Vietnam War Era Songs:  1965 - 1974

POSTER 1968 Byrds Poster Bob Masse's Rock Posters SONG LIST The 60's:    1965  1966  1967  1968  1969   The 70's:    1970  1971  1972  1973  1974

 

(Compiled by Ray Smith  1st Bn 69th Armor Web Site) The Top 20 As Of September 20th, 1965   1. Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire   2. Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys   3. You Were On My Mind - We Five   4. The In Crowd - The Ramsey Lewis Trio   5. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan   6. Help - The Beatles   7. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers   8. Catch Us If You Can - The Dave Clark Five   9. Yesterday - The Beatles 10. I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher 11. It Ain't Me Babe - The Turtles 12. California Girls - The Beach Boys 13. Tracks of My Tears - The Miracles 14. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown 15. Baby Don't Go - Sonny & Cher 16. Some Enchanted Evening - Jay & the Americans 17. Action - Freddy Cannon 18. We Gotta Get Out of This Place - The Animals 19. You've Got Your Troubles - The Fortunes 20. Baby I'm Yours - Barbara Lewis [Back to Top] The Top 20 As Of September 20th, 1966   1. Cherish - The Association   2. You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes   3. Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops   4. Yellow Submarine - The Beatles   5. Sunshine Superman - Donovan   6. Black Is Black - Los Bravos   7. 96 Tears - ? (Question Mark) & the Mysterians   8. Mr. Dieingly Sad - The Critters   9. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - The Temptations 10. Bus Stop - The Hollies 11. I've Got You Under My Skin - The 4 Seasons 12. See You In September - The Happenings 13. Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys 14. Cherry, Cherry - Neil Diamond 15. Wipe Out - The Surfaris 16. Guantanamera - The Sandpipers 17. Sunny - Bobby Hebb 18. Born Free - Roger Williams 19. Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke 20. Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks [Back to Top] The Top 20 As Of September 20th, 1967   1. The Letter - The Box Tops   2. To Sir With Love - Lulu   3. Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry   4. Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie - Jay & the Techniques   5. Never My Love - The Association   6. How Can I Be Sure - The Young Rascals   7. Come Back When You Grow Up - Bobby Vee   8. Dandelion - The Rolling Stones   9. Reflections - Diana Ross & the Supremes 10. Expressway to Your Heart - The Soul Survivors 11. You're My Everything - The Temptations 12. Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson 13. Funky Broadway - Wilson Pickett 14. (I Wanna) Testify - The Parliaments 15. People Are Strange - The Doors 16. Gimme Little Sign - Brenton Wood 17. I Dig Rock and Roll Music - Peter, Paul & Mary 18. San Franciscan Nights - Eric Burdon & the Animals 19. All You Need Is Love - The Beatles 20. Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song) - The Buckinghams [Back to Top] The Top 20 As Of September 20th, 1968   1. Hey Jude - The Beatles   2. Hush - Deep Purple   3. Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley   4. 1, 2, 3, Red Light - The 1910 Fruitgum Company   5. People Got to Be Free - The Rascals   6. Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano   7. The Fool On the Hill - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66   8. Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf   9. Girl Watcher - The O'Kaysions 10. I've Gotta Get a Message to You - The Bee Gees 11. Do It Again - The Beach Boys 12. Slip Away - Clarence Carter 13. Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud - James Brown 14. My Special Angel - The Vogues 15. You're All I Need to Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 16. Sunshine of Your Love - Cream 17. Little Green Apples - O.C. Smith 18. Revolution - The Beatles 19. Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers 20. Fire - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown [Back to Top] The Top 20 As Of September 20th, 1969   1. Sugar, Sugar - The Archies   2. Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones   3. Jean - Oliver   4. I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Tom Jones   5. Easy to Be Hard - Three Dog Night   6. Get Together - The Youngbloods   7. I Can't Get Next to You - The Temptations   8. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash   9. Little Woman - Bobby Sherman 10. Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival 11. Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly & the Family Stone 12. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond 13. Hurt So Bad - The Lettermen 14. Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan 15. Oh, What a Night - The Dells 16. This Girl Is a Woman Now - Gary Puckett & the Union Gap 17. I'd Wait a Million Years - The Grass Roots 18. When I Die - Motherlode 19. Everybody's Talkin' - Nilsson 20. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley [Back to Top] The Top 20 As Of September 20th, 1970   1. Patches - Clarence Carter   2. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross   3. Candida - Dawn   4. Julie, Do Ya Love Me - Bobby Sherman   5. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond   6. Don't Play That Song - Aretha Franklin   7. Lookin' Out My Back Door - Creedence Clearwater Revival   8. Snowbird - Anne Murray   9. War - Edwin Starr 10. I'll Be There - The Jackson 5 11. It's a Shame - The Spinners 12. Spill the Wine - Eric Burdon & War 13. Groovy Situation - Gene Chandler 14. In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry 15. (They Long to Be) Close to You - The Carpenters 16. El Condor Pasa - Simon & Garfunkel 17. (I Know) I'm Losing You - Rare Earth 18. 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago 19. Look What They've Done to My Song Ma - The New Seekers 20. All Right Now - Free [Back to Top] The Top 20 As Of September 20th, 1971   1. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney   2. Maggie May - Rod Stewart   3. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond   4. Superstar - The Carpenters   5. Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin   6. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez   7. Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers   8. Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth   9. Thin Line Between Love and Hate - The Persuaders 10. Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics 11. If You Really Love Me - Stevie Wonder 12. Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver 13. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - The Bee Gees 14. I Just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth 15. All Day Music - War 16. So Far Away - Carole King 17. Yo-Yo - The Osmonds 18. Sweet City Woman - The Stampeders 19. One Fine Morning - Lighthouse 20. Imagine - John Lennon [Back to Top] The Top 20 As Of September 20th, 1972   1. Black and White - Three Dog Night   2. Back Stabbers - The O'Jays   3. Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis   4. Saturday In the Park - Chicago   5. Everybody Plays the Fool - The Main Ingredient   6. Go All the Way - The Raspberries   7. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan   8. Rock and Roll Part 2 - Gary Glitter   9. Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone 10. Ben - Michael Jackson 11. The Guitar Man - Bread 12. Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield 13. Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues 14. Run to Me - The Bee Gees 15. Use Me - Bill Withers 16. Honky Cat - Elton John 17. Burning Love - Elvis Presley 18. Popcorn - Hot Butter 19. I'll Be Around - The Spinners 20. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry [Back to Top] The Top 20 As Of September 20th, 1973   1. Brother Louie - The Stories   2. Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose - Tony Orlando   3. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye   4. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy   5. We're an American Band - Grand Funk   6. Half-Breed - Cher   7. Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder   8. Loves Me Like a Rock - Paul Simon   9. That Lady, Part 1 - The Isley Brothers 10. Angie - The Rolling Stones 11. Touch Me In the Morning - Diana Ross 12. Ramblin Man - The Allman Brothers Band 13. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John 14. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks 15. China Grove - The Doobie Brothers 16. My Maria - B.W. Stevenson 17. Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group 18. Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips 19. All I Know - Garfunkel 20. Top of the World - The Carpenters [Back to Top] The Top 20 As Of September 20th, 1974   1. Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White   2. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton   3. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John   4. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka   5. Then Came You - Dionne Warwicke & the Spinners   6. Nothing From Nothing - Billy Preston   7. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim   8. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder   9. Beach Baby - First Class 10. Tell Me Something Good - Rufus 11. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace 12. I'm Leaving It (All) Up to You - Donny & Marie Osmond 13. Another Saturday Night - Cat Stevens 14. Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) - B.T. Express 15. Skin Tight - The Ohio Players 16. Can't Get Enough - Bad Company 17. You Little Trustmaker - The Tymes 18. Jazzman - Carole King 19. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 20. Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) - Reunion [Back to Top]