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1 RELEASE DATE 1-Jan 2-Jan 3-Jan 4-Jan 5-Jan 6-Jan 7-Jan 8-Jan 9-Jan 10-Jan RELEASE YEAR SINGLE NAME ALBUM NAME ARTIST BILLBOARD CHART TOP POSITION TOP POSITION REACHED - DATE TOP POSITION REACHED - YEAR TRIVIA 11-Jan Jan 13-Jan 14-Jan 15-Jan "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" " Supremes Sing Holland Dozi er Holland" Supremes second consecutive #1 pop R&B AND Hot Mar single from this 1967 album.

2 16-Jan 1964 "Castles In Sand" "Stevie At Beach" Little Stevie Wonder Pop 52 last song released with Stevie Wonder officially classified as 'Little' on the album label. Also released on this date: "Thank You (For Loving Me All Way)" by Stevie Wonder (did not chart) 17-Jan 1964 "Live Wire" 18-Jan 19-Jan 20-Jan Martha and the Vandellas R&B 11 date: "Old Love (Let's Try It Again)" by Martha & Vandellas (did not chart). 21-Jan 1964 "Shambles" 22-Jan Gene Henslee N/A N/A N/A N/A date: "Beautiful Women" by Gene Henslee (did not chart) release: What s Going On by Marvin Gaye (Hot 100 #2).

3 23-Jan Jan 25-Jan 26-Jan 27-Jan 28-Jan " Way You Do Things You Do" "Meet Temptations" Temptations R&B 1 date: "Just Let Me Know" by Temptations (did not chart) and "If Your Heart Says Yes" and "I'll Cry Tomorrow" by Serenaders (did not chart). 29-Jan Jan "He's A Good Guy (Yes He Is)" Marvelettes R&B 18 date: "Goddess of Love" by Marvelettes (did not chart). 31-Jan Feb "Better Late Than Never" Bobby Breen N/A N/A N/A N/A Features beach sounds - surf crashing, etc. - similar to Stevie Wonder's "Castles In Sand." Also released on this date: "How Can We Tell Him" by Bobby Breen (did not chart).

4 2-Feb 3-Feb 4-Feb 5-Feb 6-Feb 7-Feb 1966 "Get Ready" "Gettin' Ready" Temptations R&B releases: Supremes' "Run, Run, Run" (R&B #22) and "I'm Giving You Your Freedom" (did not chart), and Joanne & Triangles' "After Showers Came Flowers" and "Don't Be A Cry Baby" (did not chart). 8-Feb Feb 10-Feb 11-Feb 12-Feb Stop in the Name of Love "More Hits By Supremes" Held the number one position on the Billboard pop singles chart from March 27, 1965 through April 3, 1965, and reached number two on the Supremes Pop 1 27-Mar 1965 soul chart.

5 13-Feb 1965 "Shotgun" "Shotgun" Junior Walker and the All Stars R&B 1 Reached number one on R&B Singles chart for four nonconsecutive weeks and number four on the Billboard Hot Feb 1964 "Only You" 15-Feb 16-Feb 17-Feb 18-Feb 19-Feb 1964 "Give Me A Kiss" Sammy Turner N/A N/A N/A N/A Hornets date: "Right Now" by Sammy Turner (did not chart). date: "She's My Baby" by Hornets (did not chart). 20-Feb Feb 22-Feb "You're A Wonderful One" Marvin Gaye R&B 3 date: "When I'm Alone I Cry" by Marvin Gaye (did not chart) release - "Give It To Me Baby" by Rick James (Soul #1, June 13, 1981).

6 23-Feb 24-Feb 1970 "ABC" "ABC" 25-Feb 26-Feb 27-Feb First song alphabetically in the list of #1 hits of the Billboard Hot 100. Michael Jackson was 11 years old at the time he recorded Jackson lead vocals for the 5 R&B 1 12-Apr 1970 song. 28-Feb Mar 2-Mar 3-Mar 4-Mar 5-Mar 6-Mar 7-Mar 8-Mar 9-Mar 10-Mar "Can You Do It" Contours R&B 16 last hit featuring the original members of the group. Also released on this date: "I'll Stand By You" by Contours (did not chart).

