CLASSIC ROCK AND ROLL CONNECTIONS
January 27, 2025
Top African American Artists of 1950s-1980s
as compiled by Billboard
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| Play order |
Song |
Recording Artist |
| 1 |
Fingertips |
Stevie Wonder |
| 2 |
I Got Good (I Feel Good) |
James Brown |
| 3 |
Respect |
Aretha Franklin |
| 4 |
Billie Jean |
Michael Jackson |
| 5 |
I Heard It Thourgh The Grapevine |
Marvin Gaye |
| 6 |
I Can't Stop Loving You |
Ray Charles |
| 7 |
My Girl |
Temptations |
| 8 |
Blueberry Hill |
Fats Domino |
| 9 |
Baby Love |
Supremes |
| 10 |
When Doves Cry |
Prince |
| 11 |
Walk On By |
Dionne Warwick |
| 12 |
Ramblin' Rose |
Nat King Cole |
| 13 |
Midnight Train To Georgia |
Gladys Knight & The Pips |
| 14 |
Tears Of A Clown |
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
| 15 |
It's Just A Matter Of Time |
Brook Benton |
| 16 |
Reach Out I'll Be There |
Four Tops |
| 17 |
Hot Stuff |
Donna Summer |
| 18 |
You Send Me |
Sam Cooke |
| 19 |
The Great Pretender |
Platters |
| 20 |
Lonely Teardrops |
Jackie Wilson |
| 21 |
I Want You Back |
Jackson 5 |
| 22 |
Chances Are |
Johnny Mathis |
| 23 |
The Twist |
Chubby Checker |
| 24 |
Celebration |
Kool & The Gang |
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| 25 |
Shining Star |
Earh, Wind & Fire |
| 26 |
Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In |
5th Dimension |
| 27 |
Save The Last Dance For Me |
Drifters |
| 28 |
The Rubberband Man |
Spinners |
| 29 |
It's Your Thing |
Isley Brothers |
| 30 |
Slow Hand |
Pointer Sisters |
| 31 |
It's Alright |
Impressions |
| 32 |
Three Times A Lady |
Commodores |
| 33 |
Land Of 1000 Dances |
Wilson Pickett |
| 34 |
He Will Break Your Heart |
Jerry Butler |
| 35 |
Maybelline |
Chuck Berry |
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