| 1 |
record label: ABC Paramount 10487
chart position: RandB #1 (5 weeks) US #4
weeksinr&bchart: 21
written by: Curtis Mayfield
album: The Impressions
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| 2 |
record label: Motown 1074
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #7
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: More Hits By The Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 3 |
record label: Atlantic 2071
chart position: RandB #1 (1 week), US #1, UK #2
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
album: Save The Last Dance For Me
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| 4 |
record label: Tamla 54046
chart position: RandB #1 (7 weeks), US #1
weeksinr&bchart: 23
written by: Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman & Freddie Gorman
album: Please Mr. Postman
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 5 |
record label: Tamla 54176
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1
written by: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
album: In The Groove / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 6 |
record label: Motown 1098
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Reach Out
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 7 |
record label: Motown 1066
chart position: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #1, UK #1
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Where Did Our Love Go
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 8 |
record label: ABC Paramount 10330
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1, US AC #1
written by: Don Gibson
album: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
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| 9 |
record label: Motown 1056
chart position: RandB #1 (7 weeks), US #1, UK #5
weeksinr&bchart: 20
written by: William Robinson
album: Mary Wells Sings My Guy
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 10 |
record label: Beltone 1002
chart position: RandB #1 (10 weeks), US #1
weeksinr&bchart: 19
written by: Ritchie Adams & Malou Rene
album: Tossin' & Turnin'
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| 11 |
record label: Volt 157
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3
written by: Otis Redding & Steve Cropper
album: The Dock of the Bay / Atlantic Soul Classics
comments: [southern soul]
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| 12 |
record label: AFO 302
chart position: RandB #1, US #3
written by: Barbara George
album: I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
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| 13 |
record label: Colpix 186
chart position: RandB #1 (2 weeks), US #1, UK #1
weeksinr&bchart: 11
written by: Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
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| 14 |
record label: Tamla 54080
chart position: RandB #1 (6 weeks), US #1
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Clarence Paul & Henry Cosby
album: The 12 Year Old Genius: Recorded Live
comments: [Motown Sound] [instrumental]
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| 15 |
record label: Motown 1076
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #23
written by: Brian Holland, Lamount Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Second Album / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 16 |
record label: Dimension 1000
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2
written by: Gerry Goffin & Carole King
album: Llllloco Motion
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| 17 |
record label: Motown 1097
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: The Supremes A Go Go
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 18 |
record label: Philles 124
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #1
written by: Phil Spector, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
album: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
comments: [pop soul]
|
| 19 |
record label: Mercury 71565
chart position: RandB #1 (10 weeks), US #5
weeksinr&bchart: 17
written by: Clyde Otis, Murray Stein & Brook Benton
album: The Two Of Us
comments: [jazz RnB]
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| 20 |
record label: Motown 1060
chart position: RandB #1 (2 weeks), US #1, UK #3
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Where Did Our Love Go
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 21 |
record label: Motown 1157
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2
written by: Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Fonce Mizell
album: Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 2
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 22 |
record label: Atlantic 2326
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4
written by: Percy Sledge
album: When A Man Loves A Woman / The Best Of Percy Sledge / Atlantic Soul Classics
comments: [southern soul ballad]
|
| 23 |
record label: Tamla 54174
chart position: RandB #2, US #2, UK #3
written by: Ronald Miller & Orlando Murden
album: For Once in My Life / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 24 |
record label: Enjoy 1000
chart position: RandB #1 (2 weeks), US #17
weeksinr&bchart: 19
written by: King Curtis (as Curtis Ousley)
album: Soul Serenade
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
|
| 25 |
record label: Gordy 7022
chart position: RandB #1 (4 weeks), US #4
