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Pitchfork has an awesome segment of the Top 200 songs of the Sixties. Part I encompasses songs #200-151. In their words:

People always ask: "When is Pitchfork gonna run a list of the top albums of the 1960s?" The answer today? Probably never. Not that we didn't consider it. It's just that when we sat down to map it all out, we found it would be more rewarding to approach the decade through its songs instead. After all, it was by and large a single-oriented era-- the long-player didn't really take over as a creative medium until the 60s had nearly come to an end. And besides, Revolver's ego is out of hand as it is.

So today, we kick off the largest feature in Pitchfork history, a five-day trip through the first full decade of the pop/rock era. From today until Friday, we'll roll out the 200 songs that most resonate with a generation too young to have experienced the decade firsthand, but old enough to know it had more to offer than "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".

Honestly, the countdown sounds more like something Rolling Stone would do. Face it, they regurgitate best-of lists more often than Pete Doherty shoots up. However, Pitchfork is forgiven, as one rarely will see such lists. Plus their content is much more substantial.

Post Script: And for the record, I rate Rubber Soul over Revolver any day.