| 1 |
recordlabel: Savoy 1599
chartposition: RandB #26, US #97
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Williams and McPherson
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recordlabel: Stax 116
writtenby: Bell
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| 1 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 389
chartposition: RandB #21
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Percy Mayfield
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| 2 |
recordlabel: Rock'n 101
chartposition: US #104
writtenby: Van McCoy
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| 3 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1219
chartposition: RandB #5, US #48
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Luther Dixon
album: I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
comments: [ballad]
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| 4 |
recordlabel: Jamie 1174
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48
writtenby: W. Duckworth, D. Lentz
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| 5 |
recordlabel: Liberty 55343
chartposition: US #72, US AC #19
writtenby: Al Hoffman, Ed Nelson and Al Goodhart
album: Hurt!!!!!!
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| 6 |
recordlabel: Liberty 55375
chartposition: US #42, US AC #9
writtenby: Charlie Chaplin, John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons
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| 7 |
recordlabel: Liberty 55375
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: Timi Yuro and Clyde Otis
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| 8 |
recordlabel: Liberty 55343
chartposition: RandB #22, US #4, US AC #2
writtenby: Al Jacobs & Jimmie Crane
album: Hurt!!!!!!
comments: [ballad]
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| 9 |
recordlabel: Checker 974
chartposition: US #112
writtenby: Hall and The Vibrations
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| 10 |
recordlabel: Checker 969
chartposition: RandB #13, US #25
writtenby: James Johnson [James E. Johnson], Shirley Hall and Leslie Temple
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recordlabel: Checker 982
writtenby: J. Johnson, E. Smith
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| 1 |
recordlabel: Monument 448
chartposition: US #90
writtenby: Roy Orbinson, Joe Melson
mpcode: Y9-JAvVdxwM
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| 2 |
recordlabel: Monument 441
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #20, US #26
writtenby: V. Johnson
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| 3 |
recordlabel: Donna 1333
chartposition: US #91
writtenby: Kulaga, Catalano, and Ariotta
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| 4 |
recordlabel: Deluxe 6193
chartposition: US #99
writtenby: Thomas Rivera
|
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recordlabel: Pompadour 102
writtenby: B. Coefield And C. Pipken
album: Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1
comments: [deep soul]
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| --- |
recordlabel: Miracle 12
writtenby: Berry Gordy Jr.
album: Meet The Temptations
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| --- |
recordlabel: Miracle 12
writtenby: B. Gordy, Jr, O. Williams, M. Franklin, A. Bryant
album: Meet the Temptations
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| --- |
recordlabel: Miracle 5
writtenby: Stevenson, Williams
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| --- |
recordlabel: Miracle 5
writtenby: Stevenson, Kendrick
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 418
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #32
writtenby: C. Draine
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Tamla 54038
writtenby: Berry Gordy Jr.
album: Meet the Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Tamla 54038
writtenby: B. Holland, F. Gorman
album: Meet the Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Tamla 54045
writtenby: William Robinson
album: Meet The Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Tamla 54045
writtenby: Berry Gordy, Jr., Barney Ales
album: Meet The Temptations
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Tri Phi 1001
chartposition: RandB #5, US #27
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Harvey Fuqua & Gwen Gordy (as Gwen Gordy Fuqua)
album: The Original Spinners
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| 2 |
recordlabel: Tri Phi 1004
chartposition: US #91
writtenby: Harvey Fuqua and Gwen Gordy
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Sar Records 117
chartposition: RandB #4, US #8
weeksinr&bchart: 22
writtenby: Sam Cooke
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Minit 632
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #40, US #61
writtenby: Norman Johnson
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1220
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #15, US #54
writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1220
chartposition: RandB #26, US #41
writtenby: Bob Brass and Irwin Levine
album: Baby It's You
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1223
chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #21
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: John Patton & Amiel Sommer
album: Baby It's You
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1203
chartposition: RandB #2 (2 weeks), US #3
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Ralph Bass & Lowman Pauling
album: Tonight's The Night
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1227
chartposition: RandB #3, US #8
writtenby: Mack David, Barney Williams, Bert Bacharach
album: Baby It's You
|
| 10 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1227
chartposition: US #107
writtenby: Denson and Anisfield
album: Baby It's You
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1217
chartposition: RandB #2 (2 weeks), US #4
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Luther Dixon & Willie Denson
album: The Shirelles Sing To Trumpets And Strings
|
| 12 |
recordlabel: Argo 5391
chartposition: RandB #12, US #54
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Stephen Weiss and Bernie Baum
|
| 13 |
recordlabel: Liberty 55320
chartposition: RandB #28, US #80
writtenby: Don Covay and John Berry
|
| 14 |
recordlabel: Mercury 71847
chartposition: RandB #17, US #25, US AC #7
writtenby: Ruth Lowe
|
| 15 |
recordlabel: Mercury 71749
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #46, US #30
writtenby: Jack Lawrence
album: Remember When?
