The Kinks

The Kinks Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The band's original line-up comprised brothers Ray Davies (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Dave Davies (lead guitar, vocals), Pete Quaife (bass), and Mick Avory (drums, percussion). Emerging during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, their breakthrough third single, the Ray Davies-penned "You Really Got Me" (1964), became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching the Top 10 in the United... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Tired of Waiting for You - #2: Lola - #3: Sunny Afternoon - #4: Waterloo Sunset - #5: Come Dancing
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  1964
You Really Got Me
1.
08/1964

You Really Got Me
The Kinks greentick

from Kinks   
172 pts
7
US




1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #82]
[Reprise 0306]
written by Ray Davies
All Day and All of the Night
2.
10/1964

All Day and All of the Night
The Kinks greentick

from Kinks-Size   
156 pts
7
US




2
UK

[Reprise 0334]
written by Ray Davies
  1965
Long Tall Sally
3.
01/1965

Long Tall Sally
The Kinks greentick

4 pts
129
US






[Cameo 345]
written by Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell & Richard Penniman
Tired of Waiting for You
4.
01/1965

#1  Tired of Waiting for You
The Kinks greentick

from Kinda Kinks   Kinda Kinks
362 pts
6
US




1
UK
[Reprise 0347]
written by Ray Davies
Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy
5.
03/1965

Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy
The Kinks greentick

from Kinks Kinkdom   
62 pts






17
UK
written by Ray Davies
Set Me Free
6.
05/1965

Set Me Free
The Kinks greentick

from Kinks Kinkdom   
147 pts
23
US




9
UK
[Reprise 0379]
written by Ray Davies
See My Friends
7.
08/1965

See My Friends
The Kinks greentick

from Kinkdom   
93 pts
111
US




10
UK
[Reprise 0409]
written by Ray Davies
Who'll Be the Next in Line
8.
08/1965

Who'll Be the Next in Line
The Kinks greentick

from Kinkdom   
30 pts
34
US






[Reprise 0366]
written by Ray Davies
A Well Respected Man
9.
12/1965

A Well Respected Man
The Kinks greentick

from Kinkdom   
81 pts
13
US






[Reprise 0420]
written by Ray Davies
Till the End of the Day
10.
12/1965

Till the End of the Day
The Kinks greentick

from The Kink Kontroversy   
123 pts
50
US




8
UK
[Reprise 0454]
written by Ray Davies
  1966
Sunny Afternoon
11.
06/1966

#3  Sunny Afternoon
The Kinks greentick

from Face to Face   Face to Face
307 pts
14
US




1
UK
[Reprise 0497]
written by Ray Davies
Dead End Street
12.
11/1966

Dead End Street
The Kinks greentick

from Face to Face   Face to Face
153 pts
73
US




5
UK
[Reprise 540]
written by Ray Davies
  1967
Waterloo Sunset
13.
05/1967

#4  Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks greentick

from Something Else by the Kinks   Something Else by the Kinks
214 pts






2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #42]
[Reprise 0612]
written by Ray Davies
Mr. Pleasant
14.
07/1967

Mr. Pleasant
The Kinks greentick

10 pts
80
US






[Reprise 587]
written by Ray Davies
  1970
Victoria
15.
01/1970

Victoria
The Kinks greentick

from Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)   Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
46 pts
62
US




33
UK
[Reprise 863]
written by Ray Davies
Lola
16.
07/1970

#2  Lola
The Kinks greentick

from Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One   Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
318 pts
9
US




2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #422]
[Reprise 0930]
written by Ray Davies
Apeman
17.
12/1970

Apeman
The Kinks greentick

from Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One   Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
171 pts
45
US




