** = funk/soul/jazz/reggae/world/exotica/ska/or combinations
no stars = something else

My top 17 of favorite songs of the year 1968 (out of 23 listed here):

1. Barry Ryan – Eloise
2. Sonny Lester & His Orchestra – Salome’s veil **
3. The Kinks – Village green
4. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire
5. Booker T & The MG’s – Time is tight
6. Kako & His Orchestra – Shingaling **
7. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap – Young girl
8. Louis Armstrong – What a wonderful world (Note: In 1988 again a Dutch hit) **
9. Jaques Dutronc – Is est cinc heures, Paris s’eveille
10. The Move – Flowers in the rain
11. Laghonia – Trouble child
12. The Art Of Lovin – Take a ride
13. Archie Bell And The Drells – Tighten up **
14. Dr. John – Mama roux **
15. Woody Herman – Pontieo **
16. Donovan – Atlantis
17. Otis Redding – (Sittin’) on the dock of the bay **

My other favorites, the ‘subtop’ part (above is the potential ‘all time top 500′ stuff):

• Adriano Calentano – Azzuro
• Aretha Franklin – Natural woman (note: In 1993 a Dutch hit) **
• Cream – White room
• Dorothy Ashby – Afro-harping **
• Patto Pravo – La bambola
• Status Quo – Pictures of matchstick men