| # | 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 | 2:27 |
| 2 | Stand by Me | Ben E. King | | 2:55 |
| 3 | 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 | 2:37 |
| 4 | I’m a Believer- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- producer:
- Jeff Barry
- acoustic guitar:
- Neil Diamond (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- bass:
- Dick Romoff (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Buddy Salzman (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- guitar:
- Al Gorgoni (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23) and Sal Ditroia (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- organ:
- Artie Butler (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- piano and tambourine:
- Jeff Barry (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- background vocals:
- Davy Jones (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23) and Peter Tork (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- background vocals and lead vocals:
- Micky Dolenz (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- arranger:
- Jeff Barry
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Rhino Entertainment Company (in 1966) and WEA International Inc. (in 1966, in 1967)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 65) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 341)
- cover recording of:
- I’m a Believer (from 1966-10-15 until 1966-10-23)
- lyricist and composer:
- Neil Diamond (in 1966)
- publisher:
- Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing , Foray Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Stonebridge Music
- recording of:
- I’m a Believer
- lyricist and composer:
- Neil Diamond (in 1966)
- publisher:
- Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Copyright Control , EMI Music Publishing , Foray Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Stonebridge Music
| The Monkees | 4.65 | 2:46 |
| 5 | You’ll Never Walk Alone | Gerry & the Pacemakers | | 2:40 |
| 6 | (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay | Otis Redding | | 2:47 |
| 7 | In the Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett | | 2:37 |
| 8 | House of the Rising Sun | The Animals | 4.25 | 4:30 |
| 9 | Everybody Needs Somebody to Love | Solomon Burke | 5 | 2:46 |
| 10 | Knock on Wood | Eddie Floyd | | 3:04 |
| 11 | Walkin’ Back to Happiness | Helen Shapiro | | 2:31 |
| 12 | He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother- producer:
- Ron Richards
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1969) and The Hollies Ltd. (from 1969 until 1970)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-25)
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 46)
- cover recording of:
- He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (on 1969-06-25)
- writer:
- Bob Russell and Bobby Scott
- publisher:
- Amber Leigh Music Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Cyril Shane Music, Harrison Music Corp., Heath Levy Music, Jenny Music Inc., Music Sales Corporation , Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. and ミュージック・セールス
| The Hollies | 4.2 | 4:19 |
| 13 | For What It’s Worth | Buffalo Springfield | | 2:36 |
| 14 | Sherry | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | | 2:33 |
| 15 | Walk On By- 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 | | 2:55 |
| 16 | Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) | Peter Sarstedt | 5 | 4:45 |
| 17 | Cathy’s Clown | The Everly Brothers | | 2:24 |
| 18 | Poor Me | Adam Faith | | 1:47 |
| 19 | When a Man Loves a Woman- recording of:
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- 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 | | 2:50 |
| 20 | The Loco‐Motion | Little Eva | | 2:19 |
| 21 | I Got You Babe | Sonny & Cher | 4 | 3:12 |
| 22 | Gloria | The Shadows of Knight | | 2:37 |
| 23 | Under the Boardwalk | The Drifters | | 2:42 |
| 24 | Do You Want to Know a Secret? | Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas | | 2:04 |
| 25 | You’re My World | Cilla Black | | 2:59 |
| 26 | I’m the Urban Spaceman | The Bonzo Dog Band | 4.5 | 2:25 |
| 27 | You Keep Me Hangin’ On | Vanilla Fudge | | 3:00 |
| 28 | Sixteen Reasons | Connie Stevens | | 1:57 |
| 29 | Moon River | Danny Williams | 3.5 | 2:37 |
| 30 | Hello Little Girl | The Fourmost | | 1:52 |
| 31 | I Got Rhythm | The Happenings | | 2:59 |
| 32 | The James Bond Theme | The John Barry Seven | | 1:59 |
| 33 | If I Had a Hammer | Trini Lopez | | 2:59 |
| 34 | Morningtown Ride | The Seekers | | 2:41 |
| 35 | Goldfinger | Shirley Bassey | 4.25 | 2:49 |
| 36 | Rainy Night in Georgia | Brook Benton | | 3:49 |
| 37 | Shakin’ All Over | Johnny Kidd and the Pirates | 3.5 | 2:21 |
| 38 | 1969 | The Stooges | 4.25 | 4:06 |
| 39 | Kick Out the Jams | MC5 | | 2:41 |
| 40 | Walk Like a Man | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | 5 | 2:18 |
| 41 | Green Onions | Booker T. & the MG’s | 4.15 | 2:55 |
| 42 | Hi Ho Silver Lining | Jeff Beck | | 2:56 |
| 43 | A House Is Not a Motel | Love | 4.35 | 3:32 |
| 44 | Phantasmagoria in Two | Tim Buckley | | 3:29 |
| 45 | Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood | The Animals | | 2:26 |
