Songs and Albums of 1969 Poll

[nicolas]

Songs

1 . The Beatles | Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End
2 . Nick Drake | River Man
3 . David Bowie | Space Oddity
4 . Jimmy Cliff | Many Rivers To Cross
5 . Elvis Presley | Suspicious Minds
6 . Pharoah Sanders | The Creator Has A Master Plan
7 . Stranger Cole & Lester Sterling | Bangarang
8 . The Beatles | Come Together
9 . Frank Zappa | Peaches En Regalia
10 . Creedence Clearwater Revival | Proud Mary
11 . Leonard Cohen | The Partisan
12 . The Rolling Stones | Gimme Shelter
13 . Nick Drake | Fruit Tree
14 . Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fortunate Son
15 . Merle Haggard | Okie from Muskogee

16 . The Beatles | Something
17 . Bob Dylan | Tell Me That It Isn't True
18 . The Beatles | I Want You (She's So Heavy)
19 . Tony Joe White | Polk Salad Annie
20 . The Beatles | Octopus's Garden
21 . The Beatles | Here Comes The Sun
22 . Simon & Garfunkel | The Boxer
23 . The Beatles | You Never Give me Your Money
24 . King Crimson | I Talk To The Wind
25 . Creedence Clearwater Revival | The Midnight Special
26 . Neil Young | Cinnamon Girl
27 . The Who | Overture/It's a Boy
28 . Led Zeppelin | Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
29 . The Beatles | Because
30 . Johnny Cash | A Boy Named Sue
31 . Johnny Cash | San Quentin
32 . Fairport Convention | Who Knows Where The Time Goes ?
33 . Serge Gainsbourg | Je t'aime, moi non plus
34 . The Rolling Stones | Love in vain
35 . Creedence Clearwater Revival | Bad Moon Rising
36 . Isaac Hayes | By The Time I get To Phoenix
37 . The Velvet Underground | Pale Blue Eyes
38 . Bob Dylan | Lay Lady Lay
39 . Nick Drake | Thoughts Of Mary Jane
40 . Chicago | Beginnings
41 . Georges Moustaki | Ma Solitude
42 . Neil Young | Down By The River
43 . Arthur Big Boy Crudup | That's All Right Mama
44 . Neil Young | Cowgirl In The Sand
45 . The Who | 1921
46 . The Jacksons | I Want you Back
47 . The Who | Go To The Mirror
48 . B. B. King | The Thrill Is Gone
49 . Sly & the Family Stone | I Want To Take You Higher
50 . Townes Van Zandt | Maria

[Henrik]

Best. Year. Ever.

Albums

1 | Sly and The Family Stone | Stand!
2 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King
3 | The Beatles | Abbey Road
4 | Isaac Hayes | Hot Buttered Soul
5 | Nick Drake | Five Leaves Left
6 | Dusty Springfield | Dusty in Memphis
7 | Scott Walker | Scott 3
8 | Neil Young with Crazy Horse | Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
9 | Scott Walker | Scott 4
10 | Tim Buckley | Happy Sad
11 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground
12 | Pugh Rogefeldt | Ja, dä ä dä
13 | Townes Van Zandt | Our Mother the Mountain
14 | Fairport Convention | What We Did on Our Holidays
15 | Jane Birkin et Serge Gainsbourg | Jane Birkin et Serge Gainsbourg


