| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | I Only Want to Be With You- producer:
- John Franz
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Ltd (in 1963)
- recorded at:
- Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1963)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 31) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 323)
- recording of:
- I Only Want to Be With You (in 1963)
- writer:
- Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde
- publisher:
- Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Springfield Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Chappell & Co. (until 1987) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd. (from 1987 to present)
| Dusty Springfield | 4.4 | 2:36 |
| 2 | Young Girl | Gary Puckett & the Union Gap | 4 | 3:13 |
| 3 | Pretty Woman- recorded in:
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-08-01)
- producer:
- Fred Foster
- 12 string guitar [12 string guitar Epiphone] and lead vocals:
- Roy Orbison (on 1964-08-01)
- double bass [upright bass]:
- Bob Moore (on 1964-08-01)
- drums (drum set):
- Buddy Harman (on 1964-08-01)
- guitar:
- Jerry Kennedy (on 1964-08-01), Wayne Moss (on 1964-08-01) and Billy Sanford (on 1964-08-01)
- harmonica:
- Charlie McCoy (on 1964-08-01)
- percussion:
- Paul Garrison (on 1964-08-01)
- piano:
- Floyd Cramer (on 1964-08-01)
- saxophone:
- Boots Randolph (on 1964-08-01)
- vocals:
- Roy Orbison
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Orbison Records, Orbison Records, Inc. and Monument Record Corp. (in 1964)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 20), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 59), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 222)
- recording of:
- Oh, Pretty Woman (on 1964-08-01)
- lyricist and composer:
- Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
- publisher:
- Acuff-Rose Music Limited , Barbara Orbison Music Company, Roy Orbison Music Company, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1964-08-26) and Acuff-Rose (in 1972)
| Roy Orbison | 4.3 | 2:58 |
| 4 | Waterloo Sunset- engineer:
- Alan Mackenzie and Alan O’Duffy
- producer:
- Ray Davies and Shel Talmy
- lead vocals:
- Ray Davies
- arranger:
- Raymond Douglas Davies
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Castle Copyrights Ltd. (in 1967)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 14), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 32) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 42)
- recording of:
- Waterloo Sunset
- lyricist and composer:
- Ray Davies
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music, Inc. , Carlin Music Corporation, Davray Music Ltd., Hi-Count Music, Noma Music, Noma Music Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Carlin (in 1967), Davray (in 1967) and And Son Music Ltd. (from 1980 to present)
| The Kinks | 4.3 | 3:13 |
| 5 | Mr Tambourine Man- recorded in:
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-01-20)
- producer:
- Terry Melcher
- 12 string guitar:
- Jim McGuinn (on 1965-01-20)
- bass guitar:
- Chris Hillman (on 1965-01-20)
- drums (drum set):
- Michael Clarke (on 1965-01-20)
- guitar:
- David Crosby (on 1965-01-20)
- tambourine:
- Gene Clark (on 1965-01-20)
- vocals:
- Gene Clark (on 1965-01-20), David Crosby (on 1965-01-20), Chris Hillman (on 1965-01-20) and Jim McGuinn (on 1965-01-20)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Columbia Records (in 1965) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1965)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 10), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 79) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 230)
- cover recording of:
- Mr. Tambourine Man (on 1965-01-20)
- lyricist and composer:
- Bob Dylan (from 1964-02 until 1964-04)
- publisher:
- Blossom Music Ltd., M. Witmark & Sons, Sony Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. Music , Warner Brothers Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
- adaptations:
- Setä pelimanni
| The Byrds | 4.15 | 2:19 |
| 6 | You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling- engineer:
- Larry Levine
- producer:
- Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson and Phil Spector
- vocals:
- Bobby Hatfield (from 1964-08 until 1964-11) and Bill Medley (from 1964-08 until 1964-11)
- arranger:
- Jack Nitzsche and Gene Page
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Spectrum Music and Polydor International (in 1964)
- recorded at:
- Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1964-08 until 1964-11)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 34)
- recording of:
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (from 1964-08 until 1964-11)
- writer:
- Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music Publishing Pty Ltd, ABKCO Music, Inc. , Columbia Music , EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd , Mother Bertha Music Inc., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Germany , Screen Gems-Columbia Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., 日本アブコ音楽出版 , イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| The Righteous Brothers | 3 | 3:43 |
| 7 | California Dreamin’- engineer:
- Bones Howe
- producer:
- Lou Adler
- guitar:
- P.F. Sloan (in 1965)
- solo alto flute:
- Bud Shank (in 1965)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records and Dunhill Records (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 52), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 89) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 420)
