The 25 biggest songs of the 1960s

Ranked by how high and how often each song appeared on the year-end lists, 1960s.

  1. 1 The Twist Chubby Checker Best: #9 in 1962
  2. 2 Wipe Out The Surfaris Best: #20 in 1963
  3. 3 Theme From "A Summer Place" Percy Faith Best: #1 in 1960
  4. 4 Tossin' And Turnin' Bobby Lewis Best: #1 in 1961
  5. 5 Stranger On The Shore Mr. Acker Bilk Best: #1 in 1962
  6. 6 Sugar Shack Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs Best: #1 in 1963
  7. 7 I Want To Hold Your Hand Beatles Best: #1 in 1964
  8. 8 Wooly Bully Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs Best: #1 in 1965
  9. 9 The Ballad Of The Green Berets Sgt. Barry Sadler Best: #1 in 1966
  10. 10 To Sir With Love Lulu Best: #1 in 1967
  11. 11 Hey Jude Beatles Best: #1 in 1968
  12. 12 Sugar, Sugar Archies Best: #1 in 1969
  13. 13 He'll Have To Go Jim Reeves Best: #2 in 1960
  14. 14 I Fall To Pieces Patsy Cline Best: #2 in 1961
  15. 15 I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles Best: #2 in 1962
  16. 16 Surfin' U.S.A. Beach Boys Best: #2 in 1963
  17. 17 She Loves You Beatles Best: #2 in 1964
  18. 18 I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) Four Tops Best: #2 in 1965
  19. 19 Cherish Association Best: #2 in 1966
  20. 20 The Letter Box Tops Best: #2 in 1967
  21. 21 Love Is Blue Paul Mauriat Best: #2 in 1968
  22. 22 Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In Fifth Dimension Best: #2 in 1969
  23. 23 Cathy's Clown Everly Brothers Best: #3 in 1960
  24. 24 Michael Highwaymen Best: #3 in 1961
  25. 25 Mashed Potato Time Dee Dee Sharp Best: #3 in 1962

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