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MOTOWN'S GOLDEN HITS
One of the richest song catalogs of all time, Jobete was the publishing catalog of Motown Records and it contains copyrights that have resulted in literally hundreds and hundreds of hit records.
The list which follows shows original recordings that made the Top Ten of Billboard's Hot 100 and R&B plus their AC and Country charts plus the Top Ten of the UK Singles chart.
Please note however that other chart placings achieved by these versions are not necessarily listed here.
ABC (Gordy/Perren/Mizell/Richards)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1970) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, UK #8
AFTER THE DANCE (Ware/Gaye/Ross)
Fourplay Featuring El DeBarge (Warner Bros: 1991) US #2 R&B
AGENT DOUBLE-O SOUL (Starr/Sharpley)
Edwin Starr (Ric-Tic: 1965) US #8 R&B
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY (Robinson)
Smokey Robinson (Tamla: 1975) US #7 R&B
AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH (Ashford/Simpson)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla: 1967) US #3 R&B
Diana Ross (Motown: 1970) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, #6AC, UK #6
AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING (Ashford/Simpson)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla: 1968) US #1 R&B, #8 Pop
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic: 1974) US #6 R&B
AIN'T THAT PECULIAR (Robinson/Moore/Tarplin/Rogers)
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1965) US #1 R&B, #8 Pop
AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG (Whitfield/Holland)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1966) US #1 R&B
ALL I COULD DO WAS CRY (Fuqua/Gordy/Davis)
Etta James (Argo: 1960) US #2 R&B
ALL I DO IS THINK OF YOU (Holland/Lovesmith)
Troop (Atlantic: 1990) US #1 R&B
ALL I NEED (Holland/Wilson/Taylor)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1967) US #2 R&B, #8 Pop
ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR (Stevie Wonder)
Barbra Streisand (Columbia: 1974) US #10 AC
ALL THIS LOVE (DeBarge)
DeBarge (Gordy: 1983) US #5 R&B
ASK THE LONELY (Stevenson/Hunter)
The Four Tops (Motown: 1965) US #9 R&B
AUTOMATICALLY SUNSHINE (Robinson)
The Supremes (Motown: 1972) UK#10
BABY BABY DON'T CRY (Cleveland/Johnson/Robinson)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla: 1969) US #3 R&B, #8 Pop
BABY COME CLOSE (Robinson/Tarplin/Moffett-Young)
Smokey Robinson (Tamla: 1974) US #7 R&B
BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Four Tops (Motown: 1964) US #11 R&B, #11 Pop
Johnny Rivers (Imperial: 1967) US #3 Pop
BABY I'M FOR REAL (Gaye/Gaye)
The Originals (Soul: 1969) US #1 R&B
After 7 (Virgin: 1993) US #5 R&B
BABY LOVE (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Supremes (Motown: 1964) US #1 Pop, #1 R&B, UK #1
BABY THAT'S BACKATCHA (Robinson)
Smokey Robinson (Tamla: 1975) US #1 R&B
BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Supremes (Motown: 1965) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop
BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) (Whitfield/Strong)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1970) US #2 R&B, #3 Pop, UK #7
BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP (Whitfield/Holland)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1966) US #1 R&B, #3 Pop
BEECHWOOD 4-5789 (Gaye/Stevenson/Gordy)
The Marvelettes (Tamla: 1962) US #7 R&B
BEHIND A PAINTED SMILE (Hunter/Verdi)
The Isley Brothers (Tamla: 1969) UK #5
BEHIND THE GROOVE (Brockert/Rudolph)
Teena Marie (Gordy: 1980) UK #6
BEING WITH YOU (Robinson)
Smokey Robinson (Tamla: 1981) US #1 R&B, #2 Pop, #4 AC, UK #1
THE BELLS (Gaye/Gordy/Gordy/Stover)
The Originals (Soul: 1970) US #4 R&B
BEN (Scharf/Black)
Michael Jackson (Motown: 1972) US #1 Pop, #5 R&B, UK #7
BERNADETTE (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Four Tops (Motown: 1967) US #3 R&B, #4 Pop, UK #8
BOOGIE DOWN (Caston/Wilson/Poree)
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla: 1974) US #1 R&B, #2 Pop
BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1974) US #1 R&B, #3 Pop
BRICK HOUSE (Richie/King/LaPread/McClary/Orange/Williams)
The Commodores (Motown: 1977) US #4 R&B; #5 Pop
BUSTIN' OUT (James)
Rick James (Gordy: 1979) US #8 R&B
BUZZ-BUZZ-BUZZ (Byrd/Dolphin)
The Hollywood Flames (Ebb: 1957) US #5 R&B
BYE BYE BABY (Wells)
Mary Wells (Motown: 1961) US #8 R&B
CAN I GET A WITNESS (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1963) US #15 R&B
CHAINED (Wilson)
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1968) US #8 R&B
CLEO'S BACK (Woods)
Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul: 1965) US #7 R&B
