List of UK top-ten singles in 1967 explained
The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles.[2] [3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1967, as well as singles which peaked in 1966 and 1968 but were in the top 10 in 1967. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
One-hundred and sixteen singles were in the top ten in 1967. Ten singles from 1966 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "All My Love" by Cliff Richard, "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees, "Magical Mystery Tour (EP)" by The Beatles and "Thank U Very Much" by The Scaffold were all released in 1967 but did not reach their peak until 1968. "Save Me" by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, "Sunshine Superman" by Donovan and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" by Jimmy Ruffin were the singles from 1966 to reach their peak in 1967. Twenty-nine artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1967. Aretha Franklin, Bee Gees, Cat Stevens, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Monkees and Stevie Wonder were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1967.
The 1966 Christmas number-one, "Green, Green Grass of Home" by Tom Jones, remained at number one for the first three weeks of 1967. The first new number-one single of the year was "I'm A Believer" by The Monkees. Overall, fourteen different singles peaked at number-one in 1967, with Engelbert Humperdinck and The Beatles (2) having the joint most singles hit that position.
Background
Multiple entries
One-hundred and sixteen singles charted in the top 10 in 1967, with one-hundred and five singles reaching their peak this year. "This is My Song" was recorded by Petula Clark and Harry Secombe and both versions reached the top 10.
Twenty-nine artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1967. Tom Jones secured the record for most top 10 hits in 1967 with five hit singles.
Nancy Sinatra was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "Somethin' Stupid" (with Frank Sinatra). The Beach Boys, Cat Stevens, Procol Harum, The Rolling Stones and Val Doonican were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1967.
Chart debuts
Thirty-three artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1967, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, three went on to record another hit single that year: Bee Gees, Cat Stevens and Procol Harum. Engelbert Humperdinck, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move and Traffic all had two more top 10 singles in 1967. The Monkees had three other entries in their breakthrough year.
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.
- NotesHarry Secombe had previously achieved two top 10 singles as a member of The Goons, but his cover version of "This is My Song" marked his first and only top 10 appearance as a solo artist. Dave Davies was the lead guitarist for the rock band The Kinks. "Death of a Clown" was his debut solo single, peaking at number three. "Reflections" was the first single for The Supremes under their new name, Diana Ross & the Supremes. "San Franciscan Nights" was billed as Eric Burdon and The Animals - Burdon was a vocalist in the group.
Songs from films
Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "The Happening" (from The Happening), "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" (Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush) and "I've Been a Bad, Bad Boy" (Privilege).
Additionally, Vince Hill recorded a version of "Edelweiss" from The Sound of Music, with the song reaching number two in the chart.
Best-selling singles
Until 1970 there was no universally recognised year-end best-sellers list. However, in 2011 the Official Charts Company released a list of the best-selling single of each year in chart history from 1952 to date. According to the list, "Release Me" by Engelbert Humperdinck is officially recorded as the biggest-selling single of 1967. "Release Me" (8) also ranked in the top 10 best-selling singles of the decade.
