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#	Song / Artist	Avg Rtg	Solo	Year	APA	Adv	AV	AJ	B3	Elm	Trend	XFact
1	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
2	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
3	House Of Rising Sun0001House Of The Rising Sun The Animals	84.5	84.5	1964	52.3	4	4	0	0	0	n/a	24.3
4	God Only Knows0001God Only Knows The Beach Boys	60.0	60.0	1966	51.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	3.1
5	Stand By Me0001Stand By Me Ben E. King	61.2	61.2	1961	51.0	6	6	0	0	0	-7.5	1.3
6	Youve Really Got A Hold On Me0001You've Really Got A Hold On Me Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	64.5	64.5	1962	51.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	7.1
7	Shop Around0001Shop Around Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	49.8	49.8	1960	50.3	4	4	0	1	0	-1.7	-8.3
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	Yesterday0001Yesterday The Beatles	53.8	53.8	1965	49.0	4	4	0	0	0	-7.5	-6.5
12	I Want To Hold Your Hand0001I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles	43.0	43.0	1964	48.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	11.0
13	Ring Of Fire0001Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash	38.5	38.5	1964	48.5	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	-25.9
14	Crying0001Crying Roy Orbison	70.0	70.0	1961	48.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	11.6
15	Somebody to Love0001Somebody to Love Jefferson Airplane	58.5	58.5	1967	47.5	1	1	0	1	1	n/a	-1.2
16	Feeling Good0001Feeling Good Nina Simone	55.1	55.1	1965	47.1	5	4	1	1	3	3.0	12.9
17	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
18	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
19	Hey Jude0001Hey Jude The Beatles	52.0	52.0	1968	46.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-4.1
20	Mrs. Robinson0001Mrs. Robinson Simon and Garfunkel	30.0	44.0	1968	46.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-9.3
21	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
22	As Long As He Needs Me0001As Long As He Needs Me From: Oliver!	75.5	75.5	1960	46.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	5.2
23	I Believe To My Soul0001I Believe To My Soul Ray Charles	58.0	58.0	1961	46.0	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	2.0
24	Eleanor Rigby0001Eleanor Rigby The Beatles	51.8	51.8	1966	45.8	3	2	1	2	1	-14.7	-1.5
25	Happy Together0001Happy Together The Turtles	53.5	53.5	1967	45.7	3	3	0	0	0	n/a	-5.1
26	Aint No Way0001Ain't No Way Aretha Franklin	59.0	59.0	1968	45.5	2	1	1	1	0	n/a	15.7
27	Dont Play That Song0001Don't Play That Song Ben E. King	73.0	73.0	1962	45.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	4.7
28	In My Life0001In My Life The Beatles	23.0	23.0	1965	45.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-11.2
29	Moon River0001Moon River Andy Williams	46.3	46.3	1964	45.3	3	3	0	0	0	-13.5	1.9
30	Dazed And Confused0001Dazed And Confused Led Zeppelin	76.5	76.5	1969	45.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	26.3
31	In The Midnight Hour0001In The Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett	51.5	51.5	1965	45.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-3.8
32	Letter0001The Letter The Box Tops	46.0	36.0	1967	44.7	3	3	0	0	0	9.8	-20.3
33	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
34	Where The Boys Are0001Where The Boys Are Connie Francis	45.0	45.0	1961	44.5	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	21.6
35	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
36	Paint It Black0001Paint It, Black The Rolling Stones	53.3	53.3	1966	44.3	3	2	1	0	0	6.0	-6.5
37	Im A Woman0001I'm A Woman Peggy Lee	78.5	78.5	1963	44.0	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	11.2
38	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
39	Dancing In The Street0001Dancing In The Street Martha and the Vandellas	56.0	56.0	1964	43.5	1	1	0	1	1	n/a	1.5
40	I Say A Little Prayer0001I Say A Little Prayer Dionne Warwick	33.5	33.5	1967	43.5	1	1	0	1	1	n/a	-8.3
41	Tobacco Road0001Tobacco Road The Nashville Teens	50.0	50.0	1964	43.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-3.1
42	What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted0001What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted Jimmy Ruffin	31.0	31.0	1966	43.5	0	0	0	1	2	n/a	-29.8
43	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
44	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
45	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
46	Come Together0001Come Together The Beatles	62.1	62.1	1969	43.1	7	7	0	1	0	-2.6	1.8
47	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
48	Fool In Love0001Fool In Love Ike & Tina Turner	82.0	82.0	1960	43.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	15.0
49	Gimme Shelter0001Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones	49.0	19.0	1969	43.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-19.3
50	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

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