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Number Ones 1967
The summer of love.
The first number one of 1967 in the U.S. was the Monkees with “I’m a Believer” written by Neil Diamond it also went to the top in the U.K. in the middle of January. They had a second number one in the U.S. in December with the song written by John Stewart the former Kingston Trio Member “Daydream Believer”.
Aretha Franklin went to the top in June with the Otis Redding composition “Respect”.
Bobby Gentry (born Roberta Streeter) had a number one in August with her self penned song “Ode to Billy Joe”.
The Supremes had two number ones in the U.S. In 1967 with “Love is Here and Now Your
Gone” written by Holland – Dozier - Holland and “The Happening” which was written
by Holland – Dozier – Holland – De Vol.
Nancy and Frank Sinatra went to the top in both charts with the Carson C. Parks composition “Somethin’ Stupid”.
In the U.K. in February Petula Clark had a number one with “This is My Song” which was composed by the film star Charlie Chaplin. He wrote the song for the film A Countess in Hong Kong.
In April Sandie Shaw’s “Puppet on a String” reached the top, this was the Eurovision Song Contest winner of 1967 written by Phil Coulter & Bill Martin. She was the first female to have three U.K. number one records.
The song written by keyboard player Gary Booker and lyricist Keith Reid “A Whiter Shade of Pale” went to number one in June 1967 for Procol Harum.
Englebert Humperdinck (born Arnold Dorsey) had two number ones “Release Me” composed by Eddie Miller and the “Last Waltz” written by Les Reed & Barry Mason.
In the summer of ’67 Scott McKenzie reached the top with “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair). It was written by John Phillips a member of the Mamas & Papas. This hippie anthem epitomized flower power and the summer of love.
The Beatles in March were at the top in America with “Penny Lane”, they had two further number ones in both charts with “All You Need Is Love” and “Hello,Goodbye” which was the final number of 1967 in both charts.
Date
American Titles
Artist
7th Jan
I’m A Believer
The Monkees
18th Feb
Kind of A Drag
The Buckinghams
4th Mar
Ruby Tuesday
Rolling Stones
11th Mar
Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone
The Supremes
18th Mar
Penny Lane
The Beatles
25th Mar
Happy Together
The Turtles
15th Apr
Somethin’ Stupid
Nancy & Frank Sinatra
13th May
The Happening
The Supremes
20th May
Groovin’
The Young Rascals
3rd Jun
Respect
Aretha Franklin
17th Jun
Groovin’
The Young Rascals
1st Jul
Windy
The Association
29th Jul
Light My Fire
The Doors
19th Aug
All You Need Is Love
The Beatles
26th Aug
Ode To Billy Joe
Bobbie Gentry
23rd Sep
The Letter
The Box Tops
21st Oct
To Sir With Love
Lulu
25th Nov
Incense And Peppermints
Strawberry Alarm Clock
2nd Dec
Daydream Believer
The Monkees
30th Dec
Hello, Goodbye
The Beatles
Date
British Titles
Artist
1st Jan
Green, Green Grass of Home
Tom Jones
19th Jan
I’m A Believer
The Monkees
16th Feb
This Is My Song
Petula Clark
2nd Mar
Release Me
Engelbert Humperdinck
13th Apr
Somethin’ Stupid
Nancy & Frank Sinatra
27th Apr
Puppet On A String
Sandie Shaw
18th May
Silence Is Golden
The Tremeloes
8th Jun
Whiter Shade Of Pale
Procol Harum
19th Jul
All You Need Is Love
The Beatles
9th Aug
San Francisco
Scott McKenzie
6th Sep
The Last Waltz
Engelbert Humperdinck
11th Oct
Massachusetts
The Bee Gees
8th Nov
Baby Now That I’ve Found You
Foundations
22nd Nov
Let The Heartaches Begin
Long John Baldry
6th Dec
Hello, Goodbye
The Beatles
Singles
Artist
I’m A Man
The Spencer Davis Group
The Beat Goes On
Sonny & Cher
Soul Man
Sam & Dave
Sweet Soul Music
Arthur Conley
Jimmy Mack
Martha & the Vandellas
Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Pictures of Lily
The Who
I Can See for Miles
The Who
Everything I Am
Plastic Penny
Hi Ho Silver Lining
Jeff Beck
Pentecost Hotel
Nirvana
Simon Says
1910 Fruitgum Co.
Love Is All Around
The Troggs
Give it to Me
The Troggs
I Can Fly
The Herd
It’s Wonderful
The Young Rascals
Butterfly
Unit 4 + 2
I’m Coming Home
The Nashville Teens
Tin Soldier
Small Faces
Itchycoo Park
Small Faces
There is A Mountain
Donovan
Don’t Sleep in the Subway
Petula Clark
Never my Love
The Association
Green Tambourine
Lemon Pipers
Darlin’
The Beach Boys
Heroes & Villains
The Beach Boys
I Know I’m Losing You
The Temptations
Alternate Title
The Monkees
Pleasant Valley Sunday
The Monkees
From the Underworld
The Herd
King Midas in Reverse
The Hollies
Carrie Anne
The Hollies
White Rabbit
Jefferson Airplane
Somebody To Love
Jefferson Airplane
Up Up And Away
The 5th Dimension
Pretty Ballerina
The Left Banke
Paper Sun
Traffic
Reflections
Dianna Ross & the Supremes
The First Cut is the Deepest
P.P. Arnold
I Can Hear The Grass Grow
The Move
Sunshine of your Love
Cream
Strange Brew
Cream
It Takes Two
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
The Look of Love
Dusty Springfield
She’s My Girl
The Turtles
Try My World
Georgie Fame
Autumn Almanac
The Kinks
Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks
Dedicated to the One I Love
The Mamas & Papas
I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
Tom Jones
I’m Coming Home
Tom Jones
Let’s Go to Sanfrancisco
The Flower Pot Men
Handbags and Gladrags
Chris Farlowe
The Tears of A Clown
Smokey Robinson & Miracles
I Second That Emotion
Smokey Robinson & Miracles
Let’s Spend the Night Together
The Rolling Stones
We Love You
The Rolling Stones
Bernadette
The Four Tops
Standing in the Shadows of Love
The Four Tops
I’ve Been a bad bad Boy
Paul Jones
Zabadak
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch
Okay
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch
Albums
Artists
Evolution
The Hollies
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Come the Day
The Seekers
The Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes
Feelin’ Groovy
Harpers Bizarre
Double Trouble
Elvis Presley
Chelsea Girl
Nico
The Doors
The Doors
Canned Heat
Canned Heat
Younger Than Yesterday
The Byrds
Club Meeting
Billy Preston
Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield
Between the Buttons
The Rolling Stones
Bee Gees 1st
Bee Gees
Cry Softly Lonely One
Roy Orbison
David Bowie
David Bowie
Greatest Hits
The Four Tops
Absolutely Free
The Mothers of Invention
A Hard Road
John Mayall Bluesbreakers
Axis: Bold as Love
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Mathew & Son
Cat Stevens
Little Games
The Yardbirds
Knock on Wood
Eddie Floyd
Collections
The Young Rascals
Electric Comic Book
Blues Magoos
Moby Grape
Moby Grape
Ode to Billy Joe
Bobbie Gentry
Mr. Fantasy
Traffic
Insight Out
The Association
Joan
Joan Baez
Images
The Walker Brothers
A Drop of the Hard Stuff
The Dubliners
Forever Changes
Love
Butterfly
The Hollies
Da Capo
Love
Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & the Fish
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd
Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
