Billboard Hot 100 — October 7, 1967
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 7, 1967. "The Letter" by The Box Tops held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I'm Wondering" by Stevie Wonder at #61, which would go on to peak at #12. The biggest climber was "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin, up 32 places from #70 to #38.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Letter" by The Box Tops — 3 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting August 12, 1967.
- New in the top 10: "Little Ole Man (Uptight-Everything's Alright)" by Bill Cosby (up from #13 to #5); "How Can I Be Sure" by The Young Rascals (up from #14 to #9); "Gimme Little Sign" by Brenton Wood (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "There Is A Mountain" by Donovan, down 29 places from #16 to #45.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" by Jay And The Techniques, 13 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles after 11 weeks (peak #1); "Baby I Love You" by Aretha Franklin after 11 weeks (peak #4); "Cold Sweat - Part 1" by James Brown And The Famous Flames after 12 weeks (peak #7).
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 | 9 | The Letter The Box Tops |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Never My Love The Association |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Ode To Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | Come Back When You Grow Up Bobby Vee And The Strangers |
| 5 | 13 | 5 | 6 | Little Ole Man (Uptight-Everything's Alright) Bill Cosby |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher Jackie Wilson |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | Reflections Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie Jay And The Techniques |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | How Can I Be Sure The Young Rascals |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | Gimme Little Sign Brenton Wood |
| 11 | 22 | 11 | 5 | To Sir With Love Lulu |
| 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | I Dig Rock And Roll Music Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison |
| 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Funky Broadway Wilson Pickett |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | 5 | Dandelion The Rolling Stones |
| 16 | 27 | 16 | 8 | Get On Up The Esquires |
| 17 | 28 | 17 | 6 | Expressway (To Your Heart) Soul Survivors |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 7 | I Make A Fool Of Myself Frankie Valli |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 5 | Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song) The Buckinghams |
| 20 | 40 | 20 | 5 | Soul Man Sam & Dave |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 | Groovin' Booker T. & The MG's |
| 22 | 12 | 12 | 10 | You Know What I Mean The Turtles |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 5 | Your Precious Love Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 4 | You Keep Running Away Four Tops |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 | Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone Martha & The Vandellas |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 6 | The Cat In The Window (The Bird In The Sky) Petula Clark |
| 27 | 15 | 6 | 11 | You're My Everything The Temptations |
| 28 | 18 | 18 | 7 | Gettin' Together Tommy James And The Shondells |
| 29 | 38 | 29 | 6 | It Must Be Him Vikki Carr |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 5 | What Now My Love Mitch Ryder |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 5 | Let Love Come Between Us James & Bobby Purify |
| 32 | 44 | 32 | 3 | People Are Strange The Doors |
| 33 | 45 | 33 | 3 | Lightning's Girl Nancy Sinatra |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 7 | Memphis Soul Stew King Curtis |
| 35 | 33 | 33 | 7 | In The Heat Of The Night Ray Charles |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 5 | A Banda (Ah Bahn-da) Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 37 | 29 | 9 | 10 | San Franciscan Nights Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 38 | 70 | 38 | 2 | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin |
| 39 | 57 | 39 | 3 | Ode To Billie Joe The Kingpins |
| 40 | 63 | 40 | 4 | Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) The Hombres |
| 41 | 52 | 41 | 9 | The Look Of Love Dusty Springfield |
| 42 | 56 | 42 | 3 | Child Of Clay Jimmie Rodgers |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 8 | Anything Goes Harpers Bizarre |
| 44 | 17 | 17 | 8 | I Had A Dream Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 45 | 16 | 11 | 9 | There Is A Mountain Donovan |
| 46 | 30 | 30 | 9 | Knock On Wood Otis & Carla |
| 47 | 42 | 42 | 6 | Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil Jefferson Airplane |
| 48 | 59 | 48 | 3 | The Last Waltz Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 49 | 49 | 49 | 8 | You've Got To Pay The Price Al Kent |
| 50 | 51 | 50 | 4 | We Love You The Rolling Stones |
| 51 | 72 | 51 | 2 | Please Love Me Forever Bobby Vinton |
| 52 | 69 | 52 | 2 | Love Is Strange Peaches & Herb |
| 53 | 53 | 51 | 7 | Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over) Ruby Andrews |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 3 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love The Happenings |
| 55 | 46 | 46 | 7 | Put Your Mind At Ease Every Mothers' Son |
| 56 | 61 | 56 | 5 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Tom Jones |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 6 | Take A Look Aretha Franklin |
| 58 | 84 | 58 | 2 | Holiday Bee Gees |
| 59 | 88 | 59 | 2 | Incense And Peppermints Strawberry Alarm Clock |
| 60 | 81 | 60 | 2 | Even The Bad Times Are Good The Tremeloes |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | I'm Wondering Stevie Wonder |
| 62 | 90 | 62 | 2 | The Rain, The Park & Other Things The Cowsills |
| 63 | 65 | 63 | 5 | Sunshine Games The Music Explosion |
| 64 | 67 | 64 | 8 | It's Got To Be Mellow Leon Haywood |
| 65 | 73 | 65 | 3 | More Than The Eye Can See Al Martino |
| 66 | 79 | 66 | 3 | For What It's Worth The Staple Singers |
| 67 | 68 | 67 | 6 | Get Together The Youngbloods |
| 68 | 83 | 68 | 2 | Everlasting Love Robert Knight |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 2 | Rock 'N' Roll Woman Buffalo Springfield |
| 70 | 66 | 66 | 8 | Turn The World Around Eddy Arnold |
| 71 | 74 | 71 | 5 | You've Made Me So Very Happy Brenda Holloway |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 5 | Purple Haze The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | King Midas In Reverse The Hollies |
| 74 | 77 | 74 | 3 | Fall In Love With Me Bettye Swann |
| 75 | 75 | 75 | 4 | Baby I'm Lonely The Intruders |
| 76 | 80 | 76 | 3 | To Share Your Love Fantastic Four |
| 77 | 95 | 77 | 2 | Stranded In The Middle Of Noplace The Righteous Brothers |
| 78 | 78 | 78 | 5 | Judy Elvis Presley |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely) The Precisions |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 3 | Just One Look The Hollies |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Shout Bamalama Mickey Murray |
| 82 | 91 | 82 | 2 | Hush Billy Joe Royal |
| 83 | 89 | 83 | 5 | Spreadin' Honey The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band |
| 84 | 92 | 84 | 3 | Dirty Man Laura Lee |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 3 | Dancing In The Street Ramsey Lewis |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 7 | Tell Him Patti Drew |
| 87 | 96 | 87 | 3 | Funky Donkey Pretty Purdie |
| 88 | 98 | 88 | 3 | Nine Pound Steel Joe Simon |
| 89 | 94 | 89 | 2 | Ode To Billy Joe Ray Bryant |
| 90 | 93 | 90 | 2 | What've I Done (To Make You Mad) Linda Jones |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Heart Be Still Lorraine Ellison |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Peas 'N' Rice Freddie McCoy |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Pata Pata Miriam Makeba |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Boogaloo Down Broadway The Fantastic Johnny C |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | You, No One But You Frankie Laine |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Beg, Borrow And Steal Ohio Express |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 3 | I'm A Fool For You James Carr |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | When The Snow Is On The Roses Ed Ames |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Walkin' Proud The Pete Klint Quintet |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | You Mean The World To Me David Houston |
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