July 1968, four years old still living in North Carolina. Summer's in the South were all about beaches, swimming pools and hanging out. Something I was already doing at age four. What songs did my young brain remember in July 1968? Definitely ones by the Rascals, Fifth Dimension, Ohio Express and the Doors. Most coming out of either our car radio, my sister's radio in her room or the radio's that were playing at the beach or the swimming pool. Maybe the ones that played while we were just playing around outside. In other words, AM Top 40 radio ruled in 1968.
For this latest poll 37 songs were picked to vote on. Here are my rankings. Listen to this countdown at popgoldradio.com
| Jumpin' Jack Flash | Rolling Stones | 1 | |
| People Got To Be Free | Rascals | 2 | |
| Mrs. Robinson | Simon & Garfunkel | 3 | |
| Never Give You Up | Jerry Butler | 4 | |
| Think | Aretha Franklin | 5 | |
| Sunshine Of Your Love | Cream | 6 | |
| Mony Mony | Tommy James & the Shondells | 7 | |
| This Guy's In Love With You | Herb Alpert | 8 | |
| Grazing In The Grass | Hugh Masekela | 9 | |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | 5th Dimension | 10 | |
| Classical Gas | Mason Williams | 11 | |
| Hello, I Love You | Doors | 12 | |
| Pictures Of Matchstick Men | Status Quo | 13 | |
| Angel Of The Morning | Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts | 14 | |
| Hurdy Gurdy Man | Donovan | 15 | |
| Reach Out Of The Darkness | Friend & Lover | 16 | |
| The Horse | Cliff Nobles & Co. | 17 | |
| Yummy Yummy Yummy | Ohio Express | 18 | |
| Sky Pilot | Eric Burdon & the Animals | 19 | |
| A Man Without Love | Engelbert Humperdinck | 20 | |
| Dream A Little Dream Of Me | Mama Cass (with the Mamas & the Papas) | 21 | |
| Love Makes A Woman | Barbara Acklin | 22 | |
| Soul-Limbo | Booker T. & the M.G's | 23 | |
| MacArthur Park | Richard Harris | 24 | |
| The Look Of Love | Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 | 25 | |
| Light My Fire | Jose Feliciano | 26 | |
| Lover's Holiday | Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson | 27 | |
| Lady Willpower | Gary Puckett & the Union Gap | 28 | |
| D.W. Washburn | Monkees | 29 | |
| Indian Lake | Cowsills | 30 | |
| Autumn Of My Life | Bobby Goldsboro | 31 | |
| Licking Stick - Licking Stick | James Brown | 32 | |
| Turn Around, Look At Me | Vogues | 33 | |
| She's A Heartbreaker | Gene Pitney | 34 | |
| I Love You | People | 35 | |
| Here Comes The Judge | Shorty Long | 36 | |
| How'd We Ever Get This Way | Andy Kim | 37 |