Today I’ve decided to present my own personal list of the Top 100 60 Songs. It certainly wasn’t an easy task putting together this extensive list. It was very time consuming to say the very least. However, it was all worth it!
Keep in mind that the songs are not listed in any particular order. They are simply what I think are the Top 100 60s Songs. Enjoy!
1. Respect – ARETHA FRANKLIN
2. Like A Rolling Stone – BOB DYLAN
3. Anyone Who Had A Heart – CILLA BLACK
4. Sunshine Of Your Love – CREAM
5. Who’ll Stop The Rain – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
6. Glad All Over – DAVE CLARK FIVE
7. Runaway – DEL SHANNON
8. I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself – DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
9. Suspicious Minds – ELVIS PRESLEY
10. Ferry Across The Mersey – GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS
11. Walk Like A Man – THE FOUR SEASONS
12. My Girl – THE TEMPTATIONS
13. Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – FRANKIE VALLI
14. Give Peace A Chance – PLASTIC ONO BAND
15. Pretty Woman – ROY ORBISON
16. I Heard It Through The Grapevine – MARVIN GAYE
17. I’m A Believer – THE MONKEES
18. Daydream Believer – THE MONKEES
19. Love Is Blue – PAUL MAURIAT
20. Theme From A Summer Place – PERCY FAITH
21. A Whiter Shade Of Pale – PROCOL HARUM
22. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling – RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
23. Unchained Melody – RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
24. San Francisco – SCOTT MACKENZIE
25. House Of The Rising Sun – THE ANIMALS
26. Sugar, Sugar – THE ARCHIES
27. Good Vibrations – THE BEACH BOYS
28. Strawberry Fields Forever – THE BEATLES
29. Light My Fire – THE DOORS
30. Build Me Up Buttercup – THE FOUNDATIONS
31. Baby I Need Your Loving – THE FOUR TOPS
32. Reach Out (I’ll Be There) – THE FOUR TOPS
33. You Really Got Me – THE KINKS
34. California Dreamin’ – THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS
35. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – THE ROLLING STONES
36. Baby Love – THE SUPREMES
37. Where Did Our Love Go – THE SUPREMES
38. Wipeout – THE SURFARIS
39. So Happy Together – THE TURTLES
40. Time Of The Season – THE ZOMBIES
41. The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine No More – WALKER BROTHERS
42. Hey Jude – THE BEATLES
43. My Generation – THE WHO
44. Mr. Tambourine Man – THE BYRDS
45. Sitin’ On The Dock Of Bay – OTIS REDDING
46. I Want You Back – JACKSON 5
47. In The Midnight Hour – WILSON PICKETT
48. I Feel Good – JAMES BROWN
49. White Rabbit – JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
50. Mrs. Robinson – SIMON & GARFUNKEL
51. The Sounds Of Silence – SIMON & GARFUNKEL
52. The Twist – CHUBBY CHECKER
53. Mony Mony – TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS
54. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL
55. Wild Thing – THE TROGGS
56. Born To Be Wild – STEPPENWOLF
57. White Room – CREAM
58. At Last – ETTA JAMES
59. Penny Lane – THE BEATLES
60. How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You – MARVIN GAYE
61. Barbara Ann – THE BEACH BOYS
62. Up-Tight (Everything’s Alright) – STEVIE WONDER
63. Natural Woman – ARETHA FRANKLIN
64. Dancing In The Street – MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
65. God Only Knows – THE BEACH BOYS
66. Be My Baby – THE RONETTES
67. I Can’t Help Myself – THE FOUR TOPS
68. What A Wonderful World – LOUIS ARMSTRONG
69. Son Of A Preacher Man – DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
70. A Change Is Gonna Come – SAM COOKE
71. Under The Boardwalk – THE DRIFTERS
72. Don’t Worry Baby – THE BEACH BOYS
73. All Along The Watchtower – JIMI HENDRIX
74. Higher & Higher – JACKIE WILSON
75. Yesterday – THE BEATLES
76. Whole Lotta Love – LED ZEPPELIN
77. Stand By Me – BEN E. KING
78. Ain’t Too Proud To Beg – THE TEMPTATIONS
79. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In – THE 5TH DIMENSION
80. Doo Wah Diddly – MANFRED MANN
81. The Mighty Quinn – MANFRED MANN
82. Do You Love Me? – THE CONTOURS
83. Good Lovin’ – YOUNG RASCALS
84. Paint It, Black – THE ROLLING STONES
85. Purple Haze – JIMI HENDRIX
86. Soul Man – SAM & DAVE
87. Come Together – THE BEATLES
88. Proud Mary – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
89. Voodoo Child – JIMI HENDRIX
90. Cryin’ – ROY ORBISON
91. Walk On By – DIONNE WARWICK
92. The Locomotion – LITTLE EVA
93. Georgia On My Mind – RAY CHARLES
94. Hit The Road Jack – RAY CHARLES
95. Duke Of Earl – GENE CHANDLER
96. Ticket To Ride – THE BEATLES
97. I Wanna Hold Your Hand – THE BEATLES
98. A Day In The Life – THE BEATLES
99. To Sir, With Love – LULU
100. In The Year 2525 – ZAGER & EVANS
If you enjoyed this list of the best 60s songs, then you may be interested in lists of the best songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s. You can download these lists along with other ebooks for free from the free stuff section of the website.
I hope you found this list of the Top 100 60s Songs both enjoyable and useful. Feel free to comment and make suggestions below.
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Hi Martin,
Love your selection, blog and all you do with it. Will visit it more often. Merry Xmas & A Happy New Year.
Cheers
No worries Andy.
I hope you had a merry xmas and happy new year too.
Cheers,
Martin
While I accept that this is a personal choice, Sugar Sugar ought to be in the top 10 worst records of all time.
And there are some glaring omissions:
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates: Shakin’ All Over
Pink Floyd: Arnold Layne and/or See Emily Play
Fleetwood Mac: Man of the World
Jethro Tull: Living in the Past
Small Faces: All or Nothing
Hi Dennis,
I can see why Sugar Sugar should not be included in such a list, it is bumblegum pop. But I personally like a lot of those songs, no matter how cheesy they were!
Thanks for pointing out those omissions, good songs! Obviously, next time I should a bit more research and update the list accordingly.
Thanks.
Kind regards,
Martin
Great web, very helpful. I’d forgotten a few ones and thanks to your list I’ve recovered great memories. As you suggest, I may visit you 70′ list.
Thanks again.
Mat
No worries Matt. Hope you enjoyed it.
Hello, I’m lookingf for Artist/song . It might be Suspicious, Ssuspicions but not the Eddie Rabbit song. The singer had an Elvis type voice,and a weird horn part. Can you help me ?
RIC -> the song you’re after is Suspicion by Terry Stafford from 1964
This is great! born 1993, so this was very educational
I get confused when distinguishing 60s and 70s music. Thankyou!