A great year for music, 1967. This was year for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Doors and Hendrix were peaking, and Jefferson Airplane’s legendary tunes hit the masses.
At 12 ‘Awesome’ songs (as classed by me), 1967 was the first year to hit that mark. And it wouldn’t be hit again until 1970.
Unlike most rankings, I won’t be simply tossing these up in a numerical order. Because I know better than anybody that on some days, some songs kick more ass than other songs. A song that is ranked 14th today could very well rank 1st tomorrow, if it suddenly comes on the radio during the perfect moment. So I’ll group them:
Awesome
Great
Solid
Not Bad
First, some videos of the upper echelon from that year, in my opinion. At the bottom will be the entire list in chart form.
10 Great Songs from 1967
Get Together – The Youngbloods
Purple Haze – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Bend Me, Shape Me – The American Breed
Magical Mystery Tour – The Beatles
Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles
Penny Lane – The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles
A Day in the Life – The Beatles
Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) – The Doors
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
12 Truly Awesome Songs from 1967
Somebody to Love – Jefferson Airplane
White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
Hello, Goodbye – The Beatles
With a Little Help from My Friends – The Beatles
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds – The Beatles
Light My Fire – The Doors
People Are Strange – The Doors
The End – The Doors
Break on Through (To the Other Side) – The Doors
Ruby Tuesday – The Rolling Stones
Daydream Believer – The Monkees
This is on a playlist on YouTube right here
Here is the full (expanded) list:
| Awesome – 1 | Somebody to Love | – | Jefferson Airplane |
| Awesome – 1 | White Rabbit | – | Jefferson Airplane |
| Awesome – 1 | All You Need Is Love | – | The Beatles |
| Awesome – 1 | Hello, Goodbye | – | The Beatles |
| Awesome – 1 | With a Little Help from My Friends | – | The Beatles |
| Awesome – 1 | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds | – | The Beatles |
| Awesome – 1 | Light My Fire | – | The Doors |
| Awesome – 1 | People Are Strange | – | The Doors |
| Awesome – 1 | The End | – | The Doors |
| Awesome – 1 | Break on Through (To the Other Side) | – | The Doors |
| Awesome – 1 | Ruby Tuesday | – | The Rolling Stones |
| Awesome – 1 | Daydream Believer | – | The Monkees |
| Great – 13 | Get Together | – | The Youngbloods |
| Great – 13 | Purple Haze | – | The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Great – 13 | Bend Me, Shape Me | – | The American Breed |
| Great – 13 | Magical Mystery Tour | – | The Beatles |
| Great – 13 | Strawberry Fields Forever | – | The Beatles |
| Great – 13 | Penny Lane | – | The Beatles |
| Great – 13 | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band | – | The Beatles |
| Great – 13 | A Day in the Life | – | The Beatles |
| Great – 13 | Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) | – | The Doors |
| Great – 13 | Brown Eyed Girl | – | Van Morrison |
| Great – 13 | I Can See for Miles | – | The Who |
| Solid – 24 | The Unicorn Song | – | The Irish Rovers |
| Solid – 24 | America | – | Simon & Garfunkel |
| Solid – 24 | Love Me 2 Times | – | The Doors |
| Solid – 24 | Mellow Yellow | – | Donovan |
| Solid – 24 | Foxy Lady | – | The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Solid – 24 | Manic Depression | – | The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Solid – 24 | A Whiter Shade of Pale | – | Procol Harum |
| Solid – 24 | The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) | – | Simon & Garfunkel |
| Solid – 24 | Happy Together | – | The Turtles |
| Solid – 24 | Crystal Ship | – | The Doors |
| Solid – 24 | Pictures of Lily | – | The Who |
| Solid – 24 | Nights In White Satin | – | The Moody Blues |
| Solid – 24 | The Letter | – | The Box Tops |
| Not Bad – 37 | Fire | – | The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Not Bad – 37 | The Wind Cries Mary | – | The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Not Bad – 37 | Highway Chile | – | The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Not Bad – 37 | Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon | – | Neil Diamond |
| Not Bad – 37 | (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone | – | The Monkees |
| Not Bad – 37 | Let’s Spend the Night Together | – | The Rolling Stones |
| Not Bad – 37 | I Think We’re Alone Now | – | Tommy James and the Shondells |
| Not Bad – 37 | I’m a Man | – | The Spencer Davis Group |
| Not Bad – 37 | Groovin’ | – | The Young Rascals |
| Not Bad – 37 | Incense & Peppermints | – | Strawberry Alarm Clock |
| Not Bad – 37 | Strange Days | – | The Doors |
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