TOP 100 GARAGE BAND HITS
1963-1969
- Louie Louie - The Kingsmen - 1963
- 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians - 1966
- Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock - 1967
- Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys - 1965
- Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers - 1968
- Little Bit O'Soul - The Music Explosion - 1967
- Keep On Dancing - The Gentrys - 1965
- (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet - Blues Magoos - 1967
- Psychotic Reaction - Count Five - 1966
- Time Won't Let Me - The Outsiders - 1966
- Come on Down to My Boat - Every Mothers' Son - 1967
- Bend Me, Shape Me - The American Breed - 1968
- Western Union - The Five Americans - 1967
- Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz - 1968
- Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen - 1964
- The Jolly Green Giant - The Kingsmen - 1965
- Just a Little - The Beau Brummels - 1965
- Dirty Water - The Standells - 1966
- Fever - The McCoys - 1965
- Little Girl - Syndicate of Sound - 1966
- I Fought the Law - The Bobby Fuller Four - 1966
- I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) - The Electric
Prunes - 1967 - Liar, Liar - The Castaways - 1965
- I Want Candy - The Strangeloves - 1965
- Gloria - Shadows of Knight - 1966
- I Love You - People - 1968
- She's About a Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet - 1965
- Hot Smoke and Sasafrass - The Bubble Puppy - 1969
- Talk Talk - The Music Machine - 1966
- Laugh, Laugh - The Beau Brummels - 1965
- Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) - Swingin'
Medallions - 1966 - Journey to the Center of the Mind - The Amboy Dukes - 1968
- Money - The Kingsmen - 1964
- Lies - The Knickerbockers - 1965
- Respectable - The Outsiders - 1966
- Farmer John - The Premiers - 1964
- Shape of Things to Come - Max Frost and the
Troopers - 1968 - I Need Somebody - ? and the Mysterians - 1966
- You, I - The Rugbys - 1969
- I See the Light - The Five Americans - 1966
- Mendocino - Sir Douglas Quintet - 1969
- Girl in Love - The Outsiders - 1966
- Tomorrow - Strawberry Alarm Clock - 1968
- Come On Let's Go - The McCoys - 1966
- Step Out of Your Mind - The American Breed - 1967
- Yellow Balloon - The Yellow Balloon - 1967
- Birthday - Underground Sunshine - 1969
- Hello Hello - The Sopwith "Camel" - 1967
- Land of 1000 Dances - Cannibal and the Headhunters - 1965
- Beg, Borrow and Steal - The Ohio Express - 1967
- The Rains Came - Sir Douglas Quintet - 1966
- Did You See Her Eyes - The Illusion - 1969
- 7 and 7 Is - Love - 1966
- Pushin' Too Hard - The Seeds - 1966
- Sit Down, I Think I Love You - The Mojo Men - 1967
- Get Me to the World on Time - The Electric Prunes - 1967
- Night Time - The Strangeloves - 1966
- Hey Joe - The Leaves - 1966
- Love's Made a Fool of You - The Bobby Fuller Four - 1966
- Bird Dance Beat - The Trashmen - 1964
- She's the One - The Chartbusters - 1964
- Sound of Love - The Five Americans - 1967
- A Question of Temperature - The Balloon Farm - 1968
- Help Me Girl - The Outsiders - 1966
- Zip Code - The Five Americans - 1967
- (When She Needs Good Lovin') She Comes To Me - The
Chicago Loop - 1966 - You Tell Me Why - The Beau Brummels - 1965
- Cara-Lin - The Strangeloves - 1965
- Green Light - The American Breed - 1968
- Oh Yeah - The Shadows of Knight - 1966
- Can't Seem to Make You Mine - The Seeds - 1967
- Death of an Angel - The Kingsmen - 1964
- Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White - The
Standells - 1966 - Peter Rabbit - Dee Jay and the Runaways - 1966
- Road Runner - The Gants - 1965
- You Wouldn't Listen - The Ides of March - 1966
- My Little Red Book - Love - 1966
- Shake - Shadows of Knight - 1968
- One Track Mind - The Knickerbockers - 1966
- Put Your Mind at Ease - Every Mothers' Son - 1967
- Up and Down - The McCoys - 1966
- Sugar and Spice - The Cryan' Shames - 1966
- Evol - Not Love - The Five Americans - 1966
- Don't Talk to Strangers - The Beau Brummels - 1965
- Run, Run, Run - The Third Rail - 1967
- Suspicions - The Sidekicks - 1966
- You're Gonna Miss Me - The Thirteenth Floor
Elevators - 1966 - Why Pick On Me - The Standells - 1966
- Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl - The Barbarians - 1965
- Rumors - Syndicate of Sound - 1966
- I Could Be So Good To You - Don and the Goodtimes - 1967
- Can't Get Enough of You, Baby - ? and the Mysterians - 1967
- Smell of Incense - Southwest F.O.B. - 1968
- La La La La La - The Blendells - 1964
- Dance With Me - The Mojo Men - 1965
- You're My Baby (And Don't You Forget It) - The Vacels - 1965
- The People in Me - The Music Machine - 1967
- Follow Me - Lyme and Cybelle - 1966
- Live - The Merry-Go-Round - 1967
- 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.