26 July 1967
Go-Set’s National Top 40
The 26th 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. | (1) | WHITER SHADE OF PALE | Procol Harum | 5 |
| Β | 2. | (7) | SAN FRANCISCO – FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR | Scott McKenzie | 4 |
| Β | 3. | (3) | SILENCE IS GOLDEN | The Tremeloes | 6 |
| Β | 4. | (6) | WATERLOO SUNSET | The Kinks | 5 |
| Β | 5. | (2) | THIS IS MY SONG | Petula Clark | 12 |
| Β | 6. | (4) | GROOVIN’ | The Young Rascals | 8 |
| Β | 7. | (5) | PUPPET ON A STRING | Sandie Shaw | 12 |
| Β | 8. | (12) | DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD | The Fifth Estate | 4 |
| Β | 9. | (-) | ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE/BABY YOU’RE A RICH MAN | The Beatles | 1 |
| Β | 10. | (13) | CARRIE ANN | The Hollies | 4 |
| Β | 11. | (8) | PICTURES OF LILY | The Who | 8 |
| Β | 12. | (10) | CREEQUE ALLEY | Mamas And Papas | 8 |
| Β | 13. | (22) | THEME FOR A NEW LOVE | Davy Jones | 3 |
| Β | 14. | (25) | HEAVEN AND HELL/PRETTY GIRL | The Easybeats | 3 |
| Β | 15. | (9) | YOUNG GIRL | The Twilights | 9 |
| Β | 16. | (15) | BUT I KNOW/SUNSHINE SECRET | Normie Rowe | 6 |
| Β | 17. | (14) | DON’T BLAME IT ON THE CHILDREN | Sammy Davis Jr. | 9 |
| Β | 18. | (11) | WHEN I WAS YOUNG | Eric Burdon And The Animals | 12 |
| Β | 19. | (24) | EXIT STAGE RIGHT | Ronnie Burns | 6 |
| Β | 20. | (20) | CASINO ROYALE | Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass | 11 |
| Β | 21. | (19) | MINNIE THE MOOCHER | The Cherokees | 11 |
| Β | 22. | (28) | SHE’D RATHER BE WITH ME | The Turtles | 4 |
| Β | 23. | (34) | JACKSON | Nancy Sinatra And Lee Hazelwood | 2 |
| Β | 24. | (17) | SOMETHING STUPID | Nancy And Frank Sinatra | 17 |
| Β | 25. | (-) | I TAKE IT BACK | Sandy Posey | 1 |
| Β | 26. | (16) | THE HAPPENING | The Supremes | 10 |
| Β | 27. | (38) | THEN I KISSED HER | Beach Boys | 2 |
| Β | 28. | (26) | BURIED AND DEAD | Masters Apprentices | 7 |
| Β | 29. | (29) | SWEET SOUL MUSIC | Arthur Conley | 7 |
| Β | 30. | (27) | NEW YORK MINING DISASTER 1941 | Bee Gees | 9 |
| Β | 31. | (23) | THIS IS MY SONG | Harry Secombe | 9 |
| Β | 32. | (30) | RESPECT | Aretha Franklin | 3 |
| Β | 33. | (31) | TWENTY FOUR SYCAMORE | Wayne Fontana | 3 |
| Β | 34. | (-) | UP UP AND AWAY | The Fifth Dimension | 1 |
| Β | 35. | (21) | FUNNY FAMILIAR FORGOTTEN FEELINGS | Tom Jones | 9 |
| Β | 36. | (18) | THE GIRLS IN PARIS | Lee Hazelwood | 10 |
| Β | 37. | (37) | MY AIM IS TO PLEASE YOU | The Executives | 4 |
| Β | 38. | (-) | LADY/GOOD EVENING GIRL | Johnny Young | 1 |
| Β | 39. | (-) | COME ON DOWN TO MY BOAT | Every Mother’s Son | 1 |
| Β | 40. | (-) | WOMAN YOU’RE BREAKING ME | The Groop | 1 |