Songs



1 | Serge Gainsbourg | Je t'aime moi non plus
2 | Roberta Flack | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
3 | The Rolling Stones | Gimme Shelter
4 | The Edwin Hawkins Singers | Oh Happy Day
5 | The Beatles | Something
6 | Brook Benton | Rainy Night In Georgia
7 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fortunate Son
8 | Isaac Hayes | Hyperbolicsyllablecsesquedalymistic
9 | King Crimson | Epitaph
10 | David Bowie | Space Oddity
11 | Nick Drake | River Man
12 | The Velvet Underground | Pale Blue Eyes
13 | Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Down By The River
14 | Fairport Convention | Fotheringay
15 | Marlena Shaw | California Soul
16 | Isaac Hayes | Walk On By
17 | Sly & The Family Stone | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
18 | Scott Walker | The Seventh Seal
19 | Led Zeppelin | Dazed And Confused
20 | Gal Costa | Baby
21 | Nick Drake | Three Hours
22 | Sly & The Family Stone | I Want to Take You Higher
23 | King Crimson | The Court of the Crimson King
24 | King Crimson | 21st Century Schizoid Man
25 | Sly & The Family Stone | Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey
26 | Sly & The Family Stone | Stand!
27 | The Beatles | Come Together
28 | The Beatles | I Want You (She's so Heavy)
29 | The Beatles | Here Comes the Sun
30 | The Beatles | Because
31 | Elvis Presley | In the Ghetto
32 | Pugh Rogefeldt | Här kommer natten
33 | The Isley Brothers | It's Your Thing
34 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Proud Mary
35 | Townes Van Zandt | Our Mother The Mountain
36 | Harry Nilsson | Everybody's Talkin'
37 | Nina Simone | To Be Young, Gifted and Black
38 | The Delfonics | Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
39 | Stevie Wonder | Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday
40 | Dusty Springfield | Just A Little Lovin'
41 | The Temptations | Psychedelic Shack
42 | Tim Buckley | Strange Feelin'
43 | Chairmen Of The Board | Give Me Just a Little More Time
44 | Fleetwood Mac | Oh Well
45 | James Brown | Mother Popcorn
46 | The Stooges | I Wanna Be Your Dog
47 | The Beatles | You Never Give Me Your Money
48 | Bob Dylan | Lay, Lady, Lay
49 | David Axelrod | The Human Abstract
50 | Donny Hathaway | The Ghetto
51 | Marlena Shaw | Woman Of The Ghetto
52 | Jackson 5 | I Want You Back
53 | The Ides Of March | Vehicle
54 | MC5 | Kick Out the Jams
55 | Can | Yoo Doo Right
56 | Joni Mitchell | Both Sides Now
57 | The Who | Pinball Wizard
58 | The 5th Dimension | Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In
59 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Boxer
60 | Astor Piazzolla | Adios Nonino

[Kingoftonga]

What a year! I'll try to be back with song picks sometime tonight. For albums:

1. The Beatles - Abbey Road
2. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
3. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
4. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
5. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
6. King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King
7. Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief
8. Terry Riley - A Rainbow in Curved Air
9. The Kinks - Arthur (or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
10. Creedence Clearweater Revival - Green River
11. Leonard Cohen - Songs from a Room
12. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
13. The Who - Tommy
14. Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
15. The Stooges - The Stooges
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16. MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
17. Scott Walker - Scott 3
18. Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
19. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin
20. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
21. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails
22. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
23. Scott Walker - Scott 4
24. Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
25. Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis
26. Moody Blues - On the Threshold of a Dream
27. Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!
28. The Band - The Band

[jamieW]

I wish I’d had time to listen and re-listen to more albums this month because, as others have said, 1969 was a tremendous year. Since I was short on time, I only ranked the 15 albums I feel the most comfortable/familiar with (though there are certainly a handful of other contenders that could've easily made the list).

Albums:

1. The Beatles – Abbey Road
2. King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King
3. Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left
4. Sly & the Family Stone – Stand!
5. The Strawbs – The Strawbs
6. The Stooges – The Stooges
7. Frank Zappa – Hot Rats
8. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin
9. The Band – The Band
10. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
11. Townes Van Zandt – Townes Van Zandt
12. Miles Davis – In a Silent Way
13. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II
14. MC5 – Kick Out the Jams
15. The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground

Songs:

1. Elvis Presley – You’ll Think of Me
2. Henry Mancini – Love Theme From “Romeo and Juliet”
3. Nick Drake – River Man
4. King Crimson – Epitaph
5. Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin – Je t’aime moi non plus
6. Mulatu Astatke – Yekermo Sew
7. The 5th Dimension – Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
8. The Beatles – Something
9. Sly & the Family Stone – Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
10. Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love
11. B.B. King – The Thrill Is Gone
12. The Stooges – I Wanna Be Your Dog
13. The Beatles – Here Comes the Sun
14. The Beatles – I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
15. King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King

