1967 in music
Who ruled 1967? The Monkees was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and Engelbert Humperdinck on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1967, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Monkees | 118 | 15 | 25 |
| 2 | Aretha Franklin | 100 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | The Buckinghams | 95 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | The Young Rascals | 95 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | The Turtles | 85 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | The Beatles | 79 | 9 | 14 |
| 7 | The Mamas & The Papas | 76 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | The Association | 74 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | Tommy James And The Shondells | 68 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Petula Clark | 64 | 0 | 3 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1967 | I'm A Believer | The Monkees | 6 |
| Feb 18, 1967 | Kind Of A Drag | The Buckinghams | 2 |
| Mar 4, 1967 | Ruby Tuesday | The Rolling Stones | 1 |
| Mar 11, 1967 | Love Is Here And Now You're Gone | The Supremes | 1 |
| Mar 18, 1967 | Penny Lane | The Beatles | 1 |
| Mar 25, 1967 | Happy Together | The Turtles | 3 |
| Apr 15, 1967 | Somethin' Stupid | Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra | 4 |
| May 13, 1967 | The Happening | The Supremes | 1 |
| May 20, 1967 | Groovin | The Young Rascals | 4 |
| Jun 3, 1967 | Respect | Aretha Franklin | 2 |
| Jul 1, 1967 | Windy | The Association | 4 |
| Jul 29, 1967 | Light My Fire | The Doors | 3 |
| Aug 19, 1967 | All You Need Is Love | The Beatles | 1 |
| Aug 26, 1967 | Ode To Billie Joe | Bobbie Gentry | 4 |
| Sep 23, 1967 | The Letter | The Box Tops | 4 |
| Oct 21, 1967 | To Sir With Love | Lulu | 5 |
| Nov 25, 1967 | Incense And Peppermints | Strawberry Alarm Clock | 1 |
| Dec 2, 1967 | Daydream Believer | The Monkees | 4 |
| Dec 30, 1967 | Hello Goodbye | The Beatles | 1 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Sir With Love | Lulu | #1 | 17 | 41.4 |
| 2 | Light My Fire | The Doors | #1 | 23 | 40.3 |
| 3 | Ode To Billie Joe | Bobbie Gentry | #1 | 20 | 38.9 |
| 4 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Gladys Knight And The Pips | #2 | 17 | 37.9 |
| 5 | Woman, Woman | The Union Gap feat. Gary Puckett | #4 | 17 | 37.4 |
| 6 | Windy | The Association | #1 | 14 | 36.9 |
| 7 | Incense And Peppermints | Strawberry Alarm Clock | #1 | 16 | 36.8 |
| 8 | The Letter | The Box Tops | #1 | 16 | 36.7 |
| 9 | Happy Together | The Turtles | #1 | 15 | 36.4 |
| 10 | Daydream Believer | The Monkees | #1 | 16 | 36.3 |
UK Singles Chart
Artist of the Year 1967
24 crowns · 38 weeks among the top five artists · Era Power 178
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engelbert Humperdinck | 178 | 24 | 38 |
| 2 | Tom Jones | 132 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | The Monkees | 130 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | The Tremeloes | 90 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | The Beatles | 87 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich | 77 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | The Move | 74 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Cliff Richard | 73 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sandie Shaw | 71 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Four Tops | 70 | 0 | 2 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 1967 | Green, Green Grass Of Home | Tom Jones | 2 |
| Jan 19, 1967 | I'm A Believer | The Monkees | 4 |
| Feb 16, 1967 | This Is My Song | Petula Clark | 2 |
| Mar 2, 1967 | Release Me | Engelbert Humperdinck | 6 |
| Apr 13, 1967 | Somethin' Stupid | Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra | 2 |
| Apr 27, 1967 | Puppet on a String | Sandie Shaw | 3 |
| May 18, 1967 | Silence Is Golden | The Tremeloes | 3 |
| Jun 8, 1967 | A Whiter Shade Of Pale | Procol Harum | 6 |
| Jul 19, 1967 | All You Need Is Love | The Beatles | 3 |
| Aug 9, 1967 | San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) | Scott McKenzie | 4 |
| Sep 6, 1967 | The Last Waltz | Engelbert Humperdinck | 5 |
| Oct 11, 1967 | Massachusetts | Bee Gees | 4 |
| Nov 8, 1967 | Baby, Now That I've Found You | The Foundations | 2 |
| Nov 22, 1967 | Let The Heartaches Begin | Long John Baldry | 2 |
| Dec 6, 1967 | Hello Goodbye | The Beatles | 4 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Release Me | Engelbert Humperdinck | #1 | 58 | 91.1 |
| 2 | The Last Waltz | Engelbert Humperdinck | #1 | 27 | 68.5 |
| 3 | There Goes My Everything | Engelbert Humperdinck | #2 | 29 | 56.6 |
| 4 | Nights In White Satin | The Moody Blues | #9 | 35 | 52.6 |
| 5 | Just Loving You | Anita Harris | #6 | 30 | 52.6 |
| 6 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again | Tom Jones | #2 | 25 | 46.6 |
| 7 | San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) | Scott McKenzie | #1 | 17 | 45.8 |
| 8 | Puppet on a String | Sandie Shaw | #1 | 18 | 44.0 |
| 9 | There Must Be a Way | Frankie Vaughan | #7 | 21 | 42.1 |
| 10 | If the Whole World Stopped Loving | Val Doonican | #3 | 19 | 41.8 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works