US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 2nd September, 1967 

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending September 2, 1967

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 2nd September, 1967

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US Top 40 Singles – 2nd September, 1967

TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 1 ODE TO BILLIE JOE –•– Bobbie Gentry (Capitol)-5 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-7 (1)
3 8 REFLECTIONS –•– Diana Ross and the Supremes (Motown)-4 (3)
4 4 LIGHT MY FIRE –•– The Doors (Elektra)-14 (1)
5 5 BABY I LOVE YOU –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-7 (5)
6 14 COME BACK WHEN YOU GROW UP –•– Bobby Vee and the Strangers (Liberty)-7 (6)
7 7 COLD SWEAT (Part 1) –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-8 (7)
8 3 PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAY –•– The Monkees (Colgems)-7 (3)
9 9 YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (9)
10 6 I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-13 (2)

11 15 WORDS –•– The Monkees (Colgems)-7 (11)
12 12 HEROES AND VILLAINS –•– The Beach Boys (Brother)-5 (12)
13 13 I THANK THE LORD FOR THE NIGHT TIME –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-8 (13)
14 19 APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE –•– Jay and the Techniques (Smash)-8 (14)
15 25 THE LETTER –•– The Box Tops (Mala)-4 (15)
16 10 A WHITER SHADE OF PALE –•– Procol Harum (Deram)-11 (5)
17 11 A GIRL LIKE YOU –•– The Young Rascals (Atlantic)-8 (10)
18 18 CARRIE-ANNE –•– The Hollies (Epic)-12 (9)
19 29 FUNKY BROADWAY –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-5 (19)
20 28 (I Wanna) TESTIFY –•– The Parliaments (Revilot)-10 (20)

21 16 SILENCE IS GOLDEN –•– The Tremeloes (Epic)-12 (11)
22 27 BROWN EYED GIRL –•– Van Morrison (Bang)-8 (22)
23 23 FAKIN’ IT –•– Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)-6 (23)
24 36 THERE IS A MOUNTAIN –•– Donovan (Epic)-4 (24)
25 26 SAN FRANCISCAN NIGHTS –•– Eric Burdon and the Animals (MGM)-5 (25)
26 17 TO LOVE SOMEBODY –•– The Bee Gees (Atco)-8 (17)
27 45 (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-4 (27)
28 37 YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-5 (28)
29 54 I HAD A DREAM –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay (Columbia)-3 (29)
30 31 THE WORLD WE KNEW (Over and Over) –•– Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-5 (30)

31 22 MERCY, MERCY, MERCY –•– The Buckinghams (Columbia)-12 (5)
32 33 THE WINDOWS OF THE WORLD –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-6 (32)
33 43 GROOVIN’ –•– Booker T. and the MG’s (Stax)-5 (33)
34 30 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL & FEEL SO GOOD (Medley) –•– Bunny Sigler (Parkway)-11 (22)
35 24 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU –•– Frankie Valli (Philips)-16 (2)
36 72 TWELVE THIRTY (Young Girls Are Coming To the Canyon) –•– The Mamas and the Papas (Dunhill)-2 (36)
37 47 THINGS I SHOULD HAVE SAID –•– The Grass Roots (Dunhill)-4 (37)
38 48 I DIG ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)-3 (38)
39 21 HYPNOTIZED –•– Linda Jones (Loma)-11 (21)
40 75 GETTIN’ TOGETHER –•– Tommy James and the Shondells (Roulette)-2 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 2nd September, 1967

43 32 THE SWEETEST THING THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN –•– Chris Bartley (Vando)-7 (32)
47 20 MY MAMMY –•– The Happenings (B.T. Puppy)-8 (13)
48 39 EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Soul)-9 (39)

POWER PLAYS – 2nd September, 1967

41 51 BLUE’S THEME –•– Davie Allan and the Arrows (Tower)-13 (41)
42 52 ZIP CODE –•– The Five Americans (Abnak)-4 (42)
44 44 SHOOT YOUR SHOT –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-7 (44)
45 50 HA HA SAID THE CLOWN –•– The Yardbirds (Epic)-5 (45)
46 56 GIMME LITTLE SIGN –•– Brenton Wood (Double Shot)-4 (46)
49 59 LITTLE OLE WINE DRINKER, ME –•– Dean Martin (Reprise)-3 (49)
50 60 IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS –•– Sonny and Cher (Atco)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 2nd September, 1967

71 — LITTLE OLE MAN (Uptight-Everything’s Alright) –•– Bill Cosby (Warner Brothers)-1 (71)
72 — THE CAT IN THE WINDOW (The Bird In the Sky) –•– Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-1 (72)
79 — JUST OUT OF REACH (Of My Two Empty Arms) –•– Percy Sledge (Atlantic)-1 (79)
80 — IT MUST BE HIM –•– Vikki Carr (Liberty)-1 (80)
82 — TAKE A LOOK –•– Aretha Franklin (Columbia)-1 (82)
83 — EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART –•– The Soul Survivors (Crimson)-1 (83)
84 — BALLAD OF YOU AND ME AND POONEIL –•– Jefferson Airplane (RCA Victor)-1 (84)
87 — KNUCKLEHEAD –•– The Bar-Kays (Volt)-1 (87)
88 — GET TOGETHER –•– The Youngbloods (RCA Victor)-1 (88)
89 — IT’S GOT TO BE MELLOW –•– Leon Haywood (Decca)-3 (86)
90 — I CAN’T STAY AWAY FROM YOU –•– The Impressions (ABC)-1 (90)
94 — PAPER SUN –•– Traffic Featuring Stevie Winwood (United Artists)-1 (94)
95 — PENNY ARCADE –•– The Cyrkle (Columbia)-1 (95)
96 — THE LOOK OF LOVE –•– Dusty Springfield (Philips)-4 (94)
98 — THERE GOES THE LOVER –•– Gene Chandler (Brunswick)-1 (98)
99 — NEARER TO YOU –•– Betty Harris (Sansu)-3 (85)
100 — REQUIEM FOR THE MASSES –•– The Association (Warner Brothers)-1 (100)