Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #1 - #10

#1 - Staple Singers:  I'll Take You There  (1972)

#2 - Marvin Gaye:  Let's Get It On  (1973)

#3 - Aretha Franklin:  Respect  (1967)

#4 - Dionne Warwick & the Spinners:  Then Came You (1974)

#5 - Jackson Five:  I Want You Back  (1970)

#6 - Dusty Springfield:  Son of a Preacher Man (1969)

#7 - Aretha Franklin:  A Natural Woman  (1967)

#8 - Five Stairsteps:  Ooh Child  (1970)

#9 - Main Ingredient:  Just Don't Wanna Be Lonely  (1974)

#10 - Sam Cooke:  A Change is Gonna Come  (1965)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: Extras (#1's by Decade and Genre)

Top Songs by Decade:  Pop, Rock, and Soul

1950's
Pop:        Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife  (1959)
Rock:      Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode (1958)
Soul:        Drifters - There Goes My Baby (1959)  

1960's
Pop:        Kinks - Waterloo Sunset  (1967)
Rock:      Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
Soul:        Aretha Franklin - Respect (1967)

1970's
Pop:        Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
Rock:      Elvis Presley - Burning Love  (1971)
Soul:        ???????

1980's
Pop:        Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill  (1985) 
Rock:      The Clash - London Calling (1980)
Soul:        Terrence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well 

1990's
Pop:        Bjork - Human Behavior  (1993)
Rock:      Kid Rock - Bawitdaba  (1998)
Soul:        Bone, Thugs N Harmony - Tha Crossroads  (1996)

2000's
Pop:        Bob Dylan - Ain't Talkin'  (2006)
Rock:      White Stripes - Seven Nation Army  (2003)
Soul:        Outkast - Hey Ya  (2003)

2010's
Pop:        Lucinda Williams - Blessed  (2011)
Rock:      Arcade Fire - Reflektor (2013)
Soul:       Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (2013)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown #11 - #20

#11 - Percy Sledge:  When a Man Loves a Woman  (1966)

#12 - Sly & the Family Stone:  Hot Fun in the Summertime  (1969)

#13 - Ben E. King:  Stand By Me  (1961)

#14 - Gladys Knight & the Pips:  Midnight Train to Georgia  (1973)

#15 - Stylistics:  Rockin' Roll Baby  (1974)

#16 - Freddie Scott:  Hey Girl  (1963)

#17 - Aretha Franklin:  Spanish Harlem (1971)

#18 - Four Tops:  Reach Out I'll Be There  (1966)

#19 - Jackie Wilson:  Higher and Higher  (1967)

#20 - Beginning of the End:  Funky Nassau  (1971)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #21 - #30

#21 - Gladys Knight & the Pips:  If I Were Your Woman  (1971)

#22 - Al Green:  Let's Stay Together  (1972)

#23 - Joe Simon:  Drowning in the Sea of Love  (1971)

#24 - Otis Redding:  Dock of the Bay  (1968)

#25 - Billy Stewart:  Summertime  (1966)

#26 - Tom Jones:  She's a Lady  (1971)

#27 - Stevie Wonder:  Living for the City  (1973)

#28 - Aretha Franklin:  Until You Come Back to Me  (1974)

#29 - Ohio Players:  Skin Tight  (1974)

#30 - Temptations:  My Girl  (1965)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #31 - #40

#31 - Dramatics:  Whatcha See is Whatcha Get  (1971)

#32 - Al Green:  L-O-V-E  (1975)

#33 - Marvin Gaye:  What's Going On  (1971)

#34 - Isley Brothers:  That Lady  (1973)

#35 - Jimmy Castor Bunch:  Troglodyte   (1972)

#36 - Aretha Franklin:  Rock Steady (1971)

#37 - Isaac Hayes:  Theme from Shaft  (1971)

#38 - Diana Ross:  Touch Me in the Morning  (1973)

#39 - Malo:  Suavacito  (1972)

#40 - Stevie Wonder:  You Are the Sunshine of My Life  (1973)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #41 - #50

#41 - Emotions:  Best of My Love  (1977)

#42 - Temptations:  Just My Imagination (1971)

#43 - Heptones:  Book of Rules  (1973)

#44 - Herb Alpert:  Rise  (1979)

#45 - Spinners:  Rubberband Man  (1976)

#46 - Aretha Franklin:  Day Dreaming  (1972)

#47 - KC & the Sunshine Band:  I'm Your Boogie Man  (1977)

#48 - Ike & Tina Turner:  River Deep, Mountain High  (1966)

#49 - Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes:  The Love I Lost  (1973)

#50 - Aretha Franklin:  Angel (1973)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #51 - #60

#51 - Al Green:  Sha La La  (1974)

#52 - Manu Dibango: Soul Makossa (1973)

