The Most Popular Songs of the 60s

What are the most popular songs from the 60s?

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These singles are considered among the best to hit the charts in the 1960s.

  1. "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" performed by The Temptations
     Find it on:  The Temptations - Anthology Series: The Best of the Temptations - Ain't Too Proud to BegAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  2. "All Along the Watchtower" performed by Jimi Hendrix
     Find it on:  The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Experience Hendrix - The Best of Jimi Hendrix - All Along the WatchtowerAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  3. "All Day and All of The Night" performed by The Kinks
     Find it on:  The Kinks - One for the Road - All Day and All of the NightAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  4. "Be My Baby" performed by the Ronettes
     Find it on:  The Ronnettes - Murray the K's Holiday Revue - Be My BabyAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  5. "Blowin' In The Wind" performed by Bob Dylan
     Find it on:  Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits - Blowin' In the WindAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  6. "Born To Be Wild" performed by Steppenwolf
     Find it on:  Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf: All Time Greatest Hits - Born to Be WildAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  7. "Bring It On Home To Me" performed by Sam Cooke
     Find it on:  Sam Cooke - Greatest Hits - Bring It On Home to MeAmazon CDAmazon mp3sSheetmusicplus
  8. "Cathy's Clown" performed by The Everly Brothers
     Find it on:  The Everly Brothers - Everly Brothers: The Very Best of the - Cathy's ClownAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  9. "Can't Buy Me Love" performed by The Beatles
     Find it on:  Paul McCartney - Back In the U.S. - Can't Buy Me LoveAmazon CDAmazon mp3sSheetmusicplus
  10. "Crazy" performed by Patsy Cline
     Find it on:  Patsy Cline - Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits - CrazyAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  11. "Crying" performed by Roy Orbison
     Find it on:  Roy Orbison - Crying - CryingAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  12. "Do You Love Me" performed by The Contours
     Find it on:  Contours - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Motown 1960s, Vol. 1 - Do You Love MeAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  13. "Georgia On My Mind" performed by Ray Charles
     Find it on:  Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra - Ray Sings, Basie Swings - Georgia On My MindAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  14. "Gimme Some Lovin'" performed by The Spencer Davis Group
     Find it on:  The Spencer Davis Group - The Best of Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin'Amazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  15. "Good Vibrations" performed by The Beach Boys
     Find it on:  The Beach Boys - Sounds of Summer - The Very Best of the Beach Boys - Good VibrationsAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  16. "Green Onions" performed by Booker T. & The MG's
     Find it on:  Booker T. & The MG's - Green Onions - Green OnionsAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  17. "Hey Jude" performed by The Beatles
     Find it on:  SheetmusicplusAmazon CDAmazon mp3s
  18. "Hit the Road Jack" performed by Ray Charles
     Find it on:  Ray Charles - 70 Steps To 60's - Hit The Road JackAmazon CDSheetmusicplus
  19. "Honky Tonk Women" performed by Rolling Stones
     Find it on:  The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks 1964-1971 - Honky Tonk WomenAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  20. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" performed by Rolling Stones
     Find it on:  The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks 1964-1971 - (I Can't Get No) SatisfactionAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  21. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" performed by Marvin Gaye
     Find it on:  Marvin Gaye - Every Great Motown Hit of Marvin Gaye - I Heard It through the GrapevineAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  22. "I Saw Her Standing There" performed by The Beatles
     Find it on:  Elton John & John Lennon - To Be Continued - I Saw Her Standing ThereAmazon CDAmazon mp3sSheetmusicplus
  23. "In the Midnight Hour" performed by Wilson Pickett
     Find it on:  Wilson Pickett - The Essentials: Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight HourAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  24. "Light My Fire" performed by The Doors
     Find it on:  The Doors - The Best of the Doors - Light My FireAmazon CDAmazon mp3sSheetmusicplus
  25. "Like A Rolling Stone" performed by Bob Dylan
     Find it on:  Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan: The Collection - Highway 61 Revisited - Like a Rolling StoneAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  26. "Louie, Louie" performed by the Kingsmen
     Find it on:  The Kingsmen - The Best of the Kingsmen - Louie LouieAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  27. "Mony Mony" performed by Tommy James & The Shondells
     Find it on:  Tommy James & The Shondells - Rhino Hi-Five: Tommy James & The Shondells - Mony MonyAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody
  28. "My Generation" performed by The Who
     Find it on:  The Who - The Who: The Ultimate Collection - My GenerationAmazon mp3sAmazon CDRhapsody
  29. "My Girl" performed by The Temptations
     Find it on:  The Temptations - My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations - My GirlAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  30. "Oh, Pretty Woman" performed by Roy Orbison
     Find it on:  Roy Orbison - The Essential Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty WomanAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  31. "Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)" performed by Roy Orbison
     Find it on:  Roy Orbison - Roy Orbison: 16 Biggest Hits - Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)Amazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  32. "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" performed by James Brown
