1967 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1967.

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List of years in country music (table)
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Top hits of the year

Number one hits

United States

(as certified by Billboard)

DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1CAN peakSpec. Note
February 11 Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) Loretta Lynn 1 [A]
February 18 Where Does the Good Times Go Buck Owens and the Buckaroos 4 [2]
  • Returns to Number One March 11
March 4 The Fugitive Merle Haggard and the Strangers 1
March 25 I Won't Come In While He's There Jim Reeves 1 [B]
April 1 Walk Through This World With Me George Jones 2
  • Jones' first Billboard Number One since "She Thinks I Still Care" in 1962.
April 15 Lonely Again Eddy Arnold 2
April 29 Need You Sonny James 2
May 13 Sam's Place Buck Owens and the Buckaroos3
June 3 It's Such a Pretty World Today Wynn Stewart 2 [C]
June 17 All the Time Jack Greene 4 [1]
July 22 With One Exception David Houston 1
July 29 Tonight Carmen Marty Robbins 1
August 5 I'll Never Find Another You Sonny James4
September 2 Branded Man Merle Haggard and the Strangers1
September 9 Your Tender Loving Care Buck Owens and the Buckaroos1
September 16 My Elusive Dreams David Houston and Tammy Wynette 2 [A] – Tammy Wynette
September 30 Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got) Leon Ashley 17 [C]
October 7 Turn the World Around Eddy Arnold14
October 14 I Don't Wanna Play House Tammy Wynette33
November 4 You Mean the World to Me David Houston2
November 18 It's the Little Things Sonny James52
December 23 For Loving You Bill Anderson and Jan Howard 49 [C] – Jan Howard
Notes
  • 1 ^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard .
  • 2 ^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A ^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B ^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C ^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

Canada

(as certified by RPM)

DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1U.S. peakSpec. Note
January 21The Weatherman Gary Buck 5
February 25Whistling on the River Mercey Brothers 7 [A], [2]
  • Stayed at No. 1 for 6 weeks in December 1966 – January 1967.
  • Fell to #2 on the week of January 21, 1967.
March 4Take This Heart of Mine Odie Workman 2 [C]
March 18Whirlpool Bambi Lynn 2 [C]
April 1Ten Foot Pole Johnny Ellis 3 [C]
April 22Irena Cheyenne Jimmy Arthur Ordge 3 [A]
May 13Uncle TomMercey Brothers6 [2]
  • Fell to #2 on the week of June 3, 1967.
June 3I Can't Even Do Wrong Right Johnny Burke 2 [C]
July 8It's Just About Over Johnny Clark 3 [C]
July 29The Alcan Run Bud Roberts 2 [C]
August 12I Got What I Wanted The Rainvilles 3 [C]
September 2Take the Bad with the Good Lynn Jones 1 [A]
September 9The Sound That Makes Me Blue Dianne Leigh 4
October 7Human Nature Orval Prophet 2 [A]
October 21Too Far Gone Lucille Starr 372 [A]
November 11 You Mean the World to Me David Houston 3 [A]
December 2Gardenias in Her Hair Marty Robbins 19 [A]
December 9Deep Water Carl Smith 110 [C]
December 16 Mary in the Morning Tommy Hunter 266 [C]
December 30It Takes People Like You
(To Make People Like Me)
Buck Owens 22
Notes
  • 2 ^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A ^ First RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C ^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.

