| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Stand by Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
- producer:
- Leiber and Stoller
- vocals:
- Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
- conductor:
- Stan Applebaum (on 1960-10-27)
- arranger:
- Stan Applebaum
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Ltd., WEA International Inc. (in 1960, in 1961) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1986)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 62), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 121), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131) and BILLIONS CLUB
- recording of:
- Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
- publisher:
- Mike Stoller
- writer:
- Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- publisher:
- A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music, Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt, Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG, Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music, Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing
| Ben E. King | 2:56 |
| 2 | Cathy's Clown | The Everly Brothers | 2:25 |
| 3 | Oh Pretty Woman- producer:
- Fred Foster
- 12 string guitar [12 string guitar Epiphone] and lead vocals:
- Roy Orbison (on 1964-08-01)
- double bass [upright bass]:
- Bob Moore (on 1964-08-01)
- drums (drum set):
- Buddy Harman (on 1964-08-01)
- guitar:
- Jerry Kennedy (on 1964-08-01), Wayne Moss (on 1964-08-01) and Billy Sanford (on 1964-08-01)
- harmonica:
- Charlie McCoy (on 1964-08-01)
- percussion:
- Paul Garrison (on 1964-08-01)
- piano:
- Floyd Cramer (on 1964-08-01)
- saxophone:
- Boots Randolph (on 1964-08-01)
- vocals:
- Roy Orbison
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Orbison Records, Orbison Records, Inc. and Monument Record Corp. (in 1964)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (number: 20), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 59), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 222)
- recording of:
- Oh, Pretty Woman (on 1964-08-01)
- lyricist and composer:
- Bill Dees and Roy Orbison
- publisher:
- Acuff-Rose Music Limited, Barbara Orbison Music Company, Roy Orbison Music Company, Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1964-08-26) and Acuff-Rose (in 1972)
| Roy Orbison | 2:59 |
| 4 | Baby Love | The Supremes | 2:37 |
| 5 | I Got You Babe | Sonny & Cher | 3:12 |
| 6 | When a Man Loves a Woman- 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, 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 | 2:57 |
| 7 | 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 | 2:25 |
| 8 | Monday Monday | The Mamas & the Papas | 3:27 |
| 9 | Brown Eyed Girl- recording engineer:
- Brooks Arthur (on 1967-03-28)
- producer:
- Bert Russell Berns
- bass guitar:
- Eric Gale (on 1967-03-28)
- drums (drum set):
- Gary Chester (on 1967-03-28)
- guitar:
- Al Gorgoni (on 1967-03-28), Hugh McCracken (on 1967-03-28) and Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
- organ:
- Garry Sherman (on 1967-03-28)
- background vocals:
- The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-03-28)
- lead vocals:
- Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
- performer:
- Van Morrison (on 1967-03-28)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967), Charly Records (in 1968) and Exile Productions Ltd. (in 1973)
- recorded at:
- A&R Recording Studio A in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-03-28) and A&R Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-04-07)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 71) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 109)
- recording of:
- Brown Eyed Girl (from 1967-03-28 until 1967-04-07)
- lyricist and composer:
- Van Morrison
- publisher:
- Artist Alliance, Gallo Music Publishers, PolyGram Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Web IV Music Inc. (in 1967) and Polygram Publishing AB (in 1992)
| Van Morrison | 3:02 |
| 10 | Groovin' | The Rascals | 2:30 |
| 11 | I Say a Little Prayer- recording engineer:
- Tom Dowd (on 1968-04-17)
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- bass:
- Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-04-17)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1968-04-17)
- guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1968-04-17)
- piano and lead vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1968-04-17)
- background vocals:
- The Sweet Inspirations (on 1968-04-17)
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Warner Music UK Ltd., Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1968) and WEA International Inc. (in 1968)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-04-17)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 117)
- cover recording of:
- I Say a Little Prayer (on 1968-04-17)
- lyricist:
- Hal David
- composer:
- Burt Bacharach
- publisher:
- Blue Seas Music, Inc., Casa David Music, Jac Music, MCA Music Ltd., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| Aretha Franklin | 3:35 |
| 12 | The Weight | The Band | 4:36 |
| 13 | 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 | 2:41 |
| 14 | Medley: Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In- sound engineer, engineer and producer:
- Bones Howe
- assistant producer:
- Ann McClelland
- bass:
- Joe Osborne
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Hal Blaine
- performer:
- Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson
- arranger:
- Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
- vocals arranger:
- Bob Alcivar
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Arista (in 1969)
- music videos:
- Age of Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In by The 5th Dimension
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 435)
- medley including a recording of:
- Aquarius
- lyricist:
- James Rado and Gerome Ragni
- composer:
- Galt MacDermot
- publisher:
- EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Artist Music Publishing
- part of:
- Hair
- recording of:
- Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
- writer:
- Gerome Ragni, James Rado and Galt MacDermot
- arranger:
- Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
- publisher:
- Copyright Control, EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
- medley of:
- Aquarius
- medley of:
- The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)
- medley including a recording of:
- Let the Sunshine In
- lyricist:
- James Rado and Gerome Ragni
- composer:
- Galt MacDermot
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
| The 5th Dimension | 4:49 |
| 15 | Hot Fun in the Summertime | Sly & the Family Stone | 2:38 |
| 16 | American Pie- engineer:
- Tom Flye
- acoustic guitar and banjo:
- Don McLean (on 1971-05-26)
- bass:
- Bob Rothstein (on 1971-05-26)
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Roy Markowitz (on 1971-05-26)
- electric guitar:
- David Spinozza (on 1971-05-26)
- electric piano:
- Ray Colcord (on 1971-05-26)
- marimba and vibraphone:
- Mike Mainieri (on 1971-05-26)
- piano:
- Paul Griffin (on 1971-05-26)
- choir vocals:
- West 44th Street Rhythm and Noise Choir (on 1971-05-26)
- vocals:
- Bob Rothstein (on 1971-05-26) and Don McLean (on 1971-05-26)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Capitol Records, LLC (in 1971), EMI (in 1971) and United Artists Records (in 1971)
- partial recording of:
- American Pie (on 1971-05-26)
- lyricist and composer:
- Don McLean
- publisher:
- Benny Bird Co. Inc., Illegal Songs Inc., Mayday Music, MCA Music, MCA Music Publishing, MCA Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal, Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Records, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Yahweh Tunes, Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- 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
| Don McLean | 4:12 |
| 17 | Bridge Over Troubled Water- recording engineer:
- Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-09)
- engineer:
- Roy Halee
- producer:
- Arthur Garfunkel, Roy Halee and Paul Simon
- bass guitar:
- Joe Osborn (on 1969-11-09)
- drums (drum set):
- Hal Blaine (on 1969-11-09)
- guitar:
- Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-09) and Paul Simon (on 1969-11-09)
- keyboard:
- Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-09)
- strings:
- Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-09) and Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-09)
- vocals:
- Art Garfunkel (on 1969-11-09) and Paul Simon (on 1969-11-09)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Paul Simon (in 1969)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- CBS, Inc. (in 1970)
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 1), The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 9), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 47), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 58) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 66)
- recording of:
- Bridge Over Troubled Water (on 1969-11-09)
- lyricist:
- Paul Simon
- composer:
- Paul Simon (in 1969)
- publisher:
- Charing Cross Music, Pattern Music Ltd, Paul Simon Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., 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
| Simon & Garfunkel | 4:50 |