To be classic, a song must
| Title | Writer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| All You Need is Love | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Beatles |
| American Pie | Don McLean | Don McLean |
| Blowin' in the Wind | Bob Dylan | Peter, Paul, & Mary |
| Blue Suede Shoes | Carl Perkins | Elvis Presley |
| Bye Bye Love | Boudleaux & Felice Bryant | Everly Brothers |
| Chapel of Love | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector | Dixie Cups |
| City of New Orleans | Steve Goodman | Arlo Guthrie |
| Desperado | Don Henley, Glenn Frey | Eagles |
| Dock of the Bay | Stephen Cropper, Otis Redding | Otis Redding |
| Dueling Banjos | Arthur Smith | Eric Weissberg, Steve Mandell |
| Duke of Earl | Eugene Dixon, Earl Edwards, Bernice Williams | Gene Chandler |
| Every Breath You Take | Sting | Police |
| Fever | John Davenport, Eddie Cooley | Peggy Lee |
| Foggy Mountain Breakdown | Earl Scruggs | Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt |
| The Gambler | Don Schlitz | Kenny Rogers |
| Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Robert Hazard | Cyndi Lauper |
| Hotel California | Don Feldor, Don Henley, Glenn Frey | Eagles |
| House of the Rising Sun | Trad., Eric Burdon, John Sterling | Animals |
| I Got You (I Feel Good) | James Brown | James Brown |
| I Got You Babe | Sonny Bono | Sonny & Cher |
| I Saw the Light | Hank Williams | Hank Williams |
| Leader of the Pack | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, George F. Morton | Shangri-Las |
| Leaving on a Jet Plane | John Denver | Peter, Paul, & Mary |
| Let it Be | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Beatles |
| Light My Fire | Jim Morrison, Raymond Manzarek,
Robert Kreiger, John Densmore |
Doors |
| Like a Rolling Stone | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan |
| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss,
Hugo E. Peretti |
Tokens |
| Louie, Louie (lyrics) | Richard Berry | Kingsmen |
| Margaritaville | Jimmy Buffet | Jimmy Buffet |
| Mr. Bojangles | Jerry Jeff Walker | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| Mrs. Robinson | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel |
| Mr. Tambourine Man | Bob Dylan | Byrds |
| My Girl | William (Smokey) Robinson, Ronald White | Temptations |
| Nights in White Satin | Justin Hayward | Moody Blues |
| Pretty Woman | Joe Melson, Roy Orbison, Ray Rush | Roy Orbison |
| Respect | Otis Redding | Aretha Franklin |
| Rocky Mountain High | Michael C. Taylor, John Denver | John Denver |
| Runaround Sue | Dion DiMucci, Ernest Maresca | Dion |
| Satisfaction | Michael Jagger, Keith Richards | Rolling Stones |
| The Sound of Silence | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel |
| Stairway to Heaven | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | Led Zeppelin |
| Stand by Your Man | Tammy Wynette, Billy Sherrill | Tammy Wynette |
| Stop, In the Name of Love | Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland | Supremes |
| Surfin' USA | Chuck Berry | Beach Boys |
| Take It Easy | Glenn Frey, Jackson Browne | Eagles |
| Take It To the Limit | Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner | Eagles |
| Tie a Yellow Ribbon ... | Russel Brown, Irwin Levine | Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| The Times They are A-Changing | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan |
| The Tracks of My Tears | William (Smokey) Robinson, Marvin Tarplin,
Warren Moore |
Miracles |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey (Theme) | Richard Strauss | Prague Philharmonic |
| The Twist | Henry Ballard | Chubby Checker |
| Under the Boardwalk | Arthur Resnick, Kenny Young | Drifters |
| We've Only Just Begun | Roger Nichols, Paul Williams | Carpenters |
| When a Man Loves a Woman | Calvin H. Lewis, Andrew J. Wright | Percy Sledge |
| When Will I Be Loved | Phil Everly | Linda Ronstadt |
| Whiter Shade of Pale | Keith Reid, Gary Brooker | Procol Harem |
| Wild Thing | Chip Taylor | Troggs |
| Will the Circle Be Unbroken | A. P. Carter | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| Yesterday | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Beatles |
| You're So Vain | Carly Simon | Carly Simon |
| You Send Me | Sam Cooke | Sam Cooke |
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