1968 – TOP 30 Singles

Und was sind deiner Meinung nach ihre guten Tracks (mal abgesehen davon, dass „Last Night …..“ natürlich ihr bester ist)?

Alle nicht übel aber die höre ich alle deutlich schlechter als „Last Night in Soho“.

1. THE ROLLING STONES – Jumpin‘ Jack Flash *****
2. JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE – All Along The Watchtower
3. MARVIN GAYE – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
4. THE KINKS – Days
5. THE ROLLING STONES – Street Fighting Man
6. SHOCKING BLUE – Send Me A Postcard
7. GLEN CAMPBELL – Wichita Lineman
8. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD – I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten
9. SMALL FACES – Lazy Sunday
10. ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS – Sky Pilot
11. LEONARD COHEN – Suzanne
12. FLEETWOOD MAC – Albatross
13. THE ZOMBIES – Time Of The Season
14. JULIE DRISCOLL, BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY – This Wheel’s On Fire
15. THE FIRE – Father’s Name Is Dad
16. DONOVAN – Hurdy Gurdy Man
17. FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Meet On The Ledge
18. OTIS REDDING – (Sittin‘ On) The Dock Of The Bay
19. SIMON & GARFUNKEL – Mrs. Robinson
20. THE BAND – The Weight
21. RICHARD HARRIS – MacArthur Park
22. LOVE – Alone Again Or
23. STATUS QUO – Pictures Of Matchstick Men
24. ARETHA FRANKLIN – Think
25. THE CREATION – Midway Down
26. P.P. ARNOLD – (If You Think) You’re Groovy
27. FEVER TREE – San Francisco Girls
28. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD – Son Of A Preacher Man
29. THE TEMPTATIONS – Cloud Nine
30. THE WHO – Dogs

