| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | For Once in My Life | Stevie Wonder | 4.1 | 2:49 |
| 2 | I Got You (I Feel Good) | James Brown | | 2:38 |
| 3 | 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 | 2:27 |
| 4 | Soul Man- recorded in:
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-08-10)
- producer:
- Isaac Hayes, David Porter and Jim Stewart
- instruments:
- Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967) and The Mar‐Keys Horns (in 1967)
- lead vocals:
- Sam Moore (in 1967) and David Prater (in 1967)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Recordings Ltd., WEA International Inc. (in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1967)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 458)
- recording of:
- Soul Man (on 1967-08-10)
- writer:
- Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and David Porter (in 1967)
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing , Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Ltd. , Walden Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell North America, Almo Music Corp. (in 1986) and Walden Music Corp. (in 1986)
| Sam & Dave | 4.5 | 2:36 |
| 5 | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher- recording of:
- (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
- writer:
- Gary Jackson , Raynard Miner and Carl Smith
- publisher:
- Chevis Publishing Corp., EMI Music , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Mijac Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 , ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 , イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and 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)
- part of:
- MJ: The Musical
| Jackie Wilson | | 2:55 |
| 6 | Band of Gold | Freda Payne | 4.5 | 2:56 |
| 7 | Nowhere to Run | Martha Reeves and the Vandellas | | 2:52 |
| 8 | Behind a Painted Smile | The Isley Brothers | | 2:49 |
| 9 | Saturday Night at the Movies | The Drifters | | 2:27 |
| 10 | In the Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett | 3 | 2:37 |
| 11 | Knock on Wood- recorded in:
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-07-13)
- producer:
- Steve Cropper
- baritone saxophone:
- probably Floyd Newman
- bass guitar [bass]:
- Duck Dunn (on 1966-07-13)
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Al Jackson (on 1966-07-13)
- guitar:
- Steve Cropper (on 1966-07-13)
- organ:
- Booker T. Jones (on 1966-07-13)
- piano:
- Isaac Hayes (on 1966-07-13) and Booker T. Jones (on 1966-07-13)
- tenor saxophone:
- probably Andrew Love (on 1966-07-13)
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson (on 1966-07-13)
- vocals:
- Eddie Floyd (on 1966-07-13)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
- recording of:
- Knock on Wood (on 1966-07-13)
- writer:
- Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
- publisher:
- East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell North America
- adaptations:
- Potkraj na les
| Eddie Floyd | 4 | 3:04 |
| 12 | Sweet Soul Music | Arthur Conley | 4 | 2:21 |
| 13 | Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) | Frank Wilson | | 2:22 |
| 14 | River Deep – Mountain High- recording of:
- River Deep – Mountain High
- writer:
- Jeff Barry (in 1966), Ellie Greenwich (in 1966) and Phil Spector (in 1966)
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music, Inc. , Belinda Music, Bug Music (Windswept Account), Chrysalis Music Ltd. , EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Mecolico Music, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music , Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal Music Publishing , Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Polygram Music Publishing, Warner Chappell, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント , ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 , フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 , ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 日本アブコ音楽出版
| Ike & Tina Turner | | 3:28 |
| 15 | Rescue Me | Fontella Bass | 4.35 | 2:56 |
| 16 | Green Onions | Booker T. & the MG’s | 3.85 | 2:53 |
| 17 | Everybody Needs Somebody to Love | Solomon Burke | 5 | 2:46 |
| 18 | Try a Little Tenderness | Otis Redding | | 3:45 |
| 19 | Cupid | Sam Cooke | | 2:37 |
| 20 | La La (Means I Love You) | The Delfonics | | 3:20 |
| 21 | Oh No Not My Baby | Maxine Brown | | 2:37 |
| 22 | Groovy Kind of Love | Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles | | 2:12 |
| 23 | B‐A‐B‐Y | Carla Thomas | 4.25 | 2:53 |
| 24 | Give Me Just a Little More Time | Chairmen of the Board | 4.65 | 2:37 |
| 25 | Soul Finger | The Bar‐Kays | | 2:21 |
| 26 | (What a) Wonderful World | Sam Cooke | 3.7 | 2:07 |
| 27 | 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 | 3:11 |
| 28 | (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay- vocals:
- Otis Redding
- recording of:
- (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay
- writer:
- Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
- publisher:
- East Publishing Inc., East/Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music , Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. , Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division , Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
| Otis Redding | | 2:40 |
| 29 | The Tracks of My Tears | Smokey Robinson | | 2:59 |
| 30 | 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 | 2:50 |
| 31 | Under the Boardwalk | The Drifters | 4.35 | 2:37 |
| 32 | What Becomes of the Broken Hearted | Jimmy Ruffin | 4.65 | 3:01 |
| 33 | Stand by Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
- producer:
- Leiber and Stoller
- vocals:
- Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
- conductor:
- Stan Applebaum (on 1960-10-27)
- arranger:
- Stan Applebaum
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Ltd. , WEA International Inc. (in 1960, in 1961), Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1961, in 1986), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc. (in 1981) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1981)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 62), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 121), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131) and BILLIONS CLUB
- recording of:
- Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
- publisher:
- Mike Stoller
- writer:
- Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- publisher:
- A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music , Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt , Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG , Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music , Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing
| Ben E. King | 4.65 | 2:54 |
| 34 | My Girl | The Temptations | | 2:55 |
| 35 | Walk On By- vocals:
- Dionne Warwick
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. (in 1984)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 51), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 70), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 129)
- recording of:
- Walk On By
- lyricist:
- Hal David
- composer:
- Burt Bacharach
- publisher:
- Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control , JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| Dionne Warwick | 4.75 | 2:54 |
| 36 | Feeling Good | Nina Simone | 4.1 | 2:55 |
| 37 | I Just Want to Make Love to You | Etta James | 3 | 3:04 |
| 38 | Can I Get a Witness | Dusty Springfield | 4 | 2:44 |
| 39 | Harlem Shuffle | Bob & Earl | 2 | 2:53 |
| 40 | My Guy | Mary Wells | | 2:52 |
| 41 | It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World | James Brown | | 2:46 |
| 42 | I Want to Hold Your Hand | Al Green | | 2:16 |
| 43 | Chain of Fools- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States
- recording engineer and mixer:
- Tom Dowd
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- bass guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-06-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1967-06-23)
- electric piano:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1967-06-23)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Johnson (on 1967-06-23) and Joe South (on 1967-06-23)
- piano:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-06-23)
- choir vocals:
- Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-06-23), Erma Franklin (on 1967-06-23), Ellie Greenwich (on 1967-06-23) and The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-06-23)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-06-23)
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. (in 1967) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1968)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-06-23)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 249) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 306)
- recording of:
- Chain of Fools (on 1967-06-23)
- lyricist and composer:
- Don Covay
- publisher:
- 14th Hour Music, Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Pronto Music , Springtime Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co.
