List of Canadian number-one albums of 1968

The Canadian Top 50 Albums, published in RPM, was a record chart that features albums in Canada. The first chart started on October 14, 1968, and the last issue was October 30, 2000.[1] There were seven number-one albums in 1968: the first was Wheels of Fire by Cream, and the last was The Beatles by The Beatles. Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland spent the most weeks at number-one, spending three weeks from November 18 to December 2. Wheels of Fire, Cheap Thrills by Big Brother and the Holding Company, and The Beatles all spent two weeks at number-one. Steppenwolf by Steppenwolf and Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell spent one week at number-one.

Jimi Hendrix's album Electric Ladyland spent the most weeks (3) at number-one in 1968.

Albums
Issue Date Album Artist Ref.
October 14 Wheels of Fire Cream [2]
October 21 Feliciano! José Feliciano [3]
October 28 Cheap Thrills Big Brother and the Holding Company [4]
November 4 [5]
November 11 Steppenwolf Steppenwolf [6]
November 18 Electric Ladyland Jimi Hendrix [7]
November 25 [8]
December 2 [9]
December 9 Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell [10]
December 16 The Beatles The Beatles [11]
December 23 [12]

References
  1. Green, Richard (October 1, 2004). "The RPM Story". Library and Archives of Canada. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  2. "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (7). October 14, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
  3. "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (8). October 21, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
  4. "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (9). October 21, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
  5. "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (10). November 2, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
  6. "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (11). November 11, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
  7. "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (12). November 18, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
  8. "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (13). November 25, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
  9. "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (14). December 2, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
  10. "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (15). December 9, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
  11. "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (16). December 16, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
  12. "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 10 (17). December 23, 1968. ISSN 0315-5994.
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