Pick Your Top 10 of 1967

[Dawn]

Going back 40 years this time. Here are the top 100 songs from the year 1967.

01. To Sir With Love » Lulu
02. The Letter » Box Tops
03. Ode To Billie Joe » Bobby Gentry
04. Windy » Association
05. I'm A Believer » Monkees
06. Light My Fire » Doors
07. Somethin' Stupid » Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra
08. Happy Together » Turtles
09. Groovin' » Young Rascals
10. Can't Take My Eyes Off You » Frankie Valli
11. Little Bit O' Soul » Music Explosion
12. I Think We're Alone Now » Tommy James & The Shondells
13. Respect » Aretha Franklin
14. I Was Made To Love Her » Stevie Wonder
15. Come Back When You Grow Up » Bobby Vee & The Strangers
17. Sweet Soul Music » Arthur Conley
18. Kind Of A Drag » Buckinghams
18. Expressway To Your Heart » Soul Survivors
19. Soul Man » Sam & Dave
20. Never My Love » Association
21. Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie » Jay & The Techniques
22. Come On Down To My Boat » Every Mothers' Son
23. Incense And Peppermints » Strawberry Alarm Clock
24. Ruby Tuesday » Rolling Stones
25. It Must Be Him » Vicki Carr
27. For What It's Worth » Buffalo Springfield
28. Gimme Little Sign » Brenton Wood
28. Love Is Here And Now You're Gone » Supremes
29. The Happening » Supremes
30. All You Need Is Love » Beatles
31. Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) » Engelbert Humperdinck
32. Your Precious Love » Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
33. Somebody To Love » Jefferson Airplane
34. Get On Up » Esquires
35. Brown Eyed Girl » Van Morrison
36. Jimmy Mack » Martha & The Vandella
37. I Got Rhythm » Happenings
38. A Whiter Shade Of Pale » Procol Harum
39. Don't You Care » Buckinghams
40. Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye » Casinos
41. Reflections » Diana Ross & The Supremes
42. On A Carousel » Hollies
43. Please Love Me Forever » Bobby Vinton
44. Alfie » Dionne Warwick
45. San Francisco » Scott Mckenzie
45. Silence Is Golden » Tremeloes
46. My Cup Runneth Over » Ed Ames
47. Up, Up And Away » Fifth Dimension
49. The Rain, The Park And Other Things » Cowsills
50. There's A Kind Of Hush » Herman's Hermits
51. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy » Buckinghams
52. This Is My Song » Petula Clark
53. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher » Jackie Wilson
54. I've Been Lonely Too Long » Young Rascals
55. Penny Lane » Beatles
56. You're My Everything » Temptations
57. Georgy Girl » Seekers
58. Western Union » Five Americans
59. Baby I Love You » Aretha Franklin
60. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You » Monkees
61. California Nights » Lesley Gore
62. Dedicated To The One I Love » Mama's & The Papa's
63. How Can I Be Sure » Young Rascals
64. Carrie Ann » Hollies
65. (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet » Blue Magoos
66. Friday On My Mind » Easy Beats
67. Soul Finger » Bar-Kays
68. Gimme Some Lovin' » Spencer Davis Group
69. Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) » Hombres
70. Let's Live For Today » Grass Roots
71. Close Your Eyes » Peaches & Herb
72. Groovin' » Booker T & The MG's
73. Funky Broadway » Wilson Pickett
74. Pleasant Valley Sunday » Monkees
75. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) » Aretha Franklin
76. Tell It Like It Is » Aaron Neville
77. Cold Sweat » James Brown & The Famous Flames
78. She'd Rather Be With Me » Turtles
79. 98.6 » Keith
80. Here We Go Again » Ray Charles
81. White Rabbit » Jefferson Airplane
82. Bernadette » Four Tops
83. The Beat Goes On » Sonny & Cher
84. Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron » Royal Guardsmen
85. Society's Child » Janis Ian
86. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon » Neil Diamond
87. Ain't No Mountain High Enough » Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
88. I Take It Back » Sandy Posey
89. Here Comes My Baby » Tremeloes
90. Everlasting Love » Robert Knight
91. I Dig Rock And Roll Music » Peter, Paul & Mary
92. Litle Ole Man (Uptight-everything's Alright) » Bill Cosby
93. I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night » Electric Prunes
94. Daydream Believer » Monkees
95. Baby I Need Your Lovin' » Johnny Rivers
97. Mirage » Tommy James & The Shondells
98. Green, Green Grass Of Home » Tom Jones
98. I Can See For Miles » Who
99. Don't Sleep In The Subway » Petula Clark
100. Thank The Lord For The Night Time » Neil Diamond

