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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1968.
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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1968.
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1967 | |||||
| December 9 | "Step to the Rear" | Marilyn Maye | 2 | January 6 | 6 |
| December 16 | "Chattanooga Choo Choo" | Harpers Bizarre | 1 | January 6 | 7 |
| "Holly" | Andy Williams | 4 | January 6 | 6 | |
| December 30 | "The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener" | Petula Clark | 3 | January 13 | 6 |
| "In the Misty Moonlight" | Dean Martin | 1 | January 20 | 6 | |
| Singles from 1968 | |||||
| January 6 | "A Voice in the Choir" | Al Martino | 5 | January 20 | 5 |
| January 13 | "Who Will Answer?" | Ed Ames | 6 | January 20 | 3 |
| "I've Gotta Be Me" | Steve Lawrence | 6 | February 3 | 6 | |
| "Goin' Out of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | The Lettermen | 2 | January 27 | 8 | |
| January 20 | "Am I That Easy to Forget" | Engelbert Humperdinck | 1 | February 3 | 5 |
| "Windy" | Wes Montgomery | 10 | January 20 | 1 | |
| January 27 | "The Lesson" | Vikki Carr | 1 | February 10 | 5 |
| "Love is Blue" | Paul Mauriat | 1 | February 17 | 17 | |
| February 3 | "Carmen" | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 3 | February 24 | 5 |
| "Fowl Play" | Julius Wechter & The Baja Marimba Band | 8 | February 3 | 3 | |
| February 10 | "To Each His Own" | Frankie Laine | 2 | February 10 | 6 |
| "Love is Blue" | Al Martino | 3 | March 2 | 8 | |
| "Caravan" | Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra | 10 | February 10 | 1 | |
| February 17 | "Just as Much as Ever" | Bobby Vinton | 10 | February 17 | 1 |
| February 24 | "If You Ever Leave Me" | Jack Jones | 5 | February 24 | 4 |
| "Don't Tell My Heart to Stop Loving You" | Jerry Vale | 6 | February 24 | 3 | |
| "Winds of Change" | Ray Conniff | 7 | March 2 | 3 | |
| "Keep the Ball Rollin'" | Al Hirt | 10 | February 24 | 1 | |
| March 2 | "Theme From Valley of the Dolls" | Dionne Warwick | 2 | March 9 | 6 |
| "Cab Driver" | The Mills Brothers | 3 | March 23 | 9 | |
| March 9 | "We Can Fly" | The Cowsills | 9 | March 9 | 1 |
| "Ame Caline (Soul Coaxing)" | Raymond Lefevre and his Orchestra | 4 | April 6 | 9 | |
| March 16 | "Kiss Me Goodbye" | Petula Clark | 2 | April 6 | 7 |
| "Mission Impossible" | Lalo Schifrin | 7 | March 16 | 2 | |
| "L. David Sloane" | Michele Lee | 9 | March 23 | 5 | |
| March 23 | "Gentle on My Mind" | Patti Page | 7 | April 13 | 6 |
| "The Father of Girls" | Perry Como | 10 | March 23 | 2 | |
| March 30 | "Little Green Apples" | Roger Miller | 5 | April 13 | 4 |
| April 6 | "Scarborough Fair" | Simon & Garfunkel | 5 | April 20 | 5 |
| "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" | Hugo Montenegro | 1 | May 18 | 14 | |
| April 13 | "Honey" | Bobby Goldsboro | 1 | May 4 | 10 |
| April 20 | "The Unicorn" | The Irish Rovers | 2 | May 25 | 6 |
| April 27 | "Sherry Don't Go" | The Lettermen | 9 | April 27 | 3 |
| May 4 | "I Can't Believe I'm Losing You" | Frank Sinatra | 4 | May 11 | 4 |
| "Master Jack" | Four Jacks and a Jill | 3 | June 1 | 6 | |
| "Delilah" | Tom Jones | 8 | May 11 | 5 | |
| May 11 | "You've Still Got a Place in My Heart" | Dean Martin | 7 | May 11 | 3 |
| "Lili Marlene" | Al Martino | 7 | May 25 | 4 | |
| May 18 | "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" | Dionne Warwick | 4 | May 25 | 7 |
| May 25 | "Mrs. Robinson" | Simon & Garfunkel | 4 | June 15 | 8 |
| June 1 | "This Guy's in Love With You" | Herb Alpert | 1 | June 8 | 13 |
| "The Look of Love" | Sergio Mendes | 2 | June 22 | 11 | |
| "A Man Without Love" | Engelbert Humperdinck | 3 | June 22 | 9 | |
| June 8 | "Love in Every Room" | Paul Mauriat | 7 | June 15 | 4 |
