Billboard Hot 100 — January 7, 1967
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 7, 1967. "I'm A Believer" by The Monkees held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 7 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Wild Thing" by Senator Bobby Featuring Bill Minkin at #77, which would go on to peak at #20. The biggest climber was "Knight In Rusty Armour" by Peter And Gordon, up 30 places from #71 to #41.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I'm A Believer" by The Monkees — 2 weeks at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting December 10, 1966.
- New in the top 10: "Words Of Love" by The Mamas & The Papas (up from #19 to #8); "Standing In The Shadows Of Love" by Four Tops (up from #15 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Whispers (Gettin' Louder)" by Jackie Wilson, down 17 places from #21 to #38.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Born Free" by Roger Williams, 20 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "Stop Stop Stop" by The Hollies after 10 weeks (peak #7); "I'm Ready For Love" by Martha & The Vandellas after 10 weeks (peak #9).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | I'm A Believer The Monkees |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron The Royal Guardsmen |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | Tell It Like It Is Aaron Neville |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Winchester Cathedral The New Vaudeville Band |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | Sugar Town Nancy Sinatra |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | That's Life Frank Sinatra |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | Good Thing Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 8 | 19 | 8 | 6 | Words Of Love The Mamas & The Papas |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 4 | Standing In The Shadows Of Love Four Tops |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Mellow Yellow Donovan |
| 11 | 17 | 11 | 8 | Coming Home Soldier Bobby Vinton |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | Single Girl Sandy Posey |
| 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | (I Know) I'm Losing You The Temptations |
| 14 | 11 | 4 | 14 | Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels |
| 15 | 23 | 15 | 5 | Tell It To The Rain The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | Talk Talk The Music Machine |
| 17 | 13 | 1 | 12 | Good Vibrations The Beach Boys |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | Cry Ronnie Dove |
| 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | A Place In The Sun Stevie Wonder |
| 20 | 37 | 20 | 6 | Georgy Girl The Seekers |
| 21 | 14 | 1 | 11 | You Keep Me Hangin' On The Supremes |
| 22 | 20 | 7 | 20 | Born Free Roger Williams |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 6 | I've Passed This Way Before Jimmy Ruffin |
| 24 | 33 | 24 | 4 | Nashville Cats The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 25 | 22 | 22 | 8 | I Need Somebody ? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians |
| 26 | 26 | 23 | 7 | Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 6 | East West Herman's Hermits |
| 28 | 38 | 28 | 3 | Color My World Petula Clark |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 7 | Help Me Girl Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 7 | Happenings Ten Years Time Ago The Yardbirds |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 5 | (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet Blues Magoos |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 4 | (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone The Monkees |
| 33 | 43 | 33 | 3 | Gallant Men Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 6 | Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding |
| 35 | 25 | 6 | 14 | Lady Godiva Peter And Gordon |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | 6 | There's Got To Be A Word! The Innocence |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 5 | 98.6 Keith |
| 38 | 21 | 11 | 12 | Whispers (Gettin' Louder) Jackie Wilson |
| 39 | 51 | 39 | 4 | Where Will The Words Come From Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 40 | 24 | 19 | 8 | Mame Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 41 | 71 | 41 | 3 | Knight In Rusty Armour Peter And Gordon |
| 42 | 44 | 42 | 5 | Blue Autumn Bobby Goldsboro |
| 43 | 58 | 43 | 4 | Stand By Me Spyder Turner |
| 44 | 35 | 35 | 7 | Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies The Association |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 7 | I Fooled You This Time Gene Chandler |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 9 | I (Who Have Nothing) Terry Knight and The Pack |
| 47 | 54 | 47 | 5 | I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) The Electric Prunes |
| 48 | 64 | 48 | 4 | Look What You've Done Pozo Seco Singers |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 4 | Papa Was Too Joe Tex |
| 50 | 61 | 50 | 3 | How Do You Catch A Girl Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs |
| 51 | 74 | 51 | 3 | Green, Green Grass Of Home Tom Jones |
| 52 | 56 | 52 | 5 | Goodnight My Love The Happenings |
| 53 | 68 | 53 | 4 | Wack Wack The Young Holt Trio |
| 54 | 52 | 52 | 7 | The Eggplant That Ate Chicago Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band |
| 55 | 60 | 55 | 7 | You Can Bring Me All Your Heartaches Lou Rawls |
| 56 | 55 | 55 | 6 | Bad Misunderstanding The Critters |
| 57 | 63 | 57 | 6 | Karate The Emperor's |
| 58 | 86 | 58 | 2 | Music To Watch Girls By Bob Crewe Generation |
| 59 | 73 | 59 | 3 | Another Night Dionne Warwick |
| 60 | 72 | 60 | 5 | Communication Breakdown Roy Orbison |
| 61 | 70 | 61 | 4 | Grizzly Bear The Youngbloods |
| 62 | 62 | 62 | 6 | Baby What I Mean The Drifters |
| 63 | 67 | 63 | 4 | (Open Up The Door) Let The Good Times In Dean Martin |
| 64 | 84 | 64 | 3 | It's Now Winters Day Tommy Roe |
| 65 | 91 | 65 | 3 | Hello Hello The Sopwith "Camel" |
| 66 | 90 | 66 | 2 | Kind Of A Drag The Buckinghams |
| 67 | 95 | 67 | 2 | Hey, Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You Jimmy Castor |
| 68 | 66 | 66 | 5 | The Girl That Stood Beside Me Bobby Darin |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 6 | There's Something On Your Mind Baby Ray |
| 70 | 75 | 70 | 3 | Just One Smile Gene Pitney |
| 71 | 80 | 71 | 4 | I'm Gonna Miss You The Artistics |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 3 | Wish Me A Rainbow The Gunter Kallmann Chorus |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 5 | If You Go Away Damita Jo |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 3 | Day Tripper Ramsey Lewis |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 4 | Dancing In The Street The Mamas & The Papas |
| 76 | 85 | 76 | 3 | Pushin' Too Hard The Seeds |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Wild Thing Senator Bobby Featuring Bill Minkin |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Bring It Up James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 79 | 88 | 79 | 3 | Are You Lonely For Me Freddy Scott |
| 80 | 100 | 80 | 2 | Gimme Some Lovin' The Spencer Davis Group |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 3 | Constant Rain (Chove Chuva) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Cannonball Adderley |
| 83 | 89 | 83 | 2 | I Dig Girls J.J. Jackson |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | I've Got To Have A Reason The Dave Clark Five |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Oh Yeah! The Joe Cuba Sextet |
| 86 | 97 | 82 | 5 | You Got Me Hummin' Sam & Dave |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 3 | Look At Granny Run, Run Howard Tate |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | It Takes Two Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston |
| 89 | 93 | 89 | 2 | Take Me For A Little While Patti LaBelle And The Blue Belles |
| 90 | 92 | 90 | 2 | Let's Fall In Love Peaches & Herb |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | I Got To Go Back (And Watch That Little Girl Dance) The McCoys |
| 92 | 96 | 92 | 2 | Love Me Bobby Hebb |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 3 | The Shadow Of Your Smile Boots Randolph |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Walk With Faith In Your Heart The Bachelors |
| 95 | 98 | 87 | 5 | Tiny Bubbles Don Ho and the Aliis |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Pretty Ballerina The Left Banke |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | Fortune Teller The Hardtimes |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Deadend Street The Kinks |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Full Measure The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | There Goes My Everything Jack Greene |
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