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Please include spotify playlists if you find the time.

I have never used spotify but if there is enough interest I will do it. Probably won't be until after I've finished the playlist though as I still have another 38 to do before xmas.

1. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righeous Brothers
2. Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
3. Baby Love - The Supremes
4. No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry
5. Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley
6. I Get Around - The Beach Boys
7. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
8. Eight Days A Week - The Beatles
9. All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks
10. House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals
11. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
12. Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles
13. I Feel Fine - The Beatles
14. Fun, Fun, Fun - The Beach Boys
15. You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
16. Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
17. Baby I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops
18. Walk On By - Dionne Warwick
19. A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
20. The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan

Interesting about 'Eight Days A Week' in that it was never released as a single in the UK despite being a no.1 hit in America. Lennon described the song as "lousy" and wasn't played at live shows. It is actually one of my favorite Beatles song but I suppose one of the great things about music is it's polorisation from one person to the next.

I had also never heard 'A Change is Gonna Come' before which is a great song! Check it out if you haven't heard it.

sorry - but I think you need to be looking a bit harder.

A lot of my research is done around the yearly top 100 lists on digitaldreamdoor and after trawling through 1963 I found it a rather poor year in my opinion, which is why it is so Beatles saturated. Subsequent years are much more balanced.

Anyway, I appreciate the feedback.

.....considering you won't find any tracks from the most 'overrated band in the history of music' on Spotify....you may wanna first investigate what's available to list.

Spotify never entered my mind when doing this. It's all done through I-tunes and will be sync'd to an I-pod as a xmas present.

that's all i have to say really.

I've downloaded the rolling stones magazine top 500, Bacoben(?) rock top 500 and then several decade compilations (60's, 70's etc) which I've cross referenced into each year. I will then use the digitaldreamdoor top 100 for that year to mop up the rest. It's then a case of whittling it down to 20. It's not a definitive list by any means, I don't have the time to listen to album tracks but then I want it to be generally mainstream and recognisable anyway so I can stick it on in parties etc. Time is also a big factor as when I started I left myself with less than 3 months to complete the 50 playlists, and it's proving to be very time consuming.

How about:

Bob & Earl "Harlem Shuffle"
Bobby Vinton "Blue Velvet"
The Chiffons "He's So Fine"
The Crystals "Then He Kissed Me"
Dion "Ruby Baby"
The Drifters "On Broadway"
Garnet Mimms "Cry Baby"
Jan & Dean "Surf City"
Martha & The Vandellas "Heatwave"
Marvin Gaye "Can I Get a Witness"
Peter Paul & May "Tiny Sparrow"
Stevie Wonder "Fingertips Part 2"

Try www.rateyourmusic.com for good inspiration. Just do a search on singles/albums and EPs from any given year.

given the gaps in Spotify's catalogue, but you can export it from Spotify using, but if you're doing this as an iTunes playlist, it may allow you to export those to Spotify anyway http://tomahawk-player.org/

http://rocklistmusic.co.uk/1950sndx.htm

I swear I saw some Radiohead on there the other day. AMIRITE GUYS?!

I'm pretty sure I have already listened to the majority of these but I will give them another try.

Thank you for the suggestions.

Then you are just crazy if you think that the Beatles version of Twist and Shout, or Please Please Me, are better than any of those ;)

Ha, twist and shout and please please me are two of the songs I will be dropping. After a brief listen I'm looking to include "Can I get a witness", "Cry baby" and maybe another.

Again, I appreciate the suggestions. I was really struggling with this year and wasn't very happy with the final list.

this idea is so gay
and a complete waste of time

Grow up.

