| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Respect | Aretha Franklin | 2:27 |
| 2 | Land of 1000 Dances | Wilson Pickett | 2:26 |
| 3 | Save the Last Dance for Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1960-05-19)
- producer:
- Leiber and Stoller
- guitar:
- Billy Davis (on 1960-05-19)
- baritone vocals:
- Doc Green (on 1960-05-19)
- bass vocals:
- Elsbeary Hobbs (on 1960-05-19)
- lead vocals:
- Benny Nelson (on 1960-05-19)
- tenor vocals:
- Charlie Thomas (on 1960-05-19) and Johnny Williams (on 1960-05-19)
- conductor:
- Stan Applebaum (on 1960-05-19)
- arranger:
- Stan Applebaum
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1988) and WEA International Inc. (in 1998)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 12) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 182)
- recording of:
- Save the Last Dance for Me (on 1960-05-19)
- writer:
- Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
- publisher:
- Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A, Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rumbalero Music Inc., The Manor Music Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (in 1974) and Trio Music (in 1974)
| The Drifters | 2:31 |
| 4 | My Girl | Otis Redding | 2:55 |
| 5 | Soul Man- recorded in:
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-08-10)
- producer:
- Isaac Hayes, David Porter and Jim Stewart
- instruments:
- Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967) and The Mar‐Keys Horns (in 1967)
- lead vocals:
- Sam Moore (in 1967) and David Prater (in 1967)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- HHO Recordings Ltd., WEA International Inc. (in 1966) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1967)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 458)
- recording of:
- Soul Man (on 1967-08-10)
- writer:
- Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and David Porter (in 1967)
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Ltd., Walden Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell North America, Almo Music Corp. (in 1986) and Walden Music Corp. (in 1986)
| Sam & Dave | 2:36 |
| 6 | 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 | 2:59 |
| 7 | 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 | 2:50 |
| 8 | Down in Mexico | The Coasters | 3:21 |
| 9 | Knock on Wood- recorded in:
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-07-13)
- producer:
- Steve Cropper
- baritone saxophone:
- probably Floyd Newman
- bass guitar [bass]:
- Duck Dunn (on 1966-07-13)
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Al Jackson (on 1966-07-13)
- guitar:
- Steve Cropper (on 1966-07-13)
- organ:
- Booker T. Jones (on 1966-07-13)
- piano:
- Isaac Hayes (on 1966-07-13) and Booker T. Jones (on 1966-07-13)
- tenor saxophone:
- probably Andrew Love (on 1966-07-13)
- trumpet:
- Wayne Jackson (on 1966-07-13)
- vocals:
- Eddie Floyd (on 1966-07-13)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. (in 1967)
- recording of:
- Knock on Wood (on 1966-07-13)
- writer:
- Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
- publisher:
- East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell North America
| Eddie Floyd | 3:04 |
| 10 | Feel Like Makin’ Love | Roberta Flack | 2:55 |
| 11 | Comin’ Home Baby | Mel Tormé | 2:41 |
| 12 | I’ve Got a Woman- recorded in:
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1954-11-18)
- producer:
- Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
- baritone saxophone:
- David “Fathead” Newman (on 1954-11-18)
- bass:
- Jimmy Bell (on 1954-11-18)
- drums (drum set):
- Glenn Brooks (on 1954-11-18)
- guitar:
- Wesley Jackson (on 1954-11-18)
- piano:
- Ray Charles (on 1954-11-18)
- solo tenor saxophone:
- Donald Wilkerson (on 1954-11-18)
- trumpet:
- Joe Bridgewater (on 1954-11-18) and Charles "Clanky" Whitley (on 1954-11-18)
- vocals:
- Ray Charles (on 1954-11-18)
- arranger:
- Ray Charles
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- I Got a Woman (on 1954-11-18)
- writer:
- Ray Charles and Renald Richard
- publisher:
- Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Mijac Music, Progressive Music Pub. Co., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Warner/Chappell
- sub-publisher:
- ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Ray Charles | 2:54 |
| 13 | Everybody Needs Somebody to Love | Solomon Burke | 2:46 |
| 14 | Just One Look | Doris Troy | 2:30 |
| 15 | The Ghetto | Donny Hathaway | 6:51 |
| 16 | Think | Aretha Franklin | 2:18 |
| 17 | (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 | 2:43 |
| 18 | Green Onions | Booker T. & the MG’s | 2:54 |
| 19 | Hold On, I’m Comin’- recorded in:
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-03-08)
- producer:
- Jim Stewart
- vocals:
- Sam & Dave (on 1966-03-08)
- recording of:
- Hold On, I’m Comin’ (on 1966-03-08)
- writer:
- Isaac Hayes and David Porter
- publisher:
- Cotillion Music Inc., East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Pronto Music, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music
- sub-publisher:
- ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Sam & Dave | 2:32 |
| 20 | In the Midnight Hour | Wilson Pickett | 2:34 |
| 21 | Cry to Me | Solomon Burke | 2:34 |
| 22 | Sweet Soul Music | Arthur Conley | 2:21 |
| 23 | I’ll Be Around | The Spinners | 3:08 |
| 24 | Supernatural Thing | Ben E. King | 3:24 |
| 25 | 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 | 3:31 |
| 26 | Compared to What | Roberta Flack | 5:16 |
| 27 | Memphis Soul Stew | King Curtis | 2:58 |
| 28 | Love Me Right | LaVern Baker | 1:54 |