7 11-Mar Mar "Midnight Johnny" Liz Lands N/A N/A N/A N/A Revived by the Originals as a 1971 single. Also released on this date: "Keep Me" by Liz Lands (did not chart). 13-Mar 1964 "My Guy" 14-Mar 15-Mar 16-Mar 17-Mar "Mary Wells Sings My Guy" Mary Wells Was Mary Well's biggest hit. Succeeded on the charts by Beatles' "Love Me Do." Also released on this date: "Oh Little Boy (What Did You Do To Me) by R&B AND Mary Wells (did not Pop 1 16-May 1964 chart). 18-Mar 1963 "I Want a Love I Can See" "Meet Temptations" Temptations N/A N/A N/A N/A Although it did not chart nationally, the song was a regional hit in some parts of the country and would continue to be used as part of the Temptations' onstage repertoir.

8 19-Mar 20-Mar Mar 22-Mar Happening " Happening" me song of the 1967 Columbia film " Happening", and was released as a single by Motown at the time of the Supremes Hot May 1967 film's release 23-Mar Mar 25-Mar "In My Lonely Room" Martha and Vandellas R&B 6 Started the dance craze, " 81."Also released on this date: "A Tear For Girl" by Martha and Vandellas (did not chart), and "Devil With Blue Dress" by Shorty Long (R&B #26) and "Wind It Up" by Shotry Long (did not chart).

9 26-Mar Mar 28-Mar 29-Mar "Every Little Bit Hurts" Brenda Holloway R&B 3 date: "Land of a Thousand Boys" by Brenda Holloway (did not chart), and "Pretty Little Angel" (first pressing) and "Tears in Vain" by Stevie Wonder (did not chart). 30-Mar Mar 1-Apr 2-Apr Apr 4-Apr "Bringin' In Gold" Howard Crockett N/A N/A N/A N/A " Futher You Look, Less You See" Majestics N/A N/A N/A N/A date: "I've Been A Long Time Leaving" by Howard Crockett (did not chart), and "Satisfied Mind" and "That's What's Happenin'" by Bruce Channel (did not chart) First issued by Temptations in 1963.

10 5-Apr 6-Apr 7-Apr 8-Apr 9-Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 12-Apr 13-Apr 14-Apr Apr 16-Apr 17-Apr 18-Apr 19-Apr 20-Apr 21-Apr 22-Apr "Once Upon A Time" Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells R&B 3 date: "What's Matter With You Baby" (R&B #2). 23-Apr 1965 "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" "Four Tops' Second Album" Four Tops R&B AND Hot Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song #415 on their list of the 500 June 12 AND Greatest Songs of All June Time. 24-Apr Apr "Just Ain't Enough Love" Eddie Holland R&B 31 Was given a reading a couple years later by the Isley Brothers.

11 26-Apr 27-Apr Apr "Ain't No Mountainn High Enough" "Untitled" Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell R&B 3 Terrell recorded her vocals alone with producers Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol, who added Gaye's vocal at a later date. 29-Apr Apr "I'll Be In Trouble" Temptations R&B 22 date: " Girl's Alright With Me" (R&B #39) by Temptations. 1-May May "Hey Harmonica Man" "Stevie At Beach" Stevie Wonder N/A N/A N/A N/A first pressing was not a hit, but when it was re-issued with a new mix a few weeks later it made the pop Top 30. Also released on this date: "This Little Girl" by Stevie Wonder (did not chart).

12 3-May 1966 "Ain't Too "Getting' Proud to Beg" Ready" It replaced Sam & Dave's "Hold On! I'm a Comin'" as the R&B number-one singlea nd held the position for four weeks until being replaced by Ray Charles' "Let's Go Get Stoned" during the week of July 16. following week, it returned to number-one, where it remained for four more weeks until being replaced by Stevie Wonder's cover of Bob Dylan's Temptations R&B 1 18-Jun 1966 "Blowin' in the Wind". 4-May 1964 "Little Acorn" 5-May 6-May Dorsey Burnette N/A N/A N/A N/A date: "Cold As Usual" by Dorsey Burnette (did not chart).

