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In 1968 there were 52 weekly charts, with 286 different records. Of those, 250 entered the chart that year and 15 reached number 1. Ich Bau Dir Ein Schloss by Heintje spent the longest at number 1, ten weeks, and with 27 weeks it also stayed longest in the chart. The highest new entry was Hey Jude by The Beatles, straight in at 1 in week 37. Top of the year chart is Ich Bau Dir Ein Schloss by Heintje, with 804 points.

Weeks

Year chart 1968

The top 10 of the 1968 year chart, on points: every week in the chart counts 41 minus the position, from 40 for a number 1 down to 1 for number 40. The full list of 100 is on the year chart page.

  1. 1Ich Bau Dir Ein Schloss
    Heintje · 804 points · 27 weeks · peak position 1
  2. 2Delilah
    Tom Jones · 607 points · 24 weeks · peak position 2
  3. 3Times Were When
    The Cats · 522 points · 18 weeks · peak position 2
  4. 4Hey Jude
    The Beatles · 477 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  5. 5Those Were The Days
    Mary Hopkin · 440 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2
  6. 6Cinderella Rockefella
    Esther and Abi Ofarim · 432 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  7. 7Congratulations
    Cliff Richard · 424 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  8. 8Only One Woman
    The Marbles · 420 points · 15 weeks · peak position 3
  9. 9Young Girl
    Gary Puckett & The Union Gap · 418 points · 15 weeks · peak position 2
  10. 10If I Only Had Time
    John Rowles · 415 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2

The full 1968 year chart: the 100 best records

Number ones

  1. wk 1Hello, Goodbye
    The Beatles · 1 week at 1 · week 1
  2. wk 2–4World
    Bee Gees · 3 weeks at 1 · week 2
  3. wk 5–8Mien Waar Is M'n Feestneus?
    Toon · 4 weeks at 1 · week 5
  4. wk 9–11Words
    Bee Gees · 3 weeks at 1 · week 9
  5. wk 12Kom Uit De Bedstee M'n Liefste
    Egbert Douwe · 1 week at 1 · week 12
  6. wk 13–16Cinderella Rockefella
    Esther and Abi Ofarim · 4 weeks at 1 · week 13
  7. wk 17–20Congratulations
    Cliff Richard · 4 weeks at 1 · week 17
  8. wk 21–24Lazy Sunday
    Small Faces · 4 weeks at 1 · week 21
  9. wk 25Summertime Blues
    Blue Cheer · 1 week at 1 · week 25
  10. wk 26–35Ich Bau Dir Ein Schloss
    Heintje · 10 weeks at 1 · week 26
  11. wk 36Dong-Dong-Di-Ki-Di-Gi-Dong
    Golden Earrings · 1 week at 1 · week 36
  12. wk 37–43Hey Jude
    The Beatles · 7 weeks at 1 · week 37
  13. wk 44–46Heidschi Bumbeidschi.
    Heintje · 3 weeks at 1 · week 44
  14. wk 47–48Lea
    The Cats · 2 weeks at 1 · week 47
  15. wk 49–52Eloise
    Barry Ryan · 4 weeks at 1 · week 49

Longest in the chart

  1. 27Ich Bau Dir Ein Schloss
    Heintje · weeks in 1968 · peak position 1 · from week 21
  2. 24Delilah
    Tom Jones · weeks in 1968 · peak position 2 · from week 10
  3. 18Times Were When
    The Cats · weeks in 1968 · peak position 2 · from week 25
  4. 17(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay
    Otis Redding · weeks in 1968 · peak position 6 · from week 8
  5. 16Monja
    Roland W. · weeks in 1968 · peak position 25 · from week 1
  6. 15Young Girl
    Gary Puckett & The Union Gap · weeks in 1968 · peak position 2 · from week 21
  7. 15Felicidad, De Roddel Van De Stad
    Eddie Becker · weeks in 1968 · peak position 3 · from week 15
  8. 15Callow-La-Vita
    Raymond Froggatt · weeks in 1968 · peak position 3 · from week 29
  9. 15Only One Woman
    The Marbles · weeks in 1968 · peak position 3 · from week 38
  10. 14Cinderella Rockefella
    Esther and Abi Ofarim · weeks in 1968 · peak position 1 · from week 11

Highest new entries

  1. 1Hey Jude
    The Beatles · new at 1 in week 37
  2. 2Words
    Bee Gees · new at 2 in week 8
  3. 3Eloise
    Barry Ryan · new at 3 in week 48
  4. 7Lady Madonna
    The Beatles · new at 7 in week 12
  5. 7Heidschi Bumbeidschi.
    Heintje · new at 7 in week 42

Source: top40.nl

Sound of 1968

1968 sounded more acoustic than 1967, at a tempo around 124 bpm.

Measured across 35 of the 286 records from 1968 with a sound analysis. The mark and the small number: the average of all Dutch Top 40 years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many records reached number 1 in 1968?

In total 15 different records, across 52 charts. The first was Hello, Goodbye by The Beatles, the last Eloise by Barry Ryan.

Which record had the longest run at number 1 in 1968?

Ich Bau Dir Ein Schloss by Heintje: ten weeks in a row at 1.

Which record stayed in the chart longest in 1968?

Ich Bau Dir Ein Schloss by Heintje: 27 weeks in 1968, peaking at number 1 that year.

What was the highest new entry of 1968?

Hey Jude by The Beatles, straight in at 1 in week 37.

Which record tops the 1968 year chart?

Ich Bau Dir Ein Schloss by Heintje, with 804 points from 27 weeks. The top 3: 1. Ich Bau Dir Ein Schloss (Heintje), 2. Delilah (Tom Jones), 3. Times Were When (The Cats).

How is the year chart compiled?

On points from all weekly charts of 1968; only the weeks of that year count. The full ranking and the count are on the year chart of 1968.

How many records made the Dutch Top 40 in 1968?

In total 286 different records, spread over 52 charts. Of those, 250 entered the chart that year.