100 Greatest Psychedelic Songs
Criteria: With instrumental originality, sound exploration, studio effects and extended improvisation as the central elements of psychedelic music, these songs were chosen as the best examples that helped define the genre. Impact & lasting influence were primary factors with lyrical content considered to a lesser degree. Those artists known specifically as vocal groups were excluded. Editor's note: As with all lists, this is a subjective list & makes no claim of an official nature.
Greatest Psychedelic Songs
1. Tomorrow Never Knows
The Beatles
2. The American Metaphysical Circus
The United States of America
3. Grace
Country Joe & The Fish
4. Interstellar Overdrive
Pink Floyd
5. Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix Experience
6. At The Mountains of Madness
H.P. Lovecraft
7. Strawberry Fields Forever
The Beatles
8. Dark Star
Grateful Dead
9. Bass Strings
Country Joe & The Fish
10. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
The Beatles
The Beatles
2. The American Metaphysical Circus
The United States of America
3. Grace
Country Joe & The Fish
4. Interstellar Overdrive
Pink Floyd
5. Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix Experience
6. At The Mountains of Madness
H.P. Lovecraft
7. Strawberry Fields Forever
The Beatles
8. Dark Star
Grateful Dead
9. Bass Strings
Country Joe & The Fish
10. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
The Beatles
11. Spare Chaynge
Jefferson Airplane
12. Strange Days
The Doors
13. Other Side of The Sky
Gong
14. My White Bicycle
Tomorrow
15. Translucent Carriages
Pearls Before Swine
16. White Rabbit
Jefferson Airplane
17. Beacon From Mars
Kaleidoscope
18. Season of The Witch
Donovan
19. Venus In Furs
The Velvet Underground
20. Magoo
Country Joe & The Fish
21. Comin' Back To Me
Jefferson Airplane
22. Astronomy Domine
Pink Floyd
23. Feel Flows
The Beach Boys
24. The Parable of Arable Land
The Red Crayola
25. I Am The Walrus
The Beatles
26. Shifting Sands
West Coast Pop Art Experiemental Band
27. Horse Latitudes
The Doors
28. Bracelets of Fingers
The Pretty Things
29. The Red Telephone
Love
30. Electrallentando
H.P. Lovecraft
31. Castle In The Clouds
Gong
32. All Is One
Eric Burdon and The Animals
33. The Child Bride
Earth Opera
34. Section 43
Country Joe & The Fish
35. Eight Miles High
The Byrds
36. I've Got Levitation
13th Floor Elevators
37. Hallucinations
Tim Buckley
38. Still I'm Sad
The Yardbirds
39. Maiden of The Cancer Moon
Quicksilver Messenger Service
40. Dear Mr Fantasy
Traffic
41. 1906
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
42. The Ballad of Freddie & Harry
Clear Light
43. Itchycoo Park
Small Faces
44. Nightfall
The Incredible String Band
45. Keep Your Mind Open
Kaleidoscope
46. Hurdy Gurdy Glissando
Steve Hillage
47. Cloud Song
The United States of America
48. Sky Pilot
Eric Burdon & The Animals
49. Mind Gardens
The Byrds
50. Oxo
Bruce Palmer
51. Mechanical World
Spirit
52. Dancing Madly Backwards
Captain Beyond
53. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun
Pink Floyd
54. Heaven Is In Your Mind
Traffic
55. And The Gods Made Love
Jimi Hendrix Experience
56. Orange & Red Beams
Eric Burdon & The Animals
57. Ether Ships
Steve Hillage
58. Leiyla
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
59. Creation
The Incredible String Band
60. Rack My Mind
The Yardbirds
61. White Bird
It's a Beautiful Day
62. In My First Mind
Steve Miller Band
63. Splash, Now I'm Home
13th Floor Elevators
64. Two Weeks Last Summer
Dave Cousins
65. See Emily Play
Pink Floyd
66. A Child's Smile
Clear Light
67. And I Wish I Were Stoned
Caravan
68. The Beauty of Time Is That It's Snowing
Steve Miller Band
69. Yoo Doo Right
Can
70. Now Your Time Has Come
Tomorrow
71. Joy of a Toy
Soft Machine
72. Images of April
Pearls Before Swine
73. Paper Sun
Traffic
74. Rosemary
Grateful Dead
75. I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time
Third Bardo
76. Ritual #1
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
77. Just The Thought
Eric Burdon & The Animals
78. Paranoia #2
Hawkwind
79. Flashback
Moving Sidewalks
80. Death By Fire
Earth Opera
81. Magic Man
Caravan
82. Pat's Song
Country Joe & The Fish
83. Lather
Jefferson Airplane
84. You're Gonna Miss Me
13th Floor Elevators
85. Walking Thru My Dreams
The Pretty Things
