| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Stand by Me- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1961), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc. (in 1981) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1981)
- recording of:
- Stand by Me
- 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 | | 3:02 |
| 2 | 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 | 3:40 |
| 3 | My Girl- producer:
- Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
- bass:
- James Jamerson (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- drums (drum set):
- Benny Benjamin (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- guitar:
- Robert White (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- strings:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- background vocals:
- Eddie Kendricks (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17), Otis Williams (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17) and Paul Williams (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- lead vocals:
- David Ruffin (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- performer:
- The Temptations (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- strings arranger:
- Paul Riser
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Motown Record Company, L.P. (in 1964)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 3), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (number: 11), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 43) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 88)
- recording of:
- My Girl (from 1964-09-25 until 1964-11-17)
- lyricist:
- Smokey Robinson
- composer:
- Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
- publisher:
- Jobete Music , Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Music for Africa , Poochum, 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)
| The Temptations | 4.5 | 2:46 |
| 4 | 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, Percy Sledge and Andrew Wright
- publisher:
- Mijac Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. , 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 | 4.35 | 2:54 |
| 5 | A Whiter Shade of Pale | Procol Harum | 4.1 | 4:07 |
| 6 | Daydream Believer | The Monkees | 4.65 | 3:07 |
| 7 | Can't Help Falling in Love- bass:
- Bob Moore (on 1961-03-23)
- celesta [celeste]:
- Dudley Brooks (on 1961-03-23)
- drums (drum set):
- Hal Blaine (on 1961-03-23), D.J. Fontana (on 1961-03-23) and Bernie Mattinson (on 1961-03-23)
- guitar:
- Hank Garland (on 1961-03-23), Scotty Moore (on 1961-03-23) and Tiny Timbrell (on 1961-03-23)
- harmonica:
- George Fields (on 1961-03-23)
- piano:
- Dudley Brooks (on 1961-03-23) and Floyd Cramer (on 1961-03-23)
- saxophone:
- Boots Randolph (on 1961-03-23)
- steel guitar:
- Alvino Rey (on 1961-03-23)
- ukulele:
- Bernie Lewis (on 1961-03-23) and Fred Tavares (on 1961-03-23)
- lead vocals:
- Elvis Presley (on 1961-03-23)
- vocals:
- The Jordanaires (on 1961-03-23) and The Surfers (on 1961-03-23)
- additional performer:
- The Jordanaires (on 1961-03-23)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Entertainment (in 1961), BMG Music (in 1961), RCA Corporation (in 1961) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 137)
- recording of:
- Can’t Help Falling in Love (on 1961-03-23)
- writer:
- Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and George David Weiss
- publisher:
- Aberbach Musikverlag , ABG EPE Gladys Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Cherry Lane Music, Chrysalis Music , Gladys Music, Gladys Music (Joachim Jean Aberbach), Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Gladys Music Inc., INTERSONG International Musikverlag G.m.b.H. , Luigi Creatore Music and The Manor Music Co. Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- 日音 (ended), フジパシフィックミュージック , ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and 日音 Synch事業部
- is based on:
- Plaisir d’amour
| Elvis Presley | 4.1 | 3:04 |
| 8 | California Dreamin'- engineer:
- Bones Howe
- producer:
- Lou Adler
- guitar:
- P.F. Sloan (in 1965)
- solo alto flute:
- Bud Shank (in 1965)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records and Dunhill Records (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965)
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 52), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 89) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 420)
- recording of:
- California Dreamin’ (in 1965)
- writer:
- John Phillips and Michelle Phillips
- publisher:
- American Broadcasting Music, Inc., MCA Music Publishing , Richt & Slezak OHG, Trousdale Music, Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc., Universal Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
- 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
| The Mamas & the Papas | 4.45 | 2:42 |
| 9 | The Sound of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | 4.55 | 3:09 |
| 10 | Rhythm of the Rain | The Cascades | 3 | 2:34 |
| 11 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | The Tokens | | 2:43 |
| 12 | Sealed With a Kiss | The Lettermen | | 2:13 |
| 13 | One Way Ticket (To the Blues) | Neil Sedaka | | 2:23 |
| 14 | Wonderful World | Sam Cooke | 4.1 | 2:08 |
| 15 | Only You- piano:
- Buck Ram (on 1955-04-26)
- lead vocals:
- Tony Williams (on 1955-04-26)
- spoken vocals [dialogue]:
- Wolfman Jack (on 1955-04-26)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Mercury Records (in 1955), PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1955) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 1957)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 10)
- recording of:
- Only You (on 1955-04-26)
- lyricist, writer and composer:
- Buck Ram and Ande Rand
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (in 1973)
| The Platters | | 2:37 |
| 16 | You Send Me- producer:
- Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
- bass:
- Ted Brinson (on 1957-06-01)
- drums (drum set):
- Earl Palmer (on 1957-06-01)
- guitar:
- Clifton White (on 1957-06-01) and René Hall (on 1957-06-01)
- background vocals:
- Charles Parlato, Alicia Adams (on 1957-06-01), Sue Allen (on 1957-06-01) and Lee Gotch (on 1957-06-01)
- lead vocals:
- Sam Cooke (on 1957-06-01)
- orchestra:
- Bumps Blackwell Orchestra (on 1957-06-01)
- conductor:
