Events of
1967 - 1968
1968, Wow. What an era that was! We are no stranger to turbulent times...
1968, Wow. What an era that was! We are no stranger to turbulent times...
Top 10 Pop Songs
| 1967 | 1968 |
|---|---|
| 1. "To Sir With Love" Lulu | 1. "Hey Jude" The Beatles |
| 2. "The Letter" The Box Tops | 2. "Love is Blue" Paul Mauriat |
| 3. "Ode to Billie Joe" Bobbie Gentry | 3. "Honey" Bobby Goldsboro |
| 4. "Windy" The Association | 4. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" Otis Redding |
| 5. "I'm a Believer" The Monkees | 5. "People Got to Be Free" The Rascals |
| 6. "Light My Fire" The Doors | 6. "Sunshine of Your Love" Cream |
| 7. "Somethin' Stupid" Frank & Nancy Sinatra | 7. "This Guy's in Love With You" Herb Alpert |
| 8. "Happy Together" The Turtles | 8. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" Hugo Montenegro |
| 9. "Groovin'" The Young Rascals | 9. "Mrs. Robinson" Simon & Garfunkel |
| 10. "Can't Take My Eyes off You" Frankie Valli | 10. "Tighten Up" Archie Bell & the Drells |
Top 10 C/W Songs
| 1967 | 1968 |
|---|---|
| 1. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" Glen Campbell | 1. "Skip A Rope" Henson Cargill |
| 2. "Skip A Rope" Henson Cargill | 2. "Harper Valley P.T.A." Jeannie C. Riley |
| 3. "All The Time" Jack Greene | 3. "Folsom Prison Blues" Johnny Cash |
| 4. "There Goes My Everything" Jack Greene | 4. "Stand By Your Man" Tammy Wynette |
| 5. "I'll Never Find Another You" Sonny James | 5. "Wichita Lineman" Glen Campbell |
| 6. "You Mean The World To Me" David Houston | 6. "I Wanna Live" Glen Campbell |
| 7. "Turn The World Around" Eddy Arnold | 7. "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" Tammy Wynette |
| 8. "Where Does the Good Times Go" Buck Owens | 8. "Daddy Sang Bass" Johnny Cash |
| 9. "Sam's Place" Buck Owens | 9. "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" Eddy Arnold |
| 10. "Here Comes Heaven " Eddy Arnold | 10. "I Walk Alone " Marty Robbins |
Top 10 Movies
| 1967 | 1968 |
|---|---|
| 1. The Dirty Dozen | 1. The Graduate |
| 2. You Only Live Twice | 2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner |
| 3. Casino Royale | 3. Gone With the Wind (reissue) |
| 4. A Man for All Seasons | 4. The Valley of the Dolls |
| 5. Thoroughly Modern Millie | 5. The Odd Couple |
| 6. Barefoot in the Park | 6. Planet of the Apes |
| 7. Georgy Girl | 7. Rosemary's Baby |
| 8. To Sir With Love | 8. The Jungle Book |
| 9. Grand Prix | 9. Yours, Mine and Ours |
| 10. Hombre | 10. The Green Berets |
Top 10 TV Shows
| 1967 | 1968 |
|---|---|
| 1.The Andy Griffith Show (CBS) | 1. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC) |
| 2. The Lucy Show (CBS) | 2. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (CBS) |
| 3. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (CBS) | 3. Bonanza (NBC) |
| 4. Gunsmoke (CBS) | 4. Mayberry R.F.D. |
| 5. Family Affair (CBS) | 5. Family Affair |
| 6. Bonanza (NBC) | 6. Gunsmoke |
| 7. The Red Skelton (CBS) | 7. Julia (NBC) |
| 8. The Dean Martin Show (CBS) | 8. The Dean Martin Show (NBC) |
| 9. The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS) | 9. Here's Lucy (CBS) |
| 10. Saturday Night at the Movies (NBC) | 10. The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS) |
Events
| Racial violence in major US cities | Rioting throughout France |
| US and USSR propose a nuclear nonproliferation treaty | Prague Spring/USSR invades Czechoslovakia |
| Thurgood Marshall first black US Supreme Court Justice | USS Pueblo captured by North Korea |
| Apollo astronauts killed in launch pad fire | Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated |
| Biafra secedes from Nigeria | Robert Kennedy assassinated |
| Israeli and Arab Six-Day War | Violence during Democratic Convention |
| King Constantine II of Greece deposed | Nixon Wins election |
| Communist China explodes first hydrogen bomb | North Vietnamese launch the Tet Offensive |
| Guerrilla leader Che Guevara is executed | My Lai massacre |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader, is slain | Boeing introduces the first 747 "Jumbo Jet" |