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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1967.

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Events

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  • For the first time in history, more than 20 No. 1 songs top the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in a 52-week timespan. It will mark the start of a new trend in country music: a proliferation of No. 1 songs in a given year, a trend that – thanks to programming changes in radio and how Billboard compiled its data – peaks in 1986 when there is a new No. 1 song every week.
  • Dolly Parton joins Porter Wagoner's band, television series and road show. She and Wagoner record their first duets, releasing "The Last Thing on My Mind" (their first major hit together) late in the year. Parton will go on to become the first woman in country music to have top 10 hits in five different decades.
  • The Browns disband when sisters Maxine and Bonnie leave the group. Jim Ed Brown begins the second phase of his long career - as a solo recording artist. The move pays off, as he immediately scores with "Pop a Top."

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

United States

(as certified by Billboard)

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 Spec. Note
February 11 Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) Loretta Lynn 1 [A]
February 18 Where Does the Good Times Go Buck Owens and the Buckaroos 2 [2]
  • Returns to Number One March 11
March 4 The Fugitive Merle Haggard and the Strangers 1
March 25 I Won't Come in While He's There Jim Reeves 1 [B]
April 1 Walk Through This World with Me George Jones 2
  • Jones' first Billboard Number One since "She Thinks I Still Care" in 1962.
April 15 Lonely Again Eddy Arnold 2
April 29 Need You Sonny James 2
May 13 Sam's Place Buck Owens and the Buckaroos 3
June 3 It's Such a Pretty World Today Wynn Stewart 2 [C]
June 17 All the Time Jack Greene 4 [1]
July 22 With One Exception David Houston 1
July 29 Tonight Carmen Marty Robbins 1
August 5 I'll Never Find Another You Sonny James 4
September 2 Branded Man Merle Haggard and the Strangers 1
September 9 Your Tender Loving Care Buck Owens and the Buckaroos 1
September 16 My Elusive Dreams David Houston and Tammy Wynette 2 [A] - Tammy Wynette
September 30 Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got) Leon Ashley 1 [C]
October 7 Turn the World Around Eddy Arnold 1
October 14 I Don't Wanna Play House Tammy Wynette 3
November 4 You Mean the World to Me David Houston 2
November 18 It's the Little Things Sonny James 5
December 23 For Loving You Bill Anderson and Jan Howard 4 [C] - Jan Howard
Notes
  • 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
  • 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

Canada

(as certified by RPM) Note: Charts for all of 1967 are missing from the RPM archives.

Other major hits

Top new album releases

Other top albums

Births

  • February 6 — Anita Cochran, vocalist best known for 1998 hit "What If I Said"
  • May 1 — Tim McGraw, singer and actor active since the 1990s, also known for marriage to Faith Hill.
  • September 21 — Faith Hill, singer known for her multi-genre success since the 1990s, and marriage to Tim McGraw.
  • October 26 — Keith Urban, Australian-born singer who began enjoying great success in the United States since 2000.
  • December 5 — Gary Allan, Bakersfield-styled singer-songwriter since the 1990s.

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major awards

Grammy Awards

  • Best Country and Western Solo Vocal Performance, Female — "I Don't Wanna Play House," Tammy Wynette
  • Best Country and Western Solo Vocal Performance, Male — "Gentle on My Mind," Glen Campbell
  • Best Country and Western Performance, Duet, Trio or Group (Vocal or Instrumental) — "Jackson," Johnny Cash and June Carter
  • Best Country and Western Recording — "Gentle on My Mind," Al De Lory (Performer: Glen Campbell)
  • Best Country and Western Song — "Gentle on My Mind," John Hartford (Performer: Glen Campbell)

Academy of Country Music

Country Music Association

  • Entertainer of the Year — Eddy Arnold
  • Song of the Year — "There Goes My Everything," Dallas Frazier (Performer: Jack Greene)
  • Single of the Year — "There Goes My Everything," Jack Greene
  • Album of the Year — There Goes My Everything, Jack Greene
  • Male Vocalist of the Year — Jack Greene
  • Female Vocalist of the Year — Loretta Lynn
  • Vocal Group of the Year — The Stoneman Family
  • Instrumentalist of the Year — Chet Atkins
  • Instrumental Group of the Year — The Buckaroos
  • Comedian of the Year — Don Bowman

Further reading

  • Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
  • Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
  • Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
  • Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.

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