TOP 100 GARAGE BAND HITS
1963-1969

1. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen - 1963
2. 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians - 1966
3. Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock - 1967
4. Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys - 1965
5. Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers - 1968
6. Little Bit O'Soul - The Music Explosion - 1967
7. Keep On Dancing - The Gentrys - 1965
8. (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet - Blues Magoos - 1967
9. Psychotic Reaction - Count Five - 1966
10. Time Won't Let Me - The Outsiders - 1966
11. Come on Down to My Boat - Every Mothers' Son - 1967
12. Bend Me, Shape Me - The American Breed - 1968
13. Western Union - The Five Americans - 1967
14. Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz - 1968
15. Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen - 1964
16. The Jolly Green Giant - The Kingsmen - 1965
17. Just a Little - The Beau Brummels - 1965
18. Dirty Water - The Standells - 1966
19. Fever - The McCoys - 1965
20. Little Girl - Syndicate of Sound - 1966
21. I Fought the Law - The Bobby Fuller Four - 1966
22. I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) - The Electric
    Prunes - 1967
23. Liar, Liar - The Castaways - 1965
24. I Want Candy - The Strangeloves - 1965
25. Gloria - Shadows of Knight - 1966
26. I Love You - People - 1968
27. She's About a Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet - 1965
28. Hot Smoke and Sasafrass - The Bubble Puppy - 1969
29. Talk Talk - The Music Machine - 1966
30. Laugh, Laugh - The Beau Brummels - 1965
31. Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) - Swingin'
    Medallions - 1966
32. Journey to the Center of the Mind - The Amboy Dukes - 1968
33. Money - The Kingsmen - 1964
34. Lies - The Knickerbockers - 1965
35. Respectable - The Outsiders - 1966
36. Farmer John - The Premiers - 1964
37. Shape of Things to Come - Max Frost and the
    Troopers - 1968
38. I Need Somebody - ? and the Mysterians - 1966
39. You, I - The Rugbys - 1969
40. I See the Light - The Five Americans - 1966
41. Mendocino - Sir Douglas Quintet - 1969
42. Girl in Love - The Outsiders - 1966
43. Tomorrow - Strawberry Alarm Clock - 1968
44. Come On Let's Go - The McCoys - 1966
45. Step Out of Your Mind - The American Breed - 1967
46. Yellow Balloon - The Yellow Balloon - 1967
47. Birthday - Underground Sunshine - 1969
48. Hello Hello - The Sopwith "Camel" - 1967
49. Land of 1000 Dances - Cannibal and the Headhunters - 1965
50. Beg, Borrow and Steal - The Ohio Express - 1967
51. The Rains Came - Sir Douglas Quintet - 1966
52. Did You See Her Eyes - The Illusion - 1969
53. 7 and 7 Is - Love - 1966
54. Pushin' Too Hard - The Seeds - 1966
55. Sit Down, I Think I Love You - The Mojo Men - 1967
56. Get Me to the World on Time - The Electric Prunes - 1967
57. Night Time - The Strangeloves - 1966
58. Hey Joe - The Leaves - 1966
59. Love's Made a Fool of You - The Bobby Fuller Four - 1966
60. Bird Dance Beat - The Trashmen - 1964
61. She's the One - The Chartbusters - 1964
62. Sound of Love - The Five Americans - 1967
63. A Question of Temperature - The Balloon Farm - 1968
64. Help Me Girl - The Outsiders - 1966
65. Zip Code - The Five Americans - 1967
66. (When She Needs Good Lovin') She Comes To Me - The
    Chicago Loop - 1966
67. You Tell Me Why - The Beau Brummels - 1965
68. Cara-Lin - The Strangeloves - 1965
69. Green Light - The American Breed - 1968
70. Oh Yeah - The Shadows of Knight - 1966
71. Can't Seem to Make You Mine - The Seeds - 1967
72. Death of an Angel - The Kingsmen - 1964
73. Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White - The
    Standells - 1966
74. Peter Rabbit - Dee Jay and the Runaways - 1966
75. Road Runner - The Gants - 1965
76. You Wouldn't Listen - The Ides of March - 1966
77. My Little Red Book - Love - 1966
78. Shake - Shadows of Knight - 1968
79. One Track Mind - The Knickerbockers - 1966
80. Put Your Mind at Ease - Every Mothers' Son - 1967
81. Up and Down - The McCoys - 1966
82. Sugar and Spice - The Cryan' Shames - 1966
83. Evol - Not Love - The Five Americans - 1966
84. Don't Talk to Strangers - The Beau Brummels - 1965
85. Run, Run, Run - The Third Rail - 1967
86. Suspicions - The Sidekicks - 1966
87. You're Gonna Miss Me - The Thirteenth Floor
    Elevators - 1966
88. Why Pick On Me - The Standells - 1966
89. Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl - The Barbarians - 1965
90. Rumors - Syndicate of Sound - 1966
91. I Could Be So Good To You - Don and the Goodtimes - 1967
92. Can't Get Enough of You, Baby - ? and the Mysterians - 1967
93. Smell of Incense - Southwest F.O.B. - 1968
94. La La La La La - The Blendells - 1964
95. Dance With Me - The Mojo Men - 1965
96. You're My Baby (And Don't You Forget It) - The Vacels - 1965
97. The People in Me - The Music Machine - 1967
98. Follow Me - Lyme and Cybelle - 1966
99. Live - The Merry-Go-Round - 1967
100. My World Fell Down - Sagittarius - 1967

Recording in an actual garage is not a requirement for this list. The term is an often-used category for American rock groups with a raw style and limited budget, who never quite rose to the corporate level. The "garage band era" of this list is designated as 1963 through 1969, and rankings are based on the popularity of each song during this period. Solo acts do not qualify, nor do bands originating outside the U.S., though a few foreign-born musicians may be in the roster somewhere.

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