CLOUD NINE (Whitfield/Strong)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1969) US #2 R&B, #6 Pop
COME AND GET THESE MEMORIES (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy: 1963) US #6 R&B
COME GET TO THIS (Marvin Gaye)
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1973) US #3 R&B
(COME 'ROUND HERE) I'M THE ONE YOU NEED (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Miracles (Tamla: 1966) US #4 R&B
COME SEE ABOUT ME (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Supremes (Motown: 1964) US #1 Pop, #3 R&B (in '65)
Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul: 1968) US #8 R&B
COME TO ME (Gordy/Johnson)
Marv Johnson (United Artists: 1959) US #6 R&B
CORNER OF THE SKY (Schwartz)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1972) US #9 R&B
THE CROWN (Wonder/Byrd)
Gary Byrd & The G.B. Experience (Wondirection: 1983) UK #6
CRUISIN' (Robinson/Tarplin)
Smokey Robinson (Tamla: 1980) US #4 Pop; #4 R&B
D'Angelo (EMI: 1995) US #10 R&B
DADDY COULD SWEAR, I DECLARE (Bristol/Knight/Knight)
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul: 1973) US #2 R&B
DANCE (DISCO HEAT) (Robinson/Orsborn)
Sylvester (Fantasy: 1978) US #4 R&B
DANCING IN THE STREET (Gaye/Hunter/Stevenson)
Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy: 1964) US #2 R&B; #2 Pop
Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy: 1969 re-issue) UK #4
Van Halen (Warner Bros: 1982) US #3 MR
Mick Jagger & David Bowie (EMI America: 1985) US #7 Pop, #3 MR, UK #1
DANCING MACHINE (Parks/Davis/Fletcher)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1974) US #1 R&B, #2 Pop
DARLING BABY (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Elgins (V.I.P.: 1966) US #4 R&B
DECEMBER 1963 (OH, WHAT A NIGHT) (Gaudio/Parker)
The Four Seasons (Warner/Curb: 1976) US #1 Pop, UK #1
DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS (Stevenson/Long)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (New Voice: 1966) US #4 Pop
DIDN'T WE (Webb)
Richard Harris (Dunhill: 1969) US #11 AC
DO I DO (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1982) US #2 R&B, UK #10
DO IT BABY (Perren/Yarian)
The Miracles (Tamla: 1974) US #4 R&B
DO THE BOOMERANG (DeWalt/Cosby/Woods)
Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul: 1965) US #10 R&B
DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO
See: THEME FROM MAHOGANY
DO YOU LOVE ME (Gordy)
The Contours (Gordy: 1962) US #1 R&B, #3 Pop
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes (UK Decca: 1963) UK #1
DO YOU SEE MY LOVE (FOR YOU GROWING) (Bristol/Beavers)
Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul: 1970) US #3 R&B
DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW ABOUT ME (Chong/Baird)
Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers (Gordy: 1968) US #5 R&B
DOGGONE RIGHT (Cleveland/Robinson/Tarplin)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla: 1969) US #7 R&B
DON'T LET THE JONESES GET YOU DOWN (Whitfield/Strong)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1969) US #2 R&B
DON'T MESS WITH BILL (Robinson)
The Marvelettes (Tamla: 1966) US #3 R&B; #7 Pop
DON'T YOU WORRY 'BOUT A THING (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1974) US #2 R&B
DREAMIN' (Montgomery/Paschal/Forte)
Vanessa Williams (Wing: 1989) US #1 R&B, #8 Pop, #2 AC
EASY (Richie)
The Commodores (Motown: 1977) US #1 R&B; #4 Pop, UK #9
As I'M EASY: Faith No More (Slash: 1993) UK #3
THE END OF OUR ROAD (Whitfield/Strong/Penzabene)
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul: 1968) US #5 R&B
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1970) US#7 R&B
EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS (Cobb)
Brenda Holloway (Tamla: 1964) US #13 R&B
EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE (Whitfield/Holland)
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul: 1967) US #3 R&B
FANCY DANCER (Richie/LaPread)
The Commodores (Motown: 1977) US #9 R&B
FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND (Weatherspoon/Dean/Goga)
Jimmy Ruffin (Soul: 1970) UK #8
FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE (Lewis)
Michael Jackson (Motown: 1984) UK #7
FINGERTIPS Pt.2 (Paul/Cosby)
Little Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1963) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop
FIRST I LOOK AT THE PURSE (Robinson/Rogers)
The Contours (Gordy: 1965) US #12 R&B
FLIRT (Sylvers III)
Evelyn 'Champagne' King (EMI-Manhattan: 1988) US #3 R&B
FLOY JOY (Robinson)
The Supremes (Motown: 1972) UK #9
FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE (Miller/Murden)
Tony Bennett (Columbia: 1967) US #8 AC
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1968) US #2 Pop, UK #3, US #2 R&B (in 1969)