16. Cream – Badge
17. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
18. MC5 – Kick Out the Jams
19. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cowgirl In the Sand
20. Frank Zappa – Peaches En Regalia
21. Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds
22. David Bowie – Space Oddity
23. The Ventures – Hawaii Five-O
24. The Band – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
25. Scott Walker – The Old Man’s Back Again
26. Nick Drake – Way To Blue
27. Gershon Kingsley – Popcorn
28. Pharoah Sanders – The Creator Has a Master Plan
29. King Crimson – 21st Century Schizoid Man
30. The Beatles – Come Together
31. The Archies – Sugar, Sugar
32. Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
33. Brook Benton – Rainy Night In Georgia
34. Miles Davis – Shhh/Peaceful
35. Isaac Hayes – Walk On By
36. Led Zeppelin – Babe I’m Gonna Leave You
37. Crosby, Stills & Nash – Guinnevere
38. Mulatu Astatke – Yègellé Tezeta (My Own Memory)
39. The Temptations – I Can’t Get Next To You
40. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Running Dry (Requiem For the Rockets)
41. Syl Johnson – Is It Because I’m Black
42. Roberta Flack – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
43. Stevie Wonder – My Cherie Amour
44. The Allman Brothers Band – Whipping Post
45. Vanity Fare – Early In the Morning
46. The Poppy Family – That’s Where I Went Wrong
47. Simon and Garfunkel – The Boxer
48. Led Zeppelin – Dazed and Confused
49. The Marmalade – Reflections of My Life
50. The Grass Roots – I’d Wait a Million Years
51. The Friends of Distinction – Going In Circles
52. Elvis Presley – Charro
53. Blood, Sweat & Tears – You’ve Made Me So Very Happy
54. The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
55. Nick Drake – Day Is Done
56. B.J. Thomas – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head
57. Diana Ross & the Supremes – Someday We’ll Be Together
58. Shocking Blue – Venus
59. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
60. Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In the Sky
61. Elvis Presley – In the Ghetto
62. Fleetwood Mac – Oh Well
63. David Axelrod – The Human Abstract
64. The Stooges – We Will Fall
65. Gamelan Gong Kebjar – Hudjan mas (Golden Rain)
66. Classics IV – Traces
67. Joe South – Walk a Mile In My Shoes
68. Janis Joplin – Kosmic Blues
69. Townes Van Zandt – Lungs
70. Mercedes Sosa – Alfonsina y el mar
71. Johnny Rivers – Muddy River
72. Sly & the Family Stone – Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey
73. James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open the Door I’ll Get It Myself)
74. Love – August
75. Santana – Jingo

[Kingoftonga]

Best Songs of 1969:
1. Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
2. King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
3. Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand
4. The Beatles - Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End
5. Frank Zappa - Willie The Pimp
6. The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
7. Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
8. The Velvet Underground - Beginning to See the Light
9. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
10. Neil Young - Down By The River
11. The Beatles - Come Together
12. Scott Walker - The Seventh Seal
13. Frederic Rzewski - Les Moutons de Panurge
14. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
15. Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
16. Captain Beefheart - Moonlight in Vermont
17. Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
18. The Kinks - Victoria
19. Gershon Kingsley - Popcorn
20. Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man
21. Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay
22. Blood, Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel
23. The Who - Pinball Wizard
24. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
25. Led Zeppelin - Thank You
26. Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times
27. Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker
28. The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
29. The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
30. Sly & the Family Stone - Everyday People
31. Led Zeppelin - Ramble On
32. The Band - Up on Cripple Creek

[Craig]

