50. Just Like a Woman – Bob Dylan (1966)
49. Street Fighting Man – The Rolling Stones (1968)
48. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 – Bob Dylan (1966)
47. The End – The Doors (1967)
46. The Weight – The Band (1968)
45. Hey Joe – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1966)
44. Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan (1965)
43. Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin (1969)
42. Dear Mr. Fantasy – Traffic (1968)
This song was actually played as my intro music when I had a weekly bit for fantasy hockey on Sirius-XM back in the day…
41. Five to One – The Doors (1968)
40. Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles (1966)
39. California Dreamin’ – The Mamas & the Papas (1966)
38. Down On The Corner – Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
37. Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf (1968)
36. Daydream Believer – The Monkees (1967)
35. Thank You – Led Zeppelin (1969)
34. Break on Through (To the Other Side) – The Doors (1967)
33. We Gotta Get Out of This Place – The Animals (1965)
32. Pinball Wizard – The Who (1969)
31. Revolution – The Beatles (1968)
30. Sympathy For The Devil – The Rolling Stones (1968)
29. No Time – The Guess Who (1969)
28. Under My Thumb – The Rolling Stones (1966)
27. Light My Fire – The Doors (1967)
26. Somebody To Love – Jefferson Airplane (1967)
25. Wild Thing – The Troggs (1966)
24. You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones (1969)
23. Hello, Goodbye – The Beatles (1967)
22. With a Little Help from My Friends – The Beatles (1967)
21. Hurdy Gurdy Man – Donovan (1968)
20. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
19. Eight Days a Week – The Beatles (1965)
18. As Tears Go By – The Rolling Stones (1965)
17. Ruby Tuesday – The Rolling Stones (1967)
16. People Are Strange – The Doors (1967)
15. Crimson and Clover – Tommy James & the Shondells (1969)
14. Ramble On – Led Zeppelin (1969)
13. Piece of my Heart – Big Brother and the Holding Company (1968)
12. Sloop John B – The Beach Boys (1966)
11. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds – The Beatles (1967)
10. All You Need Is Love – The Beatles (1967)
9. I Am a Rock – Simon & Garfunkel (1966)
8. The Sound of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel (1965)
7. Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
6. Hello, I Love You – The Doors (1968)
5. White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane (1967)
4. Paint It, Black – The Rolling Stones (1966)
3. Honky Tonk Women – The Rolling Stones (1969)
2. Hey Jude – The Beatles (1968)
1. The House Of The Rising Sun – The Animals (1964)
Listen to my 60s playlist on YouTube here
Here is the full Top 100 list (with five bonus songs listed):
Rank | Song | Artist | Year | |
1 | The House Of The Rising Sun | – | The Animals | 1964 |
2 | Hey Jude | – | The Beatles | 1968 |
3 | Honky Tonk Women | – | The Rolling Stones | 1969 |
4 | Paint It, Black | – | The Rolling Stones | 1966 |
5 | White Rabbit | – | Jefferson Airplane | 1967 |
6 | Hello, I Love You | – | The Doors | 1968 |
7 | Bad Moon Rising | – | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 1969 |
8 | The Sound of Silence | – | Simon & Garfunkel | 1965 |
9 | I Am a Rock | – | Simon & Garfunkel | 1966 |
10 | All You Need Is Love | – | The Beatles | 1967 |
11 | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds | – | The Beatles | 1967 |
12 | Sloop John B | – | The Beach Boys | 1966 |
13 | Piece of my Heart | – | Big Brother and the Holding Company | 1968 |
14 | Ramble On | – | Led Zeppelin | 1969 |
15 | Crimson and Clover | – | Tommy James & the Shondells | 1969 |
16 | People Are Strange | – | The Doors | 1967 |
17 | Ruby Tuesday | – | The Rolling Stones | 1967 |
18 | As Tears Go By | – | The Rolling Stones | 1965 |
19 | Eight Days a Week | – | The Beatles | 1965 |
20 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes | – | Crosby, Stills & Nash | 1969 |
21 | Hurdy Gurdy Man | – | Donovan | 1968 |
22 | With a Little Help from My Friends | – | The Beatles | 1967 |
23 | Hello, Goodbye | – | The Beatles | 1967 |
24 | You Can’t Always Get What You Want | – | The Rolling Stones | 1969 |
25 | Wild Thing | – | The Troggs | 1966 |
26 | Somebody to Love | – | Jefferson Airplane | 1967 |
27 | Light My Fire | – | The Doors | 1967 |
