Here is a list of the best acoustic songs ever written. Acoustic music has come a long way over the years, so many are β€œoldies” and many are β€œnewies.” 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.

Here is the list

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

You are welcome to suggest any other song which can be placed in this above list.

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