| # | 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 | 2:28 |
| 2 | (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay- producer:
- Jerry Bruckheimer, Steve Cropper and Don Simpson
- bass guitar:
- Donald “Duck” Dunn (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Al Jackson, Jr. (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- guitar:
- Steve Cropper (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- keyboard:
- Isaac Hayes (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07) and Booker T. Jones (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- vocals:
- Otis Redding (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- whistling:
- Otis Redding (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1968)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 26), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 38), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 44) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 45)
- recording of:
- (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay (from 1967-11-22 until 1967-12-07)
- writer:
- Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
- publisher:
- East Publishing Inc., East/Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music , Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. , Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division , Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
| Otis Redding | 4.45 | 2:42 |
| 3 | For What It’s Worth | Buffalo Springfield | 4.25 | 2:34 |
| 4 | Light My Fire- engineer and mixer:
- Bruce Botnick
- producer:
- Paul A. Rothchild
- drums (drum set):
- John Densmore (in 1966-09)
- guitar:
- Robby Krieger (in 1966-09)
- keyboard:
- Ray Manzarek (in 1966-09)
- vocals:
- Jim Morrison (in 1966-09)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Entertainment (in 1967), Elektra Records (in 1967, in 2017), Elektra (in 1971) and Rhino Entertainment Company (in 2017)
- engineered at:
- Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- music videos:
- Light My Fire by The Doors
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 35) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 310)
- recording of:
- Light My Fire (in 1966-09)
- writer:
- John Densmore, Robby Krieger , Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison
- publisher:
- Doors Music Company, Nipper Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部
| The Doors | 4.3 | 7:10 |
| 5 | I Fought the Law | The Bobby Fuller Four | 4.35 | 2:18 |
| 6 | Good Lovin’ (single version) | The Young Rascals | 4 | 2:30 |
| 7 | I Got You Babe | Sonny & Cher | 4 | 3:10 |
| 8 | The House of the Rising Sun | The Animals | 4.25 | 4:30 |
| 9 | In the Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett | 3 | 2:37 |
| 10 | Last Train to Clarksville | The Monkees | | 2:44 |
| 11 | Under the Boardwalk | The Drifters | 4.35 | 2:42 |
| 12 | Green Onions | Booker T. & the M.G.’s | 3.95 | 2:54 |
| 13 | Leaving on a Jet Plane | Peter, Paul & Mary | 4.35 | 3:27 |
| 14 | Hold On, I’m Comin’- recorded in:
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-03-08)
- producer:
- Jim Stewart
- vocals:
- Sam & Dave (on 1966-03-08)
- recording of:
- Hold On, I’m Comin’ (on 1966-03-08)
- writer:
- Isaac Hayes and David Porter
- publisher:
- Cotillion Music Inc. , East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Pronto Music, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music
- sub-publisher:
- ヤマハミュージック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 , ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Sam & Dave | 5 | 2:36 |
| 15 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes- recording engineer:
- Bill Halverson
- producer:
- David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills
- mixer:
- David Crosby, Bill Halverson, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills
- bass guitar, guitar and percussion:
- Stephen Stills (in 1969)
- vocals:
- David Crosby (in 1969), Graham Nash (in 1969) and Stephen Stills (in 1969)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1969)
- recorded at:
- Wally Heider Recording Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969)
- mixed at:
- Wally Heider Recording Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 222) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 418)
- recording of:
- Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (in 1969)
- lyricist and composer:
- Stephen Stills
- publisher:
- Gold Hill Music
| Crosby, Stills & Nash | 4.6 | 7:24 |
| 16 | Crimson and Clover | Tommy James & the Shondells | | 3:30 |
| 17 | People Are Strange | The Doors | 4.45 | 2:10 |
| 18 | Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood | The Animals | 4.3 | 2:26 |
| 19 | Land of 1000 Dances | Wilson Pickett | 4 | 2:27 |
| 20 | Hard to Handle | Otis Redding | 4.2 | 2:21 |
| 21 | Break On Through (to the Other Side) | The Doors | 4.45 | 2:26 |
| 22 | Mony Mony | Tommy James & the Shondells | | 2:51 |
| 23 | Sherry | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | 5 | 2:32 |
| 24 | Blue Moon- producer:
- Danny and Stu
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1961, in 2004)
- cover recording of:
- Blue Moon
- lyricist:
- Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
- composer:
- Richard Rodgers (in 1934)
- publisher:
- EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing , EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. , EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and 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
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions
- part of:
- New York, New York
| The Marcels | 3 | 2:18 |
| 25 | Up on the Roof | The Drifters | 5 | 2:35 |
| 26 | 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 | 2:37 |
| 27 | 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 | 2:54 |
| 28 | I Think We’re Alone Now | Tommy James & the Shondells | 5 | 2:13 |
| 29 | Wake Up, Little Susie | The Everly Brothers | 4.65 | 2:04 |
| 30 | Walk Like a Man | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | 5 | 2:18 |
| 31 | 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)
- 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 |
| 32 | I Say a Little Prayer- recording engineer:
- Tom Dowd (on 1968-04-17)
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- bass:
- Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-04-17)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1968-04-17)
- guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1968-04-17)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1968-04-17)
- background vocals:
- The Sweet Inspirations (on 1968-04-17)
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Music UK Ltd. , Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1968) and WEA International Inc. (in 1968)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-04-17)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 117)
- cover recording of:
- I Say a Little Prayer (on 1968-04-17)
- lyricist:
- Hal David
- composer:
- Burt Bacharach
- publisher:
- Blue Seas Music, Inc., Casa David Music, Jac Music, MCA Music Ltd., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| Aretha Franklin | 4.35 | 3:37 |
| 33 | 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 |
| 34 | Everybody Needs Somebody to Love | Solomon Burke | 5 | 2:45 |
| 35 | Things | Bobby Darin | | 2:36 |
| 36 | Sweet Soul Music | Arthur Conley | 4 | 2:21 |
| 37 | I’m a Believer | The Monkees | | 2:47 |
| 38 | Soothe Me | Sam & Dave | | 2:32 |
| 39 | The Locomotion | Little Eva | 2 | 2:19 |
| 40 | 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 | 3:10 |
| 41 | Walkin’ Back to Happiness | Helen Shapiro | 2 | 2:31 |
| 42 | How Do You Do It? | Gerry and the Pacemakers | | 1:55 |
| 43 | Can’t Take My Eyes off You | Frankie Valli | 3.75 | 3:24 |
| 44 | Think | Aretha Franklin | 3.65 | 2:20 |
| 45 | If I Had a Hammer | Trini Lopez | | 2:59 |
| 46 | Georgy Girl | The Seekers | 4 | 2:20 |
| 47 | No Milk Today | Herman’s Hermits | 4.65 | 2:54 |
| 48 | Comin’ Home Baby | Mel Tormé | | 2:43 |
| 49 | Foot Tapper | The Shadows | | 2:26 |
| 50 | I Wanna Be Your Dog- producer:
- John Cale
- bass guitar:
- Dave Alexander
- drums (drum set):
- Scott Asheton
- electric guitar:
- Ron Asheton
- lead vocals:
- Iggy Stooge
- part of:
- NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (number: 37), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 314) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 438)
- recording of:
- I Wanna Be Your Dog
- writer:
- Dave Alexander , Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton and Iggy Pop
- publisher:
- Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Stooge Staffel Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division , Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (from 2017-04-01 to present)
| The Stooges | 3.55 | 3:09 |