Top Rock Songs of the 1960s Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1950s <-1960-> 1970s
Top songs: #1: I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles - #2: Hello, Goodbye by The Beatles - #3: All You Need Is Love by The Beatles - #4: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones - #5: Hey Jude by The Beatles
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I Want to Hold Your Hand
#1
12/1963

I Want to Hold Your Hand
The Beatles

from Meet the Beatles!   
494 pts
1
US




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

Hello, Goodbye
The Beatles

from Magical Mystery Tour   
452 pts
1
US




1
UK
[Capitol 2056]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
All You Need Is Love
#3
07/1967

All You Need Is Love
The Beatles

from Yellow Submarine   
449 pts
1
US




1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #362]
[Capitol 5964]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
#4
06/1965

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

from Out of Our Heads [US edition]   
433 pts
1
US


19
R&B
1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #2]
[London 9766]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Hey Jude
#5
09/1968

Hey Jude
The Beatles

432 pts
1
US




1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #8]
[Apple 2276]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Honky Tonk Women
#6
07/1969

Honky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones

from Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)   
431 pts
1
US




1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #116]
[London 910]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Get Back
#7
04/1969

Get Back
The Beatles

from Let It Be   
430 pts
1
US




1
UK
with Billy Preston
[Apple 2490]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
We Can Work It Out
#8
12/1965

We Can Work It Out
The Beatles

from Yesterday ...and Today   
425 pts
1
US




1
UK
charted as Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out in UK charts
[Capitol 5555]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Help!
#9
07/1965

Help!
The Beatles

from Help!   
424 pts
1
US




1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #29]
[Capitol 5476]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Get Off of My Cloud
#10
10/1965

Get Off of My Cloud
The Rolling Stones

from December's Children (And Everybody's)   
424 pts
1
US




1
UK

[London 9792]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Mr. Tambourine Man
#11
05/1965

Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds

from Mr. Tambourine Man   
423 pts
1
US




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

Ticket to Ride
The Beatles

from Help!   
423 pts
1
US




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

Penny Lane
The Beatles

from Magical Mystery Tour [US edition]   
418 pts
1
US




2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #449] charted as Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever in UK charts
[Capitol 5810]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Paint It Black
#14
05/1966

Paint It Black
The Rolling Stones

from Aftermath   
415 pts
1
US




1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #174]
[London 901]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Paperback Writer
#15
06/1966

Paperback Writer
The Beatles

415 pts
1
US




1
UK

[Capitol 5651]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
I Feel Fine
#16
12/1964

I Feel Fine
The Beatles

from Beatles '65   
410 pts
1
US




1
UK
[Capitol 5327]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Can't Buy Me Love
#17
03/1964

Can't Buy Me Love
The Beatles

from A Hard Day's Night   
410 pts
1
US




1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #289]
[Capitol 5150]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
A Hard Day's Night
#18
07/1964

A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles

from A Hard Day's Night   
410 pts
1
US




1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #153]
[Capitol 5222]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Ruby Tuesday
#19
01/1967

Ruby Tuesday
The Rolling Stones

from Between the Buttons   
388 pts
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
Yellow Submarine
#20
08/1966

Yellow Submarine
The Beatles

from Revolver   
386 pts
2
US




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

Mrs. Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel

from Bookends   
380 pts
1
US
4
AC


4
UK
Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1969
[Columbia 44511]
written by Paul Simon
Jumpin' Jack Flash
#22
06/1968

Jumpin' Jack Flash
The Rolling Stones

from Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)   
367 pts
3
US




1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #124]
[London 908]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Come Together
#23
10/1969

Come Together
The Beatles

from Abbey Road   
361 pts
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
Lady Madonna
#24
03/1968

Lady Madonna
The Beatles

357 pts
4
US




1
UK
[Capitol 2138]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Day Tripper
#25
12/1965

Day Tripper
The Beatles

from Yesterday ...and Today   
342 pts
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
Tired of Waiting for You
#26
01/1965