- adaptations:
- Verlga norih
| Aretha Franklin | 4.25 | 2:43 |
| 44 | Piece of My Heart | Erma Franklin | 3.75 | 2:33 |
| 45 | Time Is Tight | Booker T. & the MG’s | | 3:17 |
| 46 | Hold On! I’m a Comin’- recorded in:
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-03-08)
- producer:
- Jim Stewart
- vocals:
- Sam & Dave (on 1966-03-08)
- recording of:
- Hold On, I’m Comin’ (on 1966-03-08)
- writer:
- Isaac Hayes, Hayes, Porter and David Porter
- publisher:
- Cotillion Music Inc. , East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Pronto Music, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music
- sub-publisher:
- ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) , ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス , ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Sam & Dave | 5 | 2:29 |
| 47 | Hard to Handle | Otis Redding | 4.15 | 2:21 |
| 48 | Ready or Not Here I Come | The Delfonics | | 2:00 |
| 49 | Build Me Up Buttercup | The Foundations | | 2:58 |
| 50 | Land of 1000 Dances | Wilson Pickett | 4 | 2:27 |
| 51 | Stop! In the Name of Love | The Supremes | 4.15 | 2:52 |
| 52 | This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) | The Isley Brothers | | 2:50 |
| 53 | Think | Aretha Franklin | 3.65 | 2:16 |
| 54 | The Locomotion | Little Eva | 2 | 2:19 |
| 55 | Standing in the Shadows of Love | Four Tops | | 2:37 |
| 56 | Chain Gang | Sam Cooke | | 2:35 |
| 57 | The ‘In’ Crowd | Dobie Gray | | 2:51 |
| 58 | Going to a Go‐Go | Smokey Robinson | | 2:50 |
| 59 | The Clapping Song | Shirley Ellis | | 3:11 |
| 60 | Love on a Mountain Top | Robert Knight | | 2:29 |
| 61 | Mustang Sally- recorded in:
- Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-10-13)
- engineer:
- Tom Dowd and Rick Hall
- producer:
- Rick Hall and Jerry Wexler
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
- Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Johnson (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- keyboard [piano, organ]:
- Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- tenor saxophone:
- Gilbert Caples (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14), Charles Chalmers (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14) and Eddie Logan (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- trumpet:
- Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- vocals:
- Wilson Pickett (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1992) and WEA International Inc. (in 1992)
- recorded at:
- Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 434)
- cover recording of:
- Mustang Sally (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- lyricist and composer:
- Sir Mack Rice
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Springtime Music, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
| Wilson Pickett | 4 | 3:07 |
| 62 | Spanish Harlem | Ben E. King | | 3:00 |
| 63 | Tramp | Otis Redding & Carla Thomas | 3.85 | 2:59 |
| 64 | Here I Go Again | Archie Bell & the Drells | | 2:13 |
| 65 | How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You) | Jr. Walker & the All Stars | | 2:52 |
| 66 | California Soul | Marlena Shaw | 5 | 2:57 |
| 67 | Private Number | Judy Clay & William Bell | 2 | 2:39 |
| 68 | Uptight (Everything’s Alright) | Stevie Wonder | 4.7 | 2:53 |
| 69 | What a Man | Laura Lee | | 2:56 |
| 70 | Comin’ Home Baby | Mel Tormé | | 2:43 |
| 71 | Save the Last Dance for Me- recording of:
- Save the Last Dance for Me
- writer:
- Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
- publisher:
- Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A , Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rumbalero Music Inc., The Manor Music Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 , Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (in 1974) and Trio Music (in 1974)
| The Drifters | | 2:26 |
| 72 | Warm and Tender Love | Percy Sledge | | 3:21 |
| 73 | Rainy Night in Georgia | Brook Benton | 4 | 3:49 |
| 74 | Stay With Me | Lorraine Ellison | 4 | 3:30 |
| 75 | Patches | Clarence Carter | | 3:11 |
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