The Heart of Rock and Soul 1 Marvin Gaye - I heard it through the grapevine Tamla 1968, written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong 2 Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode Chess 1958, written by Chuck Berry 3 James Brown - Papa's got a brand new bag King 1965, written by James Brown 4 Four Tops - Reach out I'll be there Motown 1966, written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland 5 Righteous Brothers - You've lost that lovin' feelin' Philles 1964, written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weill & Phil Spector 6 Rolling Stones - I can't get no satisfaction London 1965, written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards 7 Bob Dylan - Like a rolling stone Columbia 1965, written by Bob Dylan 8 Aretha Franklin - Respect Atlantic 1967, written by Otis Redding 9 Little Richard - Tutti Frutti Specialty 1956, written by Dorothy LaBostrie, Richard Penniman & Joe Lubin 10 Martha and the Vandellas - Nowhere to run Gordy 1965, written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland 11 Kingsmen - Louie Louie Wand 1963, written by Richard Berry 12 Elvis Presley - Mystery train Sun 1955, written by Junior Parker 13 Big Joe Turner - Shake,rattle and roll Atlantic 1954, written by Charles Calhoun (= Jesse Stone) 14 Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole lotta shakin' goin' on Sun 1957, written by Dave Williams & Sunny David (= Roy Hall) 15 Otis Redding - (Sittin' on) The dock of the bay Volt 1968, written by Otis Redding & Steve Cropper 16 Sly and the family Stone - Everyday people Epic 1968, written by Sly Stone 17 Roy Orbison - Only the lonely Monument 1960, written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson 18 Aretha Franklin - (You make me feel like) A natural woman Atlantic 1967, written by Gerry Goffin, Carole King & Jerry Wexler 19 Contours - Do you love me Gordy 1962, written by Berry Gordy jr. 20 Ronettes - Be my baby Philles 1963, written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry 21 Crystals - Da doo ron ron Philles 1963, written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry 22 Darlene Love - Christmas (baby please come home) Philles 1963, written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry 23 Sam and Dave - Hold on I'm comin' Stax 1966, written by Isaac Hayes & David Porter 24 Bruce Springsteen - Born to run Columbia 1975, written by Bruce Springsteen From "The Heart of Rock and Soul, The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made", by Dave Marsh, 1989 Created: October 1, 2021 at 11.27 am at http://www.lexjansen.com with FPDF 1.83 Page 1 The Heart of Rock and Soul 25 Marvin Gaye - What's going on Tamla 1971, written by Cleveland, Marvin Gaye & Renaldo Benson 26 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Who'll stop the rain Fantasy 1970, written by John Fogerty 27 Temptations - My girl Gordy 1965, written by Smokey Robinson & Ronald White 28 Van Halen - Jump Warner 1984, written by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony & David Lee Roth 29 Beatles - Ticket to ride Capitol 1965, written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney 30 Drifters - There goes my baby Atlantic 1959, written by Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson & George Threadwell 31 Percy Sledge - When a man loves a woman Atlantic 1966, written by C. Lewis & A. Wright 32 Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come RCA 1965, written by Sam Cooke 33 Buddy Holly and the Crickets - That'll be the day Brunswick 1957, written by Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly & Norman Petty 34 Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs - Stay Herald 1960, written by Maurice Williams 35 Otis Redding - I've been loving you too long Stax 1965, written by Otis Redding & Jerry Butler 36 Skyliners - Since I don't have you Calico 1959, written by Joe Rock, Lennie Martin, Jimmy Beaumont, Janet Vogel & Joseph Verscharen 37 Four Tops - Bernadette Motown 1967, written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland 38 Beatles - She loves you Swan 1964, written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney 39 Roy Orbison - Oh pretty woman Monument 1964, written by Roy Orbison & William Dees 40 Who - I can see for miles Decca 1967, written by Pete Townshend 41 Ray Charles - What'd I say Atlantic 1959, written by Ray Charles 42 Jackie Wilson - Lonely teardrops Brunswick 1958, written by Berry Gordy jr. & Tyrone Carlo (= Billy Davis) 43 Chiffons - One fine day Laurie 1963, written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King 44 Little Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's alright) Tamla 1965, written by Hank Cosby, Stevie Judkins (= Stevie Wonder) & Sylvia May 45 Prince - Little red corvette Warner 1983, written by Prince 46 Miracles - The tracks of my tears Tamla 1965, written by Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore & Marvin Tarplin 47 Fats Domino - Blueberry hill Imperial 1956, written by Al Lewis, Larry Stock & Vincent Rose 48 Madonna - Live to tell Sire 1986, written by Madonna & Pat Leonard From "The Heart of Rock and Soul, The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made", by Dave Marsh, 1989 Created: October 1, 2021 at 11.27 am at