Tired of Waiting for You
The Kinks

from Kinda Kinks   
329 pts
6
US




1
UK
[Reprise 0347]
written by Ray Davies
Like a Rolling Stone
#27
07/1965

Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan

from Highway 61 Revisited   
327 pts
2
US




4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #1]
[Columbia 43346]
written by Bob Dylan
The Ballad of John and Yoko
#28
06/1969

The Ballad of John and Yoko
The Beatles

311 pts
8
US




1
UK
[Apple 2531]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Something
#29
10/1969

Something
The Beatles

from Abbey Road   
308 pts
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
You Really Got Me
#30
08/1964

You Really Got Me
The Kinks

from Kinks   
307 pts
7
US




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

The Last Time
The Rolling Stones

from Out of Our Heads [US edition]   
300 pts
9
US




1
UK

[London 9741]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Strawberry Fields Forever
#32
02/1967

Strawberry Fields Forever
The Beatles

from Magical Mystery Tour [US edition]   
295 pts
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
[Capitol 5810]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
#33
04/1966

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
Bob Dylan

from Blonde on Blonde   
286 pts
2
US




7
UK
[Columbia 43592]
written by Bob Dylan
Hello, I Love You
#34
07/1968

Hello, I Love You
The Doors

from Waiting for the Sun   
283 pts
1
US




15
UK
[Elektra 45635]
written by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore
Eleanor Rigby
#35
08/1966

Eleanor Rigby
The Beatles

from Revolver   
282 pts
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
Go Now!
#36
12/1964

Go Now!
The Moody Blues

from The Magnificent Moodies   
282 pts
10
US




1
UK
vocals by Denny Laine
[London 9726]
written by Larry Banks & Milton Bennett
All Day and All of the Night
#37
10/1964

All Day and All of the Night
The Kinks

from Kinks-Size   
279 pts
7
US




2
UK

[Reprise 0334]
written by Ray Davies
For Your Love
#38
03/1965

For Your Love
The Yardbirds

from For Your Love   
272 pts
6
US




3
UK
[Epic 9790]
written by Graham Gouldman
Heart Full of Soul
#39
06/1965

Heart Full of Soul
The Yardbirds

from Having a Rave Up   
271 pts
9
US




2
UK
[Epic 9823]
written by Graham Gouldman
Sunny Afternoon
#40
06/1966

Sunny Afternoon
The Kinks

from Face to Face   
271 pts
14
US




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

Turn! Turn! Turn!
The Byrds

from Turn! Turn! Turn!   
255 pts
1
US




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

The Boxer
Simon & Garfunkel

from Bridge Over Troubled Water   
251 pts
7
US
3
AC


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

Lay Lady Lay
Bob Dylan

from Nashville Skyline   
248 pts
7
US
19
AC


5
UK
[Columbia 44926]
written by Bob Dylan
Light My Fire
#44
06/1967

Light My Fire
The Doors

from The Doors   
248 pts
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
The Rolling Stones

from 12 X 5   
238 pts
26
US




1
UK

[London 9687]
written by Bobby Womack & Shirley Womack
Shapes of Things
#46
03/1966

Shapes of Things
The Yardbirds

from The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits   
226 pts
11
US




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

Homeward Bound
Simon & Garfunkel

from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme   
218 pts
5
US




9
UK
[Columbia 43511]
written by Paul Simon
Yesterday
#48
09/1965

Yesterday
The Beatles

from Help!   
217 pts
1
US






[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #13]
[Capitol 5498]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
The Sounds of Silence
#49
11/1965

The Sounds of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel

from Sounds of Silence   
216 pts
1
US






[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #156]
[Columbia 43396]
written by Paul Simon
Eight Days a Week
#50
02/1965

Eight Days a Week
The Beatles

from Beatles for Sale   
216 pts
1
US






[Capitol 5371]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
#51
10/1966

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

from Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) [UK release]   
216 pts
9
US




