Among them were some of the most influential artists and groundbreaking women songwriters, not to mention protest singers, traditionalists, and envelope pushers.
Following is a list of some of the greatest songs of the 1960s folk revival, alphabetically by the artist's first name. Click on the link to purchase or download the MP3. If you don't see a song that you think belongs on this list, please drop your vote in the folk music forum.
Arlo Guthrie
1. Alice's Restaurant
Bob Dylan
2. Song to Woody
3. Blowin in the Wind
4. Just Like a Woman
5. Like a Rolling Stone
6. Masters of War
7. Mr. Tambourine Man
8. Subterranean Homesick Blues
9. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carrol
10. The Times, They Are a-Changin'
Buffy Ste. Marie
11. Now That The Buffalo's Gone
Chad Mitchell Trio
12. Hello Susan Brown
The Chambers Brothers
13. People Get Ready
Crosby, Stills & Nash
14. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Dave Van Ronk
15. Both Sides Now
16. The Butcher Boy
Doc Watson
17. Salt Creek
18. Black Mountain Rag
19. Doc's Guitar
Eric Andersen
22. Thirsty Boots
23. Violets of Dawn
Gordon Lightfoot
24. Canadian Railroad Trilogy
25. Early Morning Rain
Harry Belafonte
26. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
Janis Ian
27. Society's Child
Jesse Fuller
28. San Francisco Bay Blues
Joan Baez
29. There But For Fortune
30. Diamonds & Rust
31. Kumbaya
The Kingston Trio
32. The MTA
33. Tom Dooley
The New Christy Minstrels
34. Green, Green
Odetta
35. This Little Light of Mine
36. Mule Skinner Blues
37. He's Got the Whole World In His Hands
Pete Seeger
38. If I had a Hammer
39. We Shall Overcome
40. What Did You Learn In School Today?
41. Which Side Are You On?
42. Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Phil Ochs
43. I Ain't Marchin' Anymore
44. Is There Anybody Here
45. Love Me, I'm a Liberal
46. Outside of a Small Circle of Friends
47. Talking Vietnam Blues
48. Draft Dodger Rag
The Rooftop Singers
49. Walk Right In
The Sandpipers
50. Guantanamera
Simon & Garfunkel
51. Scarborough Fair
52. The Sound of Silence
The Springfields
53. Silver Threads and Golden Needles
Sonny & Brownie
54. Walk On
Sylvia Fricker (Ian & Sylvia)
55. You Were On My Mind
Tom Paxton
56. I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
57. Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation
58. The Last Thing on My Mind
The Village Stompers
59. Washington Square
The Weavers
60. Goodnight Irene
