RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1967
Pos.-Title-Artist-Peak Month 1 I'M A BELIEVER-THE MONKEES-JANUARY 712 2 TO SIR WITH LOVE-LULU-October 618 3 THE LETTER-BOX TOPS-September 590 4 DAYDREAM BELIEVER-THE MONKEES-December 568 5 ODE TO BILLIE JOE-BOBBIE GENTRY-August 560 6 SOMETHIN' STUPID-NANCY SINATRA & FRANK SINATRA-April 522 7 GROOVIN'-THE YOUNG RASCALS-May 514 8 LIGHT MY FIRE-Doors-August 510 9 RESPECT-Aretha Franklin-June 506 10 HAPPY TOGETHER-The Turtles-April 500 11 Windy-Association-July 498 12 Can't Take My Eyes Off You-Frankie Valli-July 474 13 The Rain, The Park And Other Things-Cowsills-November 472 14 Hello Goodbye-Beatles-December 440 15 Soul Man-Sam & Dave-November 432 16 Incense And Peppermints-The Strawberry Alarm Clock-November 428 17 The Happening-The Supremes-May 428 18 Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron-The Royal Guardsmen-January 414 19 I Was Made To Love Her-Stevie Wonder-August 400 20 Tell It Like It Is-Aaron Neville-January 396 21 Little Bit O' Soul-The Music Explosion-July 392 22 Sweet Soul Music-Arthur Conley-May 392 23 Ruby Tuesday-The Rolling Stones-February 388 24 Georgy Girl-The Seekers-February 384 25 I Second That Emotion-Smokey Robinson & The Miracles-December 376 26 I Got Rhythm-The Happenings-June 374 27 I Heard It Through The Grapevine-Gladys Knight & The Pips-December 372 28 Love Is Here And Now You're Gone-The Supremes-March 372 29 Never My Love-Association-October 368 30 A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You-The Monkees-April 368 31 Come Back When You Grow Up-Bobby Vee & The Strangers-September 366 32 Kind Of A Drag-Buckinghams-February 364 33 Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie-Jay & The Techniques-September 340 34 I Think We're Alone Now-Tommy James & The Shondells-April 338 35 This Is My Song-Petula Clark-April 320 36 Reflections-Diana Ross & The Supremes-September 310 37 Baby I Love You-Aretha Franklin-September 306 38 Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)-Engelbert Humperdinck-June 298 39 Dedicated To The One I Love-The Mamas & The Papas-April 296 40 How Can I Be Sure-The Young Rascals-October 294 41 All You Need Is Love-Beatles-August 294 42 Pleasant Valley Sunday-The Monkees-August 294 43 Sugar Town-Nancy Sinatra-January 292 44 There's A Kind Of Hush-Herman's Hermits-April 282 45 A Whiter Shade Of Pale-Procol Harum-August 278 46 (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet-Blues Magoos-February 278 47 Penny Lane-Beatles-March 276 48 Please Love Me Forever-Bobby Vinton-November 272 49 Sock It To Me-baby!-Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels-March 268 50 She'd Rather Be With Me-The Turtles-June 268 51 You're My Everything-The Temptations-September 268 52 It Must Be Him-Vikki Carr-November 266 53 Come On Down To My Boat-Every Mother's Son-July 264 54 San Francisco-Scott McKenzie-July 262 55 White Rabbit-Jefferson Airplane-August 256 56 Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye-Casinos-March 254 57 Cold Sweat-James Brown & The Famous Flames-September 246 58 Up-up And Away-5th Dimension-July 240 59 Your Precious Love-Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell-November 238 60 Good Thing-Paul Revere & The Raiders-January 236 61 I Say A Little Prayer-Dionne Warwick-December 234 62 Expressway To Your Heart-The Soul Survivors-November 232 63 Words Of Love-The Mamas & The Papas-January 230 64 Western Union-The Five Americans-April 228 65 Coming Home Soldier-Bobby Vinton-January 222 66 Let's Live For Today-The Grass Roots-July 222 67 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy-Buckinghams-August 218 68 Brown Eyed Girl-Van Morrison-October 218 69 Baby I Need Your Lovin'-Johnny Rivers-March 208 70 Higher And Higher-Jackie Wilson-October 208 71 Jimmy Mack-Martha & The Vandellas-April 206 72 Strawberry Fields Forever-Beatles-March 204 73 The Beat Goes On-Sonny & Cher-March 200 74 For What It's Worth-Buffalo Springfield-April 196 75 98.6-Keith-February 194 76 Creeque Alley-The Mamas & The Papas-June 194 77 A Girl Like You-The Young Rascals-August 192 78 Little Ole Man (Uptight-Everything's Alright)-Bill Cosby-October 192 79 Somebody To Love-Jefferson Airplane-June 190 80 Standing In The