1. In The Still Of The Night – The Five Satins
2. When a Man Loves a Woman – Percy Sledge
3. I've Been Loving You Too Long – Otis Redding
4. What's Going On – Marvin Gaye
5. Pledging My Love – Johnny Ace
6. I Only Have Eyes for You – The Flamingos
7. Chains of Love – Big Joe Turner
8. Let's Stay Together – Al Green
9. Stand By Me – Ben E. King
10. Ooo Baby Baby – Smokey Robinson & The Mi...
11. Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnigh... – The Spaniels
12. A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
13. When Doves Cry – Prince
14. Earth Angel – The Penguins
15. I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
16. Will You Love Me Tomorrow – The Shirelles
17. Try A Little Tenderness – Otis Redding
18. This Is My Country – The Impressions
19. Crying in the Chapel – Sonny Til & the Orioles
20. I Never Loved a Man – The Way I ... – Aretha Franklin
21. Dear Mama – 2Pac
22. Since I Met You Baby – Ivory Joe Hunter
23. Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
24. Sincerely – The Moonglows
25. When Something Is Wrong With My... – Sam & Dave
26. It Was a Good Day – Ice Cube
27. The Dark End Of The Street – James Carr
28. Tell It Like It Is – Aaron Neville
29. Lost Someone – James Brown
30. Drown In My Own Tears – Ray Charles
31. Can I Change My Mind – Tyrone Davis
32. Cruisin' – Smokey Robinson
33. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – The Platters
34. For Your Precious Love – Live in... – Curtis Mayfield, Jerry B...
35. Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye
36. Sweet Thing – Rufus featuring Chaka Kahn
37. Oh What A Dream – Ruth Brown
38. Just My Imagination – Running Aw... – The Temptations
39. Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Ti... – The Delfonics
40. Without Love – There Is Nothing... – Clyde McPhatter
41. Who's Lovin' You – The Jackson 5
42. Hold On – En Vogue
43. Slip Away – Clarence Carter
44. At Last – Etta James
45. Your Love – Graham Central Station
46. It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down ... – Barry White
47. We Belong Together – Robert & Johnny
48. The Glory Of Love – The Five Keys
49. Gin & Juice – Snoop Dogg
50. It's Too Soon To Know – Sonny Til & The Orioles
51. I Hear A Symphony – The Supremes
52. I Do Love You – Billy Stewart
53. Oh Girl – The Chi-Lites
54. Got to Get You off My Mind – Solomon Burke
55. Need Your Love So Bad – Little Willie John
56. Try Me – James Brown
57. People Get Ready – The Impressions
58. Big Poppa – The Notorious B.I.G.
59. I Don't Know What You Got But I... – Little Richard
60. Nothing Takes The Place Of You – Toussaint McCall
61. Maybe – The Chantels
62. Help Me Somebody – The 5 Royales
63. Oh, What A Night – The Dells
64. Wish Someone Would Care – Irma Thomas
65. Pain In My Heart – Otis Redding
66. Let's Do It Again – The Staple Singers
67. Cry Baby – Garnett Mimms & The Ench...
68. I Wanna Get Next To You – Rose Royce
69. I Don't Want to Cry – Chuck Jackson
70. Lovers Never Say Goodbye – The Flamingos
71. Everybody Loves A Winner – William Bell
72. The Clock – Johnny Ace
73. Fire – The Pointer Sisters
74. Doggin' Around – Jackie Wilson
75. There Goes My Baby – The Drifters
76. Since I Lost My Baby – The Temptations
77. The Love I saw In You Was Just ... – Smokey Robinson & Miracles
78. Hold What You've Got – Joe Tex
79. Keep Ya Head Up – 2Pac
80. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man – Aretha Franklin
81. What Becomes of the Brokenheart... – Jimmy Ruffin
82. You Send Me – Sam Cooke
83. That's The Way Of The World – Earth Wind & Fire
84. I Love You, Yes I Do – Bull Moose Jackson
85. Spanish Harlem – Ben E. King
86. Ten Commandments Of Love – The Moonglows
87. Nuthin' But a "G" Thang – Dr. Dre
88. I'm In Love – Wilson Pickett
89. Dream Girl – Jesse & Marvin/Marvin
90. Tears On My Pillow – Little Anthony & The Imp...
91. Still Water – Love – The Four Tops
92. Hot Fun In The Summertime – Sly & The Family Stone
93. Release Me – Esther Phillips
94. Where Did Our Love Go – The Supremes
95. Everybody Plays the Fool – The Main Ingredient
96. Nightshift – The Commodores
97. Only You – And You Alone – The Platters
98. If You Don't Know Me By Now – Harold Melvin & The Blue...
99. Rainbow '65 – Gene Chandler
100. Goodnight My Love – Jesse Belvin
Such music likerhythm & blues
was developed in live performance by traveling musicians who made their living by attracting dancers to bars, clubs, and halls. By the late 1940s it was being recorded by independent record companies.
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