# Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1967

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1967/698279>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 12, 2014, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1967/698279 "2014-09-12T12:13:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1967/698279/61 "2014-09-15T14:06:01Z")

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One thing about this list is the high quality of the also-rans: there are lots of really good pop songs on this list. When you flip forward to 1968 and see a lot of the junk on that list, you’ll know what I mean.

The two Monkees songs are both good, ditto songs by the Box Tops, Turtles, Rascals, Supremes, the Association, and even the Strawberry Alarm Clock. The only song on the list I _wouldn’t_ want to hear is the Sinatra duet.

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**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1967/698279/62 "2014-09-15T22:42:57Z")

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I went with Ode to Billie Joe, somewhat unique and haunting.

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**Author:** ![Chicagojeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2014, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1967/698279/63 "2014-09-23T08:02:40Z")

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I’m partial to Kind of a Drag… I’m a Chicago kid and I grew up hearing it… but I had to vote for Re-Re… Just owned Otis’ song… OWNED it…

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**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1967/698279/64 "2014-09-23T14:27:29Z")

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Dang. I totally glazed over _Respect_ when I made my vote. Take one away from _Hello, Goodbye_ and give it to Aretha.

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