The Top 200 Songs from the 1960s
Rank All Time
Rank Artist Single Year Sample
1 1 Bob Dylan
Like a Rolling Stone
1965
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2 2 The Rolling Stones
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
1965
3 3 The Beach Boys
Good Vibrations
1966
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4 5 Aretha Franklin
Respect
1967
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5 6 Otis Redding
Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay
1968
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6 7 Marvin Gaye
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
1968
7 9 The Kingsmen
Louie Louie
1963
8 12 The Beatles
Strawberry Fields Forever
1967
9 13 The Ronettes
Be My Baby
1963
10 14 The Kinks
You Really Got Me
1964
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11 15 The Who
My Generation
1965
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12 20 The Righteous Brothers
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
1964
13 21 Ike and Tina Turner
River Deep Mountain High
1966
14 22 The Doors
Light My Fire
1967
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15 24 The Four Tops
Reach Out (I'll Be There)
1966
16 27 The Rolling Stones
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1968
17 30 The Byrds
Mr. Tambourine Man
1965
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18 31 The Beatles
A Day in the Life
1967
19 34 The Beatles
I Want to Hold Your Hand
1963
20 36 The Beatles
Hey Jude
1968
21 37 The Jackson 5
I Want You Back
1969
22 42 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Purple Haze
1967
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23 45 Martha and The Vandellas
Dancing in the Street
1964
24 46 Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
The Tracks of My Tears
1965
25 49 Creedence Clearwater Revival
Proud Mary
1969
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26 50 The Rolling Stones
Sympathy for the Devil
1968
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27 51 Ben E. King
Stand by Me
1961
28 53 Percy Sledge
When a Man Loves a Woman
1966
29 60 Elvis Presley
Suspicious Minds
1969
30 61 The Animals
House of the Rising Sun
1964
31 68 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
All Along the Watchtower
1968
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32 69 The Beach Boys
God Only Knows
1966
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33 72 Del Shannon
Runaway
1961
34 74 Booker T. & The MG's
Green Onions
1962
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35 77 The Temptations
My Girl
1964
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36 79 Wilson Pickett
In the Midnight Hour
1965
37 80 The Kinks
Waterloo Sunset
1967
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38 86 Roy Orbison
Oh, Pretty Woman
1964
39 92 Van Morrison
Brown Eyed Girl
1967
40 93 Led Zeppelin
Whole Lotta Love
1969
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41 95 The Rolling Stones
Honky Tonk Women
1969
42 96 Buffalo Springfield
For What It's Worth
1967
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43 97 The Mamas and the Papas
California Dreamin'
1965
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44 98 Sam Cooke
A Change Is Gonna Come
1965
45 101 Procol Harum
A Whiter Shade of Pale
1967
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46 102 Them
Gloria
1964
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47 105 The Beatles
She Loves You
1963
48 109 James Brown
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
1965
49 111 Dionne Warwick
Walk On By
1964
50 112 The Shirelles
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
1960
51 118 Roy Orbison
Only the Lonely
1960
52 119 The Beatles
Yesterday
1965
53 121 The Impressions
People Get Ready
1965
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54 122 Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fortunate Son
1969
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55 123 The Beatles
Help!
