| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Respect- recording engineer:
- Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- baritone saxophone:
- Willie Bridges (on 1967-02-14)
- bass guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-02-14)
- cornet:
- Melvin Lastie (on 1967-02-14)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1967-02-14)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Johnson (on 1967-02-14)
- organ:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1967-02-14)
- piano:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- tenor saxophone:
- Charles Chalmers (on 1967-02-14) and King Curtis (on 1967-02-14)
- background vocals:
- Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-02-14) and Erma Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-02-14)
- conductor:
- Tom Dowd (on 1967-02-14)
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-02-14)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 5), CBC Music: 10 Songs That Have Changed the World, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 21), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 52) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- cover recording of:
- Respect (on 1967-02-14)
- lyricist and composer:
- Otis Redding
- publisher:
- Cotillion Music Inc. , East-Time-Walco, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell North America
| Aretha Franklin | 3.9 | 2:26 |
| 2 | Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine | James Brown | 4 | 5:16 |
| 3 | Jungle Boogie | Kool & the Gang | 3.75 | 3:04 |
| 4 | Everybody Needs Somebody to Love | Blues Brothers | 4.3 | 3:23 |
| 5 | Green Onions | Booker T. & the MG’s | 4.15 | 2:51 |
| 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 | 3:03 |
| 7 | Brick House- producer:
- James Anthony Carmichael
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Company, L.P. (in 1977)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 296)
- recording of:
- Brick House
- lyricist:
- William King , Walter Orange and Lionel Richie
- composer:
- Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie and Milan Williams
- publisher:
- Brenda Richie Publishing, Cambrae Music, Daddy Married a Golddigger, Drop Five, Hanna Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Libren Music, Old Fashion Publishing, Reservoir Media Music, 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)
| Commodores | 3.7 | 3:36 |
| 8 | Theme From Shaft | Isaac Hayes | 4.5 | 3:17 |
| 9 | War | Edwin Starr | 4.25 | 3:20 |
| 10 | Love Rollercoaster- engineer:
- Barry Mraz
- producer:
- Ohio Players
- agogô, cowbell, drums (drum set) and tambourine:
- James "Diamond" Williams
- bass guitar:
- Marshall "Rock" Jones
- electric guitar and lead vocals:
- Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner
- Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes] and synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble]:
- William "Billy" Beck
- tenor saxophone:
- Clarence "Satch" Satchell
- trumpet:
- Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks and Marvin “Merv” Pierce
- background vocals:
- William "Billy" Beck and James "Diamond" Williams
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Paragon Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- recording of:
- Love Rollercoaster
- writer:
- Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner , Marshall Jones , Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Mervin Pierce , Clarence Satchell and James "Diamond" Williams
- publisher:
- Rick S. Music , Rightsong Music Inc. and Segundo Sueños LLC
| Ohio Players | 5 | 4:47 |
| 11 | Uptight | Stevie Wonder | 4.65 | 2:54 |
| 12 | Stuff Like That | Quincy Jones | | 6:17 |
| 13 | Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Babe | Barry White | 4 | 4:03 |
| 14 | I Want You Back- producer:
- The Corporation
- bass guitar:
- Wilton Felder (in 1969-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Gene Pello and Johnny Jackson (in 1969-07)
- guitar:
- Donald Peake, David T. Walker and Tito Jackson (in 1969-07)
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Louis Shelton (in 1969-07)
- keyboard:
- Clarence McDonald and Ronnie Rancifer (in 1969-07)
- percussion:
- Sandra Crouch and Marlon Jackson (in 1969-07)
- piano:
- Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Joe Sample and Ronnie Rancifer (in 1969-07)
- background vocals:
- Jackie Jackson , Michael Jackson , Keith Washington, Jermaine Jackson (in 1969-07), Marlon Jackson (in 1969-07) and Tito Jackson (in 1969-07)
- lead vocals:
- Michael Jackson (in 1969-07)
- vocals:
- Jackie Jackson (in 1969-07)
- arranger:
- The Corporation
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Corporation (in 1969)
- recorded at:
- The Sound Factory West in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1969-07, from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
- music videos:
- I Want You Back by The Jackson 5
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 23), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 28), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 104) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 120)
- recording of:
- I Want You Back (in 1969-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- The Corporation
- publisher:
- EMI April Music Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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)
- part of:
- MJ: The Musical
| The Jackson 5 | 4.15 | 2:56 |
| 15 | Dancing in the Street- producer:
- William Stevenson
- baritone saxophone:
- Thomas Bowles (on 1964-06-29)
- bass guitar:
- James Jamerson (on 1964-06-29)
- drums (drum set):
- Marvin Gaye (on 1964-06-29)
- guitar:
- Joe Messina (on 1964-06-29), Robert White (on 1964-06-29) and Eddie Willis (on 1964-06-29)
- other instruments [tire iron]:
- Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29)
- percussion, tambourine and vibraphone [vibes]:
- Jack Ashford (on 1964-06-29)
- tenor saxophone:
- Henry Cosby (on 1964-06-29)
- trombone:
- George Bohanon (on 1964-06-29) and Paul Riser (on 1964-06-29)
- trumpet:
- Russell Conway (on 1964-06-29) and Herbert Williams (on 1964-06-29)
- background vocals:
- Rosalind Ashford (on 1964-06-29), Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29), Betty Kelly (on 1964-06-29) and William Stevenson (on 1964-06-29)
- lead vocals:
- Martha Reeves (on 1964-06-29)
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Corporation (in 1964) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 1964)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 7), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 40), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 130) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 403)
- recording of:
- Dancing in the Street (on 1964-06-29)
- writer:
- I. Hunter, M. Gaye and W. Stevenson
- publisher:
- EMI Music , EMI Music Publishing , FCG Music, Jobete Music , Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division, 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)
| Martha and the Vandellas | 3.55 | 2:39 |
| 16 | Stop! In the Name of Love | The Supremes | 4.15 | 2:50 |
| 17 | This Old Heart of Mine | The Isley Brothers | 4.25 | 2:46 |
| 18 | Poison Ivy | The Coasters | | 2:42 |
| 19 | Walking the Dog | Rufus Thomas | 3 | 2:33 |
| 20 | 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 | 3:00 |