28 | Under My Thumb | – | The Rolling Stones | 1966 |
29 | No Time | – | The Guess Who | 1969 |
30 | Sympathy for the Devil | – | The Rolling Stones | 1968 |
31 | Revolution | – | The Beatles | 1968 |
32 | Pinball Wizard | – | The Who | 1969 |
33 | We Gotta Get Out of This Place | – | The Animals | 1965 |
34 | Break on Through (To the Other Side) | – | The Doors | 1967 |
35 | Thank You | – | Led Zeppelin | 1969 |
36 | Daydream Believer | – | The Monkees | 1967 |
37 | Magic Carpet Ride | – | Steppenwolf | 1968 |
38 | Down On The Corner | – | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 1969 |
39 | California Dreamin’ | – | The Mamas & the Papas | 1966 |
40 | Eleanor Rigby | – | The Beatles | 1966 |
41 | Five to One | – | The Doors | 1968 |
42 | Dear Mr. Fantasy | – | Traffic | 1968 |
43 | Whole Lotta Love | – | Led Zeppelin | 1969 |
44 | Like a Rolling Stone | – | Bob Dylan | 1965 |
45 | Hey Joe | – | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1966 |
46 | The Weight | – | The Band | 1968 |
47 | The End | – | The Doors | 1967 |
48 | Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 | – | Bob Dylan | 1966 |
49 | Street Fighting Man | – | The Rolling Stones | 1968 |
50 | Just Like a Woman | – | Bob Dylan | 1966 |
51 | Monday, Monday | – | The Mamas & the Papas | 1966 |
52 | Love Street | – | The Doors | 1968 |
53 | Magic Bus | – | The Who | 1968 |
54 | Suzie Q | – | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 1968 |
55 | I’m a Believer | – | The Monkees | 1966 |
56 | Happy Jack | – | The Who | 1966 |
57 | Waiting For The Sun | – | The Doors | 1968 |
58 | Love Is All Around | – | The Troggs | 1966 |
59 | Blowin’ In The Wind | – | Bob Dylan | 1963 |
60 | Surfin’ Bird | – | The Trashmen | 1963 |
61 | I Want To Hold Your Hand | – | The Beatles | 1963 |
62 | Twist and Shout | – | The Beatles | 1963 |
63 | Your Time Is Gonna Come | – | Led Zeppelin | 1969 |
64 | Sweet Caroline | – | Neil Diamond | 1969 |
65 | Yellow Submarine | – | The Beatles | 1966 |
66 | Give Peace a Chance | – | Plastic Ono Band | 1969 |
67 | Mrs. Robinson | – | Simon & Garfunkel | 1968 |
68 | Touch Me | – | The Doors | 1969 |
69 | Sunshine Superman | – | Donovan | 1966 |
70 | On the Road Again | – | Canned Heat | 1968 |
71 | Hush | – | Deep Purple | 1968 |
72 | Get Off of My Cloud | – | The Rolling Stones | 1965 |
73 | Spanish Caravan | – | The Doors | 1968 |
74 | We Can Work It Out | – | The Beatles | 1966 |
75 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | – | The Beatles | 1968 |
76 | Penny Lane | – | The Beatles | 1967 |
77 | Get Together | – | The Youngbloods | 1967 |
78 | Brown Eyed Girl | – | Van Morrison | 1967 |
79 | (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction | – | The Rolling Stones | 1965 |
80 | California Girls | – | The Beach Boys | 1965 |
81 | Mr. Tambourine Man | – | The Byrds | 1965 |
82 | You Really Got Me | – | The Kinks | 1964 |
83 | Ticket to Ride | – | The Beatles | 1965 |
84 | What Is and What Should Never Be | – | Led Zeppelin | 1969 |
85 | Fortunate Son | – | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 1969 |
86 | I Want You | – | Bob Dylan | 1966 |
87 | Going Up the Country | – | Canned Heat | 1968 |
88 | Purple Haze | – | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1967 |
89 | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band | – | The Beatles | 1967 |
90 | Homeward Bound | – | Simon & Garfunkel | 1966 |
91 | Helter Skelter | – | The Beatles | 1968 |
92 | Time Is On My Side | – | The Rolling Stones | 1964 |
93 | Louie Louie | – | The Kingsmen | 1964 |
94 | Do Wah Diddy Diddy | – | Manfred Mann | 1964 |
95 | Bend Me, Shape Me | – | The American Breed | 1967 |
96 | Proud Mary | – | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 1969 |
97 | Born to Be Wild | – | Steppenwolf | 1968 |
98 | Dazed and Confused | – | Led Zeppelin | 1969 |
99 | The Pusher | – | Steppenwolf | 1968 |
100 | All Along the Watchtower | – | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1968 |
101 | Yesterday | – | The Beatles | 1965 |
102 | Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) | – | The Doors | 1967 |
103 | A Hard Day’s Night | – | The Beatles | 1964 |
104 | 19th Nervous Breakdown | – | The Rolling Stones | 1966 |
105 | Unchained Melody | – | The Righteous Brothers | 1965 |