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The Kinks
1.
08/1964

 ②  You Really Got Me by The Kinks

from Kinks   
291

7
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✫1
UK
[songwriter #2 hit]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #82]
[Reprise 0306]
written by Ray Davies 
2.
10/1964

 ③  All Day and All of the Night by The Kinks

from Kinks-Size   
264

7
US










2
UK
[songwriter #3 hit]

[Reprise 0334]
written by Ray Davies 
3.
01/1965

 ①  Tired of Waiting for You by The Kinks

from Kinda Kinks   Kinda Kinks
310

6
US










✫1
UK
[songwriter #1 hit]
[Reprise 0347]
written by Ray Davies 
4.
03/1965

Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy by The Kinks

from Kinks Kinkdom   
53













17
UK
written by Ray Davies 
The Honeycombs
5.
05/1965

Something Better Beginning by The Honeycombs

19













39
UK
[Warner 5634]
written by Ray Davies (as Raymond Davies) 
The Kinks
6.
05/1965

Set Me Free by The Kinks

from Kinks Kinkdom   
126

23
US










9
UK
[Reprise 0379]
written by Ray Davies 
Dave Berry
7.
07/1965

This Strange Effect by Dave Berry

21













37
UK
[London 9781]
written by Ray Davies 
The Kinks
8.
08/1965

See My Friends by The Kinks

from Kinkdom   
79

111
US










10
UK
[Reprise 0409]
written by Ray Davies 
9.
08/1965

Who'll Be the Next in Line by The Kinks

from Kinkdom   
25

34
US












[Reprise 0366]
written by Ray Davies 
10.
12/1965

A Well Respected Man by The Kinks

from Kinkdom   
69

13
US












[Reprise 0420]
written by Ray Davies 
11.
12/1965

Till the End of the Day by The Kinks

from The Kink Kontroversy   
106

50
US










8
UK
[Reprise 0454]
written by Ray Davies 
12.
03/1966

Dedicated Follower of Fashion by The Kinks

from The Kinks Greatest Hits!   
152

36
US










4
UK
[Reprise 0471]
written by Ray Davies 
13.
06/1966

 ⑤  Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks

from Face to Face   Face to Face
254

14
US










✫1
UK
[songwriter #5 hit]
[Reprise 0497]
written by Ray Davies 
The Pretty Things
14.
07/1966

A House in the Country by The Pretty Things

14













50
UK
written by Ray Davies (as Raymond Davies) 
Herman's Hermits
15.
10/1966

Dandy by Herman's Hermits

from There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World   There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World
123

5
US












[MGM 13603]
written by Ray Davies 
The Kinks
16.
11/1966

Dead End Street by The Kinks

from Face to Face   Face to Face
127

73
US










5
UK
[Reprise 540]
written by Ray Davies 
17.
05/1967

Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks

from Something Else by the Kinks   Something Else by the Kinks
178













2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #42]
[Reprise 0612]
written by Ray Davies 
18.
07/1967

Mr. Pleasant by The Kinks

8

80
US












[Reprise 587]
written by Ray Davies 
Dave Davies
19.
07/1967

Death of a Clown by Dave Davies

150













3
UK
[Reprise 0614]
written by Dave Davies & Ray Davies 
The Kinks
20.
10/1967

Autumn Almanac by The Kinks

150













3
UK
[Reprise 0647]
written by Ray Davies 
21.
04/1968

Wonderboy by The Kinks

22













36
UK
[Reprise 0691]
written by Ray Davies 
22.
07/1968

Days by The Kinks

from The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society [continental Europe edition]   
70













12
UK
[Reprise 0762]
written by Ray Davies 
23.
04/1969

Plastic Man by The Kinks

27













31
UK
written by Ray Davies 
24.
01/1970

Victoria by The Kinks

from Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)   Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
37

62
US










33
UK
[Reprise 863]
written by Ray Davies 
25.
07/1970

 ④  Lola by The Kinks

from Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One   Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
257

9
US










2
UK
[songwriter #4 hit]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #422]
[Reprise 0930]
written by Ray Davies 
26.
12/1970

Apeman by The Kinks

from Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One   Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
138

