YEAR-END UK TOP 150 of 1968 (Singles)
Based on point-system NME Charts (nr. 1 75 points, nr. 2 74 etc)
| nr | title | artist | pnts | wks | hp |
| 1 | I pretend | Des O'Connor | 1698 | 33 | 1 |
| 2 | What a wonderful world | Louis Armstrong | 1627 | 29 | 1 |
| 3 | Help yourself | Tom Jones | 1191 | 23 | 3 |
| 4 | Baby come back | Equals | 1062 | 18 | 1 |
| 5 | Mony mony | Tommy James & Shondells | 1057 | 18 | 1 |
| 6 | Little arrows | Leapy Lee | 1056 | 18 | 2 |
| 7 | Young girl | Gary Puckett & Union Gap | 1055 | 17 | 1 |
| 8 | Delilah | Tom Jones | 1050 | 17 | 2 |
| 9 | Those were the days | Mary Hopkin | 1041 | 15 | 1 |
| 10 | Jesamine | Casuals | 1031 | 18 | 2 |
| 11 | She wears my ring | Solomon King | 1027 | 18 | 3 |
| 12 | If I only had time | John Rowles | 1015 | 18 | 3 |
| 13 | Hey Jude | Beatles | 971 | 16 | 1 |
| 14 | This guy's in love with you | Herb Alpert | 965 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | The good the bad and the ugly | Hugo Montenegro | 960 | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | Can't keep my eyes off you | Andy Williams | 957 | 18 | 5 |
| 17 | Simon says | 1910 Fruitgum Co | 959 | 16 | 2 |
| 18 | Honey | Bobby Goldsboro | 905 | 15 | 2 |
| 19 | Lady willpower | Gary Puckett & Union Gap | 903 | 16 | 5 |
| 20 | Hold me tight | Johnny Nash | 901 | 16 | 5 |
| 21 | A man without love | Engelbert Humperdinck | 895 | 15 | 2 |
| 22 | I've gotta get a message to you | Bee Gees | 892 | 15 | 1 |
| 23 | Son of Hickory Holler's tramp | O.C. Smith | 888 | 15 | 2 |
| 24 | Fire | Crazy World of Arthur Brown | 866 | 14 | 1 |
| 25 | Wheels on fire | Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger Trinity | 860 | 16 | 5 |
| 26 | Do it again | Beach Boys | 855 | 14 | 1 |
| 27 | Keep on | Bruce Channel | 831 | 16 | 11 |
| 28 | Cinderella Rockefella | Esther & Abi Ofarim | 829 | 13 | 1 |
| 29 | Say a little prayer | Aretha Franklin | 819 | 14 | 4 |
| 30 | Yummy yummy | Ohio Express | 812 | 15 | 5 |
| 31 | Congratulations | Cliff Richard | 812 | 13 | 1 |
| 32 | Ain't nothing but a houseparty | Showstoppers | 799 | 15 | 11 |
| 33 | On the road again | Canned Heat | 789 | 15 | 8 |
| 34 | Darlin' | Beach Boys | 789 | 14 | 11 |
| 35 | Light my fire | José Feliciano | 787 | 14 | 6 |
| 36 | Dance to the music | Sly and Family Stone | 784 | 15 | 7 |
| 37 | Am I that easy to forget | Engelbert Humperdinck | 783 | 13 | 3 |
| 38 | Everlasting love | Love Affair | 771 | 12 | 1 |
| 39 | I don't want our loving to die | Herd | 769 | 13 | 5 |
| 40 | White horses | Jacky | 767 | 14 | 10 |
| 41 | High in the sky | Amen Corner | 756 | 13 | 6 |
| 42 | Bend me shape me | Amen Corner | 750 | 12 | 3 |
| 43 | Dock of the bay | Otis Redding | 735 | 12 | 3 |
| 44 | Rainbow valley | Love Affair | 734 | 13 | 5 |
| 45 | Legend of Xanadu | Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich | 734 | 12 | 1 |
| 46 | Rosie | Don Partridge | 727 | 12 | 4 |
| 47 | Blue eyes | Don Partridge | 724 | 13 | 3 |
| 48 | Les bicyclettes de belsize | Engelbert Humperdinck | 723 | 13 | 5 |
| 49 | Sunshine girl | Herman's Hermits | 722 | 13 | 8 |
| 50 | Gimme little sign | Brenton Wood | 715 | 13 | 8 |
| 51 | Classical gas | Mason Williams | 710 | 13 | 9 |
| 52 | Jumping Jack flash | Rolling Stones | 707 | 11 | 1 |
