HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Tighten Up” by Archie Bell and The Drells
“Tighten Up” by Archie Bell and The Drells finished No. 10 on the year-end Top 100 of 1968, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year, making it one of the ten biggest hits of the year.
Year-end peakNo. 101968
Year-end charts11968
ArtistArchie Bell and The Drells1 year-end hit
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1968 was “Hey Jude” by The Beatles.
Play “Tighten Up”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1968 chart.
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| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | This Guy's In Love With You | Herb Alpert | ▶♪ |
| 8 | The Good, The Bad And The Ugly | Hugo Montenegro | ▶♪ |
| 9 | Mrs. Robinson | Simon and Garfunkel | ▶♪ |
| 10 | Tighten Up | Archie Bell and The Drells | ▶♪ |
| 11 | Harper Valley P.T.A. | Jeannie C. Riley | ▶♪ |
| 12 | Little Green Apples | O.C. Smith | ▶♪ |
| 13 | Mony, Mony | Tommy James and The Shondells | ▶♪ |
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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.