Billboard Top Pop Hits 1968

Pros: Has some memorable songs
Cons: Goldsboro's "Honey" is maudlin

The year 1968 is etched in the mind of many of us--for America it was a year of turmoil--the year of Mai Lai and the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy. For me, it was the year I learned how to read. This is why 1968 has stood out...

Pros: Varied tunes and artists.
Cons: Needs more volumes!

I purchased Billboard's Top Pop Hits 1968 after receiving Billboard's Top Pop Hits 1967 as a gift. There was so much pain and sorrow in our nation then, the untimely death of Bobby Kennedy being one such example. The song by Dion, 'Abraham, Martin, and...

Pros: Great listening, nostalgic, and historic if properly analyzed
Cons: Not an accurate representation of the true top Billboard hits

1968 was for me as a teenager, a great year, but for the nation it was a terrible one. Those contrasts seem to be well-represented in this cross-section of popular music of the day.
For those old enough to remember 1968, many of the songs had a...