http://www.lexjansen.com with FPDF 1.83 Page 2 The Heart of Rock and Soul 49 Little Willie John - Need your love so bad King 1956, written by Little Willie John 50 Martha and the Vandellas - Heat wave Gordy 1963, written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland 51 Chuck Berry - Back in the U.S.A. Chess 1959, written by Chuck Berry 52 Aretha Franklin - Chain of fools Atlantic 1967, written by Don Covay 53 Temptations - Since I lost my baby Gordy 1965, written by Warren Moore & Smokey Robinson 54 Ray Charles - Hit the road Jack ABC-Paramount 1961, written by Percy Mayfield 55 Little Eva - The loco-motion Dimension 1962, written by Carole King & Gerry Goffin 56 Rolling Stones - Get off of my cloud London 1965, written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards 57 Sly and the family Stone - Dance to the music Epic 1968, written by Sly Stone 58 Chiffons - He's so fine Laurie 1963, written by Ronnie Mack 59 Crystals - Then he kissed me Philles 1963, written by Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry 60 Chuck Berry - Roll over Beethoven Chess 1956, written by Chuck Berry 61 Clarence Carter - Making love (at the dark end of the street) Atlantic 1969, written by Chips Moman, Dan Penn & Clarence Carter 62 Buddy Holly - Rave on Coral 1958, written by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman & Norman Petty 63 Elvis Presley - Good rockin' tonight Sun 1954, written by Roy Brown 64 Beatles - I saw her standing there Capitol 1964, written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney 65 Sam and Dave - When something is wrong with my baby Stax 1967, written by Isaac Hayes & David Porter 66 Roy Orbison - In dreams Monument 1963, written by Roy Orbison 67 Nolan Strong and the Diablos - The wind Fortune 1954, written by Nolan Strong and The Diablos 68 Drifters - On Broadway Atlantic 1963, written by Cynthia Weill, Barry Mann, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller 69 Them - Gloria Parrot 1965, written by Van Morrison 70 Little Richard - Good golly Miss Molly Specialty 1958, written by John Marascalco & Bumps Blackwell 71 Police - Every breath you take A&M 1983, written by Sting 72 Ben E. King - Stand by me Atco 1961, written by Ben E. King & Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller From "The Heart of Rock and Soul, The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made", by Dave Marsh, 1989 Created: October 1, 2021 at 11.27 am at http://www.lexjansen.com with FPDF 1.83 Page 3 The Heart of Rock and Soul 73 Claudine Clark - Party lights Chancellor 1962, written by Claudine Clark 74 Chic - Good times Atlantic 1979, written by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards 75 Beach Boys - Don't worry baby Capitol 1964, written by Brian Wilson & Roger Christian 76 Toots and the Maytals - 54 46 (was my number) Beverly's 1972, written by Frederick (Toots) Hibbert 77 Grandmaster and Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't don't do it) Sugar hill 1983, written by Sylvia Robinson & Melvin Glover 78 Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs - Wooly Bully MGM 1965, written by Sam Samudio 79 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Ain't no mountain high enough Tamla 1967, written by Nicholas Ashford & Valerie Simpson 80 Prince - When doves cry Warner 1984, written by Prince 81 Chantays - Pipeline Dot 1963, written by Bob Spickard & Brian Carman 82 Bobby Bland - Ain't nothin' you can do Duke 1964, written by Joe Scott & Deadric Malone 83 Trammps - Disco inferno Atlantic 1977, written by L. Green & Ron Kersey 84 Jackson Five - I want you back Motown 1969, written by The Corporation 85 Michael Jackson - Billy Jean Epic 1983, written by Michael Jackson 86 James Brown - Cold sweat (Parts I & II) King 1967, written by James Brown & Alfred Ellis 87 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The message Sugar hill 1982, written by E. Fletcher, Melvin Glover, Sylvia Robinson & J. Chase 88 Coasters - Yakety Yak Atco 1958, written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller 89 Jerry Butler - Only the strong survive Mercury 1969, written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff & Jerry Butler 90 Mickey and Sylvia - Love is strange Groove 1957, written by Ethel Smith (= Bo Diddley) 91 Animals - The house of the rising sun MGM 1964, written by traditional 92 Ritchie Valens - La Bamba Del-Fi 1958, written by traditional 93 Carl Perkins - Blue suede shoes Sun 1956, written by Carl Perkins 94 Bob Dylan - I want you Columbia 1966, written by Bob Dylan 95 Otis Redding and Carla Thomas - Tramp Stax 1967, written by Lowell Fulson & Jimmy McCracklin 96 Questionmark and the Mysterians - 96 Tears Cameo 1966, written by Rudy Martinez From "The Heart of Rock and Soul, The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made", by Dave Marsh, 1989 Created: October 1, 2021 at 11.27 am at http://www.lexjansen.com with FPDF 1.83 Page 4 The Heart of Rock and Soul 97 Darlene Love - A fine fine boy Philles 1963, written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry 98 Cyndi Lauper - Girls just want to have fun Portrait 1983, written by Robert Hazard 99 Stanley Brothers - Rank strangers Starday 1960, written by Albert Brumley 100 Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the U.K.