86. Medication
The Chocolate Watch Band
87. Roller Coaster
13th Floor Elevators
88. Time Has Come Today
The Chambers Brothers
89. Armenia City in The Sky
The Who
90. Green of My Pants
The Red Crayola
91. Fantasy
Fifty Foot Hose
92. A Question of Temperature
The Balloon Farm
93. She Comes In Colors
Love
94. Iron Butterfly Theme
Iron Butterfly
95. Alice In Blunderland
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
96. Piece For Piano & Electric Bass Guitar
The Red Crayola
97. 10,000 Words In a Cardboard Box
Aquarian Age
98. Upside Down
Hawkwind
99. Madman Running Through The Fields
Dantalian's Chariot
100. The Spiritual Death of Howard Greer
Touch
Jefferson Airplane
12. Strange Days
The Doors
13. Other Side of The Sky
Gong
14. My White Bicycle
Tomorrow
15. Translucent Carriages
Pearls Before Swine
16. White Rabbit
Jefferson Airplane
17. Beacon From Mars
Kaleidoscope
18. Season of The Witch
Donovan
19. Venus In Furs
The Velvet Underground
20. Magoo
Country Joe & The Fish
21. Comin' Back To Me
Jefferson Airplane
22. Astronomy Domine
Pink Floyd
23. Feel Flows
The Beach Boys
24. The Parable of Arable Land
The Red Crayola
25. I Am The Walrus
The Beatles
26. Shifting Sands
West Coast Pop Art Experiemental Band
27. Horse Latitudes
The Doors
28. Bracelets of Fingers
The Pretty Things
29. The Red Telephone
Love
30. Electrallentando
H.P. Lovecraft
31. Castle In The Clouds
Gong
32. All Is One
Eric Burdon and The Animals
33. The Child Bride
Earth Opera
34. Section 43
Country Joe & The Fish
35. Eight Miles High
The Byrds
36. I've Got Levitation
13th Floor Elevators
37. Hallucinations
Tim Buckley
38. Still I'm Sad
The Yardbirds
39. Maiden of The Cancer Moon
Quicksilver Messenger Service
40. Dear Mr Fantasy
Traffic
41. 1906
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
42. The Ballad of Freddie & Harry
Clear Light
43. Itchycoo Park
Small Faces
44. Nightfall
The Incredible String Band
45. Keep Your Mind Open
Kaleidoscope
46. Hurdy Gurdy Glissando
Steve Hillage
47. Cloud Song
The United States of America
48. Sky Pilot
Eric Burdon & The Animals
49. Mind Gardens
The Byrds
50. Oxo
Bruce Palmer
51. Mechanical World
Spirit
52. Dancing Madly Backwards
Captain Beyond
53. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun
Pink Floyd
54. Heaven Is In Your Mind
Traffic
55. And The Gods Made Love
Jimi Hendrix Experience
56. Orange & Red Beams
Eric Burdon & The Animals
57. Ether Ships
Steve Hillage
58. Leiyla
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
59. Creation
The Incredible String Band
60. Rack My Mind
The Yardbirds
61. White Bird
It's a Beautiful Day
62. In My First Mind
Steve Miller Band
63. Splash, Now I'm Home
13th Floor Elevators
64. Two Weeks Last Summer
Dave Cousins
65. See Emily Play
Pink Floyd
66. A Child's Smile
Clear Light
67. And I Wish I Were Stoned
Caravan
68. The Beauty of Time Is That It's Snowing
Steve Miller Band
69. Yoo Doo Right
Can
70. Now Your Time Has Come
Tomorrow
71. Joy of a Toy
Soft Machine
72. Images of April
Pearls Before Swine
73. Paper Sun
Traffic
74. Rosemary
Grateful Dead
75. I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time
Third Bardo
76. Ritual #1
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
77. Just The Thought
Eric Burdon & The Animals
78. Paranoia #2
Hawkwind
79. Flashback
Moving Sidewalks
80. Death By Fire
Earth Opera
81. Magic Man
Caravan
82. Pat's Song
Country Joe & The Fish
83. Lather
Jefferson Airplane
84. You're Gonna Miss Me
13th Floor Elevators
85. Walking Thru My Dreams
The Pretty Things
86. Medication
The Chocolate Watch Band
87. Roller Coaster
13th Floor Elevators
88. Time Has Come Today
The Chambers Brothers
89. Armenia City in The Sky
The Who
90. Green of My Pants
The Red Crayola
91. Fantasy
Fifty Foot Hose
92. A Question of Temperature
The Balloon Farm
93. She Comes In Colors
Love
94. Iron Butterfly Theme
Iron Butterfly
95. Alice In Blunderland
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
96. Piece For Piano & Electric Bass Guitar
The Red Crayola
97. 10,000 Words In a Cardboard Box
Aquarian Age
98. Upside Down
Hawkwind
99. Madman Running Through The Fields
Dantalian's Chariot
100. The Spiritual Death of Howard Greer
Touch
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Edited By: Rick Varner
Last Updated: 2015-01-05
Last Updated: 2015-01-05