# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
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1 | Walking in Rhythm | The Blackbyrds | 5 | 2:53 |
2 | Chain Gang | Sam Cooke | 3 | 2:33 |
3 | Could It Be I'm Falling in Love | The Spinners | | 4:34 |
4 | Reach Out I'll Be There- producer:
- Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (in 1966)
- background vocals:
- The Andantes (in 1966), Marlene Barrow (in 1966), Renaldo Benson (in 1966), Louvain Demps (in 1966), Abdul "Duke" Fakir (in 1966), Jackie Hicks (in 1966) and Lawrence Payton (in 1966)
- lead vocals:
- Levi Stubbs (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1966)
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 78) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 206)
- recording of:
- Reach Out, I’ll Be There (in 1966)
- lyricist:
- Eddie Holland
- composer:
- Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
- publisher:
- Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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)
| Four Tops | 4 | 2:59 |
5 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine- producer:
- Norman Whitfield
- drums (drum set):
- Richard "Pistol" Allen (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Uriel Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- organ:
- Earl Van Dyke (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- background vocals:
- The Andantes (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)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 80) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 119)
- 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 Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., 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
- recording of:
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine (on 1967-04-10)
- writer:
- Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., 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 | 3.9 | 3:12 |
6 | Oh Happy Day | Edwin Hawkins Singers | | 5:10 |
7 | Behind a Painted Smile | The Isley Brothers | | 2:44 |
8 | Breaking Down the Walls of Heartache | Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon | | 2:37 |
9 | I'll Pick a Rose for My Rose | Marv Johnson | | 2:40 |
10 | Stand by Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
- vocals:
- Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
- conductor:
- Stan Applebaum (on 1960-10-27)
- arranger:
- Stan Applebaum
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- H.H.O. Ltd
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 121) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131)
- recording of:
- Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
- publisher:
- Mike Stoller
- writer:
- Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- publisher:
- Hornall Brothers Music , Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music and Unichappell Music
| Ben E. King | 4.65 | 3:01 |
11 | Baby Dont Change Your Mind | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 4 | 3:14 |
12 | Mr Big Stuff | Jean Knight | 5 | 2:46 |
13 | Kiss and Say Goodbye | The Manhattans | | 4:28 |
14 | Girls | Moments and Whatnauts | 2 | 3:13 |
15 | I'm Doing Fine Now | New York City | | 2:58 |
16 | Backstabbers | The O’Jays | 4.85 | 3:05 |
17 | Third Finger Left Hand | Martha and the Vandellas | | 2:48 |
18 | I Second That Emotion | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 4 | 2:43 |
19 | Farewell Is a Lonely Sound | Jimmy Ruffin | | 3:01 |
20 | Ain't Nothin' but a Houseparty | The Show Stoppers | | 2:38 |
21 | 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 | 3:39 |
22 | Automatically Sunshine | The Supremes | | 2:39 |
23 | Nathan Jones | The Supremes | | 3:02 |
24 | You Little Trustmaker | The Tymes | | 2:48 |
25 | Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday | Stevie Wonder | 5 | 3:05 |