1 May 1968
Go-Set’s National Top 40
The 1st of May 1968
#1: The Beatles
Lady Madonna/Inner Light
This song marked a return to The Beatles’ more standard form of songwriting after recent psychedelic productions.
| 1. | (2) | LADY MADONNA/THE INNER LIGHT | The Beatles | 4 | |
| 2. | (1) | LOVE IS BLUE | Paul Mauriat | 11 | |
| 3. | (4) | MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR (EP) | The Beatles | 6 | |
| 4. | (3) | (SIMPLE) SIMON SAYS | 1910 Fruitgum Co. | 9 | |
| 5. | (5) | DELILAH | Tom Jones | 7 | |
| 6. | (7) | YOUNG GIRL | The Union Gap | 4 | |
| 7. | (10) | VALLERI/TAPICA TUNDRA | The Monkees | 3 | |
| 8. | (6) | UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES/FRIDAY KIND OF MONDAY | Johnny Farnham | 6 | |
| 9. | (26) | HONEY | Bobby Goldsboro | 2 | |
| 10. | (8) | MIGHTY QUINN | Manfred Mann | 9 | |
| 11. | (9) | THE LEGEND OF XANADU | Dave Dee, Beaky, Mick And Tich | 5 | |
| 12. | (13) | CINDARELLA ROCKERFELLER | Johnny And Ann Hawker | 6 | |
| 13. | (11) | KISS ME GOODBYE | Petula Clark | 5 | |
| 14. | (15) | CINERELLA ROCKERFELLA | Esther & Abi Ofarim | 5 | |
| 15. | (18) | JENNIFER ECCLES | The Hollies | 4 | |
| 16. | (14) | SKY PILOT (PT 2) | Eric Burdon | 8 | |
| 17. | (12) | GREEN TAMBOURINE | Lemon Pipers | 10 | |
| 18. | (17) | EVERLASTING LOVE | The Town Criers | 6 | |
| 19. | (19) | BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE | Georgie Fame | 13 | |
| 20. | (32) | CONGRATULATIONS | Cliff Richard | 2 | |
| 21. | (22) | TO SIR WITH LOVE | Lulu | 24 | |
| 22. | (20) | WOMAN WOMAN | The Union Gap | 13 | |
| 23. | (21) | TODAY | Sandie Shaw | 8 | |
| 24. | (24) | SUDDENLY YOU LOVE ME | The Tremeloes | 7 | |
| 25. | (27) | SOOTHE ME | The Groove | 9 | |
| 26. | (16) | BOTTLE OF WINE | The Fireballs | 13 | |
| 27. | (31) | THE DOCK OF THE BAY | Otis Redding | 2 | |
| 28. | (28) | JENNIFER JUNIPER | Donovan | 2 | |
| 29. | (25) | SADIE (THE CLEANING LADY) | Johnny Farnham | 21 | |
| 30. | (23) | EVERLASTING LOVE | Love Affair | 7 | |
| 31. | (30) | BORN TO BE LOVED BY YOU | Roy Orbison | 6 | |
| 32. | (29) | ONE IN A MILLION | Bev Harrell | 4 | |
| 33. | (33) | GUITAR MAN/HI HEEL SNEAKERS | Elvis Presley | 4 | |
| 34. | (-) | HELLO HOW ARE YOU? | The Easybeats | 1 | |
| 35. | (39) | IF I ONLY HAD TIME | John Rowles | 2 | |
| 36. | (37) | MASTER JACK | Four Jacks And A Jill | 2 | |
| 37. | (34) | A DIFFERENT DRUM | Stone Poneys | 16 | |
| 38. | (-) | PENELOPE | Normie Rowe | 1 | |
| 39. | (35) | LAPLAND | Baltimore & Ohio Marching Band | 9 | |
| 40. | (-) | ME THE PEACEFUL HEART | Lulu | 1 |