| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Think | Aretha Franklin | 3.65 | 2:15 |
| 2 | Soul Man- recorded in:
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-08-10)
- producer:
- Isaac Hayes, David Porter and Jim Stewart
- instruments:
- Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967) and The Mar‐Keys Horns (in 1967)
- lead vocals:
- Sam Moore (in 1967) and David Prater (in 1967)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Recordings Ltd., WEA International Inc. (in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1967)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 458)
- recording of:
- Soul Man (on 1967-08-10)
- writer:
- Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and David Porter (in 1967)
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing , Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Ltd. , Walden Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell North America, Almo Music Corp. (in 1986) and Walden Music Corp. (in 1986)
| Sam & Dave | 4.5 | 2:32 |
| 3 | These Arms of Mine | Otis Redding | | 2:31 |
| 4 | Ain’t Nobody Home | B.B. King | | 3:29 |
| 5 | Parisenne Walkway | Gary Moore | | 5:50 |
| 6 | My Baby Just Cares for Me- double bass:
- Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
- drums (drum set):
- Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Bethlehem Records (in 1958)
- recorded at:
- Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
- edit of:
- My Baby Just Cares for Me (special extended version) by Nina Simone
- cover recording of:
- My Baby Just Cares for Me (in 1957-12)
- lyricist and composer:
- Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
- publisher:
- Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Co., Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.
| Nina Simone | 3.85 | 3:35 |
| 7 | Take a Little Piece of My Heart | Erma Franklin | 3.75 | 2:35 |
| 8 | 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 &The Drifters | 4.65 | 2:58 |
| 9 | You Send Me- producer:
- Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
- bass:
- Ted Brinson (on 1957-06-01)
- drums (drum set):
- Earl Palmer (on 1957-06-01)
- guitar:
- Clifton White (on 1957-06-01) and René Hall (on 1957-06-01)
- background vocals:
- Charles Parlato, Alicia Adams (on 1957-06-01), Sue Allen (on 1957-06-01) and Lee Gotch (on 1957-06-01)
- lead vocals:
- Sam Cooke (on 1957-06-01)
- orchestra:
- Bumps Blackwell Orchestra (on 1957-06-01)
- conductor:
- Glenn Osser (on 1957-06-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Keen (in 1958)
- recorded at:
- Specialty Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-01)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 115)
- recording of:
- You Send Me (on 1957-06-01)
- lyricist and composer:
- Sam Cooke
- additional writer:
- L. C. Cooke
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music, Inc. , Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 , 日本アブコ音楽出版 , ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)
| Sam Cooke | 4.5 | 2:43 |
| 10 | The Dream | Robert Cray & Albert Collins | | 3:50 |
| 11 | It’s a Man’s Man’s World | James Brown | | 3:36 |
| 12 | Hoochie Coochie Man- recorded in:
- Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-01-07)
- double bass:
- Willie Dixon (on 1954-01-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Fred Below (on 1954-01-07)
- guitar:
- Muddy Waters (on 1954-01-07) and Jimmy Rogers (on 1954-01-07)
- harmonica:
- Little Walter (on 1954-01-07)
- piano:
- Otis Spann (on 1954-01-07)
- vocals:
- Muddy Waters (on 1954-01-07)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MCA Records, Inc. (in 1954)
- part of:
- Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1984), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 225)
- recording of:
- I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (on 1954-01-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Willie Dixon
- publisher:
- Arc Music , Arc Music Corp. , Bug Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, Hello Mr. Wilson, Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd and Willie Dixon Music
| Muddy Waters | 3.85 | 2:51 |
| 13 | Mustang Sally | Buddy Guy | | 4:41 |
| 14 | Let’s Stay Together- producer:
- Willie Mitchell
- drums (drum set):
- Howard Grimes and Al Jackson, Jr.
- electric bass guitar:
- Leroy Hodges
- guitar family:
- Mabon Hodges
- organ and piano:
- Charles Hodges
- saxophone:
- James Mitchell
- tenor saxophone:
- Ed Logan
- trombone:
- Jack Hale
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson
- background vocals:
- Charles Chalmers , Donna Rhodes and Sandra Rhodes
- vocals:
- Al Green
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Cream Records (in 1971) and HI Records Inc. (in 1971)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 34), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 60), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 84)
- recording of:
- Let’s Stay Together
- writer:
- Al Jackson, Jr. , Al Green and Willie Mitchell
- publisher:
- Al Green Music Inc. , Al Jackson Jr. Music, Burlington Music Co., Ltd. and Irving Music, Inc.
| Al Green | 4.55 | 3:16 |
| 15 | Harlem Shuffle | Bob & Earl | 2 | 2:46 |
| 16 | Rescue Me | Fontella Bass | | 2:48 |
| 17 | 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 | 2:55 |
| 18 | Midnight Train to Georgia | Gladys Knight & the Pips | | 4:35 |
| 19 | Little Red Rooster | Howlin’ Wolf | | 2:22 |
| 20 | Boom Boom | John Lee Hooker | | 2:30 |