FOREVER CAME TODAY (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1975) US #6 R&B
FREE ME FROM MY FREEDOM (Thomas/Bond)
Bonnie Pointer (Motown: 1979) #10 R&B; #58 Pop
Jose Feliciano (Motown: 1981)
FRIENDSHIP TRAIN (Whitfield/Strong)
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul: 1969) US #2 R&B
FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION (Long/Holland)
Shorty Long (Soul: 1966)
FUNKY MUSIC SHO NUFF TURN ME ON (Whitfield/Strong)
Edwin Starr (Gordy: 1971) US #6 R&B
GALVESTON (Webb)
Glen Campbell (Capitol: 1969) US #1 Country, #4 Pop, #1 AC
GET IT (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson (Motown: 1988) US #4 R&B
GET IT TOGETHER (Gordy/Davis/Fletcher/Larson/Marcellino)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1973) US #2 R&B
GET READY (Robinson)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1966) US #1 R&B
Rare Earth (Rare Earth: 1970) US #4 Pop
GET THE CREAM OFF THE TOP (Holland/Holland)
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla: 1975) US #7 R&B
GIVE IT TO ME BABY (James)
Rick James (Gordy: 1981) US #1 R&B
GLASSHOUSE (Gordy/Miller/Wakefield/Carmichael)
The Tempations (Gordy: 1975) US #9 R&B
GO HOME (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1986) US #2 R&B; #10 Pop
GOING TO A GO-GO (Rogers/Robinson/Tarplin/Moore)
The Miracles (Tamla: 1966) US #2 R&B
The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones: 1982) US #5 MR
GOT TO BE THERE (Willensky)
Michael Jackson (Motown: 1971) US #4 R&B, #4 Pop, UK #5 (in 1972)
Chaka Khan (Warner Bros: 1983) US #5 R&B
GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Pt.1) (Gaye)
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1977) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, UK #7
GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING (Bristol/Sawyer/Hinton)
Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul: 1970) US #2 R&B
HALLELUJAH DAY (Perren/Yarian)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1973) US #10 R&B
THE HAPPENING (Holland/Dozier/Holland/DeVol)
The Supremes (Motown: 1967) US #1 Pop, UK #6
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M: 1967) US #4 AC
HAPPY (Caston/Wakefield)
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla: 1975) US #8 R&B
HAPPY BIRTHDAY (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1981) UK #2
HAPPY DAYS (Gordy/McKnight)
Marv Johnson (United Artists: 1961) US #7 R&B
HAPPY PEOPLE (Richie/Baldwin/Bowen)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1975) US #1 R&B
HE WAS REALLY SAYIN' SOMETHIN' (Whitfield/Holland/Stevenson)
As REALLY SAYIN' SOMETHIN': Bananarama (Deram: 1982) UK #5
HE'S A FRIEND (Felder/Gray/Conway)
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla: 1976) US #2 R&B
HEAT WAVE aka (LOVE IS LIKE A) HEAT WAVE (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy: 1963) US #1 R&B, #4 Pop
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum: 1975) US #5 Pop
HEAVEN HELP US ALL (Miller)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1970) US #2 R&B, #9 Pop
HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Elgins (V.I.P.: 1966) US #9 R&B, UK #3
HEAVENLY (Whitfield)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1974) US #8 R&B
HERE COMES THE JUDGE (Long/Brown/DePasse)
Shorty Long (Soul: 1968) US #4 R&B, #8 Pop
HEY GIRL (I LIKE YOUR STYLE) (Whitfield)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1973) US #2 R&B
HEY LOVE (Wonder/Paul/Broadnax)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1967) US #9 R&B
HIGHER GROUND (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1973) US #1 R&B, #4 Pop
UB40 (DEP International: 1993) UK #8
HIP CITY - PT. 2 (Autry DeWalt/Janie Bradford)
Jr Walker & The All Stars (Soul: 1968) US #7 R&B, #31 Pop
HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU'VE GOT (Sylvers III/Dozier)
Evelyn 'Champagne' King (EMI-Manhattan: 1988) US #8 R&B
HONEY CHILE (Moy/Morris)
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (Gordy: 1968) US #5 R&B
HONEY COME BACK (Webb)
Glen Campbell (Capitol: 1970) US #2 Country, #4 AC, UK #4
HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1965) US #4 R&B, #6 Pop
Jr.Walker & The All Stars (Soul: 1966) US #3 R&B
James Taylor (Warner Bros: 1975) US #5 Pop, #1 AC
HUNGRY FOR LOVE (Hamilton/Hamilton/Savoy/Jackson)
The San Remo Golden Strings (Ric-Tic: 1965) US #3 AC
THE HUNTER GETS CAPTURED BY THE GAME (Robinson)
The Marvelettes (Tamla: 1967) US #2 R&B
I AIN'T GONNA STAND FOR IT (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1981) US #4 R&B, UK #10 (in 1980)
I AM I AM (Robinson)
Smokey Robinson (Tamla: 1975) US #6 R&B
I AM LOVE (Pts. 1 & 2) (Larson/Marcellino/Fenceton/Rancifer)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1975) US #5 R&B
