We've Reached The Top!

Here are The 20 Biggest Motown Hits of the '60's!!!  

(NOTE:  Points were tabulated by each record's actual chart performance at the time of its original release as shown in Billboard Magazine ... and then accumulated by Dann Isbell in his indispensable book "Ranking The '60's", available here: Click here: Ranking the '60s: A Comprehensive Listing of the Top Songs and Acts from Pop's Golden Decade: Dann Isbell: 9781492   

#20 - I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME - Diana Ross and the Supremes and The Temptations  (1969)  Motown 
What a combination these two made at the close of the decade!  (In fact, you'll catch The Supremes listed on TEN of today's Top 20 Tunes ... and The Temptations on three others!) 

#19 - YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON - The Supremes  (1966)  Motown  

#18 - I HEAR A SYMPHONY - The Supremes  (1965)  Motown

#17 - MY GIRL - The Temptations  (1965)  Gordy

Is there a more famous opening bass line in the history of rock and roll? 

#16 - FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE - Stevie Wonder  (1968)  Tamla

#15 - I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - Gladys Knight and the Pips  (1967)  Soul 
THIS title appears TWICE in The Top 15!  (What a MONSTER hit it was!)   

#14 - YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE - The Supremes  (1966)  Motown

#13 - REACH OUT, I'LL BE THERE - The Four Tops  (1966)  Motown  

#12 - PLEASE MR. POSTMAN - The Marvelettes  (1961)  Tamla

#11 - I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU - The Temptations  (1969)  Gordy  

#10 - MY GUY - Mary Wells  (1964)  Motown

#9 - STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE - The Supremes  (1965)  Motown

#8 - SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER - Diana Ross and the Supremes  (1969)  Motown

What a fitting swan song for this '60's super group! 

#7 - COME SEE ABOUT ME - The Supremes  (1964)  Motown

#6 - FINGERTIPS, PART 2 - Stevie Wonder  (1963)  Tamla 

#5 - I CAN'T HELP MYSELF - The Four Tops  (1965)  Motown

#4 - WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - The Supremes  (1964)  Motown   

#3 - BABY LOVE - The Supremes  (1964)  Motown

#2 - LOVE CHILD - Diana Ross and the Supremes  (1968)  Motown

And the #1 Motown Song of All-Time ...  

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - Marvin Gaye  (1968)  Tamla

We hope you have enjoyed our journey back through the '60's as we revisited The Top 100 Motown Hit Singles, 1960 - 1969.

One more countdown to come as Forgotten Hits Salutes the '60's continues ... stay tuned!