| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | I Only Want to Be With You- producer:
- John Franz
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Ltd (in 1963)
- recorded at:
- Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1963)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 31) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 323)
- recording of:
- I Only Want to Be With You (in 1963)
- writer:
- Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde
- publisher:
- Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Springfield Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Chappell & Co. (until 1987) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd. (from 1987 to present)
| Dusty Springfield | 4.4 | 2:37 |
| 2 | Needles and Pins | The Searchers | 4 | 2:14 |
| 3 | Shout | Lulu | 4.5 | 2:53 |
| 4 | House of the Rising Sun | The Animals | 4.25 | 4:30 |
| 5 | You’re No Good | The Swinging Blue Jeans | | 2:18 |
| 6 | Do Wah Diddy Diddy | Manfred Mann | 4 | 2:25 |
| 7 | Tobacco Road | The Nashville Teens | | 2:29 |
| 8 | You Really Got Me- producer:
- Shel Talmy (in 1964-07)
- additional piano:
- Perry Ford (in 1964-07)
- bass guitar:
- Pete Quaife (in 1964-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Bobby Graham (in 1964-07)
- guitar:
- Harry Fryer (in 1964-07)
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Dave Davies (in 1964-07)
- guitar [rhythm guitar], harmonica, keyboard and lead vocals:
- Ray Davies (in 1964-07)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 1964)
- miscellaneous support:
- PRT Records (task: Courtesy of / c/o Celebrity Licensing, Inc.)
- recorded at:
- IBC Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (in 1964-07)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 13), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 20), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 57), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 82), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 162) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 176)
- recording of:
- You Really Got Me (in 1964-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Ray Davies
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Jay Boy
| The Kinks | 4.25 | 2:15 |
| 9 | She’s Not There | The Zombies | | 2:24 |
| 10 | Oh, Pretty Woman- recorded in:
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-08-01)
- producer:
- Fred Foster
- 12 string guitar [12 string guitar Epiphone] and lead vocals:
- Roy Orbison (on 1964-08-01)
- double bass [upright bass]:
- Bob Moore (on 1964-08-01)
- drums (drum set):
- Buddy Harman (on 1964-08-01)
- guitar:
- Jerry Kennedy (on 1964-08-01), Wayne Moss (on 1964-08-01) and Billy Sanford (on 1964-08-01)
- harmonica:
- Charlie McCoy (on 1964-08-01)
- percussion:
- Paul Garrison (on 1964-08-01)
- piano:
- Floyd Cramer (on 1964-08-01)
- saxophone:
- Boots Randolph (on 1964-08-01)
- vocals:
- Roy Orbison
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Orbison Records, Orbison Records, Inc. and Monument Record Corp. (in 1964)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 20), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 59), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 222)
- recording of:
- Oh, Pretty Woman (on 1964-08-01)
- lyricist and composer:
- Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
- publisher:
- Acuff-Rose Music Limited , Barbara Orbison Music Company, Roy Orbison Music Company, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1964-08-26) and Acuff-Rose (in 1972)
| Roy Orbison | 4.2 | 3:00 |
| 11 | Don’t Bring Me Down | The Pretty Things | | 2:11 |
| 12 | Go Now | The Moody Blues | | 3:11 |
| 13 | You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’- recording of:
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
- writer:
- Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music Publishing Pty Ltd, ABKCO Music, Inc. , Columbia Music , EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , Mother Bertha Music Inc., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Germany , Screen Gems-Columbia Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., 日本アブコ音楽出版 , イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| The Righteous Brothers | | 3:40 |
| 14 | Baby Please Don’t Go | Them | | 2:42 |
| 15 | For Your Love | The Yardbirds | 4.55 | 2:31 |
| 16 | Mr. Tambourine Man- recorded in:
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-01-20)
- producer:
- Terry Melcher
- 12 string guitar:
- Jim McGuinn (on 1965-01-20)
- bass guitar:
- Chris Hillman (on 1965-01-20)
- drums (drum set):
- Michael Clarke (on 1965-01-20)
- guitar:
- David Crosby (on 1965-01-20)
- tambourine:
- Gene Clark (on 1965-01-20)
- vocals:
- Gene Clark (on 1965-01-20), David Crosby (on 1965-01-20), Chris Hillman (on 1965-01-20) and Jim McGuinn (on 1965-01-20)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Columbia Records (in 1965) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1965)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 10), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 79) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 230)
- cover recording of:
- Mr. Tambourine Man (on 1965-01-20)
- lyricist and composer:
- Bob Dylan (from 1964-02 until 1964-04)
- publisher:
- Blossom Music Ltd., M. Witmark & Sons, Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. Music , Warner Brothers Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
| The Byrds | 4.15 | 2:22 |
| 17 | My Generation | The Who | | 3:19 |
| 18 | The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore | The Walker Brothers | 3.5 | 3:03 |
| 19 | Daydream | The Lovin’ Spoonful | 3.75 | 2:20 |
| 20 | Wild Thing | The Troggs | 4.4 | 2:35 |
| 21 | Out of Time | Chris Farlowe | 3 | 3:37 |
| 22 | Bus Stop- producer:
- The Hollies and Ron Richards
- bass:
- Bernie Calvert (on 1966-05-18)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1966, in 2003) and Parlophone (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1966-05-18)
- recording of:
- Bus Stop (on 1966-05-18)
- lyricist and composer:
- Graham Gouldman
- publisher:
- Basement Brazil Editora, Bramsdene Music Corporation, Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Copyright Control , Edition Wilhelm Hansen, EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd., Hournew Music Ltd., Man-Ken Music, Limited and Music Sales Corporation
| The Hollies | 4.65 | 2:54 |
| 23 | Got to Get You Into My Life | Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers | | 2:35 |
| 24 | Good Vibrations- recording engineer:
- Bruce Botnick (from 1966-02 until 1966-06), Chuck Britz (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Larry Levine (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- engineer:
- Chuck Britz and Jim Lockert
- producer:
- The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson
- mixer:
- Derry FitzGerald
- lead vocals:
- Mike Love (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Carl Wilson (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- vocals:
- Mike Love (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06), Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 6), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 25), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 53)
- recording of:
- Good Vibrations (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- lyricist:
- Mike Love and Brian Wilson
- composer:
- Brian Wilson
- publisher:
- Irving Music, Inc., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. and Universal Music Publishing
- version of:
- Good Vibrations
| The Beach Boys | 4.2 | 3:37 |
| 25 | I Feel Free | Cream | | 2:55 |
| 26 | I’ve Been a Bad, Bad Boy | Paul Jones | | 2:23 |
| 27 | I’m a Believer- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- producer:
- Jeff Barry
- acoustic guitar:
- Neil Diamond (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- bass:
- Dick Romoff (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Buddy Salzman (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- guitar:
- Al Gorgoni (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23) and Sal Ditroia (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- organ:
- Artie Butler (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- piano and tambourine:
- Jeff Barry (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- background vocals:
- Davy Jones (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23) and Peter Tork (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Micky Dolenz (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- arranger:
- Jeff Barry
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Rhino Entertainment Company (in 1966) and WEA International Inc. (in 1966, in 1967)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 65) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 341)
- cover recording of:
- I’m a Believer (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- lyricist and composer:
- Neil Diamond (in 1966)
- publisher:
- Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing , Foray Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Stonebridge Music
- recording of:
- I’m a Believer
- lyricist and composer:
- Neil Diamond (in 1966)
- publisher:
- Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing , Foray Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Stonebridge Music
| The Monkees | 4.65 | 2:44 |