- Glenn Osser (on 1957-06-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Keen (in 1958)
- recorded at:
- Specialty Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-01)
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 115)
- recording of:
- You Send Me (on 1957-06-01)
- lyricist and composer:
- Sam Cooke
- additional writer:
- L. C. Cooke
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music, Inc. , Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 , 日本アブコ音楽出版 , ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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 (from 2017-04-01 to present)
| Sam Cooke | 4.5 | 2:46 |
| 17 | Massachusetts- executive producer:
- Robert Stigwood
- producer:
- Bee Gees, Ossie Byrne and Robert Stigwood
- bass, mellotron and piano:
- Maurice Gibb (on 1967-08-09)
- drums (drum set):
- Colin Petersen (on 1967-08-09)
- guitar:
- Barry Gibb (on 1967-08-09) and Vince Melouney (on 1967-08-09)
- background vocals [chorus]:
- Barry Gibb (on 1967-08-09)
- vocals:
- Robin Gibb (on 1967-08-09)
- orchestra and conductor:
- Bill Shepherd
- arranger:
- Bill Shepherd
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Barry Gibb (in 1967), Maurice Gibb (in 1967) and Robin Gibb (in 1967)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- PolyGram International Ltd. (in 1967), PolyGram International Music B.V. (in 1967) and RSO Records, Inc. (in 1969)
- recorded at:
- IBC Studios in London , England, United Kingdom (on 1967-08-09)
- recording of:
- Massachusetts (on 1967-08-09)
- written in:
- New York, New York, United States
- writer:
- Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
- publisher:
- Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs and Gibb Brothers Music
| Bee Gees | 4 | 2:27 |
| 18 | Sunny | Bobby Hebb | 4 | 2:45 |
| 19 | Love Me Tender- accordion:
- Carl Fortina (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04) and Dominic Frontiere (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
- banjo:
- Luther "Red" Roundtree (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
- bass:
- Meyer "Mike" Rubin (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
- drums (drum set):
- Richard Cornell (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
- guitar:
- Vito Mumolo (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
- lead vocals:
- Elvis Presley (on 1956-09-01)
- vocals:
- Jon Dodson (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01), Charles Prescott (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01) and Rad Robinson (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04, on 1956-09-01)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Entertainment (in 1956), BMG Music (in 1956), RCA/Ariola International (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- 20th Century Fox Music Stage 1 in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-24, on 1956-09-04)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 437)
- recording of:
- Love Me Tender (from 1956-08-24 until 1956-09-04)
- lyricist:
- Ken Darby (in 1956)
- additional writer:
- Vera Matson (in 1956) and Elvis Presley (in 1956)
- composer:
- George R. Poulton (in 1861)
- publisher:
- Aberbach Musikverlag , ABG Elvis Songs, Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, R&H Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Williamson Music Company and Elvis Presley Music (from 1956 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- フジパシフィックミュージック and 日音 Synch事業部
- is based on:
- Aura Lea
| Elvis Presley | 4 | 2:45 |
| 20 | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- recorded in:
- Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-24)
- producer:
- Buck Ram
- lead vocals:
- Tony Williams
- performer:
- The Platters
- cover recording of:
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1958-09-24)
- lyricist:
- Otto Harbach
- composer:
- Jerome Kern
- publisher:
- Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music , Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. , PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
- part of:
- Roberta
| The Platters | 3.75 | 2:41 |
| 21 | San Francisco | Scott McKenzie | 3.75 | 3:00 |
| 22 | Ooo Baby Baby | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | | 2:50 |
| 23 | A Hazy Shade of Winter | Simon & Garfunkel | 3.95 | 2:21 |
| 24 | What a Wonderful World- recorded in:
- New York, United States (on 1967-08-16)
- engineer:
- Eddie Brackett and Bob Simpson
- producer:
- Bob Thiele
- alto saxophone:
- Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
- baritone saxophone:
- Raymond Stanfield (on 1967-08-16)
- clarinet:
- Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16) and Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16)
- double bass:
- Russ Savakus (on 1967-08-16)
- drums (drum set):
- Grady Tate (on 1967-08-16)
- flute:
- Sam Marowitz (on 1967-08-16), Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
- guitar:
- Allen Hanlon (on 1967-08-16), Art Ryerson (on 1967-08-16) and Willard Suyker (on 1967-08-16)
- percussion:
- Warren Hard (on 1967-08-16)
- piano:
- Hank Jones (on 1967-08-16)
- tenor saxophone:
- Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
- trombone:
- Urbie Green (on 1967-08-16) and J.J. Johnson (on 1967-08-16)
- trumpet:
- Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16), Clark Terry (on 1967-08-16) and Joe Wilder (on 1967-08-16)
- lead vocals:
- Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16)
- orchestra:
- Louis Armstrong’s Orchestra and Chorus (on 1967-08-16)
- conductor and chorus master:
- Tommy Goodman (on 1967-08-16)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MCA Records, Inc. (in 1968)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 171) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 283)
- recording of:
- What a Wonderful World (on 1967-08-16)
- writer:
- George Douglas and George David Weiss
- publisher:
- Abilene Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Copyright Control , Memory Lane Music , Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc. and Valando Music, Inc.
- sub-publisher:
- BMC Publishing NV, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. , 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 , フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
- part of:
- 12 Monkeys Soundtrack
- part of:
- Freaky Friday
| Louis Armstrong | 4 | 2:21 |