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#	Song / Artist	Average Rating	#Pf	Hi	Lo	σ	0-19	20-39	40-59	60-79	80-100
1	House Of Rising Sun0001House Of The Rising Sun The Animals	84.5	4	94	75	14.0	0	0	0	1	1
2	Build Me Up Buttercup0001Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations	93.0	1	93	93	14.0	0	0	0	0	1
3	Cant Help Falling In Love0001Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley UB40	66.0	4	93	21	16.8	0	1	0	1	2
4	Whole Lotta Love0001Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin	88.5	2	93	84	19.0	0	0	0	0	2
5	Will You Love Me Tomorrow0001Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles	92.0	1	92	92	13.0	0	0	0	0	1
6	Dont Rain On My Parade0001Don't Rain On My Parade Barbra Streisand	91.0	1	91	91	13.0	0	0	0	0	1
7	When A Man Loves A Woman0001When A Man Loves A Woman Percy Sledge	56.1	8	91	19	18.3	1	1	3	2	1
8	Whipping Post0001Whipping Post The Allman Brothers Band	90.0	1	90	90	20.0	0	0	0	0	1
9	You Dont Have To Say You Love Me0001You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Dusty Springfield	65.0	4	90	33	16.5	0	1	1	0	2
10	A Natural Woman0001A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin	63.4	5	89	38	16.8	0	1	1	1	2
11	Stand By Me0001Stand By Me Ben E. King	61.2	6	89	30	16.8	0	1	1	2	1
12	Dazed And Confused0001Dazed And Confused Led Zeppelin	76.5	2	88	65	20.0	0	0	0	1	1
13	Im A Woman0001I'm A Woman Peggy Lee	78.5	2	88	69	13.5	0	0	0	1	1
14	Paint It Black0001Paint It, Black The Rolling Stones	53.3	3	88	30	20.0	0	1	1	0	1
15	People Get Ready0001People Get Ready The Impressions	88.0	1	88	88	16.0	0	0	0	0	1
16	Georgia On My Mind0001Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles	66.8	6	87	43	21.0	0	0	2	1	1
17	Homeward Bound0001Homeward Bound Simon and Garfunkel	87.0	1	87	87	17.0	0	0	0	0	1
18	Sweet Sweet Baby Since Youve Been Gone0001(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin	87.0	1	87	87	12.0	0	0	0	0	1
19	To Love Somebody0001To Love Somebody The Bee Gees	68.8	5	87	35	18.8	0	1	0	3	1
20	Tracks Of My Tears0001The Tracks Of My Tears Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	61.8	4	87	47	23.0	0	0	3	0	1
21	River Deep Mountain High0001River Deep - Mountain High Ike & Tina Turner	67.0	3	86	36	15.7	0	1	0	1	1
22	Come Together0001Come Together The Beatles	62.1	7	85	26	17.1	0	2	1	1	3
23	Its a Mans Mans Mans World0001It's A Man's Man's Man's World James Brown	64.8	4	85	24	17.3	0	1	0	1	2
24	What A Wonderful World0001What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong	68.3	5	85	53	20.0	0	0	1	2	1
25	What Is And What Should Never Be0001What Is And What Should Never Be Led Zeppelin	85.0	1	85	85	24.0	0	0	0	0	1
26	Aint Too Proud To Beg0001Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Temptations	52.8	5	84	19	17.4	1	0	2	1	1
27	Bang Bang My Baby Shot Me Down0001Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Cher	84.0	1	84	84	12.0	0	0	0	0	1
28	Chain Of Fools0001Chain Of Fools Aretha Franklin	57.4	5	84	40	17.0	0	0	3	1	1
29	Respect0001Respect Aretha Franklin	71.3	3	84	62	14.7	0	0	0	2	1
30	Spinning Wheel0001Spinning Wheel Blood, Sweat and Tears	76.5	2	84	69	19.5	0	0	0	1	1
31	Think0001Think Aretha Franklin	69.8	4	84	36	17.8	0	1	0	1	2
32	Where The Boys Are0001Where The Boys Are Connie Francis	45.0	2	84	6	12.5	1	0	0	0	1
33	Fool In Love0001Fool In Love Ike & Tina Turner	82.0	2	83	81	13.5	0	0	0	0	2
34	Don’t Make Me Over0001Don’t Make Me Over Dionne Warwick	82.0	1	82	82	10.0	0	0	0	0	1