Songs
1. Gimme Shelter – The Rolling Stones
2. Space Oddity - David Bowie
3. Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin
4. Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival
5. Something – The Beatles
6. Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
7. Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
8. You Can't Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones
9. Come Together – The Beatles
10. I Wanna Be Your Dog – The Stooges
11. I Want You Back – Jackson 5
12. Many Rivers To Cross – Jimmy Cliff
13. The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel
14. Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
15. Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
16. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – The Band
17. River Man – Nick Drake
18. Dazed And Confused – Led Zeppelin
19. The Thrill Is Gone – B.B. King
20. Kick Out the Jams - MC5
21. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) – Sly & The Family Stone
22. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash
23. Pinball Wizard – The Who
24. Something In The Air – Thunderclap Newman
25. Hot Fun in the Summertime – Sly & The Family Stone
26. Pale Blue Eyes – The Velvet Underground
27. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End – The Beatles
28. Spirit In The Sky – Norman Greenbaum
29. The Real Thing – Russell Morris
30. Up On Cripple Creek – The Band
31. Green River – Creedence Clearwater Revival
32. Lay, Lady, Lay – Bob Dylan
33. Communication Breakdown – Led Zeppelin
34. Give Peace A Chance – The Plastic Ono Band
35. Midnight Rambler – The Rolling Stones
36. Feelin' Alright – Joe Cocker
37. Day Is Done – Nick Drake
38. Cold Turkey – John Lennon
39. Can't Find My Way Home – Blind Faith
40. Heartbreaker – Led Zeppelin
41. Volunteers – Jefferson Airplane
42. Badge – Cream
43. Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell
44. Born On The Bayou – Creedence Clearwater Revival
45. I Want You (She's So Heavy) – The Beatles
46. Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
47. Ramble On – Led Zeppelin
48. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? – Fairport Convention
49. He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother – The Hollies
50. The Ballad Of John And Yoko – The Beatles
51. Victoria – The Kinks
52. Come And Get It – Badfinger
53. 54-46 Was My Number – Toots & The Maytals
54. Oh Happy Day – The Edwin Hawkins Singers
55. It's Your Thing – The Isley Brothers
56. I Want to Take You Higher – Sly & The Family Stone
57. Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
58. Cissy Strut – The Meters
59. Whipping Post – The Allman Brothers Band
60. Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus – Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin
61. 1969 – The Stooges
62. Stand! – Sly & The Family Stone
63. Way To Blue – Nick Drake
64. In the Ghetto – Elvis Presley
65. Hey Bulldog – The Beatles
66. Rainy Night In Georgia – Brook Benton
67. In The Year 2525 (Exordius & Terminus) – Zager & Evans
68. Spinning Wheel – Blood, Sweat & Tears
69. It's All Too Much – The Beatles
70. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) – The 5th Dimension
71. Vietnam – Jimmy Cliff
72. Lodi – Creedence Clearwater Revival
73. I Can Hear Music – The Beach Boys
74. Long As I Can See The Light – Creedence Clearwater Revival
75. Across The Great Divide - The Band
76. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack
77. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) – The Delfonics
78. To Be Young, Gifted and Black – Nina Simone
79. My Way – Frank Sinatra
80. Galveston – Glen Campbell
81. Everybody Is A Star – Sly & The Family Stone
82. Sugar, Sugar – The Archies
83. Little Green Bag – George Baker Selection
84. I Can't Get Next To You – The Temptations
85. Marrakesh Express – Crosby, Stills & Nash
86. My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder
87. No Fun – The Stooges
88. Let It Bleed – The Rolling Stones
89. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
90. Let's Work Together – Wilbert Harrison
91. Where Do You Go to (My Lovely) – Peter Sarstedt
92. Liquidator – Harry J Allstars
93. Give Me Just a Little More Time – Chairmen Of The Board
94. Love In Vain – The Rolling Stones
95. We're Not Gonna Take It – The Who
96. Psychedelic Shack – The Temptations
97. Good Times Bad Times – Led Zeppelin
98. Choice Of Colors – The Impressions
99. By The Time I Get To Phoenix – Isaac Hayes
100. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby – Marvin Gaye
101. A Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash
102. We Got More Soul – Dyke & The Blazers
103. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head – B.J. Thomas, Burt Bacharach
104. We Can Be Together - Remastered – Jefferson Airplane
105. Someday We'll Be Together – Diana Ross & The Supremes
106. I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City – Harry Nilsson
107. Venus – Shocking Blue
108. Streets of London – Ralph McTell
109. Who Do You Love (Part 1) – Quicksilver Messenger Service
110. Time Is Tight – Booker T. & The MG's
111. Octopus – Syd Barrett
112. What Goes On – The Velvet Underground
113. Love Man – Otis Redding
114. Presence Of The Lord – Blind Faith
115. Soul Deep – The Box Tops
116. Man Of The World – Fleetwood Mac
117. Country Honk – The Rolling Stones
118. Soul Sacrifice – Santana
119. The Unfaithful Servant – The Band
120. Don't It Make You Want To Go Home – Joe South
121. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town – Kenny Rogers
122. Wanted Man – Johnny Cash
123. A Salty Dog – Procol Harum
124. Wonderful World, Beautiful People – Jimmy Cliff
125. My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) – David Ruffin
126. Ballad of Easy Rider – The Byrds
127. The Seventh Seal – Scott Walker
128. What Is And What Should Never Be – Led Zeppelin
129. Long Shot Kick de Bucket – The Pioneers
130. Delta Lady – Joe Cocker
131. A Sailor's Life – Fairport Convention
132. Big Louise – Scott Walker
133. Rag Mama Rag - The Band
134. Walk a Mile in My Shoes – Joe South
135. Buzzin' Fly – Tim Buckley
136. Reflections Of My Life – Marmalade
137. I Threw It All Away – Bob Dylan
138. No Time – The Guess Who
139. Walk On By – Isaac Hayes
140. China Cat Sunflower – Grateful Dead
141. Shangri-La – The Kinks
142. Evil Ways – Santana
143. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You – Bob Dylan
144. Living In The Past – Jethro Tull
145. Hitchin' a Ride – Vanity Fare
146. Leaving On A Jet Plane – Peter, Paul and Mary
147. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye – Steam
148. Hawaii 5-0 – The Ventures
149. Backfield In Motion – Mel & Tim
150. Plynth (Water Down The Drain) – Jeff Beck
151. Mother Popcorn - Part 1 – James Brown
152. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You – Led Zeppelin
153. Wedding Bell Blues – The 5th Dimension
154. You Got The Silver – The Rolling Stones
155. King Harvest (Has Surely Come) – The Band
156. Jesus – The Velvet Underground
157. Light Flight – Pentangle
158. St. Stephen – Grateful Dead
159. Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey – Sly & The Family Stone
160. Sweet And Dandy – Toots & The Maytals
161. Theme For An Imaginary Western – Jack Bruce
162. Space Cowboy – Steve Miller Band
163. Is It Something That You've Got – Tyrone Davis
164. The Acid Queen – The Who
165. Duchess – Scott Walker
166. Melting Pot – Blue Mink
167. Roosevelt And Ira Lee - Night Of The Mossacin – Tony Joe White
168. And When I Die – Blood, Sweat & Tears
169. The Ghetto – Donny Hathaway
170. Natural Born Bugie - Humble Pie
171. Wooden Ships – Crosby, Stills & Nash
172. I'm Free – The Who
173. Friendship Train – Gladys Knight & The Pips
174. What's The Use Of Breaking Up – Jerry Butler
175. You've Made Me so Very Happy – Blood, Sweat & Tears
176. Hair – The Cowsills
177. Kozmic Blues – Janis Joplin
178. I'm Livin' In Shame – Diana Ross & The Supremes
179. Go To The Mirror! – The Who
180. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) – Jr. Walker & The All Stars

