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1 | Get Ready- producer:
- Smokey Robinson
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29)
- background vocals:
- Melvin Franklin (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29), David Ruffin (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29), Otis Williams (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29) and Paul Williams (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29)
- lead vocals:
- Melvin Franklin (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29) and Eddie Kendricks (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Company, L.P. (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29)
- recording of:
- Get Ready (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29)
- lyricist and composer:
- William “Smokey” Robinson
- publisher:
- Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (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 | 4.25 | 2:39 |
2 | Dancing in the Street- producer:
- William Stevenson
- 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 Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 40) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 130)
- 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 & the Vandellas | 3.6 | 2:39 |
3 | Money (That’s What I Want) | Barrett Strong | 3.85 | 2:38 |
4 | Shop Around | The Miracles | 2.75 | 2:51 |
5 | Stubborn Kind of Fellow | Marvin Gaye | | 2:49 |
6 | Fingertips, Part 2 | Stevie Wonder | 5 | 3:12 |
7 | 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 | 2:31 |
8 | Two Lovers | Mary Wells | | 2:47 |
9 | You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me | The Miracles | | 2:54 |
10 | Do You Love Me | The Contours | 4.35 | 2:54 |
11 | My Guy | Mary Wells | 4.2 | 2:53 |
12 | Where Did Our Love Go | The Supremes | | 2:34 |
13 | Stop! In the Name of Love | The Supremes | 4.15 | 2:54 |
14 | Baby I Need Your Loving | Four Tops | 5 | 2:47 |
15 | Shotgun | Jr. Walker & the All Stars | 2.75 | 3:20 |
16 | Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone | The Supremes | | 2:49 |
17 | I Heard It Through the Gravevine- producer:
- Norman Whitfield
- drums (drum set):
- Richard "Pistol" Allen (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Uriel Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- organ:
- Earl Van Dyke (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- background vocals:
- The Andantes (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)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 80) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 119)
- 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 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
- recording of:
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine (on 1967-04-10)
- writer:
- Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , 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 | 3.9 | 3:15 |
18 | War | Edwin Starr | 4.25 | 3:22 |
19 | What’s Going On- producer:
- Marvin Gaye
- mixer:
- Lawrence Miles (on 1971-05-06)
- instruments:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-05-06) and The Funk Brothers (on 1971-05-06)
- percussion [box drum], piano and lead vocals:
- Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
- background vocals:
- Lem Barney (on 1971-05-06), Mel Farr (on 1971-05-06) and Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
- conductor:
- David Van dePitte (on 1971-05-06)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1971-05-06)
- part of:
- Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 4), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 4) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 6)
- recording of:
- What’s Going On (on 1971-05-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland and Marvin Gaye
- publisher:
- FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Stone Agate Music Corp., 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)
| Marvin Gaye | 4.25 | 3:55 |
20 | Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) | The Temptations | 5 | 4:06 |