Worth bumping this thread for this

1.(I Can't Get No Satisfaction) - The Rolling Stones
2. My Generation - The Who
3. Help - The Beatles
4. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
5. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - The Animals
6. Gloria - Them
7. Day Tripper - The Beatles
8. Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
9. I Can't Explain - The Who
10. Ticket To Ride - The Beatles
11. Tired Of Waiting For You - The Kinks
12. Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan
13. The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
14. I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops
15. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
16. My Girl - The Temptations
17. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
18. Ooo Baby Baby - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
19. People Get Ready - The Impressions
20. I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zombies#Singles

Check 'em out.

I have "Time Of The Season" in for 1968 and was/am toying with "She's Not There" for 1964. Any others you'd recommend?

Have you thought about -

The Byrds "Turn! Turn! Turn!" (the song that invented jangle pop!)
The Pretty Things "Rosalyn" (blues garage / proto-punk classic)
The Sonics "Psycho" (ditto)
The Mama's and the Papa's "California Dreaming"
Martha & The Vandella's "Nowhere to Run"
Smokey Robinson "Tracks of My Tears" (is the money track)
John Coltrane "A Love Supreme: Part 1" (what no Jazz?)
Wilson Pickett "In the Midnight Hour"
Something from Bert Jansch.

But Time Of The Season is decent, too. Good work.

"Tracks of My Tears" is on the list (13) and "California Dreaming" is on 1966.

"Turn, Turn, Turn" was on the shortlist and "In The Midnight Hour" I'm not too fussed on.

The rest I haven't heard though so I will check them out. Keep the suggestions coming, thanks.

1. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
2. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield
3. Monday, Monday - The Mama's & Papa's
4. It's A Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown
5. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers
6. It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
7. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
8. I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
9. Get Ready - The Temptations
10. Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group
11. Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
12. California Dreamin' - The Mama's and Papa's
13. Hey Joe - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
14. Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones
15. Substitute - The Who
16. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
17. Keep On Running - The Spencer Davis Group
18. Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
19. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
20. The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

(no more imaginative really but better)

maybe do your own list, in your own thread

but when you put a list of songs like that together - what a year!
All you'd need to top it off would to be aged 18, for England to win a football tournament and for some of that free love stuff going around.

1. Respect - Aretha Franklin
2. Soul Man - Sam & Dave
3. Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops
4. Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley
5. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
6. Hi Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck
7. I'm A Believer - The Monkees
8. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
9. Light My Fire - The Doors
10. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
11. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
12. Break On Through - The Doors
13. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
14. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
15. Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
16. Itchycoo Park - The Small Faces
17. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
18. The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
19. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
20. The End - The Doors

But SilkySkillz says it's none of my business.

You've come up with some good suggestions previously and I'm a big boy, I can handle the criticism :-)

They include one of the best songs ever recorded in the shape of Nina Simone - Sinnerman (and you could have a bunch of other Nina songs too). But also:

The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk
Sugar Pie DeSanto - Soulful Dress
Bert Jansch - Needle of Death
Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
Love - 7 & 7 is
Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
The Young Tradition - The Lyke Wake Dirge
Erma Franklin - Piece of My Heart
Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind
Nick Drake - Been Smoking Too Long
Tim Buckley - No Man Can Find The War
Turtles - Happy Together

I'd've probably picked Broken Arrow for Buffalo Springfield as well, and Behind A Painted Smile for the Isleys. But hey. You included the best Four Tops song, and have got Fontella Bass and Marvin & Kim, so not too shabby.

One recorded in Harlem and the other with Harlem in its name, as it happens. Y'already know I'm talking about James Brown - Live At The Apollo (actually recorded in '62, but released in '63), and Sam Cooke - Live at the Harlem Square Club (recorded '63, not released until 1985). Not sure how that fits into your project, but you should at least give 'em a listen.

sorry, man. comment away.

do it, mate

Gonna have some dinner and maybe watch something on iplayer.

For most years going back to the early fifties.
All works in progress though.
Here's 1967 - I won't post any more in this thread though, as it's not my thread - and they rightly belong somewhere else, at some point in the future!

http://open.spotify.com/user/sartana/playlist/7f2igFkFgTlV8FR86cWsy2

I'm a bit pushed for time at the moment, but I will give them a listen soon.

1. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
2. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
3. I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
4. I Get The Sweetest Feeling - Jackie Wilson
5. Hard To Handle - Otis Redding
6. Piece Of My Heart - Big Brother & The Holding Company
7. Folsom Prison Blues (Live) - Johnny Cash
8. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
9. Daydream Believer - The Monkees
10. Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
11. Time Of The Season - The Zombies
12. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
13. Born To Wild - Steppenwolf
14. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
15. All Along The Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
16. Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
17. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones
18. Hey Jude - The Beatles
19. Everybody's Talkin'- Nilsson
20. What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

1. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
2. Pinball Wizard - The Who
3. Bad Moon Rising - Creedance Clearwater Revival
4. Honkey Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones
5. I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges
6. Venus - Shocking Blue
7. Something - The Beatles
8. Space Oddity - David Bowie
9. Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
10. Proud Mary - Creedance Clearwater Revival
11. Come Together - The Beatles
12. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
13. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
14. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
15. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - Marvin Gaye
16. Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
17. Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
18. Thank You - Led Zeppelin
19. Man Of The World - Fleetwood Mac
20. Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan

some of the best

I'd say that 1967 - 1971 was probably the best era for music. It was quite painful having to leave some great songs out.

1. Layla - Derek And The Dominoes
2. American Woman - The Guess Who
3. Black Magic Woman - Santana
4. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
5. Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
6. Black Night - Deep Purple
7. All Right Now - Free
8. Ride A White Swan - T Rex
9. Up Around The Bend - Creedance Clearwater Revival
10. Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
11. Ohio - Crosby Stills Nash And Young
12. Fire And Rain - James Taylor
13. Let It Be - The Beatles
14. Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
15. Get Up (I Feel Like A) Sex Machine - James Brown
16. Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection
17. Moondance - Van Morrison
18. Your Song - Elton John
19. Ruby Tuesday - Melanie
20. The Long And Winding Road - The Beatles

1. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
2. Baba O'Riley - The Who
3. Rock And Roll - Led Zeppelin
4. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
5. Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
6. Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
7. Get It On - T Rex
8. Changes - David Bowie
9. Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
10. Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green
11. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
12. Just My Imagination - The Temptations
13. Mr Big Stuff - Jean Knight
14. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
15. American Pie - Don Maclean
16. Imagine - John Lennon
17. Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones
18. Life On Mars? - David Bowie
19. Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
20. Riders On The Storm - The Doors

1. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
2. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
3. Love And Happiness - Al Green
4. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
5.

1. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
2. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
3. Love and Happiness – Al Green
4. Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
5. Do It Again – Steely Dan
6. Reeling In The Years – Steely Dan
7. Highway Star – Deep Purple
8. Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple
9. Children Of The Revolution – T Rex
10. Metal Guru – T Rex
11. Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie
12. Starman – David Bowie
13. Stuck In The Middle With You – David Bowie
14. Free Ride – Edgar Winter Group
15. Listen To The Music – Doobie Brothers
16. Take It Easy – The Eagles
17. Tumbling Dice – The Rolling Stones
18. Horse With No Name – America
19. Rocket Man – Elton John
20. You Were Always On My Mind – Elvis Presley

1.Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
2. Band on the Run - Paul McCartney & Wings
3. 20th Century Boy – T Rex
4. Wishing Well - Free
5. The Jean Genie - David Bowie
6. Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers
7. The Joker - Steve Miller Band
8. Dream On - Aerosmith
9. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
10. Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings
11. Knockin On Heavens Door - Bob Dylan
12. Angie - Rolling Stones
13. Desperado - The Eagles
14. Hypnotized - Fleetwood Mac
15. Candle In The Wind - Elton John
16. Living For The City - Stevie Wonder
17. Lets Get It On - Marvin Gaye
18. Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
19. Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
20. The Payback - James Brown