Billboard Hot 100 — August 26, 1967
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 26, 1967. "Ode To Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry climbed from #7 to take over the #1 spot from "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon)" by The Mamas & The Papas at #72, which would go on to peak at #20. The biggest climber was "The Letter" by The Box Tops, up 33 places from #58 to #25.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Ode To Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry — 1 week at the top so far, 4 weeks on the chart since debuting August 5, 1967.
- New in the top 10: "Reflections" by Diana Ross & The Supremes (up from #20 to #8); "You're My Everything" by The Temptations (up from #21 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Little Bit O' Soul" by The Music Explosion, down 20 places from #26 to #46.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Little Bit O' Soul" by The Music Explosion, 16 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Up -- Up And Away" by The 5th Dimension after 12 weeks (peak #7).
- Stories that mention this week: Twenty-Six Places in a Week: The Hot 100's Biggest Leaps and Highest Debuts.
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 | 7 | 1 | 4 | Ode To Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | All You Need Is Love The Beatles |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Pleasant Valley Sunday The Monkees |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | Light My Fire The Doors |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | Baby I Love You Aretha Franklin |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | I Was Made To Love Her Stevie Wonder |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Cold Sweat - Part 1 James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 8 | 20 | 8 | 3 | Reflections Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 9 | 21 | 9 | 5 | You're My Everything The Temptations |
| 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | A Whiter Shade Of Pale Procol Harum |
| 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | A Girl Like You The Young Rascals |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 4 | Heroes And Villains The Beach Boys |
| 13 | 19 | 13 | 7 | Thank The Lord For The Night Time Neil Diamond |
| 14 | 27 | 14 | 6 | Come Back When You Grow Up Bobby Vee And The Strangers |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | Words The Monkees |
| 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Silence Is Golden The Tremeloes |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 7 | To Love Somebody Bee Gees |
| 18 | 12 | 9 | 11 | Carrie-Anne The Hollies |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 7 | Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie Jay And The Techniques |
| 20 | 13 | 13 | 7 | My Mammy The Happenings |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 10 | Hypnotized Linda Jones |
| 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Buckinghams |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 5 | Fakin' It Simon & Garfunkel |
| 24 | 14 | 2 | 15 | Can't Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli |
| 25 | 58 | 25 | 3 | The Letter The Box Tops |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 4 | San Franciscan Nights Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 27 | 34 | 27 | 7 | Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 9 | (I Wanna) Testify The Parliaments |
| 29 | 46 | 29 | 4 | Funky Broadway Wilson Pickett |
| 30 | 22 | 22 | 10 | Let The Good Times Roll & Feel So Good Bunny Sigler |
| 31 | 42 | 31 | 4 | The World We Knew (Over And Over) Frank Sinatra |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 6 | The Sweetest Thing This Side Of Heaven Chris Bartley |
| 33 | 43 | 33 | 5 | The Windows Of The World Dionne Warwick |
| 34 | 16 | 1 | 14 | Windy The Association |
| 35 | 29 | 23 | 11 | More Love Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 36 | 54 | 36 | 3 | There Is A Mountain Donovan |
| 37 | 48 | 37 | 4 | You Know What I Mean The Turtles |
| 38 | 33 | 17 | 15 | Soul Finger Bar-Kays |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 8 | Everybody Needs Love Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 40 | 25 | 8 | 10 | White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane |
| 41 | 38 | 34 | 5 | Baby You're A Rich Man The Beatles |
| 42 | 37 | 12 | 12 | I Take It Back Sandy Posey |
| 43 | 56 | 43 | 4 | Groovin' Booker T. & The MG's |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 6 | Shoot Your Shot Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 3 | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher Jackie Wilson |
| 46 | 26 | 2 | 16 | Little Bit O' Soul The Music Explosion |
| 47 | 59 | 47 | 3 | Things I Should Have Said The Grass Roots |
| 48 | 76 | 48 | 2 | I Dig Rock And Roll Music Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 49 | 39 | 39 | 8 | Don't Let The Rain Fall Down On Me The Critters |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 4 | Ha Ha Said The Clown The Yardbirds |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 12 | Blue's Theme Davie Allan And The Arrows |
| 52 | 65 | 52 | 3 | Zip Code The Five Americans |
| 53 | 52 | 52 | 5 | Cry Softly Lonely One Roy Orbison |
| 54 | 80 | 54 | 2 | I Had A Dream Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 4 | I Want To Love You For What You Are Ronnie Dove |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 3 | Gimme Little Sign Brenton Wood |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 3 | Jill Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 58 | 61 | 58 | 7 | Happy The Sunshine Company |
| 59 | 78 | 59 | 2 | Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me Dean Martin |
| 60 | 64 | 60 | 3 | It's The Little Things Sonny & Cher |
| 61 | 62 | 58 | 7 | Bluebird Buffalo Springfield |
| 62 | 49 | 39 | 7 | Out & About Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 4 | A Woman's Hands Joe Tex |
| 64 | 45 | 45 | 8 | The River Is Wide The Forum |
| 65 | 71 | 65 | 14 | Funky Broadway Part I Dyke And The Blazers |
| 66 | 72 | 66 | 4 | Run, Run, Run The Third Rail |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 3 | A Little Bit Now The Dave Clark Five |
| 68 | 77 | 68 | 3 | Sixteen Tons Tom Jones |
| 69 | 84 | 69 | 2 | Making Every Minute Count Spanky And Our Gang |
| 70 | 73 | 70 | 5 | Slim Jenkin's Place Booker T. & The MG's |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | You've Got To Pay The Price Al Kent |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) The Mamas & The Papas |
| 73 | 88 | 73 | 3 | Knock On Wood Otis & Carla |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 3 | Laura, What's He Got That I Ain't Got Frankie Laine |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Gettin' Together Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 3 | Turn On Your Love Light Oscar Toney, Jr. |
| 77 | 85 | 77 | 2 | Anything Goes Harpers Bizarre |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Museum Herman's Hermits |
| 79 | 94 | 79 | 2 | Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone Martha & The Vandellas |
| 80 | 92 | 80 | 2 | Get On Up The Esquires |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | I Feel Good (I Feel Bad) The Lewis & Clarke Expedition |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 2 | Lady Friend The Byrds |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Never My Love The Association |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Put Your Mind At Ease Every Mothers' Son |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | Laura (Tell Me What He's Got That I Ain't Got) Brook Benton |
| 86 | 95 | 86 | 2 | Turn The World Around Eddy Arnold |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 4 | It Could Be We're In Love The Cryan' Shames |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Memphis Soul Stew King Curtis |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | In The Heat Of The Night Ray Charles |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | There's Always Me Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Tell Him Patti Drew |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Stout-Hearted Men Barbra Streisand |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | I Make A Fool Of Myself Frankie Valli |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Purple Haze The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over) Ruby Andrews |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | How Can You Mistreat The One You Love Jean & The Darlings |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Love Is A Doggone Good Thing Eddie Floyd |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | Come On Sock It To Me Syl Johnson |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | Last Minute Miracle The Shirelles |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | Drums Jon & Robin |
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