- recording of:
- California Dreamin’ (in 1965)
- writer:
- John Phillips and Michelle Phillips
- publisher:
- American Broadcasting Music, Inc., MCA Music Publishing , Richt & Slezak OHG, Trousdale Music, Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc., Universal Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
- sub-publisher:
- シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| The Mamas & the Papas | 4.35 | 2:39 |
| 8 | The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore | The Walker Brothers | 3.5 | 3:01 |
| 9 | If Paradise Is Half as Nice | Amen Corner | | 2:46 |
| 10 | Itchycoo Park | Small Faces | 3.65 | 2:45 |
| 11 | Pretty Flamingo | Manfred Mann | 5 | 2:31 |
| 12 | I’m a Believer- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- producer:
- Jeff Barry
- acoustic guitar:
- Neil Diamond (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- bass:
- Dick Romoff (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Buddy Salzman (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- guitar:
- Al Gorgoni (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23) and Sal Ditroia (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- organ:
- Artie Butler (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- piano and tambourine:
- Jeff Barry (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- background vocals:
- Davy Jones (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23) and Peter Tork (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Micky Dolenz (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- arranger:
- Jeff Barry
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Rhino Entertainment Company (in 1966) and WEA International Inc. (in 1966, in 1967)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 65) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 341)
- cover recording of:
- I’m a Believer (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- lyricist and composer:
- Neil Diamond (in 1966)
- publisher:
- Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing , Foray Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Stonebridge Music
- recording of:
- I’m a Believer
- lyricist and composer:
- Neil Diamond (in 1966)
- publisher:
- Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing , Foray Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Stonebridge Music
| The Monkees | 4.6 | 2:44 |
| 13 | I Get Around- engineer:
- Chuck Britz
- producer:
- Brian Wilson
- bass guitar:
- Al Jardine (on 1964-04-02)
- drums (drum set):
- Dennis Wilson (on 1964-04-02)
- electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
- Glen Campbell (on 1964-04-02) and Ray Pohlman (on 1964-04-02)
- electric guitar:
- Carl Wilson (on 1964-04-02)
- Hammond organ [Hammond B3 organ], harpsichord, piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
- Brian Wilson (on 1964-04-02)
- percussion [rim with thin stick] and timbales [timbales with brush]:
- Hal Blaine (on 1964-04-02)
- background vocals:
- Al Jardine (on 1964-04-02), Carl Wilson (on 1964-04-02) and Dennis Wilson (on 1964-04-02)
- bass vocals and lead vocals:
- Mike Love (on 1964-04-02)
- lead vocals:
- Mike Love
- arranger:
- Brian Wilson
- recording of:
- I Get Around (on 1964-04-02)
- lyricist:
- Mike Love and Brian Wilson
- composer:
- Brian Wilson
- publisher:
- Irving Music, Inc., Sea of Tunes, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan , Victor Music Arts, Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (from 2017-04-01 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- ビクターミュージックアーツ株式会社, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| The Beach Boys | 4.45 | 2:12 |
| 14 | It Might as Well Rain Until September | Carole King | | 2:26 |
| 15 | My Guy | Mary Wells | 4.2 | 2:49 |
| 16 | Baby Love | The Supremes | 4.35 | 2:34 |
| 17 | Dancing in the Street- producer:
- William Stevenson
- baritone saxophone:
- Thomas Bowles (on 1964-06-29)
- bass guitar:
- James Jamerson (on 1964-06-29)
- drums (drum set):
- Marvin Gaye (on 1964-06-29)
- guitar:
- Joe Messina (on 1964-06-29), Robert White (on 1964-06-29) and Eddie Willis (on 1964-06-29)
- other instruments [tire iron]:
- Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29)
- percussion, tambourine and vibraphone [vibes]:
- Jack Ashford (on 1964-06-29)
- tenor saxophone:
- Henry Cosby (on 1964-06-29)
- trombone:
- George Bohanon (on 1964-06-29) and Paul Riser (on 1964-06-29)
- trumpet:
- Russell Conway (on 1964-06-29) and Herbert Williams (on 1964-06-29)
- background vocals:
- Rosalind Ashford (on 1964-06-29), Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29), Betty Kelly (on 1964-06-29) and William Stevenson (on 1964-06-29)
- lead vocals:
- Martha Reeves (on 1964-06-29)
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Corporation (in 1964) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1964)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 7), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 40), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 130) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 403)
- recording of:
- Dancing in the Street (on 1964-06-29)
- writer:
- I. Hunter, M. Gaye and W. Stevenson
- publisher:
- EMI Music , EMI Music Publishing , FCG Music, Jobete Music , Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| Martha and the Vandellas | 3.55 | 2:37 |
