Criteria: These songs were chosen and ranked based on their initial and lasting popularity, and on their impact on the overall scope of musical history.
Edited By: Bruce
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
No.
Song
Artist
1
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Marvin Gaye
2
Hey Jude
Beatles
3
All Along The Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix
4
Dock Of The Bay
Otis Redding
5
Proud Mary
Creedence Clearwater Revival
6
Mony Mony
Tommy James & the Shondells
7
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Rolling Stones
8
Born To Be Wild
Steppenwolf
9
White Room
Cream
10
Sympathy For The Devil
Rolling Stones
11
Revolution
Beatles
12
Touch Me
Doors
13
Time Of The Season
Zombies
14
Helter Skelter
Beatles
15
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
16
Everyday People
Sly & the Family Stone
17
Piece Of My Heart
Big Brother & the Holding Company
18
Crimson And Clover
Tommy James & the Shondells
19
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Beatles
20
Magic Carpet Ride
Steppenwolf
21
The Weight
The Band
22
Cloud Nine
Temptations
23
Think
Aretha Franklin
24
Street Fighting Man
Rolling Stones
25
Summertime Blues
Blue Cheer
26
Hush
Deep Purple
27
Only The Strong Survive
Jerry Butler
28
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Beatles
29
I Got The Feelin'
James Brown
30
(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
Aretha Franklin
31
Build Me Up Buttercup
Foundations
32
Birthday
Beatles
33
Hello I Love You
Doors
34
Games People Play
Joe South
35
Pressure Drop
Toots and the Maytals
36
Journey To The Center Of The Mind
Amboy Dukes
37
Slip Away
Clarence Carter
38
Mrs. Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel
39
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
40
Stay In My Corner
Dells
41
Born On The Bayou
Creedence Clearwater Revival
42
For Once In My Life
Stevie Wonder
43
Wichita Lineman
Glen Campbell
44
Crystal Blue Persuasion
Tommy James & the Shondells
45
A Beautiful Morning
Rascals
46
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Jimi Hendrix
47
Who's Making Love
Johnny Taylor
48
Magic Bus
The Who
49
I Got A Line On You
Spirit
50
Stand By Your Man
Tammy Wynette
51
Lady Madonna
Beatles
52
Crossroads
Cream
53
Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
Bob Seger System
54
Son-Of-A Preacher Man
Dusty Springfield
55
Back In The U.S.S.R.
Beatles
56
The Mighty Quinn
Manfred Mann
57
Love Child
Diana Ross & the Supremes
58
With A Little Help From My Friends
Joe Cocker
59
Israelites
Desmond Dekker & the Aces
60
Midnight Confessions
Grass Roots
61
People Got To Be Free
Rascals
62
I've Gotta Get A Message To You
Bee Gees
63
Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud
James Brown
64
Everybody's Talkin'
Nilsson
65
Cowboys To Girls
Intruders
66
Going Up The Country
Canned Heat
67
Ain't No Way
Aretha Franklin
68
Hello It's Me
Nazz
69
These Eyes
Guess Who
70
Feelin' Alright
Traffic
71
Abraham, Martin And John
Dion
72
Never Give You Up
Jerry Butler
73
Cry Like A Baby
Box Tops
74
Hooked On A Feeling
B.J. Thomas
75
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Beatles
76
One
Three Dog Night
77
Mac Arthur Park
Richard Harris
78
Fire
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
79
Do It Again
Beach Boys
80
Those Were The Days
Mary Hopkin
81
You're All I Need To Get By
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
82
Stoned Soul Picnic
5th Dimension
83
Open My Eyes
Nazz
84
Polk Salad Annie
Tony Joe White
85
Mendocino
Sir Douglas Quintet
86
Nothing But A Heartache
Flirtations
87
Ride My See Saw
Moody Blues
88
Living In The U.S.A.
Steve Miller Band
89
Hey Western Union Man
Jerry Butler
90
Susie Q
Creedence Clearwater Revival
91
Hurdy Gurdy Man
Donovan
92
Dizzy
Tommy Roe
93
Can I Change My Mind
Tyrone Davis
94
Elenore
Turtles
95
Paying The Cost To Be The Boss
B.B. King
96
Angel Of The Morning
Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts
97
The House That Jack Built
Aretha Franklin
98
I Thank You
Sam & Dave
99
Worst That Could Happen
Brooklyn Bridge
100
Sister Ray
Velvet Underground
20 more worth mentioning.
101
Dear Prudence
Beatles
102
Young Girl
Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
103
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy
Ohio Express
104
I've Never Found A Girl
Eddie Floyd
105
Cyprus Avenue
Van Morrison
106
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
Pink Floyd
107
Village Green Preservation Society
Kinks
108
I Walk On Guilded Splinters
Dr. John
109
Valleri
Monkees
110
Hawaii 5-0
Ventures
111
Hold Me Tight
Johnny Nash
112
Love Makes A Woman
Barbara Acklin
113
I Say A Little Prayer
Aretha Franklin
114
Soulful Strut
Young-Holt Unlimited
115
Atlantis
Donovan
116
On The Road Again
Canned Heat
117
Girl Watcher
O'Kaysions
118
I Started A Joke
Bee Gees
119
Grazing In The Grass
Hugh Masakela
120
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
Supremes & Temptations
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1968
Bruce's Choice: An unheralded great record from 1968