Top-ten singles
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
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| bgcolor=lightblue | ‡ | Single peaked in 1966 but still in chart in 1967. |
| ♦ | Single released in 1967 but peaked in 1968. |
| (#) | Year-end best-selling single. |
| Entered | The date that the single first appeared in the chart. |
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| Peak | Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart. | |
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Entered
(week ending) | Weeks
in
top
10 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached
(week ending) | Weeks
at
peak |
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| Singles in 1966 |
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| 13 | "Green, Green Grass of Home" ‡ | Tom Jones | 1 | | 7 |
| 8 | "What Would I Be" ‡ | Val Doonican | 2 | | 1 |
| 5 | "My Mind's Eye" ‡ | Small Faces | 4 | | 2 |
| 9 | "Morningtown Ride" ‡ | | 2 | | 3 |
| 4 | "Friday on My Mind" ‡ | | 6 | | 1 |
| 5 | "Dead End Street" ‡ | | 5 | | 2 |
| 4 | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" ‡ | | 8 | | 2 |
| 2 | "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" | Jimmy Ruffin | 8 | | 1 |
| 5 | "Sunshine Superman" | Donovan | 2 | | 1 |
| 5 | "Save Me" | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | 3 | | 1 |
| Singles in 1967 |
|---|
| 1 | "If Every Day Was Like Christmas" | Elvis Presley | 9 | | 1 |
| 5 | "Happy Jack" | | 3 | | 1 |
| 4 | "In the Country" | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | 6 | | 1 |
| 9 | "I'm a Believer" | | 1 | | 4 |
| 2 | "Any Way That You Want Me" | | 8 | | 1 |
| 5 | "Night of Fear" | | 2 | | 1 |
| 3 | "Standing in the Shadows of Love" | Four Tops | 6 | | 1 |
| 5 | "Matthew and Son" | Cat Stevens | 2 | | 2 |
| 5 | "Let's Spend the Night Together"/"Ruby Tuesday" | | 3 | | 2 |
| 3 | "Hey Joe" | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 6 | | 2 |
| 3 | "I've Been a Bad, Bad Boy" | Paul Jones | 5 | | 1 |
| 9 | "This Is My Song" | Petula Clark | 1 | | 2 |
| 1 | "I'm a Man" | | 9 | | 1 |
| 2 | "Sugar Town" | Nancy Sinatra | 8 | | 1 |
| 11 | "Release Me" (#1) | Engelbert Humperdinck | 1 | | 6 |
| 5 | "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" | | 8 | | 1 |
| 5 | "Here Comes My Baby" | | 4 | | 2 |
| 7 | "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever" | | 2 | | 3 |
| 2 | "Peek-A-Boo" | | 7 | | 1 |
| 3 | "Mellow Yellow" | Donovan | 8 | | 1 |
| 7 | "Edelweiss" | Vince Hill | 2 | | 1 |
| 4 | "On a Carousel" | | 4 | | 1 |
| 3 | "There's a Kind of Hush" | Herman's Hermits | 7 | | 1 |
| 4 | "Georgy Girl" | | 3 | | 1 |
| 1 | "Detroit City" | Tom Jones | 8 | | 1 |
| 4 | "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" | | 4 | | 1 |
| 4 | "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" | Whistling Jack Smith | 5 | | 1 |
| 5 | "This Is My Song" | Harry Secombe | 2 | | 1 |
| 9 | "Puppet on a String" | Sandie Shaw | 1 | | 3 |
| 9 | "Somethin' Stupid" | Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra | 1 | | 2 |
| 5 | "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" | | 3 | | 2 |
| 4 | "Ha! Ha! Said the Clown" | Manfred Mann | 4 | | 2 |
| 2 | "It's All Over" | Cliff Richard | 9 | | 2 |
| 5 | "Purple Haze" | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 3 | | 1 |
| 2 | "Bernadette" | Four Tops | 8 | | 1 |
| 3 | "I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun" | Cat Stevens | 6 | | 1 |
| 3 | "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" | | 5 | | 1 |
| 8 | "Dedicated to the One I Love" | The Mamas & the Papas | 2 | | 1 |
| 3 | "Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings" | Tom Jones | 7 | | 1 |
