# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
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1 | Be My Baby- engineer:
- Larry Levine
- producer:
- Phil Spector
- vocals:
- Ronnie Spector (in 1963-07)
- arranger:
- Jack Nitzsche
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Phil Spector Records (in 1963)
- recorded at:
- Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1963-07)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 22) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 22)
- recording of:
- Be My Baby (in 1963-07)
- writer:
- Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music, Inc. , Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Co., Inc. and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- ABKCO Japan Publishing, Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan , Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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 Ronettes | 4 | 2:42 |
2 | Then He Kissed Me- engineer:
- Larry Levine (in 1963-07)
- producer:
- Phil Spector
- lead vocals:
- LaLa Brooks (in 1963-07)
- arranger:
- Jack Nitzsche (in 1963-07)
- recorded at:
- Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1963-07)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1963 (number: 11) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 493)
- recording of:
- Then He Kissed Me (in 1963-07)
- writer:
- Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music, Inc. , Malt Shoppe Music, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Steeplechase Music, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
| The Crystals | 5 | 2:39 |
3 | You Can’t Hurry Love | The Supremes | 5 | 2:45 |
4 | Rescue Me | Fontella Bass | 5 | 2:52 |
5 | Jimmy Mack | Martha & the Vandellas | 1 | 2:52 |
6 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow | The Shirelles | 3.75 | 2:39 |
7 | It Might as Well Rain Until September | Carole King | | 2:25 |
8 | He’s So Fine | The Chiffons | 3.35 | 1:52 |
9 | Chapel of Love- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 18) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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 | 2:50 |
10 | I Will Follow Him | Peggy March | 4 | 2:27 |
11 | Move Over Darling | Doris Day | | 2:34 |
12 | Fever | Peggy Lee | | 3:20 |
13 | My Baby Just Cares for Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
- double bass:
- Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
- drums (drum set):
- Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
- piano:
- Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
- vocals:
- Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Bethlehem Records (in 1958)
- recorded at:
- Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
- cover recording of:
- My Baby Just Cares for Me (in 1957-12)
- lyricist:
- Gus Kahn
- composer:
- Walter Donaldson
- publisher:
- Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Company, 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 | 4 | 3:37 |
14 | I Just Want to Make Love to You | Etta James | 3 | 3:06 |
15 | Please Mr. Postman- bass:
- James Jamerson (in 1961-04)
- drums (drum set):
- Benny Benjamin (in 1961-04) and Marvin Gaye (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:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1961-04)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 10) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 331)
- 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 | 4.45 | 2:29 |
16 | It’s My Party | Lesley Gore | 4.5 | 2:14 |
17 | My Boy Lollipop | Millie Small | | 2:00 |
18 | My Boyfriend’s Back | The Angels | | 2:36 |
19 | Tell Him | The Exciters | | 2:30 |
20 | Da Doo Ron Ron- engineer:
- Larry Levine
- producer:
- Phil Spector
- lead vocals:
- LaLa Brooks (in 1963-03)
- arranger:
- Jack Nitzsche
- recorded at:
- Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1963-03)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 114) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 366)
- recording of:
- Da Doo Ron Ron (in 1963-03)
- writer:
- Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
- publisher:
- Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (ended), ABKCO Music, Inc. , Intersong , Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Co., Inc., Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 日本アブコ音楽出版, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31), イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30), フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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 Crystals | 5 | 2:20 |
21 | The Boy From New York City | The Ad-Libs | | 3:06 |
22 | Just One Look | Doris Troy | | 2:29 |
23 | Chains | The Cookies | | 2:31 |
24 | (The Best Part of) Breakin’ Up | The Ronettes | 3 | 3:04 |
25 | (Today I Met) the Boy I’m Gonna Marry | Darlene Love | | 2:48 |