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#	Song / Artist	Avg Rtg	Solo	Year	APA	Adv	AV	AJ	B3	Elm	Trend	XFact
1	Summertime0001Summertime From: Porgy & Bess	75.3	75.3	1935	71.3	3	2	1	0	0	n/a	24.8
2	Way You Look Tonight0001The Way You Look Tonight Fred Astaire	47.3	47.3	1936	71.3	3	3	0	3	1	13.1	1.1
3	Someone To Watch Over Me0001Someone To Watch Over Me Ella Fitzgerald Frank Sinatra	66.0	66.0	1938	70.0	4	4	0	0	0	0.4	5.0
4	God Bless The Child0001God Bless The Child Billie Holiday	54.3	54.3	1939	69.8	3	3	0	0	1	-8.5	23.1
5	Over The Rainbow0001Over The Rainbow Judy Garland	75.0	75.0	1939	71.7	4	4	0	0	2	-10.8	21.4
6	My Funny Valentine0001My Funny Valentine Chet Baker	61.7	61.7	1952	58.3	3	2	1	1	3	-7.4	3.8
7	Smile0001Smile Nat King Cole	35.3	35.3	1954	53.8	3	3	0	1	1	-6.7	-15.1
8	Folsom Prison Blues0001Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash	53.7	53.7	1955	59.3	2	2	0	0	1	1.0	12.5
9	I Put A Spell On You0001I Put A Spell On You Screamin' Jay Hawkins	58.0	58.0	1956	58.5	4	3	1	0	0	-31.6	23.4
10	Jailhouse Rock0001Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley	46.7	46.7	1957	49.0	2	2	0	1	1	-2.0	4.6
11	Somewhere0001Somewhere From: West Side Story	72.0	72.0	1957	53.3	3	3	0	0	1	7.0	9.1
12	When I Fall In Love0001When I Fall In Love Nat King Cole	34.7	34.7	1957	47.0	2	2	0	1	1	7.5	10.7
13	Fever0001Fever Peggy Lee	58.0	58.0	1958	50.5	1	1	0	0	3	-3.0	10.2
14	Trouble 10001Trouble Elvis Presley	65.3	65.3	1958	49.3	3	3	0	0	0	-7.0	3.7
15	Georgia On My Mind0001Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles	66.8	66.8	1960	54.5	2	1	1	0	4	4.9	15.6
16	Shop Around0001Shop Around Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	49.8	49.8	1960	50.3	4	4	0	1	0	-1.7	-8.3
17	Stand By Me0001Stand By Me Ben E. King	61.2	61.2	1961	51.0	6	6	0	0	0	-7.5	1.3
18	Breaking Up Is Hard To Do0001Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Neil Sedaka	37.0	37.0	1962	43.3	2	2	0	1	1	-21.0	-4.9
19	Bring It On Home To Me0001Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke	57.3	57.3	1962	56.8	4	2	2	0	0	18.5	6.3
20	Cant Help Falling In Love0001Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley UB40	66.0	66.0	1962	49.0	3	3	0	2	1	33.8	10.9
21	Heat Wave0001Heat Wave Martha and the Vandellas Linda Ronstadt	43.8	43.8	1963	43.4	5	5	0	3	0	-0.3	-11.8
22	Anyone Who Had A Heart0001Anyone Who Had A Heart Dionne Warwick	40.7	40.7	1964	43.0	2	2	0	0	1	-3.5	-20.1
23	Moon River0001Moon River Andy Williams	46.3	46.3	1964	45.3	3	3	0	0	0	-13.5	1.9
24	A Change Is Gonna Come0001A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke	63.8	63.8	1965	46.0	4	4	0	2	2	0.4	6.0
25	Feeling Good0001Feeling Good Nina Simone	55.1	55.1	1965	47.1	5	4	1	1	3	3.0	12.9
26	How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)0001How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Marvin Gaye James Taylor	30.6	30.6	1965	42.0	3	3	0	1	2	3.5	-4.5
27	I Can't Help Myself Sugar Pie Honey Bunch0001I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) The Four Tops	34.2	41.3	1965	42.6	4	4	0	0	1	-10.1	-5.3
28	My Girl0001My Girl The Temptations	33.6	33.6	1965	41.6	3	3	0	1	2	9.8	-4.0
29	Satisfaction0001(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones	61.7	61.7	1965	44.0	3	3	0	0	0	10.5	-9.0
30	Sound of Silence0001The Sound of Silence Simon and Garfunkel	53.0	53.0	1965	50.0	3	3	0	1	0	0.0	-2.7
31	Tracks Of My Tears0001The Tracks Of My Tears Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	61.8	61.8	1965	47.0	3	3	0	1	1	-9.1	4.7
32	Unchained Melody0001Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers	44.0	44.0	1965	40.8	2	2	0	2	2	7.8	-8.2
33	Yesterday0001Yesterday The Beatles	53.8	53.8	1965	49.0	4	4	0	0	0	-7.5	-6.5