5
UK
[Reprise 979]
written by Ray Davies
  1972
20th Century Man
18.
02/1972

20th Century Man
The Kinks greentick

from Muswell Hillbillies   
5 pts
106
US






[RCA Victor 0620]
written by Ray Davies
Supersonic Rocket Ship
19.
05/1972

Supersonic Rocket Ship
The Kinks greentick

from Everybody's in Show-Biz   Everybody's in Show-Biz
89 pts
111
US




16
UK
[RCA Victor 0807]
written by Ray Davies
  1973
One of the Survivors
20.
06/1973

One of the Survivors
The Kinks greentick

from Preservation Act 1   
5 pts
108
US






[RCA Victor 0940]
written by Ray Davies
  1977
Sleepwalker
21.
04/1977

Sleepwalker
The Kinks greentick

from Sleepwalker   Sleepwalker
25 pts
48
US






[Arista 0240]
written by Ray Davies
  1978
A Rock & Roll Fantasy
22.
07/1978

A Rock & Roll Fantasy
The Kinks greentick

from Misfits   
45 pts
30
US






[Arista 0342]
written by Ray Davies
  1979
(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman
23.
04/1979

(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman
The Kinks greentick

from Low Budget   Low Budget
26 pts
41
US






[Arista 0409]
written by Ray Davies
  1980
Lola
24.
08/1980

Lola
The Kinks greentick

from One for the Road   One for the Road
9 pts
81
US






live R
[Arista 0541]
written by Ray Davies
  1981
25.
06/1981

Better Things
The Kinks greentick

from Give the People What They Want   Give the People What They Want
109 pts
92
US


12
rock
46
UK
[Arista 0649]
written by Ray Davies
Destroyer
26.
10/1981

Destroyer
The Kinks greentick

from Give the People What They Want   Give the People What They Want
197 pts
85
US


3
rock


[Arista 0619]
written by Ray Davies
  1983
Come Dancing
27.
01/1983

#5  Come Dancing
The Kinks greentick

from State of Confusion   State of Confusion
207 pts
6
US
16
AC
17
rock
12
UK
[Arista 1054]
written by Ray Davies
State of Confusion
28.
07/1983

State of Confusion
The Kinks greentick

from State of Confusion   State of Confusion
52 pts




26
rock


written by Ray Davies
Don't Forget to Dance
29.
08/1983

Don't Forget to Dance
The Kinks greentick

from State of Confusion   State of Confusion
115 pts
29
US
23
AC
16
rock
58
UK
[Arista 9075]
written by Ray Davies
  1984
Do It Again
30.
11/1984

Do It Again
The Kinks greentick

from Word of Mouth   Word of Mouth
183 pts
41
US


4
rock


[Arista 9309]
written by Ray Davies
  1985
Living on a Thin Line
31.
02/1985

Living on a Thin Line
The Kinks greentick

from Word of Mouth   Word of Mouth
51 pts




24
rock


written by Dave Davies
  1986
Rock'N'Roll Cities
32.
12/1986

Rock'N'Roll Cities
The Kinks greentick

from Think Visual   Think Visual
28 pts




37
rock


written by Dave Davies
33.
12/1986

Working at the Factory
The Kinks greentick

from Think Visual   Think Visual
75 pts




16
rock


written by Ray Davies
  1987
How Are You
34.
01/1987

How Are You
The Kinks greentick

from Think Visual   Think Visual
4 pts






86
UK
[MCA 53093]
written by Ray Davies
Lost and Found
35.
02/1987

Lost and Found
The Kinks greentick

from Think Visual   Think Visual
31 pts




37
rock


[MCA 53015]
written by Ray Davies
  1988
The Road
36.
01/1988

The Road
The Kinks greentick

from Live: The Road   
80 pts




14
rock


live
written by Ray Davies
  1989
How Do I Get Close
37.
11/1989

How Do I Get Close
The Kinks greentick

from UK Jive   
52 pts




21
rock


[MCA 53699]
written by Ray Davies
  1991
Did Ya
38.
12/1991

Did Ya
The Kinks greentick

from Did Ya EP   
18 pts




48
rock


written by Ray Davies
  1993
39.
04/1993

Hatred (A Duet)
The Kinks greentick

from Phobia   
58 pts




19
rock


written by Ray Davies


See also...

Andy Pyle • Bob Henrit • Dave Davies • Ian Gibbons • Jim Rodford • John Dalton • John Gosling • Mick Avory • Nick Newall • Pete Quaife • Ray Davies


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