This is a list of Billboard magazine's ranking of the top country singles of 1968.
The ranking was based on performance on the Billboard Country Chart during the period from January 6, 1968, to August 31, 1968.[1] Accordingly, the list excludes songs like (i) "Stand by Your Man", which was released in September 1968 and held the No. 1 spot for three consecutive weeks from November 23 to December 7, and (ii) "Mama Tried", which held the No. 1 spot for four consecutive weeks from August 31 to September 21.
| Rank | Peak[note 1][2] | Title | Artist(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Skip a Rope" | Henson Cargill | Monument |
| 2 | 1 | "A World of Our Own" | Sonny James | Capitol |
| 3 | 1 | "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" | Tammy Wynette | Epic |
| 4 | 1 | "I Wanna Live" | Glen Campbell | Capitol |
| 5 | 1 | "Folsom Prison Blues" | Johnny Cash | Columbia |
| 6 | 1 | "Honey" | Bobby Goldsboro | United Artists |
| 7 | 2 | "Wild Week-End" | Bill Anderson | Decca |
| 8 | 1 | "Fist City" | Loretta Lynn | Decca |
| 9 | 1 | "The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde" | Merle Haggard | Capitol |
| 10 | 5 | "Image of Me" | Conway Twitty | Decca |
| 11 | 1 | "Take Me to Your World" | Tammy Wynette | Epic |
| 12 | 3 | "With Pen in Hand" | Johnny Darrell | United Artists |
| 13 | 1 | "Sing Me Back Home" | Merle Haggard | Capitol |
| 14 | 4 | "Another Time, Another Place" | Jerry Lee Lewis | Smash |
| 15 | 4 | "The Day the World Stood Still | Charley Pride | RCA |
| 16 | 1 | "How Long Will My Baby Be Gone" | Buck Owens | Capitol |
| 17 | 1 | "Heaven Says Hello" | Sonny James | Capitol |
| 18 | 1 | "Just for You" | Ferlin Husky | Capitol |
| 19 | 7 | "I'm Gonna Move On" | Warner Mack | Decca |
| 20 | 1 | "Have a Little Faith" | David Houston | Epic |
| 21 | 1 | "You Are My Treasure" | Jack Greene | Decca |
| 22 | 2 | "The Easy Part's Over" | Charley Pride | RCA Victor |
| 23 | 5 | "Walk on Out of My Mind" | Waylon Jennings | RCA Victor |
| 24 | 2 | "Sweet Rosie Jones" | Buck Owens | Capitol |
| 25 | 10 | "Run Away Little Tears" | Connie Smith | RCA Victor |
| 26 | 10 | "Love Is in the Air" | Marty Robbins | Columbia |
| 27 | 4 | "I Got You" | Waylon Jennings and Anita Carter | RCA Victor |
| 28 | 14 | "She Went a Little Bit Further" | Faron Young | Mercury |
| 29 | 2 | "Rosanna's Going Wild" | Johnny Cash | Columbia |
| 30 | 7 | "Holding on to Nothin'" | Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton | RCA Victor |
| 31 | 2 | "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" | Jerry Lee Lewis | Smash |
| 32 | 4 | "Here Comes the Rain, Baby" | Eddy Arnold | RCA Victor |
| 33 | 11 | "I've Been There Before" | Ray Price | Columbia |
| 34 | 4 | "Promises, Promises" | Lynn Anderson | Chart |
| 35 | 8 | "Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go)" | Ray Price | Columbia |
| 36 | 1 | "For Loving You" | Bill Anderson and Jan Howard | Decca |
| 37 | 1 | "Already It's Heaven" | David Houston | Epic |
| 38 | 6 | "Little Green Apples" | Roger Miller | Smash |
| 39 | 14 | "Remembering" | Jerry Reed | RCA Victor |
| 40 | 11 | "It's All Over" | David Houston and Tammy Wynette | Epic |
| 41 | 10 | "Repeat After Me" | Jack Reno | Jab |
| 42 | 8 | "Say It's Not You" | George Jones | Musicor |
| 43 | 2 | "You've Just Stepped In (From Stepping Out on Me)" | Loretta Lynn | Decca |
| 44 | 13 | "Stop the Sun" | Bonnie Guitar | Dot |
| 45 | 7 | "The Last Thing on My Mind" | Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton | RCA Victor |
| 46 | 7 | "Baby's Back Again" | Connie Smith | RCA Victor |
| 47 | 10 | "There Ain't No Easy Run" | Dave Dudley | Mercury |
| 48 | 4 | "It's Over" | Eddy Arnold | RCA Victor |
| 49 | 9 | "That's When I See the Blues (In Your Pretty Brown Eyes)" | Jim Reeves | RCA Victor |
| 50 | 10 | "I Believe in Love" | Bonnie Guitar | Dot |
| 68 | 15 | "Country Girl" | Dottie West | RCA Victor |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ This column recites the record's peak position on Billboard's weekly charts.
References
edit- ^ "Top Country Singles & Albums of 1968" (PDF). The Billboard. October 19, 1968. p. 12.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 0823076326.