34	Aint Too Proud To Beg0001Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Temptations	52.8	52.8	1966	40.6	4	4	0	2	1	-2.3	2.9
35	Eleanor Rigby0001Eleanor Rigby The Beatles	51.8	51.8	1966	45.8	3	2	1	2	1	-14.7	-1.5
36	Its a Mans Mans Mans World0001It's A Man's Man's Man's World James Brown	64.8	64.8	1966	46.8	3	3	0	0	1	-3.1	17.2
37	Paint It Black0001Paint It, Black The Rolling Stones	53.3	53.3	1966	44.3	3	2	1	0	0	6.0	-6.5
38	When A Man Loves A Woman0001When A Man Loves A Woman Percy Sledge	56.1	56.1	1966	43.3	6	6	0	2	2	7.4	3.2
39	You Cant Hurry Love0001You Can't Hurry Love The Supremes Phil Collins	25.7	25.7	1966	40.3	2	2	0	2	1	-9.5	-8.5
40	You Dont Have To Say You Love Me0001You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Dusty Springfield	65.0	65.0	1966	42.0	2	2	0	2	2	-6.0	9.3
41	You Keep Me Hangin On0001You Keep Me Hangin' On The Supremes Kim Wilde	49.6	49.6	1966	41.6	3	3	0	2	2	14.2	-5.6
42	A Natural Woman0001A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin	63.4	63.4	1967	41.4	4	3	1	0	1	0.8	5.9
43	Aint No Mountain High Enough0001Ain't No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Diana Ross	37.8	39.3	1967	42.4	5	5	0	1	0	-2.4	-10.1
44	Letter0001The Letter The Box Tops	46.0	36.0	1967	44.7	3	3	0	0	0	9.8	-20.3
45	Light My Fire0001Light My Fire The Doors Jose Feliciano	59.0	59.0	1967	44.3	1	1	0	0	2	-17.0	2.9
46	Respect0001Respect Aretha Franklin	71.3	71.3	1967	36.0	3	3	0	0	0	n/a	7.6
47	To Love Somebody0001To Love Somebody The Bee Gees	68.8	68.8	1967	41.8	4	3	1	1	1	-9.5	12.2
48	Try A Little Tenderness0001Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding	69.3	69.3	1967	40.7	3	3	0	0	0	-10.5	6.8
49	What A Wonderful World0001What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong	68.3	68.3	1967	44.6	4	4	0	2	1	1.7	11.3
50	With A Little Help From My Friends0001With A Little Help From My Friends The Beatles Joe Cocker	55.5	55.5	1967	50.0	5	5	0	0	0	-15.0	6.0
51	A Little Less Conversation0001A Little Less Conversation Elvis Presley	41.0	41.0	1968	40.4	2	2	0	1	3	3.0	-6.3
52	Chain Of Fools0001Chain Of Fools Aretha Franklin	57.4	57.4	1968	39.4	3	3	0	1	2	1.3	4.8
53	For Once In My Life0001For Once In My Life Stevie Wonder	35.6	35.6	1968	42.3	6	6	0	1	0	-6.8	-1.3
54	Hard To Handle0001Hard To Handle Otis Redding The Black Crowes	43.0	43.0	1968	39.0	3	3	0	0	0	17.0	-4.8
55	I Heard It Through The Grapevine0001I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye	47.1	47.1	1968	40.4	7	6	1	1	0	2.7	-8.7
56	Piece Of My Heart0001Piece Of My Heart Janis Joplin	52.1	52.1	1968	41.5	7	7	0	0	1	0.0	0.4
57	Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay0001(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding	45.3	45.3	1968	43.0	3	2	1	0	1	-7.7	10.9
58	Think0001Think Aretha Franklin	69.8	69.8	1968	40.0	3	3	0	0	1	-13.3	23.8
59	Youre All I Need To Get By0001You're All I Need To Get By Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	68.0	68.0	1968	38.5	4	3	1	0	0	-2.0	22.8
60	Come Together0001Come Together The Beatles	62.1	62.1	1969	43.1	7	7	0	1	0	-2.6	1.8
61	My Cherie Amour0001My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder	29.0	29.0	1969	36.5	3	3	0	1	1	9.6	-0.8
62	Proud Mary0001Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival Ike & Tina Turner	64.0	64.0	1969	41.8	4	3	1	2	1	1.4	1.9
63	River Deep Mountain High0001River Deep - Mountain High Ike & Tina Turner	67.0	67.0	1969	40.3	1	1	0	2	2	21.5	4.8
64	Son Of A Preacher Man0001Son Of A Preacher Man Dusty Springfield	41.5	41.5	1969	37.0	4	4	0	2	0	-4.6	5.3
65	Suspicious Minds0001Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley	46.3	46.3	1969	39.0	1	1	0	1	2	-5.5	-14.4