| 46 | Bad to Me | Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas | | 2:21 |
| 47 | Apache | The Shadows | | 2:54 |
| 48 | Bus Stop- producer:
- The Hollies and Ron Richards
- bass:
- Bernie Calvert (on 1966-05-18)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1966, in 2003) and Parlophone (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1966-05-18)
- cover recording of:
- Bus Stop (on 1966-05-18)
- lyricist and composer:
- Graham Gouldman
- publisher:
- Basement Brazil Editora, Bramsdene Music Corporation, Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Copyright Control , Edition Wilhelm Hansen, EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd., Hournew Music Ltd., Man-Ken Music, Limited and Music Sales Corporation
- recording of:
- Bus Stop
- lyricist and composer:
- Graham Gouldman
- publisher:
- Basement Brazil Editora, Bramsdene Music Corporation, Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Copyright Control , Edition Wilhelm Hansen, EMI Blackwood Music (Canada) Ltd., Hournew Music Ltd., Man-Ken Music, Limited and Music Sales Corporation
| The Hollies | 4.65 | 2:55 |
| 49 | No Milk Today | Herman’s Hermits | | 2:57 |
| 50 | I Remember You (German version) | Frank Ifield | | 2:13 |
| 51 | Sweet Soul Music | Arthur Conley | 4 | 2:21 |
| 52 | Green Fields | The Beverley Sisters | | 2:54 |
| 53 | Up on the Roof | Kenny Lynch | | 2:41 |
| 54 | 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 | 3:32 |
| 55 | My Girl | Otis Redding | | 2:55 |
| 56 | Both Sides Now | Judy Collins | 4 | 3:14 |
| 57 | Last Night | The Mar‐Keys | 4 | 2:37 |
| 58 | Got to Get You Into My Life | Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers | | 2:31 |
| 59 | Just One Look | The Hollies | | 2:28 |
| 60 | Saturday Night at the Movies | The Drifters | | 2:28 |
| 61 | Daydream Believer | The Monkees | | 3:00 |
| 62 | Spanish Harlem | Ben E. King | | 2:52 |
| 63 | Excerpt From a Teenage Opera | Keith West | | 4:42 |
| 64 | Just One Look | Doris Troy | | 2:32 |
| 65 | Ferry Cross the Mersey | Gerry & the Pacemakers | | 2:21 |
| 66 | Living in the Past | Jethro Tull | | 3:21 |
| 67 | What Now My Love | Shirley Bassey | | 2:55 |
| 68 | The Hole in the Ground | Bernard Cribbins | | 1:52 |
| 69 | What Do You Want | Adam Faith | | 1:38 |
| 70 | Right Said Fred | Bernard Cribbins | 4.65 | 2:20 |
| 71 | The Intro and the Outro | The Bonzo Dog Band | | 3:04 |
| 72 | We’ve Gotta Get Out of This Place | The Animals | | 3:13 |
| 73 | Think | Aretha Franklin | | 2:17 |
| 74 | Mr. Soul | Buffalo Springfield | | 2:52 |
| 75 | What the World Needs Now (Is Love) | Dionne Warwick | | 3:11 |
| 76 | But It’s Alright | Eddie Floyd | | 2:49 |
| 77 | Crying in the Rain | The Everly Brothers | | 1:59 |
| 78 | Queen for Tonight | Helen Shapiro | | 2:11 |
| 79 | I’m Into Something Good | Herman’s Hermits | | 2:33 |
| 80 | We Used to Know | Jethro Tull | | 4:03 |
| 81 | You Really Got a Hold on Me | Percy Sledge | | 2:54 |
| 82 | Hold On, I’m Comin’ | Sam & Dave | | 2:29 |
| 83 | Georgy Girl | The Seekers | | 2:20 |
| 84 | Cry to Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1961-12-06)
- alto saxophone:
- Leon Cohen (on 1961-12-06)
- bass:
- Art Davis (on 1961-12-06)
- drums (drum set):
- Gary Chester (on 1961-12-06) and Ted Sommer (on 1961-12-06)
- guitar:
- Don Arnone (on 1961-12-06), Everett Barksdale (on 1961-12-06), Al Caiola (on 1961-12-06) and Bucky Pizzarelli (on 1961-12-06)
- organ:
- Bob Mosley (on 1961-12-06)
- piano:
- Hank Jones (on 1961-12-06)
- tenor saxophone:
- Jesse Powell (on 1961-12-06)
- vibraphone:
- Phil Kraus (on 1961-12-06)
- background vocals:
- William Eaton (on 1961-12-06), Noah Hopkins (on 1961-12-06), Richard Kraus (on 1961-12-06), Howard Roberts (on 1961-12-06), Earl Rogers (on 1961-12-06), Sherman Sneed (on 1961-12-06) and David Vogel (on 1961-12-06)
- vocals:
- Solomon Burke (on 1961-12-06)
- conductor:
- Claus Ogerman (on 1961-12-06)
- remixer:
- DJ Minnesotah and MASATO
- arranger:
- Claus Ogerman
- recording of:
- Cry to Me (on 1961-12-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Bert Russell
- publisher:
- Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. , Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Unichappell Music, Inc.
| Solomon Burke | | 2:35 |
| 85 | Land of 1000 Dances | Wilson Pickett | | 2:27 |
| 86 | B‐A‐B‐Y | Carla Thomas | | 2:55 |
| 87 | I Fought the Law | The Bobby Fuller Four | 4.35 | 2:20 |
| 88 | Cool Jerk | The Capitols | | 2:47 |
| 89 | You Were Made for Me | Freddie & the Dreamers | | 2:19 |
| 90 | Tighten Up, Pt. 1 | Archie Bell & the Drells | | 3:13 |
| 91 | Mony Mony | Tommy James & the Shondells | | 2:54 |
| 92 | A World Without Love (mono) | Peter & Gordon | | 2:45 |
| 93 | Groovin’ | The Young Rascals | | 2:31 |
| 94 | Windy (mono) | The Association | | 2:57 |
| 95 | Hang On Sloopy | The Beau Brummels | | 2:53 |
| 96 | Windmills of Your Mind | Noel Harrison | | 2:21 |
| 97 | Vehicle | The Ides of March | | 2:54 |
| 98 | Tell Laura I Love Her | Ricky Valance | | 2:40 |
| 99 | 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) | Harpers Bizarre | | 2:31 |
| 100 | Cissy Strut | The Meters | | 3:07 |