Greatest Songs of the 1960s

Rank Song Artist Year
#1676
Working in a Coal Mine Lee Dorsey 1966
#1679
Jesus The Velvet Underground 1969
#1681
Tribute to Buddy Holly Mike Berry, The Outlaws 1961
#1682
Nights in New York City Jan Bradley 1968
#1683
Private Number Judy Clay, William Bell 1968
#1686
I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City Harry Nilsson 1969
#1687
Blue Bayou Roy Orbison 1963
#1688
Bruton Town The Pentangle 1968
#1690
Jaan Pehchan Ho Mohammed Rafi 1965
#1691
Domino Roy Orbison 1961
#1699
Jenny Take a Ride! Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels 1965
#1700
Substitute The Who 1966
#1703
Long Walk to D.C. The Staple Singers 1968
#1710
We Shall Overcome Pete Seeger 1962
#1713
Goin' Back The Byrds 1968
#1714
Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett 1966
#1717
Somewhere P.J. Proby 1964
#1718
Yer Blues The Beatles 1968
#1722
Galveston Glen Campbell 1969
#1723
Harper Valley P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley 1968
#1724
Cupid Sam Cooke 1961
#1725
The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated to the Neo‐Stalinist Regime) Scott Walker 1969
#1727
Scarborough Fair Martin Carthy 1965
#1728
I'm Free From The Chain Gang Now Johnny Cash 1962
#1731
It Was a Very Good Year Frank Sinatra 1965
#1734
Land of 1,000 Dances Cannibal & the Headhunters 1965
#1736
Cocaine Blues Johnny Cash 1968
#1740
Sweet Soul Music Arthur Conley 1967
#1741
Get Your Kicks (on Route 66) Nat King Cole 1964
#1743
I'm So Proud The Impressions 1964
#1744
Doctor Robert The Beatles 1966
#1745
Love Loves to Love Love Lulu 1967
#1747
Stupid Girl The Rolling Stones 1966
#1749
Walk Like a Man Frankie Valli, The Four Seasons 1963
#1753
My Death Scott Walker 1967
#1754
Tribute to Hank Williams Tim Hardin 1967
#1758
Just Like Eddie Heinz 1963
#1760
Wish Someone Would Care Irma Thomas 1964
#1761
So What? Eddie Jefferson 1968
#1762
Sunny Goodge Street Donovan 1965
#1763
Fun, Fun, Fun The Beach Boys 1964
#1765
(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up The Ronettes 1964
#1768
Dead End Street The Kinks 1966
#1769
Workin' Man Blues Merle Haggard 1969
#1770
He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) The Crystals 1962
#1771
So Nice (Summer Samba) Astrud Gilberto 1966
#1773
So Long, Marianne Leonard Cohen 1967
#1774
Glory Hallelujah, How They'll Sing Bobbie Gentry 1969
#1775
Drive My Car The Beatles 1965
#1776
I Still Miss Someone Johnny Cash 1964
#1779
Eight Days a Week The Beatles 1964
#1781
Ebony Eyes The Everly Brothers 1961
#1783
She's Leaving Home The Beatles 1967
#1784
Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Bob Dylan 1965
#1786
Girl The Beatles 1965
#1788
The Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks 1968
#1795
Elusive Butterfly Bob Lind 1966
#1801
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted Jimmy Ruffin 1966
#1802
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away The Beatles 1965
#1804
Gloomy Sunday Billie Holiday 1962
#1806
I Hear Voices Screamin' Jay Hawkins 1962
#1808
Get Me to the Church on Time Frank Sinatra, The Count Basie Orchestra 1966
#1812
Wet Dream Max Romeo 1968
#1813
Lets Spend the Night Together The Rolling Stones 1967
#1815
Gin House Blues Nina Simone 1961
#1817
True Love Travels on a Gravel Road Percy Sledge 1969
#1819
(My Heart Is) Closed for the Season Bettye Swann 1968
#1822
Its My Party Lesley Gore 1963
#1823
Darling Be Home Soon The Lovin' Spoonful 1967
#1824
When the Ship Comes In Bob Dylan 1964
#1825
Maggie's Farm Bob Dylan 1965
#1829
Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) Cole Porter 1964
#1833
Another Girl The Beatles 1965
#1834
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) The Beatles 1965
#1835
Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey Sly & the Family Stone 1969
#1839
Tent The Bonzo Dog Band 1969
#1840
Wreck A Buddy Soul Sisters 1969
#1841
Rene Small Faces 1968
#1842
I'd Rather Go Blind Etta James 1967
#1843
Fly Me to the Moon Frank Sinatra, The Count Basie Orchestra 1964
#1844
Give Him a Great Big Kiss The Shangri‐Las 1964
#1845
Hold On! I'm Comin' Sam & Dave 1967
#1848
Melting Pot Blue Mink 1969
#1850
Music To Watch Girls By Andy Williams 1967
#1851
Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) Frank Wilson 1965
#1861
Shes Your Lover Now Bob Dylan 1966
#1864
Fujiyama Mama Wanda Jackson 1960
#1865
All or Nothing Small Faces 1966
#1867
I Just Want to Make Love to You Etta James 1960
#1868
You Ain't Woman Enough Loretta Lynn 1966
#1870
I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself Dusty Springfield 1964
#1875
Brown Skin Woman Snooks Eaglin 1962
#1876
Alabama John Coltrane 1964
#1877
You're All I Need to Get By Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell 1968
#1881
The Sun Is Burning The Ian Campbell Folk Group 1963
#1886
Fancy Bobbie Gentry 1969
#1889
Trouble Every Day The Mothers of Invention 1966
#1891
Homeward Bound Simon & Garfunkel 1966
#1898
The "Fish" Cheer, I Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag Country Joe and the Fish 1967
#1902
Okie From Muskogee Merle Haggard, The Strangers 1969