| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | I Want You Back- producer:
- The Corporation
- bass guitar:
- Wilton Felder (in 1969-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Gene Pello and Johnny Jackson (in 1969-07)
- guitar:
- Donald Peake, David T. Walker and Tito Jackson (in 1969-07)
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Louis Shelton (in 1969-07)
- keyboard:
- Clarence McDonald and Ronnie Rancifer (in 1969-07)
- percussion:
- Sandra Crouch and Marlon Jackson (in 1969-07)
- piano:
- Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Joe Sample and Ronnie Rancifer (in 1969-07)
- background vocals:
- Jackie Jackson , Michael Jackson , Keith Washington, Jermaine Jackson (in 1969-07), Marlon Jackson (in 1969-07) and Tito Jackson (in 1969-07)
- lead vocals:
- Michael Jackson (in 1969-07)
- vocals:
- Jackie Jackson (in 1969-07)
- arranger:
- The Corporation
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Corporation (in 1969)
- recorded at:
- The Sound Factory West in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1969-07, from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
- music videos:
- I Want You Back by The Jackson 5
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 23), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 28), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 104) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 120)
- recording of:
- I Want You Back (in 1969-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- The Corporation
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- 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)
- part of:
- MJ: The Musical
| The Jackson 5 | 4.15 | 2:57 |
| 2 | For Once in My Life | Stevie Wonder | 4.1 | 2:51 |
| 3 | It’s Not Unusual | Tom Jones | 4.5 | 2:00 |
| 4 | Ain’t No Mountain High Enough | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | 4.7 | 2:28 |
| 5 | 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)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Company (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville 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 (number: 206)
- recording of:
- Reach Out, I’ll Be There (in 1966)
- lyricist:
- Eddie Holland
- composer:
- Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
- 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 (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 | 3:00 |
| 6 | You Can’t Hurry Love- recording engineer:
- Russ Terrana
- engineer:
- Lamont Dozier
- producer:
- Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
- bass:
- James Jamerson (on 1966-06-11)
- brass [horns]:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (on 1966-06-11)
- drums (drum set):
- Benny Benjamin (on 1966-06-11)
- guitar [Gibson L-5]:
- Robert White (on 1966-06-11)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (on 1966-06-11)
- piano:
- Earl Van Dyke (on 1966-06-11)
- tambourine:
- Jack Ashford (on 1966-06-11)
- background vocals:
- Florence Ballard (on 1966-07-05) and Mary Wilson (on 1966-07-05)
- lead vocals:
- Diana Ross (on 1966-07-05)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Corporation (in 1966) and Motown Records (in 2015, in 2017)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1966-06-11 until 1966-07-05)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 280)
- recording of:
- You Can’t Hurry Love (from 1966-06-11 until 1966-07-05)
- writer:
- Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Jobete , 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), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. (in 1965) 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)
| The Supremes | 4.75 | 2:45 |
| 7 | Do Wah Diddy Daddy | Manfred Mann | 4 | 2:25 |
| 8 | Sugar Sugar | The Archies | 3.5 | 2:48 |
| 9 | Dancing in the Streets- producer:
- William Stevenson
- baritone saxophone:
- Thomas Bowles (on 1964-06-29)
- bass guitar:
- James Jamerson (on 1964-06-29)
- drums (drum set):
- Marvin Gaye (on 1964-06-29)
- guitar:
- Joe Messina (on 1964-06-29), Robert White (on 1964-06-29) and Eddie Willis (on 1964-06-29)
- other instruments [tire iron]:
- Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29)
- percussion, tambourine and vibraphone [vibes]:
- Jack Ashford (on 1964-06-29)
- tenor saxophone:
- Henry Cosby (on 1964-06-29)
- trombone:
- George Bohanon (on 1964-06-29) and Paul Riser (on 1964-06-29)
- trumpet:
- Russell Conway (on 1964-06-29) and Herbert Williams (on 1964-06-29)
- background vocals:
- Rosalind Ashford (on 1964-06-29), Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29), Betty Kelly (on 1964-06-29) and William Stevenson (on 1964-06-29)
- lead vocals:
- Martha Reeves (on 1964-06-29)
