1966 in music
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[edit] Events
- January 3 - Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out".
- January 8 - Shindig! airs for the last time on ABC, with musical guests the Kinks and the Who
- January 14 - Young singer David Jones changes his last name to Bowie to avoid being confused with Davy Jones of the Monkees
- January 17 - Simon and Garfunkel release Sounds of Silence, which hits #1 on Billboard charts
- January 21 - Beatle George Harrison marries fashion model Pattie Boyd. The couple met on the set of the Beatles' first movie, A Hard Day's Night.
- January 28 - The Small Faces release 3rd single "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" reaching #3 in the UK Singles Chart.
- February 2 - The first edition of Go-Set magazine is published in Melbourne, Australia. Founded by former Monash University students Philip Frazer and Tony Schauble, the new weekly is the first independent periodical in Australia devoted entirely to popular music and youth culture. The inaugural 24-page issue has a cover feature on Tom Jones, stories on The Groop, singer Pat Carroll and DJ Ken Sparkes and a feature on mod fashion by designer Prue Acton.
- February 19 - Jefferson Airplane and Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin perform at the Fillmore
- March 3 - Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay form Buffalo Springfield in Los Angeles, California.
- March 4 - The Beatles' John Lennon is quoted in the London newspaper, The Evening Standard as saying that the band was now more popular than Jesus. In August, following publication of this remark in Datebook, there are Beatles protests and record burnings in the Southern US's "Bible Belt".
- March 6 - In the UK, 5,000 fans of the Beatles sign a petition urging British Prime minister Harold Wilson to reopen Liverpool's Cavern Club.
- April - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass place 4 albums in Billboard's Top 10. A world record.
- April 12 - In Los Angeles, California, Jan Berry, of Jan and Dean, crashes his Corvette into a truck that is parked on Whittier Boulevard. Berry suffers total physical paralysis for over a year as well as extensive brain damage.
- May 1 - The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and the Who perform at the New Musical Express' poll winners' show in London. The show is televised, except for The Beatles' and The Stones' segments, as a result of union conflicts.
- May 6 - The Small Faces release 4th single "Hey Girl" it reaches #10 in UK Singles Chart.
- May 16 - Album Pet Sounds by Beach Boys released
- May 17 - Bob Dylan and the Hawks (later The Band) play their show at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, during which Dylan is booed by the audience due to his decision to tour with an electric band; the booing culminates in the famous "Judas" shout.
- May 30 - Them fronted by Van Morrison began a three-week stint as the headliner act at the Whisky-A-Go-Go. On the last night June 18, they were joined on stage by that week's opening act The Doors. Van and Jim Morrison sang Gloria together.
- June 6 – At Gallatin, Tennessee, 25-year-old Claudette Frady-Orbison, while motorcycycle riding with her husband Roy Orbison, was killed when her motorcycle was struck by a pickup truck.
- July 2 - The Beatles become the first musical group to perform at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo. The performance ignited a lot of protest from local citizens who felt that it was inappropriate for a rock and roll band to play at Budokan.
- July 29 - Bob Dylan is involved in a motorcycle accident.
- July - In this month, The Mothers of Invention release their debut album, Freak Out!, a pioneer concept album.
- August 11 - John Lennon holds a press conference in Chicago, Illinois to apologize for his remarks the previous March. "I suppose if I had said television was more popular than Jesus, I would have gotten away with it. I'm sorry I opened my mouth. I'm not anti-God, anti-Christ, or anti-religion. I was not knocking it. I was not saying we are greater or better."
- August 1 - "Midsummer Serenades: A Mozart Festival" is held - the first Mostly Mozart Festival.
- August 5 - The Small Faces 5th single release "All or Nothing" reaches #1 in UK Singles Chart.
- August 5 - The Beatles release their seventh album, Revolver.
- August 29 - The Beatles perform their last official concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California
- September - George Harrison travels to India for 6 weeks to study sitar with Ravi Shankar
- September 12 - First episode of The Monkees is broadcast on NBC Television
- October - Gerry & the Pacemakers break up.
