| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Runaround Sue | Dion | 3 | 2:42 |
| 2 | Runaway | Del Shannon | 4.4 | 2:20 |
| 3 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) | The Tokens | | 2:39 |
| 4 | 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 | 2:29 |
| 5 | It’s My Party | Lesley Gore | 4.35 | 2:14 |
| 6 | My Boyfriend’s Back | The Angels | | 2:08 |
| 7 | (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave | Martha and the Vandellas | 4 | 2:43 |
| 8 | My Girl- producer:
- Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
- bass:
- James Jamerson (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- drums (drum set):
- Benny Benjamin (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- guitar:
- Robert White (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- strings:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- background vocals:
- Eddie Kendricks (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17), Otis Williams (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17) and Paul Williams (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- lead vocals:
- David Ruffin (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- performer:
- The Temptations (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- strings arranger:
- Paul Riser
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Company, L.P. (in 1964)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 3), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 11), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 43) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 88)
- recording of:
- My Girl (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- lyricist:
- Smokey Robinson
- composer:
- Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
- publisher:
- Jobete Music , Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Music for Africa , Poochum, 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)
| The Temptations | 4.5 | 2:43 |
| 9 | Do Wah Diddy Diddy | Manfred Mann | 4 | 2:21 |
| 10 | I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)- recording engineer:
- Russ Terrana
- producer:
- Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
- baritone saxophone:
- Mike Terry (in 1965)
- bass [1962 Fender Precision Bass]:
- James Jamerson
- drums (drum set):
- Richard "Pistol" Allen (in 1965)
- guitar [1964 Gibson Firebird III]:
- Eddie Willis (in 1965)
- guitar [Fender Telecaster with Jazzmaster Neck]:
- Joe Messina (in 1965)
- guitar [Gibson L-5]:
- Robert White (in 1965)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (in 1965)
- piano:
- Earl Van Dyke (in 1965)
- strings:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (in 1965)
- tambourine:
- Jack Ashford (in 1965)
- vibraphone:
- Jack Brokensha (in 1965)
- background vocals:
- The Andantes (in 1965), Marlene Barrow (in 1965), Renaldo Benson (in 1965), Louvain Demps (in 1965), Abdul “Duke” Fakir (in 1965), Jackie Hicks (in 1965) and Lawrence Payton (in 1965)
- lead vocals:
- Levi Stubbs (in 1965)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1965)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 30), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 148), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 415) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 483)
- recording of:
- I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (in 1965)
- lyricist:
- Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland
- composer:
- Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
- publisher:
- Stone Agate Music Division
| Four Tops | 3.6 | 2:44 |
| 11 | Stop! In the Name of Love | The Supremes | | 2:50 |
| 12 | Wild Thing | The Troggs | 4.4 | 2:35 |
| 13 | Hang On Sloopy | The McCoys | 3 | 3:51 |
| 14 | I Got You Babe | Sonny & Cher | 4 | 3:11 |
| 15 | Monday, Monday | The Mamas & the Papas | 4.1 | 3:25 |
| 16 | Good Vibrations- recording engineer:
- Bruce Botnick (from 1966-02 until 1966-06), Chuck Britz (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Larry Levine (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- engineer:
- Chuck Britz and Jim Lockert
- producer:
- The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson
- mixer:
- Derry FitzGerald
- lead vocals:
- Mike Love (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Carl Wilson (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- vocals:
- Mike Love (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06), Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06) and Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 6), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 25), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 53)
- recording of:
- Good Vibrations (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
- lyricist:
- Mike Love and Brian Wilson
- composer:
- Brian Wilson
- publisher:
- Irving Music, Inc., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. and Universal Music Publishing
- version of:
- Good Vibrations
| The Beach Boys | 4.2 | 3:36 |
| 17 | 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., Trio Music and Trio Music Co., Inc.
| The Lovin’ Spoonful | 4.8 | 2:40 |
| 18 | Windy | The Association | 5 | 2:55 |
| 19 | Happy Together | The Turtles | 4.45 | 2:55 |
| 20 | The Letter- producer:
- Dan Penn
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records (in 1967), Arista Records, Inc. (in 1967), RCA Records (in 1967) and Atoll Music (in 1968)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 357) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 364)
- recording of:
- The Letter (in 1967)
- lyricist and composer:
- Wayne Carson Thompson
- publisher:
- Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Chelsea Music Publishing, Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Concord Bicycle Assets, Copyright Control , EMI Music , Lovolar Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and Warner Chappell Music
| The Box Tops | 4.3 | 1:57 |
| 21 | I’m a Believer- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- producer:
- Jeff Barry
- acoustic guitar:
- Neil Diamond (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- bass:
- Dick Romoff (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Buddy Salzman (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- guitar:
- Al Gorgoni (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23) and Sal Ditroia (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- organ:
- Artie Butler (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- piano and tambourine:
- Jeff Barry (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- background vocals:
- Davy Jones (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23) and Peter Tork (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Micky Dolenz (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- arranger:
- Jeff Barry
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Rhino Entertainment Company (in 1966) and WEA International Inc. (in 1966, in 1967)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 65) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 341)
- cover recording of:
- I’m a Believer (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- lyricist and composer:
- Neil Diamond (in 1966)
- publisher:
- Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing , Foray Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Stonebridge Music
| The Monkees | 4.65 | 2:44 |
| 22 | Incense and Peppermints | Strawberry Alarm Clock | 4.5 | 2:48 |
| 23 | Crimson and Clover | Tommy James & the Shondells | | 3:27 |
| 24 | I 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 (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 (in 1968)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Hitsville 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 (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 (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. , EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music , Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., 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
| Marvin Gaye | 4.05 | 3:14 |
| 25 | Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In- sound engineer, engineer and producer:
- Bones Howe
- assistant producer:
- Ann McClelland
- bass:
- Joe Osborne
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Hal Blaine
- performer:
- Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson
- arranger:
- Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
- vocals arranger:
- Bob Alcivar
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista (in 1969)
- music videos:
- Age of Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In by The 5th Dimension
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 435)
- medley including a recording of:
- Aquarius
- lyricist:
- James Rado and Gerome Ragni
- composer:
- Galt MacDermot
- publisher:
- EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Artist Music Publishing
- part of:
- Hair
- recording of:
- Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
- writer:
- Gerome Ragni, James Rado and Galt MacDermot
- arranger:
- Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
- medley of:
- Aquarius
- medley of:
- The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)
- medley including a recording of:
- Let the Sunshine In
- lyricist:
- James Rado and Gerome Ragni
- composer:
- Galt MacDermot
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
| The 5th Dimension | 4.15 | 4:48 |
| 26 | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye | Steam | 3 | 4:09 |