Purple Haze (No.12)
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"Purple Haze" was wrote in 1966 and recorded in 1967 by Jimi Hendrix and released as a single in March 1967. The song has since become one of the most influential recordings of the 1960's and is often cited as one of Jimi Hendrix's greatest songs.
The single peaked at No.3 on the UK Charts and amazingly in America, it never even made the top 40!
Rolling Stone Magazine placed the song at No.17 in their list of The 500 greatest songs of all time.