I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU (Whitfield/Strong)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1969) US #1 Pop, #1 R&B
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Four Tops (Motown: 1965) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, UK #23
The Four Tops (Motown: 1970 re-issue) UK #10
Shalamar (in their "Uptown Festival" medley) (Soul Train: 1977) US #10 R&B
I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (AFTER LOVING YOU) (Whitfield/Strong/Penzabene)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1968) US #1 R&B
I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL (Robinson)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla: 1971) US #7 R&B
I DON'T WANT TO DO WRONG (Bristol/Gest/Knight/Knight/Shaffner)
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul: 1971) US #2 R&B
I DON'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE (Gordy/Robinson)
Mary Wells (Motown: 1961) US #9 R&B
I FEEL A SONG (IN MY HEART) (Camillo/Sawyer)
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah: 1974) US #1 R&B
I HEAR A SYMPHONY (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Supremes (Motown: 1965) US #2 R&B, #1 Pop
I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE (Whitfield/Strong)
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul: 1967) US #1 R&B, #2 Pop
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1968) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, UK # 1 (in 1969)
Roger (Warner Bros: 1981) US #1 R&B
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1986 re-release) UK #8
I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1984) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, #1 AC, UK #1
I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE (Fekaris/Zesses)
Rare Earth (Rare Earth: 1971) US #7 Pop
(I KNOW) I'M LOSING YOU (Grant/Whitfield/Holland)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1966) US #1 R&B, #8 Pop
Rare Earth (Rare Earth: 1970) US #7 Pop
I LIKE IT (DeBarge/DeBarge/Jordan)
DeBarge (Gordy: 1983) US #2 R&B
I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE (Gordy/Abrams/Oden/Ossman)
Marv Johnson (United Artists) US #2 R&B, #9 Pop
I NEED YOUR LOVIN' (Brockert)
Teena Marie (Gordy: 1980) US #9 R&B
I SECOND THAT EMOTION (Robinson/Cleveland)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla: 1967) US #1 R&B, #4 Pop
Diana Ross & The Supremes And The Temptations (Motown: 1969) UK #18
Japan (Hansa: 1982) UK #9
I THOUGHT IT TOOK A LITTLE TIME (BUT TODAY I FELL IN LOVE) (Masser/Sawyer)
Diana Ross (Motown: 1976) US #4 AC
I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE (Ross/Ware)
Michael Jackson (Motown: 1972) US #2 R&B
I WANNA DO IT TO YOU (Butler/Talbert/Henley)
Jerry Butler (Motown: 1977) US #7 R&B
I WANT YOU BACK (Gordy/Perren/Mizell/Richards)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1970) US #1 Pop, #1 R&B, UK #2
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1988 re-mix) UK #8
Cleopatra (WEA: 1998) UK #4
I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER (Wonder/Moy/Hardaway/Cosby)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1967) US #1 R&B, #2 Pop, UK #5
I WISH (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1977) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, UK #5 (in 1976)
I WISH IT WOULD RAIN (Whitfield/Strong/Penzabene)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1968) US #1 R&B, #4 Pop
The Faces (Warner Bros: 1973) UK #8
I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU (Stevenson/Hunter)
The Spinners (Motown: 1965) US #8 R&B
I'LL BE DOGGONE (Robinson/Moore/Tarplin)
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1965) US #1 R&B, #8 Pop
I'LL BE SATISFIED (Gordy/Gordy/Carlo)
Jackie Wilson (Brunswick: 1969) US #6 R&B
Shakin' Stevens (Epic: 1982) UK #10
I'LL BE THERE (Gordy/Davis/Hutch/West)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1970) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, UK #4
Mariah Carey with Trey Lorenz (Columbia: 1992) US #1 Pop, #1 AC, UK #2
I'LL PICK A ROSE FOR MY ROSE (Johnson/Dean/Weatherspoon)
Marv Johnson (Tamla: 1969) UK #10
I'LL SAY FOREVER MY LOVE (Dean/Weatherspoon/Bowden)
Jimmy Ruffin (Soul: 1970) UK #7
I'LL TRY SOMETHING NEW (William Robinson)
Diana Ross & The Supremes And The Temptations (Motown: 1969) US #8 R&B
A Taste of Honey (Capitol: 1982) US #9 R&B
(I'M A) ROAD RUNNER (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul: 1966) US #4 R&B
I'M LIVIN' IN SHAME (Gordy/Cosby/Sawyer/Taylor/Wilson)
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown: 1969) US #8 R&B, #10 Pop
I'M READY FOR LOVE (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy: 1966) US #2 R&B, #9 Pop
I'M STILL WAITING (Richards)