- October 7 - Johnny Kidd, writer of 'Shakin All Over' dies in a car accident.
- October 8 - WOR-FM in New York City becomes the first FM rock music station, under the leadership of DJ Murray The K.
- October 10 - Simon and Garfunkel release Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, which hits #4 on Billboard charts
- The Crystals, of 'Da Do Ron Ron' fame, disband
- The Moscow Radio Orchestra becomes the first major overseas orchestra to perform at The Proms.
- Guinness Book of World Records recognize that Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass set a world record for placing five albums simultaneously on Billboard's Pop Album Chart. Their music outsells The Beatles by a margin of two-to-one... over 13 million recordings. They win 4 Grammys this year.
- Dalida receives for a second time the Music Hall Bravos.
- Charley Pride is signed by RCA.
- The Move form.
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience form.
- November 11 - The Small Faces release single "My Mind's Eye" it reaches #4 in UK Singles Chart.
- Cream form.
[edit] Albums released
- 1 - Tim Hardin
- A Slice of the Top - Hank Mobley with Lee Morgan
- Adam's Apple - Wayne Shorter
- Aftermath - The Rolling Stones
- Alfie Soundtrack - Sonny Rollins
- All About Makeba - Miriam Makeba
- All Through the Night: Julie London Sings the Choicest of Cole Porter - Julie London
- An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri - Harry Belafonte
- And Now! - Booker T and the MGs
- And Then... Along Comes The Association - The Association
- Animalism - The Animals
- Animalisms - The Animals
- Animalization - The Animals
- Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl? - The Barbarians
- Autumn '66 - The Spencer Davis Group
- Away We A Go-Go - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
- Beau Brummels '66 - The Beau Brummels
- The Best of The Animals - The Animals
- Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) - The Rolling Stones
- Bill Haley-a-Go Go - Bill Haley & His Comets
- Black Monk Time - The Monks
- Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan
- Blow Up Soundtrack - Herbie Hancock
- Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton - John Mayall
- Boom - The Sonics
- Boots - Nancy Sinatra
- Both Sides of Herman's Hermits - Herman's Hermits
- Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield
- Bus Stop - The Hollies
- Calypso in Brass - Harry Belafonte
- The Classic Roy Orbison - Roy Orbison
- Color Me Barbra - Barbra Streisand
- Come the Day - The Seekers
- Come Out - Steve Reich
- Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul - Otis Redding
- Conquistador! - Cecil Taylor
- Country Joe and the Fish - Country Joe and the Fish
- The Creation - The Creation (band)
- Crying Time - Ray Charles
- Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful
- DelightfuLee - Lee Morgan with Wayne Shorter
- Dion & The Belmonts Together Again - Dion DiMucci & the Belmonts
- Distant Drums - Jim Reeves
- Doctor Zhivago - Maurice Jarr
- Double Dynamite - Sam and Dave
- Down on Stovall's Plantation - Muddy Waters
- Drums Unlimited - Max Roach
- East Broadway Run Down - Sonny Rollins
- East-West - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
- Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur - Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington
- The Empty Foxhole - Ornette Coleman
- Everybody Loves a Nut - Johnny Cash
- The Exciting Wilson Pickett - Wilson Pickett
- Face to Face - The Kinks
- Faithful Forever - Marianne Faithfull
- The Far East Suite - Duke Ellington
