This page gives a list of song titles beginning with P that were radio hits from the 1960s through the early 1970s (1960-1975).
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- P.S. I Love You The Beatles 1964
- P.T. 109 Jimmy Dean 1962
- Paint It, Black The Rolling Stones 1966
(This exotic-sounding song, which makes use of a sitar, topped the charts. "Paint It, Black" is included in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.) - (You Don't Have To) Paint Me A Picture Gary Lewis And The Playboys 1966
- Painted Ladies Ian Thomas 1973
- Painted, Tainted Rose Al Martino 1963
- Palisades Park Freddy 'Boom-Boom' Cannon 1962
(This song was written by "Gong Show" host Chuck Barris.) - Papa Don't Take No Mess Part I James Brown 1974
- (Down At) Papa Joe's The Dixiebelles With Cornbread And Jerry 1963
- Papa Was A Rollin' Stone The Temptations 1972
(This song topped the charts and later also became a hit for the Undisputed Truth (1972), Wolf (1983), and George Michael (1993, as a medley). "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" is listed in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 1973, it won Grammys for Best R&B Song, Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus, and Best R&B Instrumental Performance.) - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag Part I James Brown 1965
(This song later also became a hit for Otis Redding (1969).) - Paper Cup The 5th Dimension 1967
- Paper Roses Anita Bryant 1960
(This song later also became a hit for Marie Osmond (1973).) - Paper Roses Marie Osmond 1973
(Same song as the above) - Paper Sun Traffic 1967
- Paper Tiger Sue Thompson 1965
- Paperback Writer The Beatles 1966
(According to the late British deejay Jimmy Savile, Paul McCartney wrote "Paperback Writer" in response to a request from an aunt who asked if he could "write a single that wasn't about love." In this chart-topping song, which is in the form of a letter, an aspiring paperback novelist is seeking work from a publisher.) - Paradise The Temptations 1962
- A Part Of Me Jimmy Clanton 1958
- Part Of The Plan Dan Fogelberg 1975
- Part Time Love Gladys Knight And The Pips 1975
- Part Time Love Little Johnny Taylor 1963
(This song later also became a hit for Ann Peebles (1970).) - Part Two (Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn) James Brown 1969
- Party Girl Tommy Roe 1964
- Party Lights Claudine Clark 1962
- Pata Pata Miriam Makeba 1967
- Patch It Up Elvis Presley 1970
- Patches Dickey Lee 1962
(This teenage death song, written by Barry Mann and Larry Kobler, is about two teenagers of different social classes whose parents forbid their love. The girl drowns herself in a river and the boy joins her.) - Patches Clarence Carter 1970
(This R&B ballad, written by General Norman Johnson and Ronald Dunbar, tells the sad story about a boy from Alabama nicknamed Patches (because of his ragged old clothes) who promises his father on his deathbed to take care of the family. "Patches" won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 1971.) - Pay To The Piper Chairmen Of The Board 1970
- Pay You Back With Interest The Hollies 1967
(This song later also became a hit for Gary O' (1981).) - The Payback - Part I James Brown 1974
- Paying The Cost To Be The Boss B.B. King 1968
- Peace Pipe B.T. Express 1975
- Peace Train Cat Stevens 1971
- Peace Will Come (According To Plan) Melanie 1970
- Peaceful Easy Feeling Eagles 1972
- Peanut Butter The Marathons 1961
- Pearl Tommy Roe 1970
- Penetration The Pyramids 1964
(Instrumental) - Pennies From Heaven The Skyliners 1960
- Penny Lane The Beatles 1967
(This chart-topping song, named after a street near John Lennon's childhood home, is included in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.)