35	Eleanor Rigby0001Eleanor Rigby The Beatles	51.8	4	82	36	20.0	0	2	1	0	1
36	I Can't Help Myself Sugar Pie Honey Bunch0001I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) The Four Tops	34.2	5	82	6	13.8	2	1	1	0	1
37	Light My Fire0001Light My Fire The Doors Jose Feliciano	59.0	3	82	47	18.0	0	0	2	0	1
38	Shes A Woman0001She's A Woman The Beatles	82.0	1	82	82	19.0	0	0	0	0	1
39	Youve Really Got A Hold On Me0001You've Really Got A Hold On Me Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	64.5	2	82	47	21.5	0	0	1	0	1
40	Saved0001Saved Elvis Presley	81.0	1	81	81	14.0	0	0	0	0	1
41	You Keep Me Hangin On0001You Keep Me Hangin' On The Supremes Kim Wilde	49.6	5	81	6	17.2	1	0	2	1	1
42	As Long As He Needs Me0001As Long As He Needs Me From: Oliver!	75.5	2	80	71	17.5	0	0	0	1	1
43	Come See About Me0001Come See About Me The Supremes	80.0	1	80	80	11.0	0	0	0	0	1
44	I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)0001I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) Aretha Franklin	78.5	2	80	77	14.0	0	0	0	1	1
45	In The Ghetto0001In The Ghetto Elvis Presley	67.0	2	80	54	21.5	0	0	1	0	1
46	Since I Fell For You0001Since I Fell For You Lenny Welch	80.0	1	80	80	13.0	0	0	0	0	1
47	Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay0001(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding	45.3	4	80	12	16.8	1	1	0	1	1
48	Try A Little Tenderness0001Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding	69.3	3	80	59	20.0	0	0	1	1	1
49	You Cant Always Get What You Want0001You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones	80.0	2	80	80	12.0	0	0	0	0	1
50	Gimme Shelter0001Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones	49.0	2	79	19	18.5	1	0	0	1	0
51	Seven Day Fool0001Seven Day Fool Etta James	79.0	1	79	79	15.0	0	0	0	1	0
52	I Heard It Through The Grapevine0001I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye	47.1	7	78	11	17.6	1	1	3	2	0
53	All Along The Watchtower0001All Along The Watchtower Bob Dylan The Jimi Hendrix Experience	77.0	1	77	77	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
54	Daydream0001Daydream Lovin' Spoonful	77.0	1	77	77	17.0	0	0	0	1	0
55	Feeling Good0001Feeling Good Nina Simone	55.1	8	77	37	21.7	0	1	4	2	0
56	Unchained Melody0001Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers	44.0	4	77	5	19.0	1	1	0	2	0
57	Baby I Need Your Loving0001Baby I Need Your Loving The Four Tops	65.5	2	76	55	17.0	0	0	1	1	0
58	God Only Knows0001God Only Knows The Beach Boys	60.0	2	76	44	25.0	0	0	1	1	0
59	My Generation0001My Generation The Who	76.0	1	76	76	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
60	Shop Around0001Shop Around Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	49.8	4	76	35	21.0	0	1	2	1	0
61	Youre All I Need To Get By0001You're All I Need To Get By Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	68.0	4	76	58	19.0	0	0	1	3	0
62	A Change Is Gonna Come0001A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke	63.8	6	75	57	23.0	0	0	2	3	0
63	Dont Play That Song0001Don't Play That Song Ben E. King	73.0	2	75	71	17.5	0	0	0	2	0
64	Crying0001Crying Roy Orbison	70.0	2	74	66	17.0	0	0	0	2	0
65	I Want To Hold Your Hand0001I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles	43.0	2	74	12	22.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	With A Little Help From My Friends0001With A Little Help From My Friends The Beatles Joe Cocker	55.5	5	74	30	22.0	0	1	1	2	0
67	Proud Mary0001Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival Ike & Tina Turner	64.0	5	73	52	20.8	0	0	2	3	0