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Doxier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Heat Wave
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 26 |
record label: Gordy 7093
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #13
written by: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
album: Puzzle People / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 27 |
record label: Tamla 54034
chart position: RandB #1 (8 weeks), US #2
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Smokey Robinson & Berry Gordy
album: Hi We're The Miracles / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 1
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 28 |
record label: Mercury 1109
chart position: RandB #1 (9 weeks), US #7, UK #41
weeksinr&bchart: 14
written by: Brook Benton & Clyde Otis
album: Golden Hits
|
| 29 |
record label: Scepter 1274
chart position: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #6, UK #9, US AC #7
weeksinr&bchart: 19
written by: Burt Bacharach
album: Make Way for Dionne Warwick
comments: [pop soul ballad]
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| 30 |
record label: Motown 1101
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #8
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: The Supremes Sing Holland Dozier Holland / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.1
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 31 |
record label: Motown 1135
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #15
written by: Henry Cosby, Frank Wilson, Pam Sawyer, Deke Richards & R. Dean Taylor
album: Love Child / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 32 |
record label: United Artists 629
chart position: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #4
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Bert Russell & Norman Meade
album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits
comments: [deep soul]
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| 33 |
record label: Motown 1156
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #13, US AC #12
written by: Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers & Harvey Fuqua
album: Cream of the Crop / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 34 |
record label: Beltone 1006
chart position: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #3
weeksinr&bchart: 20
written by: Eugene Pitt, Oscar Waltzer & Phil Belmonte
|
| 35 |
record label: Atlantic 2237
chart position: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #4, UK #45
weeksinr&bchart: 18
written by: Arthur Resnick & Kenny Young
album: Under The Boardwalk / Atlantic Soul Classics
comments: [pop soul]
|
| 36 |
record label: Smash 1893
chart position: RandB #2, US #2, UK #2
written by: Johnny Roberts & Robert Spencer
album: My Boy Lollipop
comments: [pop soul]
|
| 37 |
record label: Cameo 212
chart position: RandB #1 (4 weeks), US #2
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Jon Sheldon & Harry Land
album: It's Mashed Potato Time
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| 38 |
record label: Gordy 7038
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #43
written by: Smokey Robinson & Ronald White
album: The Temptations Sing Smokey / David Ruffin At His Best
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 39 |
record label: Vee Jay 354
chart position: RandB #1 (7 weeks), US #7
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield & Calvin Carter
album: He Will Break Your Heart
|
| 40 |
record label: Epic 510407
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #36
written by: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
album: Stand!
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| 41 |
record label: Minit 623
chart position: RandB #1 (5 weeks), US #1, UK #29
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Allen Toussaint
album: Mother in Law
comments: [southern soul]
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| 42 |
record label: Decca 31827
chart position: RandB #11, US #2, UK #3
written by: John Madara, David White and Leonard Borisoff
album: 1 2 3
comments: [northern soul]
|
| 43 |
record label: Laurie 3152
chart position: RandB #1 (4 weeks), US #1, UK #16
weeksinr&bchart: 14
written by: Ronnie Mack
album: The Chiffons
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| 44 |
record label: Soul City 772
chart position: RandB #6, US #1, UK #11, US AC #1
written by: Galt MacDermot, James Rado & Gerome Ragni
album: The Age of Aquarius
comments: [pop soul]
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| 45 |
record label: Pavilion 20001
chart position: RandB #2, US #4, UK #2, US AC #22
written by: Traditional & Edwin Hawkins
album: Let Us Go into the House of the Lord
comments: [gospel]
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| 46 |
record label: Vee Jay 613
chart position: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #5
weeksinr&bchart: 17
written by: Manny Curtis, C. Becaud and Pierre Delanoe
album: Delicious Together
comments: [love ballad]
|
| 47 |
record label: Atlantic 2403
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #10
written by: Otis Redding
album: I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You / Atlantic Soul Classics
|
| 48 |
record label: Vee Jay 585
chart position: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #6
