List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1967 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard
adult contemporary chart
number-one hits of 1967. The chart was known as Easy Listening during this year.
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adult contemporary chart
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
number-one hits of 1967. The chart was known as Easy Listening during this year.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
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| January 7 | "That's Life That's Life (song) "That's Life" is a popular song written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon for Frank Sinatra, and released on his 1966 album of the same name. Both the album and the song proved major successes for Sinatra... " |
Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the... |
| January 14 | ||
| January 21 | "Sugar Town Sugar Town "Sugar Town" is a song written by songwriter-producer Lee Hazlewood and first recorded by American singer Nancy Sinatra in 1966. As a single released under the Reprise label, it peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1966, while reaching number one on the Easy Listening... " |
Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sandra Sinatra is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of singer/actor Frank Sinatra, and remains best known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'".... |
| January 28 | ||
| February 4 | "My Cup Runneth Over My Cup Runneth Over "My Cup Runneth Over" is a quotation from the Hebrew Bible and means "I have more than enough for my needs" though interpretations and usage may vary. Notably, it can be employed sarcastically to indicate that someone, e.g... " |
Ed Ames Ed Ames Ed Ames is an American popular singer and actor. He is best known for his pop and adult contemporary hits of the 1960s like "When the Snow is on the Roses" and the perennial "My Cup Runneth Over." He was part of a popular 1950s singing group called The Ames Brothers.-Early life:Born in Malden,... |
| February 11 | ||
| February 18 | ||
| February 25 | ||
| March 4 | "Lady Lady (Jack Jones song) "Lady" is a song with music by Larry Kusik and Charles Singleton and words by Bert Kaempfert and Herbert Rehbein. It was recorded by Jack Jones and released as a single in 1967. In March of that year, it spent four weeks at number one on the US Easy Listening chart, the final of three number ones... " |
Jack Jones Jack Jones (singer) John Allan "Jack" Jones is an American jazz and pop singer. He was one of the most popular vocalists of the 1960s.-Overview:... |
| March 11 | ||
| March 18 | ||
| March 25 | ||
| April 1 | "Somethin' Stupid Somethin' Stupid "Somethin' Stupid" is a song written by C. Carson Parks and originally recorded in 1966 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote, as "Carson and Gaile". It is best known in the hit version by Frank Sinatra and his daughter, Nancy Sinatra.... " |
Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra |
| April 8 | ||
| April 15 | ||
| April 22 | ||
| April 29 | ||
| May 6 | ||
| May 13 | ||
| May 20 | ||
| May 27 | ||
| June 3 | "Casino Royale" | Herb Alpert Herb Alpert Herbert "Herb" Alpert is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. He is also a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M Records... & the Tijuana Brass |
| June 10 | ||
| June 17 | "Time, Time Time, Time (song) "Time, Time" is the title track of a 1967 album by Ed Ames. The song is also known as "Tu As Beau Sourire" . It became Ames' second of three number ones on the Easy Listening chart in the US, when it topped the chart in June 1967. On the Billboard Hot 100, "Time, Time" peaked at number sixty-one.... " |
Ed Ames |
| June 24 | "Stop! And Think It Over Stop! And Think It Over "Stop! And Think it Over" is a 1967 song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett and performed by Perry Como. Released as a single, it was the first of three number ones for Como on the Easy Listening chart, spending a single week at the top in June 1967. On the Billboard Hot 100, it reached... " |
Perry Como Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr... |
| July 1 | "Mary in the Morning Mary in the Morning "Mary in the Morning" is a song written by American songwriter and record producer Michael Rashkow and singer Johnny Cymbal. "Mary in the Morning" was recorded by a number of artists including:* Elvis Presley* Glen Campbell* Guy Fletcher... " |
Al Martino Al Martino Al Martino was an American singer and actor. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid 1970s, being described as "one of the great Italian American pop crooners", and also became well known as an actor, particularly for his role as singer Johnny Fontane in The... |
| July 8 | ||
| July 15 | "Don't Sleep in the Subway Don't Sleep in the Subway "Don't Sleep in the Subway" is a song written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent and recorded by Petula Clark. Released in April 1967, it peaked at #5 on the US charts that June. It was Clark's final US top-ten single and the second of two #1 hits on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, following "I... " |
Petula Clark Petula Clark Petula Clark, CBE is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II... |
| July 22 | ||
| July 29 | ||
| August 5 | "It's Such a Pretty World Today It's Such a Pretty World Today "It's Such a Pretty World Today" is the title of a popular song released in 1967. The song was written by songwriter Dale Noe.The song was originally a country music single by singer Wynn Stewart... " |
Andy Russell Andy Russell (singer) Andy Russell was an American popular vocalist, specializing in traditional pop and Latin music.He was born Andrés Rabago Pérez in the Boyle Heights area of East Los Angeles. He was one of ten children born to parents who were Mexican immigrants of Spanish descent... |
| August 12 | "In the Chapel in the Moonlight In the Chapel in the Moonlight "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" is a 1936 popular song written by Billy Hill. The song was revived by Kitty Kallen in 1954. Her recording, which was released by Decca Records as catalog number 29130, reached number four on the Billboard charts and number five on the Cash Box Best Selling Record... " |
Dean Martin Dean Martin Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"... |
| August 19 | ||
| August 26 | ||
| September 2 | "The World We Knew (Over and Over) The World We Knew (Over and Over) "The World We Knew " is a popular song recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1967. It is based on a composition by Bert Kaempfert, a German musician and composer.... " |
Frank Sinatra |
| September 9 | ||
| September 16 | ||
| September 23 | ||
| September 30 | ||
| October 7 | "A Banda (Ah Bahn-da) A Banda (Ah Bahn-da) "A Banda " is a composition by Chico Buarque that was first performed by Astrud Gilberto. As an instrumental, the song was performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, who had their third and final number one on the Easy Listening chart in October 1967. It peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot... " |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass |
| October 14 | ||
| October 21 | "It Must Be Him It Must Be Him (song) "It Must Be Him" is a popular song with music written by Gilbert Bécaud, originally with French lyrics by Maurice Vidalin.-English language cover:... " |
Vikki Carr Vikki Carr Vikki Carr is an American singer and humanitarian from El Paso, Texas. She has performed in a variety of music genres, including jazz, pop and country, but has enjoyed her greatest success singing in Spanish.-Career:After taking the stage name 'Vikki Carr', she signed with Liberty Records in 1962... |
| October 28 | ||
| November 4 | ||
| November 11 | "More Than the Eye Can See" | Al Martino |
| November 18 | ||
| November 25 | "When the Snow Is on the Roses When the Snow Is on the Roses "When the Snow Is on the Roses" is a country music song made famous by Sonny James. The record became an Adult Contemporary hit for Ed Ames in 1967, spending four weeks at #1 on the Easy Listening chart, but only reached #98 on the Billboard Hot 100.... " |
Ed Ames |
| December 2 | ||
| December 9 | ||
| December 16 | ||
| December 23 | "Cold" | John Gary John Gary John Gary was an American singer and a technically accomplished vocalist.-Early life:John Gary Strader started singing at the age of 5. He joined his older sister, Shirley Strader. At the age of 9, he won a 3-year scholarship to the prestigious Cathedral School of St John in Manhattan. He... |
| December 30 | ||
See also
- 1967 in music1967 in musicThe summer of 1967 is "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles The summer of 1967 is "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles The...
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart