| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | How Can I Tell You | Cat Stevens | 4 | 4:24 |
| 2 | Homeward Bound | Simon & Garfunkel | 4 | 2:27 |
| 3 | Time in a Bottle- producer:
- Terry Cashman and Tommy West
- vocals:
- Jim Croce (on 1971-10-11)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- R2M Music (in 1972), BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (in 1973), Lastrada Entertainment Co., Ltd. (in 1973) and LeFrak-Moelis Records (in 1973)
- recorded at:
- The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-10-11)
- recording of:
- Time in a Bottle (on 1971-10-11)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jim Croce
- publisher:
- American Broadcasting Music, Inc., Blendingwell Music, Inc., DenJac Music Company and MCA Music
| Jim Croce | 4.35 | 2:24 |
| 4 | Unchained Melody- engineer:
- Larry Levine
- producer:
- Phil Spector
- solo lead vocals:
- Bobby Hatfield (in 1965-03)
- arranger:
- Jack Nitzsche
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Spectrum Music , PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1965, in 1968) and Universal Records (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1965-03)
- part of:
- The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 8), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 269) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 366)
- cover recording of:
- Unchained Melody (in 1965-03)
- publisher:
- Hy Zaret
- lyricist:
- Hy Zaret
- composer:
- Alex North
- publisher:
- Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. , MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
- sub-publisher:
- 日音 Synch事業部
- part of:
- The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
| The Righteous Brothers | 3 | 3:35 |
| 5 | Your Song- engineer:
- Robin Geoffrey Cable
- producer:
- Gus Dudgeon
- 12 string guitar:
- Clive Hicks
- acoustic guitar:
- Frank Clark
- bass guitar:
- Dave Richmond
- drums (drum set):
- Barry Morgan
- guitar:
- Colin Green
- piano and lead vocals:
- Elton John
- conductor:
- Paul Buckmaster
- arranger:
- Paul Buckmaster
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- This Record Co. Ltd.
- recorded at:
- Trident Studios in Soho, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 54), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 136) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 202)
- recording of:
- Your Song
- lyricist:
- Bernie Taupin
- composer:
- Elton John
- publisher:
- Dick James Music Ltd. (ended), Universal Music Publishing , Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Dick James 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
| Elton John | 3.95 | 3:59 |
| 6 | Son of a Preacher Man | Dusty Springfield | 4.45 | 2:24 |
| 7 | What’s Going On- producer:
- Marvin Gaye
- mixer:
- Lawrence Miles (on 1971-05-06)
- instruments:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-05-06) and The Funk Brothers (on 1971-05-06)
- percussion [box drum], piano and lead vocals:
- Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
- background vocals:
- Lem Barney (on 1971-05-06), Mel Farr (on 1971-05-06) and Marvin Gaye (on 1971-05-06)
- conductor:
- David Van dePitte (on 1971-05-06)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Records (in 1971) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 2020)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1971-05-06)
- part of:
- Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 6), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 102) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
- recording of:
- What’s Going On (on 1971-05-06)
- lyricist and composer:
- Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland and Marvin Gaye
- publisher:
- EMI Songs Australia, FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Corp.