Albums
1. The Beatles - Abbey Road
2. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
4. The Band - The Band
5. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
6. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
7. Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
8. Blind Faith - Blind Faith
9. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
10. Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers
11. Jeff Beck - Beck-Ola
12. Scott Walker - Scott 4
13. Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis
14. The Stooges - The Stooges
15. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country
16. The Kinks - Arthur
17. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
18. Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief
19. Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!
20. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
21. Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline
22. Joe Cocker - With a Little Help From My Friends
23. The Who - Tommy
24. Bee Gees - Odessa
25. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica

[DaveC]

ALBUMS results.

24 voters voted for 101 different albums.

Rank | Artist | Album | Points | # Voters

1 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | 814 | 21
2 | The Rolling Stones | Let it Bleed | 445 | 16
3 | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | 348 | 15
4 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground | 293 | 16
5 | Neil Young with Crazy Horse | Everybody knows this is Nowhere | 270 | 20
6 | Nick Drake | Five Leaves Left | 237 | 14
7 | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin | 180 | 14
8 | The Who | Tommy | 155 | 9
9 | Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band | Trout Mask Replica | 145 | 5
10 | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin II | 144 | 14


SONG results.

25 voters voted for 180 different songs.

Rank | Artist | Song | Points | # Voters

1 | The Rolling Stones | Gimme Shelter | 503 | 18
2 | David Bowie | Space Oddity | 357 | 14
3 | Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin | Je t'aime... moi non plus | 156 | 9
4 | Nick Drake | River Man | 154 | 9
5 | Led Zeppelin | Whole Lotta Love | 141 | 7
6 | The Beatles | You Never Give Me Your Money | 120 | 3
7 | The Stooges | I Wanna Be Your Dog | 102 | 7
8 | The Beatles | Something | 101 | 7
9 | Simon and Garfunkel | The Boxer | 98 | 8
10 | King Crimson | 21st Century Schizoid Man | 85 | 4


Full spreadsheet attached.

