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1 | Tracks of My Tears | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 4.25 | 3:02 |
2 | Tired of Being Alone | Al Green | 4.45 | 2:49 |
3 | 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 | 2:55 |
4 | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman | Aretha Franklin | 4.25 | 2:45 |
5 | Hard to Handle | Otis Redding | 4.2 | 2:19 |
6 | I Got You (I Feel 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 | 2:47 |
7 | In the Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett | 2 | 2:33 |
8 | Give Me Just a Little More Time | Chairmen of the Board | | 2:40 |
9 | (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave | Martha and the Vandellas | 4 | 2:46 |
10 | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher- recording of:
- (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
- writer:
- Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith
- publisher:
- Chevis Publishing Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Mijac Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, 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 , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 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)
| Jackie Wilson | | 2:55 |
11 | 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 | 2:44 |
12 | Band of Gold | Freda Payne | 4.5 | 2:52 |
13 | Feel the Need in Me | Detroit Emeralds | | 3:41 |
14 | Baby Now That I've Found You | The Foundations | 4 | 2:36 |
15 | There Goes My First Love | The Drifters | | 3:03 |
16 | You Sexy Thing | Hot Chocolate | 3.8 | 4:01 |
17 | Mr. Big Suff | Jean Knight | | 2:45 |
18 | Juicy Fruit | Mtume | 5 | 3:15 |
19 | Nights Over Egypt | The Jones Girls | | 3:42 |
20 | Love T.K.O. | Teddy Pendergrass | | 3:40 |
21 | I Can't Stand the Rain | Ann Peebles | 4.25 | 2:28 |
22 | Why Can't We Live Together | Timmy Thomas | | 4:50 |
23 | Be Thankful for What You Got | William DeVaughn | 4.5 | 3:31 |
24 | Every Time You Go Away | Hall & Oates | | 5:22 |