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That year, 10 acts hit number one for the first time, such as [[John Fred|John Fred and His Playboy Band]], [[The Lemon Pipers]], [[Paul Mauriat]], [[Otis Redding]], [[Bobby Goldsboro]], [[Archie Bell & the Drells]], [[Herb Alpert]], [[Hugh Masekela]], [[Jeannie C. Riley]], and [[Marvin Gaye]]. |
That year, 10 acts hit number one for the first time, such as [[John Fred|John Fred and His Playboy Band]], [[The Lemon Pipers]], [[Paul Mauriat]], [[Otis Redding]], [[Bobby Goldsboro]], [[Archie Bell & the Drells]], [[Herb Alpert]], [[Hugh Masekela]], [[Jeannie C. Riley]], and [[Marvin Gaye]]. |
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Otis Redding, after his death in late 1967, was the first artist to hit number one posthumously. [[The Beatles]] were the only group or artist to have more than one #1 song in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1968. Their song "[[Hey Jude]]" was the best-performing single in 1968, spending a total of nine consecutive weeks atop the chart and tying the record at the time for the most consecutive weeks at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, set by "[[Theme from A Summer Place]]" by [[Percy Faith]] in 1960<ref name=":0" /> |
Otis Redding, after his death in late 1967, was the first artist to hit number one posthumously. [[The Beatles]] were the only group or artist to have more than one #1 song in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1968. Their song "[[Hey Jude]]" was the best-performing single in 1968, spending a total of nine consecutive weeks atop the chart and tying the record at the time for the most consecutive weeks at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, set by "[[Theme from A Summer Place]]" by [[Percy Faith]] in 1960
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