Here is a list of the best acoustic songs ever written. Acoustic music has come a long way over the years, so many are “oldies” and many are “newies.” We are basing this list off of historical album sales, the ever so objective factor of acoustic-ness, but mostly how easily they make us cry. They are mostly arranged in alphabetical order, by song – so make sure you check out the whole list! Feel free to give your input on suggestions, changes, discards, or songs we may have forgot about.
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**ALPHABETICAL ORDER (Roughly)**
1. 3 AM – Matchbox 20 2. 10,000 Stones – Adrianne 3. A Million Years – Teddy Geiger 4. Against the Wind – Bob Seger 5. All We Are – Matt Nathanson 6. American Pie – Don McLean 7. And I Love Her – The Beatles 8. Angie – Rolling Stones 9. Annie’s Song – John Denver 10. Another Lonely Day – Ben Harper 11. Baby I Love Your Way – Peter Frampton 12. Best Deceptions – Dashboard Confessional 13. Blackbird – The Beatles 14. Blower’s Daughter – Damien Rice 15. Blowing In the Wind – Bob Dylan 16. Boy With A Coin – Iron and Wine 17. Brilliant Dance – Dashboard Confessional 18. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp – Led Zeppelin 19. Bubbly – Colby Collait 20. Bulletproof Weeks – Matt Nathanson 21. Cannonball – Damien Rice 22. I Will Follow You Into The Dark – Death Cab for Cutie 23. Creep – Radiohead 24. Deacon Blues – Steely Dan 25. Desolation Row – Bob Dylan 26. Devil In Me – Kate Voegele 27. Down By The River – Neil Young 28. Dust In the Wind – Kansas 29. Elephant – Damien Rice 30. Everlong – Foo Fighters 31. Fire and Rain – James Taylor 32. Flake – Jack Johnson 33. Forever – Ben Harper 34. Friends – Led Zeppelin 35. Gravity – Sara Bareilles 36. Guinevere – Crosby, Stills & Nash 37. Hallelujah – Damien Rice 38. Hard to Imagine – Pearl Jam 39. Where Did You Sleep Last Night? – Nirvana 40. Heaven Beside You – Alice in Chains 41. Heros of War – Rise Against 42. Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix 43. Hiding My Heart – Brandi Carlile 44. Home – Holly Conlan 45. Horse With No Name – America 46. Hotel California – The Eagles 47. House of the Rising Sun – The Animals 48. I Miss You – Incubus 49. If You Could Read My Mind – Gordon Lightfoot 50. In A Graveyard – Rufus Wainwright 51. Astair – Matt Costa 52. In Your Eyes – Jeffery Gaines 53. Cathedrals – Jump Little Children 54. Just a Song Before I Go – Crosby, Stills & Nash 55. Layla – Eric Clapton 56. Living in Your Letters – Dashboard Confessional 57. Life By the Drop – Stevie Ray Vaughan 58. Sweet Melissa – Allman Brothers 59. Merry Happy – Kate Nash 60. Midnight Rider – Allman Brothers 61. More Than Words – Extreme 62. Naked As We Came – Iron and Wine 63. No One’s Aware – Jack Savoretti 64. Garotos II – Leoni 65. Nutshell – Alice in Chains 66. Off He Goes – Pearl Jam 67. Paperweight – Joshua Radin 68. Plush – Stone Temple Pilots 69. Push – Matchbox 20 70. Realign – Godsmack 71. Redemption Song – Bob Marley 72. Run – Collective Soul 73. Sandman – America 74. Say It Ain’t So – Mozella 75. Scratch – Kendall Payne 76. Shimmer – Fuel 77. Simple Man – Lynrd Skynyrd 78. Sittin’, Waitin’, Wishin’ – Jack Johnson 79. Slide – Goo Goo Dolls 80. Southern Man – Neil Young 81. Star Mile – Joshua Radin 82. Stay – U2 83. Swing Life Away – Rise Against 84. Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton 85. The Magic Bus – The Who 86. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – The Band 87. The Past Recedes – John Frusciante 88. The Special Two – Missy Higgins 89. The Way I Am – Ingrid Michaelson 90. Time of Your Life – Greenday 91. Times Like These – Foo Fighters 92. Tuesday’s Gone – Metallica 93. Vegetable Car – Joshua Radin 94. What Can I Say – Brandi Carlile 95. When September Ends – Greenday 96. Where I Stood – Missy Higgins 97. Who Am I To Say – Hope 98. Wild Horses – Dave Matthews 99. Wonderwall – Oasis 100. You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor