| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | 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 | 2:25 |
| 2 | ABC | The Jackson 5 | 4.1 | 2:58 |
| 3 | Jimmy Mack | Martha Reeves and the Vandellas | 1 | 2:52 |
| 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 | 2:38 |
| 5 | Ain’t No Sunshine | Bill Withers | 4.55 | 2:05 |
| 6 | The Tears of a Clown | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 3.9 | 3:00 |
| 7 | What’d I Say | Ray Charles | 3 | 6:30 |
| 8 | Behind a Painted Smile | The Isley Brothers | | 2:50 |
| 9 | 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 | 3:08 |
| 10 | Let’s Stay Together- producer:
- Willie Mitchell
- drums (drum set):
- Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr.
- electric bass guitar:
- Leroy Hodges
- guitar family:
- Mabon Hodges
- organ and piano:
- Charles Hodges
- saxophone:
- James Mitchell
- tenor saxophone:
- Ed Logan
- trombone:
- Jack Hale
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson
- background vocals:
- Charles Chalmers , Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
- vocals:
- Al Green
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Cream Records (in 1971) and HI Records Inc. (in 1971)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 34), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 60), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 84)
- recording of:
- Let’s Stay Together
- writer:
- Al Jackson, Jr. , Al Green and Willie Mitchell
- publisher:
- Al Green Music Inc. , Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
| Al Green | 4.55 | 3:19 |
| 11 | Back Stabbers | The O’Jays | 4.7 | 3:10 |
| 12 | Do You Love Me | The Contours | 4.35 | 2:54 |
| 13 | Emma | Hot Chocolate | 3.75 | 3:55 |
| 14 | We’re a Winner | The Impressions | 4 | 2:23 |
| 15 | (I Get the) Sweetest Feeling | Jackie Wilson | 4.5 | 2:56 |
| 16 | Tears at the End of a Love Affair | Tammi Terrell | | 2:59 |
| 17 | Seesaw | Don Covay | | 3:00 |
| 18 | I’m Gonna Make You Love Me- producer:
- Nickolas Ashford and Frank Wilson
- lead vocals:
- Eddie Kendricks and Diana Ross
- spoken vocals:
- Otis Williams
- arranger:
- Paul Riser
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Company (in 1968), Motown Record Company, L.P. (in 1968), Motown Record Corporation (in 1968) and PolyGram (in 1968)
- recorded at:
- Motown Studios - Hitsville West in West Hollywood, California, United States
- cover recording of:
- I’m Gonna Make You Love Me (until 1968-09-13)
- writer:
- Kenneth Gamble , Leon Huff and Jerry Ross
- publisher:
- Act Three Music, Down Stairs Music, MRC Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations | 2.65 | 3:08 |
| 19 | Spanish Harlem | Ben E. King | 4.4 | 3:00 |
| 20 | Ain’t That Peculiar | Marvin Gaye | 3.25 | 2:58 |