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The Year in Music

1968

The songs, the screens, the headlines

Hey Jude by The Beatles — cover art

1968 in music: “Hey Jude” by The Beatles topped the year-end chart; Gary Puckett & The Union Gap owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1968

Hey Jude by The Beatles — cover art
Hey Jude
The Beatles1968
Love Is Blue by Paul Mauriat — cover art
Love Is Blue
Paul Mauriat1967
Honey by Bobby Goldsboro — cover art
Honey
Bobby Goldsboro1968
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding — cover art
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding1964
People Got to Be Free by The Rascals — cover art
People Got to Be Free
The Rascals1968
Sunshine of Your Love by Cream — cover art
Sunshine of Your Love
Cream1968
This Guy's In Love With You by Herb Alpert — cover art
This Guy's In Love With You
Herb Alpert1968
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Hugo Montenegro and His Orchestra — cover art
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Hugo Montenegro and His Orchestra1968
Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel — cover art
Mrs. Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel1968
Tighten Up by Archie Bell & The Drells — cover art
Tighten Up
Archie Bell & The Drells1968
Harper Valley PTA by Jeannie C. Riley — cover art
Harper Valley PTA
Jeannie C. Riley1968
Little Green Apples by O.C. Smith — cover art
Little Green Apples
O.C. Smith1968

At the movies

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Night of the Living Dead
  • Planet of the Apes

On TV

  • 60 Minutes premieres
  • Hawaii Five-O
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Headlines

  • MLK and RFK assassinated
  • Apollo 8 orbits the Moon
  • The first 911 call
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