Other major hits

Singles released by American artists

USCANSingleArtist
10Anything Your Heart Desires Billy Walker
2720The Ballad of Water Hole #3 Roger Miller
3Bear with Me a Little LongerBilly Walker
14Bob The Willis Brothers
134Bottle, Bottle Jim Ed Brown
6Break My Mind George Hamilton IV
5 Burning a Hole in My Mind Connie Smith
18 Burning Bridges Glen Campbell
20California Up Tight Band Flatt & Scruggs
9 'Cause I Have You Wynn Stewart
16Charleston Railroad Tavern Bobby Bare
84 The Chokin' Kind Waylon Jennings
4 Cincinnati, Ohio Connie Smith
2The Cold Hard Facts of Life Porter Wagoner
14Come Kiss Me LoveBobby Bare
9 Danny Boy Ray Price
18Diesel on My Tail Jim & Jesse
12A Dime at a Time Del Reeves
43 Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger Charley Pride
8Don't Squeeze My Sharmon Charlie Walker
8Drifting Apart Warner Mack
24Dumb Blonde Dolly Parton
65Fool Fool Fool Webb Pierce
11 Fuel to the Flame Skeeter Davis
8Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings Don Gibson
5 Get While the Gettin's Good Bill Anderson
20Goodbye Wheeling Mel Tillis
11Green RiverWaylon Jennings
7Happy Tracks Kenny Price
16He's Got a Way with Women Hank Thompson
12 Heart, We Did All We Could Jean Shepard
12How Fast Them Trucks Can Go Claude Gray
4How Long Will It TakeWarner Mack
3Hurt Her Once for Me The Wilburn Brothers
5 I Can't Get There from Here George Jones
17I Didn't Jump the Fence Red Sovine
6 I Know One Charley Pride
9I Never Had the One I WantedClaude Gray
1119I Taught Her Everything She KnowsBilly Walker
2 I Threw Away the Rose Merle Haggard
10 I'll Come Runnin' Connie Smith
616I'm Still Not Over YouRay Price
5 If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away) Lynn Anderson
7 If My Heart Had Windows George Jones
12If the Whole World Stopped Lovin' Roy Drusky
7 If You're Not Gone Too Long Loretta Lynn
18In Del RioBilly Walker
2 Jackson Johnny Cash and June Carter
13Juanita Jones Stu Phillips
15Jukebox Charlie Johnny Paycheck
15JuliePorter Wagoner
9 Just Between You and Me Charley Pride
13Just Beyond the Moon Tex Ritter
11 Life Turned Her That Way Mel Tillis
13 Like a Fool Dottie West
9 Little Old Wine Drinker Me Robert Mitchum
6Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' ManJohnny Cash and June Carter
3A Loser's Cathedral David Houston
12Love Me and Make It All Better Bobby Lewis
4814Mabel (You Have Been a Friend to Me) Billy Grammer
5 Mama Spank Liz Anderson
12Mental RevengeWaylon Jennings
3 Misty Blue Eddy Arnold
13Motel Time AgainJohnny Paycheck
16Mr. Shorty Marty Robbins
12My Kind of Love Dave Dudley
10 No One's Gonna Hurt You Anymore Bill Anderson
16No Tears MiladyMarty Robbins
17 Ode to Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry
17Oh! Woman Nat Stuckey
4Once Ferlin Husky
8 Paper Mansions Dottie West
9 Phantom 309 Red Sovine
15The Piney Wood HillsBobby Bare
3 Pop a Top Jim Ed Brown
15Promises and Hearts (Were Made to Break) Stonewall Jackson
13Roarin' AgainThe Wilburn Brothers
9 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town Johnny Darrell
10Ruthless The Statler Brothers
16Sneaking 'Cross the Border The Harden Trio
17Something Fishy Dolly Parton
5Stamp Out LonelinessStonewall Jackson
16The Storm Jim Reeves
16Sweet Misery Jimmy Dean
16 Tear Time Wilma Burgess
11 Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine Wanda Jackson
7Urge for GoingGeorge Hamilton IV
7Walkin' in the SunshineRoger Miller
13 A Wanderin' Man Jeannie Seely
5 What Does It Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied) Skeeter Davis
56 What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am) Loretta Lynn
28What Locks the Door Jack Greene
17 What's Come Over My Baby Dottie West
14Where Could I Go (But to Her)David Houston
413 A Woman in Love Bonnie Guitar
10The Words I'm Gonna Have to Eat Bill Phillips
20You Beat All I Ever SawJohnny Cash
18You Can Have HerJim Ed Brown
10You Can't Have Your Kate and Edith, TooThe Statler Brothers
14You Pushed Me Too FarFerlin Husky
262You've Been So Good to Me Van Trevor
17 Your Forevers (Don't Last Very Long) Jean Shepard
3 Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad Tammy Wynette

