Gram Parsons: Top 20 Songs

Gram Parsons Top 20 Songs

Country-rock singer and guitarist born Cecil Ingram Connor on 11/5/1946 in Winter Haven, FL. Died 9/19/1973. With the International Submarine Band (1968), the Byrds (December 1967 to August 1968), Flying Burrito Brothers (1968-71), and a solo artist (1971-73). Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Gram Parsons DMDB profile page for Gram Parsons Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists”

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Top 20 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. DMDB Top 10%: 1. The Byrds “Hickory Wind” (1968) 2. Gram Parsons “Return of the Grievous Angel” (1974) 3. The Flying Burrito Brothers “Sin City” (1969) DMDB Top 20%: 4. The Flying Burrito Brothers “Christine’s Tune (Devil in Disguise)” (1969) 5. Gram Parsons “She” (1973) 6. The Byrds “One Hundred Years from Now” (1968) 7. The Flying Burrito Brothers “Wild Horses” (1970) 8. Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris “Love Hurts” (1974) 9. The Flying Burrito Brothers “Hot Burrito #1” (1969) Beyond the DMDB Top 20%: 10. Gram Parsons “Brass Buttons” (1974) 11. Gram Parsons “$1000 Wedding” (1974) 12. Gram Parsons “Streets of Baltimore” (1973) 13. Gram Parsons “In My Hour of Darkness” (1974) 14. The Byrds “You’re Still on My Mind” (1968) 15. The Flying Burrito Brothers “The Dark End of the Street” (1969) 16. The International Submarine Band “Luxury Liner” (1968) 17. Gram Parsons “A Song for You” (1973) 18. The International Submarine Band “Blue Eyes” (1968) 19. Gram Parsons “Ooh Las Vegas” (1974) 20. Gram Parsons “The New Soft Shoe” (1973) Resources and Related Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Gram Parsons DMDB profile page for Gram Parsons Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” First posted 11/19/2025.