12 July 1967
Go-Set’s National Top 40
The 12th of July 1967
#1: Procol Harum
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
One of the best selling singles in history, A Whiter Shade Of Pale has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. It is theΒ debutΒ single for Procol Harum.
| Β | 1. | (10) | A WHITER SHADE OF PALE | Procol Harum | 3 |
| Β | 2. | (1) | THIS IS MY SONG | Petula Clark | 10 |
| Β | 3. | (2) | PUPPET ON A STRING | Sandie Shaw | 10 |
| Β | 4. | (7) | GROOVIN’ | The Young Rascals | 6 |
| Β | 5. | (16) | SILENCE IS GOLDEN | The Tremeloes | 4 |
| Β | 6. | (4) | YOUNG GIRL | The Twilights | 7 |
| Β | 7. | (5) | CREEQUE ALLEY | Mamas And Papas | 6 |
| Β | 8. | (11) | PICTURES OF LILY | The Who | 6 |
| Β | 9. | (18) | WATERLOO SUNSET | The Kinks | 3 |
| Β | 10. | (6) | WHEN I WAS YOUNG | Eric Burdon And The Animals | 10 |
| Β | 11. | (9) | SOMETHING STUPID | Nancy And Frank Sinatra | 15 |
| Β | 12. | (3) | NEW YORK MINING DISASTER 1941 | Bee Gees | 7 |
| Β | 13. | (8) | THE GIRLS IN PARIS | Lee Hazelwood | 8 |
| Β | 14. | (12) | DON’T BLAME IT ON THE CHILDREN | Sammy Davis Jnr. | 7 |
| Β | 15. | (13) | THE HAPPENING | The Supremes | 8 |
| Β | 16. | (22) | SAN FRANCISCO – FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR | Scott McKenzie | 2 |
| Β | 17. | (25) | DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD | The Fifth Estate | 2 |
| Β | 18. | (14) | FUNNY FAMILIAR FORGOTTEN FEELINGS | Tom Jones | 7 |
| Β | 19. | (19) | CASINO ROYALE | Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass | 9 |
| Β | 20. | (17) | MINNIE THE MOOCHER | The Cherokees | 9 |
| Β | 21. | (20) | BUT I KNOW/SUNSHINE SECRET | Normie Rowe | 4 |
| Β | 22. | (15) | THIS IS MY SONG | Harry Secombe | 7 |
| Β | 23. | (31) | CARRIE ANN | The Hollies | 2 |
| Β | 24. | (28) | EXIT STAGE RIGHT | Ronnie Burns | 4 |
| Β | 25. | (-) | THEME FOR A NEW LOVE | Davy Jones | 1 |
| Β | 26. | (23) | HA HA SAID THE CLOWN | Manfred Mann | 9 |
| Β | 27. | (27) | RELEASE ME | Engelbert Humperdinck | 17 |
| Β | 28. | (29) | BURIED AND DEAD | Masters Apprentices | 5 |
| Β | 29. | (36) | SWEET SOUL MUSIC | Arthur Conley | 5 |
| Β | 30. | (24) | UNDECIDED | Masters Apprentices | 15 |
| Β | 31. | (33) | HI HO SILVER LINING | Jeff Beck | 7 |
| Β | 32. | (35) | SHE’D RATHER BE WITH ME | The Turtles | 2 |
| Β | 33. | (34) | GIRL, YOU’LL BE A WOMAN SOON | Neil Diamond | 6 |
| Β | 34. | (-) | TWENTY FOUR SYCAMORE | Wayne Fontana | 1 |
| Β | 35. | (32) | FINCHLEY CENTRAL | The New Vaudeville Band | 3 |
| Β | 36. | (-) | HEAVEN AND HELL/PRETTY GIRL | The Easybeats | 1 |
| Β | 37. | (37) | IT TAKES TWO | Marvin Gaye And Kim Weston | 5 |
| Β | 38. | (30) | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE | Mamas And Papas | 16 |
| Β | 39. | (39) | MY AIM IS TO PLEASE YOU | The Executives | 2 |
| Β | 40. | (-) | RESPECT | Aretha Franklin | 1 |