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1 | (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.
| Otis Redding | 4.5 | 2:39 |
2 | Spanish Harlem | Ben E. King | 4.4 | 2:52 |
3 | Only You- piano:
- Buck Ram (on 1955-04-26)
- lead vocals:
- Tony Williams (on 1955-04-26)
- spoken vocals [dialogue]:
- Wolfman Jack (on 1955-04-26)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records (in 1955), PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1955) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1957)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 10)
- recording of:
- Only You (on 1955-04-26)
- lyricist, writer and composer:
- Buck Ram and Ande Rand
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (in 1973)
| The Platters | | 2:36 |
4 | When a Man Loves a Woman- recorded in:
- Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-02-17)
- 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 and Andrew Wright
- publisher:
- Mijac Music, 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 | 4.25 | 2:55 |
5 | What a Wonderful World- recorded in:
- New York, United States (on 1967-08-16)
- engineer:
- Eddie Brackett and Bob Simpson
- producer:
- Bob Thiele
- alto saxophone:
- Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
- baritone saxophone:
- Raymond Stanfield (on 1967-08-16)
- clarinet:
- Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16) and Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16)
- double bass:
- Russ Savakus (on 1967-08-16)
- drums (drum set):
- Grady Tate (on 1967-08-16)
- flute:
- Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16), Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
- guitar:
- Allen Hanlon (on 1967-08-16), Art Ryerson (on 1967-08-16) and Willard Suyker (on 1967-08-16)
- percussion:
- Warren Hard (on 1967-08-16)
- piano:
- Hank Jones (on 1967-08-16)
- tenor saxophone:
- Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
- trombone:
- Urbie Green (on 1967-08-16) and J.J. Johnson (on 1967-08-16)
- trumpet:
- Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16), Clark Terry (on 1967-08-16) and Joe Wilder (on 1967-08-16)
- lead vocals:
- Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16)
- orchestra:
- Louis Armstrong's Orchestra and Chorus (on 1967-08-16)
- conductor and chorus master:
- Tommy Goodman (on 1967-08-16)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MCA Records, Inc. (in 1968)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 171) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 283)
- recording of:
- What a Wonderful World (on 1967-08-16)
- writer:
- George Douglas and George David Weiss
- publisher:
- Abilene Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Memory Lane Music , Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc. and Valando Music, Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- BMC Publishing NV, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , 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, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
- part of:
- 12 Monkeys Soundtrack
- part of:
- Freaky Friday
| Louis Armstrong | 3.9 | 2:16 |
6 | Up on the Roof | The Drifters | 5 | 2:36 |
7 | Bring It on Home to Me | Sam & Dave | | 2:26 |
8 | He Will Break Your Heart | Jerry Butler | | 2:43 |
9 | You Send Me- producer:
- Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
- bass:
- Ted Brinson
- drums (drum set):
- Earl Palmer
- guitar:
- Clifton White and René Hall
- background vocals:
- Alicia Adams , Sue Allen, Lee Gotch and Charles Parlato
- lead vocals:
- Sam Cooke
- conductor:
- Glenn Osser
- 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
- 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 | Unchained Melody- engineer:
- Larry Levine
- producer:
- Phil Spector
- vocals:
- Bobby Hatfield (in 1965-03) and Bill Medley (in 1965-03)
- arranger:
- Jack Nitzsche
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Spectrum Music , PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1965) and Universal Records (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1965-03)
- part of:
- The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 8), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 269) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 366)
- cover recording of:
- Unchained Melody (in 1965-03)
- publisher:
- Hy Zaret
- lyricist:
- Hy Zaret
- composer:
- Alex North
- publisher:
- Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. , MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
- sub-publisher:
- 日音 Synch事業部
- part of:
- The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| The Righteous Brothers | 3 | 3:36 |
11 | I've Got to Do a Little Bit Better | Joe Tex | | 2:59 |
12 | A Rainy Night in Georgia | Brook Benton | 4 | 3:58 |
13 | Daddy's Home | Gene Chandler | | 2:30 |
14 | Hey Paula | Paul & Paula | | 2:29 |
15 | My Baby Just Cares for Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
- double bass:
- Jimmy Bond (in 1957-12)
- drums (drum set):
- Albert “Tootie” Heath (in 1957-12)
- piano:
- Nina Simone (in 1957-12)
- 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 | 3:34 |