# Best #1 single of the decade: the 1960s **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 11, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1960s/706961 "2014-12-11T17:40:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1960s/706961/21 "2014-12-12T09:58:44Z")
1. Simon & Garfunkel 2. Animals 3. Beatles - A hard day’s night with a considerable distance between each. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1960s/706961/22 "2014-12-12T10:26:38Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Well, before opening the thread, if someone asked me to list the “most important singles of the 60’s,” I would go with Satisfaction, I Want to Hold Your Hand and then Respect…" > > So - Satisfaction. Still captures the sound of rock rebellion and cool. This exactly. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1960s/706961/23 "2014-12-12T11:04:05Z")
I can’t _ **get** _ no, a no no no! I still remember how that song absolutely _crushed_ the airwaves in the summer of 1965. The Beatles were a better band overall, but there’s no single song of theirs that I’d put up against this one. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1960s/706961/24 "2014-12-12T11:06:08Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > A play-in round between these two songs would have been awesome, but obviously it’s not THAT important to whittle the list down to 10 songs. 🙂 QFT. Which of the two is better? Depends on my mood on any given day. They’re both fantastic songs. But “Satisfaction” beats both. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1960s/706961/25 "2014-12-12T11:13:01Z")
It seems like a tough competition, as most of those songs are still well played and well known. I went with Sound of Silence, but House of Rising Sun and Respect would’ve been my other choices. Although I like The Beatles, my favorite songs from them did not advance. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1960s/706961/26 "2014-12-12T12:02:09Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > Every one of those choices was stellar. Even _The Lion Sleeps Tonight_, which so far hasn’t gotten any love but what a fun singalong song. It’s a fun song, but like a lot of pre-Invasion stuff, it’s just not in the same league as the best stuff from 1964 and later. So it won’t get many votes, not because it’s bad, but because it’s simply outclassed. Anyone remember the Bobbitt version of this song? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1960s/706961/27 "2014-12-12T14:34:31Z")
I would express it by saying the Beatles are better musicians, but _Satisfaction_ is a more iconic song. It’s really nice to have trouble picking because all the songs are awesome. Thanks, **Smapti** , for doing these threads. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1960s/706961/28 "2014-12-12T14:39:58Z")
I went with my favorite–certainly not the most iconic on this list of songs from the 60s–“Something.” ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1960s/706961/29 "2014-12-12T18:38:02Z")
Seems the Stones have pulled ahead of the Fab Four. I have no problem with that. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1960s/706961/30 "2014-12-12T18:40:51Z")
> [@Nema98](#): > > Seems the Stones have pulled ahead of the Fab Four. I have no problem with that. Me neither. “Satisfaction” is a fabulous, iconic song. It was that or “Hard Day’s Night” for me, and HDN won because, well it’s the 60s and The Beatles! (And it has an awesome opening chord.) ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1960s/706961/31 "2014-12-13T18:24:16Z")
I went with “House of the Rising Sun” because it seems to me to be a perfect blend of the musical styles right before and right after its release. I know I’ve listened to “Something” several times, but it’s one of those songs that leaves my memory as soon as it’s over. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-decade-the-1960s/706961.md?page=1)