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Reported release: 1963Date needs verification
Source year-end #13This cover of Bob Dylan's protest song became an anthem for the civil rights movement.
View background statusThis cover of the Pete Seeger protest song became a pop hit.
View background statusWritten by P.F. Sloan as a protest song about the state of the world.
View background statusReported release: 1966Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #27The Sunset Strip curfew riots in Los Angeles
View background statusReported release: 1968Date needs verification
Source year-end #89A blend of a traditional English ballad with an anti-war song.
View background statusReported release: 1970 / 1971Date needs verification | Recent carryover
This anti-war song became another hit for Freda Payne following "Band of Gold."
View background statusThis anti-war protest song became one of the most popular songs of the year.
View background statusThis cover of Bob Dylan's classic became a hit for the British pop group.
View background statusReported release: 1970 / 1971Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #65This anti-war song became a hit for Payne, addressing the ongoing Vietnam War.
View background statusThe official Motown history connects the album to war, racial injustice and the social tensions of its period. Its scope goes beyond a conventional love song.
Read background and sourcesReported release: 1974Date needs verification
Source year-end #21Anti-war sentiment set during the American Civil War
View background statusA protest song about the IRA bombing in Warrington, England.
View background status1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.