List of number-one singles in 1967 (New Zealand)
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Grey shading indicates a song of New Zealand origin.| Week | Artist | Title | Album |
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| 27 January | The Beach Boys The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962... |
Good Vibrations Good Vibrations "Good Vibrations" is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys. Composed and produced by Brian Wilson, the song's lyrics were written by Wilson and Mike Love.... |
Smiley Smile Smiley Smile Smiley Smile is the twelfth studio album by The Beach Boys, issued in 1967. Released in the place of the much-touted Smile, Smiley Smile is widely considered to be under-produced, and it was received with indifference and confusion upon its unveiling... |
| 3 February | Tommy Roe Tommy Roe Tommy Roe is an American pop music singer-songwriter.Best-remembered for his hits "Sheila" and "Dizzy" , critic Bill Dahl wrote that Roe was "widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of the late 1960s, but Roe cut some pretty decent rockers along the way, especially early in his... |
Hooray For Hazel | |
| 10 February | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich , were a British pop/rock group of the 1960s. Two of their single releases sold in excess of one million copies each, and they reached Number One in the UK with the second of them, "The Legend of Xanadu".-Biography:Five friends from Wiltshire, David John Harman,... |
Bend It | |
| 17 February | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | Bend It | |
| 24 February | The Monkees The Monkees The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,... |
I'm A Believer I'm a Believer "I'm a Believer" is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending December 31, 1966 and remained there for seven weeks,... |
More of The Monkees More of The Monkees More of The Monkees is the second full-length album by The Monkees. It was recorded in late 1966 and released on Colgems label #102 on January 9, 1967. It was number one on the Billboard 200 for 18 weeks—the longest of any Monkees album. It also went to number one in the UK. In the U.S... |
| 3 March | The Monkees | I'm A Believer | More of The Monkees |
| 10 March | The Monkees | I'm A Believer | More of The Monkees |
| 17 March | The Monkees | I'm A Believer | More of The Monkees |
| 24 March | The Monkees | I'm A Believer | More of The Monkees |
| 31 March | The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr... |
Penny Lane Penny Lane "Penny Lane" is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney. It was credited to Lennon–McCartney.Recorded during the Sgt. Pepper sessions, "Penny Lane" was released in February 1967 as one side of a double A-sided single, along with "Strawberry Fields Forever". Both songs were later included... |
Magical Mystery Tour Magical Mystery Tour (album) The soundtrack was far more favourably received than the film. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for best album in 1968 and reached number 1 in the US for eight weeks... |
| 7 April | The Beatles | Penny Lane | Magical Mystery Tour |
| 14 April | The La De Dahs | Hey Baby Hey Baby Hey Baby may refer to:In music:* "Hey! Baby", a song by Bruce Channel, notably covered by Anne Murray and by DJ Ötzi* "Hey Baby" * "Hey Baby ", a song by Ashanti* "Hey Baby ", a song by Bow Wow and Omarion... |
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| 21 April | The La De Dahs | Hey Baby | |
| 28 April | The Seekers The Seekers The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States... |
Georgy Girl Georgy Girl (song) "Georgy Girl", written by Tom Springfield and Jim Dale , is the title song performed by The Seekers for the the film of the same name. Across late 1966 and early 1967, the song became a #1 Australian hit and a #3 UK hit... |
Georgie Girl OST |
| 5 May | Cat Stevens Cat Stevens Yusuf Islam , commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam.... |
Matthew and Son Matthew and Son - American LP release :- Personnel :* Cat Stevens: guitars, Piano, Hammond organ, vocals.* John Paul Jones, Bass guitar * All instruments arranged by Alan Tew.* Mike Hurst: Producer, engineer, liner notes.... |
Matthew and Son |
| 12 May | Cat Stevens | Matthew and Son | Matthew and Son |
| 19 May | The Bee Gees | Spicks and Specks Spicks and Specks (song) "Spicks and Specks" is a song by The Bee Gees .An instrumental version of the song is part of the soundtrack for Melody, which also featured several other Bee Gees songs.-Live performances:... |
Spicks and Specks Spicks and Specks (album) Spicks and Specks is the Bee Gees' second album. It was released in Australia in 1966 as Monday's Rain with "Spicks and Specks" released as the album's first single. The album was quickly re-released as Spicks and Specks to capitalize on the success of the single... |
| 26 May | The Bee Gees | Spicks and Specks Spicks and Specks (song) "Spicks and Specks" is a song by The Bee Gees .An instrumental version of the song is part of the soundtrack for Melody, which also featured several other Bee Gees songs.-Live performances:... |
Spicks and Specks Spicks and Specks (album) Spicks and Specks is the Bee Gees' second album. It was released in Australia in 1966 as Monday's Rain with "Spicks and Specks" released as the album's first single. The album was quickly re-released as Spicks and Specks to capitalize on the success of the single... |
| 2 June | The Monkees The Monkees The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,... |
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" is a song by Neil Diamond that was released by The Monkees in 1967 . Davy Jones sang the lead vocal . It went to #1 in the US Cashbox charts and #2 on the Billboard charts... |
(non-album single) |
| 9 June | The Monkees | A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You | (non-album single) |
| 16 June | The Monkees | A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You | |
| 23 June | Mr. Lee Grant Mr. Lee Grant Bogdan Kominowski, , as Mr. Lee Grant, was a popular and influential early New Zealand pop star. Under his birth name he later had a successful singing and acting career - starring in stage shows such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Elvis the Musical, TV shows and the James Bond movie "A View To A... |
Opportunity | |
| 30 June | Sandie Shaw Sandie Shaw Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest... |
Puppet on a String Puppet on a String "Puppet on a String" is the name of the Eurovision Song Contest-winning song in 1967 by British singer Sandie Shaw. It was her thirteenth UK single release.... |
(non-album single) |
| 7 July | Sandie Shaw | Puppet on a String | (non-album single) |