13 7-May 1970 "Ball of Confusion" "Greatest Hits II" Temptations R&B 2 Bass singer Melvin Franklin puncuates each section of lyrics with, "And the band played on." 8-May May 10-May 11-May 12-May 13-May 14-May 15-May "Your Heart Belongs To Me" "Meet Supremes" Supremes Hot Supremes' first nationally charted hit. Also the last single they recorded as a quartet, before Barbara Martin left the group to start a family release: "You're Just Like You" and "Here Comes That Heartache" by Bobby Breen (did not chart).

14 16-May May 18-May 19-May 20-May " Love You Save "ABC" Held the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks and was the third of Jackson Jackson 5's four number ones 5 Hot Jun 1970 in a row. 21-May 1964 "Try It Baby" Marvin Gaye R&B 6 22-May 23-May 24-May 25-May 26-May 27-May 28-May 29-May 30-May 31-May 1-Jun date: "If My Heart Could Sing" by Marvin Gaye (did not chart), and "Hey Harmonica Man" (alternate mix) by Stevie Wonder (R&B #5).

15 2-Jun 3-Jun Jun 5-Jun 6-Jun "I Like It Like That" Miracles R&B 10 date: "You're So Fine And Sweet" by Miracles (did not chart) release: Signed, Sealed, Delivered I m Yours by Stevie Wonder (R&B #1). 7-Jun 1970 War 8-Jun 1964 "You're My Remedy" A counterculture era soul song first produced with Temptations as the original vocalists. After Motown began receiving requests to release it as a single, it was re-recorded "War & with Edwin Starr as Peace" Edwin Starr Pop 1 Aug 1970 the vocalist Marvelettes R&B 16 date : "A Little Bit Of Sympathy, A Little Bit Of Love" by Marvelettes (did not chart).

16 9-Jun 10-Jun Jun 12-Jun 13-Jun 14-Jun 15-Jun 16-Jun "Mercy, Mercy Me ( Ecology)" Written solely by Marvin Gaye. He also "What's Going On" Marvin Gaye Soul 1 14-Aug plays piano on the 1971 track. 17-Jun Jun 19-Jun 20-Jun 21-Jun 22-Jun "Where Did Our Love Go" "Where Did Our Love Go" Supremes First single by Supremes to reach #1, where it stayed for two weeks. Also released on this date: "He Means World To Me" by Pop AND Supremes (did not R&B 1 16-Aug 1964 chart).

17 23-Jun 1965 "Tracks of My Tears" "Going to a Go Go" Miracles R&B 2 It sold over one million records within two years and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and is listed by Rolling Stone magazine as #50 in its listing of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. 24-Jun Jun 26-Jun 27-Jun 28-Jun "Jimmy Brown" Dorsey Burnette N/A N/A N/A N/A date: "Everybody's Angel" by Dorsey Burnette" (did not chart). 29-Jun Jun 1-Jul 2-Jul "Do You Love Me" Written and produced by Berry Gordy. "Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)" Contours R&B 1 20-Oct Contours' only Top 40 single on the Billboard Hot chart.

18 3-Jul Jul 5-Jul 6-Jul 7-Jul 8-Jul "I'll Always Love You" "Every Little Bit Hurts" Brenda Holloway Pop 60 date: "Sad Song" by Brenda Holloway (did not chart). 9-Jul 1968 "You're All I Need to Get By" "You're All I Need" Marvin Gaye R&B 1 One of the longestrunning number one R&B hits of 1968 and the most successful duet recording of Marvin Gaye's entire career. 10-Jul Jul "Baby I Need Your Lovin "Four Tops" Four Tops' first Motown single, and also their first millionselling hit single. Also released on this date: "Call On Me" by Four Tops (did not chart).1981 release: Super Freak by Four Rick James (R&B #3, Tops R&B Hot 100 #16).

