Top 30 Songs of the 1960s

Neil’s Top 30 Songs of The 1960s

Arguably the decade that saw the most change in the world of music. On 1 January 1960, Joey’s Song by Bill Haley and The Comets was sitting at number one. By 31 December 1969, the evolution had happened and Elvis was sitting there with Suspicious Minds.

In this countdown, Neil selects his favourite songs of the decade … how many of these would you include in your list?

  1. Something – The Beatles
  2. God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
  3. A Whiter Shade Of Pale – Procol Harum
  4. The Real Thing – Russell Morris
  5. San Francisco – Scott McKenzie
  6. The Sound Of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel
  7. Yesterday – The Beatles
  8. I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself – Dusty Springfield
  9. I Am The Walrus – The Beatles
  10. The Star – Ross D. Wyllie
  11. Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles
  12. Living In A Child’s Dream – Masters Apprentices
  13. Over The Rainbow – Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs
  14. A Lover’s Concerto – The Toys
  15. You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling – The Righteous Brothers
  16. The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore – The Walker Brothers
  17. Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
  18. The Carnival Is Over – The Seekers
  19. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
  20. The Rain, The Park & Other Things – The Cowsills
  21. All Along The Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
  22. Happy Together – The Turtles
  23. The Last Waltz – Engelbert Humperdinck
  24. Penny Lane – The Beatles
  25. Fox On The Run – Manfred Mann
  26. I Can’ Stop Loving You – Ray Charles
  27. The Days Of Pearly Spencer – David McWilliams
  28. Come A Little Bit Closer – Jay and The Americans
  29. (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet – The Reflections
  30. Volare – Bobby Rydell

The next 10 cabs off the rank if we had taken it to number 40 – in chronological order:

  • Are You Lonesome Tonight – Elvis Presley – 1960
  • Downtown – Petula Clark – 1965
  • You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me – Dusty Springfield – 1966
  • Georgy Girl – The Seekers – 1967
  • Different Drum – The Stone Poneys – 1967
  • The Mighty Quinn – Manfred Mann – 1968
  • To Sir With Love – Lulu – 1968
  • Young Girl – Gary Puckett & The Union Gap – 1968
  • Help Yourself – Tom Jones – 1968
  • Hey Jude – The Beatles – 1968