Top 10 Summer of Love Hits of 1967
1967 was a revolution in popular music, which coincided with a long, hot summer in the U.S., riots for civil rights, and protests against the draft for the Vietnam War.
Album artwork for “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” by The Beatles, released May 26, 1967.
It produced moments like “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” by The Beatles and The Doors’ “Light My Fire” performance that got them banned, introduced acts like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin at the Monterey Pop Festival, a cultural zeitgeist by Timothy Leary in San Francisco to “turn on, tune in, and drop out,” and an anti-war conviction by Muhammad Ali that influenced countercultural movement.
These were the most popular songs in the U.S. for the 12 weeks in 1967 entirely within the months of June, July, and August (summertime in the Northern Hemisphere), according to their frequency and peak chart position in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.
1. The Association, “Windy” (10 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #1)
2. The Doors, “Light My Fire” (7 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #1)
3. The Rascals, “Groovin’” (5 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #1)
4. Aretha Franklin, “Respect” (4 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #1)
5. The Beatles, “All You Need Is Love” (4 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #1)
6. The Music Explosion, “Little Bit O’ Soul” (9 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #2)
7. Frankie Valli, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” (8 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #2)
8. Stevie Wonder, “I Was Made to Love Her” (5 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #2)
9. The Monkees, “Pleasant Valley Sunday” (4 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #3)
10. Scott McKenzie, “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)” (4 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #4)
Procol Harum, “A Whiter Shade of Pale” (7 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #5)
Jefferson Airplane, “Somebody to Love” (3 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #5)
Every Mother’s Son, “Come on Down to My Boat” (4 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #6)
The 5th Dimension, “Up, Up, and Away” (4 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #7)
The Grass Roots, “Let’s Live for Today” (3 weeks in the top 10, peaked at #8)
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