#53 - Eddie Kendricks: Keep on Truckin (1973)

#54 - Erma Franklin:  Piece of My Heart (1967)

#55 - Ashton, Gardner & Dyke:  Resurrection Shuffle (1971)

#56 - Shades of Blue:  Oh How Happy (1966)

#57 - Otis Redding:  Try a Little Tenderness (1967)

#58 - Gladys Knight & the Pips:  On and On (1974)

#59 - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell:  You're All I Need to Get By (1968)

#60 - James Brown:  Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (1965)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #61 - #70

#61 - Natalie Cole:  This Will Be  (1975)

#62 - Funkadelic:  One Nation Under a Groove (1978)

#63 - William DeVaughn:  Be Thankful for What You've Got (1974)

#64 - Spinners:  It's a Shame  (1970)

#65 - Sly & the Family Stone:  Family Affair  (1971)

#66 - Stevie Wonder:  Don't You Worry Bout a Thing  (1974)

#67 - Tony Joe White:  Polk Salad Annie (1969)

#68 - Impressions:  It's All Right (1963)

#69 - Temptations:  Papa Was a Rolling Stone (1972)

#70 - Isley Brothers:  Fight the Power (1975)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #71 - #80

#71 - Tower of Power:  You're Still a Young Man (1972)

#72 - Aretha Franklin:  Bridge Over Troubled Water (1971)

#73 - Joe Hicks:  Life and Death in G and A (1970)

#74 - Diana Ross:  Ain't No Mountain High Enough  (1970)

#75 - Edwin Starr:  Agent Double 0 Soul (1965)

#76 - O'Jays:  Livin' for the Weekend (1976)

#77 - Chairmen of the Board:  Give Me Just a Little More Time (1970)

#78 - Joe Tex:  Show Me (1967)

#79 - Rose Royce:  I Wanna Get Next to You (1977)

#80 - Sly & the Family Stone:  Thank You For Talkin' to Me Africa (1971)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #81 - #90

#81 - Chi-Lites:  Oh Girl (1972)

#82 - Lou Rawls:  You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (1976)

#83 - Edwin Hawkins Singers:  Oh Happy Day (1969)

#84 - Marvin Gaye:  Inner City Blues (1971)

#85 - Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes:  Bad Luck  (1975)

#86 - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose:  Treat Her Like a Lady (1971)

#87 - Aretha Franklin:  Think (1968)

#88 - Sly & the Family Stone:  Thank You Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin (1970)

#89 - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles:  Ooo Baby Baby (1965)

#90 - Sylvia:  Pillow Talk (1973)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #91 - #100

#91 - Bill Withers:  Lean on Me  (1972)

#92 - Bloodstone:  Natural High (1973)

#93 - Chuck Jackson:  Any Day Now  (1962)

#94 - Marvin Gaye:  I Heard It Through the Grapevine  (1968)

#95 - Billy Paul:  Me and Mrs. Jones  (1972)

#96 - La Vern Baker & Jimmy Ricks:  You're the Boss (1960)

#97 - Aretha Franklin:  Chain of Fools  (1968)

#98 - Diana Ross & the Supremes:  Love Child (1968)

#99 - Chi-Lites:  Have You Seen Her (1971)

#100 - Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude  (1969)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #101 - #110

#101 - Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes:  "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (1972)

#102 - Impressions:  "People Get Ready"  (1965)

#103 - Gladys Knight & the Pips:  "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"  (1967)

#104 - Sam & Dave:  "Soul Man"  (1967)
#105 - Righteous Brothers:  "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"  (1965)

#106 - Earth Wind & Fire:  "That's the Way of the World"  (1975)

#107 - Foster Sylvers:  "Misdemeanor" (1973)

#108 - War:  "Smile Happy"  (1975)
#109 - Pointer Sisters:  "Yes We Can Can"  (1973)

#110 - Joe Tex:  "Anything You Wanna Know"  (1969)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #111 - #120

#111 - Eighth Day:  "She's Not Just Another Woman"  (1971)

#112 - KC & the Sunshine Band:  "Get Down Tonight"  (1975)

#113 - Isley Brothers:  "This Old Heart of Mine"  (1966)

#114 - Curtis Mayfield:  "Freddie's Dead" (1972)

#115 - Brook Benton:  "Rainy Night in Georgia"  (1970)

#116 - 6ix:  "I'm Just Like You"  (1970)

#117 - Roberta Flack & Donnie Hathaway:  "Where is the Love"  (1972)

#118 - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles:  "Tears of a Clown"  (1970)

#119 - Booker T & the MGs:  "Time is Tight"  (1969)

#120 - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band:  "Cherchez La Femme"  (1977)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #121 - #130

#121 - Bloodstone:  Never Let You Go  (1973)

