Britain's Top 50, 5th January 1967

The music industry trade paper Record Retailer, since renamed Music Week, used to report on the offshore stations' charts. This is their summary from 5th January 1967, comparing the various station playlists with the sales chart of the week. It has been kindly supplied by Chris Edwards. There is an inconsistency about the dates of the offshore charts used. The Radio London Fab 40 and Radio 270 Top 40 are the ones broadcast the previous Sunday, 25th December 1966, but, as confirmed by Pirate Radio Hall Of Fame correspondent Kees Brinkerink, the Caroline chart is from the following weekend. So is the one from Radio City. Can anyone provide the date of the Radio Scotland chart?

BRITAIN'S TOP 50   5th January 1967
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1
1
Green Green Grass Of Home
Tom Jones
35
12
-
4
1
2
2
Morningtown Ride
The Seekers
10
8
47
1
6
3
4
Sunshine Superman
Donovan
6
2
23
3
-
4
6
Save Me
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
3
3
6
6
18
5
17
Happy Jack
The Who
1
4
1
13
-
6
5
Dead End Street
The Kinks
27
21
60
8
7
7
3
What Would I Be?
Val Doonican
-
18
-
11
3
8
8
You Keep Me Hangin' On
The Supremes
-
10
25
2
5
9
21
In The Country
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
4
9
10
10
29
10
10
My Mind's Eye
The Small Faces
-
34
-
17
16
11
9
Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys
-
36
-
33
10
12
7
Friday On My Mind
The Easybeats
-
14
-
9
32
13
25
Anyway That You Want Me
The Troggs
2
1
2
14
-
14
12
What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted?
Jimmy Ruffin
-
11
-
5
15
15
20
Under New Management
The Barron Knights
11
-
-
18
25
16
35
Pamela Pamela
Wayne Fontana
24
16
-
15
38
17
14
Distant Drums
Jim Reeves
-
-
-
-
-
18
16
Just One Smile
Gene Pitney
-
41
-
26
2
19
43
Sitting In The Park
Georgie Fame
-
7
-
35
-
20
22
Reach Out I'll Be There
The Four Tops
-
-
-
-
22
21
11
Gimme Some Lovin'
The Spencer Davis Group
-
-
-
36
4
22
13
If Every Day Was Like Christmas
Elvis Presley
19
5
24
7
-
23
32
(I Know) I'm Losing You
The Temptations
5
25
5
25
-
24
18
There Won't Be Many Coming Home
Roy Orbison
-
47
-
12
8
25
40
I Feel Free
Cream
20
23
18
22
-
26
23
Walk With Faith In Your Heart
The Bachelors
28
6
-
23
30
27
19
Holy Cow
Lee Dorsey
-
-
-
31
-
28
15
Semi-Detached Suburban Mr.James
Manfred Mann
-
-
-
-
-
29
41
Call Her Your Sweetheart
Frank Ifield
33
19
-
16
-
30
38
Mustang Sally
Wilson Pickett
7
24
16
20
-
31
29
I'm Ready For Love
Martha & The Vandellas
-
49
-
28
20
32
-
Night Of Fear
The Move
12
39
12
34
-
33
30
Winchester Cathedral
The New Vaudeville Band
-
-
-
-
-
34
36
Deadlier Than The Male
The Walker Brothers
8
-
3
19
-
35
26
Somewhere My Love
The Mike Sammes Singers
-
-
-
-
-
36
39
Island In The Sun
The Righteous Brothers
-
13
-
21
15
37
24
High Time
Paul Jones
-
-
-
-
-
38
37
East - West
Herman's Hermits
-
27
-
24
11
39
27
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
Otis Redding
-
-
-
32
-
40
44
Heart
Rita Pavone
-
15
-
-
23
41
-
Hey Joe
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
18
-
-
98
-
42
-
I'm A Believer
The Monkees
32
26
15
40
-
43
-
Single Girl
Sandy Posey
17
46
59
72
-
44
31
White Cliffs Of Dover
The Righteous Brothers
-
-
-
-
-
45
34
Guantanamera
The Sandpipers
-
-
-
-
-
46
48
That's Life
Frank Sinatra
-
22
-
38
-
47
-
Nashville Cats
The Lovin' Spoonful
26
-
-
54
-
48
-
A Place In The Sun
Stevie Wonder
-
29
-
-
35
49
-
Run To The Door
Clinton Ford
37
-
57
78
-
50
-
Hang Onto A Dream
Tim Hardin
14
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-
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