The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1967, as well as singles which peaked in 1966 and 1968 but were in the top 10 in 1967. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
One-hundred and fifteen singles were in the top ten in 1967. Eight singles from 1966 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees, "Thank U Very Much" by The Scaffold and "Walk Away Renée" by Four Tops were all released in 1967 but did not reach their peak until 1968. Twenty-nine artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1967. Aretha Franklin, Bee Gees, Cat Stevens, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Monkees and Stevie Wonder were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1967.
The 1966 Christmas number-one, "Green, Green Grass of Home" by Tom Jones, remained at number one for the first two weeks of 1967. The first new number-one single of the year was "I'm A Believer" by The Monkees. Overall, fourteen different singles peaked at number-one in 1967, with Engelbert Humperdinck and The Beatles (2) having the joint most singles hit that position.
Background Multiple entries One-hundred and sixteen singles charted in the top 10 in 1967, with one-hundred and five singles reaching their peak this year. "This is My Song" was recorded by Petula Clark and Harry Secombe and both versions reached the top 10.
Twenty-nine artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1967. Tom Jones secured the record for most top 10 hits in 1967 with five hit singles.
Nancy Sinatra was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "Somethin' Stupid" (with Frank Sinatra). The Beach Boys, Cat Stevens, Procol Harum, The Rolling Stones and Val Doonican were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1967.
Chart debuts Thirty-three artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1967, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, three went on to record another hit single that year: Bee Gees, Cat Stevens and Procol Harum. Engelbert Humperdinck, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move and Traffic all had two more top 10 singles in 1967. The Monkees had three other entries in their breakthrough year.
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.
Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entries4"I'm a Believer"1"A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" (3), "Alternate Title" (2), "Daydream Believer" (5) 3"Night of Fear"2"I Can Hear the Grass Grow" (5), "Flowers in the Rain" (2)Cat Stevens2"Matthew and Son"2"I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun" (6)The Jimi Hendrix Experience3"Hey Joe"6"Purple Haze" (3), "The Wind Cries Mary" (6)1"Snoopy vs. the Red Baron"8—Engelbert Humperdinck3"Release Me" 1"There Goes My Everything" (2), "The Last Waltz" (2)Vince Hill1"Edelweiss"2—Whistling Jack Smith1"I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman"5—1"Seven Drunken Nights"7—Procol Harum2"A Whiter Shade of Pale"1"Homburg" (6)Arthur Conley1"Sweet Soul Music"7—Traffic3"Paper Sun"5"Hole in My Shoe" (2), "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" (8)1"She'd Rather Be with Me"4—1"Groovin'"8—Vikki Carr1"It Must Be Him (Seul sur son étoile)"2—Topol1"If I Were a Rich Man (from "Fiddler on the Roof")"9—Pink Floyd1"See Emily Play"6—Aretha Franklin1"Respect"10—Scott McKenzie1"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)"1—The Young Idea1"With a Little Help from My Friends"10—The Johnny Mann Singers1"Up, Up and Away"6—Stevie Wonder1"I Was Made to Love Her"5—Anita Harris1"Just Loving You"6—Keith West1"Excerpt from A Teenage Opera"2—1"Let's Go to San Francisco" 4—Bee Gees2"Massachusetts"1"World" (9)1"The Letter"5—1"From the Underworld"6—1"Baby, Now That I've Found You"1—Long John Baldry1"Let the Heartaches Begin"1—Des O'Connor1"Careless Hands"6—1"Thank U Very Much" 4—
Notes Harry Secombe had previously achieved two top 10 singles as a member of The Goons, but his cover version of "This is My Song" marked his first and only top 10 appearance as a solo artist. Dave Davies was the lead guitarist for the rock band The Kinks. "Death of a Clown" was his debut solo single, peaking at number three. "Reflections" was the first single for The Supremes under their new name, Diana Ross & the Supremes. "San Franciscan Nights" was billed as Eric Burdon and The Animals - Burdon was a vocalist in the group.
Songs from films Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "The Happening" (from The Happening), "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" (Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush) and "I've Been a Bad, Bad Boy" (Privilege).
Additionally, Vince Hill recorded a version of "Edelweiss" from The Sound of Music, with the song reaching number two in the chart.
Best-selling singles Until 1970 there was no universally recognised year-end best-sellers list. However, in 2011 the Official Charts Company released a list of the best-selling single of each year in chart history from 1952 to date. According to the list, "Release Me" by Engelbert Humperdinck is officially recorded as the biggest-selling single of 1967. "Release Me" (8) also ranked in the top 10 best-selling singles of the decade.