19 12-Jul Jul 14-Jul 15-Jul "A Breathtaking Guy" "Where Did Our Love Go" Supremes Hot Originally released under the title "A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heartbreaking Guy" and shortened after its release. Later recorded by Marvelettes in Jul Jul 18-Jul 19-Jul 20-Jul 21-Jul 22-Jul "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" "Diana Ross" Diana Ross Pop AND R&B 1 Original version released in 1967, sung by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Released in 1964: "Since I've Lost You" and "I Want Her Love" by Jimmy Ruffin (did not chart).

20 23-Jul Jul Jul Jul 27-Jul 28-Jul Stubborn Kind of Fellow "Oh, Mother of Mine" "You Can't Hurry Love" That Stubborn Kinda Fellow Marvin Gaye R&B 8 Gaye's first hit single. " Supremes A' Go Go" Temptations N/A N/A N/A N/A Supremes group's debut single for Motown single became Supremes' seventh number-one hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 R&B and Hot singles chart for two Sep 1966 weeks 29-Jul Jul 1969 "Candy To Me" Eddie Holland R&B 29 "I Can't Get Next To You" "Puzzle People" Temptations Pop AND R&B 1 October 11 AND October date: "You Make Me Happy" and "You Never Looked Better" by Bruce Channel (Did not chart), and "If You Don't Want My Love" by Eddie Holland (did not chart).

21 31-Jul Aug 2-Aug 3-Aug "Dancing In Street" "Dance Party" Martha and Vandellas Pop 2 Released in the midst of the 1964 Freedom Summer project, designed to draw the nation s attention to the violent oppression experienced by Mississippi blacks who attempted to exercise their constitutional rights. date: "re He Is (At My Door)"by Martha and Vandellas (did not chart), and "Baby, I Miss You" and "Leaving Here" by Tommy Good (did not chart). 4-Aug Aug "My Smile Is Just A Frown Turned Upside Down" Carolyn Crawford R&B 39 Carolyn Crawford's only hit. Also released on this date: "I'll Come Running" by Carolyn Crawford (did not chart).

22 6-Aug 7-Aug Aug 9-Aug 10-Aug 11-Aug 12-Aug 13-Aug 14-Aug 15-Aug 16-Aug 17-Aug 18-Aug Aug "Looking for the Right Guy" Kim Weston N/A N/A N/A N/A "Reach Out (I'll Be re)" "Reach Out" Four Tops Hot 100 AND R&B 1 Also on this date: "Feel Alright Tonight" by Kim Weston (Did not chart). October 15 single stayed at AND October #1 on each chart for two weeks. 20-Aug 1964 "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" Temptations R&B 11 date: "Baby Baby I Need You" by Temptations (did not chart), and "My Lil's Run Off" and "Spanish Lace And Memories" by Howard Crockett (did not chart).

23 21-Aug Aug 23-Aug "Please Mr. Postman" "Please Mr. Postman" first Motown song to reach the number-one position Marvelettes Pop 1 11-Dec on the Billboard Hot pop singles chart 24-Aug Aug 26-Aug 27-Aug "Satan's Blues" Jr. Walker & All Stars N/A N/A N/A N/A date: "Monkey Jump" by Jr. Walker & All Stars (did not chart), and "Bread Winner" and "You've Got To Change" by Sammy Ward (did not chart), and "It's A Crying Shame ( Way You Treat A Good Man Like Me)" and "Out To Get You" by Shorty Long (did not chart).

24 Written by " Corporation," a group which included Berry Gordy, and was the group's first ballad. It solidified their careers beyond "bubblegum pop." Released in 1964 : "That's What Love Is Made Of" (R&B #9) and "Would I Love 28-Aug 1970 "I'll Be re" "Third Album" Jackson 5 Hot Oct You" (did not chart) 1970 by Miracles. 29-Aug 30-Aug 31-Aug 1-Sep

25 2-Sep Sep Sep 5-Sep 6-Sep 7-Sep 8-Sep 9-Sep 10-Sep 11-Sep 12-Sep 13-Sep "Baby Don't You Do It" Marvin Gaye R&B 14 "Needle In A Haystack" Velvelettes R&B 31 Unusual for a Motown song because it is based on a single chord and mixes horns, a female backing chorus, drums, James Jamerson's bass. Also released on this date" "Walk On Wild Side" by Marvin Gaye (did not chart). date: "Should I Tell m" by Velvelettes (did not chart).

