The best Jimi Hendrix songs
The top 3 according to 160 votes from people: Foxy Lady · Hey Joe · Little Wing. (Updated Aug 23, 2022.)
The greatest guitarist in rock in his best songs, from Hey Joe to Machine Gun, as ranked by critics and readers.
Top 13
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1
Foxy Lady
1967. The opener of Are You Experienced.
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2
Hey Joe
1966. His first single.
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3
Little Wing
1967. His softest, most melodic side.
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4
Red House
1967. A slow blues.
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5
All Along the Watchtower
1968. His Bob Dylan cover, with one of rock's great solos.
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6
The Wind Cries Mary
1967. A gentle ballad.
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7
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
1968. Wah-wah and psychedelic blues.
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8
Star Spangled Banner (Live at Woodstock)
1969. The anthem turned into a war cry at Woodstock.
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9
Purple Haze
1967. The riff that defined psychedelic rock.
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10
Burning of the Midnight Lamp
1967. With a harpsichord intro.
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11
Castles Made of Sand
1967. A song about fragile dreams.
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12
Fire
1967. Pure energy.
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13
Machine Gun
1970. An anti-war epic recorded live.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Little Wing is the most beautiful thing he ever played