# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
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1 | Green Onions | Booker T. & the MG’s | 4.15 | 2:50 |
2 | Save the Last Dance for Me- recording of:
- Save the Last Dance for Me
- writer:
- Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
- publisher:
- Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A , Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rumbalero Music Inc., Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., 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 & Range (in 1974) and Trio Music (in 1974)
| The Drifters | | 2:34 |
3 | My Baby Just Cares for Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
- double bass:
- Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
- drums (drum set):
- Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
- piano:
- Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
- vocals:
- Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Bethlehem Records (in 1958)
- recorded at:
- Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
- cover recording of:
- My Baby Just Cares for Me (in 1957-12)
- lyricist:
- Gus Kahn
- composer:
- Walter Donaldson
- publisher:
- Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Co., Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.
| Nina Simone | 4 | 3:38 |
4 | Respect Yourself | The Staple Singers | | 4:50 |
5 | Midnight Train to Georgia | Gladys Knight & the Pips | | 4:40 |
6 | Hold On I’m Coming | Sam & Dave | | 2:30 |
7 | Last Night | The Mar‐Keys | 4 | 2:33 |
8 | Tell It Like It Is | Aaron Neville | | 3:05 |
9 | What I’d Say | Ray Charles | | 6:26 |
10 | Everybody Needs Somebody to Love | Solomon Burke | | 2:43 |
11 | Don’t Play That Song (You Lied) | Ben E. King | | 2:43 |
12 | Lookin’ for a Love | Bobby Womack | | 2:37 |
13 | When a Man Loves a Woman- recording of:
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- writer:
- Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright
- publisher:
- Mijac Music, Pronto Music, Inc. , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell, Pronto Music (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 | | 3:00 |
14 | (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction | Otis Redding | 3.8 | 2:48 |
15 | Soul Finger | The Bar‐Kays | | 2:19 |
16 | 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 Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 249) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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 Music Ltd. and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co.
| Aretha Franklin | 4.25 | 2:45 |
17 | (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay- 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., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. , Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
| Otis Redding | | 2:38 |
18 | Born Under a Bad Sign | Albert King | | 2:45 |
19 | Hey Jude | Wilson Pickett | | 4:01 |
20 | Band of Gold | Freda Payne | 4.5 | 2:54 |