Shadows Of Love-The Four Tops-January 190 81 Gimme Some Lovin'-The Spencer Davis Group-March 186 82 Funky Broadway-Wilson Pickett-September 182 83 Don't You Care-Buckinghams-May 182 84 Gimme Little Sign-Brenton Wood-October 178 85 I'm A Man-The Spencer Davis Group-May 176 86 Boogaloo Down Broadway-The Fantastic Johnny C-December 174 87 Mirage-Tommy James & The Shondells-June 172 88 I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)-Aretha Franklin-April 166 89 All I Need-The Temptations-June 166 90 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon-Neil Diamond-May 166 91 You Got What It Takes-Dave Clark Five-May 166 92 You Better Sit Down Kids-Cher-December 166 93 I Can See For Miles-The Who-December 162 94 On A Carousel-The Hollies-May 162 95 A Natural Woman-Aretha Franklin-November 158 96 Music To Watch Girls By-Bob Crewe Generation-February 156 97 Carrie-anne-The Hollies-August 156 98 Everlasting Love-Robert Knight-December 150 99 Him Or Me -what's It Gonna Be?-Paul Revere & The Raiders-June 144 100 Keep The Ball Rollin'-Jay & The Techniques-December 142 101 Bernadette-The Four Tops-April 138 102 My Cup Runneth Over-Ed Ames-March 136 103 An Open Letter To My Teenage Son-Victor Lundberg-December 134 104 Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)-The Hombres-November 134 105 Sunday Will Never Be The Same-Spanky & Our Gang-July 134 106 Heroes And Villains-Beach Boys-September 134 107 Don't Sleep In The Subway-Petula Clark-July 132 108 It's You That I Need-The Temptations-December 130 109 Dandelion-The Rolling Stones-October 126 110 C'mon Marianne-Four Seasons-July 126 111 In And Out Of Love-Diana Ross & The Supremes-December 126 112 Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)-Buckinghams-October 126 113 Close Your Eyes-Peaches & Herb-May 126 114 San Franciscan Nights-Eric Burdon & The Animals-September 124 115 Stand By Me-Spyder Turner-February 124 116 Tell It To The Rain-Four Seasons-January 122 117 7 Rooms Of Gloom-The Four Tops-June 120 118 Thank The Lord For The Night Time-Neil Diamond-September 120 119 (I Know) I'm Losing You-The Temptations-January 120 120 Love Is Strange-Peaches & Herb-November 118 121 Single Girl-Sandy Posey-January 118 122 People Are Strange-Doors-November 116 123 Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead-The Fifth Estate-July 116 124 The Tracks Of My Tears-Johnny Rivers-July 116 125 There Is A Mountain-Donovan-September 114 126 Darling Be Home Soon-The Lovin' Spoonful-March 112 127 Epistle To Dippy-Donovan-March 112 128 Six O'clock-The Lovin' Spoonful-June 112 129 Green, Green Grass Of Home-Tom Jones-February 110 130 Love Eyes-Nancy Sinatra-April 110 131 Massachusetts-Bee Gees-December 108 132 Nashville Cats-The Lovin' Spoonful-February 90 133 I Take It Back-Sandy Posey-August 80 134 I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)-The Electric Prunes-February 80 135 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy-'Cannonball' Adderley-March 76 136 Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)-Janis Ian-July 76 137 East West-Herman's Hermits-January 74 138 Knight In Rusty Armour-Peter & Gordon-February 74 139 Twelve Thirty-The Mamas & The Papas-September 74 140 Silence Is Golden-The Tremeloes-August 74 141 Here Comes My Baby-The Tremeloes-June 72 142 My Mammy-The Happenings-August 72 143 Cry-Ronnie Dove-January 70 144 I Had A Dream-Paul Revere & The Raiders-September 70 145 Here We Go Again-Ray Charles-July 70 146 Don't Go Out Into The Rain (You're Going To Melt)-Herman's Hermits-July 68 147 I've Passed This Way Before-Jimmy Ruffin-January 68 148 Kentucky Woman-Neil Diamond-November 68 149 New York Mining Disaster 1941-Bee Gees-July 68 150 At The Zoo-Simon & Garfunkel-May 36 151 Go Where You Wanna Go-5th Dimension-March 36 152 I Dig Rock And Roll Music-Peter, Paul & Mary-October 36 153 I'm Wondering-Stevie Wonder-November 36 154 Wild Thing-Senator Bobby-February 36 155 Jackson-Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood-August 36 156 Gettin' Together-Tommy James & The Shondells-October 34 157 Pata Pata-Miriam Makeba-December 34 158 The Return Of The Red Baron-The Royal Guardsmen-April 34 159 Words-The Monkees-September 34 160 You Know What I Mean-The Turtles-September 34