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. Spotify Podcast: Check out the podcast Remembering David Crosby, 1941-2023, based on this list. Debut: January 24, 2023, at 7pm CST. New episodes based on Dave’s Music Database lists are posted every Tuesday at 7pm CST.

Awards (CSN): Awards (Buffalo Springfield): 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; Buffalo Springfield (which included Stills and Young as members), and the solo work of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and Neil Young. DMDB Top 1%: 1. For What It’s Worth (Buffalo Springfield, 1966) 2. Heart of Gold (Neil Young, 1972) 3. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (CSN, 1969) DMDB Top 2%: 4. Ohio (CSNY, 1970) 5. Rockin’ in the Free World (Young, 1989) 6. Teach Your Children (CSNY, 1970) 7. Cinnamon Girl (Young, 1969) 8. Love the One You’re With (Stills, 1970) 9. Our House (CSNY, 1970) DMDB Top 5%: 10. Woodstock (CSNY, 1970) 11. Old Man (Young, 1972) 12. Harvest Moon (Young, 1992) 13. Marrakesh Express (CSN, 1969) 14. Southern Cross (CSN, 1982) 15. Southern Man (Young, 1970) 16. My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (Young, 1979) 17. Helplessly Hoping (CSNY, 1969) 18. Mr. Soul (Buffalo Springfield, 1967) 19. Wooden Ships (CSN, 1969) DMDB Top 10%: 20. The Needle and the Damage Done (Young, 1972) 21. Down by the River (Young, 1969) 22. Expecting to Fly (Buffalo Springfield, 1967) 23. Helpless (CSNY, 1970) 24. Just a Song Before I Go (CSN, 1977) 25. After the Gold Rush (Young, 1970) 26. Like a Hurricane (Young, 1977) 27. Wasted on the Way (CSN, 1982) 28. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Young, 1970) 29. Cowgirl in the Sand (Young, 1969) 30. Hero (Crosby with Phil Collins, 1993) 31. Cortez the Killer (Young, 1975) DMDB Top 20%: 32. Carry On (CSNY, 1970) 33. Hey Hey My My (Into the Black) (Young, 1979) 34. Long Time Gone (CSN, 1969) 35. Rock and Roll Woman (Buffalo Springfield, 1967) 36. War Games (CSN, 1983) 37. Bluebird (Buffalo Springfield, 1967) 38. Almost Cut My Hair (CSNY, 1970) 39. Philadelphia (Young, 1994) 40. American Dream (CSNY, 1988) 41. Sugar Mountain (Young, 1968) 42. Are You Ready for the Country? (Young, 1972) 43. Immigration Man (Crosby/Nash, 1972) 44. Got It Made (CSNY, 1988) 45. Broken Arrow (Buffalo Springfield, 1967) 46. Chicago (Nash, 1971) 47. Déjà Vu (CSNY, 1970) 48. Change Partners (Stills, 1971) 49. Carry Me (Crosby/Nash, 1975) 50. Guinnevere (CSN, 1969) 51. Long May You Run (Stills/Young, 1976) 52. Shadow Captain (CSN, 1977) 53. Blackbird (CSNY, 1969) 54. Fair Game (CSN, 1977) 55. You Don’t Have to Cry (CSN, 1969) 56. Dark Star (CSN, 1977) 57. Military Madness (Nash, 1971) 58. Find the Cost of Freedom (CSNY, 1970) 59. Tonight’s the Night (Young, 1973) 60. Southbound Train (Crosby & Nash, 1972) 61. No Tears Left (CSNY, 1999) 62. A Man Needs a Maid (Young, 1972) 63. War of Man (Young, 1992) 64. 4 + 20 (CSNY, 1970) 65. This Note’s for You (Young, 1988) 66. In My Life (CSNY, 1994) 67. Live It Up (CSN, 1990) 68. Powderfinger (Young, 1979) DMDB Beyond the Top 20%: 69. Turn Back the Pages (Stills, 1975) 70. Music is Love (Crosby, 1971) 71. Drive My Car (Crosby, 1989) 72. Sit Yourself Down (Stills, 1970) 73. Four Strong Winds (Young, 1978) 74. Long Walk Home (Young, 1987) 75. Marianne (Stills, 1971) 76. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Young, 1969) 77. Sit Yourself Down (Stills, 1970) 78. This Old House (CSNY, 1988) 79. When You Dance I Can Really Love (Young, 1970) 80. I Am a Child (Buffalo Springfield, 1968) 81. Southern Pacific (Young, 1981) 82. It Doesn’t Matter (Manassas, 1972) 83. Cathedral (CSN, 1977) 84. Innocent Eyes (Nash, 1986) 85. We Can Change the World (Nash, 1971) 86. War Song (Young/Nash, 1972) 87. Change Your Mind (Young, 1994) 88. Walk On (Young, 1974) 89. Isn’t It About Time (Manassas, 1973) 90. Ten Men Workin’ (Young, 1988) 91. Downtown (Young, 1995) 92. That Girl (CSNY, 1988) 93. Love is a Rose (Young, 1974) 94. Too Much Love to Hide (CSN, 1982) 95. Unknown Legend (Young, 1992) 96. Johnny’s Garden (Manassas, 1972) 97. No More (Young, 1989) 98. On the Way Home (Buffalo Springfield, 1968) 99. Dear Mr. Fantasy (Stills/Nash, 1980) 100. A Child’s Claim to Fame (Buffalo Springfield, 1967) Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” Profile Pages: First posted 1/20/2023; last updated 3/22/2026.