comments: [ballad]
|
| 16 |
recordlabel: ABC-Paramount 10242
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #44, US #89
writtenby: Walter Maynard
|
| 17 |
recordlabel: Tap 500
chartposition: US #82
writtenby: Robert Hargreaves, Tolchard Evans and Stanley Damerell
|
| 18 |
recordlabel: Arvee 5023
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #44
writtenby: Spitalsk, Goldsmith, Smith
|
| 19 |
recordlabel: Vogue Pop 459174(UK)
chartposition: UK #40
writtenby: Armand Piron
|
| 20 |
recordlabel: Tamla 54046
chartposition: RandB #1 (7 weeks), US #1
weeksinr&bchart: 23
writtenby: Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman & Freddie Gorman
album: Please Mr. Postman
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 21 |
recordlabel: Colpix 612
chartposition: RandB #19, US #7
writtenby: Al Hoffman & John Klenner
|
| 22 |
recordlabel: Colpix 196
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50, UK #46, US #78
writtenby: Gershwin, Heyward
|
| 23 |
recordlabel: Colpix 186
chartposition: RandB #1 (2 weeks), US #1, UK #1
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
|
| 24 |
recordlabel: Arvee 5027
chartposition: RandB #25, US #20
writtenby: H.B. Barnum, Martin J. Cooper, Cliff Goldsmith & Fred Smith
album: Peanut Butter
|
| 25 |
recordlabel: Stax 112
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #19, US #60
writtenby: Robert Talley and Earl Forest
album: Last Night!
|
| 26 |
recordlabel: Satellite 107
chartposition: RandB #2 (3 weeks), US #3
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Mar Keys
album: Last Night!!!
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
|
| 27 |
recordlabel: Reprise 20002
chartposition: RandB #28
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Lincoln Mayorga and Ed Cobb
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 28 |
recordlabel: Beltone 1014
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #74
writtenby: Eugene Pitt and Rene
|
| 29 |
recordlabel: Beltone 1006
chartposition: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #3
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Eugene Pitt, Oscar Waltzer & Phil Belmonte
|
| 30 |
recordlabel: Laurie 3098
chartposition: RandB #7, US #12
weeksinr&bchart: 13
writtenby: Bert Russell (as Bert Berns)
album: A Little Bit of Soap [6 track mini album]
|
| 31 |
recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10241
chartposition: RandB #2, US #20
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: The Impressions / The Best Impressions... Curtis, Sam and Fred
|
| 32 |
recordlabel: Chess 1787
chartposition: RandB #26
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: William Davis and Viola Watkins
|
| 33 |
recordlabel: Felsted 8624
chartposition: RandB #20, US #25
writtenby: Aaron Collins
|
| 34 |
recordlabel: End 1085
chartposition: US #92
writtenby: Sam Taylor
|
| 35 |
recordlabel: End 1092
chartposition: US #45
writtenby: Miguel Prado
|
| 36 |
recordlabel: Musitron 1072
chartposition: US #96
writtenby: Fawcett
|
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recordlabel: Flip 353
writtenby: Darryl Lewis
comments: [Doo Wop]
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Twin 700
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #19, US #21
writtenby: G. Jones, Jr.
