Global Single Chart 50 years ago
the most popular tracks worldwide
according to the national
single charts
dated to October 26, 1968
compiled and provided by
1 / 1 week 6
Hey Jude - Beatles
Parlophone / Apple - 6 weeks at No.1
2 / 4 week 5
Those Were The Days - Mary
Hopkin Apple
3 / 2 week 5
Fire - Crazy World Of Arthur
Brown Polydor / Atlantic
4 / 3 week 8
I've Gotta Get A Message To
You - Bee Gees
Atco / Polydor
5 / 6 week 10
Help Yourself - Tom Jones Parrot / Decca
7 / 8 week 6
On The Road Again - Canned
Heat Liberty
6 / 5 week 6
I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin Atlantic
8 / 9 week 6
Harper Valley P.T.A. -
Jeannie C. Riley
Plantation / Columbia
Hold Me Tight - Johnny Nash JAD / Regal Zonophone / Saga
Little Green Apples -
O.C.Smith Columbia
"Hey Jude" by
the Beatles
was one of the most successful smashes of the legendary
British band. The ballad with a length more than seven minutes,
evolved from 'Hey Jules', a song McCartney wrote to comfort John
Lennon's son, Julian, during its parents' divorce. It held the top
position of the Global Chart for sensational 18 weeks and was, of
course, far and away the biggest hit of the year 1968 with a total
of 13,972,000 points.
