List of UK top-ten albums in 1967
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The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1967, as well as albums which peaked in 1966 and 1968 but were in the top 10 in 1968. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was by The Monkees by The Monkees. Overall, four different albums peaked at number one in 1967, with The Monkees (2) having the most albums hit that position.
Top-ten albums
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Symbol | Meaning |
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‡ | Album peaked in 1965 or 1966 but still in chart in 1967. |
♦ | Album released in 1967 but peaked in 1968. |
Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
Peak | Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 10 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
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Albums in 1965 | ||||||
17 April 1965 | 233 | The Sound of Music: Original Soundtrack ‡ | Various artists | 1 | 5 June 1965 | 70 |
Albums in 1966 | ||||||
19 February 1966 | 41 | Going Places ‡ | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 4 | 22 October 1966 | 2 |
16 July 1966 | 26 | Pet Sounds ‡ | The Beach Boys | 2 | 23 July 1966 | 3 |
5 November 1966 | 10 | Golden Hits ‡ | Dusty Springfield | 2 | 12 November 1966 | 1 |
12 November 1966 | 13 | Distant Drums ‡ | Jim Reeves | 2 | 19 November 1966 | 1 |
55 | Best of the Beach Boys ‡ | The Beach Boys | 2 | 26 November 1966 | 10 | |
19 November 1966 | 10 | Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) ‡ | The Rolling Stones | 4 | 3 December 1966 | 2 |
3 December 1966 | 23 | Come the Day ‡ | The Seekers | 3 | 24 December 1966 | 7 |
10 December 1966 | 9 | Gentle Shades of Val Doonican ‡ | Val Doonican | 5 | 17 December 1966 | 2 |
Albums in 1967 | ||||||
7 January 1967 | 2 | A Collection of Beatles Oldies | The Beatles | 7 | 7 January 1967 | 1 |
6 | A Quick One | The Who | 4 | 21 January 1967 | 1 | |
14 January 1967 | 5 | Finders Keepers | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | 6 | 28 January 1967 | 1 |
12 | Hand Clappin, Foot Stompin, Funky-Butt ... Live! | Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band | 5 | 25 February 1967 | 1 | |
21 January 1967 | 5 | Fresh Cream | Cream | 6 | 11 February 1967 | 1 |
28 January 1967 | 26 | The Monkees | The Monkees | 1 | 4 February 1967 | 7 |
4 February 1967 | 12 | Between the Buttons | The Rolling Stones | 3 | 11 February 1967 | 5 |
11 February 1967 | 6 | Greatest Hits | Bob Dylan | 6 | 18 March 1967 | 1 |
25 February 1967 | 6 | S.R.O. | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 5 | 11 March 1967 | 1 |
12 | Four Tops Live! | Four Tops | 4 | 8 April 1967 | 1 | |
1 | Mantovani's Golden Hits | Mantovani | 10 | 25 February 1967 | 1 | |
11 March 1967 | 2 | Trogglodynamite | The Troggs | 10 | 11 March 1967 | 2 |
25 March 1967 | 1 | A Hard Road | John Mayall's Bluesbreakers | 10 | 25 March 1967 | 1 |
8 April 1967 | 3 | Trini Lopez in London | Trini Lopez | 6 | 8 April 1967 | 1 |
6 | Images | The Walker Brothers | 6 | 22 April 1967 | 3 | |
15 April 1967 | 19 | More of the Monkees | The Monkees | 1 | 13 May 1967 | 2 |
22 April 1967 | 11 | Green, Green Grass of Home | Tom Jones | 3 | 13 May 1967 | 4 |
20 | Fiddler on the Roof (Original London Cast Recording) | Original London Cast of Fiddler on the Roof | 4 | 29 July 1967 | 2 | |