[DaveC]

We have chosen 5 songs and 3 albums from outside the AM top 10 for 1969

Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin | Je t'aime... moi non plus - 15
Nick Drake | River Man - 24
The Beatles | You Never Give Me Your Money – Unacclaimed
Simon and Garfunkel | The Boxer - 17
King Crimson | 21st Century Schizoid Man - 45

The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground - 13
Neil Young with Crazy Horse | Everybody knows this is Nowhere - 17
Nick Drake | Five Leaves Left – 11

[DaveC]

These are the fifty albums that qualify for the decade poll by receiving the most points but not qualifying automatically:-

Rank | Artist | Album | Year | Points | Points per voter

1 | Sly and the Family Stone | Stand! | 1969 | 143 | 5.96
2 | The Ronettes | Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica | 1964 | 123 | 6.15
3 | The Shadows | The Shadows | 1961 | 113 | 5.95
3 | The United States of America | The United States of America | 1968 | 113 | 4.52
5 | Buffy Sainte-Marie | It's My Way! | 1964 | 112 | 5.6
6 | Johnny Cash | At Folsom Prison | 1968 | 111 | 4.44
7 | Georges Brassens | Nº 7 | 1960 | 108 | 5.14
8 | Ennio Morricone | C'era una volta il West | 1968 | 106 | 4.24
9 | Os Mutantes | Os Mutantes | 1968 | 105 | 4.2
9 | The Velvet Underground | White Light/White Heat | 1968 | 105 | 4.2
11 | The Rolling Stones | The Rolling Stones | 1964 | 102 | 5.1
12 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Willy and the Poor Boys | 1969 | 101 | 4.21
13 | The Mamas and the Papas | If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears | 1966 | 97 | 3.73
13 | The Everly Brothers | It's Everly Time | 1960 | 97 | 4.62
15 | The Rolling Stones | Out of our Heads | 1965 | 96 | 4.57
16 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Green River | 1969 | 94 | 3.92
16 | João Gilberto | O amor, o sorriso è a flor | 1960 | 94 | 4.48
18 | Aretha Franklin | I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You | 1967 | 93 | 4.04
18 | Charles Mingus | Mingus At Antibes | 1960 | 93 | 4.43
18 | The Band | The Band | 1969 | 93 | 3.88
21 | The Byrds | The Notorious Byrd Brothers | 1968 | 92 | 3.68
22 | Serge Gainsbourg | L'Etonnant Serge Gainsbourg | 1961 | 91 | 4.79
23 | Ennio Morricone | Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo | 1966 | 90 | 3.46
24 | Miles Davis | In a Silent Way | 1969 | 89 | 3.71
25 | The Millennium | Begin | 1968 | 87 | 3.48
25 | Bob Dylan | John Wesley Harding | 1967 | 87 | 3.78
27 | Joan Baez | Joan Baez, Vol. 2 | 1961 | 86 | 4.53
27 | Donovan | Sunshine Superman | 1966 | 86 | 3.31
29 | Babatunde Olatunji | Drums of Passion | 1960 | 85 | 4.05
29 | Blind Gary Davis | Harlem Street Singer | 1961 | 85 | 4.47
31 | The Band | Music from Big Pink | 1968 | 83 | 3.32
31 | Max Roach | We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite | 1961 | 83 | 4.37
33 | John Coltrane | Coltrane "Live" at the Village Vanguard | 1962 | 82 | 5.86
33 | James Brown and the Famous Flames | Think! | 1960 | 82 | 3.9
35 | Françoise Hardy | Tous les garçons et les filles | 1962 | 81 | 5.79
36 | The Moody Blues | Days of Future Passed | 1967 | 80 | 3.48
36 | Freddie King | Freddy King Sings | 1961 | 80 | 4.21
38 | Peter, Paul and Mary | Peter, Paul and Mary | 1962 | 78 | 5.57
39 | Babatunde Olatunji | Flaming Drums! | 1962 | 75 | 5.36
40 | Big Brother and The Holding Company | Cheap Thrills | 1968 | 72 | 2.88
40 | Otis Redding | Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul | 1966 | 72 | 2.77
40 | Scott Walker | Scott 4 | 1969 | 72 | 3
40 | The Byrds | Turn! Turn! Turn! | 1965 | 72 | 3.43
44 | Link Wray and the Wraymen | Link Wray and the Wraymen | 1960 | 71 | 3.38
44 | Dion | Runaround Sue | 1961 | 71 | 3.74
46 | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Axis: Bold as Love | 1967 | 69 | 3
47 | Ike and Tina Turner | River Deep - Mountain High | 1966 | 68 | 2.62
48 | Booker T. & the M.G.'s | Green Onions | 1962 | 67 | 4.79
48 | Georges Brassens | n°8 (Le Temps ne fait rien à l'affaire) | 1961 | 67 | 3.53
48 | The Who | The Who Sell Out | 1967 | 67 | 2.91