Diana Ross (Motown: 1971) UK #1
I'M WONDERING (Wonder/Moy/Cosby)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1967) US #4 R&B
I'VE MADE LOVE TO YOU A THOUSAND TIMES (Robinson/Tarplin)
Smokey Robinson (Tamla: 1983) US #8 R&B
I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME (Miller/Hirsch)
Charlene (Motown: 1982) US #3 Pop, #7 AC, UK #1
I'VE PASSED THIS WAY BEFORE (Weatherspoon/Dean)
Jimmy Ruffin (Soul: 1967) US #10 R&B
IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD AROUND YOU (Bristol/Fuqua/Bullock)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla: 1968) US #2 R&B, #10 Pop
IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN (Sawyer/Jones/McMurray)
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul: 1971) US #1 R&B, #9 Pop
IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE (Gaye)
Cheryl Lynn with Luther Vandross (Columbia/Sony: 1982) US #4 R&B
IF YOU CAN WANT (Robinson)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla: 1968) US #3 R&B
IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME (Wonder/Wright)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1971) US #4 R&B, #8 Pop
IN AND OUT OF LOVE (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown: 1967) US #9 Pop
INDIANA WANTS ME (Taylor)
R. Dean Taylor (Rare Earth: 1970) US #5 Pop, UK #2 (in 1971)
INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) (Gaye/Nyx)
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1971) US #1 R&B, #9 Pop
ISN'T SHE LOVELY (Wonder)
David Parton (Pye: 1977) UK #4
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME (Whitfield/Stevenson)
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul: 1968) US #9 R&B
Yvonne Fair (Motown: 1976) UK #5
IT TAKES TWO (Moy/Stevenson)
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston (Tamla: 1967) US #4 R&B
Rod Stewart & Tina Turner (Warner Bros: 1990) UK #5
IT'S A SHAME (Wonder/Wright/Garrett)
The Spinners (V.I.P.: 1970) US #4 R&B
Monie Love (Warner Bros: 1991) US #8 R&B
IT'S GROWING (Robinson/Moore)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1965) US #3 R&B
IT'S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY (Perren/Yarian)
Boyz II Men (Motown: 1991) US #1 R&B, #2 Pop
IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Four Tops (Motown: 1965) US #2 R&B, #5 Pop
Shalamar (in their "Uptown Festival" medley) (Soul Train: 1977) US #10 R&B
(IT'S THE WAY) NATURE PLANNED IT (Sawyer/Wilson)
The Four Tops (Motown: 1972) US #8 R&B
IT'S WONDERFUL (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) (Dean/Weatherspoon)
Jimmy Ruffin (Soul: 1970) UK #6
JAMIE (Stevenson/Strong)
Eddie Holland (Motown: 1962) US #6 R&B
THE JERK (Julian)
The Larks (Money: 1965) US #9 R&B, #7 Pop
JIMMY MACK (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy: 1967) US #1 R&B, #10 Pop
JOYSTICK (Harris/Fearman)
The Dazz Band (Motown: 1984) US #9 R&B
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF YOU (Holland/Holland)
Michael Jackson (Motown: 1975) US #4 R&B
(JUST LIKE) ROMEO AND JULIET (Gorman/Hamilton)
The Reflections (Golden World: 1964) US #6 Pop
JUST MY IMAGINATION (RUNNING AWAY WITH ME) (Whitfield/Strong)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1971) US #1 Pop, #1 R&B, UK #8
JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT MY LIFE) (Jones/Sawyer)
The Four Tops (Motown: 1971) US #9 R&B
JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU (Richie)
The Commodores (Motown: 1976) US #1 R&B, #7 Pop
KEEP HOLDING ON (Holland/Holland)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1976) US #3 R&B
KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (Caston/Poree/Wilson)
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla: 1973) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop
LADY MARMALADE (Crewe/Nolan)
Labelle (Epic/Sony: 1975) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop
All Saints (London: 1998) UK #1
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink (Interscope: 2001) US #1 Pop, UK #1
LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) (King/King/Hudson)
The Commodores (Motown: 1981) US #5 R&B, #8 Pop
LAST TIME I SAW HIM (Masser/Sawyer)
Dottie West (RCA: 1974) US #8 Country
LATELY (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1981) UK #3
Jodeci (Uptown/UME: 1993) US #1 R&B, #4 Pop
LAUGHING BOY (Robinson)
Mary Wells (Motown: 1963) US #6 R&B
LET IT ALL BLOW (Harris/Harrison)
The Dazz Band (Motown: 1984) US #9 R&B
LET ME BE THE CLOCK (Robinson)
Smokey Robinson (Tamla: 1980) US #4 R&B
LET ME TICKLE YOUR FANCY (Jackson/Jackson/Sawyer/McLeod)
Jermaine Jackson (Motown: 1982) US #5 R&B
LET YOUR HAIR DOWN (Whitfield)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1974) US #1 R&B
LET'S GET IT ON (Gaye/Townsend)