- Fifth Dimension - The Byrds
- For Certain Because - The Hollies
- For the Night People - Julie London
- Frankie and Johnny - Elvis Presley
- Freak Out! - The Mothers of Invention
- Fresh Cream - Cream
- Gettin' Ready - The Temptations
- Go Away From My World - Marianne Faithfull
- Got Live If You Want It! - The Rolling Stones
- The Great Aarrival - Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
- The Great San Bernadino Birthday Party and Other Excursions - John Fahey
- Grrr - Hugh Masakela
- Handful of Soul - James Brown
- Happiness is You - Johnny Cash
- Here and Now and Sounding Good! - Dick Morrissey Quartet
- Here I Am - Dionne Warwick
- Hey Joe - The Leaves
- The High, Lonesome Sound of Bill Monroe - Bill Monroe
- Hold On, I'm Comin' - Sam and Dave
- Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful - The Lovin' Spoonful
- I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
- I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes
- If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears - The Mamas & the Papas
- Ike and Tina Turner and the Raelettes - Ike & Tina Turner
- Impressions of a Patch of Blue - Sun Ra
- In My Quiet Room - Harry Belafonte
- In The Beginning - Paul Revere and the Raiders
- In The Christmas Spirit - Booker T and the MGs
- The Incredible String Band - The Incredible String Band
- It's a Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown
- Jack Orion - Bert Jansch
- James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo) - James Brown
- James Brown Sings Christmas Songs - James Brown
- James Brown Sings James Brown Today and Yesterday - James Brown
- Je m'appelle Barbra - Barbra Streisand
- Just Between the Two of Us - Merle Haggard
- Lightfoot! - Gordon Lightfoot
- Lightly Latin - Perry Como
- Little Wheel Spin and Spin - Buffy Saint Marie
- Live at the Cafe Au Go Go - Blues Project
- Live in Greenwich Village - Albert Ayler
- The Lost Acetates 1965-1966 - The Misunderstood
- Love (album) - Love (band)
- Love, Strings and Jobim - Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Machines - Manfred Mann
- Magic Box - The Loved Ones
- Malaisha - Miriam Makeba
- The Mamas and the Papas - The Mamas & the Papas
- Mama Too Tight - Archie Shepp
- Mann Made Hits - Manfred Mann
- Mean as Hell - Johnny Cash
- Midnight Ride - Paul Revere and the Raiders
- Mighty Instrumentals - James Brown
- Miles Smiles - Miles Davis
- Mission:Impossible - Lalo Schifrin
- Mode for Joe - Joe Henderson
- The Monkees - The Monkees
- Monorails and Satellites - Sun Ra
- Moods of Marvin Gaye - Marvin Gaye
- Moonlight Sinatra - Frank Sinatra
- North Country Maid - Marianne Faithful
- Nothing Is - Sun Ra
- On Top - The Four Tops
- The Orbison Way - Roy Orbison
- The Originator - Bo Diddley
- Other Planes of There - Sun Ra
- Paradise, Hawaiian Style - Elvis Presley
- Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon and Garfunkel
- Perry Como in Italy - Perry Como
- Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
- Phil Ochs in Concert - Phil Ochs
- Play One More - Ian and Sylvia
- Portrait - The Walker Brothers
- Projections - Blues Project
- Psychedelic Lollipops - Blues Magoos
- The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators - The 13th Floor Elevators
- A Quick One - The Who
- Ray's Moods - Ray Charles
- The Real Folk Blues - Howlin' Wolf
- The Real Folk Blues - Muddy Waters
- The Real Folk Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller)
- Reflections in a Crystal Wind - Richard Farina and Mimi Farina
- The Remains - The Remains
- Revolver - The Beatles
