Top R&B/Soul Hits 1960-1964 (Motown & others)

1. Jimmy Jones - Handy Man
2. Dinah Washington & Brook Benton - Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)
3. The Drifters - This Magic Moment
4. Jimmy Jones - Good Timin’
5. Sam Cooke - Wonderful World
6. Dinah Washington & Brook Benton - A Rockin’ Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)
7. Fats Domino - Walking to New Orleans
8. Chubby Checker - The Twist
9. Sam Cooke - Chain Gang
10. Ike & Tina Turner - A Fool in Love
11. The Drifters - Save the Last Dance for Me
12. Hank Ballard and the Midnighters - Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go
13. Ray Charles - Georgia on My Mind
14. Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay
15. The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
16. The Miracles - Shop Around
17. Ben E. King - Spanish Harlem
18. Etta James - At Last
19. Chubby Checker - Pony Time
20. The Shirelles - Dedicated to the One I Love
21. Clarence “Frogman” Henry - (I Don't Know Why) But I Do
22. The Marcels - Blue Moon
23. Ernie K-Doe - Mother-In-Law
24. The Shirelles - Mama Said
25. Bobby Lewis - Tossin’ and Turnin’
26. Dee Clark - Raindrops
27. The Edsels - Rama Lama Ding Dong
28. Ben E. King - Stand by Me
29. Gary U.S. Bonds - Quarter to Three
30. Chris Kenner - I Like It Like That
31. Sam Cooke - Cupid
32. Chubby Checker - Let’s Twist Again
33. The Jarmels - A Little Bit of Soap
34. Ike & Tina Turner - It's Gonna Work Out Fine
35. The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
36. Ray Charles and his Orchestra - Hit the Road Jack
37. Lee Dorsey - Ya Ya
38. The Drifters - Sweets for My Sweet
39. The Marcels - Heartaches
40. Ray Charles and his Orchestra - Unchain My Heart
41. The Shirelles - Baby It’s You
42. Gene Chandler - Duke of Earl
43. Sam Cooke - Twistin’ the Night Away
44. The Drifters - When My Little Girl Is Smiling
45. Etta James - Something’s Got a Hold on Me
46. Dee Dee Sharp - Mashed Potato Time
47. The Shirelles - Soldier Boy
48. Mary Wells - The One Who Really Loves You
49. Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You
50. Sam Cooke - Having a Party
51. The Isley Brothers - Twist and Shout
52. Barbara Lynn - You’ll Lose a Good Thing
53. Little Eva - The Loco-Motion
54. Ray Charles - You Don’t Know Me
55. Nat King Cole - Ramblin’ Rose
56. The Contours - Do You Love Me
57. Mary Wells - You Beat Me to the Punch
58. The Crystals - He's a Rebel
59. Esther Phillips (“Little Esther”) - Release Me
60. The Drifters - Up on the Roof
61. Ray Charles - You Are My Sunshine
62. The Exciters - Tell Him
63. Mary Wells - Two Lovers
64. The Miracles - You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
65. Ruby and the Romantics - Our Day Will Come
66. The Chiffons - He’s So Fine
67. Jackie Wilson - Baby Workout
68. The Drifters - On Broadway
69. Jimmy Soul - If You Wanna Be Happy
70. Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night
71. The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)
72. Barbara Lewis - Hello Stranger
73. Nat King Cole - Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
74. Marvin Gaye - Pride and Joy
75. The Tymes - So Much in Love
76. The Chiffons - One Fine Day
77. The Essex - Easier Said Than Done
78. Little Stevie Wonder - Fingertips
79. Martha & the Vandellas - Heat Wave
80. The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me
81. Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters - Cry Baby
82. The Miracles - Mickey’s Monkey
83. The Ronettes - Be My Baby
84. The Jaynetts - Sally, Go ‘Round the Roses
85. The Impressions - It’s All Right
86. Martha and the Vandellas - Quicksand
87. Dionne Warwick - Anyone Who Had a Heart
88. The Ronettes - Baby, I Love You
89. Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
90. Betty Everett - The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss)
91. The Temptations - The Way You Do the Things You Do
92. Mary Wells - My Guy
93. The Impressions - I’m So Proud
94. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
95. The Dixie Cups - Chapel of Love
96. Millie Small - My Boy Lollipop
97. Chuck Berry - No Particular Place to Go
98. Sam Cooke - Good Times
99. The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk
100. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
101. Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell
102. The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving
103. Martha & the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street
104. Betty Everett & Jerry Butler - Let It Be Me
105. The Supremes - Baby Love
106. Little Anthony and the Imperials - Goin’ Out of My Head
107. The Supremes - Come See About Me
108. The Drifters - Saturday Night at the Movies
109. Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
110. Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come

The songs are in chronological order (US chart entry date).

