| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Superfly | Curtis Mayfield | 4.65 | 3:54 |
| 2 | Let’s Stay Together | Al Green | 4 | 4:46 |
| 3 | My Baby Just Cares for Me- recorded at:
- Vine St. Bar & Grill in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1985-12-03 until 1985-12-08)
- live cover recording of:
- My Baby Just Cares for Me
- lyricist and composer:
- Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
- 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 | | 3:03 |
| 4 | Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone | The Temptations | | 7:13 |
| 5 | Stand by Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
- producer:
- Leiber and Stoller
- vocals:
- Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
- conductor:
- Stan Applebaum (on 1960-10-27)
- arranger:
- Stan Applebaum
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Ltd. , WEA International Inc. (in 1960, in 1961) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1986)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 62), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 121), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131) and BILLIONS CLUB
- recording of:
- Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
- publisher:
- Mike Stoller
- writer:
- Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- publisher:
- A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music , Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt , Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG , Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music , Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing
| Ben E. King | 4.65 | 3:01 |
| 6 | 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 | 2:36 |
| 7 | Knock on Wood- recorded in:
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-07-13)
- producer:
- Steve Cropper
- baritone saxophone:
- probably Floyd Newman
- bass guitar [bass]:
- Duck Dunn (on 1966-07-13)
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Al Jackson (on 1966-07-13)
- guitar:
- Steve Cropper (on 1966-07-13)
- organ:
- Booker T. Jones (on 1966-07-13)
- piano:
- Isaac Hayes (on 1966-07-13) and Booker T. Jones (on 1966-07-13)
- tenor saxophone:
- probably Andrew Love (on 1966-07-13)
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson (on 1966-07-13)
- vocals:
- Eddie Floyd (on 1966-07-13)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
- recording of:
- Knock on Wood (on 1966-07-13)
- writer:
- Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
- publisher:
- East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell North America
- adaptation of:
- Potkraj na les
| Eddie Floyd | 4 | 3:04 |
| 8 | Baby Love | The Supremes | | 3:24 |
| 9 | Dancing in the Street- recording of:
- Dancing in the Street
- 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 | | 2:36 |
| 10 | When a Man Loves a Woman- producer:
- Marlin Greene and Quin Ivy
- double bass:
- Albert Lowe Jr. (on 1966-02-17)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1966-02-17)
- farfisa [farfisa organ]:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1966-02-17)
- guitar:
- Marlin Greene (on 1966-02-17)
- vocals:
- Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Ltd. , WEA International Inc. (, in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Norala Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 54) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- When a Man Loves a Woman (on 1966-02-17)
- writer:
- Calvin Lewis, Percy Sledge and Andrew Wright
- publisher:
- Mijac Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell , Pronto Music, Inc. (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 | 4.35 | 2:56 |
| 11 | Last Night | The Mar‐Keys | 4 | 2:38 |
| 12 | It’s a Man’s, Man’s World | James Brown | | 2:40 |
| 13 | River Deep, Mountain High- recording of:
- River Deep – Mountain High
- writer:
- Jeff Barry (in 1966), Ellie Greenwich (in 1966) and Phil Spector (in 1966)
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music, Inc. , Belinda Music, Bug Music (Windswept Account), Chrysalis Music Ltd. , EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Mecolico Music, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music , Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal Music Publishing , Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Polygram Music Publishing, Warner Chappell, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント , ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 , 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 and 日本アブコ音楽出版
| Ike & Tina Turner | 4 | 3:57 |
| 14 | Tell Mama | Etta James | 4 | 2:22 |
| 15 | That’s the Way I Feel About Cha | Bobby Womack | | 5:08 |
| 16 | Groove Me | King Floyd | 5 | 3:01 |
| 17 | Tighten Up | Archie Bell & the Drells | | 2:46 |
| 18 | Every Beat of My Heart | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 5 | 2:02 |
| 19 | Save the Last Dance for Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1960-05-19)
- producer:
- Leiber and Stoller
- guitar:
- Billy Davis (on 1960-05-19)
- baritone vocals:
- Doc Green (on 1960-05-19)
- bass vocals:
- Elsbeary Hobbs (on 1960-05-19)
- lead vocals:
- Benny Nelson (on 1960-05-19)
- tenor vocals:
- Charlie Thomas (on 1960-05-19) and Johnny Williams (on 1960-05-19)
- conductor:
- Stan Applebaum (on 1960-05-19)
- arranger:
- Stan Applebaum
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (in 1998)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 12) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 182)
- recording of:
- Save the Last Dance for Me (on 1960-05-19)
- writer:
- Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
- publisher:
- Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A , Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rumbalero Music Inc., The Manor Music Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , 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 and Range Songs, Inc. (in 1974) and Trio Music (in 1974)
| The Drifters | 5 | 2:28 |
| 20 | Rainy Night in Georgia | Brook Benton | | 4:02 |