| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | When a Man Loves a Woman- 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:
- HHO Ltd. , WEA International Inc. (, in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Norala Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 54) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- When a Man Loves a Woman (on 1966-02-17)
- writer:
- Calvin Lewis, Percy Sledge and Andrew Wright
- publisher:
- Mijac Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell , Pronto Music, Inc. (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 | 2:49 |
| 2 | My Girl | Otis Redding | 4.35 | 2:54 |
| 3 | Stand by Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
- producer:
- Leiber and Stoller
- vocals:
- Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
- conductor:
- Stan Applebaum (on 1960-10-27)
- arranger:
- Stan Applebaum
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Ltd. , WEA International Inc. (in 1960, in 1961) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1986)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 62), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 121), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131) and BILLIONS CLUB
- recording of:
- Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
- publisher:
- Mike Stoller
- writer:
- Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- publisher:
- A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music , Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt , Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG , Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music , Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing
| Ben E. King | 4.65 | 2:54 |
| 4 | Save the Last Dance for Me- recording of:
- Save the Last Dance for Me
- writer:
- Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
- publisher:
- Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A , Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rumbalero Music Inc., The Manor Music Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , 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 , Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (in 1974) and Trio Music (in 1974)
| The Drifters | | 2:34 |
| 5 | In the Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett | | 2:37 |
| 6 | Knock on Wood- recorded in:
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-07-13)
- producer:
- Steve Cropper
- baritone saxophone:
- probably Floyd Newman
- bass guitar [bass]:
- Duck Dunn (on 1966-07-13)
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Al Jackson (on 1966-07-13)
- guitar:
- Steve Cropper (on 1966-07-13)
- organ:
- Booker T. Jones (on 1966-07-13)
- piano:
- Isaac Hayes (on 1966-07-13) and Booker T. Jones (on 1966-07-13)
- tenor saxophone:
- probably Andrew Love (on 1966-07-13)
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson (on 1966-07-13)
- vocals:
- Eddie Floyd (on 1966-07-13)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
- recording of:
- Knock on Wood (on 1966-07-13)
- writer:
- Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
- publisher:
- East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell North America
- adaptation of:
- Potkraj na les
| Eddie Floyd | 4 | 3:04 |
| 7 | You Don’t Know Like I Know | Sam & Dave | | 2:36 |
| 8 | I Say a Little Prayer- recording engineer:
- Tom Dowd (on 1968-04-17)
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- bass:
- Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-04-17)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1968-04-17)
- guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1968-04-17)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1968-04-17)
- background vocals:
- The Sweet Inspirations (on 1968-04-17)
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Music UK Ltd. , Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1968) and WEA International Inc. (in 1968)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-04-17)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 117)
- cover recording of:
- I Say a Little Prayer (on 1968-04-17)
- lyricist:
- Hal David
- composer:
- Burt Bacharach
- publisher:
- Blue Seas Music, Inc., Casa David Music, Jac Music, MCA Music Ltd., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| Aretha Franklin | 4.35 | 3:33 |
| 9 | Walk On By- vocals:
- Dionne Warwick
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. (in 1984)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 51), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 70), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 129)
- 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., Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, 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 | 4.75 | 2:52 |
| 10 | Stay With Me | Lorraine Ellison | 4 | 3:28 |
| 11 | Drown in My Own Tears | Ray Charles | | 3:20 |
| 12 | (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:
- WEA International Inc. and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1968)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 26), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 38), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 44) 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., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. , Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music , Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division , Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
- recording of:
- (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
- composer:
- Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
- arranger:
- Oliver Lake
- arrangement of:
- (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay
| Otis Redding | 4.45 | 2:42 |
| 13 | Hold On! I’m a Comin’- recorded in:
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-03-08)
- producer:
- Jim Stewart
- vocals:
- Sam & Dave (on 1966-03-08)
- recording of:
- Hold On, I’m Comin’ (on 1966-03-08)
- writer:
- Isaac Hayes and David Porter
- publisher:
- Cotillion Music Inc. , East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Pronto Music, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music
- sub-publisher:
- ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) , 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 , ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Sam & Dave | 5 | 2:33 |
| 14 | Spanish Harlem- recording engineer:
- Ron Albert (on 1971-02-16) and Chuck Kirkpatrick (on 1971-02-16)
- engineer:
- Ron Albert and Chuck Kirkpatrick
- producer:
- Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
- mixer:
- Arif Mardin
- bass:
- Chuck Rainey (on 1971-02-16)
- drums (drum set):
- Bernard Purdie (on 1971-02-16)
- electric piano and organ:
- Donny Hathaway (on 1971-02-16)
- guitar:
- Cornell Dupree (on 1971-02-16)
- piano:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1971-02-16)
- background vocals:
- Carolyn Franklin (on 1971-02-16), Erma Franklin (on 1971-02-16) and The Sweethearts of Soul (on 1971-02-16)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1971-02-16)
- flute arranger, horn arranger, strings arranger and background vocals arranger:
- Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1971) and WEA International Inc. (in 1971)
- recorded at:
- Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1971-02-16)
- cover recording of:
- Spanish Harlem (on 1971-02-16)
- lyricist:
- Jerry Leiber
- composer:
- Phil Spector
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. , Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Unichappell Music
| Aretha Franklin | 2 | 3:30 |
| 15 | (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)
- performer:
- Jackie Wilson
- arranger:
- Sonny Sanders
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Brunswick Recording Corporation (in 1967)
- recorded at:
- Columbia Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1967-07-06)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 246) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 301)
- 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 , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Mijac Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, 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)
- part of:
- MJ: The Musical
| Jackie Wilson | 4.8 | 2:59 |
| 16 | Lovin’ You | Minnie Riperton | 3.65 | 3:19 |
| 17 | Baby Don’t Change Your Mind | Gladys Knight & the Pips | | 3:13 |
| 18 | After the Love Has Gone- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1979)
- edit of:
- After the Love Has Gone by Earth, Wind & Fire
- recording of:
- After the Love Has Gone
- writer:
- Bill Champlin, David Foster and Jay Graydon
- publisher:
- Copyright Control , EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Foster Frees Music, Fozbeats Music, Garden Rake Music, Inc., Irving Music , Irving Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation , Ninth Music and Noted for the Record
- sub-publisher:
- 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 | 4.65 | 3:56 |
| 19 | Rainy Night in Georgia | Brook Benton | | 3:50 |
| 20 | Could It Be I’m Falling in Love | The Spinners | 5 | 4:09 |
| 21 | Everybody Needs Somebody to Love | Wilson Pickett | 3 | 2:18 |
| 22 | 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)
- lead vocals:
- Bill Withers (in 1977)
- arranger:
- Clarence McDonald
- concertmaster:
- Charles Veal (in 1977)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS Records Ltd. (in 1977), CBS, Inc. (in 1977) and Columbia Records (in 1977)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 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 | 4.6 | 4:11 |
| 23 | If You Don’t Know Me by Now | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes | 3.75 | 3:27 |
| 24 | Try a Little Tenderness | Otis Redding | | 3:46 |
| 25 | (What a) Wonderful World | Sam Cooke | 3.65 | 2:07 |