List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1967 (U.S.)

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Ed Ames had three number ones in 1967.

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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The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard Year-End Adult Contemporary singles of 1967 Chart (Dec.30, 1967).
Issue DateSongArtist
January 7"That's Life" Frank Sinatra
January 14
January 21"Sugar Town" Nancy Sinatra
January 28
February 4"My Cup Runneth Over" Ed Ames
February 11
February 18
February 25
March 4"Lady" Jack Jones
March 11
March 18
March 25
April 1"Somethin' Stupid"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 & the Tijuana Brass
June 10
June 17"Time, Time"Ed Ames
June 24"Stop! And Think It Over" Perry Como
July 1"Mary in the Morning" Al Martino
July 8
July 15"Don't Sleep in the Subway" Petula Clark
July 22
July 29
August 5"It's Such a Pretty World Today" Andy Russell
August 12"In the Chapel in the Moonlight" Dean Martin
August 19
August 26
September 2"The World We Knew (Over and Over)"Frank Sinatra
September 9
September 16
September 23
September 30
October 7"A Banda (Ah Bahn-da)"Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
October 14
October 21"It Must Be Him" Vikki Carr
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"Ed Ames
December 2
December 9
December 16
December 23"Cold" John Gary
December 30

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The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to Billboard by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in Billboard magazine on July 17, 1961. Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening(1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles(1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles(1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks(1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary(1983–present).

Somethin Stupid Song written by C. Carson Parks

"Somethin' Stupid", also "Something Stupid", is a song written by C. Carson Parks. It was originally recorded in 1966 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote, as Carson and Gaile. The song is best known in the 1967 version by Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy Sinatra, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2001, a cover version by British vocalist Robbie Williams and Australian actress Nicole Kidman reached number one in the UK Singles Chart.

Venus (Frankie Avalon song) song written by Ed Marshall and Peter DeAngelis

"Venus" is a song written by Ed Marshall and Peter DeAngelis. The most successful and best-known recording of the track was done by Frankie Avalon and released in 1959, where it reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100.

Just One Look (song) 1963 single by Doris Troy

"Just One Look" is a song co-written by American R&B singers Doris Troy and Gregory Carroll. The recording by Doris Troy was a hit in 1963. The Hollies, Anne Murray and Linda Ronstadt recorded hit versions of their own. There have also been many other versions of this song.

"Am I That Easy to Forget" is the title of a popular song written by country music singer Carl Belew and W.S. Stevenson and published in 1958. Belew recorded his song in Nashville on December 17, 1958, and released the single in March 1959, where it reached number nine on the U.S. country music chart. Other country music artists who have recorded cover versions of the song include: Skeeter Davis ; Ernest Tubb (1960); Gene Vincent (1966); George Jones (1967); Patti Page (1968); Jim Reeves ; and Prairie Oyster (1991).

"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.

"Our Winter Love" is an instrumental composition by Johnny Cowell, which was a hit single for Bill Pursell. Pursell's version was recorded in 1962, released as a single in January 1963, and spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963, peaking at No. 9 on March 30, while reaching No. 4 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart, No. 20 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, No. 12 in Australia, and No. 25 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.

"My Kind of Girl" is a 1961 song originally released by Matt Monro. Monro's version reached number 5 on the UK's Record Retailer chart, while a version by Frank Sinatra and Count Basie reached number 35 the following year.

"Lay Some Happiness on Me" is a song that was first released by Eddy Arnold in 1966, on the album Somebody Like Me. The song became a hit in 1967, when it was released by Dean Martin and by Bobby Wright.

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See also

The year 1967 was an important one for psychedelic rock, and was famous for its "Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It saw major releases from The Beatles, Small Faces, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Big Brother and The Holding Company, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, Traffic, Pink Floyd, Love, The Beach Boys, Cream, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Velvet Underground, Procol Harum, The Monkees, and The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

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