[snewwavemusic-synthpostp]

And some people can be racist for real... I can't. As a white European man I can say that Black people are precious, they are very talented in music and dancing. White people were for many centuries very stiff both in music and dancing. Ancient, medieval, renaissance, baroque, classicism, 19 century and then Black Americans took instruments of white people and they gave their African energetic magic into it. Blues, jazz, ragtime, gospel, rock n roll, r&b, soul, funk, disco, hi-nrg, rap, hip-hop. Thanks to Black people the music of 20th and 21st centuries is energetic and so awesome.
Lot of love 😇

[trinaq]

Thanks for transporting us back to the Swinging 60's, all of these tunes are absolutely timeless! Etta James, Ben E. King and Chubby Checker are probably my favourite 60's Motown musical artists. 🎶💞

[WhitneyHoustoneva]

That is what I call a soul/rnb playlist.

[tracyford]

Easily the greatest songs of that era. I am amazed how many of them have been covered and been great hits all over again

[banksofbarcelona]

If I hear this playlist as I walk down the street and it makes me cry each time we meet. Just walk on by and if you don't mind stand by me, whenever you're in trouble. Your playlist is so fine like sunshine or a ramblin rose.

Hopefully we'd let some good times roll in today's music shoot them with a dot like cupid, so we can soothe our soul and I know oooh a change's gonna come and what a wonderful world it'd be.

As Georgia is on my mind so too is this playlist.

Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Dionne Warwick The Ronnetes, The Chiffons, Betty Everett, the Supremes, etc. An A-list playlist.

[dianeyeatman]

Yes, these songs reminded me of my family members would grab a hold of me to dance. Yet, I loved listening to the beats and I still do, today. 💕💕💕

[TheWolverine-ffrs]

Great memories. Thanks. I'd forgotten how many featured Go-Go Dancers in their live performances.

[danmorley]

What an unbelievable assortment of talent! And there was plenty more to come.

[harpodjangorose]

Oof! That is a magical playlist right there.

[julianaylor]

Great memories here. 😎🎶❤️
My Boy Lollipop is Ska and Chuck Berry is Rock and Roll and The Marcels Blue Moon is Doo Wop and all that Phil Spector stuff is a genre of music on its own.

[chloemoore]

It Takes Me Back To A New Era Of Motown And R & B

My Grandmother Pearl Mason Used To Listen To Motown And R & B When She Was Alive

R.I.P Pearl Mason FOREVER MY QUEEN👑👸🏿

When I See My Grandmother Pearl Mason Smiling From Heaven


And Heaven Knows I'll Be Loving You Forever

[cassiepittman]

Love those golden oldies ✨ thanks some random guy!')✌️💖🤩

[lancecahill]

Simply beautiful music! Thank you for posting.

[midnite_rambler]

I adore this music! I was age between 2 - 6 years old. Yet the music is etched into my mind.

Thank you for this fabulous list Random Guy!

[june-babyjane]

Ahh the Motown sounds were really good. Love this TY xx

[davidmarshall]

What q decade of terrific music 🎶 thanks for posting 👍

[antonioatom]

I thought I'd turn it on for 2 minutes. I couldn't tear myself awayю Thx!

[ramiroalvarez]

Great lasting songs from the past. They will always live beyond US. Always cool 😎 cats!

[robburdlow]

How did we go from R&B/Soul like this with amazing singing and melodies to the tuneless, nasal and auto tuned crap we have in the charts these days?

[trojans]

This is from WAY before my time but I can listen to this music ALL DAY EVERYDAY!