| 4 | "The Boat That I Row" | Lulu | 6 | | 2 |
| 8 | "Silence Is Golden" | | 1 | | 3 |
| 5 | "Pictures of Lily" | | 4 | | 1 |
| 3 | "Seven Drunken Nights" | | 7 | | 1 |
| 6 | "Waterloo Sunset" | | 2 | | 2 |
| 5 | "Then I Kissed Her" | | 4 | | 1 |
| 3 | "The Wind Cries Mary" | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 6 | | 1 |
| 10 | "A Whiter Shade of Pale" | Procol Harum | 1 | | 6 |
| 9 | "There Goes My Everything" | Engelbert Humperdinck | 2 | | 4 |
| 5 | "The Happening" | | 6 | | 2 |
| 3 | "Sweet Soul Music" | Arthur Conley | 7 | | 1 |
| 5 | "Carrie Anne" | | 3 | | 2 |
| 4 | "Okay!" | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | 4 | | 1 |
| 3 | "Paper Sun" | Traffic | 5 | | 1 |
| 7 | "She'd Rather Be with Me" | | 4 | | 1 |
| 7 | "Alternate Title" | | 2 | | 1 |
| 2 | "Groovin'" | | 8 | | 1 |
| 7 | "It Must Be Him" | Vikki Carr | 2 | | 1 |
| 3 | "If I Were a Rich Man" | Topol | 9 | | 2 |
| 8 | "All You Need Is Love" | | 1 | | 3 |
| 5 | "See Emily Play" | Pink Floyd | 6 | | 1 |
| 1 | "Respect" | Aretha Franklin | 10 | | 1 |
| 11 | "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" | Scott McKenzie | 1 | | 4 |
| 1 | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | The Young Idea | 10 | | 1 |
| 4 | "Up, Up and Away" | Johnny Mann Singers | 6 | | 1 |
| 6 | "Death of a Clown" | Dave Davies | 3 | | 2 |
| 9 | "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" | Tom Jones | 2 | | 4 |
| 6 | "I Was Made to Love Her" | Stevie Wonder | 5 | | 1 |
| 5 | "Just Loving You" | Anita Harris | 6 | | 1 |
| 5 | "Even the Bad Times Are Good" | | 4 | | 1 |
| 4 | "The House That Jack Built" | | 4 | | 1 |
| 1 | "Creeque Alley" | The Mamas & the Papas | 9 | | 1 |
| 14 | "The Last Waltz" | Engelbert Humperdinck | 1 | | 5 |
| 4 | "We Love You"/"Dandelion" | | 8 | | 1 |
| 7 | "Excerpt from A Teenage Opera" | Keith West | 2 | | 2 |
| 6 | "Itchycoo Park" | Small Faces | 3 | | 1 |
| 4 | "Let's Go to San Francisco" | | 4 | | 1 |
| 1 | "Heroes and Villains" | | 8 | | 1 |
| 5 | "Reflections" | | 5 | | 2 |
| 7 | "Flowers in the Rain" | | 2 | | 2 |
| 7 | "Hole in My Shoe" | Traffic | 2 | | 1 |
| 2 | "The Day I Met Marie" | Cliff Richard | 10 | | 2 |
| 8 | "Massachusetts" | Bee Gees | 1 | | 4 |
| 5 | "The Letter" | | 5 | | 1 |
| 4 | "There Must Be A Way" | Frankie Vaughan | 7 | | 2 |
| 5 | "Homburg" | Procol Harum | 6 | | 1 |
| 4 | "From the Underworld" | | 6 | | 2 |
| 7 | "Baby, Now That I've Found You" | | 1 | | 2 |
| 5 | "Zabadak!" | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | 3 | | 2 |
| 4 | "Autumn Almanac" | | 3 | | 1 |
| 5 | "Love Is All Around" | | 5 | | 1 |
| 2 | "San Franciscan Nights" | Eric Burdon & The Animals | 7 | | 1 |
| 2 | "There Is a Mountain" | Donovan | 8 | | 1 |
| 7 | "Let the Heartaches Begin" | Long John Baldry | 1 | | 2 |
| 1 | "I Can See for Miles" | | 10 | | 1 |
| 4 | "Everybody Knows" | | 2 | | 2 |
| 9 | "If The Whole World Stopped Loving" | Val Doonican | 3 | | 1 |
| 6 | "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" | Gene Pitney | 5 | | 3 |
| 3 | "All My Love" ♦ | Cliff Richard | 6 | | 1 |
| 9 | "Hello, Goodbye" | | 1 | | 7 |
| 3 | "Careless Hands" | Des O'Connor | 6 | | 1 |
| 2 | "World" | Bee Gees | 9 | | 2 |
| 7 | "I'm Coming Home" | Tom Jones | 2 | | 1 |
| 3 | "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" | Traffic | 8 | | 1 |
| 6 | "Thank U Very Much" ♦ | | 4 | | 1 |
| 6 | "Magical Mystery Tour (EP)" ♦ | | 2 | | 3 |
| 7 | "Daydream Believer" ♦ | | 5 | | 1 |
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Entries by artist
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1967, including singles that reached their peak in 1966 or 1968. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1967 is also shown.
