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#	Song / Artist	Avg Rtg	Solo	Year	APA	Adv	AV	AJ	B3	Elm	Trend	XFact
1	Whole Lotta Love0001Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin	88.5	88.5	1969	41.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	25.7
2	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
3	Fool In Love0001Fool In Love Ike & Tina Turner	82.0	82.0	1960	43.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	15.0
4	I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)0001I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) Aretha Franklin	78.5	78.5	1967	41.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	20.8
5	Im A Woman0001I'm A Woman Peggy Lee	78.5	78.5	1963	44.0	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	11.2
6	Dazed And Confused0001Dazed And Confused Led Zeppelin	76.5	76.5	1969	45.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	26.3
7	Spinning Wheel0001Spinning Wheel Blood, Sweat and Tears	76.5	76.5	1969	37.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	27.9
8	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
9	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
10	Respect0001Respect Aretha Franklin	71.3	71.3	1967	36.0	3	3	0	0	0	n/a	7.6
11	Crying0001Crying Roy Orbison	70.0	70.0	1961	48.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	11.6
12	Think0001Think Aretha Franklin	69.8	69.8	1968	40.0	3	3	0	0	1	-13.3	23.8
13	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
14	To Love Somebody0001To Love Somebody The Bee Gees	68.8	68.8	1967	41.8	4	3	1	1	1	-9.5	12.2
15	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
16	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
17	In The Ghetto0001In The Ghetto Elvis Presley	67.0	67.0	1969	39.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	9.2
18	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
19	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
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	Baby I Need Your Loving0001Baby I Need Your Loving The Four Tops	65.5	65.5	1964	39.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	13.7
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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
26	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
27	A Natural Woman0001A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin	63.4	63.4	1967	41.4	4	3	1	0	1	0.8	5.9
28	Ooh Baby Baby0001Ooh Baby Baby Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	62.5	62.5	1965	41.5	2	2	0	1	0	n/a	-3.1
29	Come Together0001Come Together The Beatles	62.1	62.1	1969	43.1	7	7	0	1	0	-2.6	1.8
30	Boxer0001The Boxer Simon and Garfunkel	62.0	62.0	1969	41.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	13.7
31	Whos Loving You0001Who's Loving You The Jackson 5	62.0	62.0	1969	38.5	2	1	1	0	0	n/a	14.9
32	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
33	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
34	If I Can Dream0001If I Can Dream Elvis Presley	61.5	61.5	1968	41.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	3.8
35	Stand By Me0001Stand By Me Ben E. King	61.2	61.2	1961	51.0	6	6	0	0	0	-7.5	1.3
36	God Only Knows0001God Only Knows The Beach Boys	60.0	60.0	1966	51.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	3.1
37	Aint No Way0001Ain't No Way Aretha Franklin	59.0	59.0	1968	45.5	2	1	1	1	0	n/a	15.7
38	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
39	Somebody to Love0001Somebody to Love Jefferson Airplane	58.5	58.5	1967	47.5	1	1	0	1	1	n/a	-1.2
40	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
41	Chain Of Fools0001Chain Of Fools Aretha Franklin	57.4	57.4	1968	39.4	3	3	0	1	2	1.3	4.8
42	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
43	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
44	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
45	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
46	Feeling Good0001Feeling Good Nina Simone	55.1	55.1	1965	47.1	5	4	1	1	3	3.0	12.9
47	Oh Darling0001Oh! Darling The Beatles	54.5	54.5	1969	42.0	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	-0.3
48	Im Gonna Make You Love Me0001I'm Gonna Make You Love Me The Supremes & The Temptations	54.0	50.0	1968	42.0	2	2	0	1	0	n/a	-1.8
49	Yesterday0001Yesterday The Beatles	53.8	53.8	1965	49.0	4	4	0	0	0	-7.5	-6.5
50	Happy Together0001Happy Together The Turtles	53.5	53.5	1967	45.7	3	3	0	0	0	n/a	-5.1
51	Paint It Black0001Paint It, Black The Rolling Stones	53.3	53.3	1966	44.3	3	2	1	0	0	6.0	-6.5
52	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
53	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
54	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
55	Hey Jude0001Hey Jude The Beatles	52.0	52.0	1968	46.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-4.1
56	Eleanor Rigby0001Eleanor Rigby The Beatles	51.8	51.8	1966	45.8	3	2	1	2	1	-14.7	-1.5
57	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
58	On Broadway0001On Broadway The Drifters George Benson	50.0	50.0	1963	42.5	1	1	0	2	1	n/a	0.9
59	Tobacco Road0001Tobacco Road The Nashville Teens	50.0	50.0	1964	43.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-3.1
60	Shop Around0001Shop Around Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	49.8	49.8	1960	50.3	4	4	0	1	0	-1.7	-8.3
61	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
62	Gimme Shelter0001Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones	49.0	19.0	1969	43.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-19.3
63	Time Of The Season0001Time Of The Season The Zombies	48.0	48.0	1968	41.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-6.1
64	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
65	Moon River0001Moon River Andy Williams	46.3	46.3	1964	45.3	3	3	0	0	0	-13.5	1.9
66	Suspicious Minds0001Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley	46.3	46.3	1969	39.0	1	1	0	1	2	-5.5	-14.4
67	Letter0001The Letter The Box Tops	46.0	36.0	1967	44.7	3	3	0	0	0	9.8	-20.3
68	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
69	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
70	Unchained Melody0001Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers	44.0	44.0	1965	40.8	2	2	0	2	2	7.8	-8.2
71	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
72	Get Ready0001Get Ready The Temptations Rare Earth	43.0	43.0	1966	41.0	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	4.2
73	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
74	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
75	More Today Than Yesterday0001More Today Than Yesterday Spiral Starecase	42.5	42.5	1969	39.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-4.6
76	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
77	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
78	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
79	Ring Of Fire0001Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash	38.5	38.5	1964	48.5	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	-25.9
80	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
81	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
82	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
83	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
84	Crazy0001Crazy Patsy Cline	34.0	34.0	1961	42.0	0	0	0	0	2	n/a	n/a
85	My Girl0001My Girl The Temptations	33.6	33.6	1965	41.6	3	3	0	1	2	9.8	-4.0
86	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
87	MacArthur Park0001MacArthur Park Richard Harris Donna Summer	31.5	31.5	1968	41.0	2	2	0	1	0	n/a	-26.8
88	This Old Heart Of Mine0001This Old Heart Of Mine The Isley Brothers	31.0	31.0	1966	37.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-5.5
89	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
90	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
91	Mrs. Robinson0001Mrs. Robinson Simon and Garfunkel	30.0	44.0	1968	46.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-9.3
92	My Cherie Amour0001My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder	29.0	29.0	1969	36.5	3	3	0	1	1	9.6	-0.8
93	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
94	In My Life0001In My Life The Beatles	23.0	23.0	1965	45.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	-11.2
95	You Really Got Me0001You Really Got Me The Kinks	16.5	16.5	1964	40.5	2	2	0	1	0	n/a	-17.0

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