We’ve gone back to the 60s at Clear View Sound when Motown’s iconic fusion of pop, soul, and R&B first hit the airwaves and rose to popularity with "Shop Around" by The Miracles. Written by Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy, it was Motown's first major hit song, reaching number one on the Billboard R&B chart and number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
This success marked the beginning of what would become a stream of hits from the label, turning Motown into a dominant force in the American music scene throughout the 1960s and beyond.
Today, we offer you some of the best Motown songs that shouldn’t be missing from any Motown playlist.
Top 40 Motown songs
"My Girl" - The Temptations
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye
"What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
"Superstition" - Stevie Wonder
"You Can't Hurry Love" - The Supremes
"Reach Out I'll Be There" - Four Tops
"Dancing in the Street" - Martha and the Vandellas
"The Tracks of My Tears" - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
"Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" - Stevie Wonder
"Stop! In the Name of Love" - The Supremes
"The Tears of a Clown" - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
"ABC" - The Jackson 5
"I Want You Back" - The Jackson 5
"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" - The Temptations
"Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" - The Temptations
"Where Did Our Love Go" - The Supremes
"Baby Love" - The Supremes
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" - The Temptations
"Sir Duke" - Stevie Wonder
"War" - Edwin Starr
"Heat Wave" - Martha and the Vandellas
"Shotgun" - Junior Walker & the All Stars
"Do You Love Me" - The Contours
"I'll Be There" - The Jackson 5
"My Cherie Amour" - Stevie Wonder
"It's the Same Old Song" - Four Tops
"Money (That's What I Want)" - Barrett Strong
"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" - Marvin Gaye
"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" - Stevie Wonder
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" - The Supremes
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" - Four Tops
"Cloud Nine" - The Temptations
"Living For the City" - Stevie Wonder
"Nightshift" - Commodores
"Easy" - Commodores
"This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" - The Isley Brothers
"Please Mr. Postman" - The Marvelettes
There you have it, our top 40 Motown songs. Feel like we’ve missed a classic? Put it in the comments below.
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