| 29 | Looking for a Fox | Clarence Carter | 2:17 |
| 30 | Love Won’t Let Me Wait | Major Harris | 5:34 |
| 31 | I’m Gonna Run Away from You | Tami Lynn | 2:49 |
| 32 | As Long as I’ve Got You | The Charmels | 2:40 |
| 33 | Bar-B-Q | Wendy Rene | 2:29 |
| 34 | One Mint Julep | The Clovers | 2:29 |
| 35 | What a Man | Laura Lee | 2:53 |
| 36 | Under the Boardwalk | The Drifters | 2:37 |
| 37 | Walk On By- vocals:
- Dionne Warwick
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. (in 1984)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 51), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 70), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 129)
- recording of:
- Walk On By
- lyricist:
- Hal David
- composer:
- Burt Bacharach
- publisher:
- Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control, JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| Dionne Warwick | 2:54 |
| 38 | Boot-Leg | Booker T. & the MG’s | 2:05 |
| 39 | Dark End of the Street | Percy Sledge | 2:48 |
| 40 | Dear Lover | Mary Wells | 2:11 |
| 41 | The Dog | Rufus Thomas | 2:37 |
| 42 | Stupidity | Solomon Burke | 1:57 |
| 43 | Groovy Kind of Love | Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles | 2:11 |
| 44 | Night Time Is the Right Time | Ray Charles | 3:29 |
| 45 | I Don’t Know | Ruth Brown | 2:53 |
| 46 | Angel Baby (Don’t You Ever Leave Me) | Darrell Banks | 2:56 |
| 47 | Cool Jerk | The Capitols | 2:33 |
| 48 | What’Cha Gonna Do About It | Doris Troy | 1:52 |
| 49 | Groovin’ | The Rascals | 2:27 |
| 50 | Soul Finger | The Bar‐Kays | 2:21 |
| 51 | What’d I Say, Pt. 1 | Ray Charles | 3:08 |
| 52 | Mustang Sally- recorded in:
- Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-10-13)
- engineer:
- Tom Dowd and Rick Hall
- producer:
- Rick Hall and Jerry Wexler
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
- Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Johnson (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- keyboard [piano, organ]:
- Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- tenor saxophone:
- Gilbert Caples (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14), Charles Chalmers (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14) and Eddie Logan (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- trumpet:
- Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- vocals:
- Wilson Pickett (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- recorded at:
- Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 434)
- cover recording of:
- Mustang Sally (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
- lyricist and composer:
- Sir Mack Rice
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Springtime Music, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
| Wilson Pickett | 3:01 |
| 53 | Clean Up Woman | Betty Wright | 2:46 |
| 54 | Tighten Up | Archie Bell & the Drells | 3:11 |
| 55 | If You Need Me | Solomon Burke | 2:35 |
| 56 | Hello Stranger | Barbara Lewis | 2:45 |
| 57 | Where Is the Love | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | 2:43 |
| 58 | What Is Soul? | Ben E. King | 2:14 |
| 59 | Blue on Green | Booker T. & the MG’s | 2:28 |
| 60 | Last Night | The Mar‐Keys | 2:38 |
| 61 | Hard to Handle | Otis Redding | 2:18 |
| 62 | Soul on Fire | LaVern Baker | 3:05 |
| 63 | Sweet Inspiration | The Sweet Inspirations | 2:52 |
| 64 | Mojo Hannah | Esther Phillips | 2:23 |
| 65 | Cissy Strut | The Meters | 3:06 |
| 66 | Tramp | Otis Redding & Carla Thomas | 2:58 |
| 67 | Chain of Fools- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States
- recording engineer and mixer:
- Tom Dowd
- producer:
- Jerry Wexler
- bass guitar:
- Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-06-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Roger Hawkins (on 1967-06-23)
- electric piano:
- Spooner Oldham (on 1967-06-23)
- guitar:
- Jimmy Johnson (on 1967-06-23) and Joe South (on 1967-06-23)
- piano:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-06-23)
- choir vocals:
- Carolyn Franklin (on 1967-06-23), Erma Franklin (on 1967-06-23), Ellie Greenwich (on 1967-06-23) and The Sweet Inspirations (on 1967-06-23)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1967-06-23)
- arranger:
- Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- WEA International Inc. (in 1967) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1968)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-06-23)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 249) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 306)
- recording of:
- Chain of Fools (on 1967-06-23)
- lyricist and composer:
- Don Covay
- publisher:
- 14th Hour Music, Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Pronto Music, Springtime Music, Inc., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co.
| Aretha Franklin | 2:43 |
| 68 | You Really Got a Hold on Me | Percy Sledge | 2:53 |
| 69 | This Magic Moment | Ben E. King | 2:27 |
| 70 | Could It Be I’m Falling in Love | The Spinners | 4:11 |
| 71 | Thin Line Between Love and Hate | The Persuaders | 3:21 |
| 72 | Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean | Ruth Brown | 2:53 |
| 73 | Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday | William Bell | 2:36 |
| 74 | Poison Ivy | The Coasters | 2:44 |
| 75 | Candy | The Astors | 3:02 |
| 76 | That’s How It Feels | Soul Clan | 3:36 |
| 77 | It’s All Right Now | Eddie Harris | 3:54 |
| 78 | Bertha Butt Encounters Vadar | The Jimmy Castor Bunch | 6:01 |
| 79 | The Love of My Woman | Darrell Banks | 2:56 |
| 80 | Burnin’ Coal | Les McCann | 6:38 |
