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Crosby Stills Nash Young: Top 100 Songs

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Top 100 Songs

This page celebrates the 100 best works, collectively, from David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham, Nash, and Neil Young. Crosby, Stills, & Nash came together as a folk-rock trio in 1969. They were considered a supergroup given their pedegrees in previous groups. Crosby had been in the Byrds (1964-67, 1973, 1990), Stills in Buffalo Springfield (1966-68), and Nash in the Hollies (1962-68, 1981-83). On some of their albums, they were joined by Stills’ Buffalo Springfield bandmate Neil Young. Stills also formed the group Manassas (1971-73).

For a complete list of this act’s DMDB honors, check out the DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry.

Click here to see other acts’ best-of lists.

Awards (CSN):

Awards (Buffalo Springfield):

Awards (Byrds):

Awards (The Hollies):

Awards (Young):

Top 100 Songs

Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists, appearances on compilations and live albums by the featured act, and songs’ chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. This list includes songs from Crosby, Stills & Nash; Crosby, Still, Nash & Young; the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, the Hollies, and solo work from David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and Neil Young.

DMDB Top 1%:

1. Mr. Tambourine Man (Byrds, 1965)
2. For What It’s Worth (Buffalo Springfield, 1966)
3. Heart of Gold (Neil Young, 1972)
4. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) (Byrds, 1965)
5. Eight Miles High (Byrds, 1966)

DMDB Top 2%:

6. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (CSN, 1969)
7. Ohio (CSNY, 1970)
8. Rockin’ in the Free World (Young, 1989)

DMDB Top 5%:

9. Teach Your Children (CSNY, 1970)
10. Old Man (Young, 1972)

11. Cinnamon Girl (Young, 1969)
12. Love the One You’re With (Stills, 1970)
13. Woodstock (CSNY, 1970)
14. Bus Stop (Hollies, 1966)
15. My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (Young, 1979)
16. Harvest Moon (Young, 1992)
17. Marrakesh Express (CSN, 1969)
18. Carrie Anne (Hollies, 1967)

DMDB Top 10%:

19. So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star (Byrds, 1967)
20. Our House (CSNY, 1970)
21. My Back Pages (Byrds, 1967)
22. The Needle and the Damage Done (Young, 1972)
23. Southern Man (Young, 1970)
24. I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better (Byrds, 1965)
25. Just a Song Before I Go (CSN, 1977)
26. Southern Cross (CSN, 1982)
27. Wooden Ships (CSN, 1969)
28. Wasted on the Way (CSN, 1982)
29. Hero (Crosby with Phil Collins, 1993)
30. Stop Stop Stop (Hollies, 1966)

31. Hey Hey My My (Into the Black) (Young, 1979)
32. Like a Hurricane (Young, 1977)
33. Down by the River (Young, 1969)

DMDB Top 20%:

34. Helplessly Hoping (CSNY, 1969)
35. Mr. Soul (Buffalo Springfield, 1967)
36. Mr. Spaceman (Byrds, 1965)
37. American Dream (CSNY, 1988)
38. Cortez the Killer (Young, 1975)
39. All I Really Want to Do (Byrds, 1965)
40. Expecting to Fly (Buffalo Springfield, 1967)

41. War Games (CSN, 1983)
42. Philadelphia (Young, 1994)
43. Stop! In the Name of Love (Hollies, 1983)
44. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Young, 1970)
45. Carry On/Questions (CSNY, 1970)
46. Immigration Man (Crosby/Nash, 1972)
47. Change Partners (Stills, 1971)
48. Helpless (CSNY, 1970)
49. Got It Made (CSNY, 1988)
50. Déjà Vu (CSNY, 1970)

51. Chicago (Nash, 1971)
52. Sugar Mountain (Young, 1968)
53. Just One Look (Hollies, 1964)
54. Long May You Run (Stills/Young, 1976)
55. Carry Me (Crosby/Nash, 1975)
56. Cowgirl in the Sand (Young, 1969)
57. A Man Needs a Maid (Young, 1972)
58. Pay You Back with Interest (Hollies, 1966)
59. Bluebird (Buffalo Springfield, 1967)
60. Military Madness (Nash, 1971)

61. On a Carousel (Hollies, 1967)
62. Tonight’s the Night (Young, 1973)
63. King Midas in Reverse (Hollies, 1967)
64. Fair Game (CSN, 1977)
65. War of Man (Young, 1992)
66. In My Life (CSNY, 1994)
67. Music Is Love (Crosby, 1971)
68. Blackbird (CSNY, 1969)
69. Look Through Any Window (Hollies, 1965)
70. Four Strong Winds (Young, 1978)

71. Almost Cut My Hair (CSNY, 1970)
72. Jennifer Eccles (Hollies, 1968)
73. Rock and Roll Woman (Buffalo Springfield, 1967)
74. Find the Cost of Freedom (CSNY, 1970)
75. Broken Arrow (Buffalo Springfield, 1967)
76. Marianne (Stills, 1971)
77. Long Walk Home (Young, 1987)
78. This Note’s for You (Young, 1988)
79. Goin’ Back (Byrds, 1967)
80. After the Gold Rush (Young, 1970)

DMDB Beyond the Top 20%:

81. Long Time Gone (CSN, 1969)
82. Sit Yourself Down (Stills, 1970)
83. Chimes of Freedom (Byrds, 1965)
84. It Won’t Be Wrong (Byrds, 1965)
85. Shadow Captain (CSN, 1977)
86. Turn Back the Pages (Stills, 1975)
87. I Can’t Let Go (Hollies, 1966)
88. 5D (Fifth Dimension) (Byrds, 1966)
89. Live It Up (CSN, 1990)
90. It Doesn’t Matter (Manassas, 1972)

91. This Old House (CSNY, 1988)
92. Drive My Car (Crosby, 1989)
93. No Tears Left (CSNY, 1999)
94. Southern Pacific (Young, 1981)
95. Have You Seen Her Face (Byrds, 1967)
96. I’m Alive (Hollies, 1965)
97. Lady Friend (Byrds, 1967)
98. Guinnevere (CSN, 1969)
99. War Song (Young/Nash, 1972)
100. I Am a Child (Buffalo Springfield, 1968)

Resources and Related Links:

DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Buffalo Springfield
DMDB Encyclopedia entry for The Hollies
Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists”

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First posted 1/20/2023; last updated 1/24/2023.

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