Billboard Hot 100 — December 23, 1967
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 23, 1967. "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Explosion (In Your Soul)" by Soul Survivors at #79, which would go on to peak at #33. The biggest climber was "Green Tambourine" by The Lemon Pipers, up 35 places from #68 to #33.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees — 4 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting November 18, 1967.
- New in the top 10: "Woman, Woman" by The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett (up from #12 to #5).
- Biggest fall: "Yesterday" by Ray Charles, down 29 places from #25 to #54.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "To Sir With Love" by Lulu, 16 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Soul Man" by Sam & Dave after 15 weeks (peak #2); "An Open Letter To My Teenage Son" by Victor Lundberg after 6 weeks (peak #10).
- Stories that mention this week: No Room at the Top: America's Christmas Number Ones, 1958-1990.
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 | 6 | Daydream Believer The Monkees |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | I Heard It Through The Grapevine Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Hello Goodbye The Beatles |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | Woman, Woman The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | The Rain, The Park & Other Things The Cowsills |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | Boogaloo Down Broadway The Fantastic Johnny C |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 13 | Incense And Peppermints Strawberry Alarm Clock |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | You Better Sit Down Kids Cher |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | I Say A Little Prayer Dionne Warwick |
| 11 | 27 | 11 | 5 | Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) John Fred And The Playboys |
| 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | In And Out Of Love Diana Ross & The Supremes |
| 13 | 23 | 13 | 4 | Bend Me, Shape Me The American Breed |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 7 | She's My Girl The Turtles |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | Skinny Legs And All Joe Tex |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 6 | Honey Chile Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
| 17 | 29 | 17 | 3 | Chain Of Fools Aretha Franklin |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 6 | Summer Rain Johnny Rivers |
| 19 | 14 | 14 | 10 | Keep The Ball Rollin' Jay And The Techniques |
| 20 | 11 | 11 | 7 | (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts Bee Gees |
| 21 | 13 | 1 | 16 | To Sir With Love Lulu |
| 22 | 30 | 22 | 10 | Next Plane To London The Rose Garden |
| 23 | 33 | 23 | 4 | If I Could Build My Whole World Around You Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 7 | Neon Rainbow The Box Tops |
| 25 | 21 | 9 | 11 | I Can See For Miles The Who |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 7 | Different Drum Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt |
| 27 | 20 | 6 | 13 | Please Love Me Forever Bobby Vinton |
| 28 | 36 | 28 | 5 | Wear Your Love Like Heaven Donovan |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 5 | And Get Away The Esquires |
| 30 | 26 | 26 | 9 | By The Time I Get To Phoenix Glen Campbell |
| 31 | 43 | 31 | 3 | It's Wonderful The Young Rascals |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 5 | Since You Showed Me How To Be Happy Jackie Wilson |
| 33 | 68 | 33 | 2 | Green Tambourine The Lemon Pipers |
| 34 | 48 | 34 | 3 | Susan The Buckinghams |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 5 | Baby You Got It Brenton Wood |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 5 | Come See About Me Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 6 | Beautiful People Bobby Vee And The Strangers |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 | Beautiful People Kenny O'Dell |
| 39 | 41 | 39 | 5 | Too Much Of Nothing Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 40 | 18 | 14 | 11 | Lazy Day Spanky And Our Gang |
| 41 | 52 | 41 | 4 | The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener Petula Clark |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 6 | Peace Of Mind Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 43 | 31 | 29 | 12 | Beg, Borrow And Steal Ohio Express |
| 44 | 55 | 44 | 5 | Windy Wes Montgomery |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 6 | Chattanooga Choo Choo Harpers Bizarre |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 4 | In The Misty Moonlight Dean Martin |
| 47 | 49 | 47 | 5 | Cover Me Percy Sledge |
| 48 | 59 | 48 | 3 | Love Me Two Times The Doors |
| 49 | 50 | 49 | 6 | What's It Gonna Be Dusty Springfield |
| 50 | 51 | 50 | 7 | Tell Mama Etta James |
| 51 | 74 | 51 | 2 | Who Will Answer? Ed Ames |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 5 | Love Power The Sandpebbles |
| 53 | 66 | 53 | 7 | Itchycoo Park Small Faces |
| 54 | 25 | 25 | 7 | Yesterday Ray Charles |
| 55 | 72 | 55 | 3 | I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 56 | 57 | 56 | 3 | I Am The Walrus The Beatles |
| 57 | 64 | 57 | 4 | I'm In Love Wilson Pickett |
| 58 | 75 | 58 | 2 | Best Of Both Worlds Lulu |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 3 | Goin' Out Of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You The Lettermen |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 4 | Dear Eloise The Hollies |
| 61 | 76 | 61 | 2 | Watch Her Ride Jefferson Airplane |
| 62 | 77 | 62 | 3 | Dancing Bear The Mamas & The Papas |
| 63 | 78 | 63 | 2 | My Baby Must Be A Magician The Marvelettes |
| 64 | 85 | 64 | 2 | Monterey Eric Burdon & The Animals |
| 65 | 67 | 65 | 4 | Storybook Children Billy Vera & Judy Clay |
| 66 | 61 | 61 | 8 | O-O, I Love You The Dells |
| 67 | 65 | 65 | 6 | Ooh Baby Deon Jackson |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 5 | I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today) The O'Jays |
| 69 | 89 | 69 | 2 | Am I That Easy To Forget Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 70 | 86 | 70 | 2 | Everybody Knows The Dave Clark Five |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 4 | Sockin' 1-2-3-4 John Roberts |
| 72 | 73 | 72 | 4 | Hooray For The Salvation Army Band Bill Cosby |
| 73 | 62 | 62 | 8 | Piece Of My Heart Erma Franklin |
| 74 | 90 | 74 | 2 | Two Little Kids Peaches & Herb |
| 75 | 84 | 75 | 3 | Up-Up And Away Hugh Masekela |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 2 | Good Combination Sonny & Cher |
| 77 | 88 | 77 | 3 | Nobody But Me The Human Beinz |
| 78 | 80 | 78 | 3 | Back Up Train Al Greene & The Soul Mate's |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Explosion (In Your Soul) Soul Survivors |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Foxey Lady Jimi Hendrix |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Baby, Now That I've Found You The Foundations |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Darlin' The Beach Boys |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Skip A Rope Henson Cargill |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | The Lesson Vikki Carr |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Spooky Classics IV |
| 86 | 96 | 86 | 3 | A Voice In The Choir Al Martino |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart |
| 88 | 98 | 88 | 2 | In Another Land Bill Wyman |
| 89 | 99 | 89 | 2 | Dancin' Out Of My Heart Ronnie Dove |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Mr. Bus Driver Bruce Channel |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 4 | Here Comes Heaven Eddy Arnold |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 4 | Something's Missing 5 Stairsteps and Cubie |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 4 | Cross My Heart Billy Stewart |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Mockingbird Aretha Franklin |
| 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed Johnnie Taylor |
| 96 | 97 | 94 | 6 | Shout Lulu And The Luvers |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | I Call It Love The Manhattans |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Oh, How It Hurts Barbara Mason |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Up Tight, Good Man Laura Lee |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | A Little Rain Must Fall The Epic Splendor |
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