# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
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1 | Sugar Sugar | The Archies | 3.6 | 2:47 |
2 | Baby Love | Diana Ross & The Supremes | 4.65 | 2:33 |
3 | My Guy | Mary Wells | 4.2 | 2:46 |
4 | The Loco‐Motion | Little Eva | | 2:24 |
5 | Twist and Shout- cover recording of:
- Twist and Shout (in 1962)
- writer:
- Bert Russell (in 1961-02) and Phil Medley (in 1961-02)
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Progressive Music, Inc , Robert Mellin Ltd., Robert Mellin, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. , Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| The Isley Brothers | 3.5 | 2:30 |
6 | Sunny Afternoon | The Kinks | | 3:33 |
7 | Poetry in Motion | Johnny Tillotson | | 2:23 |
8 | Dedicated to the One I Love | The Shirelles | | 2:04 |
9 | How Do You Do It | Gerry & the Pacemakers | 3.5 | 1:54 |
10 | Everlasting Love | Love Affair | 4.35 | 2:59 |
11 | I Got You Babe | Sonny & Cher | 4.35 | 3:11 |
12 | Do You Know the Way to San Jose? | Dionne Warwick | | 2:55 |
13 | Can’t Take My Eyes Off You- vocals:
- Andy Williams
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967)
- cover recording of:
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
- writer:
- Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
- publisher:
- EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Saturday Music, Inc., Seasons Four Music Corp., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Seasons Four Music (in 1967) 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)
- recording of:
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
- writer:
- Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
- publisher:
- EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing , EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Saturday Music, Inc., Seasons Four Music Corp., Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Seasons Four Music (in 1967) 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)
| Andy Williams | 4 | 3:10 |
14 | Puppet on a String | Sandie Shaw | | 2:21 |
15 | Walking Back to Happiness | Helen Shapiro | | 2:28 |
16 | Sweets for My Sweet | The Searchers | 4 | 2:28 |
17 | Rhythm of the Rain | The Cascades | | 2:32 |
18 | Under the Boardwalk | The Drifters | 4.5 | 2:41 |
19 | Groovin’ | The Young Rascals | | 2:24 |
20 | (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 | 2:42 |
21 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine- 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 | 3:11 |
22 | 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 | 2:56 |
23 | Sweet Soul Music | Arthur Conley | | 2:17 |
24 | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher- producer:
- Carl Davis
- bass:
- James Jamerson (on 1967-07-06)
- drums (drum set):
- Richard "Pistol" Allen (on 1967-07-06)
- guitar:
- Robert White (on 1967-07-06)
- keyboard:
- Johnny Griffith (on 1967-07-06)
- lead vocals:
- Jackie Wilson (on 1967-07-06)
- arranger:
- Sonny Sanders
- recorded at:
- Columbia Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1967-07-06)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 246)
- recording of:
- (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (on 1967-07-06)
- 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 | 5 | 2:51 |
25 | Think | Aretha Franklin | 3.65 | 2:14 |
26 | In the Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett | 2 | 2:33 |
27 | Soul Man | Sam & Dave | 4.5 | 2:37 |
28 | Stand by Me | Ben E. King | | 2:49 |
29 | 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 | 2:51 |
30 | What a Wonderful World- recorded in:
- New York, United States (on 1967-08-16)
- engineer:
- Eddie Brackett and Bob Simpson
- producer:
- Bob Thiele
- alto saxophone:
- Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
- baritone saxophone:
- Raymond Stanfield (on 1967-08-16)
- clarinet:
- Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16) and Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16)
- double bass:
- Russ Savakus (on 1967-08-16)
- drums (drum set):
- Grady Tate (on 1967-08-16)
- flute:
- Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16), Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
- guitar:
- Allen Hanlon (on 1967-08-16), Art Ryerson (on 1967-08-16) and Willard Suyker (on 1967-08-16)
- percussion:
- Warren Hard (on 1967-08-16)
- piano:
- Hank Jones (on 1967-08-16)
- tenor saxophone:
- Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
- trombone:
- Urbie Green (on 1967-08-16) and J.J. Johnson (on 1967-08-16)
- trumpet:
- Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16), Clark Terry (on 1967-08-16) and Joe Wilder (on 1967-08-16)
- lead vocals:
- Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16)
- conductor and chorus master:
- Tommy Goodman (on 1967-08-16)
- performer:
- Louis Armstrong's Orchestra and Chorus (on 1967-08-16)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MCA Records, Inc. (in 1968)
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 171)
- recording of:
- What a Wonderful World (on 1967-08-16)
- writer:
- George Douglas and George David Weiss
- publisher:
- Abilene Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Memory Lane Music , Quartet Music Inc. and Range Road Music Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., 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, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
- part of:
- 12 Monkeys Soundtrack
- part of:
- Freaky Friday
| Louis Armstrong | 3.8 | 2:17 |