Singles released by Canadian artists

USCANSingleArtist
3The Battle of the Little Big Horn Tommy Hunter
5Blue Is the Colour Billy Stoltz
5Build a Scaffold Way Up High Doug Lycett
2Chew Tobacco Road Irwin Prescott
2Cup of DisgraceTommy Hunter
5Don't Speak to Me of Loneliness Dougie Trineer
18Down at the Pawn Shop Hank Snow
5The Fool Dick Nolan
7The Homecoming Ralph Carlson
3I Did It The Whippoorwills
3The Johnson FamilyRalph Carlson
2015Learnin' a New Way of LifeHank Snow
4Leave Me a Memory Johnny Ellis
10Lone Star Rag Frankie Rodgers
4Love's Gonna Come Back Gary Buck
2Loving Day Johnny Burke
2Model “T”Irwin Prescott
6Transport BluesRalph Carlson
6Walkin' with the BluesBilly Stoltz
3Why Can't He Be You Dianne Leigh
4Why Did You Hurt Me Merv Smith
6You're the Least of My Worries Hugh Scott
5Your Special Day Myrna Lorrie

Top new album releases

SingleArtistRecord Label
12 Greatest Hits Patsy Cline Decca
Bill Anderson's Greatest Hits Bill Anderson Decca
Branded Man Merle Haggard Capitol
Carryin' On with Johnny Cash & June Carter Johnny Cash and June Carter Columbia
Get While the Gettin's Good Bill AndersonDecca
Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Johnny CashColumbia
Heart, We Did All That We Could Jean Shepard Capitol
Hello, I'm Dolly Dolly Parton Monument
It's Such a Pretty World Today Wynn Stewart Capitol
Just Between You And Me Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton RCA
Love of the Common People Waylon Jennings RCA
The One and Only Waylon JenningsRCA
Promises, Promises Lynn Anderson Chart
This Is Jan Howard Country Jan Howard Decca
Waylon Sings Ol' Harlan Waylon Jennings RCA

Other top albums

SingleArtistRecord Label
Blue Side of Lonesome Jim Reeves RCA
By the Time I Get to Phoenix Glen Campbell Capitol
The Cold Hard Facts of Life Porter Wagoner RCA
Cookin' Up Hits Liz Anderson RCA
The Country Way Charley Pride RCA
Walk Through This World with Me George Jones Musicor
Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) Loretta Lynn Decca
Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads Dottie West RCA
The Game of Triangles Bobby Bare and Liz Anderson RCA
Gentle on My Mind Glen Campbell Capitol
Hand In Hand With Jesus Skeeter Davis RCA
I Can Do Nothing Alone Bill Anderson Decca
I'll Help You Forget Her Dottie West RCA
Jackson Ain't a Very Big Town Norma Jean RCA
Lonely Again Eddy Arnold RCA
Love's Gonna Happen to Me Wynn Stewart Capitol
My Elusive Dreams Tammy Wynette Epic
Nashville Women Hank Locklin RCA
Please Don't Squeeze My Charmin Charlie Walker Epic
The Pride of Country Music Charley Pride RCA
Queen Of Honky Tonk Street Kitty Wells Decca
Reckless Love Affair Wanda Jackson Capitol
Ride, Ride, Ride Lynn Anderson Chart
Skeeter Sings Buddy Holly Skeeter Davis RCA
Soul of a Convict Porter Wagoner RCA
Thanks, Hank! Jeannie Seely Monument
Turn the World Around Eddy Arnold RCA
With All My Heart and Soul Dottie West RCA
You'll Always Have My Love Wanda Jackson and The Party Timers Capitol
Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long Jean Shepard Capitol
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad Tammy Wynette Epic

Births

Deaths

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Major awards

Grammy Awards

Academy of Country Music

Country Music Association

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