Other #1 songs on August 31, 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 in the UK

Do It Again

The Beach Boys

Notable August 31 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Chris Whitley

Blues/rock Singer

Born August 31, 1960

Dee Bradley Baker

Voice Actor

Born August 31, 1962

Reb Beach

Guitarist

Born August 31, 1963

Raymond P. Hammond

Poet

Born August 31, 1964

Gene Hoglan

Drummer

Born August 31, 1967

Jolene Watanabe

Tennis Player

Born August 31, 1968

Jeff Russo

Songwriter and Composer

Born August 31, 1969