- River Deep - Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner
- Roadrunner - Junior Walker and the All Stars
- Sam and Dave Roulette - Sam and Dave
- Satisfied With You - The Dave Clark Five
- Second Album - The Four Tops
- The Second Album - The Spencer Davis Group
- The Seeds - The Seeds
- Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 - Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
- Shadow Music - The Shadows
- Sinatra at the Sands - Frank Sinatra
- Small Faces - The Small Faces
- Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White - The Standells
- Sonny Side of Cher - Cher
- The Soul Album - Otis Redding
- Soul Sister - Aretha Franklin
- Sound - Roscoe Mitchell Sextet
- Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
- Spinout - Elvis Presley
- S.R.O. - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
- The Stockholm Concert, 1966 - Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington
- Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra
- Stop!Stop!Stop! - The Hollies
- Sunshine Superman - Donovan
- Supreme's a Go-Go - The Supremes
- Swinging Doors - Merle Haggard
- Symphony for Improvisers - Don Cherry with Pharoah Sanders and Gato Barbieri
- Take a Little Walk With Me - Tom Rush
- Takes Off - Jefferson Airplane
- Tauhid - Pharoah Sanders
- That's Life - Frank Sinatra
- Try Too Hard - The Dave Clark Five
- Unit Structures - Cecil Taylor
- Uptight - Stevie Wonder
- Víctor Jara (Geografía) - Víctor Jara
- Visits Planet Earth - Sun Ra
- Volume One - The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
- What Now My Love - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
- What's Up Tiger Lily? - The Lovin' Spoonful
- When Angels Speak of Love - Sun Ra
- Where Is Brooklyn? - Don Cherry with Pharoah Sanders
- Where Were You When I Needed You? - The Grass Roots
- Whiskey-a-Go Go - Bill Haley & His Comets
- Whisper Not - Ella Fitzgerald
- Why Pick On Me? - The Standells
- Wild is the Wind - Nina Simone
- With God On Our Side - Joan Baez
- Wonderfulness - Bill Cosby
- Working My Way Back to You - The Four Seasons
- Would You Believe? - The Hollies
- The Yardbirds USA-title: "Over, Under Sideways, Down" - The Yardbirds
- Yesterday and Today - The Beatles
- You Got My Mind Messed Up - James Carr
- You Make Me Feel So Good - The McCoys
- The Young Rascals - The Young Rascals
[edit] Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1966.
| # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Sinatra | Strangers in the Night | 1966 | UK 1 - May 1966, US BB 1 - May 1966, Italy 1 of 1966, Germany 1 - Jul 1966, Éire 1 - Jun 1966, Australia 1 for 5 weeks May 1966, Grammy in 1966, Canada 2 - May 1966, Holland 2 - Jun 1966, South Africa 3 of 1966, US CashBox 4 of 1966, Norway 5 - Jul 1966, Scrobulate 6 of swing, Australia 9 of 1966, US BB 29 of 1966, POP 29 of 1966, RYM 42 of 1966, Germany 48 of the 1960s, RIAA 275, Acclaimed 1681 | |
| 2 | Nancy Sinatra | These Boots Are Made For Walking | 1966 | UK 1 - Jan 1966, US BB 1 - Feb 1966, Canada 1 - Feb 1966, Holland 1 - Feb 1966, Germany 1 - Apr 1966, Éire 1 - Feb 1966, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks Apr 1966, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Jan 1966, South Africa 1 of 1966, Norway 2 - Feb 1966, Australia 3 of 1966, RYM 7 of 1966, Italy 20 of 1966, US CashBox 26 of 1966, Scrobulate 48 of oldies, Germany 85 of the 1960s, DDD 88 of 1965, Acclaimed 1392 | |
