| 1 |
recordlabel: Willow 23000
chartposition: US #97
writtenby: Jay Robinson and Sam Gibson
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| 2 |
recordlabel: Willow 23000
chartposition: RandB #27, US #52
writtenby: Tyler, Johnson, Robinson, and Gibson
comments: B side to Lovedrops
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| 3 |
recordlabel: Warwick 664
chartposition: US #77
writtenby: Arthur Crier
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| 4 |
recordlabel: Wand 110
chartposition: RandB #13, US #59
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
album: I Don't Want to Cry! / Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits
comments: [ballad]
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| 5 |
recordlabel: Wand 108
chartposition: RandB #22, US #46
writtenby: Ollie Jones and Luther Dixon
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| 6 |
recordlabel: Wand 106
chartposition: RandB #5, US #36
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Luther Dixon and Chuck Jackson
album: I Don't Want to Cry! / Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits
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| 7 |
recordlabel: Vogue Pop 459174(UK)
chartposition: UK #40
writtenby: Armand Piron
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| 8 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 61 1766
chartposition: RandB #16, US #36
writtenby: Ernest Gold
album: Exodus to Jazz
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| 9 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 418
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #32
writtenby: C. Draine
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| 10 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 409
chartposition: US #104
writtenby: Horace Ott and Calvin Carter
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| 11 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 405
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #45, US #105
writtenby: Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield
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| 12 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 405
chartposition: RandB #14, US #11, US AC #3
writtenby: Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer
album: Moon River
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| 13 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 399
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #39
writtenby: C. Kittrell
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| 14 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 398
chartposition: RandB #3, US #58
weeksinr&bchart: 13
writtenby: Jimmy Reed
album: Plays 12 String Guitar Blues
comments: [blues]
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| 15 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 390
chartposition: RandB #8, US #25
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Jerry Butler & Curtis Mayfield
album: Aware Of Love
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| 16 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 389
chartposition: RandB #21
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Percy Mayfield
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| 17 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 386
chartposition: RandB #1 (1 week), US #6
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Johnny Otis
album: Letter Full Of Tears
comments: [ballad]
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| 18 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 383
chartposition: RandB #3 (1 week), US #2
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Dee Clark
album: Hold On....It's Dee Clark
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| 19 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 380
chartposition: RandB #13, US #78
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Al Smith and Luther Dixon
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recordlabel: Vee Jay 376
writtenby: Carter, Allison, Barksdale
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 375
chartposition: RandB #10, US #27
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler
album: Aware Of Love
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 373
chartposition: RandB #12, US #68
writtenby: Jimmy Reed
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 372
chartposition: RandB #30, US #34
writtenby: Dee Clark and Calvin Carter
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 372
chartposition: US #105
writtenby: Dee Clark
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: United Artists 307
chartposition: US #110
writtenby: Joe Liggins
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: United Artists 294
chartposition: RandB #26, US #61
writtenby: Berry Gordy (as Berry Gordy Jr.)
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Twin 700
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #19, US #21
writtenby: G. Jones, Jr.
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: Tuff 1808
chartposition: RandB #10, US #12
writtenby: Abner Spector
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: Tri Phi 1004
chartposition: US #91
writtenby: Harvey Fuqua and Gwen Gordy
|
| 10 |
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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| 11 |
recordlabel: Tap 500
chartposition: US #82
writtenby: Robert Hargreaves, Tolchard Evans and Stanley Damerell
|
| 12 |
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
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| 13 |
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]
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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: Tamla 54044
chartposition: RandB #21, US #51
writtenby: William Robinson
comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to Broken Hearted
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Tamla 54044
chartposition: US #97
writtenby: William Robinson
album: Cookin' with The Miracles
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Tamla 54041
writtenby: Berry Gordy, Jr.
album: The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Tamla 54041
writtenby: Berry Gordy, Jr.
album: The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Tamla 54038
writtenby: B. Holland, F. Gorman
album: Meet the Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Tamla 54038
writtenby: Berry Gordy Jr.
album: Meet the Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Tamla 54036
chartposition: RandB #15, US #49
writtenby: Bill
album: Cookin' with The Miracles
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Swingin 45 623
chartposition: RandB #20, US #26
writtenby: Wyatt and Herderson
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Sue 753
chartposition: RandB #4, US #38
writtenby: Ike Turner
album: Dynamite!
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Sue 745
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #17, US #25
writtenby: Henry Bellinger
album: Stick Shift
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Sue 740
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #43, US #117
writtenby: Turner and Bussong
album: Dynamite!!!
|
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recordlabel: Storm 502
writtenby: E. Freeman And J. Jackson
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Stax 116
writtenby: Bell
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Stax 113
writtenby: Porter, Thomas
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Stax 112
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #19, US #60
writtenby: Robert Talley and Earl Forest
album: Last Night!