| 18 | Everlasting Love | Love Affair | 4 | 2:59 |
| 19 | Got to Get You Into My Life | Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers | | 2:31 |
| 20 | Respect- recording engineer:
- Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- baritone saxophone:
- Willie Bridges (on 1967-02-14)
- bass guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-14)
- cornet:
- Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-14)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1967-02-14)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Johnson (on 1967-02-14)
- organ:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1967-02-14)
- piano:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- tenor saxophone:
- Charles Chalmers (on 1967-02-14) and King Curtis (on 1967-02-14)
- background vocals:
- Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-02-14) and Erma Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- conductor:
- Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-14)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 5), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 21), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 52) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- cover recording of:
- Respect (on 1967-02-14)
- lyricist and composer:
- Otis Redding
- publisher:
- Cotillion Music Inc. , East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America
| Aretha Franklin | 3.9 | 2:22 |
| 21 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine- producer:
- Norman Whitfield
- bass [1962 Fender Precision Bass]:
- James Jamerson (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- congas and tambourine:
- Jack Ashford (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- drums (drum set):
- Uriel Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- French horn:
- Don Ozga (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Edwin Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- guitar [1964 Gibson Firebird III]:
- Eddie Willis (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- guitar [Fender Telecaster with Jazzmaster Neck]:
- Joe Messina (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- Hammond organ [B-3]:
- Earl Van Dyke (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- tom-tom:
- Richard "Pistol" Allen (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- Wurlitzer electric piano:
- Johnny Griffith (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- background vocals:
- The Andantes (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10), Marlene Barrow (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10), Louvain Demps (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Jackie Hicks (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- lead vocals:
- Marvin Gaye (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- orchestra:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- strings arranger:
- Paul Riser (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- orchestrator:
- Paul Riser (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Company (in 1968)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 80), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 93), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 119) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 307)
- cover recording of:
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- writer:
- Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music , Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
| Marvin Gaye | 3.7 | 3:10 |
| 22 | The Letter- producer:
- Dan Penn
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records (in 1967), Arista Records, Inc. (in 1967), RCA Records (in 1967) and Atoll Music (in 1968)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 357) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 364)
- recording of:
- The Letter (in 1967)
- lyricist and composer:
- Wayne Carson Thompson
- publisher:
- Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Chelsea Music Publishing, Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Concord Bicycle Assets, Copyright Control , EMI Music , Lovolar Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and Warner Chappell Music
| The Box Tops | 4.15 | 1:54 |
| 23 | Go Now | The Moody Blues | | 3:10 |
| 24 | A Whiter Shade of Pale | Procol Harum | 4.1 | 4:00 |
| 25 | When a Man Loves a Woman- producer:
- Marlin Greene and Quin Ivy
- double bass:
- Albert Lowe Jr. (on 1966-02-17)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1966-02-17)
- farfisa [farfisa organ]:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1966-02-17)
- guitar:
- Marlin Greene (on 1966-02-17)
- vocals:
- Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Ltd. , WEA International Inc. (, in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Norala Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 54) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- When a Man Loves a Woman (on 1966-02-17)
- writer:
- Calvin Lewis, Percy Sledge and Andrew Wright
- publisher:
- Mijac Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell , Pronto Music, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (from 1966 to present), Pronto (in 1972) and Quinvy (in 1972)
| Percy Sledge | 4.35 | 2:56 |
| 26 | Silence Is Golden | The Tremeloes | 3.65 | 3:07 |
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