[DaveC]

These are the fifty songs that qualify for the decade poll by receiving the most points but not qualifying automatically:-

Rank | Artist | Song | Year | Points | Points per voter

1 | Charles Mingus | Modes D-F: Trio and Group Dancers | 1963 | 134 | 5.36
2 | The Shadows | Apache | 1960 | 129 | 4.61
3 | The Zombies | She's Not There | 1964 | 128 | 5.12
4 | Bernard Herrmann | Psycho: Prelude | 1960 | 125 | 4.46
5 | The Who | My Generation | 1965 | 123 | 5.35
6 | Bob Dylan | Masters Of War | 1963 | 122 | 4.88
6 | Dion | Runaround Sue | 1961 | 122 | 4.69
6 | Jefferson Airplane | White Rabbit | 1967 | 122 | 5.3
9 | Love | Alone Again Or | 1967 | 119 | 5.17
10 | The Beatles | Help! | 1965 | 116 | 5.04
10 | The Beatles | Revolution | 1968 | 116 | 4.46
10 | Quincy Jones | Soul Bossa Nova | 1962 | 116 | 5.52
13 | The Beatles | I Saw Her Standing There | 1963 | 115 | 4.6
14 | The Crystals | Then He Kissed Me | 1963 | 113 | 4.52
15 | The Beatles | Tomorrow Never Knows | 1966 | 112 | 4.67
16 | Ennio Morricone | L'estasi dell'oro | 1966 | 110 | 4.58
17 | Sam Cooke | Chain Gang | 1960 | 109 | 3.89
17 | Krzysztof Penderecki | Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima | 1960 | 109 | 3.89
17 | Dionne Warwick | Walk On By | 1964 | 109 | 4.36
20 | The Tornados | Telstar | 1962 | 108 | 5.14
21 | Aretha Franklin | I Say a Little Prayer | 1968 | 106 | 4.08
22 | Procol Harum | A Whiter Shade of Pale | 1967 | 105 | 4.57
22 | Them | Gloria | 1964 | 105 | 4.2
22 | The Velvet Underground and Nico | I'm Waiting for the Man | 1967 | 105 | 4.57
25 | Bob Dylan | The Times They Are A-Changin' | 1964 | 104 | 4.16
25 | The Supremes | Where Did Our Love Go | 1964 | 104 | 4.16
27 | Ray Charles | I Can't Stop Loving You | 1962 | 103 | 4.9
28 | The Zombies | Time of the Season | 1968 | 101 | 3.88
29 | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | Ain't No Mountain High Enough | 1967 | 100 | 4.35
29 | Jackson C. Frank | I Want To Be Alone (Dialogue) | 1965 | 100 | 4.35
29 | Bob Dylan | I Want You | 1966 | 100 | 4.17
32 | Henry Mancini | The Pink Panther Theme | 1963 | 99 | 3.96
33 | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Purple Haze | 1967 | 97 | 4.22
34 | The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody | 1965 | 95 | 4.13
34 | Gerry and the Pacemakers | You'll Never Walk Alone | 1963 | 95 | 3.8
36 | The Marcels | Blue Moon | 1961 | 93 | 3.58
36 | The Rolling Stones | Jumpin' Jack Flash | 1968 | 93 | 3.58
36 | John Coltrane | Olé | 1961 | 93 | 3.58
36 | Percy Sledge | When a Man Loves a Woman | 1966 | 93 | 3.88
40 | John Coltrane | Giant Steps | 1960 | 92 | 3.29
41 | Bob Dylan | It Ain't Me Babe | 1964 | 91 | 3.64
42 | Sonny Boy Williamson | Help Me | 1963 | 90 | 3.6
42 | Jacques Brel | Les Paumés du petit matin | 1962 | 90 | 4.29
42 | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Voodoo Child (Slight Return) | 1968 | 90 | 3.46
42 | The Ventures | Walk - Don't Run | 1960 | 90 | 3.21
46 | Jacques Brel | Ces gens-là | 1965 | 89 | 3.87
46 | The Turtles | Happy Together | 1967 | 89 | 3.87
48 | The Beach Boys | Sloop John B. | 1966 | 88 | 3.67
49 | Jorge Ben | Mas, Que Nada! | 1963 | 86 | 3.44
49 | The Doors | The End | 1967 | 86 | 3.74

