NOW #1s: 70 Years of the Official Singles Chart

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1Imagine
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
bass:
Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):
Alan White (Yes drummer)
piano:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
performer:
Flux Fiddlers (New York Philharmonic) and Plastic Ono Band
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) (in 1971)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Tittenhurst Park in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-05-27) and The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-07-04: strings)
music videos:
Imagine by John Lennon (The Beatles) and The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers (New York Philharmonic))
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 3) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 19)
recording of:
Imagine (from 1971-05-27 until 1971-07-04)
lyricist:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) and Lenono Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
John Lennon4.23:08
2Don’t Look Back in Anger
recording engineer:
Owen Morris
producer:
Noel Gallagher and Owen Morris
bass guitar:
Paul McGuigan (Oasis)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Alan White (Oasis drummer)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Noel Gallagher
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and Hammond organ:
Paul Arthurs ("Bonehead", Oasis)
piano:
Paul Arthurs ("Bonehead", Oasis) and Noel Gallagher
tambourine:
Liam Gallagher (English musician, lead singer of Oasis)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
music videos:
Don’t Look Back in Anger by Oasis (Noel & Liam Gallagher)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 14) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 45)
recording of:
Don’t Look Back in Anger
lyricist and composer:
Noel Gallagher
Oasis4.354:50
3Beautiful Day
miscellaneous support:
Cheryl Engels (task: audio post production manager and technical guru), Rab McAllister (task: studio tech) and Sam O’Sullivan (task: studio manager)
programming:
Brian Eno
additional engineer:
Stephen Harris (mixer/producer) and Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
assistant engineer:
Chris Heaney (engineer)
engineer:
Richard Rainey
additional producer:
Steve Lillywhite
producer:
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
mixer:
Steve Lillywhite
bass guitar:
Adam Clayton
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Larry Mullen
guitar:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
keyboard [keyboards]:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Brian Eno
piano:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
synthesizer:
Brian Eno
background vocals:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
vocals:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
drums (drum set) technician:
Sam O’Sullivan
guitar technician:
Fraser McAlister
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music International BV (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2000)
recorded at:
HQ (U2’s recording studio in Dublin, Ireland.) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Totally Wired in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Westland Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland and Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
music videos:
Beautiful Day (Èze version) by U2 (Irish rock band), Beautiful Day (Chardles de Gaulle Aiport version) by U2 (Irish rock band) and Beautiful Day (Eze version) by U2 (Irish rock band)
part of:
My VH1 Music Awards - Damn I Wish I Wrote That! (song of the year) Nominees (2001)
recording of:
Beautiful Day
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd., Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Universal Music Publishing BV (Benelux subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing International BV (Global Licensing & Royalty Review division, Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Publishing International Ltd.
revision of:
Always
U23.754:08
4Viva la vidaColdplay4.14:01
5So What
recording engineer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (in 2008)
assistant engineer:
Tim Roberts (engineer)
engineer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
producer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2008)
recorded at:
House of Blues Studios in Encino, California, United States (in 2008) and Maratone Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 2008)
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:
So What (clean) by P!nk (American singer/songwriter)
recording of:
So What (in 2008)
writer:
Alecia Moore (American singer/songwriter), Johan Schuster and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Kobalt Music, Maratone AB and P!nk Inside Publishing
P!NK43:35
6Roar
programming and producer:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
assistant engineer:
Rachael Findlen (engineer), Justin Fox and Elliott Lanam (engineer)
engineer:
Peter Carlsson (engineer), Clint Gibbs, John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer), Sam Holland (sound engineer) and Michael Ilbert
additional assistant producer:
Irene Richter
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
instruments:
Cirkut, Dr. Luke and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
vocals:
Katy Perry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Luke’s in the Boo in Malibu, California, United States, MXM Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden, Playback Recording Studio in Santa Barbara, California, United States and Secret Garden Studios in Montecito, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 10), RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 7) (number: 10), Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 20), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 46) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Roar
writer:
Łukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Martin Karl Sandberg (Swedish record producer), Bonnie McKee and Katy Perry
publisher:
KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), Bonnie McKee Music (in 2013), Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated) (in 2013), MXM (in 2013), Oneirology Publishing (in 2013), Prescription Songs (in 2013), Songs of Pulse Recording (BMI) (in 2013), When I’m Rich You’ll Be My Bitch (in 2013), Where da Kasz At (in 2013) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Katy Perry3.553:44
7Wrecking Ball
programming and producer:
Cirkut and Dr. Luke
engineer:
Mike Caffery (engineer), Clint Gibbs and Sven Heidinga
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
cello:
Suzie Katayama
instruments:
Cirkut and Dr. Luke
strings:
David Richard Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
viola:
Andrew Duckles and Darrin McCann
violin:
Charlie Bisberat (violinist), Kevin Connolly (violinist) and Songa Lee
lead vocals:
Miley Cyrus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2013)
music videos:
Wrecking Ball (official video) by Miley Cyrus
part of:
Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 18), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 18), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 30), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 44), Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 152), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 156) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Wrecking Ball
writer:
Łukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Kiyanu Kim, Maureen “Mozella” McDonald (pop singer/songwriter, active from the mid–2000s), Stephan Moccio and Sacha Skarbek
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs, BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint), BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)), Downtown DMP Songs, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP affiliated), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. Canada, Mo Zella Mo Music, Oneirology Publishing, Prescription Songs, Sing Little Penguin, Songs Of 3PM Publishing, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing Canada II
Miley Cyrus3.73:41
8Drivers License
assistant recording engineer:
Dan Viafore
recording engineer and producer:
Daniel Nigro (songwriter and instrumentalist)
mixer:
Mitch McCarthy (mixer)
bass, drums (drum set), percussion, piano, synthesizer and background vocals:
Daniel Nigro (songwriter and instrumentalist)
lead vocals:
Olivia Rodrigo (US singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Olivia Rodrigo (US singer‐songwriter) (in 2021)
edit of:
Drivers License (explicit) by Olivia Rodrigo (US singer‐songwriter)
music videos:
drivers license (clean music video) by Olivia Rodrigo (US singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
drivers license
writer:
Daniel Leonard Nigro (songwriter and instrumentalist) and Olivia Rodrigo (US singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Daniel Leonard Nigro Music, Liv Laf Luv, Sony Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH, Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC (since 2021; fka Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC), Sony/ATV Allegro, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Sony Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited (2021–) (from 2021 to present)
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 2022)
Olivia Rodrigo3.654:02
9Crazy
recording of:
Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)
lyricist:
Thomas DeCarlo Callaway
writer:
Gian Franco Reverberi and Gian Piero Reverberi
composer:
Brian Burton
Gnarls Barkley2:58
10Blinding Lights
programming and producer:
Oscar Holter, Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer)
assistant engineer:
Cory Bice, Sean Klein and Jeremy Lertola
engineer:
Shin Kamiyama
assistant mixer:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
bass, drums (drum set), guitar and keyboard [keyboards]:
Oscar Holter, Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer)
background vocals:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Weeknd XO, Inc. (in 2019)
produced for:
MXM Productions and Wolf Cousins Productions
recorded at:
Jungle City Studios in New York, New York, United States and MXM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:
Blinding Lights (music video) by The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 1), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 1), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 3), Stereogum Readers’ Top 10 Songs of 2020 (number: 6), iHeartRadio Music Awards: Song of the Year nominees (number: 2021 winner), BILLIONS CLUB, Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 51), Top Songs of 2024: Global (number: 65) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 79)
recording of:
Blinding Lights (from 2019-06 until 2019-11)
writer:
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Ahmad Balshe (Palestinian-Canadian rapper), Oscar Holter, Jason “DaHeala” Quenneville and Karl Martin Sandberg (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
BOTA Publishing II, HiFi Music IP Issuer, L.P., KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, MXM, SAL&CO, Songs of Wolf Cousins, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Warner Chappell Music Scand (STIM), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), WC Music Corp. and Wolf Cousins
sub-publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present) and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
part of:
Prix de l’œuvre internationale de l’année (number: 2021)
The Weeknd4.23:20
11MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name)
recording engineer:
Denzel Baptiste and Roy Lenzo
producer:
Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi and Roy Lenzo
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
guitar:
Omer Fedi
background vocals:
Denzel Baptiste and David Biral
vocals:
Lil Nas X (American rapper and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2021)
edit of:
MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name) (explicit) by Lil Nas X (American rapper and singer)
