The world was turning a little faster this year, the songs we listened to were a bit more serious, but ignorance was bliss...we still had fun! There was room for a beautiful instrumental, some psychedelic music, some soul, and some folk...well, with a message!
1968 -- The year in Music
The SONGThe ARTISTThe COMPANYThe TIME
Hello GoodbyeThe BeatlesCapitolJanuary
Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)John Fred & his Playboy Band PaulaJanuary
Green TambourineThe Lemon Pipers BuddahFebruary
Love Is BluePaul Mauriat and his OrchestraPhilipsFebruary
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The BayOtis ReddingVoltMarch
Honey

(this song still makes me cry...)

Bobby GoldsboroUnited ArtistsApril
Tighten UpArchie Bell & The DrellsAtlanticMay
Mrs. Robinson Simon & GarfunkleColumbiaJune
This Guy's In Love With You Herb Alpert (vocal)A & MJune
Grazing In The GrassHugh MasekelaUNIJuly
Hello, I Love YouThe DoorsElectraAugust
People Got To Be FreeThe Rascals aka The Young RascalsAtlanticAugust
Harper Valley P.T.A. Jeannie C. RileyPlantationSeptember
Hey Jude (backed by "Revolution"The BeatlesAppleOctober
Love ChildDiana Ross & The SupremesMotownNovember and December

One hardly hears "Love Child" these days, but it was the hottest song of 1968...The Supremes were an immensely popular group, and the fact that they chose to sing a song about another out-of-wedlock bastard did not in one bit deter from their popularity! More power to them!!!