# Sam Cooke — A Change Is Gonna Come

Sam Cooke’s A Change Is Gonna Come (1964) appears on 2 of our lists — Soul and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred, highest at No. 2 in Soul. Every verdict, in full.

- **Released:** 1964
- **Label:** RCA Victor
- **On:** Soul and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [Sam Cooke](https://waxonia.com/artist/sam-cooke/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/sam-cooke--a-change-is-gonna-come/

## What 2 lists say

### No. 2 in [Soul](https://waxonia.com/genre/soul/)

Cooke heard Blowin' in the Wind and was annoyed that a white folk singer had got there first. The strings are almost unbearable, and no record on this site carries more weight per bar.

### Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)

More weight per bar than anything else in this list. The strings are almost unbearable and the restraint in the vocal is the reason.

## Listen

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