There were far too many disco-influenced songs released in ’76 for my taste, but fortunately bands such as the Eagles, Boston, Nazareth and Steve Miller gave us rock fans something to take away from this year.
My Favorite Songs of 1975
The year of the Bohemian? This was a year for memorable tunes – and at the time I was too young to know it. But some of these are just too timeless for that to matter.
My Favorite Songs of 1974
The year of my birth! Not the greatest in terms of my taste in music. The worst year for music in the last 50 years? Possibly…but still plenty of gems, including a ‘hidden’ one…
My Favorite Songs of 1973
The first classic rock album I ever bought was The Steve Miller Band’s Greatest Hits. The Joker was my favorite track on that album. Angie is one of, perhaps the best, song by the Stones. And Over the Hills and Far Away ranks as No.2 on my favorite Led Zeppelin songs of all time. So 1973 was a good year in terms of music for my taste. Not so much in terms of quantity, but definitely quality.
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Not the greatest year for music in my taste, 1972 still had some pretty sweet tunes from the Eagles. It was also the year that one of the more underrated songs (in my books) in all of history came out.
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In 1971 it was the year of Stairway. The year of Imagine. The year for American Pie. A lot of great classic rock songs came out (at the time, they were just called “rock” I’m sure).
Top 100 Songs of the 1960s
While the year-by-year rankings are not in a specific, numerical order, I decided to do the decade summary differently. Taking all songs rated “awesome” or “great” in the year-by-year, I then put them in order of the ones I enjoy the most. Naturally, how I feel right now at a desk in the office is a lot different from how I feel lying in a hammock on the deck drinking a beer – I’m sure the order of songs would be quite different. But generally speaking, here are 100 great songs from the 1960s.
(1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969)
First up are five songs that juuust missed the cut, but couldn’t be ignored…
Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers (1965)
19th Nervous Breakdown – The Rolling Stones (1966)
A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles (1964)
Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) – The Doors (1967)
Yesterday – The Beatles (1965)
And now – my Top 100 songs from the 1960s
100. All Along the Watchtower – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968)
99. The Pusher – Steppenwolf (1968)
98. Dazed and Confused – Led Zeppelin (1969)
97. Born to Be Wild – Steppenwolf (1968)
96. Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
95. Bend Me, Shape Me – The American Breed (1967)
94. Do Wah Diddy Diddy – Manfred Mann (1964)
93. Louie Louie – The Kingsmen (1964)
92. Time Is On My Side – The Rolling Stones (1964)
91. Helter Skelter – The Beatles (1968)
90. Homeward Bound – Simon & Garfunkel (1966)
89. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles (1967)
88. Purple Haze – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)
87. Going Up the Country – Canned Heat (1968)
86. I Want You – Bob Dylan (1966)
85. Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
84. What Is and What Should Never Be – Led Zeppelin (1969)
83. Ticket to Ride – The Beatles (1965)
82. You Really Got Me – The Kinks (1964)
81. Mr. Tambourine Man – The Byrds (1965)
80. California Girls – The Beach Boys (1965)
79. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones (1965)
78. Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison (1967)
77. Get Together – The Youngbloods (1967)
76. Penny Lane – The Beatles (1967)
75. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da – The Beatles (1968)
74. We Can Work It Out – The Beatles (1966)
73. Spanish Caravan – The Doors (1968)
72. Get Off of My Cloud – The Rolling Stones (1965)
71. Hush – Deep Purple (1968)
70. On the Road Again – Canned Heat (1968)
69. Sunshine Superman – Donovan (1966)
68. Touch Me – The Doors (1969)
67. Mrs. Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel (1968)
66. Give Peace a Chance – Plastic Ono Band (1969)
65. Yellow Submarine – The Beatles (1966)
64. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond (1969)
63. Your Time Is Gonna Come – Led Zeppelin (1969)
62. Twist and Shout – The Beatles (1963)
61. I Want To Hold Your Hand – The Beatles (1963)
60. Surfin’ Bird – The Trashmen (1963)
59. Blowin’ In The Wind – Bob Dylan (1963)
58. Love Is All Around – The Troggs (1966)
57. Waiting For The Sun – The Doors (1968)
56. Happy Jack – The Who (1966)
55. I’m a Believer – The Monkees (1966)
54. Suzie Q – Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)
53. Magic Bus – The Who (1968)
52. Love Street – The Doors (1968)
51. Monday, Monday – The Mamas & the Papas (1966)
My Favorite Songs of 1970
Four years before I was even born, and yet already seeing a couple of songs that would rank among my favorite of all time. In 1970 we see some of the best from CCR, Simon & Garfunkel and what is my favorite from that year – Lola.
My Favorite Songs of 1969
As we close out the 60s, the quality of rock music continues to get better. Some real beauties were released in 1969…
My favorite songs of 1968
Reviewing my favorite songs that were released in 1968…
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