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Sue 745
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #17, US #25
writtenby: Henry Bellinger
album: Stick Shift
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 2105
chartposition: RandB #13, US #14
writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Bob Hilliard
album: Save The Last Dance For Me
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 2127
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #45, US #72
writtenby: Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 2096
chartposition: RandB #6, US #32
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
album: Save The Last Dance For Me
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 2117
chartposition: RandB #10, US #16
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
album: Save The Last Dance For Me
comments: [pop soul]
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Heritage 104
chartposition: US #102
writtenby: Donald Hogan
mpcode: ZrXYVgXk35w
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: Heritage 102
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #14, US #10
writtenby: D. Hogan
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recordlabel: Vee Jay 376
writtenby: Carter, Allison, Barksdale
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: ABC 10208
chartposition: US #101
writtenby: Edward Ellen and Kenneth W. Seymour
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Philles 100
chartposition: RandB #5, US #20
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Leroy Bates & Phil Spector
album: Twist Uptown
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Tuff 1808
chartposition: RandB #10, US #12
writtenby: Abner Spector
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Atco 45 6204
chartposition: US #96
writtenby: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Atco 6192
chartposition: RandB #16, US #23
writtenby: Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Atco 6186
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #18, US #37
writtenby: Bobby Darin and Don Kirshner
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: United Artists 307
chartposition: US #110
writtenby: Joe Liggins
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: Gee 1067
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #43, US #60
writtenby: Pat Best (as William Best) and Deek Watson
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: Gee 1064
chartposition: RandB #10, US #18
writtenby: Hoagy Carmichael & Frank Loesser
|
| 10 |
recordlabel: Deluxe 6191
chartposition: RandB #9, US #41
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Bud Johnson and Elliot Green
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: Carlton 555
chartposition: RandB #6, US #14
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Richard Barrett
album: On Tour
|
| 12 |
recordlabel: Carlton 564
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #7, US #29
writtenby: Richard Barrett
comments: answer song to ray charles'
|
| 13 |
recordlabel: Smash 1712
chartposition: RandB #30
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Rudy Toombs and C. Williams
|
| 14 |
recordlabel: End 1093
chartposition: US #120
writtenby: Laura Webb, Jannie Pought, Reather Dixon, Helen Gathers and Emma Pought
|
| 15 |
recordlabel: Gone 5112
chartposition: US #72
writtenby: Chris Kenner
|
| 16 |
recordlabel: Challenge 9109
chartposition: US #79
writtenby: Dave Burgess and Jerry Fuller
|
| 17 |
recordlabel: King 5453
chartposition: US #81
writtenby: Ralph Bass and Lowman Pauling
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recordlabel: Federal 12435
writtenby: S. Thompson, S. Johnson
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 2114
chartposition: RandB #7, US #24, US AC #6
weeksinr&bchart: 19
writtenby: Virgil Stewart
album: Rock and Soul
comments: [ballad]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Tamla 54048
chartposition: RandB #11, US #52
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: William Robinson and Ronnie White
album: Cookin' with The Miracles
comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to I Can't Believe
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Tamla 54044
chartposition: US #97
writtenby: William Robinson
album: Cookin' with The Miracles
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Tamla 54036
chartposition: RandB #15, US #49
writtenby: Bill
album: Cookin' with The Miracles
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Tamla 54044
chartposition: RandB #21, US #51
writtenby: William Robinson
comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to Broken Hearted
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Excello 2194
chartposition: RandB #17, US #34
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: James Moore and Jerry West
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Warwick 664
chartposition: US #77
writtenby: Arthur Crier
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: Hull 740
chartposition: RandB #4, US #2
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Sheppard, Bassett, Baskerville
album: Our Anniversary
comments: [ballad]
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: Hull 747
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #16, US #70
writtenby: Shane Sheppard
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