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That year, 10 acts hit number one for the first time, such as John Fred and His Playboy Band, The Lemon Pipers
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, Paul Mauriat
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, Otis Redding
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, Bobby Goldsboro
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, Archie Bell & the Drells
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, Herb Alpert
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, Hugh Masekela
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, Jeannie C. Riley, and Marvin Gaye. Otis Redding, after his death in late 1967, was the first artist to hit number one posthumously.
Chart history
Number-one artists
See also
* 1968 in music *List of Billboard number-one singles
This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently mon ...
*List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1968
These are the number-one singles of 1968 according to the Top 100 Singles chart in '' Cashbox'' magazine.
See also
* 1968 in music
* List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1968 (U.S.)
References
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Sources
*''Fred Bronson
Fredric M. "Fred" Bronson (born January 10, 1949) is an American journalist, author and writer. He is the author of books related to #1 songs on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and other books related to various music charts as well. He is also k ...
's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition'' ()
*'' Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition'' ()
*''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties'' ()
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