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1973) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop
By All Means (Island: 1990) US #3 R&B
LET'S GET SERIOUS (Wonder/Garrett)
Jermaine Jackson (Motown: 1980) US #1 R&B, #9 Pop, UK #8
LITTLE DARLING (I NEED YOU) (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1966) US #10 R&B
LIVING FOR THE CITY (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1973) US #1 R&B, #8 Pop
LONELINESS MADE ME REALIZE (IT'S YOU THAT I NEED) (Whitfield/Holland)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1967) US#3 R&B
LONELY TEARDROPS (Gordy/Gordy/Carlo)
Jackie Wilson (Brunswick: 1958) US #1 R&B, #7 Pop
Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot: 1976) US #5 Country
LOOKIN' THROUGH THE WINDOWS (Clifton Davis)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1972) US #5 R&B, #16 Pop, UK #9
LOVE CHILD (Richards/Sawyer/Taylor/Wilson)
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown: 1968) US #1 Pop, #2 R&B, UK #10
LOVE HANGOVER (Sawyer/McLeod)
Diana Ross (Motown: 1976) US #1 Pop, #1 R&B, UK #10
THE LOVE I SAW IN YOU WAS JUST A MIRAGE (Robinson/Tarplin)
The Miracles (Tamla: 1967) US #10 R&B
LOVE IS HERE AND NOW YOU'RE GONE (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Supremes (Motown: 1967) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop
LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Supremes (Motown: 1966) US #7 R&B, #9 Pop
The Good Girls (Motown: 1990) US #10 R&B
LOVE LIGHT IN FLIGHT (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1985) US #4 R&B
LOVE MACHINE (Moore/Griffin)
The Miracles (Tamla: 1976) US #5 R&B, #1 Pop, UK #3
LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND (Jackson)
Deon Jackson (Carla: 1966) US #3 R&B
LOVE ME FOR A REASON (Bristol/Brown/Jones)
The Osmonds (MGM/Kolob: 1974) US #10 Pop, #2 AC, UK #1
Boyzone (Polydor: 1994) UK #2
THE LOVE YOU SAVE (Gordy/Perren/Mizell/Richards)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1970) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, UK #7
MACHINE GUN (Milan Williams)
The Commodores (Motown: 1974) US #7 R&B
MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO (McMurray)
Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul: 1972) US #3 R&B
MAKE ME YOURS (Champion)
Bettye Swann (Money: 1967) US #1 R&B
MAMA'S PEARL (Gordy/Perren/Mizell/Richards)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1971) US #2 R&B, #2 Pop
MARY JANE (James)
Rick James (Gordy: 1978) US #3 R&B
MASHED POTATO TIME (Garrett/Bateman/Gorman/Dobbins/Holland/Mann)
Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo: 1962) US #1 R&B, #2 Pop
MASTER BLASTER (JAMMIN') (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1980) US #1 R&B, #5 Pop, UK #2
As MASTERBLASTER 2000: DJ Luck & MC Neat (Red Rose: 2000) UK #5
MASTERPIECE (Whitfield)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1973) US #1 R&B, #7 Pop
MAYBE TOMORROW (Gordy/Perren/Mizell/Richards)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1971) US #3 R&B
MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY) (Marvin Gaye)
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1971) US #1 R&B, #4 Pop
Robert Palmer (in a medley) (EMI America: 1991) US #4 AC, UK #9
MICKEY'S MONKEY (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Miracles (Tamla: 1963) US #3 R&B, #8 Pop
A MILLION TO ONE (Medley)
Jimmy Charles with The Revelletts (Promo: 1960) US #8 R&B, #5 Pop
MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT) (Gordy/Bradford)
Barrett Strong (Anna: 1960) US #2 R&B
The Flying Lizards (Virgin: 1979) UK #5
MORE LOVE (Robinson)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla: 1967) US #5 R&B
Kim Carnes (EMI America: 1980) US #10 Pop
MY BABY (Robinson/Moore/Rogers)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1965) US #4 R&B
MY BABY LOVES ME (Stevenson/Moy/Hunter)
Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy: 1966) US #3 R&B
MY BABY MUST BE A MAGICIAN (Robinson)
The Marvelettes (Tamla: 1968) UK #8 R&B
MY CHERIE AMOUR (Wonder/Moy/Cosby)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1969) US #4 R&B, #4 Pop, #3 AC, UK #4
MY EYES ADORED YOU (Crewe/Nolan)
Frankie Valli (Private Stock: 1975) US #1 Pop, UK #5, US #2 AC (in 1974)
MY GIRL (Robinson/White)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1965) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop
Otis Redding (Atlantic: 1965) UK #11
Suave (Capitol: 1988) US #3 R&B
The Temptations (Epic Soundtrax: 1992 re-issue) UK #2 (in 1992)
MY GIRL HAS GONE (Robinson/Moore/Rogers/Tarplin)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla: 1965) US #3 R&B
MY GUY (Robinson)
Mary Wells (Motown: 1964) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, UK #5
