List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1968.

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Specific genres

Events

Bands formed

Bands disbanded

Albums released

In the US, 6,540 pop singles and 4,057 albums were released.

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Billboard Top popular records of 1968

The 1968 Billboard year-end list is composed of records that entered the Billboard Hot 100 during November–December 1967 (only when the majority of chart weeks were in 1968), January to November–December 1968 (majority of chart weeks in 1968). Records with majority of chart weeks in 1967 or 1969 are included in the year-end charts for those years, respectively, and multiple appearances are not permitted. Each week thirty points were awarded to the number one record, then nineteen points for number two, eighteen points for number three, and so on. The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank. The complete chart life of each record is represented. There are no ties, even when multiple records have the same number of points. The next ranking category is peak chart position, then weeks at peak chart position, weeks in top ten, weeks in top forty, and finally weeks on Hot 100 chart. The chart can be sorted by Artist, Song title, Recording and Release dates, Cashbox year-end ranking (CB) or units sold (sales) by clicking on the column header. Additional details for each record can be accessed by clicking on the song title, and referring to the Infobox in the right column of the song page. Billboard also has chart summaries on its website. Cashbox rankings were derived by same process as the Billboard rankings. Sales information was derived from the RIAA's Gold and Platinum database, the BRIT Certified database and The Book of Golden Discs, but numbers listed should be regarded as estimates. Grammy Hall of Fame and National Recording Registry information with sources can be found on Wikipedia. Billboard Top Soul Singles 1968 Billboard Top Country Singles 1968 Billboard Top Easy Listening Singles 1968 Top Rock Tracks 1968** (unofficial)**

Other hit singles

Published popular music

Classical music

Premieres

Compositions

Opera

Jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

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Awards

Grammy Awards

Eurovision Song Contest