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Corporation (in 1964) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1964)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 7), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 40), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 130) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 403)
- recording of:
- Dancing in the Street (on 1964-06-29)
- writer:
- I. Hunter, M. Gaye and W. Stevenson
- publisher:
- EMI Music , EMI Music Publishing , FCG Music, Jobete Music , Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, 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)
| Martha Reeves and the Vandellas | 3.55 | 2:40 |
| 10 | In the Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett | 3 | 2:34 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | The Tracks of My Tears | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 4.25 | 3:03 |
| 13 | Please Mr. Postman- producer:
- Robert Bateman and Brian Holland
- bass:
- James Jamerson (in 1961-04)
- drums (drum set):
- Benny Benjamin (in 1961-04) and Marvin Gaye (in 1961-04)
- guitar:
- Eddie Willis (in 1961-04)
- handclaps:
- Katherine Anderson (in 1961-04), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (in 1961-04)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (in 1961-04)
- percussion:
- Eddie “Bongo” Brown (in 1961-04)
- piano:
- Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie (in 1961-04)
- background vocals:
- Katherine Anderson (in 1961-04), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart (in 1961-04), Gladys Horton (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (in 1961-04)
- lead vocals:
- Gladys Horton (in 1961-04)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1961-04)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 10), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 331) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 410)
- recording of:
- Please Mr. Postman (in 1961-04)
- writer:
- Robert Bateman (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (in 1961)
- publisher:
- Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
| The Marvelettes | 4.6 | 2:28 |
| 14 | Chapel of Love- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 18) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 279)
- recording of:
- Chapel of Love
- writer:
- Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music, Inc. , Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント , 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 , 日本アブコ音楽出版 , 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)
| The Dixie Cups | 4 | 2:45 |
| 15 | It’s My Party | Lesley Gore | 4.35 | 2:14 |
| 16 | My Boy Lollipop | Millie Small | 4.65 | 2:01 |
| 17 | The Loco‐Motion | Little Eva | 2 | 2:25 |
| 18 | One Way Ticket | Eleanor Bodel | | 2:40 |
| 19 | En Sån Karl | Lill Lindfors | | 2:49 |
| 20 | Tunna Skivor | Siw Malmkvist | | 2:41 |
| 21 | Summer in the City- additional electric piano:
- Artie Schroeck
- lead vocals:
- John Sebastian
- conductor:
- Michael Kamen
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Buddah Records (in 1966), Kama Sutra (in 1966), Sony Music Entertainment (in 1966) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1966)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 393)
- recording of:
- Summer in the City
- writer:
- Steve Boone, John Sebastian and Mark Sebastian
- publisher:
- Alley Music Corp., Beechwood Music Corp., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. , Bug Music , Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Gallo Music Publishing, Mark Sebastian Music, Robbins Music Corp., Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., The Hudson Bay Music Co. , Trio Music and Trio Music Co., Inc.
| The Lovin’ Spoonful | 4.8 | 2:39 |
| 22 | California Girls | The Beach Boys | | 2:30 |
| 23 | In the Ghetto- assistant engineer:
- Dror Mohar
- engineer:
- Al Pachucki
- producer:
- Felton Jarvis and Chips Moman
- assistant mixer:
- Dan Milazzo and Claudius Mittendorfer
- mixer:
- Ray Bardani and David Bendeth
- lead vocals:
- Elvis Presley (on 1969-01-20)
- brass arranger and strings arranger:
- Mike Leech and Glen Spreen
- recorded at:
- Elvis Presley at International Hotel (1969-08-21)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- The International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada, United States (on 1969-08-21)
- mixed at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- In the Ghetto (on 1969-01-20)
- lyricist and composer:
- Mac Davis
- publisher:
- ABG Elvis Songs, B-n-B Music Inc., Cherry River Music, Chrysalis Music , Chrysalis Songs, Copyright Control , Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Gladys Music Inc., R&H Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
| Elvis Presley | 2.75 | 2:58 |