Sister Sledge (Cotillion: 1982) US #2 AC
MY LOVE (Wonder)
Julio Iglesias featuring Stevie Wonder (Columbia: 1988) UK #5
MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED (THE MOMENT YOU LEFT ME) (Bristol/Fuqua/Sawyer/Roach)
David Ruffin (Motown: 1969) US #2 R&B, #9 Pop
MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Supremes (Motown: 1966) US #10 R&B, #5 Pop
NATHAN JONES (Caston/Wakefield)
The Supremes (Motown: 1971) US #8 R&B, UK #5
NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE (Davis)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1971) US #1 R&B, #2 Pop
Isaac Hayes (Enterprise: 1971) US #5 R&B
Gloria Gaynor (MGM: 1974) US #9 Pop, UK #2
The Communards (London: 1987) UK #4
NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE (Wonder/Moy/Cosby)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1970) UK #6
THE NIGHT (Gaudio/Ruzicka)
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (MoWest: 1975) UK #7
NOTHING BUT HEARTACHES (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Supremes (Motown: 1965) US #6 R&B
NOTHING'S TOO GOOD FOR MY BABY (Stevenson/Moy/Cosby)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1966) US #4 R&B
NOWHERE TO RUN (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy: 1965) US #5 R&B, #8 Pop
OBSCENE PHONE CALLER (Rockwell)
Rockwell (Motown: 1984) US #9 R&B
OH NO (Richie)
The Commodores (Motown: 1981) US #4 Pop, #5 R&B, #5 AC
OLD-FASHION LOVE (Williams)
The Commodores (Motown: 1980) US #8 R&B
ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE (Armand/Brown)
Michael Jackson (Motown: 1981) UK #1
ONE HEARTBEAT (LeGassick/Ray)
Smokey Robinson (Motown: 1987) US #3 R&B, #10 Pop, #2 AC
ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME (McFaddin/Brown/Perry)
Diana Ross (Motown: 1976) US #10 R&B
ONE MORE HEARTACHE (Robinson/Moore/Rogers/Tarplin/White)
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1966) US #4 R&B
ONE TEAR (Caston)
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla: 1975) US #8 R&B
THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU (Robinson)
Mary Wells (Motown: 1962) US #2 R&B, #8 Pop
THE ONION SONG (Ashford/Simpson)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla: 1969) UK #9
OOH BABY BABY (Robinson/Moore)
The Miracles (Tamla: 1965) US #4 R&B
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum: 1979) US #7 Pop
OPEN (Robinson/Tarplin/Moffett-Young)
Smokey Robinson (Tamla: 1976) US #10 R&B
OVERJOYED (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1986) US #8 R&B
PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE (Whitfield/Strong)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1972) US #1 Pop, #5 R&B
PART-TIME LOVER (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1985) US #1 Pop, #1 R&B, UK #3
A PLACE IN THE SUN (Miller/Wells)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1966) US #9 Pop, #3 R&B (in 1967)
PLASTIC MAN (Whitfield)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1973) US #8 R&B
PLAYBOY (Bateman/Holland/Stevenson/Horton)
The Marvelettes (Tamla: 1962) US #4 R&B, #7 Pop
PLEASE DON'T GO (Wonder)
Boyz II Men (Motown: 1992) US #8 R&B
PLEASE MR. POSTMAN (Garrett/Dobbins/Gorman/Bateman/Holland)
The Marvelettes (Tamla: 1961) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop
The Carpenters (A&M: 1975) US #1 Pop, UK #2
PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME (Whitfield/Strong)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1968) US #4 R&B
POINT IT OUT (Robinson/Tarplin/Cleveland)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla: 1970) US #4 R&B
PRIDE AND JOY (Gaye/Whitfield/Stevenson)
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1963) US #2 R&B, #10 Pop
PROVE YOUR LOVE (Swirsky/Roman)
Taylor Dayne (Arista: 1988) US #7 Pop, UK #8
PSYCHEDELIC SHACK (Whitfield/Strong)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1970) US #2 R&B, #7 Pop
QUICKSAND (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy: 1964) US #8 R&B, #8 Pop
REACH OUT AND TOUCH (SOMEBODY'S HAND) (Ashford/Simpson)
Diana Ross (Motown: 1970) US #7 R&B
REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Four Tops (Motown: 1966) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, UK #1
Michael Bolton (Columbia: 1993) US #8 AC
REAL LOVE (DeBarge/DeBarge)
El DeBarge (Motown: 1989) US #8 R&B
REET PETITE (THE FINEST GIRL YOU EVER WANT TO MEET) (Gordy/Carlo)
Jackie Wilson (Brunswick: 1957) UK #6
Jackie Wilson (SMP: 1986 re-issue) UK #1
REFLECTIONS (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown: 1967) US #4 R&B, #2 Pop, UK #5
REMEMBER ME (Ashford/Simpson)
Diana Ross (Motown: 1971) US #10 R&B, UK #7
RIBBON IN THE SKY (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1982) US #10 R&B
