Music Jeopardy 68!  The Soul of ‘68!  Guess these clues about No. 1 soul songs of 1968!

(September 22, 2026) – Welcome to Music Jeopardy 68!  It’s the weekly music challenge where the blog provides the clues… and you provide the responses.  Each clue has point values — no dollars!  The player(s) with the most points gets bragging rights.

This round’s category — “The Soul of 68!” — are clues related to iconic No. 1 soul songs and artists from that year.

These are all in fun and open to everyone!  The theme from last time — “Same Year, Same Title, Different Song” generated a record 13 respondents — eight of whom got perfect scores!  How will this week’s players fare? 

Think you know your trivia about 1968 soul music?  There’s only one way to find out: play along!

You can post your responses in the “Your Thoughts” box below (they’ll be withheld from view until the contest closes), DM me on social media, or email me.  Please don’t be that person who posts answers publicly on social media and spoils it for everyone.  And, if you’re sending an anonymous comment, please remember to include a name or alias so we can give proper credit.

All correct entries will be recognized in the next Music Jeopardy! post.  The prize, as always: eternal bragging rights.

Below are this week’s five clues plus three bonuses!  Answers to last week’s MJ67 are at the end, along with last week’s winners.  This week’s contest closes at 11:59 pm on Monday, September 28, 2026.

Clue 1:

Clue 2:

Clue 3:

Clue 4:

Clue 5:

Bonus 1:

Bonus 2:

Bonus 3:

And that’s it.  Remember to provide your responses in the “Your Thoughts” box way at the bottom of the article (we will moderate your answers and they won’t appear until the contest closes), or DM me on any of the social media platforms where this is posted.

Here are the results from Music Jeopardy 67! – Category: “Same Year, Same Title, Different Song”:

Clue 1 (100 pts): What is “Jump (For My Love)”?

Clue 2 (200): What is “Don’t Be Cruel”?

Clue 3 (300): Who is Rod Stewart?

Clue 4 (400): What is “Crazy Love”?

Clue 5 (500): Who are The Commodores?

Bonus 1 (1000): What is “Hold On”?

Bonus 2 (1500): Who is Janet Jackson?

Bonus 3 (2000): Who is Christina Aguilera?

Last Week’s Puzzle

Winners (in order of submittal): Tim McDonnell, Matt Mullen, Luis Ortiz, Yvette Morgan, Tim Kelley, Luis Castro* (Lima, Peru), JHRoss, Matt Charboneau (6000 pts each); Oh so close: Barb Lopez, John Moll, Keith Thoms, Andrew Davis, Brent Martin*

*Welcome to new players Brent and Luis Castro (in Peru), and welcome back to Yvette!

Again, good luck with Music Jeopardy 68!  The answers and results will be revealed next time!

DJRob

DJRob (he/him) is a freelance music blogger from the East Coast who covers R&B, hip-hop, disco, pop, rock and country genres – plus lots of music news and current stuff!  You can follow him on Bluesky at @djrobblog.bsky.social, X (formerly Twitter) at @djrobblog, on Facebook or on Meta’s Threads.

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