| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Good Golly Miss Molly | Little Richard | | 2:06 |
| 2 | California Girls | The Beach Boys | | 2:36 |
| 3 | That’ll Be the Day | Buddy Holly | | 2:14 |
| 4 | Tutti Frutti | Little Richard | | 2:23 |
| 5 | Tears of a Clown | Smokey Robinson | | 2:57 |
| 6 | 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 | 2:25 |
| 7 | 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 | 2:55 |
| 8 | Stop! In the Name of Love | Diana Ross & The Supremes | | 2:49 |
| 9 | Dancing in the Street- 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 | 2:37 |
| 10 | 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., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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 | 2:55 |
| 11 | Superstition | Stevie Wonder | 4.85 | 4:24 |
| 12 | Reach Out (I’ll Be There) | Four Tops | | 2:57 |
| 13 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine | Marvin Gaye | | 5:01 |
| 14 | Son of a Preacher Man | Dusty Springfield | 4.45 | 2:25 |
| 15 | I Got You (I Feel Good) | James Brown | | 2:46 |
| 16 | It’s the Same Old Song | Four Tops | | 2:45 |
| 17 | Heatwave | Martha Reeves and the Vandellas | 4 | 2:43 |
| 18 | My Guy | Mary Wells | | 2:48 |
| 19 | (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay- recording of:
- (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay
- 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 | | 2:39 |
| 20 | You Send Me- producer:
- Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
- bass:
- Ted Brinson (on 1957-06-01)
- drums (drum set):
- Earl Palmer (on 1957-06-01)
- guitar:
- Clifton White (on 1957-06-01) and René Hall (on 1957-06-01)
- background vocals:
- Charles Parlato, Alicia Adams (on 1957-06-01), Sue Allen (on 1957-06-01) and Lee Gotch (on 1957-06-01)
- lead vocals:
- Sam Cooke (on 1957-06-01)
- orchestra:
- Bumps Blackwell Orchestra (on 1957-06-01)
- conductor:
- Glenn Osser (on 1957-06-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Keen (in 1958)
- recorded at:
- Specialty Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-01)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 115)
- recording of:
- You Send Me (on 1957-06-01)
- lyricist and composer:
- Sam Cooke
- additional writer:
- L. C. Cooke
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music, Inc. , Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 , 日本アブコ音楽出版 , ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)
| Sam Cooke | 4.5 | 2:44 |
| 21 | 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)
| Diana Ross & The Supremes | 4.75 | 2:44 |
| 22 | Dancin’ Machine | The Jackson 5 | | 2:34 |
| 23 | Ain’t Too Proud to Beg | The Temptations | | 2:31 |
| 24 | Let’s Stay Together- producer:
- Willie Mitchell
- drums (drum set):
- Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr.
- electric bass guitar:
- Leroy Hodges
- guitar family:
- Mabon Hodges
- organ and piano:
- Charles Hodges
- saxophone:
- James Mitchell
- tenor saxophone:
- Ed Logan
- trombone:
- Jack Hale
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson
- background vocals:
- Charles Chalmers , Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
- vocals:
- Al Green
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Cream Records (in 1971) and HI Records Inc. (in 1971)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 34), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 60), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 84)
- recording of:
- Let’s Stay Together
- writer:
- Al Jackson, Jr. , Al Green and Willie Mitchell
- publisher:
- Al Green Music Inc. , Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
| Al Green | 4.5 | 3:16 |
| 25 | Shotgun | Jr. Walker & the All Stars | | 2:58 |
| 26 | The Rubberband Man | The Spinners | | 3:33 |