| 3 | The Beatles | Yellow Submarine | 1966 | UK 1 - Aug 1966, Canada 1 - Aug 1966, Holland 1 - Aug 1966, Norway 1 - Aug 1966, Germany 1 - Sep 1966, Éire 1 - Aug 1966, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks Sep 1966, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Aug 1966, Australia Goset 1 - Oct 1966, US BB 2 - Aug 1966, US BB 7 of 1966, POP 7 of 1966, RYM 22 of 1966, Italy 29 of 1966, Scrobulate 47 of classic rock, US CashBox 83 of 1966, Germany 141 of the 1960s | |
| 4 | The Beach Boys | Good Vibrations | 1966 | UK 1 - Nov 1966, US BB 1 - Oct 1966, France 1 - Jul 1976, DDD 1 of 1966, Canada 2 - Oct 1966, Norway 2 - Dec 1966, Australia Goset 2 - Dec 1966, RYM 3 of 1966, Acclaimed 3, Holland 4 - Nov 1966, Rolling Stone 6, Germany 8 - Jan 1967, Scrobulate 8 of oldies, Europe 12 of the 1960s, US BB 14 of 1966, POP 14 of 1966, Australia 15 of 1966, RIAA 24, 31 in 2FM list, WXPN 57, OzNet 58, Italy 69 of 1967 | |
| 5 | The Beatles | Paperback Writer | 1966 | UK 1 - Jun 1966, US BB 1 - Jun 1966, Canada 1 - May 1966, Holland 1 - Jun 1966, Norway 1 - Jun 1966, Éire 1 - Jun 1966, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks Jul 1966, Germany 2 - Jul 1966, RYM 2 of 1966, France 9 - Mar 1976, US BB 12 of 1966, POP 12 of 1966, Scrobulate 22 of British, US CashBox 43 of 1966, Italy 45 of 1966, DDD 53 of 1966, Germany 181 of the 1960s, Acclaimed 195, WXPN 765 |
[edit] Top American hits on record
[edit] British number one hits not included above
Winter
- "Keep On Running" - Spencer Davis Group
- "Michelle" - The Overlanders
- "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" - The Walker Brothers
Spring
- "Somebody Help Me" - Spencer Davis Group
- "Pretty Flamingo" - Manfred Mann
Summer
- "Sunny Afternoon" - The Kinks
- "Get Away" - Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
- "With a Girl Like You" - The Troggs
- "All or Nothing" - Small Faces
Autumn
[edit] Other Significant Recordings
(Not all of these were necessarily released as singles.)
- "7 and 7 Is" - Love (band)
- "19th Nervous Breakdown" - The Rolling Stones
- "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" - Simon and Garfunkel
- "634-5789 (Soulsville, USA)" - Wilson Pickett
- "The 7 O'clock News/Silent Night" - Simon and Garfunkel
- "A Hard Day's Night" - The Ramsey Lewis Trio
- "A Hazy Shade Of Winter" - Simon and Garfunkel
- "A Legal Matter" - The Who
- "A Little Bit of Soap" - The Exciters
- "A Quick One, While He's Away" - The Who
- "A Sign of the Times" - Petula Clark
- "A Well Respected Man" - The Kinks
- "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" - The Temptations
- "All I See is You" - Dusty Springfield
- "All Tomorrows Parties" - The Velvet Underground and Nico
- "And Your Bird Can Sing" - The Beatles
- "Anyway That You Want Me" - The Troggs
- "April Come She Will" - Simon and Garfunkel
- "At the Party" - Hector Rivera
- "At the Scene" - The Dave Clark Five
- "B-A-B-Y" - Carla Thomas
- "Baby Don't You Do It" - The Poets
- "Baby Scratch My Back" - Slim Harpo
- "Bang! Bang!" - Joe Cuba Sextet
- "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" - Cher
- "Batman Theme" - The Marketts
- "Biff Bang Pow" - The Creation (band)
- "Blues from an Airplane" - Jefferson Airplane
- "Boa Constrictor" - Johnny Cash
- "Boris the Spider" - The Who
- "Born Free" - Matt Monro
- "Born Free" - Roger Williams
- "Burned" - The Buffalo Springfield
- "But It's Alright" - J.J. Jackson
- "Call Me" - Chris Montez
- "Can't Help Thinking About Me" - David Bowie and The Lower Third
- "Caroline No" - Brian Wilson
- "Children of the Sun" - The Misunderstood
- "Circles" - Les Fleur de Lys
- "C'mon Let's Go" - The McCoys
- "Codine" - The Charlatans
