| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | (Sittin’ on) 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 | 2:47 |
| 2 | Stand by Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
- vocals:
- Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
- conductor:
- Stan Applebaum (on 1960-10-27)
- arranger:
- Stan Applebaum
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- H.H.O. Ltd
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 121) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131)
- recording of:
- Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
- publisher:
- Mike Stoller
- writer:
- Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- publisher:
- Hornall Brothers Music , Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music and Unichappell Music
| Ben E. King | 4.65 | 2:55 |
| 3 | Walk on By- vocals:
- Dionne Warwick
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. (in 1984)
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 51) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 70)
- recording of:
- Walk On By
- lyricist:
- Hal David
- composer:
- Burt Bacharach
- publisher:
- Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control , JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| Dionne Warwick | 4.5 | 2:55 |
| 4 | When a Man Loves a Woman- recorded in:
- Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
- producer:
- Marlin Greene and Quin Ivy
- double bass:
- Albert Lowe Jr. (on 1966-02-17)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1966-02-17)
- farfisa [farfisa organ]:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1966-02-17)
- guitar:
- Marlin Greene (on 1966-02-17)
- vocals:
- Percy Sledge (on 1966-02-17)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- H.H.O. Ltd and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Norala Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 54)
- recording of:
- When a Man Loves a Woman (on 1966-02-17)
- writer:
- Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright
- publisher:
- Mijac Music, Pronto Music, Inc. , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell, Pronto Music (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (from 1966 to present), Pronto (in 1972) and Quinvy (in 1972)
| Percy Sledge | 4.35 | 2:50 |
| 5 | What Becomes of the Brokenhearted | Jimmy Ruffin | 4.65 | 2:57 |
| 6 | 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 | 2:42 |
| 7 | The Tracks of My Tears | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | | 3:00 |
| 8 | Under the Boardwalk | The Drifters | 4.5 | 2:38 |
| 9 | Knock on Wood | Eddie Floyd | 4 | 3:04 |
| 10 | In the Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett | 2 | 2:37 |
| 11 | Respect | Aretha Franklin | | 2:27 |
| 12 | Try a Little Tenderness | Otis Redding | 3 | 3:22 |
| 13 | Soul Man | Sam & Dave | 4.5 | 2:37 |
| 14 | Clean Up Woman | Betty Wright | 5 | 2:47 |
| 15 | Mustang Sally | Wilson Pickett | 4 | 3:08 |
| 16 | This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) | The Isley Brothers | 4 | 2:50 |
| 17 | Nowhere to Run | Martha Reeves & the Vandellas | 4.65 | 2:52 |
| 18 | You Can’t Hurry Love | The Supremes | 5 | 2:53 |
| 19 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | Four Tops | | 2:58 |
| 20 | Think | Aretha Franklin | 3.65 | 2:19 |
| 21 | Everybody Needs Somebody to Love | Solomon Burke | 5 | 2:46 |
| 22 | 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 | 2:48 |
| 23 | Soul Finger | The Bar‐Kays | 4.5 | 2:23 |
| 24 | Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) | The Delfonics | 4.35 | 3:23 |
| 25 | All Night Long (All Night) | Lionel Richie | | 4:01 |
| 26 | Never Too Much- recording engineer and mixer:
- Michael H. Brauer
- assistant engineer:
- Lincoln Clapp , Gregg Mann , Andy Hoffman , Nicky Kalliongos and Don Wershba
- engineer:
- Carl Beatty
- executive producer:
- Larkin Arnold
- producer:
- Luther Vandross
- bass:
- Marcus Miller
- congas:
- Bashiri Johnson
- drums (drum set):
- Buddy Williams
- guitar:
- Georg Wadenius
- horn [horns] and strings:
- Paul Riser
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Nat Adderley, Jr.
- percussion:
- Crusher Bennett
- background vocals [female backup vocals]:
- Tawatha Agee, Brenda White, Michelle Cobbs, Cissy Houston, Yvonne Lewis and Sybil Thomas
- background vocals [male backup vocals] and lead vocals:
- Luther Vandross
- vocals arranger:
- Luther Vandross
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1981)
- recorded at:
- Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 466)
- recording of:
- Never Too Much
- lyricist and composer:
- Luther Vandross
- publisher:
- EMI Songs Ltd.
