UK No.1 Hits of 1968
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This is a list of all the singles to top the UK charts in the year 1968.
See Also: List of Number 1 singles (UK), UK No.1 Hits of 1967, 1968 in music, UK No.1 Hits of 1969
| Issue Date | Song Title | Artist |
| January 5 | "Hello Goodbye" | The Beatles |
| January 12 | "Hello Goodbye" | The Beatles |
| January 19 | "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" | Georgie Fame |
| January 26 | "Everlasting Love" | Love Affair |
| February 2 | "Everlasting Love" | Love Affair |
| February 9 | "Mighty Quinn" | Manfred Mann |
| February 16 | "Mighty Quinn" | Manfred Mann |
| February 23 | "Cinderella Rockefella" | Esther & Abi Ofarim |
| March 1 | "Cinderella Rockefella" | Esther & Abi Ofarim |
| March 8 | "Cinderella Rockefella" | Esther & Abi Ofarim |
| March 15 | "Cinderella Rockefella" | Esther & Abi Ofarim |
| March 22 | "The Legend of Xanadu" | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
| March 29 | "Lady Madonna" | The Beatles |
| April 5 | "Lady Madonna" | The Beatles |
| April 12 | "Congratulations" | Cliff Richard |
| April 19 | "Congratulations" | Cliff Richard |
| April 26 | "What a Wonderful World"/"Cabaret" | Louis Armstrong |
| May 3 | "What a Wonderful World"/"Cabaret" | Louis Armstrong |
| May 10 | "What a Wonderful World"/"Cabaret" | Louis Armstrong |
| May 17 | "What a Wonderful World"/"Cabaret" | Louis Armstrong |
| May 24 | "Young Girl" | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap |
| May 31 | "Young Girl" | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap |
| June 7 | "Young Girl" | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap |
| June 14 | "Young Girl" | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap |
| June 21 | "Jumping Jack Flash" | Rolling Stones |
| June 28 | "Jumping Jack Flash" | Rolling Stones |
| July 5 | "Baby Come Back" | The Equals |
| July 12 | "Baby Come Back" | The Equals |
| July 19 | "Baby Come Back" | The Equals |
| July 26 | "I Pretend" | Des O' Connor |
| August 2 | "Mony Mony" | Tommy James & The Shondells |
| August 9 | "Mony Mony" | Tommy James & The Shondells |
| August 16 | "Fire" | The Crazy World of Arthur Brown |
| August 23 | "Mony Mony" | Tommy James & The Shondells |
| August 30 | "Do It Again" | Beach Boys |
| September 6 | "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" | The Bee Gees |
| September 13 | "Hey Jude" | The Beatles |
| September 20 | "Hey Jude" | The Beatles |
| September 27 | "Those Were the Days" | Mary Hopkin |
| October 4 | "Those Were the Days" | Mary Hopkin |
| October 11 | "Those Were the Days" | Mary Hopkin |
| October 18 | "Those Were the Days" | Mary Hopkin |
| October 25 | "Those Were the Days" | Mary Hopkin |
| November 1 | "Those Were the Days" | Mary Hopkin |
| November 8 | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | Joe Cocker |
| November 15 | "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" | Hugo Montenegro |
| November 22 | "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" | Hugo Montenegro |
| November 29 | "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" | Hugo Montenegro |
| December 6 | "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" | Hugo Montenegro |
| December 13 | "Lily The Pink" | The Scaffold |
| December 20 | "Lily The Pink" | The Scaffold |
| December 27 | "Lily The Pink" | The Scaffold |
[edit] Notes
[edit] Records
- Most #1 singles (15; The Beatles) - equalled Elvis Presley
- Longest running single (7 minutes; "Hey Jude")
[edit] Artists At #1 For The First Time
- Love Affair with "Everlasting Love"
- Esther & Abi Ofarim with "Cinderella Rockefella"
- Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich with "The Legend Of Xanadu"
- Louis Armstrong with "What a Wonderful World"
- Gary Puckett & The Union Gap with "Young Girl"
- The Equals with "Baby Come Back"
- Des O' Connor with "I Pretend"
- Tommy James & The Shondells with "Mony, Mony"
- The Crazy World of Arthur Brown with "Fire"
- Mary Hopkins with "Those Were the Days"
- Joe Cocker with "With a Little Help from My Friends"
- Hugh Montenegro with "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly"
- Scaffold with "Lily The Pink"
