| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Respect | Aretha Franklin | 3.9 | 2:25 |
| 2 | Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine | James Brown | 4 | 2:53 |
| 3 | Sweet Soul Music | Arthur Conley | 4 | 2:20 |
| 4 | Soul Man | Sam & Dave | 4.5 | 2:39 |
| 5 | Band of Gold | Freda Payne | 4.5 | 2:54 |
| 6 | 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 (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 | 2:53 |
| 7 | Ain’t No Mountain High Enough | Diana Ross | 4.15 | 3:33 |
| 8 | 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 (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. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- 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 | 2:57 |
| 9 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine- producer:
- Norman Whitfield
- bass [1962 Fender Precision Bass]:
- James Jamerson (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- congas and tambourine:
- Jack Ashford (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- drums (drum set):
- Uriel Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- French horn:
- Don Ozga (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Edwin Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- guitar [1964 Gibson Firebird III]:
- Eddie Willis (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- guitar [Fender Telecaster with Jazzmaster Neck]:
- Joe Messina (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- Hammond organ [B-3]:
- Earl Van Dyke (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- tom-tom:
- Richard "Pistol" Allen (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- Wurlitzer electric piano:
- Johnny Griffith (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- background vocals:
- The Andantes (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10), Marlene Barrow (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10), Louvain Demps (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Jackie Hicks (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- lead vocals:
- Marvin Gaye (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- orchestra:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- strings arranger:
- Paul Riser (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- orchestrator:
- Paul Riser (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Company (in 1968)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Hitsville in Detroit (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 80), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 93), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 119) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 307)
- cover recording of:
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- writer:
- Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music , Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division 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
| Marvin Gaye | 3.7 | 3:11 |
| 10 | The Tracks of My Tears | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | | 2:51 |
| 11 | Only the Strong Survive | Jerry Butler | | 2:35 |
| 12 | I’d Rather Go Blind | Etta James | | 2:36 |
| 13 | My Cherie Amour | Stevie Wonder | 4.3 | 2:51 |
| 14 | (Sitin’ 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 | 4.25 | 2:43 |
| 15 | Private Number | Judy Clay & William Bell | 2 | 2:41 |
| 16 | I Say a Little Prayer | Aretha Franklin | 4.35 | 3:33 |
| 17 | O Happy Day | Edwin Hawkins Singers | 4 | 5:08 |
| 18 | Young Gifted and Black | Bob & Marcia | | 3:06 |
| 19 | Declaration of Rights | The Abyssinians | | 3:28 |
| 20 | The Israelites | Desmond Dekker & the Aces | | 2:33 |
| 21 | Grazing in the Grass | Hugh Masekela | | 2:38 |
| 22 | The Thrill Is Gone | B.B. King | | 5:23 |
| 23 | Purple Haze | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 4.2 | 2:48 |