1967
1. A Day in the Life, The Beatles
2. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles
3. Respect, Aretha Franklin
4. Somebody to Love, Jefferson Airplane
5. Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix
6. Light My Fire, The Doors
7. Reflections, The Supremes
8. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, The Beatles
9. Fire, Jimi Hendrix
10. The Time Has Come Today, The Chambers Brothers
*This is the year of the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, widely considered the greatest album ever. It's a testament to how strong this year is that only three Beatles songs made the top 10.
*The above mentioned album gets so much praise that I think the title track is incredibly underrated, but it's a terrific rock song with great use of sound effects.
*Aretha Franklin had a great year. In addition to Respect, she released A Natural Woman and Chain of Fools this year.
*The Supremes finally crack my top 10 with what is my favorite song of theirs. It was later used as the theme song for China Beach.
*The Monterey Pop Festival takes place in June and features performances from Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Simon & Garfunkel, Buffalo Springfield, The Grateful Dead, The Byrds, and the Mamas & the Papas.
*After a year where no band got multiple entries, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix combine to take up half of the top 10.
Digital Dream Door Top 129
Billboard Top 30
1. To Sir With Love Lulu
2. Light My Fire The Doors
3. Windy The Association
4. Ode To Billie Joe Bobbie Gentry
5. The Letter The Box Tops
6. Daydream Believer The Monkees
7. Somethin' Stupid Nancy Sinatra And Frank Sinatra
8. Happy Together The Turtles
9. I Heard It Through The Grapevine Gladys Knight &The Pips
10. Incense And Peppermints Strawberry Alarm Clock
11. Groovin' The Young Rascals
12. Can't Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli
13. Little Bit O'soul The Music Explosion
14. Respect Aretha Franklin
15. The Rain, The Park &Other Things The Cowsills
16. Never My Love The Association
17. Hello Goodbye The Beatles
18. Tell It Like It Is Aaron Neville
19. Come Back When You Grow Up Bobby Vee
20. I Was Made To Love Her Stevie Wonder
21. I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson &The Miracles
22. Sweet Soul Music Arthur Conley
23. I Think We're Alone Now Tommy James &The Shondells
24. Expressway To Your Heart Soul Survivors
25. Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie Jay &The Techniques
26. Kind Of A Drag The Buckinghams
27. Love Is Here And Now You're Gone The Supremes
28. Boogaloo Down Broadway The Fantastic Johnny C
29. Soul Man Sam And Dave
30. Georgy Girl The Seekers
Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs
#5 - Respect, Aretha Franklin
#17 - Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix
#26 - A Day in the Life, The Beatles
#35 - Light My Fire, The Doors 1967
#57 - A Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harum 1967
#109 - Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison 1967
#186 - I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You), Aretha Franklin 1967
#246 - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher, Jackie Wilson 1967
#249 - Chain of Fools, Aretha Franklin 1967
#258 - I Can See for Miles, The Who 1967
#274 - Somebody to Love, Jefferson Airplane 1967
#303 - Ruby Tuesday, The Rolling Stones
#304 - With a Little Help From My Friends, The Beatles
#328 - The End, The Doors
#362 - All You Need Is Love, The Beatles
#363 - The Letter, The Box Tops
#370 - The Wind Cries Mary, Jimi Hendrix
#412 - Ode to Billie Joe, Bobbie Gentry
#448 - Heroin, The Velvet Underground
#449 - Penny Lane, The Beatles
#450 - By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Glen Campbell
#458 - Soul Man, Sam and Dave
#473 - Do Right Woman -- Do Right Man, Aretha Franklin
#478 - White Rabbit, Jefferson Airplane