5
UK
[London 903]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Albatross
#52
12/1968

Albatross
Fleetwood Mac

from English Rose   
212 pts
104
US




1
UK
instrumental
[Epic 10436]
written by Peter Green
I Am a Rock
#53
05/1966

I Am a Rock
Simon & Garfunkel

from Sounds of Silence   
210 pts
3
US




17
UK
[Columbia 43617]
written by Paul Simon
Love Me Do
#54
04/1964

Love Me Do
The Beatles

from Please Please Me   
209 pts
1
US






R
[Tollie 9008]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Positively 4th Street
#55
10/1965

Positively 4th Street
Bob Dylan

206 pts
7
US




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

Little Red Rooster
The Rolling Stones

from The Rolling Stones, Now!   
200 pts






1
UK
written by Willie Dixon
Pinball Wizard
#57
03/1969

Pinball Wizard
The Who

from Tommy   
198 pts
19
US




4
UK
[Decca 32465]
written by Pete Townshend
Oh Well
#58
10/1969

Oh Well
Fleetwood Mac

from Then Play On   
195 pts
55
US




2
UK
[Reprise 0883]
written by Peter Green
Waterloo Sunset
#59
05/1967

Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks

from Something Else by the Kinks   
189 pts






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

My Generation
The Who

from My Generation   
188 pts
74
US




2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #11]
[Decca 31877]
written by Pete Townshend
Pictures of Matchstick Men
#61
01/1968

Pictures of Matchstick Men
Status Quo

from Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo   
184 pts
12
US




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

Twist and Shout
The Beatles

from Please Please Me   
180 pts
2
US






[Tollie 9001]
written by Phil Medley & Bert Russell
Do You Want to Know a Secret?
#63
03/1964

Do You Want to Know a Secret?
The Beatles

from Please Please Me   
180 pts
2
US






[Vee-Jay 587]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Let's Spend the Night Together
#64
01/1967

Let's Spend the Night Together
The Rolling Stones

from Between the Buttons   
175 pts
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
I'm a Boy
#65
09/1966

I'm a Boy
The Who

from My Generation   
175 pts






2
UK
[Decca 32058]
written by Pete Townshend
Dandelion
#66
08/1967

Dandelion
The Rolling Stones

174 pts
14
US




8
UK
charted as We Love You / Dandelion in UK charts
[London 905]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
All I Really Want to Do
#67
07/1965

All I Really Want to Do
The Byrds

from Mr. Tambourine Man   
162 pts
40
US




4
UK
[Columbia 43332]
written by Bob Dylan
Not Fade Away
#68
02/1964

Not Fade Away
The Rolling Stones

from England's Newest Hit Makers   
162 pts
48
US




3
UK
[London 9657]
written by Charles Hardin & Norman Petty
Touch Me
#69
12/1968

Touch Me
The Doors

from The Soft Parade   
159 pts
3
US






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

Nowhere Man
The Beatles

from Rubber Soul   
154 pts
3
US






[Capitol 5587]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Please Please Me
#71
02/1964

Please Please Me
The Beatles

from Please Please Me   
152 pts
3
US






[Vee-Jay 581]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Over Under Sideways Down
#72
06/1966

Over Under Sideways Down
The Yardbirds

from Roger the Engineer   
151 pts
13
US




10
UK
[Epic 10035]
written by Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf & Paul Samwell-Smith
Evil Hearted You
#73
10/1965

Evil Hearted You
The Yardbirds

from Having a Rave Up   
150 pts






3
UK
charted as Evil Hearted You / Still I'm Sad in UK charts
written by Graham Gouldman
Whole Lotta Love
#74
11/1969

Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin

from Led Zeppelin II   
150 pts
4
US






[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #75]
[Atlantic 2690]
written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, John Paul Jones & Willie Dixon
Easy to Be Hard
#75
08/1969