| Luther Vandross | 4.15 | 3:41 |
| 27 | Give Me the Night | George Benson | 4.75 | 3:45 |
| 28 | Ain’t Nobody | Chaka Khan | 3.7 | 4:46 |
| 29 | Teardrops | Womack & Womack | 3 | 3:52 |
| 30 | What’s Love Got to Do With It- engineer and mixer:
- John Hudson
- producer:
- Terry Britten
- drums (drum set):
- Graham Jarvis
- guitar:
- Terry Britten
- keyboard:
- Nick Glennie‐Smith and Billy Livsey
- percussion:
- Simon Morton
- background vocals:
- Terry Britten and Tessa Niles
- lead vocals:
- Tina Turner
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 2004)
- recorded at:
- Mayfair Studios in London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 134) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 309)
- recording of:
- What’s Love Got to Do With It
- writer:
- Graham Lyle and Terence Ernest Britten
- publisher:
- Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. , Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , Goodsingle Limited (in 1984), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1984), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984), WB Music Corp. (from 1984 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
| Tina Turner | 4.15 | 3:47 |
| 31 | It Started With a Kiss | Hot Chocolate | 3 | 4:02 |
| 32 | Solid | Ashford & Simpson | 2.5 | 3:21 |
| 33 | Outstanding | The Gap Band | 3 | 3:17 |
| 34 | All Around the World | Lisa Stansfield | | 4:27 |
| 35 | My One Temptation | Mica Paris | | 3:39 |
| 36 | Midnight at the Oasis | The Brand New Heavies | 4 | 3:48 |
| 37 | Nightshift | Commodores | 4.5 | 4:18 |
| 38 | Sexual Healing | Marvin Gaye | 3.8 | 4:00 |
| 39 | Sign Your Name | Terence Trent D’Arby | 3.5 | 4:28 |
| 40 | If You Were Here Tonight | Alexander O’Neal | | 5:02 |
| 41 | Sweet Love | Anita Baker | 3.25 | 4:22 |
| 42 | Save the Best for Last- producer:
- Keith Thomas
- arranger:
- Keith Thomas
- recording of:
- Save the Best for Last
- writer:
- Phil Galdston, Jon Lind and Wendy Waldman
- publisher:
- Big Mystique Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Kazzoom Music, Inc., Moon and Stars Music, PolyGram Music Publishing, The International Music Network Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
| Vanessa Williams | 3.35 | 3:39 |
| 43 | Un-Break My Heart | Toni Braxton | | 4:05 |
| 44 | Saving All My Love for You- engineer:
- Michael Mancini and Russell Schmitt
- producer:
- Michael Masser
- mixer:
- Bill Schnee
- bass guitar:
- Nathan East
- guitar:
- Dann Huff, Paul Jackson, Jr. and Louie Shelton
- keyboard:
- Robbie Buchanan, Randy Kerber and Richard Marx
- solo saxophone:
- Tom Scott
- background vocals:
- Debbie Thomas, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Oren Waters
- lead vocals:
- Whitney Houston
- publisher:
- Prince Street Productions, Inc.
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista Records, Inc. (in 1985)
- cover recording of:
- Saving All My Love for You
- lyricist:
- Gerry Goffin
- composer:
- Michael Masser
- publisher:
- Prince Street Music, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. , Universal Music Corporation , シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| Whitney Houston | 3.35 | 3:56 |
| 45 | Let’s Stay Together | Al Green | 4.55 | 3:18 |
| 46 | Midnight Train to Georgia | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 4.5 | 3:56 |
| 47 | If You Don’t Know Me by Now | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes | 4.15 | 3:19 |
| 48 | You Make Me Feel Brand New | The Stylistics | | 5:26 |
| 49 | Son of a Preacher Man | Aretha Franklin | 5 | 3:17 |
| 50 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right | Millie Jackson | | 3:25 |
| 51 | Ain’t No Sunshine | Michael Jackson | 3.8 | 4:08 |
| 52 | Summer Breeze | The Isley Brothers | 4 | 3:06 |
| 53 | Superfly | Curtis Mayfield | | 3:52 |
| 54 | Theme From Shaft | Isaac Hayes | | 3:14 |
| 55 | Lovely Day- producer:
- Clarence McDonald and Bill Withers
- bass guitar:
- Jerry Knight (in 1977)
- drums (drum set) and shakers:
- Russell Kunkel (in 1977)
- guitar:
- Ray Parker (in 1977)
- keyboard:
- Clarence McDonald (in 1977)
- percussion:
- Ralph MacDonald (in 1977)
- vocals:
- Bill Withers (in 1977)
- arranger:
- Clarence McDonald
- concertmaster:
- Charles Veal (in 1977)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 1977)
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 402)
- recording of:
- Lovely Day (in 1977)
- writer:
- Skip Scarborough and Bill Withers
- publisher:
- Chappell Music Ltd., Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Golden Withers Music, Plaid Flowers Music, Sweet Cookie Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. , フジパシフィックミュージック, 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Bill Withers | 4.75 | 4:10 |
| 56 | After the Love Has Gone- producer:
- Maurice White
- samples from:
- I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
- recording of:
- After the Love Has Gone
- writer:
- Bill Champlin, David Foster and Jay Graydon
- publisher:
- EMI Blackwood Music Inc. , EMI Songs Ltd., Foster Frees Music Inc., Fozbeats Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music , Music Sales Corporation , Noted for the Record, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
| Earth, Wind & Fire | 3.25 | 4:25 |
| 57 | So You Win Again | Hot Chocolate | 4.25 | 4:31 |
| 58 | All This Love That I’m Givin’ | Gwen McCrae | 3 | 3:53 |
| 59 | For the Love of Money | The O’Jays | | 3:49 |
| 60 | Could It Be I’m Falling in Love | The Spinners | 5 | 4:10 |
| 61 | You’re the First, the Last, My Everything | Barry White | 3.65 | 3:24 |
| 62 | Young Hearts Run Free | Candi Staton | 4.2 | 4:09 |
| 63 | I’m Every Woman | Chaka Khan | | 3:33 |
| 64 | Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now | McFadden & Whitehead | 4 | 3:34 |
| 65 | And the Beat Goes On | The Whispers | 3.5 | 3:26 |