- sub-publisher:
- イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
- recording of:
- What’s Going On
- writer:
- Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland and Marvin Gaye
- translator:
- 杉山清貴
- translated version of:
- What’s Going On
| Marvin Gaye | 4.25 | 3:53 |
| 8 | Reflections | Diana Ross & The Supremes | | 2:49 |
| 9 | This Is My Song | Petula Clark | | 3:13 |
| 10 | Blue Moon- producer:
- Danny and Stu
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- EMI Records Ltd. (in 1961, in 2004)
- cover recording of:
- Blue Moon
- lyricist:
- Lorenz Hart (in 1934)
- composer:
- Richard Rodgers (in 1934)
- publisher:
- EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music Publishing , EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. , EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation, SBK United Partnership Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and 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
- sub-publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Belgium NV and Francis Day Editions
- part of:
- New York, New York
| The Marcels | 3 | 2:15 |
| 11 | My Guy | Mary Wells | 4.2 | 2:48 |
| 12 | Calendar Girl | Neil Sedaka | | 2:38 |
| 13 | He’s So Fine | The Chiffons | | 1:49 |
| 14 | Only Sixteen | Craig Douglas | | 2:09 |
| 15 | Please Mr. Postman- producer:
- Robert Bateman and Brian Holland
- bass:
- James Jamerson (in 1961-04)
- drums (drum set):
- Benny Benjamin (in 1961-04) and Marvin Gaye (in 1961-04)
- guitar:
- Eddie Willis (in 1961-04)
- handclaps:
- Katherine Anderson (in 1961-04), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (in 1961-04)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (in 1961-04)
- percussion:
- Eddie “Bongo” Brown (in 1961-04)
- piano:
- Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie (in 1961-04)
- background vocals:
- Katherine Anderson (in 1961-04), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart (in 1961-04), Gladys Horton (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (in 1961-04)
- lead vocals:
- Gladys Horton (in 1961-04)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1961-04)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 10), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 331) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 410)
- recording of:
- Please Mr. Postman (in 1961-04)
- writer:
- Robert Bateman (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (in 1961)
- publisher:
- Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
| The Marvelettes | 4.6 | 2:28 |
| 16 | What’s New Pussycat | Tom Jones | 3.5 | 2:04 |
| 17 | It’s My Party | Lesley Gore | 4.35 | 2:16 |
| 18 | Hey There Lonely Girl | Eddie Holman | | 3:33 |
| 19 | Baby, Now That I’ve Found You | The Foundations | | 2:34 |
| 20 | December 1963 (Oh What a Night) | The Four Seasons | | 3:27 |
| 21 | I Can’t Help Myself- recording engineer:
- Russ Terrana
- producer:
- Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
- baritone saxophone:
- Mike Terry (in 1965)
- bass [1962 Fender Precision Bass]:
- James Jamerson
- drums (drum set):
- Richard "Pistol" Allen (in 1965)
- guitar [1964 Gibson Firebird III]:
- Eddie Willis (in 1965)
- guitar [Fender Telecaster with Jazzmaster Neck]:
- Joe Messina (in 1965)
- guitar [Gibson L-5]:
- Robert White (in 1965)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (in 1965)
- piano:
- Earl Van Dyke (in 1965)
- strings:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (in 1965)
- tambourine:
- Jack Ashford (in 1965)
- vibraphone:
- Jack Brokensha (in 1965)
- background vocals:
- The Andantes (in 1965), Marlene Barrow (in 1965), Renaldo Benson (in 1965), Louvain Demps (in 1965), Abdul “Duke” Fakir (in 1965), Jackie Hicks (in 1965) and Lawrence Payton (in 1965)
- lead vocals:
- Levi Stubbs (in 1965)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1965)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 30), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 148), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 415) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 483)
- recording of:
- I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (in 1965)
- lyricist:
- Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland
- composer:
- Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
- publisher:
- Stone Agate Music Division
| Four Tops | 3.6 | 2:45 |
| 22 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Your Man- producer:
- Stevie Wonder
- lead vocals:
- Stevie Wonder (in 1970)
- arranger:
- Paul Riser
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Records (in 1970)
- part of:
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 31)
- recording of:
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours (in 1970)
- writer:
- Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway , Syreeta and Stevie Wonder
- publisher:
- Black Bull Music, EMI Music , EMI Music Publishing , Jobete Music , Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽
| Stevie Wonder | 4.3 | 2:35 |
| 23 | This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) | The Isley Brothers | 4.25 | 2:45 |
| 24 | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman | Aretha Franklin | 4.2 | 2:41 |
| 25 | Feeling Good | Nina Simone | 4.15 | 2:55 |