HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Summertime Blues” by Blue Cheer
“Summertime Blues” by Blue Cheer finished No. 56 on the year-end Top 100 of 1968, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 561968
Year-end charts11968
ArtistBlue Cheer1 year-end hit
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1968 was “Hey Jude” by The Beatles.
Play “Summertime Blues”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1968 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1968 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“Summertime Blues” by Eddie Cochran (1958)
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.