Been revising the list of my 100 favorite soul records of the 1960s...

[NightTrain]

...and thought I'd post the latest incarnation.

Incidentally, the dates listed by each entry refer to when a single debuted on the Billboard R&B/Soul chart. In the event that a single did not make the R&B chart, the date refers either to its debut on the Billboard "Hot 100" pop chart, or to its month and year of release.

1. DARK END OF THE STREET – James Carr (2/67)
2. BRING IT UP – James Brown & The Famous Flames (1//67)
3. THINK – Aretha Franklin (5/68)
4. I CAN’T TURN YOU LOOSE – Otis Redding (12/65)
5. A CHANGE IS GONNA COME – Sam Cooke (1/65)
6. WISH SOMEONE WOULD CARE – Irma Thomas (3/64)
7. HOLD ON! I’M A-COMIN’ – Sam & Dave (4/66)
8. PEOPLE GET READY – The Impressions (2/65)
9. BERNADETTE – The Four Tops (3/67)
10. AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (6/67)


11. (I KNOW) I’M LOSING YOU – The Temptations (11/66)
12. THERE IS – The Dells (2/68)
13. PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG – James Brown & The Famous Flames (7/65)
14. RESPECT – Aretha Franklin (5/67)
15. (YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) HIGHER AND HIGHER – Jackie Wilson (8/67)
16. THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (7/65)
17. LAND OF A THOUSAND DANCES – Wilson Pickett (8/66)
18. DANCE TO THE MUSIC – Sly & The Family Stone (1/68)
19. YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN – The Righteous Brothers (12/64)
20. ONE MORE HEARTACHE – Marvin Gaye (2/66)


21. GET READY – The Temptations (3/66)
22. NOWHERE TO RUN – Martha & The Vandellas (2/65)
23. EIGHT MEN, FOUR WOMEN – O.V. Wright (4/67)
24. UPTIGHT (EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT) – Stevie Wonder (1/66)
25. FA-FA-FA-FA-FA (SAD SONGS) – Otis Redding (10/66)
26. WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN – Percy Sledge (4/66)
27. SOUL MAN – Sam & Dave (9/67)
28. BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ – The Four Tops (8/64)
29. FUNKY BROADWAY – Wilson Pickett (8/67)
30. DO YOU LOVE ME (NOW THAT I CAN DANCE) – The Contours (8/62)


31. NEVER GIVE YOU UP – Jerry Butler (5/68)
32. OH, WHAT A NIGHT – The Dells (8/69)
33. CHAIN OF FOOLS – Aretha Franklin (12/67)
34. WHO’S MAKING LOVE – Johnnie Taylor (10/68)
35. I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE – Marvin Gaye (/11/68)
36. I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT, BUT IT’S GOT ME – Little Richard (11/65)
37. SLIP AWAY – Clarence Carter (7/68)
38. SHOTGUN – Jr. Walker & The All-Stars (2/65)
39. I’D RATHER GO BLIND – Etta James (11/67)
40. HEAT WAVE – Martha & The Vandellas (8/63)


41. IT TAKES TWO – Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston (1/67)
42. YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE – The Supremes (8/66)
43. WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY BABY – Sam & Dave (2/67)
44. MOTHER POPCORN – James Brown (6/69)
45. NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE – The Flirtations (3/69)
46. EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS – Brenda Holloway (5/64)
47. THESE ARMS OF MINE – Otis Redding (3/63)
48. IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR – Wilson Pickett (6/65)
49. IT’S YOUR THING – The Isley Brothers (3/69)
50. IT’S ALL RIGHT – The Impressions (10/63)


51. RESCUE ME – Fontella Bass (9/65)
52. GOOD TIMES – Sam Cooke (1/64)
53. GREEN ONIONS – Booker T. & The MGs (8/62)
54. STOP HER ON SIGHT (S.O.S.) – Edwin Starr (2/66)
55. I THANK YOU – Sam & Dave (2/68)
56. YOU’VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME – The Miracles (12/62)
57. THE FRIENDSHIP TRAIN – Gladys Knight & The Pips (11/69)
58. AIN’T THAT PECULIAR – Marvin Gaye (10/65)
59. YOU LEFT THE WATER RUNNING – Maurice & Mac (1/68)
60. HONEY CHILE – Martha & The Vandellas (11/67)


