# The best Jimi Hendrix songs

The greatest guitarist in rock in his best songs, from Hey Joe to Machine Gun, as ranked by critics and readers.

- 160 votes · 13 items
- Aug 23, 2022 · bingewatcher_bristol
- https://even.best/en/l/3885/the-best-jimi-hendrix-songs

## Top 13

1. **Foxy Lady** (15 · ▲15 ▼0) — 1967. The opener of Are You Experienced.
2. **Hey Joe** (14 · ▲16 ▼2) — 1966. His first single.
3. **Little Wing** (13 · ▲13 ▼0) — 1967. His softest, most melodic side.
4. **Red House** (11 · ▲14 ▼3) — 1967. A slow blues.
5. **All Along the Watchtower** (10 · ▲14 ▼4) — 1968. His Bob Dylan cover, with one of rock's great solos.
6. **The Wind Cries Mary** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — 1967. A gentle ballad.
7. **Voodoo Child (Slight Return)** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — 1968. Wah-wah and psychedelic blues.
8. **Star Spangled Banner (Live at Woodstock)** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — 1969. The anthem turned into a war cry at Woodstock.
9. **Purple Haze** (8 · ▲10 ▼2) — 1967. The riff that defined psychedelic rock.
10. **Burning of the Midnight Lamp** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — 1967. With a harpsichord intro.
11. **Castles Made of Sand** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 1967. A song about fragile dreams.
12. **Fire** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — 1967. Pure energy.
13. **Machine Gun** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 1970. An anti-war epic recorded live.

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