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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1968.

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Contents

[edit] Events

[edit] Top hits of the year

[edit] Number one hits

[edit] United States

(as certified by Billboard)

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 Spec. Note
January 20 Sing Me Back Home Merle Haggard 2
February 3 Skip a Rope Henson Cargill 5 [C]
March 9 Take Me to Your World Tammy Wynette 1
March 16 A World of Our Own Sonny James 3
April 6 How Long Will My Baby Be Gone Buck Owens 1
April 13 You Are My Treasure Jack Greene 1
April 20 Fist City Loretta Lynn 1
April 27 The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde Merle Haggard 2
May 11 Have a Little Faith David Houston 1
May 18 I Wanna Live Glen Campbell 3 [2], [A]
  • Returned to Number One on June 15.
May 25 Honey Bobby Goldsboro 3 [C]
June 29 D-I-V-O-R-C-E Tammy Wynette 3
July 20 Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash 4 [1]
  • Originally the B-side single of "So Doggone Lonesome" in 1956, "Folsom Prison Blues" was re-released as a live cut, becoming the more-remembered version of the song.
August 17 Heaven Says Hello Sonny James 1
August 24 Already It's Heaven David Houston 1
August 31 Mama Tried Merle Haggard 4
September 28 Harper Valley PTA Jeannie C. Riley 3 [C]
  • Also peaked at Number One on the Billboard Pop and Adult Contemporary charts.
October 19 Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Eddy Arnold 2 [B]
November 2 Next in Line Conway Twitty 1 [A]
  • Originally known as a Rock & Roll singer in the early 60s, Conway Twitty crossed over into country music in the mid-60s, with this song becoming the first of 45 Number One hits of his career.
November 9 I Walk Alone Marty Robbins 2
November 23 Stand by Your Man Tammy Wynette 3
  • Released during the height of the women's rights movement, "Stand by Your Man" was often derided by many feminist supporters.
December 14 Born to Be with You Sonny James 1
December 21 Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell 2
  • Also reached Number One on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
Notes
  • 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
  • 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

[edit] Canada

(as certified by RPM)

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 Spec. Note
May 4 You Are My Treasure Jack Greene 1 [C]
May 11 Fist City Loretta Lynn 1 [A]
May 18 Have a Little Faith David Houston 1 [A]
May 25 Wild Weekend Bill Anderson 1 [A]
June 1 Honey Bobby Goldsboro 2 [A]
June 15 I Wanna Live Glen Campbell 2 [A]
June 29 D-I-V-O-R-C-E Tammy Wynette 3 [A]
July 20 Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash 2 [A]
  • RPM didn't publish on July 27 or August 12.
August 19 What's Made Milwaukee Famous
(Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
Jerry Lee Lewis 1 [A]
August 26 Already It's Heaven David Houston 1
September 2 Dreams of the Everyday Housewife Glen Campbell 2
September 16 Harper Valley PTA Jeannie C. Riley 2 [A]
September 30 Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line Waylon Jennings 1 [A]
October 7 Applesauce Lynn Jones 2 [C]
October 21 Big Girls Don't Cry Lynn Anderson 1 [A]
October 28 I Just Came to Get My Baby Faron Young 1 [A]
November 4 Happy State of Mind Bill Anderson 1
November 11 Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Eddy Arnold 1 [C]
November 18 When You Are Gone Jim Reeves 1
November 25 Mama Tried Merle Haggard 1 [A]
December 2 Where Love Used to Live David Houston 1
December 9 Stand by Your Man Tammy Wynette 1
December 16 Little Arrows Leapy Lee 1 [C]
December 23 I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am Merle Haggard 3 [2]
  • Fell to #2 on the week of January 13, 1969.
Notes
  • 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A^ First RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.

[edit] Other major hits

[edit] Singles released by American artists

[edit] Singles released by Canadian artists

US CAN Single Artist
3 Calgary Gary Buck
4 Changing of the Seasons Myrna Lorrie
20 5 The Late and Great Love (Of My Heart) Hank Snow
19 Such a Lovely Day Jeanie Ward
50 14 The Sugar from My Candy Ray Griff
2 Turn Down the Music Myrna Lorrie
13 The Wife You Save May Be Your Own Dianne Leigh

[edit] Top new album releases

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

[edit] Major awards

[edit] Grammy Awards

[edit] Academy of Country Music

[edit] Country Music Association

[edit] Further reading

  • Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
  • Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
  • Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
  • Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.

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