66	Have You Ever Seen The Rain?0001Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Creedence Clearwater Revival	49.0	49.0	1970	45.3	2	2	0	0	2	-5.8	5.4
67	I Want You Back0001I Want You Back The Jackson 5	38.7	38.7	1970	42.0	3	3	0	0	1	-5.0	-2.3
68	I Who Have Nothing0001I (Who Have Nothing) Tom Jones	85.4	85.4	1970	40.2	5	5	0	0	0	5.0	24.8
69	Ill Be There0001I'll Be There The Jackson 5 Mariah Carey	44.0	44.0	1970	39.5	3	2	1	1	1	0.2	-1.3
70	Let It Be0001Let It Be The Beatles	55.0	55.0	1970	41.8	3	3	0	0	1	-21.8	12.9
71	Long And Winding Road0001The Long And Winding Road The Beatles	52.8	52.8	1970	41.3	4	4	0	2	0	-0.7	0.7
72	Maybe Im Amazed0001Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney	71.8	71.8	1970	42.3	4	4	0	0	0	-6.1	10.6
73	Signed Sealed Delivered Im Yours0001Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) Stevie Wonder	59.0	59.0	1970	37.0	4	4	0	1	0	-2.2	1.1
74	A Song For You0001A Song For You Donny Hathaway	66.5	66.5	1971	36.5	3	1	2	1	1	-2.4	12.3
75	Aint No Sunshine0001Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers	72.4	72.4	1971	38.0	4	4	0	0	1	-3.0	14.6
76	How Can You Mend A Broken Heart0001How Can You Mend A Broken Heart The Bee Gees	68.3	68.3	1971	34.0	3	3	0	0	0	-5.0	1.8
77	I Feel The Earth Move0001I Feel The Earth Move Carole King	49.3	42.0	1971	37.0	2	1	1	0	1	7.7	-16.1
78	If You Really Love Me0001If You Really Love Me Stevie Wonder	52.7	52.7	1971	34.0	2	2	0	0	1	-5.0	6.9
79	Imagine0001Imagine John Lennon	60.7	60.7	1971	38.1	5	4	1	0	2	4.6	-1.3
80	Never Can Say Goodbye0001Never Can Say Goodbye The Jackson 5	37.7	37.7	1971	37.7	1	1	0	1	2	10.0	-18.5
81	Superstar0001Superstar Carpenters	61.3	61.3	1971	37.0	3	2	1	0	0	-7.0	17.7
82	Whats Going On0001What's Going On Marvin Gaye	47.0	47.0	1971	37.0	2	2	0	0	1	-30.0	4.7
83	Youve Got A Friend0001You've Got A Friend James Taylor	54.3	54.3	1971	42.0	2	2	0	0	1	1.0	10.8
84	If You Don't Know Me By Now0001If You Don't Know Me By Now Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes Simply Red	55.4	55.4	1972	37.8	4	4	0	1	1	6.3	0.3
85	Lets Stay Together0001Let's Stay Together Al Green Tina Turner	56.2	56.2	1972	33.2	4	2	2	1	1	-1.0	8.5
86	Papa Was A Rolling Stone0001Papa Was A Rolling Stone The Temptations	61.3	61.3	1972	38.7	2	2	0	0	1	-35.5	8.7
87	Rocket Man0001Rocket Man Elton John	26.5	26.5	1972	39.8	3	2	1	1	1	-3.6	-9.2
88	Superstition0001Superstition Stevie Wonder	51.4	51.4	1972	37.3	5	5	0	0	2	3.6	-1.9
89	Without You0001Without You Nilsson Mariah Carey	55.6	55.6	1972	37.2	5	5	0	0	0	-5.8	-10.1
90	All In Love Is Fair0001All In Love Is Fair Stevie Wonder	41.6	41.6	1973	34.4	3	3	0	0	2	7.7	-8.1
91	Bennie And The Jets0001Bennie And The Jets Elton John	31.3	31.3	1973	41.7	2	1	1	1	1	-34.5	-12.0
92	Drift Away0001Drift Away Dobie Gray Uncle Kracker	52.7	52.7	1973	31.0	3	3	0	0	0	27.5	5.3
93	Let's Get It On0001Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye	56.0	56.0	1973	35.3	4	4	0	2	0	-6.2	6.3
94	Living For The City0001Living For The City Stevie Wonder	67.3	67.3	1973	36.5	4	4	0	0	0	-15.9	1.7
95	Midnight Train To Georgia0001Midnight Train To Georgia Gladys Knight and the Pips	76.7	76.7	1973	34.7	3	3	0	0	0	4.0	15.2
96	Simple Man0001Simple Man Lynyrd Skynyrd	57.2	57.2	1973	42.0	4	4	0	0	2	-2.2	8.2
97	Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me0001Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Elton John	70.6	70.6	1974	34.1	7	7	0	1	1	3.1	15.2
98	Everlasting Love0001Everlasting Love Carl Carlton	35.0	35.0	1974	30.0	3	3	0	1	0	-13.0	-12.8
99	I Will Always Love You0001I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton Whitney Houston	66.0	66.0	1974	33.3	3	2	1	0	0	19.5	6.4
100	Jolene0001Jolene Dolly Parton	46.8	46.8	1974	40.4	4	3	1	3	1	-6.1	-5.3

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