List of number one hits in Japan (1968)

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The Japanese number one hit list dates from January 1, 1968 through December 31, 1968. The last week of the year coincides with the first week of the new year. The sales figures of the respective number 1 in their week are given. All information is based on the official Japanese charts from Oricon .

JapanJapan List of number one hits in Japan 1969
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Period Where.
total 		Interpreter Title
Author (s) 		Additional Information
(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information)
Jan. 4, 1968 - January 24, 1968
3 weeks 		3 Akira Kurosawa & Los Primos Love You Tokyo -
Jan 25, 1968 - February 25, 1968
5 weeks 		5 The Folk Crusaders Kaette Kita Yopparai -
February 26, 1968 - March 24, 1968
4 weeks (total 5) 		5 Yukari Itō Koi no Shizuku -
March 25, 1968 - March 31, 1968
1 week 		1 Tomoko Ogawa Yūbe no Himitsu -
April 1, 1968 - April 7, 1968
1 week 		1 Bee Gees Massachusetts
Barry , Robin & Maurice Gibb 		-
Apr. 8, 1968 - April 14, 1968
1 week (total 5) 		5 Yukari Itō Koi no Shizuku -
April 15, 1968 - June 2, 1968
7 weeks 		7th The Tigers Hana no Kubikazari / Ginga no Romance -
June 3, 1968 - July 7, 1968
5 weeks (6 in total) 		6th Masao Sen Hoshikage no Waltz -
July 8, 1968 - July 21, 1968
2 weeks 		2 The Tempters Emerald no Densetsu -
July 22, 1968 - August 18, 1968
4 weeks (total 5) 		5 The Tigers CCC -
August 19, 1968 - August 25, 1968
1 week (6 in total) 		6th Masao Sen Hoshikage no Waltz -
August 26, 1968 - September 8, 1968
2 weeks (total 5) 		5 The Tigers CCC -
September 9, 1968 - September 22, 1968
2 weeks 		2 Simon & Garfunkel The Sound of Silence
Paul Simon 		-
September 23, 1968 - December 15, 1968
12 weeks (17 in total) 		17th Pinky & Killers Koi no Kisetsu -
December 16, 1968 - December 22, 1968
1 week 		1 Mitsuo Sagawa Ima wa Shiawasekai -
December 23, 1968 - January 26, 1969
5 weeks (17 in total) 		17th Pinky & Killers Koi no Kisetsu -
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1969 →

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See also: 1968 number one hits in Australia , Belgium , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Switzerland , Spain , the United States, and the United Kingdom .