# 3 Top 40 Hits From 1967 That Every 60s Kid Still Knows

> Three 1967 hits remain iconic for 60s kids today.
- Title: 3 Top 40 Hits From 1967 That Every 60s Kid Still Knows
- Summary: Three 1967 hits remain iconic for 60s kids today. Three 1967 songs are still widely known by 60s kids today.
- Keywords: stevie wonder, the supremes, bobbie gentry, 1967, billboard hot 100, rock music, music, culture, Top, Hits, Every, 60s
- Source: American Songwriter — https://americansongwriter.com/3-top-40-hits-from-1967-that-every-60s-kid-still-knows-by-heart-today
- Author: Gayle Thompson
- Published: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: stevie wonder, the supremes, bobbie gentry, 1967, billboard hot 100, rock music, music, culture
## Stevie Wonder's 'I Was Made To Love Her'
Stevie Wonder released this 1967 song with his mother Lula Mae Hardaway and others.

> I know that my baby loves me / My baby needs me / That’s why we made it through the years
## The Supremes' 'Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone'
The Supremes' 1967 single became a two-week No. 1 hit and was covered by Michael Jackson.

> Love is here / And, oh, my darling, now you’re gone / You made me love you / And, oh, my darling, now you’re gone
## Bobbie Gentry's 'Ode To Billie Joe'
Bobbie Gentry's 1967 song stayed at No. 1 for four weeks on Billboard Hot 100.

> And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat / And Mama hollered out the back door, 'Y’all remember to wipe your feet' / And then she said, 'I got some news this mornin’ from Choctaw Ridge / Today Billie Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge'
## Key takeaway

Three 1967 songs are still widely known by 60s kids today.