Billboard Hot 100 — September 16, 1967
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 16, 1967. "Ode To Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "You Keep Running Away" by Four Tops at #75, which would go on to peak at #19. The biggest climber was "How Can I Be Sure" by The Young Rascals, up 37 places from #80 to #43.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Ode To Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry — 4 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting August 5, 1967.
- New in the top 10: "Funky Broadway" by Wilson Pickett (up from #18 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "The Windows Of The World" by Dionne Warwick, down 40 places from #32 to #72.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Light My Fire" by The Doors, 16 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" by Procol Harum after 12 weeks (peak #5); "Carrie-Anne" by The Hollies after 13 weeks (peak #9); "A Girl Like You" by The Young Rascals after 9 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 7 | Ode To Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Reflections Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Come Back When You Grow Up Bobby Vee And The Strangers |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | The Letter The Box Tops |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Baby I Love You Aretha Franklin |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | You're My Everything The Temptations |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie Jay And The Techniques |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | All You Need Is Love The Beatles |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | San Franciscan Nights Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 10 | 18 | 10 | 7 | Funky Broadway Wilson Pickett |
| 11 | 17 | 11 | 6 | There Is A Mountain Donovan |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 6 | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher Jackie Wilson |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 7 | You Know What I Mean The Turtles |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison |
| 15 | 25 | 15 | 4 | Never My Love The Association |
| 16 | 26 | 16 | 5 | I Dig Rock And Roll Music Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 17 | 11 | 7 | 10 | Cold Sweat - Part 1 James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | 16 | Light My Fire The Doors |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 5 | I Had A Dream Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 20 | 27 | 20 | 4 | Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) The Mamas & The Papas |
| 21 | 33 | 21 | 6 | Gimme Little Sign Brenton Wood |
| 22 | 20 | 20 | 12 | (I Wanna) Testify The Parliaments |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 6 | Things I Should Have Said The Grass Roots |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 4 | Gettin' Together Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | Pleasant Valley Sunday The Monkees |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 7 | Groovin' Booker T. & The MG's |
| 27 | 15 | 13 | 10 | Thank The Lord For The Night Time Neil Diamond |
| 28 | 43 | 28 | 4 | I Make A Fool Of Myself Frankie Valli |
| 29 | 12 | 11 | 9 | Words The Monkees |
| 30 | 39 | 30 | 5 | Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone Martha & The Vandellas |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 5 | Making Every Minute Count Spanky And Our Gang |
| 32 | 55 | 32 | 3 | Little Ole Man (Uptight-Everything's Alright) Bill Cosby |
| 33 | 23 | 11 | 14 | Silence Is Golden The Tremeloes |
| 34 | 48 | 34 | 3 | The Cat In The Window (The Bird In The Sky) Petula Clark |
| 35 | 47 | 35 | 5 | Get On Up The Esquires |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | 6 | Zip Code The Five Americans |
| 37 | 30 | 30 | 7 | The World We Knew (Over And Over) Frank Sinatra |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 5 | Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me Dean Martin |
| 39 | 49 | 39 | 4 | Museum Herman's Hermits |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 15 | Blue's Theme Davie Allan And The Arrows |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 6 | Knock On Wood Otis & Carla |
| 42 | 75 | 42 | 2 | Dandelion The Rolling Stones |
| 43 | 80 | 43 | 2 | How Can I Be Sure The Young Rascals |
| 44 | 22 | 2 | 15 | I Was Made To Love Her Stevie Wonder |
| 45 | 61 | 45 | 3 | Expressway (To Your Heart) Soul Survivors |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 4 | Put Your Mind At Ease Every Mothers' Son |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 4 | Memphis Soul Stew King Curtis |
| 48 | 60 | 48 | 5 | Anything Goes Harpers Bizarre |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 4 | In The Heat Of The Night Ray Charles |
| 50 | 52 | 50 | 10 | Happy The Sunshine Company |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 5 | You've Got To Pay The Price Al Kent |
| 52 | 54 | 52 | 6 | Jill Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 7 | Run, Run, Run The Third Rail |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 3 | Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil Jefferson Airplane |
| 55 | 21 | 12 | 7 | Heroes And Villains The Beach Boys |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 4 | There's Always Me Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 57 | 76 | 57 | 2 | A Banda (Ah Bahn-da) Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 58 | 74 | 58 | 2 | To Sir With Love Lulu |
| 59 | 73 | 59 | 2 | Your Precious Love Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 60 | 72 | 60 | 3 | It Must Be Him Vikki Carr |
| 61 | 62 | 61 | 4 | Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over) Ruby Andrews |
| 62 | 77 | 62 | 2 | Let Love Come Between Us James & Bobby Purify |
| 63 | 68 | 63 | 6 | The Look Of Love Dusty Springfield |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 4 | I Feel Good (I Feel Bad) The Lewis & Clarke Expedition |
| 65 | 35 | 23 | 8 | Fakin' It Simon & Garfunkel |
| 66 | 67 | 66 | 3 | Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms) Percy Sledge |
| 67 | 82 | 67 | 2 | What Now My Love Mitch Ryder |
| 68 | 83 | 68 | 2 | Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song) The Buckinghams |
| 69 | 70 | 69 | 5 | Turn The World Around Eddy Arnold |
| 70 | 85 | 70 | 3 | Get Together The Youngbloods |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 3 | Take A Look Aretha Franklin |
| 72 | 32 | 32 | 8 | The Windows Of The World Dionne Warwick |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 2 | Soul Man Sam & Dave |
| 74 | 50 | 50 | 6 | It's The Little Things Sonny & Cher |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | You Keep Running Away Four Tops |
| 76 | 45 | 45 | 7 | Ha Ha Said The Clown The Yardbirds |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 2 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Tom Jones |
| 78 | 93 | 78 | 2 | Sunshine Games The Music Explosion |
| 79 | 66 | 66 | 6 | Laura, What's He Got That I Ain't Got Frankie Laine |
| 80 | 81 | 80 | 2 | You've Made Me So Very Happy Brenda Holloway |
| 81 | 96 | 81 | 2 | Forget It The Sandpebbles |
| 82 | 86 | 82 | 5 | It's Got To Be Mellow Leon Haywood |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 3 | I Can't Stay Away From You The Impressions |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 3 | Knucklehead Bar-Kays |
| 85 | 65 | 65 | 6 | Turn On Your Love Light Oscar Toney, Jr. |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | We Love You The Rolling Stones |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Baby I'm Lonely The Intruders |
| 88 | 89 | 88 | 2 | Judy Elvis Presley |
| 89 | 90 | 89 | 4 | Tell Him Patti Drew |
| 90 | 91 | 90 | 2 | Sweet Soul Medley - Part 1 The Magnificent Men |
| 91 | NEW | 86 | 6 | It Could Be We're In Love The Cryan' Shames |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 2 | Our Song Jack Jones |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 2 | Spreadin' Honey The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 2 | Hey Joe Cher |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) The Hombres |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 2 | You're A Very Lovely Woman The Merry-Go-Round |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 2 | Wednesday The Royal Guardsmen |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Louisiana Man Pozo Seco Singers |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Karate-Boo-Ga-Loo Jerryo |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Time Seller The Spencer Davis Group |
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