45
US










5
UK
[Reprise 979]
written by Ray Davies 
27.
02/1972

20th Century Man by The Kinks

from Muswell Hillbillies   
4

106
US












[RCA Victor 0620]
written by Ray Davies 
28.
05/1972

Supersonic Rocket Ship by The Kinks

from Everybody's in Show-Biz   Everybody's in Show-Biz
66

111
US










16
UK
[RCA Victor 0807]
written by Ray Davies 
29.
06/1973

One of the Survivors by The Kinks

from Preservation Act 1   
4

108
US












[RCA Victor 0940]
written by Ray Davies 
30.
04/1977

Sleepwalker by The Kinks

from Sleepwalker   Sleepwalker
17

48
US












[Arista 0240]
written by Ray Davies 
Eclipse [Canadian band]
31.
1978

You Really Got Me by Eclipse [Canadian band]

from Night and Day   
6







20
dance






written by Ray Davies 
Van Halen
32.
01/1978

You Really Got Me by Van Halen

from Van Halen   Van Halen
22

36
US












[Warner 8515]
written by Ray Davies 
The Kinks
33.
07/1978

Rock & Roll Fantasy by The Kinks

from Misfits   
29

30
US












[Arista 0342]
written by Ray Davies 
The Jam
34.
08/1978

David Watts / A Bomb in Wardour Street by The Jam

from All Mod Cons   All Mod Cons
36













25
UK
written by Ray Davies 
The Pretenders
35.
02/1979

Stop Your Sobbing by The Pretenders

from Pretenders   Pretenders
33

65
US










34
UK
written by Ray Davies 
The Kinks
36.
04/1979

(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman by The Kinks

from Low Budget   Low Budget
19

41
US












[Arista 0409]
written by Ray Davies 
The Jam
37.
04/1980

David Watts/'A' Bomb in Wardour Street by The Jam

13













54
UK
[R]
written by Ray Davies 
The Kinks
38.
08/1980

Lola by The Kinks

from One for the Road   One for the Road
8

81
US












[live]
[R]
[Arista 0541]
written by Ray Davies 
Doug Block
39.
01/1981

Have Another Drink by Doug Block

1





82
country








as Douglas
[Door Knob 143]
written by Ray Davies 
The Kinks
40.
06/1981

Better Things by The Kinks

from Give the People What They Want   Give the People What They Want
33

92
US








12
rock
46
UK
[Arista 0649]
written by Ray Davies 
41.
10/1981

Destroyer by The Kinks

from Give the People What They Want   Give the People What They Want
28

85
US








3
rock


[Arista 0619]
written by Ray Davies 
The Pretenders
42.
11/1981

I Go to Sleep by The Pretenders

from Pretenders II   Pretenders II
102













7
UK
[Warner 49861 (Sire)]
written by Ray Davies 
Van Halen
43.
05/1982

Where Have All the Good Times Gone! by Van Halen

from Diver Down   Diver Down
8











17
rock


written by Ray Davies 
The Kinks
44.
01/1983

Come Dancing by The Kinks

from State of Confusion   State of Confusion
181

6
US
16
AC






17
rock
12
UK
[Arista 1054]
written by Ray Davies 
The Jam
45.
01/1983

David Watts/'A' Bomb in Wardour Street by The Jam

from Snap!   Snap!
13













50
UK
[R]
written by Ray Davies 
The Kinks
46.
07/1983

State of Confusion by The Kinks

from State of Confusion   State of Confusion
5











26
rock


written by Ray Davies 
47.
08/1983

Don't Forget to Dance by The Kinks

from State of Confusion   State of Confusion
52

29
US
23
AC






16
rock
58
UK
[Arista 9075]
written by Ray Davies 
48.
10/1983

You Really Got Me by The Kinks

14













47
UK
[R]
written by Ray Davies 
49.
11/1984

Do It Again by The Kinks

from Word of Mouth   Word of Mouth
34

41
US








4
rock


[Arista 9309]
written by Ray Davies 
Doug Block
50.
12/1984

Have Another Drink by Doug Block

1





73
country








[R]
[Revolver 005]
written by Ray Davies 
The Kinks
51.
12/1986

Working at the Factory by The Kinks

from Think Visual   Think Visual
8











16
rock


written by Ray Davies 
52.
01/1987

How Are You by The Kinks

from Think Visual   Think Visual
6













86
UK
[MCA 53093]
written by Ray Davies 
53.
02/1987

Lost and Found by The Kinks

from Think Visual   Think Visual
3











37
rock


[MCA 53015]
written by Ray Davies 
Salt-N-Pepa
54.
11/1987

Push It by Salt-N-Pepa

from Hot, Cool & Vicious   Hot, Cool & Vicious
206

19
US




18
dance
28
R&B


2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #440]
charted as Tramp / Push It in US dance charts : charted as Push It / Tramp in UK charts
[Next Plateau 315]
written by Hurby Azor & Ray Davies (as Raymond Douglas Davies) 
The Stranglers
55.
01/1988

