The best Simon & Garfunkel songs
The top 3 according to 110 votes from people: Bridge over Troubled Water · The Boxer · I Am a Rock. (Updated Sep 29, 2021.)
The duo's greatest songs, from The Sound of Silence to Bridge over Troubled Water, as ranked by fans and critics.
Top 14
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1
Bridge over Troubled Water
1970. Six weeks at number one and a Grammy for record of the year.
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2
The Boxer
1969. The "lie-la-lie" and the huge drum sound.
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3
I Am a Rock
1966. Loneliness as armour.
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4
The Sound of Silence
1965. Their first number one, after an electric overdub.
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5
Cecilia
1970. Rhythm recorded in an empty house.
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6
Mrs. Robinson
1968. From The Graduate; another record of the year.
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7
America
1968. Searching for America on a Greyhound bus.
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8
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
1966. Slow down, you move too fast.
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9
Scarborough Fair/Canticle
1966. An old English ballad with an anti-war counter-melody.
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10
Homeward Bound
1966. Longing for home while on tour.
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11
Kathy's Song
1965. A tender love song.
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12
El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
1970. The Andean melody with English lyrics.
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13
The Only Living Boy in New York
1970. Simon alone in the city.
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14
A Hazy Shade of Winter
1966. Autumn with a rock beat.
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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