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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Rock Songs of the 1960s

1950s <-1960-> 1970s
    

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1.
12/1963

I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles

from Meet the Beatles!   
465

✫1
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #16]
[Capitol 5112]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
2.
12/1967

Hello, Goodbye by The Beatles

from Magical Mystery Tour   
425

✫1
US




✫1
UK
[Capitol 2056]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
3.
07/1967

All You Need Is Love by The Beatles

from Yellow Submarine   
423

✫1
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #362]
[Capitol 5964]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
4.
06/1965

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones

from Out of Our Heads [US edition]   
409

✫1
US


19
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #2]

[London 9766]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
5.
07/1969

Honky Tonk Women by The Rolling Stones

from Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)   
408

✫1
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #116]

[London 910]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
6.
04/1969

Get Back by The Beatles

from Let It Be   
407

✫1
US




✫1
UK
with Billy Preston
[Apple 2490]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
7.
09/1968

Hey Jude by The Beatles

407

✫1
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #8]
[Apple 2276]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
8.
10/1965

Get Off of My Cloud by The Rolling Stones

from December's Children (And Everybody's)   
402

✫1
US




✫1
UK

written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
9.
12/1965

We Can Work It Out by The Beatles

from Yesterday ...and Today   
401

✫1
US




✫1
UK
charted as Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out in UK charts
[Capitol 5555]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
10.
07/1965

Help! by The Beatles

from Help!   
400

✫1
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #29]
[Capitol 5476]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
11.
05/1965

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

from Mr. Tambourine Man   
399

✫1
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #79]
[Columbia 43271]
written by Bob Dylan
12.
04/1965

Ticket to Ride by The Beatles

from Help!   
399

✫1
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #384]
[Capitol 5407]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
13.
02/1967

Penny Lane by The Beatles

from Magical Mystery Tour [US edition]   
394

✫1
US




2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #449]
charted as Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever in UK charts
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
14.
05/1966

Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones

from Aftermath   
392

✫1
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #174]

[London 901]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
15.
06/1966

Paperback Writer by The Beatles

391

✫1
US




✫1
UK

[Capitol 5651]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
16.
12/1964

I Feel Fine by The Beatles

from Beatles '65   
389

✫1
US




✫1
UK
[Capitol 5327]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
17.
07/1964

A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles

from A Hard Day's Night   
388

✫1
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #153]
[Capitol 5222]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
18.
03/1964

Can't Buy Me Love by The Beatles

from A Hard Day's Night   
388

✫1
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #289]
[Capitol 5150]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
19.
01/1967

Ruby Tuesday by The Rolling Stones

from Between the Buttons   
367

✫1
US




3
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #303]
charted as Let's Spend The Night Together / Ruby Tuesday in UK charts
[London 904]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
20.
08/1966

Yellow Submarine by The Beatles

from Revolver   
364

2
US




✫1
UK
charted as Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby in UK charts
[Capitol 5715]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
21.
04/1968

Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel

from Bookends   
361

✫1
US
4
AC


4
UK
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1969]

[Columbia 44511]
written by Paul Simon
22.
06/1968

Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones

from Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)   
348

3
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #124]

[London 908]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
23.
10/1969

Come Together by The Beatles

from Abbey Road   
342

✫1
US




4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #202]
charted as Something / Come Together in UK charts
[Apple 2654]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
24.
03/1968

Lady Madonna by The Beatles

338

4
US




✫1
UK
[Capitol 2138]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
25.
12/1965

Day Tripper by The Beatles

from Yesterday ...and Today   
322

5
US




✫1
UK
charted as Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out in UK charts ; in the US, B-Side to We Can Work It Out
[Capitol 5555]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
26.
01/1965

Tired of Waiting for You by The Kinks

from Kinda Kinks   
310

6
US




✫1
UK
[Reprise 0347]
written by Ray Davies
27.
07/1965

Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan

from Highway 61 Revisited   
310

2
US




4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #1]
[Columbia 43346]
written by Bob Dylan
28.
06/1969

The Ballad of John and Yoko by The Beatles

296

8
US




✫1
UK
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
29.
10/1969

Something by The Beatles

from Abbey Road   
294

3
US
17
AC


4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #273]
in the US, B-Side to Come Together ; charted as Something / Come Together in UK charts
[Apple 2654]
written by George Harrison
30.
08/1964

You Really Got Me by The Kinks

from Kinks   
291

7
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #82]
[Reprise 0306]
written by Ray Davies
31.
03/1965

The Last Time by The Rolling Stones

from Out of Our Heads [US edition]   
286

9
US




✫1
UK

[London 9741]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
32.
02/1967

Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles

from Magical Mystery Tour [US edition]   
280

8
US




2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #76]
in the US, B-Side to Penny Lane ; charted as Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever in UK charts
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
33.
04/1966