26 14-Sep Sep 16-Sep "Happy Street" "Stevie At Beach" Stevie Wonder N/A N/A N/A N/A In the film "Muscle Beach Party," Stevie Wonder was featured lip-syncing "Happy Street" in front of Dick Dale and Del-Tones. Also released on this date: "Sad Boy" by Stevie Wonder (did not chart).

27 17-Sep 1964 "Baby Love" 18-Sep 19-Sep 20-Sep 21-Sep 22-Sep 23-Sep 24-Sep Sep "Tears of a Clown" "Where Did Our Love Go" "Make it Happen" Supremes Smokey Robinson & the Miracles Beginning with "Baby Love," Supremes became the first Motown act to have more than one American #1 single, and by the end of the decade, would have more number-one singles than any other Motown act (or American pop music group) with 12, a record they continue to hold. Also released on this date: "Ask Any Girl" by Pop AND Supremes (did not R&B 1 31-Oct 1964 chart). R&B AND Hot It is an international multi-million seller and a 2002 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee.

28 26-Sep 27-Sep Sep 29-Sep Who s Lovin' You "Hi, We're Miracles" Miracles Other versions have been recorded by Temptations, Supremes, Terence Trent- D'arby, Brenda and Tabulations, John Farnham, Human Nature, En Vogue, and Michael Bublé. most famous version is attributed to Jackson Sep Oct 2-Oct "What Good Am I Without You" Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston R&B 28 A lively number in which Kim Weston sings the entire first chorus. Also released on this date: "Soul Stomp" and "Hot 'N' Tot" by Earl Van Dyke (did not chart), and "I Want You 'Round" by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston (did not chart).

29 3-Oct 4-Oct 5-Oct 6-Oct 1965 "I Hear A Symphony" "I Hear A Symphony" Supreme's sixth #1 Pop hit. Stayed in Supremes Pop 1 14-Nov that position for two 1965 consecutive weeks. 7-Oct Oct "I Want You Back" "Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5" Also became Billboard's Best Selling Soul #1 single from January 10 January 31, Released in 1964: "Who You Gonna Run To" and "Same Old Story" (alternate mix) by Jackson Mickey McCullers 5 Hot Jan 1970 (did not chart).

30 9-Oct Oct 11-Oct 12-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct 1964 "Sweet Thing" Spinners N/A N/A N/A N/A "Too Many Fish In Sea" Marvelettes R&B 5 Covers were done by Marvin Gaye and Supremes, but not released until the late '80s and early '90s. date: "How Can I" by Spinners (did not chart), and "Tonight's Night" and "You're Bad News" by Headliners (did not chart). date: "A Need For Love" by Marvelettes (did not chart). 15-Oct Oct "Shop Around" "Hi... We're the Miracles" Miracles Tamla label's first number 1 hit on the Billboard R&B singles chart, which it held for 8 consecutive weeks.

31 17-Oct 18-Oct 19-Oct 20-Oct 21-Oct 22-Oct 23-Oct 24-Oct 25-Oct 1965 "Poor Girl" 26-Oct R. Dean Taylor N/A N/A N/A N/A 27-Oct 1964 "Come See About Me" "Where Did Our Love Go" Supremes Pop 1 December 13 AND January ; 1965 Became the third of Supremes' five consecutively released singles to top the Billboard pop singles chart. Faded in while most pop records faded out and the technique was used a few months later by Beatles in "Eight Days A Week." Also released on this date: "You're Gone (But Always In My Heart) a.k.a. Always In My Heart" by Supremes (did not chart).