| "Yesterday I Heard the Rain" | Tony Bennett | 10 | June 8 | 1 | |
| June 15 | "Sweet Memories" | Andy Williams | 4 | July 13 | 8 |
| "My Shy Violet" | The Mills Brothers | 4 | June 29 | 6 | |
| June 22 | "Apologize" | Ed Ames | 10 | June 22 | 1 |
| June 29 | "MacArthur Park" | Richard Harris | 10 | June 29 | 2 |
| July 6 | "Don't Break My Pretty Balloon" | Vikki Carr | 7 | July 6 | 2 |
| "Autumn of My Life" | Bobby Goldsboro | 2 | July 27 | 10 | |
| July 13 | "Turn Around, Look at Me" | The Vogues | 3 | July 27 | 12 |
| "Hang 'Em High" | Hugo Montenegro | 6 | July 27 | 6 | |
| July 20 | "Whiskey on a Sunday" | The Irish Rovers | 9 | July 20 | 2 |
| "Classical Gas" | Mason Williams | 1 | August 17 | 11 | |
| July 27 | "Dream a Little Dream of Me" | The Mamas & the Papas | 2 | August 24 | 9 |
| August 3 | "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" | Glen Campbell | 6 | August 10 | 4 |
| "Halfway to Paradise" | Bobby Vinton | 8 | August 17 | 6 | |
| August 10 | "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" | Roger Williams | 5 | August 10 | 6 |
| August 17 | "Don't Give Up" | Petula Clark | 5 | August 31 | 6 |
| August 24 | "The Fool on the Hill" | Sergio Mendes | 1 | September 7 | 12 |
| August 31 | "My Way of Life" | Frank Sinatra | 3 | September 21 | 8 |
| "To Wait for Love" | Herb Alpert | 2 | September 14 | 6 | |
| September 14 | "April Again" | Dean Martin | 9 | September 14 | 2 |
| "Harper Valley PTA" | Jeannie C. Riley | 4 | October 5 | 6 | |
| September 21 | "My Special Angel" | The Vogues | 1 | October 19 | 9 |
| September 28 | "Who Is Gonna Love Me?" | Dionne Warwick | 4 | October 12 | 5 |
| "Help Yourself" | Tom Jones | 3 | October 5 | 6 | |
| "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" | Eddy Arnold | 6 | October 26 | 6 | |
| October 5 | "Over You" | Gary Puckett & the Union Gap | 3 | October 26 | 8 |
| "I Say a Little Prayer" | Julius Wechter & the Baja Marimba Band | 10 | October 5 | 2 | |
| October 12 | "Little Green Apples" | O.C. Smith | 4 | October 26 | 8 |
| October 19 | "Those Were the Days" | Mary Hopkin | 1 | November 2 | 9 |
| October 26 | "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize" | Engelbert Humperdinck | 3 | November 16 | 7 |
| "Cycles" | Frank Sinatra | 2 | November 16 | 11 | |
| November 2 | "Gentle on My Mind" | Glen Campbell | 8 | November 2 | 1 |
| November 9 | "Not Enough Indians" | Dean Martin | 4 | November 16 | 7 |
| "The Straight Life" | Bobby Goldsboro | 6 | November 16 | 5 | |
| "1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero" | Bobby Russell | 9 | November 23 | 3 | |
| November 16 | "Wichita Lineman" | Glen Campbell | 1 | December 14 | 14 |
| November 23 | "I Love How You Love Me" | Bobby Vinton | 2 | December 7 | 12 |
| November 30 | "Promises, Promises" | Dionne Warwick | 7 | December 21 | 5 |
| December 7 | "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" | The Lettermen | 8 | December 21 | 4 |
| December 14 | "Both Sides Now" | Judy Collins | 3 | December 21 | 6 |
| "Till" | The Vogues | 5 | December 28 | 6 | |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 11 | "I Almost Called Your Name" | Margaret Whiting | 5 | December 16 | 8 |
| December 9 | "You Made It That Way (Watermelon Summer)" | Perry Como | 2 | December 23 | 5 |
| "Cold" | John Gary | 1 | December 23 | 6 | |
| December 16 | "Live for Life" | Jack Jones | 9 | December 30 | 4 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 30 | "Scarborough Fair" | Sergio Mendes | 2 | January 18 | 10 |
| December 21 | "Abraham, Martin and John" | Dion DiMucci | 8 | January 4 | 4 |
| December 28 | "Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You)" | Rene y Rene | 2 | February 1 | 8 |
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