61. TELL MAMA – Etta James (11/67)
62. I FOUND A LOVE – The Falcons (4/62)
63. MEMPHIS SOUL STEW – King Curtis & The Kingpins (9/67)
64. SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE (SWEET SWEET BABY) – Aretha Franklin (3/68)
65. BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP – The Temptations (8//66)
66. BIG BIRD – Eddie Floyd (6/68)
67. NINE-POUND STEEL – Joe Simon (9/67)
68. SITTING IN THE PARK – Billy Stewart (6/65)
69. ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE – Jerry Butler (3/69)
70. LOVE MAN – Otis Redding (5/69)


71. VOICE YOUR CHOICE – The Radiants (1/65)
72. EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE – Solomon Burke (7/64)
73. LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART – The Supremes (5/66)
74. TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA – The Marvelettes (1/65)
75. I FORGOT TO BE YOUR LOVER – William Bell (12/68)
76. SWEET SOUL MUSIC – Arthur Conley (3/67)
77. (I’M A) ROAD RUNNER – Jr. Walker & The All-Stars (5/66)
78. THAT’S WHERE IT’S AT – Sam Cooke (10/64)
79. WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN-HEARTED? – Jimmy Ruffin (8/66)
80. YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING – The Temptations (8/67)


81. DO RIGHT WOMAN — DO RIGHT MAN – Aretha Franklin (6/67)
82. AIN’T THAT A GROOVE – James Brown & The Famous Flames (3/66)
83. COWBOYS TO GIRLS – The Intruders (3/68)
84. I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER – Stevie Wonder (6/67)
85. OOO BABY BABY – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (4/65)
86. GET IT WHILE YOU CAN – Howard Tate (3/67)
87. LEAVING HERE – Eddie Holland (2/64)
88. 25 MILES – Edwin Starr (2/69)
89. CLOUD NINE – The Temptations (11/68)
90. SOLDIERS OF LOVE – Arthur Alexander (5/62)


91. A FOOL IN LOVE – Ike & Tina Turner (8/60)
92. STAY IN MY CORNER – The Dells (6/68)
93. SHOW ME – Joe Tex (3/67)
94. IF YOU NEED ME – Wilson Pickett (5/63)
95. NOTHING BUT HEARTACHES – The Supremes (8/65)
96. MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED (THE MOMENT YOU LEFT ME) – David Ruffin (2/69)
97. A MAN NEEDS A WOMAN – James Carr (1/68)
98. HOLD ON – The Radiants (4/68)
99. SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL – The Soul Brothers Six (6/67)
100. PAIN IN MY HEART – Otis Redding (11/63)

[hussar]

1. Love soul

keep that soul train-a-movin

[NightTrain]

2. Then check out "Soul Express Radio," my new Internet station

The greatest soul jams of the '60s and '70s twenty-four hours a day, baby!

http://www.live365.com/stations/soulexpressradio

[hussar]

5. I got it on my favs

been playing it on and off since you posted it, great music

[Zuni]

3. I have your station bookmarked on Live 365

I listen to that, a station that plays all Stax/Volt stuff, and a couple of blues stations all day at work now.
Great work you are doing. I love soul music. I am a diehard Otis Redding fan.

[MinnFats]

4. A very fine, impressive list....but....

....
I really think you ought to have (unless I missed them)these two:

"Mustang Sally," by Wilson Pickett; and
"Dancin' in the Street," by Martha and the Vandellas.

I see you have both acts well-represented and give you your props for that. But i think these are the best songs each had and...they should be on the list.

Also, perhaps just because of the times, Edwin Starr's "War" should supplant his "25 Miles."

thanks.
mnf

[NightTrain]

6. "Mustang Sally" and "Dancing in the Street" would probably be...

...somewhere between #101 and #110 on my list of favorites.

As for Edwin Starr's "War," it didn't come out until 1970 and was therefore ineligible for this list. However, when I get around to my top 100 '70s Soul records, I plan to rank "War" at #2, just behind Marvin Gaye's sublime "What's Going On."

[jpgray]

7. I hope you find a good home for "Inner City Blues"

One of my favorite songs on that album.

[guitar man]

8. Great list of songs!

One of my all-time favorites is Wilson Pickett's version of "Hey Jude" I love the way he expressed his style with it and maintained the integrity of the song at the same time.