- "(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" - The Miracles
- "Come Up the Years" - Jefferson Airplane
- "Coming On Strong" - Brenda Lee
- "Coming Home Soldier" - Bobby Vinton
- "Cops of the World" - Phil Ochs
- "The Dangling Conversation" - Simon and Garfunkel
- "Diddy Wah Diddy" - Captain Beefheart
- "Dirty Water" - The Standells
- "Do Anything You Say" - David Bowie and The Buzz
- "Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It? - The Buffalo Springfield
- "Doctor Robert" - The Beatles
- "Don't Bring Me Down" - The Animals
- "Don't Ease Me In" - The Grateful Dead
- "Don't Look Back" - The Remains
- "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" - The Swingin' Medallions
- "Dum-De-Da" - Bobby Vinton
- "East West" - Herman's Hermits
- "Eight Miles High" - The Byrds
- "Eve" - The Balloon Farm
- "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" - Otis Redding
- "Femme Fatale" - The Velvet Underground and Nico
- "Flight 505" - The Rolling Stones
- "Flying on the Ground is Wrong" - The Buffalo Springfield
- "Free Advice" - The Great Society
- "Frying Pan" - Captain Beefheart
- "Georgie Girl" - The Seekers
- "Get Me To The World On Time" - The Electric Prunes
- "Get Ready" - The Temptations
- "Go and Say Goodbye" - The Buffalo Springfield
- "Go Away Little Girl" - The Happening
- "Good Day Sunshine" - The Beatles
- "Got to Get You Into My Life" - The Beatles
- "The Great Airplane Strike" - Paul Revere and the Raiders
- "The Hair of My Chinny Chin Chin" - Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs
- "Happy Jack" - The Who
- "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" - The Rolling Stones
- "He" - The Righteous Brothers
- "Help I'm a Rock" - The Mothers of Invention
- "Here, There And Everywhere" - The Beatles
- "Hey Joe" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- "Hey Joe" - The Leaves
- "Hey, Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You" - Jimmy Castor
- "Hungry Freaks, Daddy" - The Mothers of Invention
- "Girl Don't Tell Me" - The Beach Boys (B-side to Barbara Ann)
- "You're So Good to Me" - The Beach Boys (B-side to Sloop John B)
- "God Only Knows" - The Beach Boys (B-side to Wouldn't It Be Nice)
- "Let's Go Away For Awhile" - The Beach Boys (B-side to Good Vibrations)
- "What Goes On" - The Beatles (B-side to Nowhere Man)
- "Eleanor Rigby" - The Beatles (B-side to Yellow Submarine)
- "Rain" - The Beatles (B-side to Paperback Writer)
- "I Can Take You to the Sun" - The Misunderstood
- "I Dig Everything" - David Bowie and The Buzz
- "I Don't Need No Doctor" - Ray Charles
- "I Got The Feelin' (Oh No No)" - Neil Diamond
- "I Love Onions" - Susan Christie
- "If Every Day Was Like Christmas" - Elvis Presley
- "I'll Be Your Mirror" - The Velvet Underground and Nico
- "I'm a Believer" - The Monkees
- "I'm a Boy" - The Who
- "(I'm a) Roadrunner" - Jr. Walker and the Allstars
- "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" - The Monkees
- "I'm Only Sleeping" - The Beatles
- "I'm Ready For Love" - Martha and the Vandellas
- "I'm Sick Y'all" - Otis Redding
- "I'm So Glad" - Cream (band)
- "Inside-Looking Out" - The Animals
- "Mame" - Bobby Darin
- "Mame" - Louis Armstrong
- "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)/Queen Jane Approximately - Bob Dylan
- "I Want You/Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Bob Dylan
- "Pledging My Time - Bob Dylan (B-side to Rainy Day Women #12 & 35)
- "I Can't Control Myself" - The Troggs
- "I Can't Get No(Satisfation)" - Otis Redding
- "I Can't Let Go" - The Hollies
- "I Feel Free" - Cream (band)
