My Favorite Songs of the '60s

Okay. So I've gone through my favorite (pop) songs and albums of the '70s, '80s, and '90s, and this week will bring my lists for the 1960s. First is my 90 favorite songs, which will be followed by my 90 favorite albums in, as usual, three parts.

The 1960s were a big decade for music. Some might say it was the biggest decade for music. The music of the '60s (mostly the late '60s) often was a radical departure from any previous music. Electronic instruments started filtering in, bands began experimenting, and all sorts of new genres were popping up. Countless innovations that have gone on to shape pop music and underground music throughout the past four decades were created in the '60s. The music was stylistically diverse; British blues-rock, psychedelic, soul, proto-punk, girl group, and several other styles are all well represented on this list. So sit back, and enjoy the songs.

(Rules: no artist can have more than six songs on the list. Only two have six, though. And I'm only doing links for the top 30.)

90. Martha & The Vandellas--Heat Wave

89. Desmond Dekker--007 (Shanty Town)

88. Blue Cheer--Summertime Blues

87. The Supremes--Baby Love

86. Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto--The Girl From Ipanema

85. The Shangri-Las--Remember (Walking In The Sand)

84. Nick Drake--River Man

83. Led Zeppelin--Dazed And Confused

82. The Jimi Hendrix Experience--Hey Joe

81. Cromagnon--Caledonia

80. Love--7 and 7 Is

79. The Band--The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

78. The Zombies--She's Not There

77. The Jimi Hendrix Experience--Are You Experienced?

76. Leonard Cohen--So Long, Marianne

75. Os Mutantes--A Minha Menina

74. MC5--Kick Out The Jams

73. Johnny Cash--Folsom Prison Blues (Live)

72. Bob Dylan--Like A Rolling Stone

71. Silver Apples--Oscillations

70. Booker T. & The MG's--Green Onions

69. The Walker Brothers--The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

68. Bob Dylan--Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

67. James Brown--I'll Go Crazy (Live)

66. Otis Redding--I've Been Loving You Too Long

65. Serge Gainsbourg--Requiem Pour Un Con

64. The Zombies--Care Of Cell 44

63. Joe Cocker--With A Little Help From My Friends

62. The Angels--My Boyfriend's Back

61. Steve Reich--It's Gonna Rain

60. Sly & The Family Stone--I Want To Take You Higher

59. Sam & Dave--Hold On! I'm Comin'

58. The Jimi Hendrix Experience--Manic Depression

57. Tommy James & The Shondells--Crimson and Clover

56. The Zombies--This Will Be Our Year

55. The Crystals--Then He Kissed Me

54. Sly & The Family Stone--Hot Fun In The Summertime

53. Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot--Bonnie And Clyde

52. The Beatles--Twist And Shout

51. Dick Dale & The Del-Tones--Misirlou

50. James Brown--It's A Man's Man's Man's World

49. Creedence Clearwater Revival--Bad Moon Rising

48. Aretha Franklin--Think

47. The Ronettes--Be My Baby

46. The Stooges--1969

45. Ben E. King--Stand By Me

44. The Supremes--Where Did Our Love Go

43. The Velvet Underground--Lady Godiva's Operation

42. Creedence Clearwater Revival--Fortunate Son

41. Dusty Springfield--Son Of A Preacher Man

40. Simon & Garfunkel--The Sound Of Silence

39. The Jackson 5--I Want You Back

38. Otis Redding--(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

37. Leonard Cohen--Suzanne

36. James Brown--Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

35. Sly & The Family Stone--Everyday People

34. The Velvet Underground--Venus In Furs

33. Bob Dylan--Subterranean Homesick Blues

32. The Beatles--Strawberry Fields Forever

31. The Rolling Stones--Gimme Shelter

30. The Kinks--Waterloo Sunset

29. Scott Walker--30 Century Man

28. The Shangri-Las--Give Him A Great Big Kiss

27. The Trashmen--Surfin' Bird

26. The Beatles--I Am The Walrus

25. The Velvet Underground--Sister Ray (This is only half of it. Sorry.)

24. The Beach Boys--Don't Worry Baby

23. Desmond Dekker--Israelites

22. ? & The Mysterians--96 Tears

21. The Velvet Underground--Pale Blue Eyes

20. The Band--The Weight

19. Love--Alone Again Or

18. The Supremes--You Can't Hurry Love

17. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood--Some Velvet Morning

16. Del Shannon--Runaway

15. Nico--These Days

14. The Beach Boys--Wouldn't It Be Nice

13. The Beatles--A Day In The Life

12. The Velvet Underground--Heroin

11. The Shangri-Las--Leader Of The Pack

10. Can--Yoo Doo Right (Again, not the whole thing. Sorry.)

9. The Rolling Stones--Sympathy For The Devil

8. The Beatles--Eleanor Rigby

7. Sam Cooke--A Change Is Gonna Come

6. The Velvet Underground--I'm Waiting For The Man

5. The Beach Boys--Good Vibrations

4. The Shangri-Las--Out In The Streets

3. The Beach Boys--God Only Knows

2. The Beatles--Tomorrow Never Knows

1. The Stooges--I Wanna Be Your Dog

That's what I think. You can probably start guessing the best albums list now. Obviously The Beatles and VU will be well represented.