| 53 | With a little help from my friends | Joe Cocker | 706 | 12 | 1 |
| 54 | I close my eyes and count to ten | Dusty Springfield | 705 | 12 | 4 |
| 55 | Judy in disguise | John Fred and his Playboy Band | 699 | 12 | 3 |
| 56 | Love is blue | Paul Mauriat | 696 | 14 | 12 |
| 57 | Mighty Quinn | Manfred Mann | 690 | 11 | 1 |
| 58 | Only one woman | Marbles | 689 | 12 | 5 |
| 59 | Fire brigade | Move | 688 | 11 | 3 |
| 60 | Lazy sunday | Small Faces | 677 | 11 | 2 |
| 61 | MacArthur Park | Richard Harris | 674 | 12 | 4 |
| 62 | Lovin' things | Marmalade | 671 | 13 | 6 |
| 63 | Pictures of matchstick men | Status Quo | 670 | 12 | 7 |
| 64 | America | Nice | 663 | 15 | 21 |
| 65 | Mrs Robinson | Simon & Garfunkel | 656 | 12 | 4 |
| 66 | My little lady | Tremeloes | 654 | 12 | 6 |
| 67 | A day without love | Love Affair | 651 | 12 | 6 |
| 68 | Yesterday has gone | Cupid's Inspiration | 644 | 12 | 4 |
| 69 | Something here in my heart | Paper Dolls | 637 | 13 | 11 |
| 70 | Suddenly you love me | Tremeloes | 637 | 11 | 6 |
| 71 | Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde | Georgie Fame | 634 | 10 | 1 |
| 72 | Lady Madonna | Beatles | 633 | 11 | 1 |
| 73 | Joanna | Scott Walker | 631 | 11 | 7 |
| 74 | Dream a little dream of me | Mama Cass | 629 | 12 | 11 |
| 75 | Ice in the sun | Status Quo | 628 | 12 | 8 |
| 76 | Jennifer Eccles | Hollies | 625 | 11 | 7 |
| 77 | Hard to handle | Otis Redding | 621 | 12 | 15 |
| 78 | Breaking down the walls of heartache | bandwagon | 615 | 10 | 4 |
| 79 | I can't let Maggie go | Honeybus | 612 | 12 | 8 |
| 80 | My name is Jack | Manfred Mann | 609 | 11 | 8 |
| 81 | Daydream believer | Monkees | 608 | 10 | 5 |
| 82 | Jennifer Juniper | Donovan | 606 | 11 | 5 |
| 83 | Hurdy gurdy man | Donovan | 606 | 10 | 4 |
| 84 | Yesterday's dream | Four Tops | 605 | 15 | 20 |
| 85 | Green tambourine | Lemon Pipers | 602 | 11 | 7 |
| 86 | This old heart of mine | Isley Brothers | 598 | 9 | 3 |
| 87 | Red balloon | Dave Clark Five | 595 | 11 | 7 |
| 88 | Listen to me | Hollies | 595 | 11 | 11 |
| 89 | Eloise | Barry Ryan | 594 | 9 | 2 |
| 90 | Cry like a baby | Box-Tops | 592 | 12 | 15 |
| 91 | Last night in Soho | Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich | 590 | 11 | 8 |
| 92 | If I were a carpenter | Four Tops | 589 | 11 | 7 |
| 93 | Do you know the way to San Jose | Dionne Warwick | 589 | 10 | 8 |
| 94 | You're all I need to get by | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | 572 | 12 | 19 |
| 95 | Words | Bee Gees | 568 | 10 | 8 |
| 96 | Universal | Small Faces | 561 | 11 | 16 |
| 97 | Ain't got no - I got life | Nina Simone | 560 | 10 | 2 |
| 98 | I'm coming home | Tom Jones | 555 | 10 | 3 |
| 99 | Everything I am | Plastic Penny | 552 | 10 | 6 |
| 100 | Hello I love you | Doors | 548 | 11 | 15 |
| 101 | Magical Mystery Tour | Beatles | 543 | 9 | 2 |
| 102 | Captain of your ship | Reparata & Delrons | 540 | 10 | 13 |
| 103 | Gotta see Jane | R. Dean Taylor | 534 | 11 | 17 |
| 104 | Sleepy Joe | Herman's Hermits | 534 | 10 | 12 |
| 105 | Days | Kinks | 533 | 10 | 12 |
| 106 | Hush (not a word to Mary) | John Rowles | 532 | 10 | 12 |
| 107 | Harper Valley PTA | Jeannie C. Riley | 528 | 10 | 12 |
| 108 | All along the watchtower | Jimi Hendrix | 527 | 9 | 5 |
| 109 | Step inside love | Cilla Black | 518 | 9 | 8 |
