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Aug 17, 2021 · From The Beach Boys to the Animals and from Roy Orbison to the Righteous Brothers, you’ll hear the full ’60s on 6 listener-voted The Top 100 1960s #1 Hits countdown on the SiriusXM app anytime now.
Top 1000 60's songs voted for by people on SiriusXM 60's GOld. Play all. 1. Junior Walker & The All-Stars - What Does It Take ( To Win Your Love ) 1969. djclay33. •. 560K views • 10...
Jan 23, 2023 · Vote for your favorite songs from each year of the ’60s, then hear them counted down in the ultimate playlist on 60s Gold.
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- Counting Down The Greatest Hits of The 60s
- The Twist – Chubby Checker
- Everybody’s Talkin’ – Harry Nilsson
- A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
- Green Onions – Booker T. & The M.G.’s
- Like A Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan
- Born to Be Wild – Steppenwolf
- Space Oddity – David Bowie
- Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
- House of The Rising Sun – The Animals
Launching into a new world, the 60s not only saw the first man on the moon but a series of waves that implored musicians to question the ways of the world. From this questioning, came the magic of psychedelic rock, sweet soul, progressive folk, and more. The cultural clash of old and new philosophies created a music scene in an explosive decade tha...
Why it’s the 43rd Top song of the 60s
Covering Hank Ballard and the Midnighters 1958 track “The Twist,” Chubby Checker’s very own “twist” created a whole new lease of life for the song. Using his signature sound and explosive sax gave the original a new and vibrant lift. The Twist with Chubby Checker(1960) set in motion a dance craze across the US and is still noted as one of the most iconic songs of the 60s.
“I’m going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain, going where the weather suits my clothes.”
“It’s been too hard living but I’m afraid to die, ‘cause I don’t know what’s up there beyond the sky.”
Why it’s the 29th Greatest song of the 60s
The only instrumental track in this list, “Green Onions” has made a name for itself since its release in 1962. In what sounds like an impromptu jam session, the track builds into a fantastic fusion of keyboard, bass, and a peppery guitar riff. Capturing a classic soul sound true to the 60s, this song has become a staple in midcentury instrumentals.
“Nobody’s ever taught you how to live out on the street and now you’re gonna have to get used to it.”
“I like smoke and lightnin’, heavy metal thunder, racing with the wind and the feeling that I’m under.”
“This is Major Tom to Ground Control, I’m stepping through the door and I’m floating in the most peculiar way, and the stars look very different today.”
“Standing in the sunlight laughing, hiding ‘hind a rainbow’s wall, slipping and sliding all along the waterfall with you.”
“My mother was a tailor, she sewed my new blue jeans. My father was a gamblin’ man, down in New Orleans.”
Aug 16, 2021 · From The Beach Boys to the Animals and from Roy Orbison to the Righteous Brothers, click the button above to hear the full ’60s on 6 listener-voted The Top 100 1960s #1 Hits countdown on the SXM App anytime now.
Oct 27, 2020 · Vote for your favorite 30 songs from the 1960s as part of SiriusXM’s The Top 300 Listener’s Choice Countdown series, then tune in New Year’s Week to hear the results played back. Written by: Matt Simeone.
Aug 17, 2006 · It was the decade of Dylan and Aretha, the Beach Boys and the Beatles, Hendrix and Zeppelin. But that’s not all it was. The 1960s also included the slyly political pop of Brazil’s Os Mutantes,...