[DaveC]

Wild card selections analysis by year:

Albums:
1960 – 7
1961 – 8
1962 – 5
1963 – 0
1964 – 3
1965 – 2
1966 – 5
1967 – 5
1968 – 9
1969 – 6


Songs:
1960 – 6
1961 – 3
1962 – 4
1963 – 8
1964 – 6
1965 – 5
1966 – 5
1967 – 8
1968 – 5
1969 – 0


If we had taken points per voter instead of absolute points, these albums would be in:
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd | Jazz Samba | 1962
Herbie Hancock | Takin' Off | 1962
Nina Simone | Forbidden Fruit | 1961
The Beach Boys | All Summer Long | 1964
Ray Charles | Genius + Soul = Jazz | 1961
Ray Charles | The Genius Sings The Blues | 1961

And these albums would be out:
Scott Walker | Scott 4 | 1969
The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Axis: Bold as Love | 1967
The Who | The Who Sell Out | 1967
Big Brother and The Holding Company | Cheap Thrills | 1968
Otis Redding | Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul | 1966
Ike and Tina Turner | River Deep - Mountain High | 1966

These songs would be in:
James Brown & The Famous Flames | I Don't Care | 1962
John Lee Hooker | Boom Boom | 1962
Jacques Brel | Le Plat Pays | 1962
Françoise Hardy | Tous les garçons et les filles | 1962
Otis Redding | I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) | 1965
James Brown | I Got You (I Feel Good) | 1965
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles | The Tracks of My Tears | 1965

And these songs would be out:
The Marcels | Blue Moon | 1961
The Rolling Stones | Jumpin' Jack Flash | 1968
John Coltrane | Olé | 1961
The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Voodoo Child (Slight Return) | 1968
Jorge Ben | Mas, Que Nada! | 1963
John Coltrane | Giant Steps | 1960
The Ventures | Walk - Don't Run | 1960



If we had qualified the first 15 per year, these albums would be in:
John Coltrane | Impressions | 1963
Barbra Streisand | The Barbra Streisand Album | 1963
Sandy Bull | Fantasias for Guitar and Banjo | 1963
Roy Orbison | In Dreams | 1963
The Beach Boys | Surfin' USA | 1963
The Beach Boys | All Summer Long | 1964
Sam Cooke | Ain't That Good News | 1964
Vince Guaraldi Trio | A Charlie Brown Christmas | 1965
Jackson C. Frank | Jackson C. Frank | 1965
The Beach Boys | The Beach Boys Today! | 1965

And these albums would be out:
James Brown and the Famous Flames | Think! | 1960
Link Wray and the Wraymen | Link Wray and the Wraymen | 1960
Freddie King | Freddy King Sings | 1961
Dion | Runaround Sue | 1961
Georges Brassens | n°8 (Le Temps ne fait rien à l'affaire) | 1961
The Byrds | The Notorious Byrd Brothers | 1968
The Millennium | Begin | 1968
The Band | Music from Big Pink | 1968
Big Brother and The Holding Company | Cheap Thrills | 1968
Scott Walker | Scott 4 | 1969

These songs would be in:
Blind Gary Davis | Death Don't Have No Mercy | 1961
Dion | The Wanderer | 1961
James Brown & The Famous Flames | I Don't Care | 1962
The Beatles | Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End | 1969
King Crimson | The Court of the Crimson King | 1969
The Jackson 5 | I Want You Back | 1969
Creedence Clearwater Revival | Fortunate Son | 1969
The Beatles | Come Together | 1969

And these songs would be out:
The Ventures | Walk - Don't Run | 1960
Gerry and the Pacemakers | You'll Never Walk Alone | 1963
Sonny Boy Williamson | Help Me | 1963
Jorge Ben | Mas, Que Nada! | 1963
Bob Dylan | It Ain't Me Babe | 1964
The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Purple Haze | 1967
The Turtles | Happy Together | 1967
The Doors | The End | 1967

[Rob]

No wild card songs for 1969! I kind of saw that coming with the love as spread out as it was.

[Fred]

Songs
2. Chicago - Questions 67 And 68

Their best song and an omission from my side, top song!