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Billboard Top Country Singles of 1968

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ This column recites the record's peak position on Billboard's weekly charts.

References

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  1. ^ "Top Country Singles & Albums of 1968" (PDF). The Billboard. October 19, 1968. p. 12.
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 0823076326.