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1 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine- producer:
- Norman Whitfield
- drums (drum set):
- Richard "Pistol" Allen (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Uriel Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- organ:
- Earl Van Dyke (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- background vocals:
- The Andantes (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)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Company (in 1968)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (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)
- 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., 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 | 4.3 | 5:01 |
2 | 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 | 4.65 | 2:44 |
3 | Good Lovin’ | The Rascals | 4 | 2:31 |
4 | The Tracks of My Tears | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 4.25 | 2:57 |
5 | Joy to the World | Three Dog Night | 4.75 | 3:36 |
6 | Ain’t Too Proud to Beg | The Temptations | 5 | 2:33 |
7 | (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman | Aretha Franklin | 4.2 | 2:42 |
8 | I Second That Emotion | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 4 | 2:48 |
9 | A Whiter Shade of Pale | Procol Harum | 4.1 | 4:03 |
10 | Tell Him | The Exciters | 3.5 | 2:32 |
11 | Bad Moon Rising | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 4.4 | 2:22 |
12 | 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 | 2:58 |
13 | In the Midnight Hour | The Rascals | | 4:02 |
14 | Gimme Some Lovin’- recording of:
- Gimme Some Lovin’
- writer:
- Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood and Steve Winwood
- publisher:
- Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. , Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Island Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Island Music Ltd. (from 1966 to ????)
| The Spencer Davis Group | | 2:58 |
15 | The Weight | The Band | 4 | 4:36 |
16 | Wouldn’t It Be Nice- engineer:
- Larry Levine (on 1966-01-22) and Ralph Valentin (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
- producer:
- Brian Wilson
- 12 string guitar:
- Jerry Cole (on 1966-01-22)
- accordion:
- Carl Fortina (on 1966-01-22) and Frank Marocco (on 1966-01-22)
- baritone saxophone:
- Jay Migliori (on 1966-01-22)
- bass guitar:
- Lyle Ritz (on 1966-01-22)
- drums (drum set):
- Hal Blaine (on 1966-01-22)
- electric bass guitar:
- Carol Kaye (on 1966-01-22) and Ray Pohlman (on 1966-01-22)
- guitar:
- Bill Pitman (on 1966-01-22)
- mandoguitar:
- Barney Kessel (on 1966-01-22)
- percussion:
- Frank Capp (on 1966-01-22)
- piano:
- Al De Lory (on 1966-01-22)
- piano [track piano]:
- Larry Knechtel (on 1966-01-22)
- tenor saxophone:
- Steve Douglas (on 1966-01-22) and Plas Johnson (on 1966-01-22)
- trumpet:
- Roy Caton (on 1966-01-22)
- background vocals:
- Al Jardine (on 1966-01-22), Bruce Johnston (on 1966-01-22), Carl Wilson (on 1966-01-22) and Dennis Wilson (on 1966-01-22)
- lead vocals:
- Mike Love (on 1966-01-22) and Brian Wilson (on 1966-01-22)
- arranger:
- Brian Wilson
- recorded at:
- Columbia Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-01-22) and Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-01-22)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 297)
- recording of:
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice (on 1966-01-22)
- lyricist:
- Tony Asher , Mike Love and Brian Wilson
- composer:
- Brian Wilson
- publisher:
- Almo Music Corp. , Irving Music , 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
| The Beach Boys | 4.4 | 2:24 |
17 | Strangers in the Night- sound engineer:
- Peter Klemt
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Polydor
- instrumental recording of:
- Strangers in the Night (on 1966-04-04)
- lyricist:
- Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder
- composer:
- Bert Kaempfert
- publisher:
- Champion Music, Champion Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Germany , Roosevelt Music Co., Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. , Songs of Universal, Inc. , Universal‐MCA Music Publishing , Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, 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
| Bert Kaempfert | | 3:22 |
18 | You Can’t Always Get What You Want - Church Version | Bert Kaempfert | | 1:25 |
19 | "J.T. Lancer" Theme | Bert Kaempfert | | 1:29 |