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Smash 1712
chartposition: RandB #30
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Rudy Toombs and C. Williams
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Seven Arts 705
chartposition: RandB #10, US #93
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Sally Nix and Henry Glover
comments: new version of 1948 hit [R]
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Seg-Way 1001
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48
writtenby: A. Bruno, J. Granham
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1227
chartposition: RandB #3, US #8
writtenby: Mack David, Barney Williams, Bert Bacharach
album: Baby It's You
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1227
chartposition: US #107
writtenby: Denson and Anisfield
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 1220
chartposition: RandB #26, US #41
writtenby: Bob Brass and Irwin Levine
album: Baby It's You
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1220
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #15, US #54
writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
|
| 10 |
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]
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1218
chartposition: US #84
writtenby: Luther Dixon, Bob Elgin and Rogers
|
| 12 |
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
|
| 13 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1212
chartposition: RandB #28, US #41
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Luther Dixon and Lee Thomas
|
| 14 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1203
chartposition: RandB #2 (2 weeks), US #3
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Ralph Bass & Lowman Pauling
album: Tonight's The Night
|
| 15 |
recordlabel: Savoy 1599
chartposition: RandB #26, US #97
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Williams and McPherson
|
| 16 |
recordlabel: Satellite 107
chartposition: RandB #2 (3 weeks), US #3
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Mar Keys
album: Last Night!!!
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
|
| 17 |
recordlabel: Sar Records 117
chartposition: RandB #4, US #8
weeksinr&bchart: 22
writtenby: Sam Cooke
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 18 |
recordlabel: Roulette 4401
chartposition: RandB #8, US #1, UK #33
writtenby: Joey Dee & Henry Glover
|
| 19 |
recordlabel: Rock'n 101
chartposition: US #104
writtenby: Van McCoy
|
| 20 |
recordlabel: Riverside 45457
chartposition: RandB #21, US #41
writtenby: Galt Macdermott
|
| 21 |
recordlabel: Ric Records 977
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #36
writtenby: D. Johnson
|
| 22 |
recordlabel: Reprise 20002
chartposition: RandB #28
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Lincoln Mayorga and Ed Cobb
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 23 |
recordlabel: Ray Star 777
chartposition: RandB #14, US #117
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Alonzo Willis and K. Venetoulis
|
| 24 |
recordlabel: RCA Victor 7840
chartposition: RandB #16, US #4, UK #1
writtenby: Floyd Cramer
album: On the Rebound
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 25 |
recordlabel: RCA Victor 477927
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: Sam Cooke
|
| 26 |
recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8751
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #15, US #56
writtenby: Sam Cooke
|
| 27 |
recordlabel: RCA 7946
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #42, US #22
writtenby: Willie Nelson
comments: [ballad]
|
| 28 |
recordlabel: RCA 1242
chartposition: UK #7, RandB #20, US #17
writtenby: Sam Cooke
album: The Best of Sam Cooke
|
| 29 |
recordlabel: RCA 101043
chartposition: RandB #25, US #31
writtenby: Roy Alfred and Del Serino
|
| 30 |
recordlabel: Prestige 191
chartposition: US #91
writtenby: Eddie Heywood and Norman Gimbel
album: Something Nice
comments: [soul jazz]
|
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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]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: Phillips 3574
writtenby: Ray Stevens
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Philles 100
chartposition: RandB #5, US #20
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Leroy Bates & Phil Spector
album: Twist Uptown
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Parkway 830
chartposition: RandB #11, US #7
writtenby: Woodcrest, Mured
album: For Teen Twisters Only
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Parkway 824
chartposition: UK #2. RandB #26, US #8
writtenby: Kal Mann & Dave Appel
album: Let's Twist Again
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Parkway 822
chartposition: US #24
writtenby: Dave Appell and Kal Mann
album: Chubby Checker's Biggest Hits
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Parkway 822
chartposition: US #43
writtenby: James Brown and Albert Shubert
album: Chubby Checker's Biggest Hits
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Parkway 818
chartposition: RandB #1 (2 weeks), UK #27, US #1
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Don Covay & John Berry
album: It's Pony Time
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Parkway 811
chartposition: US #68
writtenby: Kal Mann
album: Your Twist Party
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: Paramount 10181
chartposition: US #104
writtenby: Phil Spector and Terry Phillips
|
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recordlabel: Orbit 135
writtenby: Otis Redding
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Nomar 106
chartposition: RandB #3 (1 week), US #25
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: S. W. Taylor & Maxine Brown
album: The Fabulous Sound Of Maxine Brown
comments: [ballad]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Nomar 103
chartposition: RandB #2 (weeks), US #19
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Brown, Kirkland, Johnson
album: The Fabulous Sound Of Maxine Brown / Deep Soul Treasures Vol.3 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul] [released 1960, charted 1961]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: New Breed 502
comments: [northern soul]
|
| --- |
recordlabel: New Breed 501
writtenby: Chuck Bernard
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Neptune 122
chartposition: RandB #17, US #60
writtenby: Baby Washington
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Musitron 1072
chartposition: US #96
writtenby: Fawcett
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Musicor 1201
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #41
writtenby: Dixon, Foxx, Gaskins
album: Come By Here
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Motown 1016
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: William Stevenson
album: The One Who Really Loves You
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Motown 1011
chartposition: RandB #9, US #33
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Wm. Stevens, and B. Gordy Jr.
album: Bye, Bye Baby, I Don't Want to Take a Chance
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Motown 1003
chartposition: RandB #8, US #45
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Mary Wells
album: Bye, Bye Baby
comments: [Motown Sound]
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