Top-ten singles Key SymbolMeaning‡Single peaked in 1966 but still in chart in 1967.♦Single released in 1967 but peaked in 1968.(#)Year-end best-selling single.EnteredThe date that the single first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Entered(week ending) Weeksintop10 Single Artist Peak Peak reached(week ending) WeeksatpeakSingles in 1966 13"Green, Green Grass of Home" ‡Tom Jones 1 7 8"What Would I Be" ‡Val Doonican 2 1 5"My Mind's Eye" ‡ Small Faces 4 2 9"Morningtown Ride" ‡ 2 3 5"Dead End Street" ‡ 5 2 4"You Keep Me Hangin' On" ‡ 8 2 5"Sunshine Superman" ‡Donovan 2 1 5"Save Me" ‡Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 3 1Singles in 1967 5"Happy Jack" 3 1 4"In the Country"Cliff Richard & The Shadows 6 1 9"I'm a Believer" 1 4 2"Any Way That You Want Me" 8 1 5"Night of Fear" 2 1 3"Standing in the Shadows of Love"Four Tops 6 1 5"Matthew and Son"Cat Stevens 2 2 5"Let's Spend the Night Together"/"Ruby Tuesday" 3 2 3"Hey Joe"The Jimi Hendrix Experience 6 2 3"I've Been a Bad, Bad Boy"Paul Jones 5 1 9"This Is My Song"Petula Clark 1 2 1"I'm a Man" 9 1 2"Sugar Town"Nancy Sinatra 8 1 11"Release Me" (#1)Engelbert Humperdinck 1 6 5"Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" 8 1 5"Here Comes My Baby" 4 2 7"Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever" 2 3 2"Peek-A-Boo" 7 1 3"Mellow Yellow"Donovan 8 1 7"Edelweiss"Vince Hill 2 1 4"On a Carousel" 4 1 3"There's a Kind of Hush"Herman's Hermits 7 1 4"Georgy Girl" 3 1 1"Detroit City"Tom Jones 8 1 4"Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear"The Alan Price Set 4 1 4"I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman"Whistling Jack Smith 5 1 5"This Is My Song"Harry Secombe 2 1 9"Puppet on a String" Sandie Shaw 1 3 9"Somethin' Stupid"Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra 1 2 5"A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" 3 2 4"Ha! Ha! Said the Clown"Manfred Mann 4 2 2"It's All Over"Cliff Richard 9 2 5"Purple Haze"The Jimi Hendrix Experience 3 1 2"Bernadette"Four Tops 8 1 3"I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun"Cat Stevens 6 1 3"I Can Hear the Grass Grow" 5 1 8"Dedicated to the One I Love"The Mamas & the Papas 2 1 3"Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings"Tom Jones 7 1 4"The Boat That I Row"Lulu 6 2 8"Silence Is Golden" 1 3 5"Pictures of Lily" 4 1 3"Seven Drunken Nights" 7 1 6"Waterloo Sunset" 2 2 5"Then I Kissed Her" 4 1 3"The Wind Cries Mary"The Jimi Hendrix Experience 6 1 10"A Whiter Shade of Pale"Procol Harum 1 6 9"There Goes My Everything"Engelbert Humperdinck 2 4 5"The Happening" 6 2 3"Sweet Soul Music"Arthur Conley 7 1 5"Carrie Anne" 3 2 4"Okay!"Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 4 1 3"Paper Sun"Traffic 5 1 7"She'd Rather Be with Me" 4 1 7"Alternate Title" 2 1 2"Groovin'" 8 1 7"It Must Be Him"Vikki Carr 2 1 3"If I Were a Rich Man"Topol 9 2 8"All You Need Is Love" 1 3 5"See Emily Play"Pink Floyd 6 1 1"Respect"Aretha Franklin 10 1 11"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)"Scott McKenzie 1 4 1"With a Little Help from My Friends"The Young Idea 10 1 4"Up, Up and Away" The Johnny Mann Singers 6 1 6"Death of a Clown"Dave Davies 3 2 9"I'll Never Fall in Love Again"Tom Jones 2 4 6"I Was Made to Love Her"Stevie Wonder 5 1 5"Just Loving You"Anita Harris 6 1 5"Even the Bad Times Are Good" 4 1 4"The House That Jack Built"The Alan Price Set 4 1 1"Creeque Alley"The Mamas & the Papas 9 1 14"The Last Waltz"Engelbert Humperdinck 1 5 4"We Love You"/"Dandelion" 8 1 7"Excerpt from A Teenage Opera"Keith West 2 2 6"Itchycoo Park"Small Faces 3 1 4"Let's Go to San Francisco" 4 1 1"Heroes and Villains" 8 1 5"Reflections"Diana Ross & the Supremes 5 2 7"Flowers in the Rain" 2 2 7"Hole in My Shoe"Traffic 2 1 2"The Day I Met Marie"Cliff Richard 10 2 8"Massachusetts"Bee Gees 1 4 5"The Letter" 5 1 4"There Must Be A Way" Frankie Vaughan 7 2 5"Homburg"Procol Harum 6 1 4"From the Underworld" 6 2 7"Baby, Now That I've Found You" 1 2 5"Zabadak!"Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 3 2 4"Autumn Almanac" 3 1 5"Love Is All Around" 5 1 2"San Franciscan Nights"Eric Burdon & The Animals 7 1 2"There Is a Mountain"Donovan 8 1 7"Let the Heartaches Begin"Long John Baldry 1 2 1"I Can See for Miles" 10 1 4"Everybody Knows" 2 2 9"If The Whole World Stopped Loving" Val Doonican 3 1 6"Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart"Gene Pitney 5 3 3"All My Love" Cliff Richard 6 1 9"Hello, Goodbye" 1 7 3"Careless Hands"Des O'Connor 6 1 2"World"Bee Gees 9 2 7"I'm Coming Home"Tom Jones 2 1 3"Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" Traffic 8 1 6"Thank U Very Much" ♦ 4 1 6"Magical Mystery Tour (EP)" 2 3 7"Daydream Believer" ♦ 5 1 5"Walk Away Renée" ♦Four Tops 3 1
Entries by artist
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1967, including singles that reached their peak in 1966 or 1968. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1967 is also shown.