Today in Music (1969): Crosby, Stills & Nash “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills & Nash

Writer(s): Stephen Stills (see lyrics here) Released: September 1969 First Charted: October 4, 1969 Peak: 21 US, 15 CB, 18 HR, 1 CL, 11 CN, 50 AU, 2 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 25.50 video, 114.51 streaming

Awards: Click on award for more details.

About the Song: David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash already had an impressive pedigree before they united as one force. Crosby had been with the Byrds, Stills with Buffalo Springfield, and Nash in the Hollies. For their new folk-rock trio, they brought “together their prodigious songwriting skills and amazingly complimentary voices” UCR that truly deserved the supergroup label. The collective reportedly first sang together at – depending on which band member you talk to – either the home of Joni Mitchell or Mama Cass Elliott. They started harmonizing, most likely on “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” TM a tune Stills penned about the demise of his relationship with singer Judy Collins. And yes, she does have blue eyes. Collins said that he came to her hotel one night when she was on the West Coast and sang the song for her. She said, “Oh, Stephen, it’s such a beautiful song. But it’s not winning me back.” WK The title was a play on words referencing the song’s four-part medley. “The roughly three-minute-long first movement could be a self-sufficient pop song in its own right. But it keeps building for close to seven minutes – first to a section of Stills’ vocal solos and finally to the ‘doo doo doo’ coda and tight three-part harmonies that have come to define CSN (and sometimes Y).” TM “The epic track…came together very quickly, with Stills recording the basic guitar track not long after arriving at the studio.” UCR Engineer Bill Halverson said, “It still gives me goose bumps when I listen to that recording, aware that he blew through seven-and-a-half minutes with all the time changes, all the pauses, all the everything in just one take…No edits, no nothing.’” UCR He “thought he had ruined Stills’ magic by over-brightening the guitar sound, leaving no low end. ‘I had totally overdone the sound, but Stephen was totally into what he was playing,’ Halverson said, ‘and just when it looked like he was going to stop, he started another section and played some more. By now, my whole life was flashing in front of me, and certain that my career was over, I began to sweat.’” UCR “Luckily, Stephen liked what he heard. Millions of fans agreed.” UCR Resources: DMDB encyclopedia entry for Crosby, Stills & Nash TM Time magazine (10/24/2011). “All Time 100 Songs” UCR UltimateClassicRock.com (6/20/2013). “Top 100 Classic Rock Songs” WK Wikipedia Related Links: First posted 8/1/2022; last updated 4/25/2024.