NME 100 Best Songs of the 1960s

The swinging 60s might be more than half a century ago now, but the revolutionary impact still remains to this day. Whether you were Team Beatles or Team Stones, the two bands still stand as arguably the biggest this country has ever produced, yet there was more to these years than just John and Jagger. From the hit machine and conveyor belt of in-house stars produced by Motown to the burgeoning, melon-twisting dawn of psychedelia, it was a decade of exploration and experimentation. Here are the tracks that defined it…

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A Day in the Life - The Beatles

A Day in the Life - The Beatles

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Be My Baby - The Ronettes

Be My Baby - The Ronettes

2

Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

3

All Along the Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

All Along the Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

4

Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las

Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las

5

I'm Waiting for the Man - The Velvet Underground

I'm Waiting for the Man - The Velvet Underground

6

Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones

Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones

7

Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley

Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley

8

Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

9

I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

10

California Dreamin' - The Mamas & the Papas

California Dreamin' - The Mamas & the Papas

11

God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

12

Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin

Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin

13

Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones

Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones

14

I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges

I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges

15

Respect - Aretha Franklin

Respect - Aretha Franklin

16

Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walking

Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walking

17

I Want You Back - Jackson 5

I Want You Back - Jackson 5

18

A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum

A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum

19

Space Oddity - David Bowie

Space Oddity - David Bowie

20

You Really Got Me - The Kinks

You Really Got Me - The Kinks

21

Kick Out the Jams - The MC5

Kick Out the Jams - The MC5

22

Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

23

She Loves You - The Beatles

She Loves You - The Beatles

24

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

25

My Generation - The Who

My Generation - The Who

26

Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones

Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones

27

(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding

(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding

28

Louie Louie - The Kingsmen

Louie Louie - The Kingsmen

29

The Weight - The Band

The Weight - The Band

30

Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell

Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell

31

Suzanne - Leonard Cohen

Suzanne - Leonard Cohen

32

You're Gonna Miss Me - The 13th Floor Elevators

You're Gonna Miss Me - The 13th Floor Elevators

33

Stand by Me - Ben E. King

Stand by Me - Ben E. King

34

Time of the Season - The Zombies

Time of the Season - The Zombies

35

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

36

(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson

(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson

37

Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals

Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals

38

You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes

You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes

39

See Emily Play - Pink Floyd

See Emily Play - Pink Floyd

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