Other #1 songs on September 1, 1968
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Mama Tried

Merle Haggard

#1 R&B song

You're All I Need to Get By

Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

#1 song

People Got to Be Free

The Rascals

Notable September 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Karl Mecklenburg

Football Player

Born September 1, 1960

Christopher Ferguson

Astronaut

Born September 1, 1961

Grant-Lee Phillips

Musician

Born September 1, 1963

Brian Bellows

Ice Hockey Player

Born September 1, 1964

Tim Hardaway

Basketball Player

Born September 1, 1966

David Whissell

Politician

Born September 1, 1967

Boney James

Saxophonist and Songwriter

Born September 1, 1961

Charlie Robison

Singer-Songwriter

Born September 1, 1964