Billboard Hot 100 — August 12, 1967
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 12, 1967. "Light My Fire" by The Doors held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 19 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Reflections" by Diana Ross & The Supremes at #61, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "Ode To Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry, up 50 places from #71 to #21.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Light My Fire" by The Doors — 3 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting June 3, 1967.
- New in the top 10: "Carrie-Anne" by The Hollies (up from #16 to #9); "A Girl Like You" by The Young Rascals (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "For Your Love" by Peaches & Herb, down 29 places from #20 to #49.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Come On Down To My Boat" by Every Mothers' Son, 15 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "Don't Sleep In The Subway" by Petula Clark after 10 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 11 | Light My Fire The Doors |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | All You Need Is Love The Beatles |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | I Was Made To Love Her Stevie Wonder |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | Pleasant Valley Sunday The Monkees |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Buckinghams |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | Can't Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | A Whiter Shade Of Pale Procol Harum |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | Windy The Association |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | Carrie-Anne The Hollies |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | A Girl Like You The Young Rascals |
| 11 | 22 | 11 | 4 | Baby I Love You Aretha Franklin |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | Silence Is Golden The Tremeloes |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 5 | My Mammy The Happenings |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | Jackson Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood |
| 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | 14 | Little Bit O' Soul The Music Explosion |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | Soul Finger Bar-Kays |
| 18 | 12 | 12 | 10 | I Take It Back Sandy Posey |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 5 | Thank The Lord For The Night Time Neil Diamond |
| 20 | 47 | 20 | 5 | Cold Sweat - Part 1 James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 21 | 71 | 21 | 2 | Ode To Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 5 | To Love Somebody Bee Gees |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 8 | Hypnotized Linda Jones |
| 24 | 34 | 24 | 4 | Words The Monkees |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 6 | In The Chapel In The Moonlight Dean Martin |
| 26 | 19 | 7 | 11 | Up -- Up And Away The 5th Dimension |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 8 | Let The Good Times Roll & Feel So Good Bunny Sigler |
| 28 | 17 | 4 | 12 | San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) Scott McKenzie |
| 29 | 23 | 23 | 9 | More Love Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 30 | 21 | 21 | 13 | Make Me Yours Bettye Swann |
| 31 | 29 | 6 | 15 | Come On Down To My Boat Every Mothers' Son |
| 32 | 25 | 25 | 7 | I Like The Way Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 33 | 61 | 33 | 2 | Heroes And Villains The Beach Boys |
| 34 | 41 | 34 | 3 | Baby You're A Rich Man The Beatles |
| 35 | 52 | 35 | 3 | You're My Everything The Temptations |
| 36 | 55 | 36 | 4 | Come Back When You Grow Up Bobby Vee And The Strangers |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 7 | (I Wanna) Testify The Parliaments |
| 38 | 53 | 38 | 3 | Fakin' It Simon & Garfunkel |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 5 | Out & About Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 6 | Don't Let The Rain Fall Down On Me The Critters |
| 41 | 36 | 14 | 12 | Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking) Janis Ian |
| 42 | 50 | 42 | 4 | The Sweetest Thing This Side Of Heaven Chris Bartley |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 5 | I Take What I Want James & Bobby Purify |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 4 | Shoot Your Shot Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 45 | 35 | 9 | 10 | C'mon Marianne The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 6 | The River Is Wide The Forum |
| 47 | 68 | 47 | 5 | Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie Jay And The Techniques |
| 48 | 73 | 48 | 2 | San Franciscan Nights Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 49 | 20 | 20 | 8 | For Your Love Peaches & Herb |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 6 | Everybody Needs Love Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 51 | 33 | 33 | 7 | Your Unchanging Love Marvin Gaye |
| 52 | 65 | 52 | 3 | Cry Softly Lonely One Roy Orbison |
| 53 | 44 | 44 | 8 | You Only Live Twice Nancy Sinatra |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 3 | The Windows Of The World Dionne Warwick |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 5 | Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison |
| 56 | 57 | 56 | 7 | Washed Ashore (On A Lonely Island In The Sea) The Platters |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 10 | Blue's Theme Davie Allan And The Arrows |
| 58 | 78 | 58 | 2 | The World We Knew (Over And Over) Frank Sinatra |
| 59 | 75 | 59 | 2 | You Know What I Mean The Turtles |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 3 | Glory Of Love Otis Redding |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Reflections Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 62 | 62 | 62 | 6 | Gentle On My Mind Glen Campbell |
| 63 | 58 | 58 | 5 | Bluebird Buffalo Springfield |
| 64 | 79 | 64 | 5 | Happy The Sunshine Company |
| 65 | 45 | 45 | 7 | Show Business Lou Rawls |
| 66 | 59 | 59 | 8 | Lonely Drifter Pieces Of Eight |
| 67 | 82 | 67 | 2 | I Want To Love You For What You Are Ronnie Dove |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 4 | Don't You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby Jimmy Ruffin |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 4 | It's A Happening World The Tokens |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | It's The Little Things Sonny & Cher |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher Jackie Wilson |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 12 | Funky Broadway Part I Dyke And The Blazers |
| 73 | 86 | 73 | 2 | Groovin' Booker T. & The MG's |
| 74 | 76 | 74 | 3 | Slim Jenkin's Place Booker T. & The MG's |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 2 | Ha Ha Said The Clown The Yardbirds |
| 76 | 77 | 76 | 5 | I'll Turn To Stone Four Tops |
| 77 | 92 | 77 | 2 | Funky Broadway Wilson Pickett |
| 78 | 83 | 78 | 2 | A Woman's Hands Joe Tex |
| 79 | 98 | 79 | 2 | Run, Run, Run The Third Rail |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Things I Should Have Said The Grass Roots |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | The Letter The Box Tops |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Jill Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Gimme Little Sign Brenton Wood |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | There Is A Mountain Donovan |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Zip Code The Five Americans |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Turn On Your Love Light Oscar Toney, Jr. |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Sixteen Tons Tom Jones |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Laura, What's He Got That I Ain't Got Frankie Laine |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 3 | Lonesome Road The Wonder Who? |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | A Little Bit Now The Dave Clark Five |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Get The Message Brian Hyland |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Knock On Wood Otis & Carla |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | There Must Be A Way Jimmy Roselli |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | It's Got To Be Mellow Leon Haywood |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine Country Joe & The Fish |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 2 | Along Comes Mary Baja Marimba Band |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | It Could Be We're In Love The Cryan' Shames |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Little Old Wine Drinker Me Robert Mitchum |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Just Once In A Lifetime Brenda & The Tabulations |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | Good Day Sunshine Claudine Longet |
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