31. JOHNNY JOHNSON & THE BANDWAGON – Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache
32. R. DEAN TAYLOR – Gotta See Jane
33. CUPID’S INSPIRATION – Yesterday Has Gone
34. THE CREATION – How Does It Feel To Feel
35. NAZZ – Open My Eyes
36. THE FLIRTATIONS – Nothing But A Heartache
37. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE – Everyday People
38. ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS – Monterey
39. CANNED HEAT – On The Road Again
40. THE GRASS ROOTS – Midnight Confessions
41. UNRELATED SEGMENTS – Cry Cry Cry
42. THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS – Time Has Come Today
43. THE BOX TOPS – Cry Like A Baby
44. THE TURTLES – You Showed Me
45. THE HONEYBUS – I Can’t Let Maggie Go
46. LOS BRAVOS – Bring A Little Lovin‘
47. KALEIDOSCOPE – A Dream For Julie
48. NIRVANA – Rainbow Chaser
49. THE MOODY BLUES – Ride My See-Saw
50. THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN – Fire
51. STEPPENWOLF – Magic Carpet Ride
52. THE TASTE – Blister On The Moon
53. JASON CREST – Turquoise Tandem Cycle
54. THE WHO – Magic Bus
55. GRAPEFRUIT – Dear Delilah
56. LEMON TREE – William Chalker’s Time Machine
57. HARSH REALITY – Tobacco Ash Sunday
58. BLUES SECTION – Semi-Circle Solitude
59. CURIOSITY SHOPPE – Baby I Need You
60. JOE COCKER – With A Little Help From My Friends
61. DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK & TICH – Last Night In Soho
62. TRAFFIC – No Face, No Name And No Number
63. THE BEACH BOYS – Do It Again
64. CREAM – Sunshine Of Your Love
65. STEPPENWOLF – Born To Be Wild
66. THE DOORS – Touch Me
67. REPARATA & THE DELRONS – Captain Of Your Ship
68. SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET – Mendocino
69. DEEP PURPLE – Hush
70. THE MOVE – Blackberry Way
71. JUDY CLAY & WILLIAM BELL – Private Number
72. FOUR TOPS – Walk Away Renee
73. COOL STOVE – Big Sensation
74. SHARON TANDY – Hold On
75. PINK FLOYD – Point Me At The Sky
76. THE PRETTY THINGS – Talking About The Good Times
77. SIMON & GARFUNKEL – Scarborough Fair
78. THE FACTORY – Path Through The Forest
79. THE NICE – America ****1/2
80. THE MONKEES – Porpoise Song
81. PROCOL HARUM – Quite Rightly So
82. JUDY COLLINS – Both Sides Now
83. TIMEBOX – Beggin‘
84. P.P. ARNOLD – Angel Of The Morning
85. THE BEATLES – Hey Jude
86. JEANNIE C. RILEY – Harper Valley P.T.A.
87. THE MIRROR – Gingerbread Man
88. THE TROGGS – Little Girl
89. NOEL HARRISON – The Windmills Of Your Mind
90. NINA SIMONE – To Love Somebody
91. SPOOKY TOOTH – Sunshine Help Me
92. THE EASYBEATS – Good Times
93. JOHN FRED & HIS PLAYBOY BAND – Judy In Disguise
94. TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS – Crimson And Clover
95. THE LOVE AFFAIR – Rainbow Valley
96. THE LOLLIPOP SHOPPE – You Must Be A Witch
97. KEITH WEST – Kid Was A Killer
98. JACKIE DESHANNON – The Weight
99. THE ZOMBIES – I Love You
100. TRAFFIC – Feeling Alright
101. CREAM – Anyone For Tennis
102. MIA FARROW – Lullaby From Rosemary’s Baby
103. 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS – Slip Inside This House
104. JULIE DRISCOLL, BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY – Road To Cairo
105. CANNED HEAT – Going Up The Country
106. AL WILSON – The Snake
107. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL – Suzie Q
108. B.J. THOMAS – Hooked On A Feeling
109. LOVE – Your Mind And We Belong Together
110. THE DOORS – The Unknown Soldier
111. MERRILEE RUSH & THE TURNABOUTS – Angel Of The Morning
112. BIG BOY PETE – Cold Turkey
113. BILLY NICHOLLS – Would You Believe
114. KALEIDOSCOPE – Jennie Artichoke
115. ARETHA FRANKLIN – The House That Jack Built
116. JACKIE LOMAX – Sour Milk Sea
117. GRAPEFRUIT – Elevator
118. MIKE STUART SPAN – Children Of Tomorrow
119. THE ATTACK – Neville Thumbcatch
120. NINA SIMONE – I Ain’t Got No – I Got Life
121. PINK FLOYD – It Would Be So Nice
122. THE HOBBITS – Pretty Young Thing
123. THE BYRDS – You Ain’t Going Nowhere
124. THE AQUARIAN AGE – 10.000 Words In A Cardboard Box
125. BOEING DUVEEN & THE BEAUTIFUL SOUP – Jabberwock
126. SMALL FACES – The Universal
127. BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY – Piece Of My Heart
128. THE TURTLES – Elenore
129. THE MASTER’S APPRENTICES – Elevator Driver
130. TYRANNOSAURUS REX – Deborah
131. TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS – Mony Mony
132. THE SHOWSTOPPERS – Ain’t Nothing But A Houseparty
133. LOVE SCULPTURE – Sabre Dance
134. CHRIS FARLOWE – Paint It Black
135. BARRY RYAN – Eloise
136. DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES – Love Child
137. THE BEATLES – Lady Madonna
138. THE MOVE – Fire Brigade
139. SAM AND DAVE – I Thank You
140. STEVIE WONDER – For Once In My Life
141. THE MONKEES – Valleri
142. THE RASCALS – People Got To Be Free
143. THE KINKS – Wonderboy
144. THE CASUALS – Jesamine
145. ARETHA FRANKLIN – See Saw
146. THE DOORS – Hello, I Love You
147. FLEUR DE LYS – Gong With A Luminous Nose
148. THE BEACH BOYS – Friends
149. SPIRIT – I Got A Line On You
150. THE GUN – Race With The Devil
151. BONNIE ST. CLAIRE – I Surrender
152. ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS – Tighten Up
153. DESMOND DEKKER & THE ACES – Israelites
154. MANFRED MANN – Mighty Quinn
155. FOUR TOPS – If I Were A Carpenter
156. BLUE CHEER – Summertime Blues
157. MASON WILLIAMS – Classical Gas
158. THE BEE GEES – I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You
159. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL – I Put A Spell On You
160. THE TURTLES – Sound Asleep
161. NIRVANA – All Of Us (The Touchables)
162. JOSÉ FELICIANO – Light My Fire
163. SRC – Black Sheep
164. THE HOLLIES – Listen To Me
165. DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES – Forever Came Today
166. FLEETWOOD MAC – Black Magic Woman
167. SPIRIT – Mechanical World
168. JETHRO TULL – A Song For Jeffrey
169. DAVE DAVIES – Lincoln County
170. THE AMBOY DUKES – Journey To The Center Of The Mind
171. NIRVANA – Girl In The Park
172. CHILDREN OF THE MUSHROOM – August Mademoiselle
173. THE LOVE AFFAIR – A Day Without Love
174. THE GRATEFUL DEAD – Dark Star
175. GRAPEFRUIT – C’mon Marianne
176. DEREK – Cinnamon
177. BOOKER T. & THE MG’s – Hang ‚em High
178. THE PAPER DOLLS – Something Here In My Heart
179. THE HOLLIES – Jennifer Eccles
180. EDDIE FLOYD – Big Bird
181. THE 5TH DIMENSION – Stoned Soul Picnic
182. HERB ALPERT – This Guy’s In Love With You
183. AMEN CORNER – High In The Sky
184. STATUS QUO – Black Veils Of Melancholy
185. THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND – Painting Box
186. LAURA NYRO – Eli’s Comin‘
187. THE KOOBAS – The First Cut Is The Deepest
188. THE DELFONICS – La-La Means I Love You
189. FOUR TOPS – I’m In A Different World
190. TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS – Do Something To Me
191. STEVE MILLER BAND – Living In The USA
192. AMEN CORNER – Bend Me Shape Me
193. THE LORDS – And At Night
194. FRATERNITY OF MAN – Don’t Bogart Me
195. THE IDLE RACE – The Skeleton And The Roundabout
196. MANFRED MANN – My Name Is Jack
197. JOE SOUTH – Games People Play
198. EDDIE NOACK – Psycho
199. THE PETARDS – Golden Glass
200. THE WORLD OF OZ – The Muffin‘ Man