- "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night" - The Electric Prunes
- "I Know There's An Answer" - The Beach Boys
- "I Just Wasn't Meant for These Times" - The Beach Boys
- "I Want To Be With You" - Dee Dee Warwick
- "Just Like a Woman"/"Obviously 5 Believers" - Bob Dylan
- "It Takes Two" - Marvin Gaye with Kim Weston
- "It Tears Me Up" - Percy Sledge
- "It's a-Happening" - The Magic Mushrooms
- "It's No Secret" - Jefferson Airplane
- "It's Not Easy" - The Rolling Stones
- "Jug Band Music" - The Lovin' Spoonful
- "Just Like Me" - Paul Revere and the Raiders
- "The Kids Are Alright" - The Who
- "Kill For Peace" - The Fugs
- "Lady Jane" - The Rolling Stones
- "Leaves That Are Green" - Simon and Garfunkel
- "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" - Bob Dylan
- "Let's Go Get Stoned" - Ray Charles
- "Let's Start All Over Again" - Ronnie Dove
- "Lies" - The Knickerbockers
- "Like A Baby" - Len Barry
- "Little By Little" - Dusty Springfield
- "Little Latin Lupe Lu" - Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
- "Little Man" - Sonny and Cher
- "The London Boys" - David Bowie
- "Love Is A Hurting Thing" - Lou Rawls
- "Love is Like an Itching in My Heart" - The Supremes
- "Love Letters" - Elvis Presley
- "Love Makes The World Go Round" - Deon Jackson
- "Love Me (I'm a Liberal)" - Phil Ochs
- "Love Me With All of Your Heart" - The Bachelors
- "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" - The Four Tops
- "Maintaining My Cool" - The Sonics
- "Makin' Time" - The Creation (band)
- "(The Marines Have Just Landed on the Shores of) Santo Domingo" - Phil Ochs
- "Mission:Impossible" - Jack Jones
- "Moonchild" - Captain Beefheart
- "The More I See You" - Chris Montez
- "Mother's Little Helper" - The Rolling Stones
- "Moulty" - The Barbarians
- "Mr. Dieingly Sad" - The Critters
- "Mr. Spaceman" - The Byrds
- "My Little Red Book" - Love (band)
- "My Lover's Prayer" - Otis Redding
- "Nashville Cats" - The Lovin' Spoonful
- "Needle in a Haystack" - The Twilights (band)
- "Night Time" - The Strangeloves
- "No Milk Today" - Herman's Hermits
- "Nothing's Too Good For My Baby" - Stevie Wonder
- "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" - The Buffalo Springfield
- "Oh How Happy" - Shades of Blue
- "The One on the Right Is on the Left" - Johnny Cash
- "One More Heartache" - Marvin Gaye
- "Open the Door To Your Heart" - Darrell Banks
- "Open Up Your Door" - Richard and the Young Lions
- "Opus 17" - The Four Seasons
- "Orange Skies" - Love (band)
- "Out of My Mind" - The Buffalo Springfield
- "Out of Time" - The Rolling Stones
- "Over, Under, Sideways, Down" - The Yardbirds
- "Painter Man" - The Creation (band)
- "Pandora's Golden Heepie Jeebies" - The Association
- "Psycho" - The Sonics
- "Pushin' Too Hard" - The Seeds
- "Respectable" - The Outsiders
- "Reverberation (Doubt)" - 13th Floor Elevators
- "Rhapsody in the Rain" - Lou Christie
- "Richard Cory" - Simon and Garfunkel
- "Ringing of Revolution" - Phil Ochs
- "Riot on Sunset Strip" - The Standells
- "Rubber Band" - David Bowie
- "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" - Bob Dylan
- "Scarborough Fair" - Simon and Garfunkel
- "Season of the Witch" - Donovan
- "Second Hand Rose" - Barbra Streisand
- "Shapes of Things" - The Yardbirds
- "She Comes in Colors" - Love (band)
- "She Said She Said" - The Beatles
- "Sit Down I Think I Love You" - The Buffalo Springfield
- "Somebody to Love" - The Great Society
- "Solitary Man" - Neil Diamond
- "Somewhere" - Len Barry
- "Spanish Eyes" - Al Martino
- "Spoonful" -