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Music History Events: Charts

October 21, 1967 Lulu's "To Sir With Love" hits #1 in the US for the first of five weeks. Lulu performs the song in the movie of the same name, where she portrays a high school student taught by Sidney Poitier.

October 14, 1967 After 15 weeks at #1, The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is knocked out of the top spot by Bobbie Gentry's Ode To Billie Joe.

September 23, 1967 "The Letter" by The Box Tops goes to #1 in America. The Arbors take the song to #20 in 1969 and Joe Cocker's version hits #7 in 1970.

September 9, 1967 "Soul Man" by Sam & Dave enters the Hot 100 at #79. The song was co-written by Isaac Hayes, who wrote about what he thought a "soul man" would be.

August 19, 1967 The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" hits #1, where it stays for one week.

July 29, 1967 The Doors' "Light My Fire" hits #1 for the first of three weeks in the US. It is knocked off by the Beatles song "All You Need Is Love."

May 20, 1967 The Young Rascals' "Groovin'" hits #1 in America.

May 13, 1967 The Supremes land their 10th #1 hit with "The Happening."

April 19, 1967 Nancy and Frank Sinatra's "Somethin' Stupid" goes to #1 in the UK.

March 18, 1967 The Beatles "Penny Lane" reaches #1 on the US Hot 100. There is a real Penny Lane in Liverpool, but the song is written about the bus station.

March 11, 1967 The Supremes notch their ninth #1 hit in America: "Love Is Here And Now You're Gone."

March 4, 1967 The Rolling Stones chart their fourth #1 hit in America with the ballad "Ruby Tuesday."

February 18, 1967 The Buckinghams' "Kind of a Drag" hits #1 in America for the first of two weeks.

February 11, 1967 The Monkees' album More of the Monkees hits #1 in America.

December 10, 1966 The Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations" hits #1.

December 3, 1966 The New Vaudeville Band's "Winchester Cathedral" hits #1.

November 19, 1966 The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On" hits #1 for the first of two weeks.

November 12, 1966 Johnny Rivers' "Poor Side Of Town" hits #1.

November 5, 1966 The Monkees' "Last Train To Clarksville" hits #1 in America. The song is a subtle protest against the Vietnam War.

October 15, 1966 "Reach Out I'll Be There" by The Four Tops hits #1 in America.

September 24, 1966 The Association's "Cherish" hits #1 for the first of three weeks.

September 10, 1966 The Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love" hits #1 for the first of two weeks.

September 10, 1966 The Beatles' Revolver hits #1 in America despite a firestorm over John Lennon's comments that the group is "more popular than Jesus now."

August 13, 1966 Napoleon XIV's goofy breakup song "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-haaa" peaks at #3 on the Hot 100. It quickly drops to the bottom of the Top 40, however, as several radio stations ban the tune, fearing its lyrics might be interpreted as being insensitive to the mentally ill.

July 30, 1966 The Troggs' "Wild Thing" hits #1.

July 30, 1966 The Beatles' Yesterday ...And Today album hits #1 in America.

July 23, 1966 Frank Sinatra's Strangers In The Night album hits #1 in America.

July 16, 1966 Tommy James and the Shondells' "Hanky Panky" hits #1 for the first of two weeks.

July 13, 1966 Ike & Tina Turner's "River Deep - Mountain High," which peaked at #88 in America, climbs to #3 in the UK, earning them a gig opening for The Rolling Stones. Their success has tragic consequences, as Ike gets more an more violent toward Tina, who endures years of abuse.

June 11, 1966 The Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black," featuring Brian Jones on sitar, hits #1 in America.