Criteria: This list highlights the best examples of songs that exemplify the original Folk Rock sound, emphasizing influence, impact, plus intitial & lasting popularity.
Edited By: Lew
Last Updated: 2008-10-13
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The Byrds
1. Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
2. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
3. Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds
4. California Dreamin' - The Mamas & the Papas
5. The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
6. Do You Believe In Magic - The Lovin' Spoonful
7. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
8. Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
9. Sunshine Superman - Donovan
10. Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan
11. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
12. I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
13. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
14. Monday, Monday - The Mamas & the Papas
15. Happy Together - The Turtles
16. Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
17. Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
18. Just Like a Woman - Bob Dylan
19. In My Life - The Beatles
20. Laugh Laugh - The Beau Brummels
21. Both Sides Now - Judy Collins
22. San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
23. My Back Pages - The Byrds
24. Get Together - The Youngbloods
25. Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire
26. Creeque Alley - The Mamas & the Papas
27. Mellow Yellow- Donovan
28. Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful
29. Needles and Pins - The Searchers
30. Scarborough Fair - Simon & Garfunkel
31. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
32. You Were on My Mind - We Five
33. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash
34. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star - The Byrds
35. I Want You - Bob Dylan
36. Baby Don't Go - Sonny & Cher
37. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
38. I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag - Country Joe & the Fish
39. Everybody's Talkin' - Fred Neil
40. Hey Joe - The Leaves
41. Twelve Thirty - The Mamas & the Papas
42. It Ain't Me Babe - The Turtles
43. Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan
44. Let's Live For Today - Grass Roots
45. Along Comes Mary - Association
46. I Saw Her Again - The Mamas & the Papas
47. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan
48. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight - Richard & Linda Thompson
49. You Didn't Have To Be So Nice - The Lovin' Spoonful
50. Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel
51. Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills & Nash
52. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better - The Byrds
53. You Showed Me - The Turtles
54. The Pied Piper - Crispian St. Peters
55. A Sailor's Life - Fairport Convention
56. Darling Be Home Soon - The Lovin' Spoonful
57. Woodstock - Matthews Southern Comfort
58. Come All Ye - Fairport Convention
59. John Barleycorn Must Die - Traffic
60. Where Were You When I Needed You - Grass Roots
61. We Can Work It Out - The Beatles
62. Travellin' Song - Pentangle
63. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles
64. Expecing To Fly - Buffalo Springfield
65. Just a Little - The Beau Brummels
66. Wooden Ships - Crosby, Stills & Nash
67. Early Morning Rain - We Five
68. Who Knows Where The Time Goes - Fairport Convention
69. When You Walk in the Room - The Searchers
70. Closer to Fine - Indigo Girls
71. Message To Pretty - Love
72. Listen, Listen - Sandy Denny
73. Gold - John Stewart
74. Time Has Told Me - Nick Drake
75. Once I Had A Sweetheart - Pentangle
76. Yesterday's Rain - Spanky & Our Gang
77. Black Jack Davy - Steeleye Span
78. Motherless Child - Sweetwater
79. Live and Let Live - Love
80. Lady Eleanor - Lindisfarne
81. All Things Are Quite Silent - Steeleye Span
82. The Thoughts of Mary Jane - Nick Drake
83. All Around My Hat - Steeleye Span
84. Meet On The Ledge - Fairport Convention
85. Ballad Of Easy Rider - The Byrds
86. Lay Down - The Strawbs
87. Southbound Train - Crosby & Nash
88. Today - Jefferson Airplane
89. Alone Again Or - Love
90. Goin' Back - The Byrds
91. Echoes - Gene Clark
92. Light Flight - Pentangle
93. Solo - Sandy Denny
94. Nevertheless - Eclection
95. Here Without You - The Byrds
96. Hammer and a Nail - Indigo Girls
97. My Best Friend - Jefferson Airplane
98. Dearg Doom - Horslips
99. 8:05 - Moby Grape
100. Run For Home - Lindisfarne
Folk Song renditions & originals by artists
not geneally regarded as "Folk Rock" artists.
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals / Shawn Mullins
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix / Dave Mason
Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy / Metallica / U2
Sloop John B - Beach Boys
The Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann
Lady Jane - Rolling Stones
As Tears Go By - Rolling Stones
Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull
Mother Goose - Jethro Tull
One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley
Rise Up (Easy Rider) - Brewer & Shipley
For What It's Worth - The Staple Singers
Long Walk To D.C. - The Staple Singers
Western Union - The Five Americans
I Know They Lie - The Five Americans
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Van Morrison
And the Children Laughing - Bee Gees
Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
Diamonds & Rust - Joan Baez
Splash 1 - The 13th Floor Elevators
Black Sheep - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
London Town - The Pretty Things
The Universal Soldier - Glen Campbell
Greensleeves - Blackmore's Night
I'll Keep Searching - The Ides of March
Coo Coo - Big Brother & the Holding Company
La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
Catch the Wind - The Blues Project
Dino's Song - Quicksilver Messenger Service
"Singer-Songwriters" of the '60s & '70s
(and a song in the folk style)
Bob Dylan - (Blowin' in the Wind)
Paul Simon - (American Tune)
Joni Mitchell - (Big Yellow Taxi)
James Taylor - (Fire and Rain)
Leonard Cohen - (Suzanne)
Gordon Lightfoot - (If You Could Read My Mind)
Arlo Guthrie - (City of New Orleans)
Neil Young - (Heart of Gold)
Donovan - (Catch The Wind)
Cat Stevens - (Peace Train)
Jim Croce - (Operator)
Tim Buckley - (Wings)
Jackson Browne - (Rock Me On The Water)
Harry Chapin - (Cat's In The Cradle)
Nick Drake - (Pink Moon)
Bruce Cockburn - (Wondering Where the Lions Are)
Dan Fogelberg - (Souvenirs)