| 14 July | Sandie Shaw | Puppet on a String | (non-album single) |
| 21 July | The Tremeloes The Tremeloes The Tremeloes are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, Essex, and still active today.-Career:They formed as Brian Poole and the Tremoloes influenced by Buddy Holly and The Crickets... |
Silence is Golden | (non-album single) |
| 28 July | The Tremeloes | Silence is Golden | (non-album single) |
| 4 August | The Tremeloes | Silence is Golden | (non-album single) |
| 11 August | Procol Harum Procol Harum Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"... |
A Whiter Shade of Pale A Whiter Shade of Pale "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut song by the British band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967, and stayed there for six weeks. Without much promotion, it reached #5 on the US charts, as well... |
Procol Harum Procol Harum (album) Procol Harum is the self-titled first album by British rock band Procol Harum, released in September 1967. The original Deram release of the LP included a large poster of the album cover artwork by Dickinson.... |
| 18 August | The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr... |
All You Need Is Love All You Need Is Love "All You Need Is Love" is a song written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was first performed by The Beatles on Our World, the first live global television link. Watched by 400 million in 26 countries, the programme was broadcast via satellite on 25 June 1967... |
Magical Mystery Tour Magical Mystery Tour (album) The soundtrack was far more favourably received than the film. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for best album in 1968 and reached number 1 in the US for eight weeks... |
| 25 August | The Beatles | All You Need Is Love | Magical Mystery Tour |
| 1 September | Mr. Lee Grant Mr. Lee Grant Bogdan Kominowski, , as Mr. Lee Grant, was a popular and influential early New Zealand pop star. Under his birth name he later had a successful singing and acting career - starring in stage shows such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Elvis the Musical, TV shows and the James Bond movie "A View To A... |
Thanks To You | |
| 8 September | Mr. Lee Grant | Thanks To You | |
| 15 September | Mr. Lee Grant | Thanks To You | |
| 22 September | Scott McKenzie Scott McKenzie Scott McKenzie is an American singer. He is best known for his 1967 hit single and generational anthem, "San Francisco ".-Life and career:... |
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) "San Francisco " is a song, written by John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, and sung by Scott McKenzie. It was written and released in 1967 to promote the Monterey Pop Festival.... |
(non-album single) |
| 29 September | Scott McKenzie | San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) | (non-album single) |
| 6 October | Scott McKenzie | San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) | (non-album single) |
| 13 October | Scott McKenzie | San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) | (non-album single) |
| 20 October | Scott McKenzie | San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) | (non-album single) |
| 27 October | The Small Faces The Small Faces The Small Faces were an English rock and roll band from East London, heavily influenced by American rhythm and blues. The group was founded in 1965 by members Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston, although by 1966 Winston was replaced by Ian McLagan as the band's... |
Itchycoo Park Itchycoo Park "Itchycoo Park" is a psychedelic pop song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, first recorded by their group, the Small Faces. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, 1967.-Song profile:... |
(non-album single) |
| 3 November | The Small Faces | Itchycoo Park | (non-album single) |
| 10 November | Engelbert Humperdinck Engelbert Humperdinck Engelbert Humperdinck was a German composer, best known for his opera, Hänsel und Gretel. Humperdinck was born at Siegburg in the Rhine Province; at the age of 67 he died in Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.-Life:After receiving piano lessons, Humperdinck produced his first composition... |
The Last Waltz The Last Waltz (song) "The Last Waltz" is a song written by Barry Mason and Les Reed. It was one of Engelbert Humperdinck's biggest hits, spending five weeks at number one on the British charts in September and October 1967... |
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| 17 November | Engelbert Humperdinck | The Last Waltz | |
| 24 November | The Move The Move The Move, from Birmingham, England, were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s. They scored nine Top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any success in the United States.... |
Flowers In The Rain Flowers in the Rain "Flowers in the Rain" is a song by the sixties Rock band The Move. The song was released as a single and reached number two in 1967 on the UK Singles Chart.... |
The Move The Move (album) Move is the eponymous debut album by The Move, released on the Regal Zonophone label. The only one which was recorded by the group’s initial line-up before bassist Ace Kefford left, it includes both sides of their third and fourth singles .The last track, 'Cherry Blossom Clinic', was intended as a... |
| 1 December | The Bee Gees | Massachusetts Massachusetts (Bee Gees song) "Massachusetts" is a song written, recorded, and released by the Bee Gees in 1967 and later appearing on their 1968 album, Horizontal. It was their first Number 1 hit in the UK and eventually became one of the best selling singles of all times.... |
Horizontal Horizontal (album) Horizontal is the Bee Gees' fourth studio album, and second to seek an international release. The LP was released in early 1968, and included the international hit singles "Massachusetts" and "World".... |
| 8 December | The Bee Gees | Massachusetts | Horizontal |
| 15 December | The Bee Gees | Massachusetts | Horizontal |
| 22 December | The Royal Guardsmen The Royal Guardsmen The Royal Guardsmen are an American rock band, best known for their 1966 hit single "Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron".-Snoopy vs. the Red Baron:... |
Snoopy's Christmas Snoopy's Christmas "Snoopy's Christmas" is a song performed by The Royal Guardsmen in 1967. It continues to be played as a holiday favorite on most "oldie" radio stations, however is also often played on radio stations playing a Hit Music format as well as Adult Contemporary format stations... |
(non-album single) |
| 29 December | The Royal Guardsmen | Snoopy's Christmas | (non-album single) |
- There was no chart recorded from January 1-January 26 and December 30-31 1967