1965
56 125 The Byrds
Eight Miles High
1966
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57 134 David Bowie
Space Oddity
1969
58 141 The Supremes
Stop! In the Name of Love
1965
59 147 Bob Dylan
Subterranean Homesick Blues
1965
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60 149 Chubby Checker
The Twist
1960
61 151 The Troggs
Wild Thing
1966
62 152 Patsy Cline
Crazy
1960
63 155 The Crystals
Da Doo Ron Ron
1963
64 159 The Beatles
Penny Lane
1967
65 160 Jimmy Cliff
Many Rivers to Cross
1969
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66 166 The Beach Boys
Don't Worry Baby
1964
67 168 Glen Campbell
Wichita Lineman
1968
68 177 Spencer Davis Group
Gimme Some Lovin'
1966
69 179 Steppenwolf
Born to Be Wild
1968
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70 186 The Velvet Underground
Waiting for the Man
1967
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71 193 ? and the Mysterians
96 Tears
1966
72 194 The Supremes
Where Did Our Love Go
1964
73 199 James Brown
I Got You (I Feel Good)
1965
74 202 The Lovin' Spoonful
Summer in the City
1966
75 203 The Rolling Stones
Gimme Shelter
1969
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76 206 The Beatles
In My Life
1965
77 210 The Beach Boys
I Get Around
1964
78 212 Dusty Springfield
Son of a Preacher Man
1968
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79 214 Aretha Franklin
I Say a Little Prayer
1968
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80 216 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
1968
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81 217 The Beatles
Paperback Writer
1966
82 219 Otis Redding
Try a Little Tenderness
1966
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83 225 Simon and Garfunkel
The Sound of Silence
1965
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84 227 The Rolling Stones
Paint It, Black
1966
85 230 Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind
1963
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86 231 Jefferson Airplane
White Rabbit
1967
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87 233 Sly and the Family Stone
Dance to the Music
1968
88 234 The Beatles
Ticket to Ride
1965
89 235 The Who
I Can't Explain
1965
90 237 Tammy Wynette
Stand by Your Man
1968
91 240 Jimi Hendrix
Hey Joe
1966
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92 243 The Band
The Weight
1968
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93 244 The Box Tops
The Letter
1967
94 250 Aretha Franklin
Chain of Fools
1967
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95 255 The Crystals
He's a Rebel
1962
96 257 Pink Floyd
See Emily Play
1967
97 258 Roy Orbison
Crying
1961
98 265 James Brown
It's a Man's Man's Man's World
1966
99 271 Johnny Cash
Ring of Fire
1963
100 274 Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bad Moon Rising
1969
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101 279 The Everly Brothers
Cathy's Clown
1960
102 280 Sly and the Family Stone
Thank You (Falettime Be Mice Elf Again)
1969
103 282 B.B. King
The Thrill Is Gone
1969
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104 284 Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin
Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus
1969
105 286 Dion
Runaround Sue
1961
106 306 Jackie Wilson
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
1967
107 318 Little Eva
The Loco-Motion
1962
108 320 The Velvet Underground
Heroin
1967
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109 323 Sam and Dave
Soul Man
1967
110 343 Gene Chandler
Duke of Earl
1962
111 351 The Beatles
Revolution
1968
112 354 Desmond Dekker
The Israelites
1969
113 357 Patsy Cline
I Fall to Pieces
1961
114 368 Love
Alone Again Or
1967
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115 374 Jefferson Airplane
Somebody to Love
1967
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116 376 The Beatles
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
1968
117 379 Sly and the Family Stone
Everyday People
1968
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118 381 Sam the Sham and The Pharaos
Wooly Bully
1965
119 393 The Beatles
Norwegian Wood
1965
120 404 Ray Charles
Georgia on My Mind
1960
121 406 Mary Wells
My Guy
1964
122 412 The Shangri-La's
Leader of the Pack
1964
123 413 Aretha Franklin
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
1967
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124 416 Cream
Sunshine of Your Love
1967
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125 418 The Stooges
I Wanna Be Your Dog
1969
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126 419 Bob Dylan
Positively 4th Street
1965
127 421 The Miracles
You've Really Got a Hold on Me
1962
128 440 The Beatles
Eleanor Rigby
1966
129 446 Bob Dylan
The Times They Are A-Changing
1964
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130 447 The Young Rascals
Groovin'
1967
131 449 The Searchers
Needles and Pins
1964
132 450 Ben E. King
Spanish Harlem
1961
133 451 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
1967
134 457 The Beatles
A Hard Day's Night
1964
135 461 The Beatles
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
1968
136 464 The Who
I Can See for Miles
1967
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137 474 The Walker Brothers
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
1966
138 478 The Beatles
Tomorrow Never Knows
1966
139 482 Bobbie Gentry
Ode to Billie Joe
1967
140 483 The Marvelettes
Please Mr. Postman
1961
141 489 The Chiffons
He's So Fine
1963
142 493 MC5
Kick Out the Jams
1969
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143 497 The Beatles
Rain
1966
144 498 Stevie Wonder
Uptight
1965
145 501 The Shadows
Apache
1960
146 504 Sam Cooke
Shake
1965
147 509 Otis Redding
I've Been Loving You Too Long
1965
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148 516 The Lovin' Spoonful
Do You Believe in Magic
1965
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149 517 Big Brother and The Holding Company
Piece of My Heart
1968
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150 521 The Beach Boys
Surfin' U.S.A.