All Day and All of the Night by The Stranglers

100













7
UK
written by Ray Davies 
The Kinks
56.
01/1988

The Road by The Kinks

from Live: The Road   
9











14
rock


[live]
written by Ray Davies 
The Fall
57.
01/1988

Victoria by The Fall

from The Frenz Experiment   The Frenz Experiment
23













35
UK
written by Ray Davies 
Kirsty MacColl
58.
07/1989

Days by Kirsty MacColl

from Kite   Kite
64













12
UK
written by Ray Davies 
The Kinks
59.
11/1989

How Do I Get Close by The Kinks

from UK Jive   
6











21
rock


[MCA 53699]
written by Ray Davies 
Andy Taylor
60.
10/1990

Lola by Andy Taylor

from Dangerous   
11













60
UK
written by Ray Davies 
The Kinks
61.
12/1991

Did Ya by The Kinks

from Did Ya EP   
2











48
rock


written by Ray Davies 
62.
04/1993

Hatred (A Duet) by The Kinks

from Phobia   
8











19
rock


written by Ray Davies 
Willi One Blood
63.
01/1995

Whiney Whiney (What Really Drives Me Crazy) by Willi One Blood

from Dumb and Dumber: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Dumb and Dumber: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
13

62
US












written by Willi One Blood, Henry Mancini, Ray Davies  & David Raimer
Kirsty MacColl
64.
07/1995

Days '95 by Kirsty MacColl

18













42
UK
[R]
written by Ray Davies 
The Kinks
65.
01/1997

The Days EP: Days / You Really Got Me / Dead End Street / Lola by The Kinks

23













35
UK
written by Ray Davies 
Cathy Dennis
66.
03/1997

Waterloo Sunset by Cathy Dennis

from Am I the Kinda Girl?   Am I the Kinda Girl?
71













11
UK
written by Ray Davies 
Big Country
67.
06/2000

Somebody Else by Big Country

from Driving to Damascus   Driving to Damascus
3













126
UK
written by Stuart Adamson & Ray Davies 
D-Side
68.
06/2004

Pushin' Me Out by D-Side

from Stronger Together   Stronger Together
45













21
UK
written by Grant Black, Hurby Azor, Ray Davies  & Stuart Crichton
The Kinks
69.
09/2004

You Really Got Me / It's Alright / Misty Waters by The Kinks

18













42
UK
written by Ray Davies 
70.
05/2007

Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks

6













88
UK
[R]
written by Ray Davies 
The Twang
71.
12/2007

Push the Ghost by The Twang

from Love It When I Feel Like This   Love It When I Feel Like This
10













63
UK
written by Hurby Azor, Jon Watkin, Phil Etheridge & Ray Davies 
Kate Rusby
72.
02/2008

The Village Green Preservation Society by Kate Rusby

from Awkward Annie   Awkward Annie
3













102
UK
written by Ray Davies 
The Glee Cast
73.
01/2010

Push It by The Glee Cast

4













96
UK
featuring Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley & Jenna Ushkowitz
written by Hurby Azor & Ray Davies (as Raymond Douglas Davies) 
Salt-N-Pepa
74.
07/2011

Push It by Salt-N-Pepa

3













103
UK
[R]
written by Hurby Azor & Ray Davies (as Raymond Douglas Davies) 
75.
03/2012

Push It by Salt-N-Pepa

3













111
UK
[R]
written by Hurby Azor & Ray Davies (as Raymond Douglas Davies) 
The Kinks
76.
08/2012

Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks

from A Symphony of British Music: Music for the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games   
15













47
UK
[R: used in 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony]
written by Ray Davies 
Ray Davies / The London Symphony Orchestra / Urban Voices
77.
08/2012

Waterloo Sunset by Ray Davies / The London Symphony Orchestra / Urban Voices

from A Symphony of British Music: Music for the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games   A Symphony of British Music: Music for the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
2













200
UK
[used in 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony]
written by Ray Davies 
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