My choices were:
04. Windy » Association
06. Light My Fire » Doors
08. Happy Together » Turtles
09. Groovin' » Young Rascals
23. Incense And Peppermints » Strawberry Alarm Clock
47. Up, Up And Away » Fifth Dimension
49. The Rain, The Park And Other Things » Cowsills
55. Penny Lane » Beatles
60. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You » Monkees
79. 98.6 » Keith

Was this ever an awesome year for music! Lots of great choices on this list. I noticed Strawberry Fields Forever wasn't listed (though it was released as a single w/Penny Lane), but had it been included, it definitely would have been one of my top 10.

Which 10 will you choose?

("3 Lost Hits" will be back at the end of next week.)

[Ken]

My top 10 of 1967 - groovy! I couldn't agree more with you Dawn, it was an incredible year.

1.Penny Lane » Beatles
2.Friday On My Mind » Easy Beats
3.I'm A Believer » Monkees
4.On A Carousel » Hollies
5.The Letter » Box Tops
6.Ruby Tuesday » Rolling Stones
7.Light My Fire » Doors
8.Gimme Some Lovin' » Spencer Davis Group
9.Sweet Soul Music » Arthur Conley
10.Let's Live For Today » Grass Roots

[gremashlo]

A tough pick...but here goes--


05. I'm A Believer » Monkees
13. Respect » Aretha Franklin
17. Sweet Soul Music » Arthur Conley
18. Expressway To Your Heart » Soul Survivors
38. A Whiter Shade Of Pale » Procol Harum
53. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher » Jackie Wilson
68. Gimme Some Lovin' » Spencer Davis Group
78. She'd Rather Be With Me » Turtles
89. Here Comes My Baby » Tremeloes
95. Baby I Need Your Lovin' » Johnny Rivers

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

-18. Expressway To Your Heart » Soul Survivors
-20. Never My Love » Association
-24. Ruby Tuesday » Rolling Stones
-27. For What It's Worth » Buffalo Springfield
-30. All You Need Is Love » Beatles
-37. I Got Rhythm » Happenings
-42. On A Carousel » Hollies
-62. Dedicated To The One I Love » Mamas & The Papas
-68. Gimme Some Lovin' » Spencer Davis Group
-90. Everlasting Love » Robert Knight

This was one of the toughest ones yet!!!!

[H2IZCOOL]

One of my favorite years for music.

First - from my top 250:

Ode To Billie Joe » Bobby Gentry
Happy Together » Turtles
Little Bit O' Soul » Music Explosion
Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) » Engelbert Humperdinck ( )
Brown Eyed Girl » Van Morrison
San Francisco » Scott Mckenzie
Silence Is Golden » Tremeloes
How Can I Be Sure » Young Rascals
Friday On My Mind » Easy Beats

9 songs in my top 250 !!

... and one more

Can't Take My Eyes Off You » Frankie Valli

[Cool Hand Logan]

06. Light My Fire » Doors
63. How Can I Be Sure » Young Rascals
09. Groovin' » Young Rascals
04. Windy » Association
08. Happy Together » Turtles
02. The Letter » Box Tops
79. 98.6 » Keith
33. Somebody To Love » Jefferson Airplane
49. The Rain, The Park And Other Things » Cowsills
57. Georgy Girl » Seekers

[55dodger]

My top ten from the year that brought us the "Summer of Love"

Light My Fire
Brown-Eyed Girl
Happy Together
San Francisco
Somebody to Love
For What It's Worth
Whiter Shade of Pale
White Rabbit
Gimme Some Lovin'
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You

[edehl]

This is impossible to narrow down to 10 because I adore so many of these songs, so I'll list a few of my faves without repeating the same group. Definitely my favorite year for music.

Windy » Association
I'm A Believer » Monkees
Light My Fire » Doors
Happy Together » Turtles
Kind Of A Drag » Buckinghams
Incense And Peppermints » Strawberry Alarm Clock
All You Need Is Love » Beatles
Brown Eyed Girl » Van Morrison
Up, Up And Away » Fifth Dimension
Friday On My Mind » Easy Beats
Let's Live For Today » Grass Roots