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Rudy Clark
album: It's In His Kiss
|
| 49 |
record label: Verve 10383
chart position: RandB #13, US #1, UK #15
written by: Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
album: Soul & Inspiration
|
| 50 |
record label: Motown 1137
chart position: RandB #2, UK #3, US #2
written by: Kenny Gamble, Jerry Williams & Jerry Ross
album: Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations / / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 51 |
record label: Brunswick 55166
chart position: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #15
weeksinr&bchart: 19
written by: Lena Agree
album: Jackie Sings The Blues
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| 52 |
record label: ABC Paramount 10244
chart position: RandB #1 (5 weeks), US #1, UK #6
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Percy Mayfield
album: Ray Charles Greatest Hits
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| 53 |
record label: Motown 1068
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #27
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Where Did Our Love Go / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 2
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 54 |
record label: Vee Jay 456
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #8
written by: Bob Gaudio
album: Sherry & 11 Others
|
| 55 |
record label: Motown 1107
chart position: RandB #12, US #1, UK #6
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. & Frank De Vol
album: Greatest Hits / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.1
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 56 |
record label: Atlantic 2401
chart position: RandB #3, US #1, UK #8
written by: Felix Cavaliere & Eddie Brigati
|
| 57 |
record label: Motown 1035
chart position: RandB #1 (4 weeks), US #7
weeksinr&bchart: 14
written by: William Robinson
album: Two Lovers and Other Great Hits
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 58 |
record label: Atco 6194
chart position: RandB #1 (4 weeks), US #4, UK #27
weeksinr&bchart: 12
written by: Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
album: Don't Play That Song! / Atlantic Soul Classics
|
| 59 |
record label: Atlantic 2537
chart position: RandB #14, US #1
written by: Eddie Brigati & Felix Cavaliere
album: Freedom Suite
comments: [northern soul]
|
| 60 |
record label: Philips 40365
chart position: RandB #3, US #2, UK #12
written by: Bobby Hebb
album: Sunny
comments: [northern soul]
|
| 61 |
record label: Brunswick 55239
chart position: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #5
weeksinr&bchart: 14
written by: Jackie Wilson & Alonzo Tucker
album: Baby Workout
|
| 62 |
record label: Fury 1053
chart position: RandB #1 (1 week), US #7
weeksinr&bchart: 19
written by: Lee Dorsey, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson & Morris Levy
|
| 63 |
record label: Tamla 54027
chart position: RandB #2 (6 weeks), US #23
weeksinr&bchart: 21
written by: Janie Bradford & Berry Gordy
album: US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 1
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 64 |
record label: ABC Paramount 10502
chart position: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #9
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Ray Whitley
album: Presenting The Tams / The Best Of The Tams
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 65 |
record label: Motown 1083
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #39
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: I Hear A Symphony
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 66 |
record label: Tamla 54180
chart position: RandB #4, US #4, UK #4, US AC #3
written by: Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby (as Hank Cosby) & Sylvia Moy
album: My Cherie Amor / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 67 |
record label: Tamla 54151
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #5
written by: Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Henry Cosby & Sylvia Moy
album: I Was Made to Love Her / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.1 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 68 |
record label: Hi 2018
chart position: RandB #1 (4 weeks), US #17
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Bill Black
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 69 |
record label: Atlantic 2478
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #55
written by: Archie Bell & Billy Buttier
album: Tighten Up / Tightening It Up - The Best of...
|
| 70 |
record label: London 9451
chart position: RandB #2 (2 weeks), US #14
weeksinr&bchart: 21
written by: Seneca, Lee
album: Dynamite!!!
|
| 71 |
record label: Gordy 7028
chart position: RandB #1 (1 week), US #11
weeksinr&bchart: 18
written by: Smokey Robinson & Bobby Rogers
album: Meet The Temptations / The Temptations Sing Smokey
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 72 |
record label: Atlantic 2184
chart position: RandB #1 (2 weeks), US #3
weeksinr&bchart: 14
written by: Barbara Lewis
album: Hello Stranger / The Best of Barbara Lewis
|
| 73 |
record label: Fontana 1667
chart position: RandB #20, US #1, UK #9
written by: Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo & Dale Frashuer
|
| 74 |
record label: Cub 9067
chart position: RandB #8, US #3, UK #1
weeksinr&bchart: 10
written by: Fred Tobias & Clint Ballard Jr.