RUNAWAY CHILD RUNNING WILD (Whitfield/Strong)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1969) US #1 R&B, #6 Pop
SAIL ON (Richie)
The Commodores (Motown: 1979) US #4 Pop, #8 R&B, #9 AC, UK #8
SEND ONE YOUR LOVE (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1980) US #5 R&B, #4 Pop
7 ROOMS OF GLOOM (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Four Tops (Motown: 1967) US #10 R&B
SHAKE AND FINGERPOP (DeWalt/Horn/Woods)
Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul: 1965) US #7 R&B
SHAKE ME WAKE ME (WHEN IT'S OVER) (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Four Tops (Motown: 1966) US #5 R&B
SHAKEY GROUND (Boyd/Bowen/Hazel)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1975) US #1 R&B
SHOESHINE BOY (Allen/Booker)
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla: 1975) US #1 R&B
SHOO-BE-DOO-BE-DOO-DA-DAY (Wonder/Moy/Cosby)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1968) US #1 R&B, #9 Pop
SHOP AROUND (Gordy/Robinson)
The Miracles (Tamla: 1961) US #1 R&B, #2 Pop
The Captain & Tennille (A&M: 1976) US #4 Pop, #1 AC
SHOTGUN (Autry DeWalt)
Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul: 1965) US #1 R&B, #4 Pop
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (I'M YOURS) (Wonder/Wright/Garrett/Hardaway)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1970) US #1 R&B, #3 Pop
SILVER STAR (Gaudio/Parker)
The Four Seasons (Warner Bros: 1976) UK #3
SINCE I LOST MY BABY (Robinson/Moore)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1965) US #4 R&B
SIR DUKE (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1977) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, #3 AC, UK #2
SKELETONS (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Motown: 1987) US #1 R&B
SLIPPERY WHEN WET (McClary/Orange)
The Commodores (Motown: 1975) US #1 R&B
SMILING FACES SOMETIMES (Whitfield/Strong)
The Undisputed Truth (Gordy: 1971) US #2 R&B, #3 Pop
SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME (Rockwell)
Rockwell (Motown: 1984) US #1 R&B, #2 Pop, UK #6
SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER (Beavers/Bristol/Fuqua)
Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown: 1969) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop
Bill Anderson & John Howard (Decca: 1970) US #4 Country
SOMETHING ABOUT YOU (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Four Tops (Motown: 1965) US #9 R&B
SON OF SAGITTARIUS (Caston/Poree/Wilson)
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla: 1974) US #4 R&B
SPECIAL OCCASION (Robinson/Cleveland)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla: 1968) US #4 R&B
STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Four Tops (Motown: 1967) US #2 R&B, #6 Pop, UK #6
STILL (Richie)
The Commodores (Motown: 1979) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, #6 AC, UK #4
STILL WATER (LOVE) (Robinson)
The Four Tops (Motown: 1970) US #4 R&B, UK #10
STONED LOVE (Thomas/Wilson)
The Supremes (Motown: 1970) US #1 R&B, #7 Pop, UK #3 (in 1971)
STOP HER ON SIGHT (SOS) (Starr/Hamilton/Morris)
Edwin Starr (Ric-Tic: 1966) US #9 R&B
STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
The Supremes (Motown: 1965) US #2 R&B, #1 Pop, UK #7
Shalamar (in their "Uptown Festival" medley) (Soul Train: 1977) US #10 R&B
The Hollies (Atlantic: 1983) US #8 AC
STOP THE WAR NOW (Whitfield/Strong)
Edwin Starr (Gordy: 1971) US #5 R&B
STUBBORN KIND OF FELLOW (Stevenson/Gaye/Gordy)
Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1962) US #8 R&B
SUGAR DADDY (Gordy/Perren/Mizell/Richards)
The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1972) US #3 R&B, #10 Pop
SUPER FREAK (James/Miller)
Rick James (Gordy: 1981) US #3 R&B
SUPERSTAR (REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT WHERE YOU ARE) (Whitfield/Strong)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1971) US #8 R&B
SUPERSTITION (Wonder)
Stevie Wonder (Tamla: 1973) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop
SURRENDER (Ashford/Simpson)
Diana Ross (Motown: 1971) UK #10
SWEET LOVE (Richie)
The Commodores (Motown: 1976) US #1 R&B, #5 Pop
SWEET LOVE (Baker/Bias/Johnson)
Anita Baker (Elektra: 1986) US #2 R&B, #8 Pop, #3 AC
TAKE A LOOK AROUND (Whitfield/Strong)
The Temptations (Gordy: 1972) US #10 R&B
TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS (ROCK ME A LITTLE WHILE) (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
Kim Weston (Gordy: 1965) US #4 R&B
THE TEARS OF A CLOWN (Robinson/Cosby/Wonder)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla: 1970) US #1 R&B, #1 Pop, UK #1
The Beat (2 Tone: 1979) UK #6
TELL HER LOVE HAS FELT THE NEED (Caston/Wakefield)
Eddie Kendricks (Tamla: 1974) US #8 R&B
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