Top 100 Songs of the Sixties
As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)
- The Twist-Chubby Checker (1960)
- Hey Jude-Beatles (1968)
- Theme from "A Summer Place"-Percy Faith (1960)
- Tossin' and Turnin'-Bobby Lewis (1961)
- I Want to Hold Your Hand-Beatles (1964)
- Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In-5th Dimension (1969)
- I'm a Believer-Monkees (1966)
- Are You Lonesome Tonight?-Elvis Presley (1960)
- Sugar, Sugar-The Archies (1969)
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine-Marvin Gaye (1968)
- I Can't Stop Loving You-Ray Charles (1962)
- Love Is Blue-Paul Mauriat (1968)
- Cathy's Clown-Everly Brothers (1960)
- It's Now or Never-Elvis Presley (1960)
- Honky Tonk Women-Rolling Stones (1969)
- Big Bad John-Jimmy Dean (1961)
- To Sir With Love-Lulu (1967)
- People Got to Be Free-The Rascals (1968)
- Everyday People-Sly & the Family Stone (1969)
- Big Girls Don't Cry-The Four Seasons (1962)
- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction-Rolling Stones (1965)
- She Loves You-Beatles (1964)
- Stuck On You-Elvis Presley (1960)
- Love Child-Diana Ross & the Supremes (1968)
- Get Back-The Beatles w/Billy Preston (1969)
- Groovin'-Young Rascals (1967)
- Roses Are Red (My Love)-Bobby Vinton (1962)
- Runaround Sue-Dion (1961)
- I'm Sorry-Brenda Lee (1960)
- Ode to Billie Jean-Bobbie Gentry (1967)
- Honey-Bobby Goldsboro (1968)
- In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)-Zager and Evans (1969)
- Wonderland by Night-Bert Kaempfert (1961)
- (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay-Otis Redding (1968)
- Runaway-Del Shannon (1961)
- The Letter-Box Tops (1967)
- Sherry-Four Seasons (1962)
- Daydream Believer-Monkees (1967)
- Peppermint Twist-Joey Dee & the Starliters (1962)
- Sugar Shack-Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs (1963)
- This Guy's in Love with You-Herb Alpert (1968)
- Dominique-The Singing Nun (1963)
- Crimson and Clover-Tommy James & the Shondells (1969)
- Happy Together-Turtles (1967)
- The Ballad of the Green Berets-Sgt. Barry Sadler (1966)
- El Paso-Marty Robbins (1960)
- Winchester Cathedral-New Vaudeville Band (1966)
- He'll Have to Go-Jim Reeves (1960)
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'-Righteous Brothers (1965)
- Running Bear-Johnny Preston (1960)
- My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own-Connie Francis (1960)
- Hey Paula-Paul & Paula (1963)
- Everybody's Somebody's Fool-Connie Francis (1960)
- Pony Time-Chubby Checker (1961)
- Somethin' Stupid-Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra (1967)
- Windy-The Association (1967)
- Louie Louie-The Kingsmen (1963)
- Blue Velvet-Bobby Vinton (1963)
- Light My Fire-The Doors (1967)
- Where Did Our Love Go?-The Supremes (1964)
- There! I've Said It Again-Bobby Vinton (1964)
- Dizzy-Tommy Roe (1969)
- He's So Fine-The Chiffons (1963)
- Calcutta-Lawrence Welk (1961)
- Last Date-Floyd Cramer (1960)
- Stranger on the Shore-Mr. Acker (1962)
- Mrs. Robinson-Simon and Garfunkel (1968)
- I Will Follow Him-Little Peggy Marsh (1963)
- I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)-Four Tops (1965)
- Baby Love-Supremes (1964)
- Soldier Boy-The Shirelles (1962)
- Can't Buy Me Love-The Beatles (1964)
- Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1965)
- Fingertips-Pt. 2-Little Stevie Wonder (1963)
- Leaving On a Jet Plane-Peter, Paul, and Mary (1969)
- Yesterday-The Beatles (1965)
- Hello, Dolly!-Louis Armstrong (1964)
- Come See About Me-Supremes (1964)
- Downtown-Petula Clark (1965)
- Johnny Angel-Shelley Fabares (1962)
- Return to Sender-Elvis Presley (1962)
- Turn! Turn! Turn!-The Byrds (1965)
- I Get Around-The Beach Boys (1964)
- We Can Work It Out-The Beatles (1966)
- I Feel Fine-The Beatles (1964)
- Duke of Earl-Gene Chandler (1962)
- Judy in Disguise with Glasses-John Fred & His Playboy Band (1968)
- Telstar-The Tornadoes (1962)
- Hey! Baby-Bruce Channel (1962)
- Sukiyaki-Kyu Sakamoto (1963)
- Do Wah Diddy Diddy-Manfred Mann (1964)
- Save the Last Dance for Me-The Drifters (1960)
- Wedding Bell Blues-5th Dimension (1969)
- Stop! In the Name of Love-The Supremes (1965)
- Someday We'll Be Together-Diana Ross & the Supremes (1969)
- (You're My) Soul and Inspiration-Righteous Brothers (1966)
- Teen Angel-Mark Dinning (1960)
- Harper Valley P.T.A.-Jeannie C. Riley (1968)
- Chapel of Love-The Dixie Cups (1964)
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight-The Tokens (1961)