100 Greatest Singer-Songwriters

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

From folk & country to pop & soul, these 100 great solo artists exemplify the craft of songwriting.

100 SONGS • 6 HOURS AND 22 MINUTES

1

Blowin' in the Wind

Blowin' in the Wind

The Essential Bob Dylan [Explicit]

02:47

2

Heart of Gold

03:07

3

Jealous Guy (Remastered 2010)

Jealous Guy (Remastered 2010)

04:18

4

Crying

The Ultimate Collection

02:47

5

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

The Kick Inside

04:29

6

Wild Is The Wind (1999 Remastered Version)

Wild Is The Wind (1999 Remastered Version)

Station To Station

06:00

7

The River

Bruce Springsteen

04:59

8

Angeles

02:57

9

River Man

Five Leaves Left

04:19

10

Sweet Thing (1999 Remaster)

Sweet Thing (1999 Remaster)

04:25

11

Jolene

Ultimate Dolly Parton

02:40

12

Perfect Day

The Very Best Of

03:44

13

May You Never

03:41

14

Me and Bobby McGee

Me and Bobby McGee

04:31

15

Sugar Man

03:49

16

Wicked Game (Remastered)

Wicked Game (Remastered)

Best Of Chris Isaak

04:46

17

Cornflake Girl (Reworked Greatest Hits Version)

Cornflake Girl (Reworked Greatest Hits Version)

A Tori Amos Collection: Tales of a Librarian [Explicit]

05:04

18

Constant Craving

Constant Craving

Ingénue (25th Anniversary Edition)

04:41

19

Laura

The Haunted Man (Deluxe Edition)

04:27

20

Into My Arms (2011 Remastered Version)

Into My Arms (2011 Remastered Version)

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

The Boatman's Call (2011 Remastered Version) [Explicit]

04:16

21

The Last Living Rose

The Last Living Rose

Let England Shake

02:21

22

Folsom Prison Blues

Folsom Prison Blues

All Time Best - The Man In Black (Reclam Musik Edition)

02:42

23

So Long, Marianne

So Long, Marianne

The Best Of Leonard Cohen

05:38

24

All In Love Is Fair

All In Love Is Fair

03:42

25

Your Cheatin' Heart

Your Cheatin' Heart

I Like 'Em Country

02:42

26

American Pie

08:37

27

Take Me Home, Country Roads

Take Me Home, Country Roads

03:09

28

Piano Man

Piano Man (Legacy Edition)

05:39

29

Cherry Cherry

The Bang Years 1966-1968 (The 23 Original Mono Recordings)

02:44

30

Alison

03:25

31

Night People (Remastered)

Night People (Remastered)

Allen Toussaint

The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings

04:21

32

Hold On

Mule Variations (Remastered)

05:33

33

Lover, You Should've Come Over

Lover, You Should've Come Over

06:44

34

Everyday

100 Greatest 50s & 60s Hits (Amazon Edition)

02:12

35

Without You

Nilsson Schmilsson

03:22

36

You're So Vain

The Best of Carly Simon

04:18

37

Wild World

NOW Acoustic Classics

03:21

38

Still Crazy After All These Years

Still Crazy After All These Years

The Essential Paul Simon [Explicit]

03:26

39

Breakdown

02:42

40

Come Pick Me Up

Come Pick Me Up

05:18

41

The Golden Age

04:35

42

Fast Car

04:57

43

Chimbaloma

03:15

44

Vibrate

Rufus Wainwright

Vibrate: The Best Of [Explicit]

02:45

45

GMF

John Grant feat. Sinéad O'Connor

Pale Green Ghosts [Explicit]

05:14

46

Because the Night

Because the Night

Patti Smith Group

Easter [Explicit]

03:25

47

Skinny Love

For Emma, Forever Ago

03:58

48

Cannonball

05:10

49

The A Team

+ (Bonus Tracks) [Explicit]

04:18

50

Lightning Bolt

02:24

51

Home Again

Michael Kiwanuka

03:30

52

The History of a Cheating Heart

The History of a Cheating Heart

Everyday Robots

04:00

53

Budapest

Wanted on Voyage (Expanded Edition) [Explicit]