     Find it on:  James Brown - JB40: 40th Anniversary Collection - Papa's Got A Brand New BagAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  33. "Purple Haze" performed by Jimi Hendrix
     Find it on:  The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Experience Hendrix - The Best of Jimi Hendrix - Purple HazeAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  34. "Reach Out, I'll Be There" performed by Four Tops
     Find it on:  Four Tops - Essential Collection: Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be ThereAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  35. "Respect" performed by Aretha Franklin
     Find it on:  Aretha Franklin - 30 Greatest Hits - RespectAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  36. "Runaround Sue" performed by Dion and the Belmonts
     Find it on:  Dion - Runaround Sue - Runaround SueAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  37. "Runaway" performed by Del Shannon
     Find it on:  Del Shannon - Runaway With Del Shannon - RunawayAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  38. "She Loves You" performed by The Beatles
     Find it on:  Amazon CDSheetmusicplus
  39. "Sherry" performed by The Four Seasons
     Find it on:  Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - The Very Best of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - SherryAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  40. "She's Not There" performed by The Zombies
     Find it on:  The Zombies - The Original Studio Recordings, Vol. 1 - She's Not ThereAmazon CDAmazon mp3sSheetmusicplus
  41. "Shop Around" performed by The Miracles
     Find it on:  The Miracles - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Shop AroundAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  42. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" performed by Otis Redding
     Find it on:  Otis Redding - The Very Best of Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the BayAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  43. "Somebody to Love" performed by Jefferson Airplane
     Find it on:  Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit & Other Hits - Somebody to LoveAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsody
  44. "Soul Man" performed by Sam & Dave
     Find it on:  Sam & Dave - The Best of Sam & Dave - Soul ManAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  45. "Stand By Me" performed by Ben E. King
     Find it on:  Ben E. King - Beg, Scream & Shout!: The Best of '60s Soul, Vol. 1 - Stand By Me (Single Version)Amazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  46. "Stay" performed by Maurice Williams
     Find it on:  Maurice Williams - 20 Best of 60's Rock 'n' Roll - StayAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  47. "Sunshine of Your Love" performed by Cream
     Find it on:  Cream - The Very Best of Cream - Sunshine of Your LoveAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  48. "Surfin' USA" performed by Beach Boys
     Find it on:  The Beach Boys - Sounds of Summer - The Very Best of the Beach Boys - Surfin' USAAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  49. "The Loco-motion" performed by Little Eva
     Find it on:  Little Eva - The Loco-Motion - The Loco-MotionAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  50. "The Sound of Silence" performed by Simon & Garfunkel
     Find it on:  Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence - The Sound of SilenceAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  51. "The Twist" performed by Chubby Checker
     Find it on:  Chubby Checker - Chubby Checker: All-Time Greatest Hits - The Twist (Re-recorded Version)Amazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  52. "The Wanderer" performed by Dion
     Find it on:  Dion - Runaround Sue - The WandererAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  53. Theme From "A Summer Place" performed by Percy Faith & His Orchestra
     Find it on:  Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Percy Faith's Greatest Hits - Theme from "A Summer Place"Amazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  54. "Twist and Shout" performed by The Isley Brothers
     Find it on:  The Isley Brothers - The Scepter Records Story, Vol. 1 - Twist and ShoutAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  55. "When a Man Loves a Woman" performed by Percy Sledge
     Find it on:  Percy Sledge - The Best of Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a WomanAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  56. "Where Did Our Love Go" performed by Diana Ross and The Supremes
     Find it on:  The Supremes - Diana Ross & The Supremes: Anthology - Where Did Our Love GoAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  57. "White Room" performed by Cream
     Find it on:  Cream - The Very Best of Cream - White RoomAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  58. "Wild Thing" performed by The Troggs
     Find it on:  The Troggs - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Troggs - Wild ThingAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  59. "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" performed by The Shirelles
     Find it on:  The Shirelles - The Shirelles: 20 Greatest Hits - Will You Still Love Me TomorrowAmazon CDAmazon mp3sSheetmusicplus
  60. "Yesterday" performed by The Beatles
     Find it on:  Paul McCartney - Back In the U.S. - YesterdayAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  61. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" performed by The Supremes
     Find it on:  The Supremes - The Motown Story, Vol. 1 - The 1960s - You Keep Me Hanging OnAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  62. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" performed by The Righteous Brothers
     Find it on:  Righteous Brothers - The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'Amazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus
  63. "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" performed by The Miracles
     Find it on:  The Miracles - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - You've Really Got a Hold On MeAmazon CDAmazon mp3sRhapsodySheetmusicplus