Motown's Top 40 Hits

[DudeAsInCool]

Steve Parker has put together a pretty memorable list from Motown's heydey. Anything missing?

1. I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

2. Reach Out, I’ll Be There – Four Tops

3. Do You Love Me – Contours

4. Heat Wave – Martha Reeves & the Vandellas

5. What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye

6. Since I Lost My Baby – Temptations

7. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

8. I Want You Back – Jackson 5

9. Bernadette – Four Tops

10. You Keep Me Hangin’ On – Supremes

11. Uptight – Stevie Wonder

12. Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye

13. My Girl – Temptations

14. Stop! In the Name of Love – Supremes

15. Tracks of My Tears – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

16. Superstition – Stevie Wonder

17. Money – Barrett Strong

18. Shotgun – Jr Walker & the All Stars

19. I Can’t Help Myself – Four Tops

20. It Takes Two – Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

21. Fingertips Pt 2 – Little Stevie Wonder

22. Ain’t That Peculiar – Marvin Gaye

23. Ooo Baby Baby – Miracles

24. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted – Jimmy Ruffin

25. This Old Heart of Mine – Isley Brothers

26. If I Were Your Woman – Gladys Knight & the Pips

27. Papa Was a Rolling Stone – Temptations

28. Dancing in the Street – Martha Reeves & the Vandellas

29. Super Freak – Rick James

30. Way You Do the Things You Do – Temptations

31. Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours – Stevie Wonder

32. My Guy – Mary Wells

33. Every Little Bit Hurts – Brenda Holloway

34. I Second That Emotion – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

35. Leavin’ Here – Eddie Holland

36. Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

37. Got to Be There – Jackson 5

38. I Wish It Would Rain – Temptations

39. ABC – Jackson 5

40. Hunter Gets Captured by the Game – Marvelettes

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[slum_goddess]

no Freda Payne's 'Band of Gold'? and no Gladys Knight and the Pips' 'Midnight Train to Georgia'. i could go on ana on but i won't. :)

[method77]

many acts missing but you can't fit everything in a list. Motown is a goldmine

The Undisputed Truth is one of my favorite

[slum_goddess]

lol, lost my train o' thought there. after i posted, i went out looking for 'shotgun' by junior walker and ended up finding all kindsa good R&B and dl'd and stuck in my i-tunes (the real R&B, not today's shite). :)

[DudeAsInCool]

The list is to just get us started... BTW, sometimes people get Stax Records confused with Motown...

25 Greatest Stax/Volt Hits

1. Hold On, I’m Comin’ – Sam & Dave

2. Knock on Wood – Eddie Floyd

3. (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding

4. In the Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett*

5. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long – Otis Redding

6. When Something is Wrong with My Baby – Sam & Dave

7. Green Onions – Booker T & the MGs

8. Everybody Loves a Winner – William Bell

9. 634-5789 – Wilson Pickett*

10. Who’s Making Love – Johnnie Taylor

11. Time is Tight – Booker T & the MGs

12. These Arms of Mine – Otis Redding

13. Private Number – Judy Clay & William Bell

14. Tramp – Otis Redding & Carla Thomas

15. Respect Yourself – Staple Sisters

16. Your Good Thing (is About to End) – Mable John

17. Mr Pitiful – Otis Redding

18. Walking the Dog – Rufus Thomas

19. Born Under a Bad Sign – Albert King

20. You Don’t Miss Your Water – William Bell

21. Last Night – Mar Keys

22. Raise Your Hand – Eddie Floyd

23. You Don’t Know Like I Know – Sam & Dave

24. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) – Otis Redding

25. In the Rain – Dramatics

*Note: Wilson Pickett recorded these two songs at Stax Studios, using the house musicians, but the Atlantic label issued these records.

[slum_goddess]

Dude, got your message but deleted it by mistake...thank you and REDNECK.

[Redneck4sure]

Both of those lists have GREAT songs. :)

and you can get them off the intenet.

I did. :happy:

SG you are welcome.

[bear]

Two great lists.

Edwin Starr's '25 Miles' has always been a favorite of mine.