Billboard Hot 100 — May 20, 1967
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 20, 1967. "Groovin'" by The Young Rascals climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "The Happening" by The Supremes, on its way to 2 weeks on top (it would total 4 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli at #74, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "She'd Rather Be With Me" by The Turtles, up 30 places from #88 to #58.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Groovin'" by The Young Rascals — 1 week at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting April 22, 1967.
- New in the top 10: "Respect" by Aretha Franklin (up from #14 to #5); "Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)" by Engelbert Humperdinck (up from #13 to #7).
- Biggest fall: "This Is My Song" by Petula Clark, down 19 places from #23 to #42.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tommy James And The Shondells, 15 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Bernadette" by Four Tops after 10 weeks (peak #4); "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)" by Aretha Franklin after 11 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 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Groovin' The Young Rascals |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | The Happening The Supremes |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Sweet Soul Music Arthur Conley |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Somethin' Stupid Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra |
| 5 | 14 | 5 | 4 | Respect Aretha Franklin |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | I Got Rhythm The Happenings |
| 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Close Your Eyes Peaches & Herb |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Don't You Care The Buckinghams |
| 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | You Got What It Takes The Dave Clark Five |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon Neil Diamond |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | On A Carousel The Hollies |
| 13 | 22 | 13 | 4 | Creeque Alley The Mamas & The Papas |
| 14 | 21 | 14 | 4 | Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be? Paul Revere & The Raiders |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | When I Was Young Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 | Friday On My Mind The Easybeats |
| 17 | 10 | 4 | 15 | I Think We're Alone Now Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 7 | Here Comes My Baby The Tremeloes |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 4 | Mirage Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 20 | 5 | 2 | 9 | A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You The Monkees |
| 21 | 28 | 21 | 4 | All I Need The Temptations |
| 22 | 31 | 22 | 8 | Somebody To Love Jefferson Airplane |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 6 | Sunshine Girl The Parade |
| 24 | 17 | 10 | 9 | I'm A Man The Spencer Davis Group |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 8 | Yellow Balloon The Yellow Balloon |
| 26 | 34 | 26 | 4 | I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman Whistling Jack Smith |
| 27 | 40 | 27 | 4 | Too Many Fish In The Sea & Three Little Fishes Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 6 | Shake A Tail Feather James & Bobby Purify |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 9 | Dead End Street Monologue/Dead End Street Lou Rawls |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 7 | Casino Royale Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 6 | Happy Jack The Who |
| 32 | 48 | 32 | 4 | Six O'Clock The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 33 | 16 | 1 | 15 | Happy Together The Turtles |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 6 | My Girl Josephine Jerry Jaye |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 7 | Making Memories Frankie Laine |
| 36 | 20 | 10 | 13 | Jimmy Mack Martha & The Vandellas |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 6 | Portrait Of My Love The Tokens |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 9 | Hip Hug-Her Booker T. & The MG's |
| 39 | 49 | 39 | 5 | When You're Young And In Love The Marvelettes |
| 40 | 27 | 27 | 8 | Get Me To The World On Time The Electric Prunes |
| 41 | 38 | 5 | 12 | Western Union The Five Americans |
| 42 | 23 | 3 | 12 | This Is My Song Petula Clark |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 5 | Melancholy Music Man The Righteous Brothers |
| 44 | 72 | 44 | 3 | Come On Down To My Boat Every Mothers' Son |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 7 | Buy For Me The Rain The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 46 | 68 | 46 | 3 | Do It Again A Little Bit Slower Jon & Robin And The In Crowd |
| 47 | 61 | 47 | 7 | Alfie Dionne Warwick |
| 48 | 60 | 48 | 4 | Another Day, Another Heartache The 5th Dimension |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 4 | Can't Seem To Make You Mine The Seeds |
| 50 | 51 | 50 | 5 | My Babe Ronnie Dove |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 5 | Little Games The Yardbirds |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 9 | Nothing Takes The Place Of You Toussaint McCall |
| 53 | 58 | 53 | 4 | A Beautiful Story Sonny & Cher |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 3 | Tramp Otis & Carla |
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 4 | Lay Some Happiness On Me Dean Martin |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 6 | The Oogum Boogum Song Brenton Wood |
| 57 | 62 | 57 | 5 | I Could Be So Good To You Don And The Goodtimes |
| 58 | 88 | 58 | 2 | She'd Rather Be With Me The Turtles |
| 59 | 75 | 59 | 3 | Let Yourself Go James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 3 | Misty Blue Eddy Arnold |
| 61 | 76 | 61 | 3 | Time, Time Ed Ames |
| 62 | 79 | 62 | 2 | Ain't No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 9 | The Whole World Is A Stage The Fantastic Four |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | Love Me Forever Roger Williams |
| 65 | 80 | 65 | 2 | Girls In Love Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 66 | 87 | 66 | 2 | Let's Live For Today The Grass Roots |
| 67 | 82 | 67 | 4 | Together The Intruders |
| 68 | 63 | 63 | 4 | Live The Merry-Go-Round |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 5 | Just Look What You've Done Brenda Holloway |
| 70 | 59 | 59 | 7 | Out Of Left Field Percy Sledge |
| 71 | 65 | 65 | 4 | It's All Over Now Casinos |
| 72 | 73 | 72 | 5 | I'll Make Him Love Me Barbara Lewis |
| 73 | 90 | 73 | 2 | Little Bit O' Soul The Music Explosion |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Can't Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 2 | Jump Back King Curtis |
| 76 | 77 | 76 | 6 | One Hurt Deserves Another The Raelets/Ray Charles Orchestra |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings Tom Jones |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Shake Otis Redding |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Here We Go Again Ray Charles |
| 80 | 89 | 80 | 2 | Am I Grooving You Freddie Scott |
| 81 | 86 | 81 | 6 | Funky Broadway Part I Dyke And The Blazers |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 3 | I've Lost You Jackie Wilson |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 2 | Eight Men, Four Women O.V. Wright |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead The Fifth Estate |
| 85 | 100 | 85 | 2 | We Had A Good Thing Goin' The Cyrkle |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Long Legged Girl (With The Short Dress On) Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | 7 Rooms Of Gloom Four Tops |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Sound Of Love The Five Americans |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Come To The Sunshine Harpers Bizarre |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat Bob Dylan |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 5 | Hey Love Stevie Wonder |
| 92 | 99 | 92 | 2 | Beat The Clock The McCoys |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Stop! And Think It Over Perry Como |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Stay Together Young Lovers Brenda & The Tabulations |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 3 | She Shot A Hole In My Soul Clifford Curry |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 2 | Make Me Yours Bettye Swann |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Red Roses For Mom Bobby Vinton |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Sunday Will Never Be The Same Spanky And Our Gang |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Baby Please Come Back Home J.J. Barnes |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Soul Finger Bar-Kays |
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