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Best songs of 1969

Festival season, and the last year the sixties agreed with itself. English blues rock was getting heavier and slower while Detroit was already making the racket punk would claim as its origin story a decade later. The two would not meet for years.

Songs from the albums of 1969, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Abbey Road cover№ 1Maxwell's Silver HammerThe Beatles · Abbey Road4.4Weighted score4.8 avg · 4 ratings
  1. 2Led Zeppelin coverDazed and ConfusedLed Zeppelin · Led Zeppelin4.34.5 avg · 5 ratings
  2. 3Led Zeppelin II coverWhola Lotta LoveLed Zeppelin · Led Zeppelin II4.24.3 avg · 3 ratings
  3. 4Abbey Road coverCarry That WeightThe Beatles · Abbey Road2 ratings
  4. 5Abbey Road coverI Want You (She's So Heavy)The Beatles · Abbey Road2 ratings
  5. 6Bayou Country coverProud MaryCreedence Clearwater Revival · Bayou Country2 ratings
  6. 7Led Zeppelin II coverThe Lemon SongLed Zeppelin · Led Zeppelin II2 ratings
  7. 8At Home coverVenusShocking Blue · At Home1 rating
  8. 9In the Court of the Crimson King: An Observation by King Crimson cover21st Century Schizoid Man (including Mirrors)King Crimson · In the Court of the Crimson King: An Observation by King Crimson1 rating
  9. 10Coisas Do Mundo coverDiálogoNara Leão · Coisas Do Mundo1 rating
  10. 11The Brothers: Isley coverFeels Like the WorldThe Isley Brothers · The Brothers: Isley1 rating
  11. 12The Brothers: Isley coverThe Blacker the Berry (a.k.a. Black Berries)The Isley Brothers · The Brothers: Isley1 rating
  12. 13Cloud Nine coverHey GirlThe Temptations · Cloud Nine1 rating
  13. 14Green River coverLodiCreedence Clearwater Revival · Green River1 rating
  14. 15Green River coverBad Moon RisingCreedence Clearwater Revival · Green River1 rating
  15. 16Say It Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud coverSay It Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud, Parts 1 & 2James Brown · Say It Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud1 rating
  16. 17Easy coverGood Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come ByMarvin Gaye · Easy1 rating
  17. 18Dusty in Memphis coverSon of a Preacher ManDusty Springfield · Dusty in Memphis
  18. 19Tommy coverWe're Not Gonna Take ItThe Who · Tommy
  19. 20Nashville Skyline coverLay Lady LayBob Dylan · Nashville Skyline
  20. 21Abbey Road coverSun KingThe Beatles · Abbey Road
  21. 221969 (2022 Remastered Version) coverSomewhere I Belong (2022 Remastered Version)Gábor Szabó · 1969 (2022 Remastered Version)
  22. 231969 (2022 Remastered Version) coverUntil It's Time to Go (2022 Remastered Version)Gábor Szabó · 1969 (2022 Remastered Version)
  23. 241969 (2022 Remastered Version) coverI've Just Seen a Face (2022 Remastered Version)Gábor Szabó · 1969 (2022 Remastered Version)
  24. 251969 (2022 Remastered Version) coverIn My Life (2022 Remastered Version)Gábor Szabó · 1969 (2022 Remastered Version)
  25. 261969 (2022 Remastered Version) coverStormy (2022 Remastered Version)Gábor Szabó · 1969 (2022 Remastered Version)
  26. 271969 (2022 Remastered Version) coverMichael from Mountains (2022 Remastered Version)Gábor Szabó · 1969 (2022 Remastered Version)
  27. 281969 (2022 Remastered Version) coverYou Won't See Me (2022 Remastered Version)Gábor Szabó · 1969 (2022 Remastered Version)
  28. 291969 (2022 Remastered Version) coverWalk Away Renee (2022 Remastered Version)Gábor Szabó · 1969 (2022 Remastered Version)
  29. 301969 (2022 Remastered Version) coverBoth Sides Now (2022 Remastered Version)Gábor Szabó · 1969 (2022 Remastered Version)
  30. 311969 (2022 Remastered Version) coverSealed with a Kiss (2022 Remastered Version)Gábor Szabó · 1969 (2022 Remastered Version)
  31. 321969 (2022 Remastered Version) coverDear Prudence (2022 Remastered Version)Gábor Szabó · 1969 (2022 Remastered Version)
  32. 33Stronger Than Dirt coverI Shall Be ReleasedBig Mama Thornton · Stronger Than Dirt
  33. 34Stronger Than Dirt coverAin't Nothin' You Can DoBig Mama Thornton · Stronger Than Dirt
  34. 35Stronger Than Dirt coverThat Lucky Old SunBig Mama Thornton · Stronger Than Dirt
  35. 36Stronger Than Dirt coverFunky BroadwayBig Mama Thornton · Stronger Than Dirt
  36. 37Stronger Than Dirt coverLet's Go Get StonedBig Mama Thornton · Stronger Than Dirt
  37. 38Stronger Than Dirt coverRollin' StoneBig Mama Thornton · Stronger Than Dirt
  38. 39Stronger Than Dirt coverSummertimeBig Mama Thornton · Stronger Than Dirt
  39. 40Stronger Than Dirt coverBall and ChainBig Mama Thornton · Stronger Than Dirt
  40. 41Stronger Than Dirt coverHound DogBig Mama Thornton · Stronger Than Dirt
  41. 42Stronger Than Dirt coverBorn Under a Bad SignBig Mama Thornton · Stronger Than Dirt
  42. 43Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond) coverPlace in the SunRico Rodriguez · Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond)
  43. 44Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond) coverStranger on the ShoreRico Rodriguez · Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond)
  44. 45Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond) coverBlack MilkRico Rodriguez · Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond)
  45. 46Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond) coverTop of the ClassRico Rodriguez · Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond)
  46. 47Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond) coverJapanese InvasionRico Rodriguez · Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond)
  47. 48Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond) coverTrombone ManRico Rodriguez · Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond)
  48. 49Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond) coverScarfaceRico Rodriguez · Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond)
  49. 50Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond) coverTom JonesRico Rodriguez · Reco in Reggae Land (Paying Tribute to Don Drummond)

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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