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In reply to the discussion: 45 years ago, the top songs of the year 1967. Remember? [View all]pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)28. Other lists include the Beatles in their top 25
The OP list is from a local radio station in Detroit. Here are a couple of the national lists:
1 Respect Aretha Franklin
2 Light My Fire Doors
3 Sunshine Of Your Love Cream
4 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix
5 A Day In The Life Beatles
6 Whiter Shade Of Pale Procol Harum
7 Somebody To Love Jefferson Airplane
8 Soul Man Sam & Dave
9 Strawberry Fields Forever Beatles
10 Nights In White Satin Moody Blues
11 The Letter Box Tops
12 Waterloo Sunset Kinks
13 I Can See For Miles The Who
14 My Back Pages Byrds
15 White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane
16 Time Has Come Today Chambers Brothers
17 Dance To The Music Sly & the Family Stone
18 Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
19 A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin
20 Happy Together Turtles
21 Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
22 (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher Jackie Wilson
23 Penny Lane Beatles
24 The Dark End Of The Street James Carr
25 I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/bg_hits/bg_hits_67.html
2 Light My Fire Doors
3 Sunshine Of Your Love Cream
4 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix
5 A Day In The Life Beatles
6 Whiter Shade Of Pale Procol Harum
7 Somebody To Love Jefferson Airplane
8 Soul Man Sam & Dave
9 Strawberry Fields Forever Beatles
10 Nights In White Satin Moody Blues
11 The Letter Box Tops
12 Waterloo Sunset Kinks
13 I Can See For Miles The Who
14 My Back Pages Byrds
15 White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane
16 Time Has Come Today Chambers Brothers
17 Dance To The Music Sly & the Family Stone
18 Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
19 A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin
20 Happy Together Turtles
21 Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
22 (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher Jackie Wilson
23 Penny Lane Beatles
24 The Dark End Of The Street James Carr
25 I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/bg_hits/bg_hits_67.html
The next list is attributed to Billboard...
1. To Sir With Love Lulu
2. Light My Fire The Doors
3. Windy The Association
4. Ode To Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry
5. The Letter The Box Tops
6. Daydream Believer The Monkees
7. Somethin' Stupid Nancy Sinatra And Frank Sinatra
8. Happy Together The Turtles
9. I Heard It Through The Grapevine Gladys Knight &The Pips
10. Incense And Peppermints Strawberry Alarm Clock
11. Groovin' The Young Rascals
12. Can't Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli
13. Little Bit O'soul The Music Explosion
14. Respect Aretha Franklin
15. The Rain, The Park &Other Things The Cowsills
16. Never My Love The Association
17. Hello Goodbye The Beatles
18. Tell It Like It Is Aaron Neville
19. Come Back When You Grow Up Bobby Vee
20. I Was Made To Love Her Stevie Wonder
21. I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson &The Miracles
22. Sweet Soul Music Arthur Conley
23. I Think We're Alone Now Tommy James &The Shondells
24. Expressway To Your Heart Soul Survivors
25. Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie Jay &The Techniques
http://www.chairborneranger.com/top100/top100-1967.htm
2. Light My Fire The Doors
3. Windy The Association
4. Ode To Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry
5. The Letter The Box Tops
6. Daydream Believer The Monkees
7. Somethin' Stupid Nancy Sinatra And Frank Sinatra
8. Happy Together The Turtles
9. I Heard It Through The Grapevine Gladys Knight &The Pips
10. Incense And Peppermints Strawberry Alarm Clock
11. Groovin' The Young Rascals
12. Can't Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli
13. Little Bit O'soul The Music Explosion
14. Respect Aretha Franklin
15. The Rain, The Park &Other Things The Cowsills
16. Never My Love The Association
17. Hello Goodbye The Beatles
18. Tell It Like It Is Aaron Neville
19. Come Back When You Grow Up Bobby Vee
20. I Was Made To Love Her Stevie Wonder
21. I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson &The Miracles
22. Sweet Soul Music Arthur Conley
23. I Think We're Alone Now Tommy James &The Shondells
24. Expressway To Your Heart Soul Survivors
25. Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie Jay &The Techniques
http://www.chairborneranger.com/top100/top100-1967.htm
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don't forget the sequel--Leader of the Laundromat, by the Detergents!!
Manifestor_of_Light
Dec 2012
#32
I wasn't born until 1969 and I remember (and like) most of these songs.
Systematic Chaos
Dec 2012
#7
I did not realize for ages that some music was different depending on where you lived.
dixiegrrrrl
Dec 2012
#38
Respectfully disagree! There is some great stuff today, and there was some not so great stuff
NRaleighLiberal
Dec 2012
#41