album: Good Timin'
|
| 75 |
record label: Motown 1075
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #40
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: More Hits By The Supremes / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 1
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 76 |
record label: Tamla Motown 981
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #17
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: The Supremes Sing Holland Dozier Holland / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.1
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 77 |
record label: Soul City 779
chart position: RandB #23, US #1, UK #16, US AC #1
written by: Laura Nyro
album: The Age of Aquarius
comments: [pop soul]
|
| 78 |
record label: Scepter 12203
chart position: RandB #13, UK #28, US #2, US AC #2
written by: Andre Previn & Dory Previn
album: Valley of the Dolls
comments: [ballad]
|
| 79 |
record label: Dyno Voice 209
chart position: RandB #4, US #2, UK #5
written by: Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
album: The Toys Sing 'A Lover's Concerto' And 'Attack'
comments: [northern soul]
|
| 80 |
record label: Motown 1102
chart position: RandB #2, US #6, UK #6
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Reach Out / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.1
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 81 |
record label: Duke 332
chart position: RandB #1 (1 week), US #46
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
album: Two Steps from the Blues Deep Soul Treasures Vol.4 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
|
| 82 |
record label: Tamla 54188
chart position: RandB #5, US #7, UK #2, US AC #10
written by: Ronald Miller & Bryan Wells
album: My Cherie Amour / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 83 |
record label: Back Beat 541
chart position: RandB #1 (4 weeks), US #13
weeksinr&bchart: 18
written by: Willie Nelson
album: Funny (How Time Slips Away)
comments: [ballad]
|
| 84 |
record label: Vee Jay 465
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #13
written by: Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio
album: Sherry & 11 Others
|
| 85 |
record label: Galaxy 722
chart position: RandB #1 (1 week), US #19
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Clay Hammond
album: Little Johnny Taylor
comments: [blues]
|
| 86 |
record label: Atco 6463
chart position: RandB #2, US #2, UK #7
written by: Otis Redding, Arthur Conley & Sam Cooke
album: Sweet Soul Music / Best Of Arthur Conley / Atlantic Soul Classics
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 87 |
record label: Uni 55066
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, US AC #15
written by: Philemon Hou
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
|
| 88 |
record label: Tamla 54181
chart position: RandB #1, US #4, UK #5
written by: Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong & Janie Bradford
album: M.P.G. / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 89 |
record label: United Artists 2269(UK)
chart position: RandB #2 (1 week), US #7
weeksinr&bchart: 19
written by: Charlie Foxx & Inez Foxx
album: Mockingbird
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 90 |
record label: Gordy 7055
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #18
written by: Norman Whitfield & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Greatest Hits / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 91 |
record label: Gordy 7033
chart position: RandB #8, US #2, UK #28
written by: William Stevenson and Marvin Gaye
album: Dance Party
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 92 |
record label: King 5400
chart position: RandB #1 (1 week), US #6
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Hank Ballard
album: Spotlight on Hank Ballard
|
| 93 |
record label: Epic 10187
chart position: RandB #9, US #1
written by: Don Black & Mark London
|
| 94 |
record label: Scepter 1211
chart position: RandB #2 (4 weeks), UK #4, US #1
weeksinr&bchart: 12
written by: Gerry Goffin & Carole King
album: Tonight's The Night
|
| 95 |
record label: ABC Paramount 10554
chart position: RandB #1 (2 weeks), US #10
weeksinr&bchart: 16
written by: Curtis Mayfield
album: Keep On Pushing / The Best Impressions... Curtis, Sam and Fred
|
| 96 |
record label: Par Lo 101
chart position: RandB #1, US #2
written by: George Davis & Lee Diamond
album: Tell It Like It Is
comments: [ballad]
|
| 97 |
record label: Columbia 44616
chart position: RandB #2, US #2, US AC #4
written by: Bobby Russell
album: Hickory Holler Revisited
|
| 98 |
record label: Stax 0028
chart position: RandB #7, US #6, UK #4, US AC #9
written by: Booker T. Jones
album: Uptight
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
|
| 99 |
record label: Tamla 54073
chart position: RandB #1 (1 week), US #8
weeksinr&bchart: 14
written by: William Robinson
album: The Fabulous Miracles
comments: [Motown Sound] [released 1962, charted 1963]
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| 100 |
record label: Tamla 54124
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #14
written by: Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy & Stevie Wonder
album: Up Tight
comments: [Motown Sound]
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