Easy to Be Hard
Three Dog Night

from Suitable for Framing   
150 pts
4
US






[Dunhill 45-4203]
written by Galt MacDermot, James Rado & Gerome Ragni
She's a Woman
#76
12/1964

She's a Woman
The Beatles

from Beatles '65   
142 pts
4
US






in the US, B-Side to I Feel Fine
[Capitol 5327]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
No Time
#77
12/1969

No Time
The Guess Who

from American Woman   
135 pts
5
US






[RCA Victor 74-0300]
written by Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings
As Tears Go By
#78
12/1965

As Tears Go By
The Rolling Stones

from December's Children (And Everybody's)   
133 pts
6
US
10
AC




[London 9808]
written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Andrew Loog Oldham
See Emily Play
#79
06/1967

See Emily Play
Pink Floyd

from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn   
127 pts
134
US




6
UK
[Tower 356]
written by Syd Barrett
Subterranean Homesick Blues
#80
04/1965

Subterranean Homesick Blues
Bob Dylan

from Bringing It All Back Home   
127 pts
39
US
6
AC


9
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #332]
[Columbia 43242]
written by Bob Dylan
Substitute
#81
03/1966

Substitute
The Who

125 pts






5
UK
written by Pete Townshend
These Eyes
#82
04/1969

These Eyes
The Guess Who

from Wheatfield Soul   
124 pts
6
US






[RCA 0102]
written by Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings
#83
10/1964

Time Is on My Side
The Rolling Stones

from 12 X 5   
119 pts
6
US







[London 9708]
written by Norman Meade
For What It's Worth
#84
01/1967

For What It's Worth
Buffalo Springfield

from Buffalo Springfield [1967 version]   
117 pts
7
US






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

I Want You
Bob Dylan

from Blonde on Blonde   
109 pts
20
US




16
UK
[Columbia 43683]
written by Bob Dylan
Eight Miles High
#86
04/1966

Eight Miles High
The Byrds

from Fifth Dimension   
108 pts
14
US




24
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #150]
[Columbia 43578]
written by Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn & David Crosby
I Can't Explain
#87
02/1965

I Can't Explain
The Who

102 pts
93
US




8
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #371]
[Decca 31725]
written by Pete Townshend
Mother's Little Helper
#88
07/1966

Mother's Little Helper
The Rolling Stones

from Aftermath   
99 pts
8
US






[London 902]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
The Times They Are a-Changin'
#89
03/1965

The Times They Are a-Changin'
Bob Dylan

from The Times They Are a-Changin'   
88 pts






9
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #59] [not released in the US]
written by Bob Dylan
#90
10/1969

Eli's Coming
Three Dog Night

from Suitable for Framing   
86 pts
10
US






[Dunhill 4215]
written by Laura Nyro
Laughing
#91
07/1969

Laughing
The Guess Who

from Canned Wheat   
86 pts
10
US






[RCA Victor 74-0195]
written by Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings
See My Friends
#92
08/1965

See My Friends
The Kinks

from Kinkdom   
84 pts
111
US




10
UK
[Reprise 0409]
written by Ray Davies
P.S. I Love You
#93
05/1964

P.S. I Love You
The Beatles

from Please Please Me   
82 pts
10
US






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

People Are Strange
The Doors

from Strange Days   
81 pts
12
US






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

Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
The Who

81 pts






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

Dirty Water
The Standells

from Dirty Water   
80 pts
11
US






[Tower 185]
written by Ed Cobb
#97
09/1968

Revolution
The Beatles

78 pts
12
US






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

And I Love Her
The Beatles

from A Hard Day's Night   
74 pts
12
US






[Capitol 5235]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
A Well Respected Man
#99
12/1965

A Well Respected Man
The Kinks

from Kinkdom   
73 pts
13
US






[Reprise 0420]
written by Ray Davies
A Hazy Shade of Winter
#100
11/1966

A Hazy Shade of Winter
Simon & Garfunkel

from Bookends   
71 pts
13
US






[Columbia 43873]
written by Paul Simon

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