The Heart of Rock and Soul -
The Atlantic label

Rank Artist Title Year 8 Aretha Franklin Respect 1967 13 Big Joe Turner Shake,rattle and roll 1954 18 Aretha Franklin (You make me feel like) A natural woman 1967 30 Drifters There goes my baby 1959 31 Percy Sledge When a man loves a woman 1966 41 Ray Charles What'd I say 1959 52 Aretha Franklin Chain of fools 1967 61 Clarence Carter Making love (at the dark end of the street) 1969 68 Drifters On Broadway 1963 74 Chic Good times 1979 83 Trammps Disco inferno 1977 108 Young Rascals Good lovin' 1966 116 Drifters Up on the roof 1962 127 Aretha Franklin Ain't no way 1968 128 Aretha Franklin Angel 1973 152 Wilson Pickett Land of 1000 dances 1966 157 Ray Charles Drown in my own tears 1956 167 Ray Charles Lonely avenue 1956 171 Aretha Franklin Think 1968 191 Wilson Pickett Ninety-nine and a half won't do 1966 193 Drifters White Christmas 1955 201 Aretha Franklin I never loved a man (the way I love you) 1967 209 Wilson Pickett In the midnight hour 1965 224 Aretha Franklin Rock steady 1971 237 Rascals People got to be free 1968 279 Archie Bell and the Drells Tighten up 1968 295 Ray Charles I believe to my soul 1959 303 Ray Charles Night time is the right time 1959 308 Drifters Under the Boardwalk 1964 311 Chic Le freak 1978 312 Wilson Pickett Funky Broadway 1967 340 Laverne Baker Jim Dandy got married 1957 359 Aretha Franklin Sweet sweet baby since you've been gone 1968 362 Percy Sledge Take time to know her 1968 384 Chuck Willis What Am I living for 1958 390 Drifters Money honey 1953 398 Spinners Could it be I'm falling in love 1972 409 Chuck Willis Hang up my rock and roll shoes 1958 411 Drifters This magic moment 1960 424 Led Zeppelin Rock and Roll 1972 429 Drifters Your promise to be mine 1956 446 Spinners One of a kind (love affair) 1973 447 Solomon Burke Everybody needs somebody to love 1964 453 Drifters Save the last dance for me 1960 458 Clarence Carter Slip away 1968 472 Aretha Franklin Baby I love you 1967 477 Rascals Groovin' 1967 487 Clovers One mint julep 1952 508 Aretha Franklin Do right woman - do right man 1967 518 Ivory Joe Hunter Since I met you baby 1956 526 Chuck Willis It's too late 1956 542 Laverne Baker Soul on fire 1953 544 Rascals I ain't gonna eat out my heart anymore 1965 553 Aretha Franklin Bridge over troubled water 1971 589 Laverne Baker I cried a tear 1958 594 Soul Brothers Six Some kind of wonderful 1967 595 Ruth Brown Mama, he treats your daughter mean 1953 631 Chic Dance dance dance (Yowsah yowsah yowsah) 1977 664 Spinners I'll be around 1972 685 Aretha Franklin Brand new me 1971 704 Aretha Franklin The house that Jack built 1968 710 Barbara Lewis Hello stranger 1963 711 Barbara Lewis Make me your baby 1965 714 Aretha Franklin Oh me oh my 1971 730 Foreigner I want to know what love is 1984 749 Clyde McPhatter Lover's question 1958 755 Aretha Franklin Without love 1974 756 Clyde McPhatter Without love (there is nothing) 1957 768 Clovers Devil or angel 1956 775 Drifters Fools fall in love 1957 785 Solomon Burke Just out of reach (of my two empty arms) 1961 802 Drifters Adorable 1955 806 Aretha Franklin Don't play that song 1970 833 Doris Troy Just one look 1963 836 Rascals I've been lonely too long 1967 864 Led Zeppelin Whole lotta love 1969 867 Manu Dibango Soul makossa 1973 885 Jackie Moore Darling baby 1972 892 Clarence Carter Patches 1970 912 Chuck Willis Betty and Dupree 1958 922 Clovers Blue velvet 1955 941 Foreigner Urgent 1981

From "The Heart of Rock and Soul, The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made", by Dave Marsh, 1989.
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