#122 -  Bessie Banks:  Go Now  (1964)

#123 - Otis & Carla:  Tramp (1967)

#124 - Earth Wind & Fire:  Shining Star (1975)

#125 - Staple Singers:  If You're Ready (1973)

#126 - Freddie Scott:  Are You Lonely for Me (1967)

#127 - Sly & the Family Stone:  Everyday People (1970)

#128 - Billy Stewart:  Sitting in the Park (1965)

#129 - Al Green:  Love and Happiness (1972)

#130 - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell:  If This World Were Mine (1967)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #131 - #140

#131 - Ray Charles:  Hit the Road Jack  (1961)

#132 - Stylistics:  You Make Me Feel Brand New (1974)

#133 - Little Sister:  Somebody's Watching You (1970)

#134 - Stevie Wonder:  Superstition (1973)

#135 - Young Holt Limited:  Soulful Strut  (1969)

#136 - Gladys Knight & the Pips:  Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me (1974)

#137 - Joe Tex:  Grandma Mary (1969)

#138 - Stevie Wonder:  As (1977)

#139 - Ben E. King:  Spanish Harlem (1961)

#140 - Jr. Walker & the All Stars:  What Does It Take (1970)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #141 - #150

#141 - Brenton Wood:  "The Oogum Boogum Song"  (1967)

#142 - The Main Ingredient:  "Everybody Plays the Fool" (1972)

#143 - Shirley & Company:  "Shame Shame Shame" (1975)

#144 - Spinners:  "I'm Coming Home" (1974)

#145 - Pointer Sisters:  "How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)" (1975)

#146 - Maurice & Mac:  "You Left the Water Running" (1968)

#147 - O'Jays:  "Backstabbers" (1972)

#148 - Lou Rawls:  "Love is a Hurtin' Thing" (1966)

#149 - Dusty Springfield:  "The Look of Love" (1967)

#150 - Aretha Franklin:  "Ain't No Way" (1968)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #151 - #160

#151 - Al Green:  "Tired of Being Alone" (1971)

#152 - Diana Ross & the Supremes:  "Someday We'll Be Together" (1969)

#153 - Otis Redding:  "A Change is Gonna Come" (1965)

#154 - Jimmy Cliff:  "Many Rivers to Cross" (1969)

#155 - Billy Stewart:  "Strange Feeling" (1963)

#156 - Edwin Starr:  "Easin' In" (1974)

#157 - Eddie Kendricks:  "Boogie Down" (1974)

#158 - James Brown:  "I Got You" (1965)

#159 - Tyrone Davis:  "Turn Back the Hands of Time" (1970)

#160 - Dells:  "The Love We Had Stays on My Minds" (1971)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #161 - #170

#161 - Stevie Wonder:  "Another Star" (1977)

#162 - Ike & Tina Turner:  "Proud Mary" (1971)

#163 - Aretha Franklin:  "The House That Jack Built" (1968)

#164 - O'Jays:  "I Love Music" (1975)

#165 - Candi Staton:  "Young Hearts Run Free"  (1977)

#166 - Sly & the Family Stone:  "Everybody is a Star" (1970)

#167 - Miracles: "Love Machine" (1976)

#168 - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell:  "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (1967)

#169 - Chic:  "Good Times" (1979)

#170 - Al Green:  "I Can't Get Next to You" (1970)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #171 - #180

#171 - Archie Bell & the Drells: "Tighten Up" (1968)

#172 - Staple Singers:  "Let's Do It Again" (1975)

#173 - Temptations:  "I Can't Get Next to You"  (1969)

#174 - Stargaard:  "Which Way is Up"  (1978)

#175 - Stevie Wonder:  "If You Really Love Me" (1971)

#176 - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles:  "More Love"  (1967)

#177 - Kool & the Gang:  "Jungle Boogie" (1974)

#178 - Sly & the Family Stone - "Dance to the Music"  (1968)

#179 - Lamont Dozier - "Fish Ain't Bitin'" (1974)

#180 - Al Green - "Hangin' On" (1974)

Top 1,000 Soul Countdown: #181 - #190

#181 - Supremes: "You Can't Hurry Love" (1966)

#182 - Bobby Womack:  "Across 110th Street" (1973)

#183 - Donna Summer:  "Hot Stuff" (1979)

#184 - Spinners:  "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" (1973)

#185 - Staple Singers:  "Heavy Makes You Happy" (1971)

#186 - Four Tops:  "I Can't Help Myself"  (1965)

#187 - Chic:  "Le Freak" (1978)

#188 - Aretha Franklin:  "Baby I Love You" (1967)

#189 - O'Jays:  "Love Train" (1973)

#190 - Gladys Knight & the Pips:  "Neither One of Us" (1973)