68	Walk On By0001Walk On By Dionne Warwick	73.0	1	73	73	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
69	A Little Less Conversation0001A Little Less Conversation Elvis Presley	41.0	5	72	28	21.8	0	4	0	1	0
70	Blackbird0001Blackbird The Beatles	72.0	2	72	72	16.0	0	0	0	1	0
71	For Once In My Life0001For Once In My Life Stevie Wonder	35.6	6	72	14	17.2	1	2	1	1	0
72	If I Can Dream0001If I Can Dream Elvis Presley	61.5	2	72	51	21.0	0	0	1	1	0
73	While My Guitar Gently Weeps0001While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles	72.0	1	72	72	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
74	Whos Loving You0001Who's Loving You The Jackson 5	62.0	2	72	52	20.5	0	0	1	1	0
75	Time Of The Season0001Time Of The Season The Zombies	48.0	2	71	25	22.5	0	1	0	1	0
76	Times They Are A Changin0001The Times, They Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan	71.0	1	71	71	14.0	0	0	0	1	0
77	Boxer0001The Boxer Simon and Garfunkel	62.0	2	70	54	21.5	0	0	1	1	0
78	Hold On Im Comin0001Hold On, I'm Comin' Sam and Dave	70.0	1	70	70	16.0	0	0	0	1	0
79	Moon River0001Moon River Andy Williams	46.3	3	70	26	19.7	0	1	1	1	0
80	Satisfaction0001(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones	61.7	3	70	49	21.7	0	0	1	2	0
81	Son Of A Preacher Man0001Son Of A Preacher Man Dusty Springfield	41.5	4	70	10	16.8	1	1	0	2	0
82	Born To Be Wild0001Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf	69.0	1	69	69	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
83	Cry Baby0001Cry Baby Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters Janis Joplin	69.0	2	69	69	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
84	People0001People Barbra Streisand	69.0	1	69	69	15.0	0	0	0	1	0
85	Play With Fire0001Play With Fire The Rolling Stones	69.0	1	69	69	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
86	How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)0001How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Marvin Gaye James Taylor	30.6	5	68	15	14.6	2	2	0	1	0
87	I Believe To My Soul0001I Believe To My Soul Ray Charles	58.0	2	68	48	20.0	0	0	1	1	0
88	I Thank The Lord For The Night Time0001I Thank The Lord For The Night Time Neil Diamond	68.0	1	68	68	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
89	I Will0001I Will The Beatles	68.0	1	68	68	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
90	Dancing In The Street0001Dancing In The Street Martha and the Vandellas	56.0	2	67	45	19.5	0	0	1	1	0
91	Jackson0001Jackson Johnny Cash & June Carter	67.0	1	67	67	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
92	More Today Than Yesterday0001More Today Than Yesterday Spiral Starecase	42.5	2	67	18	17.5	1	0	0	1	0
93	Bare Necessities0001The Bare Necessities Phil Harris	66.0	1	66	66	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
94	Bring It On Home To Me0001Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke	57.3	4	66	45	22.3	0	0	1	2	0
95	Hard To Handle0001Hard To Handle Otis Redding The Black Crowes	43.0	3	66	31	21.3	0	2	0	1	0
96	Letter0001The Letter The Box Tops	46.0	3	66	27	18.3	0	1	1	1	0
97	Ooh Baby Baby0001Ooh Baby Baby Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	62.5	2	66	59	18.5	0	0	1	1	0
98	Oh Darling0001Oh! Darling The Beatles	54.5	2	65	44	19.5	0	0	1	1	0
99	Piece Of My Heart0001Piece Of My Heart Janis Joplin	52.1	8	65	38	22.1	0	1	6	1	0
100	Tobacco Road0001Tobacco Road The Nashville Teens	50.0	2	65	35	21.0	0	1	0	1	0

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