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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
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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