| Entries | Artist | Weeks | Singles |
|---|
| 5 | | 24 | "Detroit City", "Funny, Familiar, Forgotten, Feelings", "Green, Green Grass of Home", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", "I'm Coming Home" |
| 4 | | 20 | "All You Need Is Love", "Hello, Goodbye", "Magical Mystery Tour (EP)", "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever" |
| Cliff Richard | 10 | "All My Love", "In the Country", "It's All Over", "The Day I Met Marie" |
| 19 | "Autumn Almanac", "Dead End Street", "Death of a Clown", "Waterloo Sunset" |
| 22 | "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You", "Alternate Title", "Daydream Believer", "I'm a Believer" |
| 3 | | 13 | "Okay!", "Save Me", "Zabadak!" |
| 12 | "Reflections", "The Happening", "You Keep Me Hangin' On" |
| 9 | "Mellow Yellow", "Sunshine Superman", "There Is a Mountain" |
| Engelbert Humperdinck | 34 | "Release Me", "There Goes My Everything", "The Last Waltz" |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 11 | "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", "The Wind Cries Mary" |
| 13 | "Autumn Almanac", "Dead End Street", "Waterloo Sunset" |
| 15 | "Flowers in the Rain", "I Can Hear the Grass Grow", "Night of Fear" |
| Traffic | 12 | "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush", "Hole in My Shoe", "Paper Sun" |
| 18 | "Even the Bad Times Are Good", "Here Comes My Baby", "Silence Is Golden" |
| 11 | "Happy Jack", "I Can See for Miles", "Pictures of Lily" |
| 2 | | 8 | "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear", "The House That Jack Built" |
| 6 | "Heroes and Villains", "Then I Kissed Her" |
| Bee Gees | 10 | "Massachusetts", "World" |
| Cat Stevens | 8 | "I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun", "Matthew and Son" |
| Four Tops | 5 | "Bernadette", "Standing in the Shadows of Love" |
| 9 | "Carrie Anne", "On a Carousel" |
| 9 | "Creeque Alley", "Dedicated to the One I Love" |
| Nancy Sinatra | 11 | "Somethin' Stupid", "Sugar Town" |
| Procol Harum | 15 | "A Whiter Shade of Pale", "Homburg" |
| 9 | "Let's Spend the Night Together"/"Ruby Tuesday", "We Love You"/"Dandelion" |
| 10 | "Georgy Girl", "Morningtown Ride" |
| 7 | "Itchycoo Park", "My Mind's Eye" |
| 7 | "Any Way That You Want Me", "Love Is All Around" |
| 8 | "If the Whole World Stopped Loving", "What Would I Be" | |
Notes
- "Daydream Believer" reached its peak of number five on 16 January 1968 (week ending).
- "Thank U Very Much" reached its peak of number four on 9 January 1968 (week ending).
- "My Mind's Eye" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 11 January 1967 (week ending).
- The Supremes' name was altered to Diana Ross & The Supremes in 1967.
- "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 4 January 1967 (week ending).
- "Puppet on a String" was the United Kingdom's winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1967.
- "Alternate Title" was originally known as "Randy Scouse Git" but The Monkees' record label (RCA) asked for it to be changed. "Randy Scouse Git" was a reference from the sitcom Till Death Us Do Part.
- "All You Need Is Love" was used as the UK's contribution to the first live global television programme, Our World. For the show it was performed over a pre-recorded backing track.
- "Up, Up and Away" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 15 August 1967 (week ending) for 3 weeks.
- "There Must Be a Way" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 14 November 1967 (week ending).
- "All My Love" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 26 December 1967 (week ending) for 2 weeks.
- "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 16 January 1968 (week ending).
- Figure includes single that peaked in 1966.
- Figure includes single that peaked in 1968.
- Figure includes three top 10 hits with the group The Kinks.
- Figure includes single that first charted in 1966 but peaked in 1967.
- Two of Diana Ross & the Supremes entries were recorded under their old name The Supremes.
See also
References
General
- Web site: Six decades of singles charts . The Official Charts Company . 18 January 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110303221018/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ . 3 March 2011 .
Specific
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Official UK Charts Company . . 1 January 2012.
- Book: Roberts, David. Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). 2005. 1-904994-00-8. 14. Guinness World Records Limited.
- Web site: New singles formats to save the charts. BBC News. 16 October 2003 . 21 February 2010.