03:21

54

Luka

Solitude Standing

03:52

55

Sailing

Atlantic Crossing

04:38

56

You've Got a Friend

You've Got a Friend

Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon

04:28

57

Let's Stay Together

Let's Stay Together

Let's Stay Together

03:19

58

Ain't No Sunshine

Ain't No Sunshine

02:06

59

These Days

The Very Best Of Jackson Browne

04:44

60

It's Too Late

03:54

61

Crazy

Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) [Deluxe]

02:42

62

Grand Coulee Dam

Grand Coulee Dam

02:09

63

You've Got a Friend in Me (From "Toy Story")

You've Got a Friend in Me (From "Toy Story")

Disney Classics

02:03

64

Hey Good Lookin' (Acetate Version 157) [2019 - Remaster]

Hey Good Lookin' (Acetate Version 157) [2019 - Remaster]

Pictures From Life's Other Side: The Man and His Music In Rare Recordings and Photos (2019 - Remaster)

03:04

65

Hope There's Someone

Hope There's Someone

Antony And The Johnsons & ANOHNI

I Am A Bird Now

04:21

66

The Tears Of A Clown

The Tears Of A Clown

Smokey Robinson

The Ultimate Collection: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

03:05

67

Cat's in the Cradle

Cat's in the Cradle

Verities & Balderdash

03:43

68

Paradise

03:15

69

Better Together

Better Together

In Between Dreams

03:28

70

Come Away With Me

Come Away With Me

Come Away With Me

03:20

71

Song To the Siren

Song To the Siren

The Dream Belongs To Me

03:29

72

Baby's Arms

Smoke Ring For My Halo

03:56

73

You Are The Best Thing

You Are The Best Thing

Gossip in the Grain

03:51

74

Eliza

03:38

75

Cruel

03:35

76

The Opposite of Hallelujah

The Opposite of Hallelujah

The Linden Trees Are Still In Blossom

04:24

77

Let Her Go

All the Little Lights (Deluxe) [Explicit]

04:13

78

Edge of Seventeen

Edge of Seventeen

Crystal Visions...The Very Best of Stevie Nicks

05:30

79

Ghosts

Alas I Cannot Swim [Explicit]

03:00

80

L'anamour

Serge Gainsbourg

Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg

02:16

81

Give Me a Smile

Give Me a Smile

01:54

82

Amsterdam (Live, Olympia / 1964)

Amsterdam (Live, Olympia / 1964)

03:19

83

Maybe I’m Amazed (Remastered 2011)

Maybe I’m Amazed (Remastered 2011)

03:50

84

If You Could Read My Mind

If You Could Read My Mind

Gordon Lightfoot

If You Could Read My Mind

03:49

85

If It Makes You Happy

If It Makes You Happy

05:23

86

Who Will Save Your Soul

Who Will Save Your Soul

Pieces Of You (25th Anniversary Edition)

04:01

87

First Day of My Life

First Day of My Life

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

03:08

88

If I Had the World to Give

If I Had the World to Give

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Day of the Dead

02:37

89

True Love Will Find You In The End (1990)

True Love Will Find You In The End (1990)

Daniel Johnston

Welcome to my World

01:47

90

To Be Alone With You

To Be Alone With You

02:48

91

Far Away

Red Dead Redemption Original Soundtrack

04:40

92

Oats In The Water

Oats In The Water

The Burgh Island EP

04:59

93

Mushaboom

03:45

94

Jessica

Friends of Mine [Explicit]

02:37

95

Serpents

Sharon Van Etten

03:02

96

I Misunderstood

I Misunderstood

Richard Thompson

04:05

97

Wonderful Life

04:48

98

Shape Of My Heart

Shape Of My Heart

Ten Summoner's Tales

04:39

99

Between the Wars

Between the Wars

Billy Bragg, Vol. 1

02:30

100

All Apologies (Live)

All Apologies (Live)

MTV Unplugged In New York

04:23