| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Think | Aretha Franklin | 3.65 | 2:18 |
| 2 | 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:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 11), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 43) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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 |
| 3 | 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:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1968)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 26), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 38) 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., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. , Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
| Otis Redding | 4.45 | 2:42 |
| 4 | Sweet Soul Music | Arthur Conley | 4 | 2:19 |
| 5 | Soul Man | Sam & Dave | | 2:55 |
| 6 | Soul Finger | The Bar‐Kays | 4.5 | 2:19 |
| 7 | Baby | Carla Thomas | | 2:09 |
| 8 | Supernatural Thing | Ben E. King | | 4:09 |
| 9 | Superfly | Curtis Mayfield | 4.65 | 3:53 |
| 10 | Knock on Wood | Eddie Floyd | 4 | 2:56 |
| 11 | Come See About Me | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 4 | 2:41 |
| 12 | I Got You (Feel So Good)- recorded in:
- Miami, Florida, United States (on 1965-05-06)
- producer:
- James Brown
- alto saxophone:
- Nat Jones (on 1965-05-06) and Maceo Parker (on 1965-05-06)
- bass:
- Bernard Odum (on 1965-05-06)
- drums (drum set):
- Melvin Parker (on 1965-05-06)
- guitar:
- Alphonso "Country" Kellum (on 1965-05-06) and Jimmy Nolen (on 1965-05-06)
- organ:
- Nat Jones (on 1965-05-06)
- tenor saxophone:
- Al "Brisco" Clark (on 1965-05-06), St. Clair Pinckney (on 1965-05-06) and Eldee Williams (on 1965-05-06)
- trombone:
- Levi Rasbury (on 1965-05-06)
- trumpet:
- Joe Dupars (on 1965-05-06), Mike Ridley (on 1965-05-06) and Ron Tooley (on 1965-05-06)
- lead vocals:
- James Brown (on 1965-05-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1965), Universal Records Inc. (in 1965) and PolyGram Inc. (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1965-05-06)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 78)
- cover recording of:
- I Found You (on 1965-05-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- James Brown
- publisher:
- Fort Knox Music Co, Hudson Bay Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc. and Try Me Inc.
| James Brown | 4.6 | 2:46 |
| 13 | Time Is Tight | Booker T. & the MG’s | 3 | 3:17 |
| 14 | Georgia on My Mind | Ray Charles | 3.65 | 3:39 |
| 15 | Warm and Tender Love | Percy Sledge | | 3:08 |
| 16 | You Send Me- producer:
- Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
- bass:
- Ted Brinson
- drums (drum set):
- Earl Palmer
- guitar:
- Clifton White and René Hall
- background vocals:
- Alicia Adams , Sue Allen, Lee Gotch and Charles Parlato
- lead vocals:
- Sam Cooke
- conductor:
- Glenn Osser
- 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 Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 115)
- recording of:
- You Send Me
- 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 | 2:46 |
| 17 | I Can’t Help Myself- producer:
- Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (in 1965)
- strings:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (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:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1965)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 30), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 415) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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 | 3.5 | 2:43 |
| 18 | Band of Gold | Freda Payne | | 2:34 |
| 19 | In the Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett | | 3:06 |
| 20 | Dancing in the Street- recording of:
- Dancing in the Street
- writer:
- Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing , FCG 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 and the Vandellas | | 3:19 |
