From Pitchfork:
People always ask: "When is Pitchfork gonna run a list of the top albums of the 1960s?" The answer today? Probably never. Not that we didn't consider it. It's just that when we sat down to map it all out, we found it would be more rewarding to approach the decade through its songs instead. After all, it was by and large a single-oriented era-- the long-player didn't really take over as a creative medium until the 60s had nearly come to an end. And besides, Revolver's ego is out of hand as it is.
Published by Pitchfork: August 14, 2006.
Spotify playlist updated April 13, 2014.
THE 200 GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s
(Pitchfork Staff List, from #1 to #200)
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Strikethrough songs (8/200) are not available on Spotify. Some songs may be not available in all countries.
1. The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
2. Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
3. Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come
4. Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
5. The Beatles - A Day in the Life
6. The Ronettes – Be My Baby
7. The Beach Boys – Wouldn't It Be Nice
8. Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues (live)
9. The Who – I Can't Explain
10. Desmond Dekker – Israelites
11. Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
12. The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
13. Band – The Weight
14. The Beach Boys – Don't Worry Baby
15. Aretha Franklin – Think
16. The Stooges – I Wanna Be Your Dog
17. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
18. The Crystals – And Then He Kissed Me
19. The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
20. The Shangri-Las – Out In The Streets
21. The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
22. Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
23. Etta James – At Last
24. The Supremes – You Can't Hurry Love
25. The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
26. The Beatles - I Am the Walrus
27. The Velvet Underground – I'm Waiting For The Man
28. Otis Redding – [Sittin' On] The Dock Of The Bay
29. The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset
30. The Shangri-Las – Leader Of The Pack
31. Nico – These Days
32. Ennio Morricone – Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly)
33. James Brown & the Famous Flames – It's A Man's Man's Man's World (live)
34. The Who – The Kids Are Alright
35. Johnny Cash – Ring Of Fire
36. The 13th Floor Elevators – You're Gonna Miss Me
37. Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound Of Silence
38. The Meters – Cissy Strut
39. The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil
40. The Zombies – This Will Be Our Year
41. Leonard Cohen – Suzanne
42. Band – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
43. Vince Guaraldi Trio – Linus & Lucy
44. The Supremes – Where Did Our Love Go
45. Dusty Springfield – Son Of A Preacher Man
46. The Creation – Making Time
47. The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
48. David Bowie – Space Oddity
49. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood – Some Velvet Morning
50. Love – Alone Again Or
51. Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep Mountain High
52. Ray Charles – Georgia On My Mind
53. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
54. The Monkees – Daydream Believer
55. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
56. Brigitte Bardot & Serge Gainsbourg – Bonnie And Clyde
57. Tommy James & The Shondells – Crimson And Clover
58. The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
59. The Velvet Underground – Sunday Morning
60. Sly & The Family Stone – Hot Fun In The Summertime
61. The Supremes – You Keep Me Hangin' On
62. The Rolling Stones – Street Fighting Man
63. Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto/Antonio Carlos Jobim – The Girl From Ipanema
64. Del Shannon – Runaway
65. The Mamas & The Papas – California Dreamin'
66. The Paragons – The Tide Is High
67. Neil Young – Cinnamon Girl
68. The Shirelles – Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
69. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones – Miserlou
70. Patsy Cline – Crazy
71. Jimi Hendrix Experience – Manic Depression
72. Van Morrison – Sweet Thing
73. Bob Dylan – Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
74. James Brown – Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
75. Simon & Garfunkel – The Boxer
76. Various Artists – Doctor Who
77. Nico – Heroin
78. Sly & The Family Stone – I Want To Take You Higher
79. Gal Costa – Baby
80. Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues
81. Sam & Dave – Hold On I'm Coming
82. Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
83. Neil Young – Down By The River
84. The Rolling Stones – You Can't Always Get What You Want
85. Roy Orbison – Crying
86. The Left Banke - Walk Away Renee
87. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tracks Of My Tears
88. The Kinks – You Really Got Me
89. The Stooges – 1969
90. The Angels – My Boyfriend's Back
91. The Who – Substitute
92. Nick Drake – River Man
93. Can – You Doo Right
94. Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson
95. Sam Cooke – Cupid
96. The Shangri-Las – Give Him A Great Big Kiss
97. Toots & The Maytals – Pressure Drop
98. The Zombies – Care of Cell 44
99. Jimi Hendrix Experience – All Along The Watchtower
100. The Isley Brothers – It's Your Thing
101. Pink Floyd - See Emily Play
102. Sly & The Family Stone – Everyday People
103. Merle Haggard – Mama Tried
104. King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
105. Simon & Garfunkel – America
106. Desmond Dekker – 007 (Shanty Town)
107. Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna
108. Harry Nilsson – One
109. The Byrds – Eight Miles High
110. Four Tops – It's The Same Old Song
111. Stevie Wonder – I Was Made To Love Her
112. Steve Reich - It's Gonna Rain (part I and II)
113. The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind
114. Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
115. The Kinks – Victoria
116. Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit
117. Ben E. King – Stand By Me
118. The Bobby Fuller Four – I Fought The Law
119. Silver Apples - Oscillations
120. ? and The Mysterians – 96 Tears
121. Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman
122. Patsy Cline – I Fall To Pieces
123. The Supremes – I Hear A Symphony
124. The Velvet Underground – Venus In Furs
125. Miles Davis – Shhh/Peaceful
126. Led Zeppelin - What Is And What Should Never Be
127. George Jones – She Thinks I Still Care
128. Buffalo Springfield – For What It's Worth
129. Harry Nilsson – Everybody's Talkin'
130. John Coltrane – My Favourite Things
131. The Byrds – I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
132. Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World
133. The Monkees – I'm A Believer
134. Brian Wilson – Surf's Up
135. The Kinks – Shangri-La
136. Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
137. The Dixie Cups – Iko Iko
138. Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody
139. The Impressions – People Get Ready
140. Donovan – Season Of The Witch
141. The Supremes – Baby Love
142. Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
143. Scott Walker – Big Louise
144. Bobbie Gentry – Ode To Billie Joe
145. Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man
146. Terry Riley – In C
147. Nina Simone – Sinnerman
148. The Velvet Underground – Sister Ray
149. Archie Bell and The Drells – Tighten Up
150. Bob Dylan – It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
151. David Axelrod – The Human Abstract
152. The Association – Never My Love
153. Lorraine Ellison – Stay With Me
154. The Kingsmen – Louie Louie
155. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
156. Loretta Lynn – Fist City
157. Aretha Franklin – Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
158. P.P. Arnold – The First Cut Is The Deepest
159. Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine
160. Os Mutantes – She's My Shoo Shoo (A Minha Menina)
161. The Zombies – She's Not There
162. The Who – I Can See For Miles
163. Cromagnon - Caledonia
164. Frank Sinatra – It Was A Very Good Year
165. The Monks - Monk Time
166. The Flirtations – Nothing But A Heartache
167. Stone Poneys – Different Drum
168. Albert Ayler – Ghosts
169. Stevie Wonder – Uptight (Everything's Alright)
170. Françoise Hardy – Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles
171. Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
172. Archie Bell and The Drells – Here I Go Again
173. Phil Ochs – I Ain't Marching Anymore
174. Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
175. Loretta Lynn – Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
176. MC5 – Kick Out the Jams
177. The Tammys - Egyptian Shumba
178. Otis Redding – I've Been Loving You Too Long
179. Bembeya Jazz National - Armée Guinéenne
180. The Barbarians - Moulty
181. France Gall - Laisse Tomber Les Filles
182. Patsy Cline – She's Got You
183. Bobby Darin – Beyond The Sea
184. James Brown – Mother Popcorn
185. The Temptations – Get Ready
186. The Hollies – Bus Stop
187. Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
