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1 | Whiter Shade of Pale | Procol Harum | 4.1 | 4:01 |
2 | Unchained Melody- engineer:
- Larry Levine
- producer:
- Phil Spector
- vocals:
- Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley
- arranger:
- Jack Nitzsche
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Spectrum Music and Universal Records (in 1966)
- recorded at:
- Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965-03)
- part of:
- The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 8), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 269) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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 Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing, Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC and 日音 Synch事業部
- recording of:
- Unchained Melody
- publisher:
- Hy Zaret
- lyricist:
- Hy Zaret
- composer:
- Alex North
- publisher:
- Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. , MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing, Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC and 日音 Synch事業部
| The Righteous Brothers | 3 | 3:36 |
3 | I Will Always Love You | Dolly Parton | | 3:04 |
4 | Baker Street- bass:
- Gary Taylor (in 1977)
- drums (drum set):
- Henry Spinetti (in 1977)
- guitar [lead guitar]:
- Hugh Burns (in 1977)
- guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Nigel Jenkins (in 1977)
- keyboard:
- Tommy Eyre (in 1977)
- percussion:
- Glen LeFleur (in 1977)
- saxophone:
- Raphael Ravenscroft (in 1977)
- lead vocals:
- Gerry Rafferty (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1977)
- edit of:
- Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty
- recording of:
- Baker Street (in 1977)
- lyricist and composer:
- Gerry Rafferty
- publisher:
- B Music, EMI Music Publishing , Icon Music Ltd., Music of Stage Three, PolyGram Music Publishing, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
| Gerry Rafferty | 4 | 4:07 |
5 | Without You | Harry Nilsson | 4.2 | 3:19 |
6 | Walk on By- recording of:
- Walk On By
- lyricist:
- Hal David
- composer:
- Burt Bacharach
- publisher:
- Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control , JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
- part of:
- Baby It’s You!
| Dionne Warwick | | 2:50 |
7 | Deep Purple | Nino Tempo & April Stevens | | 2:41 |
8 | Summertime | Ella Fitzgerald | | 4:54 |
9 | Moon River | Henry Mancini | | 2:41 |
10 | The Power of Love | Jennifer Rush | | 4:28 |
11 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine- producer:
- Norman Whitfield
- drums (drum set):
- Richard "Pistol" Allen (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10) and Uriel Jones (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- instruments:
- The Funk Brothers (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- organ:
- Earl Van Dyke (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- background vocals:
- The Andantes (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- lead vocals:
- Marvin Gaye (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- orchestra:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- recorded at:
- Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- part of:
- Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 80) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 119)
- recording of:
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine (from 1967-02-03 until 1967-04-10)
- writer:
- Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division 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
- recording of:
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine (on 1967-04-10)
- writer:
- Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division 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
| Marvin Gaye | 3.9 | 3:14 |
12 | Hound Dog- bass:
- Bill Black (on 1956-07-02)
- drums (drum set):
- D.J. Fontana (on 1956-07-02)
- guitar:
- Scotty Moore (on 1956-07-02) and Elvis Presley (on 1956-07-02)
- piano:
- Shorty Long (on 1956-07-02)
- lead vocals:
- Elvis Presley (on 1956-07-02)
- vocals:
- The Jordanaires (on 1956-07-02)
- additional performer:
- The Jordanaires
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- BMG Entertainment (in 1956), BMG Music (in 1956) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 2002)
- recorded at:
- RCA Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-07-02)
- cover recording of:
- Hound Dog (on 1956-07-02)
- lyricist:
- Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
- composer:
- Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
- previously attributed to:
- Johnny Otis
- publisher:
- Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc. , MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing , Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal/MCA Music , Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
| Elvis Presley | 3.8 | 2:15 |
13 | 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:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 11), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 17) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 25)
- 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 | 4.3 | 2:50 |
14 | Blowin' in the Wind | Peter, Paul & Mary | | 2:57 |
15 | Don't Cry for Me Argentina | Elaine Paige | | 5:46 |
16 | Wind Beneath My Wings | Lee Greenwood | | 3:56 |
17 | My Way- recording of:
- My Way
- lyricist:
- Paul Anka
- composer:
- Claude François and Jacques Revaux
- previously attributed to:
- Gilles Thibaut
- translator:
- Bobby Cruz
- publisher:
- Chrysalis Standards Inc., Don C. Publications Inc., Eddie Barclay, Jeune Musique Éditions, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Spanka Music, Spanka Music Corp., Thibout Music, Warner Chappell Music France, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. , ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 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)
- translated version of:
- Comme d’habitude
| Paul Anka | | 4:28 |
18 | I Believe- cover recording of:
- I Believe
- writer:
- Ervin Drake , Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl and Al Stillman
- publisher:
- Adaken Music, Cromwell Music, Inc., Gentlemen Jim Music Corp., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., L and S Freedom Music, Lindabet Music Corporation, Tadzio Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, The Stillman Song Company and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
| Frankie Laine with Paul Weston & His Orchestra | | 2:08 |
19 | Stand by Me- recorded in:
- New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-27)
- vocals:
- Ben E. King (on 1960-10-27)
- conductor:
- Stan Applebaum (on 1960-10-27)
- arranger:
- Stan Applebaum
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- H.H.O. Ltd
- part of:
- Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 1), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 121) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 131)
- recording of:
- Stand by Me (on 1960-10-27)
- publisher:
- Mike Stoller
- writer:
- Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- publisher:
- Hornall Brothers Music , Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music and Unichappell Music
| Ben E. King | 4.65 | 2:59 |
20 | Bridge Over Troubled Water- engineer:
- Gene Paul
- producer:
- Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
- mixer:
- Tom Dowd
- drums (drum set):
- Ray Lucas (on 1970-08-13)
- electric bass guitar:
- Chuck Rainey (on 1970-08-13)
- guitar:
- Cornell Dupree (on 1970-08-13)
- organ:
- Billy Preston (on 1970-08-13)
- piano:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1970-08-13)
- tenor saxophone:
- King Curtis (on 1970-08-13)
- background vocals:
- Cissy Houston (on 1970-08-13), The Sweet Inspirations (on 1970-08-13) and The Sweethearts of Soul (on 1970-08-13)
- vocals:
- Aretha Franklin (on 1970-08-13)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Atlantic Recording Corporation (in 1971) and WEA International Inc. (in 1971)
- recorded at:
- Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
- cover recording of:
- Bridge Over Troubled Water (on 1970-08-13)
- lyricist:
- Paul Simon
- composer:
- Paul Simon (in 1969)
- publisher:
- Charing Cross Music, Pattern Music Ltd , Paul Simon Music, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. , Warner Chappell 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
| Aretha Franklin | | 5:32 |
21 | Stardust | Hoagy Carmichael | | 3:47 |