besti68Otis Redding became the first to have a #1 hit posthumously after his death in 1967 with (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay. Simon & Garfunkel scored a #1 hit in 1968 with Mrs. Robinson.The Beatles had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100, including Hey Jude, the number one song of 1968. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap had four songs on