| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | God Only Knows- engineer:
- Chuck Britz (on 1966-03-10) and Ralph Valentin (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
- producer:
- Brian Wilson
- accordion:
- Carl Fortina (on 1966-03-10) and Frank Marocco (on 1966-03-10)
- bass clarinet:
- Leonard Hartman (on 1966-03-10)
- bell and drums (drum set):
- Hal Blaine (on 1966-03-10)
- cello:
- Jesse Erlich (on 1966-03-10)
- clarinet:
- Leonard Hartman (on 1966-03-10) and Jay Migliori (on 1966-03-10)
- double bass:
- Lyle Ritz (on 1966-03-10)
- electric bass guitar:
- Ray Pohlman (on 1966-03-10)
- flute:
- Bill Green (on 1966-03-10) and Jim Horn (on 1966-03-10)
- French horn:
- Alan Robinson (on 1966-03-10)
- guitar:
- Carol Kaye (on 1966-03-10)
- harpsichord:
- Larry Knechtel (on 1966-03-10)
- percussion:
- Jim Gordon (on 1966-03-10)
- tack piano:
- Don Randi (on 1966-03-10)
- tambourine:
- Terry Melcher (on 1966-03-10)
- viola:
- Darrel Terwilliger (on 1966-03-10)
- violin:
- Leonard Malarsky (on 1966-03-10) and Sid Sharp (on 1966-03-10)
- lead vocals:
- Carl Wilson (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
- vocals:
- Bruce Johnston (from 1966-03 until 1966-04) and Brian Wilson (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
- arranger:
- Brian Wilson
- recorded at:
- Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-03-10) and Columbia Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 11), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 17), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 25), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 130)
- recording of:
- God Only Knows (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
- lyricist:
- Tony Asher
- composer:
- Brian Wilson
- publisher:
- Irving Music , Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. , Universal Music Publishing Ltd. , Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
| The Beach Boys | 4.15 | 2:53 |
| 3 | 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 | 4.65 | 2:54 |
| 4 | When a Man Loves a Woman- recording of:
- When a Man Loves a Woman
- 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 | | 3:00 |
| 5 | 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 | 4.35 | 3:36 |
| 6 | Anyone Who Had a Heart | Dionne Warwick | 5 | 3:04 |
| 7 | You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me | Dusty Springfield | 3.7 | 2:48 |
| 8 | Make It Easy on Yourself | The Walker Brothers | 5 | 3:11 |
| 9 | I’ll Never Fall in Love Again- cover recording of:
- I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
- lyricist:
- Hal David
- composer:
- Burt Bacharach
- publisher:
- Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , JAC Music Co., Inc., MCA Music , MCA Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Harmony, Universal , ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 , フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
| Bobbie Gentry | | 2:53 |
| 10 | Wichita Lineman | Glen Campbell | 3.65 | 3:06 |
| 11 | Dedicated to the One I Love- producer:
- Lou Adler
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Dunhill Records Inc. (in 1967)
- produced for:
- Dunhill Records USA
- cover recording of:
- Dedicated to the One I Love
- writer:
- Ralph Bass and Lowman Pauling
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corporation, Duchess Music Corporation , Trousdale Music Pub., Inc., Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント , 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
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
- recording of:
- Dedicated to the One I Love
- writer:
- Ralph Bass and Lowman Pauling
- publisher:
- Carlin Music Corporation, Duchess Music Corporation , Trousdale Music Pub., Inc., Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント , 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
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| The Mamas & the Papas | 4.2 | 2:58 |
| 12 | Can’t Take My Eyes Off You | Andy Williams | 4 | 3:12 |
| 13 | I Got You Babe | Sonny & Cher | | 3:16 |
| 14 | Be My Baby- miscellaneous support:
- Phil Spector (task: under license of)
- engineer:
- Larry Levine
- producer:
- Phil Spector
- vocals:
- Ronnie Spector (in 1963-07)
- performer:
- The Ronettes
- arranger:
- Jack Nitzsche
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Phil Spector Records (in 1963)
- recorded at:
- Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1963-07)
- part of:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 19), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 22) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 22)
- recording of:
- Be My Baby (in 1963-07)
- writer:
- Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
- publisher:
- ABKCO Music, Inc. , Carlin Music Corporation, Mother Bertha Music, Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1963)
- sub-publisher:
- ABKCO Japan Publishing, Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group Japan , Fujipacific Music inc. (until 2014-12-31), EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30), Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (in 1963), Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
| The Ronettes | 4.15 | 2:40 |
| 15 | 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 | 2:45 |
| 16 | My Cherie Amour | Stevie Wonder | 4.35 | 2:51 |
| 17 | Try a Little Tenderness | Otis Redding | 3.35 | 3:21 |
| 18 | Crazy | Patsy Cline & The Jordanaires | 4.15 | 2:42 |
| 19 | The End of the World | Skeeter Davis | 4.15 | 2:36 |
| 20 | Crying- recorded in:
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-06-26)
- producer:
- Fred Foster (on 1961-06-26)
- double bass [bass]:
- Bob Moore (on 1961-06-26)
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Buddy Harman (on 1961-06-26)
- guitar:
- Boudleaux Bryant (on 1961-06-26), Harold Bradley (on 1961-06-26) and Scotty Moore (on 1961-06-26)
- piano:
- Floyd Cramer (on 1961-06-26)
- vocals:
- Roy Orbison (on 1961-06-26)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and Monument Record Corp. (in 1961)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 69) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 461)
- recording of:
- Crying (on 1961-06-26)
- lyricist:
- Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
- composer:
- Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
- publisher:
- Acuff Rose Music Ltd. , Acuff Rose Music, Inc. , Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control , MCA Music , Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1961-08-16)
- part of:
- 50/50
| Roy Orbison | 4.65 | 2:48 |
| 21 | 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 & The Jordanaires | 4.1 | 3:02 |