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 by Bob Dylan

from Blonde on Blonde   
270

2
US




7
UK
written by Bob Dylan
34.
07/1968

Hello, I Love You by The Doors

from Waiting for the Sun   
267

✫1
US




15
UK
[Elektra 45635]
written by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore
35.
12/1964

Go Now! by The Moody Blues

from The Magnificent Moodies   
266

10
US




✫1
UK
vocals by Denny Laine
[London 9726]
written by Larry Banks & Milton Bennett
36.
08/1966

Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles

from Revolver   
265

11
US




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #137]
in the US, B-Side to Yellow Submarine ; charted as Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby in UK charts
[Capitol 5715]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
37.
10/1964

All Day and All of the Night by The Kinks

from Kinks-Size   
264

7
US




2
UK

[Reprise 0334]
written by Ray Davies
38.
03/1965

For Your Love by The Yardbirds

from For Your Love   
260

6
US




3
UK
[Epic 9790]
written by Graham Gouldman
39.
06/1965

Heart Full of Soul by The Yardbirds

from Having a Rave Up   
258

9
US




2
UK
[Epic 9823]
written by Graham Gouldman
40.
06/1966

Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks

from Face to Face   
254

14
US




✫1
UK
[Reprise 0497]
written by Ray Davies
41.
10/1965

Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds

from Turn! Turn! Turn!   
241

✫1
US




26
UK
lyrics adapted from the Book of Ecclesiastes
[Columbia 43424]
written by Pete Seeger
42.
04/1969

The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel

from Bridge Over Troubled Water   
239

7
US
3
AC


6
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #105]
[Columbia 44785]
written by Paul Simon
43.
07/1969

Lay Lady Lay by Bob Dylan

from Nashville Skyline   
236

7
US
19
AC


5
UK
[Columbia 4-44926]
written by Bob Dylan
44.
06/1967

Light My Fire by The Doors

from The Doors   
234

✫1
US




49
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #35]
[Elektra 45615]
written by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore
45.
07/1964

It's All Over Now by The Rolling Stones

from 12 X 5   
225

26
US




✫1
UK

[London 9687]
written by Bobby Womack & Shirley Womack
46.
03/1966

Shapes of Things by The Yardbirds

from The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits   
213

11
US




3
UK
[Epic 10006*]
written by Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf & Jim McCarty
47.
02/1966

Homeward Bound by Simon & Garfunkel

from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme   
207

5
US




9
UK
[Columbia 43511]
written by Paul Simon
48.
11/1965

The Sounds of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel

from Sounds of Silence   
206

✫1
US






[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #156]
[Columbia 43396]
written by Paul Simon
49.
10/1966

Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? by The Rolling Stones

from Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) [UK release]   
205

9
US




5
UK
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
50.
02/1965

Eight Days a Week by The Beatles

from Beatles for Sale   
205

✫1
US






[Capitol 5371]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
51.
09/1965

Yesterday by The Beatles

from Help!   
204

✫1
US






[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #13]
[Capitol 5498]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
52.
12/1968

Albatross by Fleetwood Mac

from English Rose   
200

104
US




✫1
UK
[instrumental]
[Epic 10436]
written by Peter Green
53.
05/1966

I Am a Rock by Simon & Garfunkel

from Sounds of Silence   
199

3
US




17
UK
[Columbia 43617]
written by Paul Simon
54.
04/1964

Love Me Do by The Beatles

from Please Please Me   
197

✫1
US






[R]
[Tollie 9008]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
55.
10/1965

Positively 4th Street by Bob Dylan

196

7
US




8
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #203]
[Columbia 43389]
written by Bob Dylan
56.
11/1964

Little Red Rooster by The Rolling Stones

from The Rolling Stones, Now!   
189







✫1
UK
written by Willie Dixon
57.
03/1969

Pinball Wizard by The Who

from Tommy   
187

19
US




4
UK
[Decca 32465]
written by Pete Townshend
58.
10/1969

Oh Well by Fleetwood Mac

from Then Play On   
184

55
US




2
UK
written by Peter Green
59.
05/1967

Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks

from Something Else by the Kinks   
178







2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #42]
[Reprise 0612]
written by Ray Davies
60.
11/1965

My Generation by The Who

from My Generation   
177

74
US




2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #11]

[Decca 31877]
written by Pete Townshend
61.
01/1968

Pictures of Matchstick Men by Status Quo

from Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo   
173

12
US




7
UK
[Cadet Con. 7001]
written by Francis Rossi
62.
03/1964

Twist and Shout by The Beatles

from Please Please Me   
170

2
US






[Tollie 9001]
written by Phil Medley & Bert Russell
63.
03/1964

Do You Want to Know a Secret? by The Beatles

from Please Please Me   
170

2
US






[Vee-Jay 587]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
64.
09/1966

I'm a Boy by The Who

from My Generation   
164







2
UK
[Decca 32058]
written by Pete Townshend
65.
01/1967

Let's Spend the Night Together by The Rolling Stones

from Between the Buttons   
164

55
US




3
UK
charted as Let's Spend The Night Together / Ruby Tuesday in UK charts
[London 904]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
66.
08/1967

Dandelion by The Rolling Stones

164

14
US




8
UK
charted as We Love You / Dandelion in UK charts
[London 905]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
67.
02/1964