6 May 1967 | 4 | Matthew and Son | Cat Stevens | 7 | 13 May 1967 | 2 |
13 May 1967 | 3 | Seacombe's Personal Choice | Harry Seacombe | 6 | 13 May 1967 | 1 |
6 | This is James Last | James Last | 6 | 20 May 1967 | 1 | |
27 May 1967 | 10 | A Drop of the Hard Stuff | The Dubliners | 5 | 3 June 1967 | 4 |
3 June 1967 | 19 | Are You Experienced | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 2 | 10 June 1967 | 1 |
43 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band | The Beatles | 1 | 10 June 1967 | 27 | |
10 June 1967 | 14 | Release Me | Engelbert Humperdinck | 6 | 30 September 1967 | 2 |
8 July 1967 | 14 | Doctor Zhivago: The Original Soundtrack Album | Maurice Jarre | 3 | 14 October 1967 | 2 |
1 | Hit the Road Stax! | Various artists | 10 | 8 July 1967 | 1 | |
15 July 1967 | 13 | Headquarters | The Monkees | 2 | 15 July 1967 | 6 |
24 | Live at The Talk of the Town ♦ | Tom Jones | 6 | 16 November 1968 | 1 | |
22 July 1967 | 9 | The Mamas & The Papas Deliver | The Mamas and the Papas | 4 | 19 August 1967 | 1 |
29 July 1967 | 2 | Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits ♦ | Buddy Holly | 9 | 22 June 1968 | 1 |
19 August 1967 | 4 | Jigsaw | The Shadows | 8 | 19 August 1967 | 3 |
2 September 1967 | 7 | The Piper at the Gates of Dawn | Pink Floyd | 6 | 23 September 1967 | 1 |
23 September 1967 | 8 | Scott | Scott Walker | 3 | 30 September 1967 | 2 |
30 September 1967 | 4 | The Walker Brothers' Story | The Walker Brothers | 9 | 7 October 1967 | 1 |
7 October 1967 | 2 | Crusade | John Mayall's Bluesbreakers | 8 | 7 October 1967 | 1 |
14 October 1967 | 1 | Hipsters, Flipsters, Finger-Poppin' Daddies | Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band | 8 | 14 October 1967 | 1 |
21 October 1967 | 9 | Universal Soldier | Donovan | 5 | 11 November 1967 | 1 |
1 | Raymond Lefèvre | Raymond Lefèvre & His Orchestra | 10 | 11 November 1967 | 1 | |
28 October 1967 | 15 | Break-Through: An Introduction To Studio Two Stereo | Various artists | 2 | 2 December 1967 | 1 |
10 | Best of the Beach Boys Vol. 2 | The Beach Boys | 3 | 4 November 1967 | 2 | |
23 | British Motown Chartbusters | Various artists | 2 | 9 December 1967 | 1 | |
11 November 1967 | 1 | More of the Hard Stuff | The Dubliners | 8 | 11 November 1967 | 1 |
18 November 1967 | 1 | Thoroughly Modern Millie: The Original Soundtrack Album | Various artists | 9 | 18 November 1967 | 1 |
25 November 1967 | 7 | Disraeli Gears | Cream | 5 | 9 December 1967 | 2 |
1 | Bee Gees' 1st | Bee Gees | 8 | 25 November 1967 | 1 | |
4 | Smiley Smile | The Beach Boys | 9 | 2 December 1967 | 2 | |
2 December 1967 | 10 | The Last Waltz | Engelbert Humperdinck | 3 | 16 December 1967 | 1 |
1 | Unequalled Equals | The Equals | 10 | 2 December 1967 | 1 | |
9 December 1967 | 1 | Sunny Afternoon | The Kinks | 9 | 9 December 1967 | 1 |
16 December 1967 | 13 | Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently ♦ | Val Doonican | 1 | 6 January 1968 | 3 |
23 December 1967 | 5 | Axis: Bold as Love ♦ | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 5 | 13 January 1968 | 1 |
12 | Reach Out ♦ | Four Tops | 4 | 27 January 1968 | 1 | |
30 December 1967 | 5 | Their Satanic Majesties Request ♦ | The Rolling Stones | 3 | 13 January 1968 | 1 |
See also
References
General
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links
- 1967 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)