Top 100 Songs of the 1960s, #40 - 31

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#40 - Suspicious Minds (1969)

by Elvis Presley

The King scored his 17th and final US #1 with the song that I regard as his greatest, 'Suspicious Minds.' You may remember that I've posted before about my lack of interest in Elvis' music, but respect for his legacy. This would be one of the few songs he recorded that I'll actually listen to... and enjoy. As you can tell from the video, this came out during Presley's sweatier years.

#39 - Where Did Our Love Go? (1964)

by The Supremes

From Elvis' final #1, to The Supremes first. 'Where Did Our Love Go?' was their first chart topping success, the first of five in a row and twelve in total. Not too shabby, right? What... you don't think so? How many #1 singles have you had? That's what I thought. Many reviewers attributed the track's success to it's ability to capture the American public's loss of optimism as the sixties went by.

Top 100 Songs of the 1960s, Honourable Mentions



The Beatles: Not likely to make many appearances... ... ... ...


Have you lost that loving feeling? Can you get no satisfaction? Do you find yourself questioning where did your love go? Well, this is the countdown for you. Welcome to the swinging sixties! Our latest decade countdown (and last for now, unless you really want to see the 50s or the Baroque era) takes us back to a time where rock and or roll music reigned supreme, the talent of a girl group far exceeded their skank factor and unattractive people with bad teeth could be really famous. I'll let you figure that last one out. This was music that shaped not only a generation of far-out guys and gals, but the direction popular music would take for the next fifty years. Around the world, The Vietnam War was all the rage (quite literally) and anti-war protests would result in the rise of the (dirty) hippie, the promotion of 'free' love and a whole lot of recreational drug use. 1960s music was defined by one major music festival that ended the decade (and was the last great moment for psychedelic rock), Woodstock. Three days of peace and music, it brought a close to ten years of amazing music.


To prepare you for the Top 100 Songs of the 1960s, today we'll be looking at ten songs that narrowly missed out. Get decked out by putting on your hippest threads, sip on a coke (or root beer float) and prepare yourself for some real classics. Enjoy!

Honourable Mentions:

Chain of Fools (1967)

by Aretha Franklin