Top 100 songs for September 2, 1967
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1967 and the 1960s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Ode To Billie Joe” by Bobbie Gentry. Meanwhile, “Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon)” by The Mamas & The Papas rises from No. 72 to No. 36. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) — The Mamas & The Papasup 36 places, No. 72 → No. 36
- Gettin' Together — Tommy James And The Shondellsup 35 places, No. 75 → No. 40
- I Had A Dream — Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsayup 25 places, No. 54 → No. 29
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher — Jackie WilsonNo. 27
- I Had A Dream — Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark LindsayNo. 29
- Groovin' — Booker T. & The MG'sNo. 33
- Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) — The Mamas & The PapasNo. 36
- Things I Should Have Said — The Grass RootsNo. 37
- I Dig Rock And Roll Music — Peter, Paul & MaryNo. 38
- Gettin' Together — Tommy James And The ShondellsNo. 40
First-week entries
- Little Ole Man (Uptight-Everything's Alright) — Bill CosbyNo. 71
- The Cat In The Window (The Bird In The Sky) — Petula ClarkNo. 72
- Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms) — Percy SledgeNo. 79
- It Must Be Him — Vikki CarrNo. 80
- Take A Look — Aretha FranklinNo. 82
- Expressway (To Your Heart) — Soul SurvivorsNo. 83
- Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil — Jefferson AirplaneNo. 84
- Knucklehead — Bar-KaysNo. 87
- Get Together — The YoungbloodsNo. 88
- I Can't Stay Away From You — The ImpressionsNo. 90
- Paper Sun — Traffic featuring Stevie WinwoodNo. 94
- Penny Arcade — The CyrkleNo. 95
- There Goes The Lover — Gene ChandlerNo. 98
- Requiem For The Masses — The AssociationNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.