BILLBOARD LIST OF #1'S FOLLOWS EVENTS World Events Population: 3.556 billion Nobel Peace Prize: René Cassin (France) North Korea seizes US Navy ship Pueblo; holds 83 on board as spies (Jan. 23). North Vietnamese launch the Tet Offensive, a turning point in the Vietnam War (Jan.-Feb.). American soldiers massacre 347 civilians at My Lai (March 16). Background: Vietnam War Czechoslovakia is invaded by Russians and Warsaw Pact forces to crush liberal regime (Aug. 20). U.S. Statistics President: Lyndon B. Johnson Vice President: Hubert H. Humphrey Population: 200,706,052 Life expectancy: 70.2 years Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 33.7 Property Crime Rate (per 1,000): 30.7 Homicide Rate (per 100,000): 7.3 President Johnson announces he will not seek or accept presidential renomination (March 31). Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader, is slain in Memphis (April 4). James Earl Ray, indicted in King murder, is sentenced to 99 years. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy is shot and critically wounded in Los Angeles hotel after winning California primary (June 5)—dies June 6. Economics US GDP (1998 dollars): $910.6 billion Federal spending: $178.13 billion Federal debt: $368.7 billion Median Household Income (current dollars): $7,743 Consumer Price Index: 34.8 Unemployment: 3.8% Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.05 ($0.06 as of 1/7/68) Sports Super Bowl Green Bay d. Oakland (33-14) World Series Detroit d. St. Louis Cardinals (4-3) NBA Championship Boston d. LA Lakers (4-2) Stanley Cup Montreal d. St. Louis (4-0) Wimbledon Women: Billie Jean King d. J. Tegart (9-7 7-5) Men: Rod Laver d. T. Roche (6-3 6-4 6-2) Kentucky Derby Champion Forward Pass NCAA Basketball Championship UCLA d. North Carolina (78-55) NCAA Football Champions Ohio St. (10-0-0) Entertainment Awards Pulitzer Prizes Fiction: The Confessions of Nat Turner, William Styron Music: Echoes of Time and the River, George Crumb Oscars awarded in 1968 Academy Award, Best Picture: In the Heat of the Night, Walter Mirisch, producer (United Artists) Nobel Prize for Literature: Yasunari Kawabata (Japan) Miss America: Debra Dene Barnes (KS) Events 60 Minutes airs on CBS, beginning its reign as the longest-running prime-time newsmagazine. The motion picture rating system debuts with G, PG, R and X. The rock musical Hair opens on Broadway. Movies 2001: A Space Odyssey, Romeo and Juliet, Funny Girl, The Lion in Winter, Oliver! Books William H. Gass, In the Heart of the Heart of the Country Gore Vidal, Myra Breckenridge Science Nobel Prizes in Science Chemistry: Lars Onsager (US), for development of system of equations in thermodynamics Physics: Luis Walter Alvarez (US), for study of subatomic particles Physiology or Medicine: Robert W. Holley, Har Gobind Khorana, and Marshall W. Nirenberg (all US), for studies of genetic code Prototype of world's first supersonic airliner. The Soviet-designed Tupolev Tu-144 made its first flight, Dec. 31. It first achieved supersonic speed on June 5, 1969. The largest reservoir of American petroleum north of Mexico is discovered in Alaska. Amniocentesis is developed. Deaths Martin Luther King, Jr. Marcel Duchamp Helen Keller Upton Sinclair John Steinbeck 1. Hey Jude, The Beatles 2. Honey, Bobby Goldsboro 3. Love Is Blue, Paul Mauriat 4. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay, Otis Redding 5. People Got To Be Free, Rascals 6. Sunshine Of Your Love, Cream 7. This Guy's In Love With You, Herb Alpert 8. Stoned Soul Picnic, Fifth Dimension 9. Mrs. Robinson, Simon and Garfunkel 10. Tighten Up, Archie Bell and The Drells 11. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, Hugo Montenegro 12. Little Green Apples, O.C. Smith 13. Mony, Mony, Tommy James and The Shondells 14. Hello, I Love You, The Doors 15. Young Girl, Gary Puckett and The Union Gap 16. Cry Like A Baby, Box Tops 17. Harper Valley P.T.A., Jeannie C. Riley 18. Grazing In The Grass, Hugh Masekela 19. Midnight Confessions, The Grass Roots 20. Dance To The Music, Sly and The Family Stone 21. The Horse, Cliff Nobles and Co. 22. I Wish It Would Rain, Temptations 23. La-La Means I Love You, Delfonics 24. Turn Around, Look At Me, Vogues 25. Judy In Disguise (With Glasses), John Fred and His Playboy Band 26. Spooky, Classics IV 27. Love Child, Diana Ross and The Supremes 28. Angel Of The Morning, Merrilee Rush 29. The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde, Georgie Fame 30. Those Were The Days, Mary Hopkin 31. Born To Be Wild, Steppenwolf 32. Cowboys To Girls, Intruders 33. Simon Says, 1910 Fruitgum Company 34. Lady Willpower, Gary Puckett and The Union Gap 35. A Beautiful Morning, Rascals 36. The Look Of Love, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 37. Hold Me Tight, Johnny Nash 38. Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, Ohio Express 39. Fire , Crazy World Of Arthur Brown 40. Love Is All Around, Troggs 41. Playboy, Gene and Debbe 42. (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls, Dionne Warwick 43. Classical Gas, Mason Williams 44. Slip Away, Clarence Carter 45. Girl Watcher, O'Kaysions 46. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone, Aretha Franklin 47. Green Tambourine, Lemon Pipers 48. 1, 2, 3, Red Light, 1910 Fruitgum Company 49. Reach Out Of The Darkness, Friend and Lover 50. Jumpin' Jack Flash, The Rolling Stones 51. MacArthur Park, Richard Harris 52. Light My Fire, Jose Feliciano 53. I Love You, People 54. Take Time To Know Her, Percy Sledge 55. Pictures Of Matchstick Men, Status Quo 56. Summertime Blues, Blue Cheer 57. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 58. I Got The Feelin', James Brown and The Famous Flames 59. I've Gotta Get A Message To You, Bee Gees 60. Lady Madonna, The Beatles 61. Hurdy Gurdy Man, Donovan 62. Magic Carpet Ride, Steppenwolf 63. Bottle Of Wine, Fireballs 64. Stay In My Corner, Dells 65. Soul Serenade, Willie Mitchell 66. Delilah, Tom Jones 67. Nobody But Me, Human Beinz 68. I Thank You, Sam and Dave 69. The Fool On The Hill, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 70. Sky Pilot, Eric Burdon and The Animals 71. Indian Lake, The Cowsills 72. I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart 73. Over You, Gary Puckett and The Union Gap 74. Goin' Out Of My Head / Can't Take My Eyes Off You, The Lettermen 75. Shoo-Bee-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day, Stevie Wonder 76. The Unicorn, The Irish Rovers 77. (You Keep Me) Hangin' On, Vanilla Fudge 78. Revolution, The Beatles 79. Woman, Woman, Gary Puckett and The Union Gap 80. Elenore, Turtles 81. Sweet Inspiration, Sweet Inspirations 82. The Mighty Quinn, Manfred Mann 83. Baby, Now That I've Found You, Foundations 84. White Room, Cream 85. If You Can Want, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles 86. Cab Driver, The Mills Brothers 87. Time Has Come Today, The Chambers Brothers 88. Do You Know The Way To San Jose, Dionne Warwick 89. Scarborough Fair / Canticle, Simon and Garfunkel 90. Think, Aretha Franklin 91. You're All I Need To Get By, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 92. Here Comes The Judge, Shorty Long 93. I Say A Little Prayer, Aretha Franklin 94. Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud 95. Sealed With A Kiss, Gary Lewis and The Playboys 96. Piece Of My Heart, Big Brother and The Holding Company 97. Suzie Q., Creedence Clearwater Revival 98. Bend Me Shape, American Breed 99. Hey, Western Union Man, Jerry Butler 100. Never Give You Up, Jerry Butler 1968 Grammy Awards Record of the Year “Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and Garfunkel Album of the Year By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Glen Campbell (Capitol) Song of the Year “Little Green Apples,” Bobby Russell, songwriter Best New Artist of 1968 José Feliciano Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance, Male “Light My Fire,” José Feliciano Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance, Female “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” Dionne Warwick Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance, Duo or Group “Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and Garfunkel Best Contemporary Pop Performance, Chorus “Mission Impossible/Norwegian Wood” (medley), Alan Copeland Singers Best Contemporary Pop Performance, Instrumental “Classical Gas,” Mason Williams Best Rhythm and Blues Song (Sittin' On) “The Dock of the Bay,” Otis Redding and Steve Cropper, songwriters Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male (Sittin' On) “The Dock of the Bay,” Otis Redding Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female “Chain of Fools,” Aretha Franklin Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental “Cloud Nine,” The Temptations Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist With Small Group Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Bill Evans Trio Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist With Large Group “And His Mother Called Him Bill,” Duke Ellington Best Country Song “Little Green Apples,” Bobby Russell, songwriter Best Country Vocal Performance, Male “Folsom Prison Blues,” Johnny Cash Best Country Vocal Performance, Female “Harper Valley P.T.A.,” Jeannie C. Riley Best Country Performance, Duo or Group Vocal or Instrumental “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” Flatt and Scruggs Best Sacred Performance “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,” Jack Hess Best Gospel Performance The Happy Gospel of the Happy Goodmans, Happy Goodman Family Best Soul Gospel Performance “The Soul of Me,” Dottie Rambo Best Folk Performance “Both Sides Now,” Judy Collins Best Instrumental Arrangement “Classical Gas,” Mike Post, arranger Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) “MacArthur Park,” Jimmy L. Webb, arranger Best Instrumental Theme “Classical Gas,” Mason Williams, composer Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album Hair, Gerome Ragni, James Rado and Galt MacDermott, composers (RCA) Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special The Graduate, Paul Simon and Dave Grusin, composers Best Classical Performance, Orchestra Boulez Conducts Debussy, Pierre Boulez conducting New Philharmonia Orchestra Best Chamber Music Performance Gabrieli, Canzoni for Brass, Winds, Strings and Organ, E. Power Biggs with Edward Tarr Ensemble and Gabrieli Consort; Vittorio Negri, conductor Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With or Without Orchestra) Horowitz on Television, Vladimir Horowitz Best Opera Recording Mozart, Cosi fan tutte, Erich Leinsdorf conducting New Philharmonia Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus; solos: Price, Raskin, Troyanos, Milnes, Shirley and Flagello (RCA) Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera) The Glory of Gabrieli, Vittorio Negri conducting Gregg Smith Singers and Texas Boys Choir; George Bragg directing Edward Tarr Ensemble with E. Power Biggs Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance Rossini Rarities, Montserrat Caballe; Carlo Felice Cillario conducting RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus Best Comedy Recording To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With, Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.) Best Spoken Word Recording Lonesome Cities, Rod McKuen (Warner Bros.-Seven Arts) Best Album Cover Underground, John Berg and Richard Mantel, art directors (Columbia) Best Album Notes Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, Johnny Cash, annotator