1963
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151 526 Grateful Dead
Dark Star
1968
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152 532 John Coltrane
A Love Supreme (Part I: Acknowledgement)
1965
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153 533 The Beatles
I Am the Walrus
1967
154 535 The Beatles
Something
1969
155 541 Louis Armstrong
What a Wonderful World
1967
156 543 The Byrds
Turn! Turn! Turn!
1965
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157 546 Martha and The Vandellas
Heatwave
1963
158 548 Ray Charles
I Can't Stop Loving You
1962
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159 552 The Monkees
I'm a Believer
1966
160 566 The Drifters
Save the Last Dance for Me
1960
161 570 The Ventures
Walk, Don't Run
1960
162 577 The Young Rascals
Good Lovin'
1966
163 580 Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto
The Girl from Ipanema
1963
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164 584 Fairport Convention
Who Knows Where the Time Goes
1969
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165 590 The Zombies
She's Not There
1964
166 601 The Beach Boys
California Girls
1965
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167 606 Creedence Clearwater Revival
Green River
1969
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168 608 George Jones
She Thinks I Still Care
1962
169 610 Brenda Lee
I'm Sorry
1960
170 611 James Carr
The Dark End of the Street
1966
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171 614 Roger Miller
King of the Road
1965
172 618 Bobby Fuller Four
I Fought the Law
1966
173 625 Roy Orbison
In Dreams
1963
174 630 Joe Cocker
With a Little Help from My Friends
1968
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175 635 The Rolling Stones
The Last Time
1965
176 636 The Left Banke
Walk Away Renee
1966
177 638 The Beatles
Helter Skelter
1968
178 643 Nilsson
Everybody's Talkin'
1968
179 646 The Doors
The End
1967
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180 647 John Lee Hooker
Boom Boom
1962
181 674 The Rolling Stones
You Can't Always Get What You Want
1969
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182 677 Bob Dylan
Desolation Row
1965
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183 682 Aretha Franklin
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
1967
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184 683 Simon and Garfunkel
Mrs. Robinson
1968
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185 686 The Monkees
Last Train to Clarksville
1966
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186 687 The Chiffons
One Fine Day
1963
187 688 Sonny and Cher
I Got You Babe
1965
188 691 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Crosstown Traffic
1968
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189 701 The Beatles
Come Together
1969
190 702 The Animals
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
1965
191 704 Bob Dylan
Mr. Tambourine Man
1965
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192 711 Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs
Stay
1960
193 720 Bob Dylan
Just Like a Woman
1966
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194 721 Ray Charles
Hit the Road, Jack
1961
195 724 The Kinks
All Day and All of the Night
1964
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196 728 Ketty Lester
Love Letters
1962
197 730 Glen Campbell
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
1967
198 732 The Drifters
Up on the Roof
1962
199 734 Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Devil with a Blue Dress & Good Golly Miss Molly
1966
200 738 Henry Mancini
Moon River
1961
2006-10-14 20:50:08
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answered by Chu' 2
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Time of the Season - The Zombies
Nature's Way - Spirit
Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
My Back Pages - The Byrds
Everything everyone else wrote and far too many more to type.
2006-10-15 00:48:03
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answered by Anonymous
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Good Vibrations- The Beach Boys
Girl- The Beatles
Sympathy for the devil- Rolling Stones
My generation- The Who
2006-10-14 23:20:55
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answered by feelflows 7
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anything by the Doors or the Rolling Stones
2006-10-14 23:55:41
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answer #4
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answered by cino_bean 4
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Nancy sinatra - These Boots r made for walking!
2006-10-14 22:59:05
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answered by emo garrett 2
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anything by the Beatles....Manferd Mann's "Mighty Quinn",Beach Boys-"California Girls"....Marvin Gaye's "How Sweet It Is"..."Sugar Sugar" by the Archies....the list goes on and on...
2006-10-14 21:33:08
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answered by the_silver_tin_man 3
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There are way too many to name
2006-10-14 21:06:30
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answered by Anonymous
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Far too many to name.
2006-10-14 21:00:30
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answered by saintamber06 2
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manfred mann...mighty quinn
2006-10-14 20:46:07
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answered by elshadon 3
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