recording of:
MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name)
writer:
Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Roy Lenzo and Montero Hill (American rapper and singer)
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 2022)
Lil Nas X3.252:18
12Killing Me Softly With His Song
cover recording of:
Killing Me Softly With His Song
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:
Platz Music Publishng, Rodali Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Fox-Gimbel Productions Inc. (in 1972)
Fugees4:59
13Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
engineer:
Arabella Rodriguez
producer and mixer:
Nellee Hooper and Jazzie B
guest lead vocals:
Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
vocals and performer:
Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
10 Records (in 1989)
recorded at and mixed at:
Brittania Row (first location, 1975–1995 Islington) in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Back to Life
writer:
Nellee Hooper, Simon Law (Soul II Soul), Beresford Romeo and Caron Wheeler (English singer, songwriter, and record producer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Law Music, Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler4.153:48
14Bleeding Love
programming, engineer and producer:
Ryan ‘Alias’ Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
assistant engineer:
Craig Durrance and Nate Hertweck
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
instruments:
Ryan ‘Alias’ Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
strings [string] arranger:
Ryan ‘Alias’ Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2007)
recorded at:
Encore in Burbank, California, United States, Mansfield Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States and Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Bleeding Love (music video, UK Edition) by Leona Lewis
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 2)
recording of:
Bleeding Love
writer:
Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder (American singer, songwriter, and producer)
publisher:
Jambition Music (ASCAP) and Write 2 Live
Leona Lewis4.154:24
15Never Ever
vocals:
Nicole Appleton, Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1998)
music videos:
Never Ever (music video) by All Saints
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 379)
recording of:
Never Ever
writer:
Robert Jazayeri (aka Esmail or Afshin Jazayeri), Shaznay Lewis and Sean Mather (US DJ and producer Sean Mather)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Rickidy Raw Productions Inc. and STL Songs Ltd.
All Saints3.255:12
16Positions
engineer:
Ariana Grande and Billy Hickey (US sound engineer and mixer in Los Angeles, California; formerly in Washington, DC)
producer:
London on da Track, Mr. Franks (producer) and Tommy Brown (US producer, songwriter and rapper Tommy Brown)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
guitar:
James Jarvis
background vocals:
Ariana Grande
vocals and performer:
Ariana Grande
vocals arranger:
Ariana Grande
edit of:
positions (explicit) by Ariana Grande
music videos:
positions by Ariana Grande
recording of:
positions
writer:
Angelina Barrett, Ariana Grande, Killah B (hip‐hop producer Brian Bates), London Tyler Holmes, Nija Charles (US singer, songwriter and producer Nija Charles), Steven Franks (producer) and Tommy Brown (US producer, songwriter and rapper Tommy Brown)
Ariana Grande3.52:52
17Band of Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Holland Group Productions Inc. (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 278) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 391)
recording of:
Band of Gold (Freda Payne song)
writer:
Ronald Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer), Edythe Wayne, Edythe Wayne (Motown producer & songwriter) and Edythe Wayne (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Freda Payne4.52:57
18Baby Love
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Mike Terry (60s US soul arranger/conductor) (on 1964-08-13)
bass:
James Jamerson (on 1964-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Richard "Pistol" Allen (on 1964-08-13)
foot stomps [footstomps]:
Michael Valvano (on 1964-08-13)
guitar:
Eddie Willis (on 1964-08-13)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1964-08-13)
piano:
Earl Van Dyke (on 1964-08-13)
tenor saxophone:
Henry Cosby (on 1964-08-13)
vibraphone:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (on 1964-08-13)
background vocals:
Florence Ballard (on 1964-08-13) and Mary Wilson (on 1964-08-13)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1964-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1964) and UMG Recordings (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1964-08-13)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 324) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 499)
recording of:
Baby Love (on 1964-08-13)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Division
The Supremes4.352:35
19Reach Out I’ll Be There
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1966)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 78) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 206)
recording of:
Reach Out, I’ll Be There (in 1966)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., 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 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Four Tops42:55
20I 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 (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (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 (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1968)
recorded at and mixed at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) 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 (as at 2016-06-10) (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 (as of October 2023) (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. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Marvin Gaye3.73:14
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