In week 40 of 1968, Hey Jude by The Beatles was at number 1, by then four weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Michaela by De Domino's, straight in at 32, one of the four new entries that week. The biggest climber was Need Your Love So Bad by Fleetwood Mac, from 37 to 21.
- 1Hey Jude1unchanged1peak4weeks
- 2Those Were The Days2unchanged2peak4weeks
- 3Rain And Tears3unchanged2peak8weeks
- 4I Say a Little Prayer74last week 74peak5weeks
- 5Don't You Cry For A Girl5unchanged5peak5weeks
- 6On the Road Again96last week 96peak4weeks
- 7I've Gotta Get A Message To You47last week 43peak7weeks
- 8Street Fighting Man8unchanged8peak3weeks
- 9People Got to Be Free129last week 129peak5weeks
- 10Dong-Dong-Di-Ki-Di-Gi-Dong610last week 61peak11weeks
- 11Only One Woman1811last week 1811peak3weeks
- 12Soul Limbo1512last week 1512peak4weeks
- 13Fire1113last week 116peak9weeks
- 14Ich Bau Dir Ein Schloss1014last week 101peak20weeks
- 15Lovely Loretta2015last week 2015peak4weeks
- 16Do It Again1316last week 135peak11weeks
- 17This Rose In My Hand2117last week 2117peak3weeks
- 18King Croesus2518last week 2518peak3weeks
- 19Can't You Find Another Way (Of Doing It)1619last week 1616peak5weeks
- 20Times Were When1420last week 142peak16weeks
- 21Need Your Love So Bad3721last week 3721peak2weeks
- 22Callow-La-Vita1922last week 193peak12weeks
- 23Window Of My Eyes3923last week 3923peak2weeks
- 24Light My Fire2724last week 2724peak5weeks
- 25Girl of Independent Means3425last week 3425peak2weeks
- 26Alouette1726last week 1710peak7weeks
- 27Lucy Brown Is Back In Town3627last week 3627peak2weeks
- 28Hard to Handle28unchanged20peak9weeks
- 29Dans met mij2229last week 227peak11weeks
- 30Ice in the Sun2430last week 2424peak6weeks
- 31Costa Brava2931last week 2917peak8weeks
- 32NewMichaela32peak1week
- 33Here Comes The Judge3233last week 3230peak5weeks
- 34Classical Gas2634last week 2625peak6weeks
- 35Lady Willpower2335last week 238peak8weeks
- 36America3136last week 3112peak8weeks
- 37Hello, I Love You4037last week 4014peak9weeks
- 38NewCiao Baby38peak1week
- 39NewWaiting For You39peak1week
- 40NewBorn To Be Wild40peak1week
Source: top40.nl
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Frequently asked questions
What was number 1 in week 40 of 1968?
Hey Jude by The Beatles, on the chart for four weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Four records: Michaela by De Domino's at 32, Ciao Baby by Group Check at 38, Waiting For You by BZN at 39, Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf at 40.
What was the biggest climber?
Need Your Love So Bad by Fleetwood Mac, from 37 to 21 (16 places).
How do you play this week?
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