32 28-Oct 29-Oct 30-Oct Oct 1-Nov "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Went to the top of the Billboard Pop Singles chart for seven weeks from December 1968 to January 1969 and became for a time "In the biggest hit single Groove" Marvin Gaye Pop 1 14-Dec 1968 on the Motown label. 2-Nov Nov "(I Know) I'm Losing You" " Temptations with a Lot o' Soul" Temptations performed the song twice on Ed Sullivan Show - by themselves on May 28, 1967, and in a duet with Diana Ross & the Supremes on Temptations R&B 1 24-Dec 1966 November 19, 1967.

33 4-Nov Nov 6-Nov Nov 8-Nov "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" Marvin Gaye R&B 3 "A Little More Love" Kim Weston N/A N/A N/A N/A Also on this date: "Without One You Love (Life's Not Worthwhile)" (R&B #17) and "Love Has Gone" by the Four Tops, and "Forever" (did not chart) by Marvin Gaye. Also on this date: "Go Ahead And Laugh" by Kim Weston (did not chart). 9-Nov Nov 11-Nov You ve Really Got a Hold on Me " Fabulous Miracles" Miracles R&B 1 One of the Miracles' most covered songs, received a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, and was covered by Beatles

34 12-Nov 1964 "When Someone's Good To You" 13-Nov 1964 "Wild One" 14-Nov 15-Nov Carolyn Crawford N/A N/A N/A N/A Martha and Vandellas R&B 11 date: "My Heart" by Carolyn Crawford (did not chart). Backbeat mirrored that of "Dancing In Street." Also released on this date: "Dancing Slow" by Martha and Vandellas (did not chart). 16-Nov Nov Nov 19-Nov "Can You Jerk Like Me" Contours R&B 15 "Lonely Teardrops" Single Jackie Wilson R&B 1 Refers to ' Jerk,' a dance created in hopes of starting a new dance craze. date: "That Day When She Needed Me" by Contours (R&B #37). final song Jackie Wilson performed in public before his death.

35 20-Nov Nov 22-Nov 23-Nov 24-Nov "Come On Do Jerk" "Greatest Hits II" Miracles R&B 22 date: "Baby Don't You Go" by Miracles (did not chart). 25-Nov Nov "Randy, Newspaper Boy" Ray Oddis N/A N/A N/A N/A Also on released this date: "Happy Ghoul Tide" by Ray Oddis (did not chart). 27-Nov Nov 29-Nov 30-Nov Dec 2-Dec 3-Dec 4-Dec 5-Dec 6-Dec "Talkin' To Your Picture" Tony Martin N/A N/A N/A N/A "Ever Since World Began" Dorsey Burnette N/A N/A N/A N/A date: "Our Rhapsody" by Tony Martin (did not chart). date: "Long Long Time Ago" by Dorsey Burnette (did not chart).

36 7-Dec 8-Dec 9-Dec 10-Dec 11-Dec 12-Dec 13-Dec 14-Dec 15-Dec 16-Dec 17-Dec 18-Dec 19-Dec Dec "Leaving Herre" Eddie Holland R&B 27 Written by songwriters Holland Dozier Holl at the beginning of their partnership.

37 21-Dec 1964 "My Girl" " Temptations Sing Smokey" Temptations R&B AND Pop 1 first #1 hit on the reinstated Billboard R&B Singles chart, which had gone on a fifteen-month hiatus from 1963 to date: "(Talkin' 'Bout) Nobody But My Baby" by Temptations (did not chart), and "Come See About Me" and "Pride And Joy" by Choker Campbell's Big Band (did not chart). 22-Dec Dec 24-Dec 25-Dec 26-Dec 27-Dec "Put Me In Your Pocket" Howard Crockett N/A N/A N/A N/A date: " Miles" by Howard Crockett (did not chart).

38 28-Dec Dec 30-Dec 31-Dec "He Was Really Sayin' Something" Velvelettes R&B 21 Wasn't a huge hit, but influenced generations. Also released on this date: "Throw A Farewell Kiss" by Velvelettes (did not chart).