188. T. Rex – Debora (live)
189. Sonics - Strychnine
190. Leonard Cohen – So Long, Marianne
191. Cannonball Adderley – Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
192. Alton Ellis – I'm Still In Love
193. Johnny and June Carter Cash – Jackson
194. The Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup
195. James Brown – Night Train (live at the Apollo)
196. Irma Thomas – Time Is On My Side
197. Charles Mingus - Solo Dancer
198. Dionne Warwick – Walk On By
199. Nina Simone – Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair (live)
200. The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon
1. The Beach Boys – God Only Knows
2. Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
3. Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come
4. Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
6. The Ronettes – Be My Baby
7. The Beach Boys – Wouldn't It Be Nice
8. Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues (live)
9. The Who – I Can't Explain
10. Desmond Dekker – Israelites
11. Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
12. The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
13. Band – The Weight
14. The Beach Boys – Don't Worry Baby
15. Aretha Franklin – Think
16. The Stooges – I Wanna Be Your Dog
17. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
18. The Crystals – And Then He Kissed Me
20. The Shangri-Las – Out In The Streets
21. The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
22. Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
23. Etta James – At Last
24. The Supremes – You Can't Hurry Love
25. The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
27. The Velvet Underground – I'm Waiting For The Man
28. Otis Redding – [Sittin' On] The Dock Of The Bay
29. The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset
30. The Shangri-Las – Leader Of The Pack
31. Nico – These Days
32. Ennio Morricone – Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly)
33. James Brown & the Famous Flames – It's A Man's Man's Man's World (live)
34. The Who – The Kids Are Alright
35. Johnny Cash – Ring Of Fire
36. The 13th Floor Elevators – You're Gonna Miss Me
37. Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound Of Silence
38. The Meters – Cissy Strut
39. The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil
40. The Zombies – This Will Be Our Year
41. Leonard Cohen – Suzanne
42. Band – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
43. Vince Guaraldi Trio – Linus & Lucy
44. The Supremes – Where Did Our Love Go
45. Dusty Springfield – Son Of A Preacher Man
46. The Creation – Making Time
48. David Bowie – Space Oddity
49. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood – Some Velvet Morning
50. Love – Alone Again Or
51. Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep Mountain High
52. Ray Charles – Georgia On My Mind
53. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
54. The Monkees – Daydream Believer
55. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
56. Brigitte Bardot & Serge Gainsbourg – Bonnie And Clyde
57. Tommy James & The Shondells – Crimson And Clover
59. The Velvet Underground – Sunday Morning
60. Sly & The Family Stone – Hot Fun In The Summertime
61. The Supremes – You Keep Me Hangin' On
62. The Rolling Stones – Street Fighting Man
63. Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto/Antonio Carlos Jobim – The Girl From Ipanema
64. Del Shannon – Runaway
65. The Mamas & The Papas – California Dreamin'
66. The Paragons – The Tide Is High
67. Neil Young – Cinnamon Girl
68. The Shirelles – Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
69. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones – Miserlou
70. Patsy Cline – Crazy
71. Jimi Hendrix Experience – Manic Depression
72. Van Morrison – Sweet Thing
73. Bob Dylan – Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
74. James Brown – Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
75. Simon & Garfunkel – The Boxer
76. Various Artists – Doctor Who
77. Nico – Heroin
78. Sly & The Family Stone – I Want To Take You Higher
79. Gal Costa – Baby
80. Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues
81. Sam & Dave – Hold On I'm Coming
82. Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
83. Neil Young – Down By The River
84. The Rolling Stones – You Can't Always Get What You Want
85. Roy Orbison – Crying
87. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tracks Of My Tears
88. The Kinks – You Really Got Me
89. The Stooges – 1969
90. The Angels – My Boyfriend's Back
91. The Who – Substitute
92. Nick Drake – River Man
93. Can – You Doo Right
94. Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson
95. Sam Cooke – Cupid
96. The Shangri-Las – Give Him A Great Big Kiss
97. Toots & The Maytals – Pressure Drop
98. The Zombies – Care of Cell 44
99. Jimi Hendrix Experience – All Along The Watchtower
100. The Isley Brothers – It's Your Thing
101. Pink Floyd - See Emily Play
102. Sly & The Family Stone – Everyday People
103. Merle Haggard – Mama Tried
105. Simon & Garfunkel – America
106. Desmond Dekker – 007 (Shanty Town)
107. Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna
108. Harry Nilsson – One
109. The Byrds – Eight Miles High
110. Four Tops – It's The Same Old Song
111. Stevie Wonder – I Was Made To Love Her
112. Steve Reich - It's Gonna Rain (part I and II)
113. The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind
114. Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
115. The Kinks – Victoria
116. Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit
117. Ben E. King – Stand By Me
118. The Bobby Fuller Four – I Fought The Law
119. Silver Apples - Oscillations
120. ? and The Mysterians – 96 Tears
121. Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman
122. Patsy Cline – I Fall To Pieces
123. The Supremes – I Hear A Symphony
124. The Velvet Underground – Venus In Furs
125. Miles Davis – Shhh/Peaceful
126. Led Zeppelin - What Is And What Should Never Be
127. George Jones – She Thinks I Still Care
128. Buffalo Springfield – For What It's Worth
129. Harry Nilsson – Everybody's Talkin'
130. John Coltrane – My Favourite Things
131. The Byrds – I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
132. Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World
133. The Monkees – I'm A Believer
134. Brian Wilson – Surf's Up
135. The Kinks – Shangri-La
136. Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
137. The Dixie Cups – Iko Iko
138. Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody
139. The Impressions – People Get Ready
140. Donovan – Season Of The Witch
141. The Supremes – Baby Love
142. Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
143. Scott Walker – Big Louise
144. Bobbie Gentry – Ode To Billie Joe
145. Tammy Wynette – Stand By Your Man
146. Terry Riley – In C
147. Nina Simone – Sinnerman
148. The Velvet Underground – Sister Ray
149. Archie Bell and The Drells – Tighten Up
150. Bob Dylan – It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
151. David Axelrod – The Human Abstract
152. The Association – Never My Love
153. Lorraine Ellison – Stay With Me
154. The Kingsmen – Louie Louie
155. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
156. Loretta Lynn – Fist City
157. Aretha Franklin – Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
158. P.P. Arnold – The First Cut Is The Deepest
159. Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine
160. Os Mutantes – She's My Shoo Shoo (A Minha Menina)
161. The Zombies – She's Not There
162. The Who – I Can See For Miles
163. Cromagnon - Caledonia
164. Frank Sinatra – It Was A Very Good Year
165. The Monks - Monk Time
166. The Flirtations – Nothing But A Heartache
167. Stone Poneys – Different Drum
168. Albert Ayler – Ghosts
169. Stevie Wonder – Uptight (Everything's Alright)
170. Françoise Hardy – Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles
171. Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
172. Archie Bell and The Drells – Here I Go Again
173. Phil Ochs – I Ain't Marching Anymore
174. Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
175. Loretta Lynn – Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
176. MC5 – Kick Out the Jams
177. The Tammys - Egyptian Shumba
178. Otis Redding – I've Been Loving You Too Long
179. Bembeya Jazz National - Armée Guinéenne
180. The Barbarians - Moulty
182. Patsy Cline – She's Got You
183. Bobby Darin – Beyond The Sea
184. James Brown – Mother Popcorn
185. The Temptations – Get Ready
186. The Hollies – Bus Stop
187. Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
188. T. Rex – Debora (live)
189. Sonics - Strychnine
190. Leonard Cohen – So Long, Marianne
191. Cannonball Adderley – Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
192. Alton Ellis – I'm Still In Love
193. Johnny and June Carter Cash – Jackson
194. The Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup
195. James Brown – Night Train (live at the Apollo)
196. Irma Thomas – Time Is On My Side
197. Charles Mingus - Solo Dancer
198. Dionne Warwick – Walk On By
199. Nina Simone – Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair (live)
200. The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon
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