| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Ain’t No Sunshine | Bill Withers | 4.5 | 2:06 |
| 2 | 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 | 2:59 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 3), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 11), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 43) and Rolling Stone: 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 | 2:55 |
| 5 | If You Don’t Know Me by Now | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes | 3.75 | 3:24 |
| 6 | Always and Forever | Heatwave | 3 | 4:49 |
| 7 | After the Love Has Gone- producer:
- Maurice White
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1979)
- samples from:
- I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1979)
- 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 | 3.2 | 4:25 |
| 8 | Midnight Train to Georgia | Gladys Knight & the Pips | | 4:41 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | Time Is on My Side | Irma Thomas | 4 | 2:51 |
| 11 | Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely | The Main Ingredient | | 3:30 |
| 12 | Use Ta Be My Girl | The O’Jays | 5 | 3:23 |
| 13 | Private Number | Judy Clay & William Bell | 2 | 2:41 |
| 14 | I Can’t Stand the Rain | Ann Peebles | 4.25 | 2:28 |
| 15 | Kiss and Say Goodbye | The Manhattans | | 4:27 |
| 16 | How Can You Mend a Broken Heart- 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
- recorded at:
- Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- cover recording of:
- How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
- written in:
- Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, London , England, United Kingdom
- writer:
- Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
- publisher:
- Abigail Music (London) Ltd. , BMG Music, Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Robin Gibb Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. , Universal Music Careers and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| Al Green | 3.7 | 6:21 |
| 17 | That’s How Heartaches Are Made | Baby Washington | | 2:43 |
| 18 | Ooh Child | The Five Stairsteps | | 2:56 |
| 19 | Heartbreaker- recording of:
- Heartbreaker
- writer:
- Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
- publisher:
- BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| Dionne Warwick | | 4:17 |
| 20 | Zoom | Fat Larry’s Band | | 3:44 |
| 21 | Tonight I Celebrate My Love- recording engineer:
- Alan R. Hirshberg (in 1983)
- engineer:
- Howard Wolin and Jeremy Smith
- producer:
- Michael Masser
- mixer:
- Dick Bogart and Russ Terrano
- bass guitar [bass]:
- Nathan East (in 1983)
- drums (drum set):
- Carlos Vega (in 1983)
- guitar:
- Paul Jackson (in 1983)
- piano:
- Randy Kerber (in 1983)
- vocals:
- Peabo Bryson (in 1983) and Roberta Flack (in 1983)
- arranger:
- Michael Masser and Gene Page
- orchestrator:
- Gene Page
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI USA and Capitol Records, Inc. (in 1983)
- recorded at:
- A&M Records Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983) and Studio Sound in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
- mixed at:
- Motown Hitsville in West Hollywood, California, United States
- recording of:
- Tonight, I Celebrate My Love (in 1983)
- lyricist:
- Gerry Goffin
- composer:
- Michael Masser
- publisher:
- Almo Music Corp. , Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Lauren Wesley Music , Prince Street Productions, Inc., Rondor Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. , Universal Music Corp. and Warner Chappell Music Publishing
- sub-publisher:
- Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント , 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 , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
| Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack | 3.75 | 3:29 |
| 22 | Lovin’ You | Minnie Riperton | 3.65 | 3:22 |