 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 8. 21 October 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM . Vol. 10, no. 9. 28 October 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 10. 2 November 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 11. 11 November 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 12. 18 November 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 13. 25 November 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 14. 2 December 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 15. 9 December 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 16. 16 December 1968. p. 5 – via American Radio History.
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"The RPM 100" (PDF) .
RPM Music Weekly . Vol. 10, no. 17–18. 23 December 1968. p. 11 – via American Radio History.
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