Not Fade Away by The Rolling Stones

from England's Newest Hit Makers   
153

48
US




3
UK
[London 9657]
written by Buddy Holly (as Charles Hardin) & Norman Petty
68.
07/1965

All I Really Want to Do by The Byrds

from Mr. Tambourine Man   
153

40
US




4
UK
[Columbia 43332]
written by Bob Dylan
69.
12/1968

Touch Me by The Doors

from The Soft Parade   
151

3
US






[Elektra 45646]
written by Robby Krieger
70.
03/1966

Nowhere Man by The Beatles

from Rubber Soul   
145

3
US






[Capitol 5587]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
71.
02/1964

Please Please Me by The Beatles

from Please Please Me   
144

3
US






[Vee-Jay 581]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
72.
06/1966

Over Under Sideways Down by The Yardbirds

from Roger the Engineer   
142

13
US




10
UK
written by Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf & Paul Samwell-Smith
73.
11/1969

Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin

from Led Zeppelin II   
142

4
US






[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #75]

[Atlantic 2690]
written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, John Paul Jones & Willie Dixon
74.
10/1965

Evil Hearted You by The Yardbirds

from Having a Rave Up   
142







3
UK
charted as Evil Hearted You / Still I'm Sad in UK charts
written by Graham Gouldman
75.
08/1969

Easy to Be Hard by Three Dog Night

from Suitable for Framing   
142

4
US






[Dunhill 45-4203]
written by Galt MacDermot, James Rado & Gerome Ragni
76.
12/1964

She's a Woman by The Beatles

from Beatles '65   
136

4
US






in the US, B-Side to I Feel Fine
[Capitol 5327]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
77.
12/1965

As Tears Go By by The Rolling Stones

from December's Children (And Everybody's)   
128

6
US
10
AC




[London 9808]
written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Andrew Loog Oldham
78.
12/1969

No Time by The Guess Who

from American Woman   
128

5
US






written by Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings
79.
04/1965

Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan

from Bringing It All Back Home   
120

39
US
6
AC


9
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #332]
[Columbia 43242]
written by Bob Dylan
80.
06/1967

See Emily Play by Pink Floyd

from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn   
119

134
US




6
UK
[Tower 356]
written by Syd Barrett
81.
04/1969

These Eyes by The Guess Who

from Wheatfield Soul   
119

6
US






written by Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings
82.
03/1966

Substitute by The Who

118







5
UK
written by Pete Townshend
83.
10/1964

Time Is on My Side by The Rolling Stones

from 12 X 5   
114

6
US







[London 9708]
written by Jerry Ragovoy (as Norman Meade)
84.
01/1967

For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield

from Buffalo Springfield [1967 version]   
113

7
US






[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #63]
[Atco 6459]
written by Stephen Stills
85.
07/1966

I Want You by Bob Dylan

from Blonde on Blonde   
103

20
US




16
UK
[Columbia 43683]
written by Bob Dylan
86.
04/1966

Eight Miles High by The Byrds

from Fifth Dimension   
102

14
US




24
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #150]
[Columbia 43578]
written by Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn (as Jim McGuinn) & David Crosby
87.
02/1965

I Can't Explain by The Who

96

93
US




8
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #371]
[Decca 31725]
written by Pete Townshend
88.
07/1966

Mother's Little Helper by The Rolling Stones

from Aftermath   
95

8
US






[London 902]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
89.
07/1969

Laughing by The Guess Who

from Canned Wheat   
84

10
US






written by Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings
90.
03/1965

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan

from The Times They Are a-Changin'   
83







9
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #59]
[not released in the US]
written by Bob Dylan
91.
10/1969

Eli's Coming by Three Dog Night

from Suitable for Framing   
82

10
US






[Dunhill 4215]
written by Laura Nyro
92.
08/1965

See My Friends by The Kinks

from Kinkdom   
79

111
US




10
UK
[Reprise 0409]
written by Ray Davies
93.
05/1964

P.S. I Love You by The Beatles

from Please Please Me   
77

10
US






in the US, B-Side to Love Me Do
[Tollie 9008]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
94.
09/1967

People Are Strange by The Doors

from Strange Days   
76

12
US






[Elektra 45621]
written by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore
95.
05/1965

Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere by The Who

76







10
UK
written by Roger Daltrey & Pete Townshend
96.
04/1966

Dirty Water by The Standells

from Dirty Water   
75

11
US






written by Ed Cobb
97.
09/1968

Revolution by The Beatles

73

12
US






in the US, B-Side to Hey Jude
[Apple 2276]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
98.
07/1964

And I Love Her by The Beatles

from A Hard Day's Night   
70

12
US






[Capitol 5235]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
99.
12/1965

A Well Respected Man by The Kinks

from Kinkdom   
69

13
US






[Reprise 0420]
written by Ray Davies
100.
11/1966

A Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon & Garfunkel

from Bookends   
67

13
US






[Columbia 43873]
written by Paul Simon
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