Jukebox

Dance Fads (click on these titles for Youtube videos):

The Royal Teens, Short Short Twist (1958, and then the 60's...)

Chubby Checker, The Twist

Bobby Freeman, The Swim

The Orlons, Wah Watusi

Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the CryptKickers, Monster Mash

Contours, Do You Love Me (now that I can dance)

Dee Dee Sharp, Mashed Potato Time

Freddie and the Dreamers, I'm Telling You Now (the Freddy)

Marvin Gaye, Hitch Hike

The Miracles with SmokeyRobinson, Mickey's Monkey

The Olympics, Hully Gully

Chubby Checker, Pony Time

The Human Beinz, Nobody But Me

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What are YOUR favorite Sixties tunes?

Suggestions?

My top 69

(by category and date)

Protest and Patriots:

Bob Dylan, Blowin’ in the Wind (1963)
Bob Dylan, Masters of War (1963)

The Times they are a’Changin’ (1964)

Barry McGuire, Eve of Destruction (1965)

Barry Sadler, Ballad of the Green Beret (1966)

Buffalo Springfield, For What It's Worth (1967)

Merle Haggard, Okie From Muskogee (1969)

Iconic Sixties Chicks:

Rickey Nelson, Hello Mary Lou (1961)

Dion and the Belmonts, Runaround Sue (1961)

Randy and the Rainbows, Denise (1963)

Shadows of Night, Gloria  (1965)

Beach Boys, Barbara Ann (1965)

Psychedelic, Ecstasy, Visionary:

Byrds, Mister Tambourine Man (1965)

Simon and Garfunkel, Sounds of Silence (1966)

Donovan, Sunshine Superman (1966)

Byrds, Eight Miles High (1966)

Jimi Hendrix, Purple Haze (1967)

Jefferson Airplane, White Rabbit (1967)

Doors, Light My Fire (1967)

Scott McKenzie, San Francisco (Flowers in your Hair) (1967)

Beatles, Day in the Life (1967)

The First Edition, Just Dropped In (My Condition) (1968)

Sly & the Family Stone, I Want To Take You Higher (1968)

Ambroy Dukes, Journey to the Center of Your Mind (1968)

Crosby, Still, Nash, & Young, Woodstock (1969)

Fifth Dimension, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (1969)

Love and Heartbreak:

Zodiacs, Stay (Just a Little Bit Longer) (1960)

Shirelles, Soldier Boy (1962)

Four Seasons, Sherry (Can You Come Out Tonight?) (1962)

Four Seasons, Rag Doll (1964)

Sonny & Cher, I Got You Babe (1965)

Herman's Hermits, Don't Know Much About History (1965)

Righteous Brothers, Unchained Melody (1965)

Jefferson Airplane, Somebody To Love (1966)

Percy Sledge, When a Man Loves a Woman (1966)

Life:

Journeymen, 500 Miles (away from home)  (1961)

Animals, House of the Rising Sun (1964)

Animals, We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (1965)

The Who, My Generation (1965)

Rolling Stones, [Can't Get No] Satisfaction (1965)

Byrds, Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
Momas and Papas, California Dreamin (1965)

Simon and Garfunkel, Homeward Bound (1966)
Rolling Stones, Paint it Black (1966)

Grass Roots, Let’s Live for Today (1967)

Youngbloods, Get Together (1967)

Bobby Gentry, Ode to Billy Joe (1967)

Friend and Lover, Reach Out of the Darkness (1968)

Simon and Garfunkel, Bookends (1968)

The Hollies, He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (1969)

Byrds, Wasn’t Born to Follow (1969)

Beach:

Beach Boys, Surfer Girl (1963)

Jan & Dean, Surf City (1963)

Beach Boys, California Girls (1965)

Cars:

Beach Boys, 409 (1962)

J. Frank Wilson, Last Kiss (1964)

Beach Boys, Fun Fun Fun Till Her Daddy Takes The T-Bird Away (1964)

Beach Boys, Get Around (1964)

Ronny & the Daytonas, G.T.O. (1964)

The Shangri-Las, Leader of the Pack (1964)

Jan & Dean, Dead Man’s Curve (1964)

Wilson Pickett, Mustang Sally (1966)

 Dance/ Fun:

Del Shannon, Shout (1962)

Contours, Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) (1962)

Kingsmen, Louis Louie (1963)

The Surfaris, Wipe Out (1963)

Sam, Sham, and the Pharos, Wooly Bully (1965)

McCoys, Hang on Sloopy (1965)

Troggs, Wild Thing (1966)

As a statistician, I am interested in the frequency distribution of these favorite song years. My average favorite year is 1965, but the distribution is not at all uniform – there is a very strong mode at 1965, with significantly fewer favorites in the earlier and later years:

1960    1

1961    3

1962    5

1963    7

1964    9

1965    15

1966    10

1967    9

1968    5

1969    5

Looking by category, Psychedelic/Ecstasy/Visionary favorites only began in 1965, while the Sixties Chicks, Beach, Car, Dance/Fun, and Love/Heartbreak favorites were notably earlier.