As we close out the 60s, the quality of rock music continues to get better. Some real beauties were released in 1969…
Unlike most rankings, I won’t be simply tossing these up in a numerical order. Because I know better than anybody that on some days, some songs kick more ass than other songs. A song that is ranked 14th today could very well rank 1st tomorrow, if it suddenly comes on the radio during the perfect moment. So I’ll group them:
Awesome
Great
Solid
Not Bad
Here’s the next installment. The number of enjoyable songs is really starting to grow with each passing year, so i should point out that if an album was released in December, I probably pushed the songs to the following year.
First, videos of the best…
9 Great Songs from 1969
Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Good Times Bad Times – Led Zeppelin
Dazed and Confused – Led Zeppelin
Your Time Is Gonna Come – Led Zeppelin
What Is and What Should Never Be – Led Zeppelin
Heartbreaker – Led Zeppelin
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Give Peace a Chance – Plastic Ono Band
Touch Me – The Doors
10 Truly Awesome Songs from 1969
Down On The Corner – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Crosby, Stills & Nash
Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin
Thank You – Led Zeppelin
Ramble On – Led Zeppelin
Honky Tonk Women – Rolling Stones
Pinball Wizard – The Who
Crimson and Clover – Tommy James & the Shondells
No Time – The Guess Who
You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones
You can listen to/watch this 1969 playlist on YouTube here.
Here is the complete list:
| Awesome – 1 | Bad Moon Rising | – | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Awesome – 1 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes | – | Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| Awesome – 1 | Whole Lotta Love | – | Led Zeppelin |
| Awesome – 1 | Thank You | – | Led Zeppelin |
| Awesome – 1 | Ramble On | – | Led Zeppelin |
| Awesome – 1 | Honky Tonk Women | – | Rolling Stones |
| Awesome – 1 | Pinball Wizard | – | The Who |
| Awesome – 1 | Crimson and Clover | – | Tommy James & the Shondells |
| Awesome – 1 | No Time | – | The Guess Who |
| Awesome – 1 | You Can’t Always Get What You Want | – | The Rolling Stones |
| Awesome – 11 | Down On The Corner | – | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Great – 12 | Proud Mary | – | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Great – 12 | Good Times Bad Times | – | Led Zeppelin |
| Great – 12 | Dazed and Confused | – | Led Zeppelin |
| Great – 12 | Your Time Is Gonna Come | – | Led Zeppelin |
| Great – 12 | What Is and What Should Never Be | – | Led Zeppelin |
| Great – 12 | Heartbreaker | – | Led Zeppelin |
| Great – 12 | Sweet Caroline | – | Neil Diamond |
| Great – 12 | Give Peace a Chance | – | Plastic Ono Band |
| Great – 12 | Touch Me | – | The Doors |
| Great – 12 | These Eyes | – | The Guess Who |
| Great – 12 | Fortunate Son | – | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Solid – 23 | Lodi | – | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Solid – 23 | I’m Free | – | The Who |
| Solid – 23 | Something In The Air | – | Thunderclap Newman |
| Solid – 23 | Wild Child | – | The Doors |
| Solid – 23 | A Boy Named Sue | – | Johnny Cash |
| Solid – 23 | Come Together | – | The Beatles |
| Solid – 23 | With a Little Help from My Friends | – | Joe Cocker |
| Solid – 23 | Up on Cripple Creek | – | The Band |
| Solid – 23 | Laughing | – | The Guess Who |
| Solid – 32 | Green River | – | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Solid – 32 | Something | – | The Beatles |
| Solid – 32 | Born on the Bayou | – | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Solid – 32 | Suspicious Minds | – | Elvis Presley |
| Solid – 32 | Communication Breakdown | – | Led Zeppelin |
| Solid – 32 | Moby Dick | – | Led Zeppelin |
| Solid – 32 | Get Back The Beatles | – | The Beatles |
| Solid – 32 | Here Comes the Sun | – | The Beatles |
| Solid – 32 | The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down | – | The Band |
| Solid – 32 | The Lemon Song | – | Led Zeppelin |
| Solid – 32 | Sugar, Sugar | – | The Archies |
| Not Bad – 43 | Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head | – | B. J. Thomas |
| Not Bad – 43 | You’ve Made Me So Very Happy | – | Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| Not Bad – 43 | Lay Lady Lay | – | Bob Dylan |
| Not Bad – 43 | Space Oddity | – | David Bowie |
| Not Bad – 43 | This Magic Moment | – | Jay and the Americans |
| Not Bad – 43 | Living Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman) | – | Led Zeppelin |
| Not Bad – 43 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine | – | Marvin Gaye |
| Not Bad – 43 | Everyday People | – | Sly & the Family Stone |
| Not Bad – 43 | Hot Fun In The Summertime | – | Sly & The Family Stone |
| Not Bad – 43 | Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In | – | The 5th Dimension |
| Not Bad – 43 | Ballad of John and Yoko | – | The Beatles |
| Not Bad – 43 | Octopus’s Garden | – | The Beatles |
| Not Bad – 43 | Rag Mama Rag | – | The Band |
| Not Bad – 43 | Undun | – | The Guess Who |
| Not Bad – 43 | My Cherie Amour | – | Stevie Wonder |
| Not Bad – 43 | Commotion | – | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