| 110 | Me the peaceful heart | Lulu | 501 | 9 | 9 |
| 111 | I can take or leave your loving | Herman's Hermits | 499 | 9 | 11 |
| 112 | Walk away Renee | Four Tops | 497 | 8 | 3 |
| 113 | Helule helule | Tremeloes | 491 | 9 | 14 |
| 114 | Best part of breaking up | Symbols | 488 | 12 | 25 |
| 115 | Little green apples | Roger Miller | 487 | 10 | 19 |
| 116 | Back on my feet again | Foundations | 486 | 10 | 18 |
| 117 | One more dance | Esther & Abi Ofarim | 485 | 9 | 13 |
| 118 | Need your love so bad | Fleetwood Mac | 481 | 13 | 28 |
| 119 | Rock around the clock | Bill Haley & Comets | 477 | 11 | 20 |
| 120 | Elenore | Turtles | 471 | 8 | 7 |
| 121 | Wreck of the Antoinette | Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich | 469 | 9 | 14 |
| 122 | Nights in white satin | Moody Blues | 467 | 10 | 19 |
| 123 | Tin soldier | Small Faces | 466 | 8 | 9 |
| 124 | World | Bee Gees | 459 | 9 | 11 |
| 125 | When we were young | Solomon King | 456 | 10 | 21 |
| 126 | Your time hasn't come baby | Elvis Presley | 455 | 11 | 22 |
| 127 | If I knew then what I know now | Val Doonican | 455 | 9 | 14 |
| 128 | Somewhere in the country | Gene Pitney | 452 | 9 | 19 |
| 129 | Lily the pink | Scaffold | 448 | 7 | 1 |
| 130 | May I have the next dream with you | Malcolm Roberts | 440 | 8 | 8 |
| 131 | Hello how are you | Easybeats | 434 | 9 | 20 |
| 132 | Valeri | Monkees | 433 | 8 | 12 |
| 133 | Importance of your love | Vince Hill | 428 | 12 | 32 |
| 134 | Don't stop the carnival | Alan Price | 427 | 8 | 13 |
| 135 | Hello goodbye | Beatles | 427 | 7 | 1 |
| 136 | Voices in the sky | Moody Blues | 422 | 10 | 27 |
| 137 | Rudy's in love | Locomotive | 420 | 10 | 25 |
| 138 | If the whole world stopped | Val Doonican | 418 | 8 | 8 |
| 139 | Guitar man | Elvis Presley | 416 | 9 | 19 |
| 140 | I live for the sun | Vanity Fare | 414 | 9 | 20 |
| 141 | Mexico | Long John Baldry | 410 | 8 | 15 |
| 142 | Dear Delilah | Grapefruit | 407 | 9 | 21 |
| 143 | The weight | The Band | 405 | 9 | 21 |
| 144 | Anniversary waltz | Anita Harris | 403 | 9 | 21 |
| 145 | Angel of the morning | PP Arnold | 399 | 11 | 29 |
| 146 | Here comes the judge | Pigmeat Markham | 398 | 8 | 19 |
| 147 | I'm a tiger | Lulu | 393 | 7 | 9 |
| 148 | Where will you be | Sue Nicholls | 392 | 8 | 17 |
| 149 | US Male | Elvis Presley | 390 | 8 | 15 |
| 150 | I second that emotion | Smokey Robinson & Miracles | 388 | 10 | 27 |
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| 151 | The urban spaceman | Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band | 387 | 7 | 5 |
| 152 | The last waltz | Engelbert Humperdinck | 385 | 8 | 16 |
| 153 | Here we go round the mulberry bush | Traffic | 382 | 7 | 10 |
| 154 | Think | Aretha Franklin | 381 | 9 | 26 |
| 156 | Time for living | Association | 380 | 8 | 23 |
| 157 | Paradise lost | Herd | 376 | 7 | 15 |
| 159 | Kites | Simon Dupree & Big Sound | 371 | 7 | 9 |
| 160 | Thank u very much | Scaffold | 361 | 6 | 4 |
| 161 | C'mon Marianne | Grapefruit | 354 | 10 | 25 |
| 162 | Marianne | Cliff Richard | 353 | 8 | 22 |
| 163 | Boys | Lulu | 349 | 7 | 15 |
| 166 | Peggy Sue / Rave on | Buddy Holly | 340 | 9 | 32 |
| 167 | Something's gotten hold of my heart | Gene Pitney | 330 | 6 | 7 |
| 174 | Summertime blues | Eddie Cochran | 308 | 8 | 34 |
| 175 | DW Washburn | Monkees | 302 | 6 | 17 |
