Greatest Songs of the British Invasion

I had a difficult time picking only ten songs from this era.

The Top Ten

1 I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

Not just the greatest of the British Invasion, but without a doubt the greatest pop-rock song period.

A musical Tsunami that wiped clean everything that went before it.

The song that started it all.

2 You Really Got Me - The Kinks

3 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

4 My Generation - The Who

5 House of the Rising Sun - The Animals

6 Bus Stop - The Hollies

7 A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum

8 Ferry Across the Mersey - Gerry and the Pacemakers

9 All My Loving - The Beatles

10 She's Not There - The Zombies

The Contenders

11 Downtown - Petula Clark

12 Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey

This song really span all forms of British media at the time.

13 Green, Green Grass of Home - Tom Jones

14 A World Without Love - Peter and Gordon

15 I'm Telling You Now - Freddie and the Dreamers

16 Delilah - Tom Jones

17 Twist and Shout - The Beatles

18 Bad to Me - Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas

19 Wishin' and Hopin' - Dusty Springfield

20 Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying - Gerry and the Pacemakers

21 She Loves You - The Beatles

22 Georgy Girl - The Seekers

23 Shout - Lulu

Probably should not be included, as "Invasion" implies USA success; this one bombed and never got higher than #94 on this side of the pond.

24 I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles

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