Yep, sehr aufschlussreiche Liste über das Single- Jahr 1968. Auch da hoffe ich noch auf eine weitere Sendung auf RadioStoneFM mit einer Auswahl der hinteren Plazierungen.
Bei mir sammeln sich zur Zeit ca. 100 7″ aus diesem Jahrgang. Das meiste davon ist in deinen TOP 200 enthalten.

Das ist die Crux mit solchen Listen. Speziell hier, bei der Menge der 5 Stern- Singles.
Wie spannend wären die Diskussionen hier, wenn ein derartiger Output heute stattfinden würde. Diese Jahre waren schon die besten.

Elenore und Jesamine waren damals sicher viel höher in meiner Wertschätzung. Nicht zuletzt deshalb, weil ich viele der Singles da noch gar nicht kannte.

Die tollen Singles von heute finden im Radio ja auch nur gelegentlich statt. Insofern ist es heute weit schwieriger, überhaupt die guten Singles kennen zu lernen. Man muss viel lesen und im Internet verfolgen und hören. Und dann muss man oft auch noch schnell sein, wenn man wie ich eine Vinylsingle haben will.

In Mikkos Liste sind erstklassige Sachen, welche ich noch nie gehört habe. Die Reihenfolge würde ich anders hören, aber die ist verlinkt mit der Divergenz bei der persönlichen Kreativität. Geil!