| 176 | Friends | Beach Boys | 300 | 7 | 25 |
| 177 | I thank you | Sam & Dave | 295 | 9 | 34 |
| 181 | Sunshine of your love | Cream | 290 | 7 | 25 |
| 183 | Jumbo / The singer sang his song | Bee Gees | 288 | 7 | 25 |
| 185 | Build me up buttercip | Foundations | 287 | 5 | 3 |
| 188 | Rain and tears | Aphrodite's Child | 279 | 7 | 29 |
| 189 | Race with the devil | Gun | 273 | 5 | 8 |
| 190 | One inch rock | Tyrannosaurus Rex | 272 | 7 | 28 |
| 193 | Bend me shape me | American Breed | 265 | 6 | 24 |
| 196 | Love child | Diana Ross & Supremes | 260 | 5 | 17 |
| 197 | Magic bus | Who | 258 | 6 | 26 |
| 200 | Let the heartaches begin | Long John Baldry | 254 | 5 | 15 |
| 203 | All my love | Cliff Richard | 247 | 5 | 17 |
| 204 | Deborah | Tyrannosaurus Rex | 242 | 7 | 34 |
| 206 | I only live to love you | Cilla Black | 236 | 6 | 29 |
| 207 | Everybody knows | Dave Clark Five | 233 | 5 | 17 |
| 209 | Release me | Engelbert Humperdinck | 231 | 7 | 33 |
| 211 | Sabre dance | Love Sculpture | 229 | 4 | 7 |
| 212 | Black magic woman | Fleetwood Mac | 227 | 7 | 37 |
| 213 | Jackie | Scott Walker | 225 | 5 | 20 |
| 219 | Rainbow chaser | Nirvana | 217 | 6 | 34 |
| 221 | Wait for me Marianne | Marmalade | 212 | 5 | 30 |
| 225 | Dogs | Who | 203 | 5 | 25 |
| 227 | Soul man | Everly Brothers | 201 | 6 | 39 |
| 228 | Wonderboy | Kinks | 189 | 5 | 37 |
| 229 | Do you remember | Scaffold | 185 | 5 | 34 |
| 230 | Laurel and Hardy | Equals | 179 | 5 | 35 |
| 234 | Don't forget to catch me | Cliff Richard | 170 | 4 | 28 |
| 236 | Rice is nice | Lemon Pipers | 162 | 5 | 41 |
| 238 | Albatross | Fleetwood Mac | 159 | 3 | 13 |
| 241 | Ob la di ob la da | Marmalade | 152 | 3 | 9 |
| 242 | La la la | Massiel | 148 | 4 | 35 |
| 244 | Mr Second class | Spencer Davis Group | 145 | 4 | 35 |
| 245 | Susannah's still alive | Dave Davies | 145 | 3 | 21 |
| 247 | Son of a preacher man | Dusty Springfield | 140 | 3 | 20 |
| 251 | No face no name no number | Traffic | 129 | 4 | 40 |
| 252 | Little girl | Troggs | 128 | 4 | 37 |
| 255 | Beggin' | Timebox | 121 | 4 | 38 |
| 257 | I get so excited | Equals | 118 | 4 | 44 |
| 259 | Atlantis | Donovan | 115 | 3 | 26 |
| 260 | Love is all around | Troggs | 115 | 3 | 26 |
| 261 | Toy | Casuals | 109 | 3 | 35 |
| 263 | Anyone for tennis | Cream | 95 | 3 | 40 |
| 265 | Handbags and gladrags | Chris Farlowe | 93 | 3 | 42 |
| 270 | You ain't going nowhere | Byrds | 89 | 3 | 45 |
| 273 | Softly softly | Equals | 82 | 3 | 48 |
| 274 | I shall be released | Tremeloes | 82 | 2 | 29 |
| 275 | Zabadak | Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich | 76 | 2 | 34 |
| 276 | Baby now that I've found you | Foundations | 74 | 2 | 32 |
| 278 | Live in the sky | Dave Clark Five | 66 | 2 | 38 |
| 279 | Massachusetts | Bee Gees | 65 | 2 | 37 |
| 280 | I'll never fall in love again | Tom Jones | 64 | 2 | 41 |
| 282 | Soul limbo | Booker T & MG's | 61 | 2 | 42 |
| 288 | Something's happening | Herman's Hermits | 43 | 1 | 33 |
| 291 | Ride my see-saw | Moody Blues | 34 | 1 | 42 |
| 293 | Fox on the run | Manfred Mann | 32 | 1 | 44 |
| 296 | I can see for miles | Who | 30 | 1 | 46 |
| 297 | Spooky | Classics IV | 30 | 1 | 46 |
| 307 | Quite rightly so | Procol Harum | 26 | 1 | 50 |
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