# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
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1 | Boom Boom | John Lee Hooker | 3.35 | 2:31 |
2 | (Take a Little) Piece of My Heart | Erma Franklin | 3.75 | 2:36 |
3 | Soul Man | Sam & Dave | 4.5 | 2:38 |
4 | I'd Rather Go Blind | Etta James | 4 | 2:36 |
5 | Green Onions | Booker T. & the MG’s | 4.15 | 2:52 |
6 | Shout | The Isley Brothers | 5 | 4:26 |
7 | Think | Aretha Franklin | 3.65 | 2:18 |
8 | Respect Yourself | The Staple Singers | | 4:52 |
9 | Harlem Shuffle | Bob & Earl | 2 | 2:47 |
10 | Take Me to the River | Al Green | 4.15 | 3:42 |
11 | Mannish Boy | Muddy Waters | 4 | 3:57 |
12 | Rescue Me | Fontella Bass | 4.5 | 2:53 |
13 | In the Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett | 3 | 2:35 |
14 | Knock on Wood | Eddie Floyd | 4 | 3:04 |
15 | Stormy Monday | Little Milton | | 4:22 |
16 | Drift Away | Dobie Gray | | 3:32 |
17 | It's in His Kiss | Betty Everett | 4 | 2:13 |
18 | Need Your Love So Bad | Fleetwood Mac | 4 | 3:51 |
19 | I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down | Ann Peebles | 5 | 2:46 |
20 | Stand by Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
- vocals:
- Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
- conductor:
- Stan Applebaum (on 1960-10-27)
- arranger:
- Stan Applebaum
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Ltd. and WEA International Inc. (in 1961)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 121) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131)
- recording of:
- Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
- publisher:
- Mike Stoller
- writer:
- Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- publisher:
- Hornall Brothers Music , Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music and Unichappell Music
| Ben E. King | 4.6 | 2:58 |