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Maple Leaf Rag
| | Scott Joplin | | Scott Joplin | |
3:41
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2
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The St. Louis Blues
| | Bessie Smith | | W.C. Handy | |
3:13
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3
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Black Bottom Stomp
| | Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers | | Jelly Roll Morton | |
3:12
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4
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Heebie Jeepies
| | Boyd Atkins | | Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five | |
3:03
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5
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Ol' Man River
| | Paul Robeson, Paul Whiteman Orchestra | | Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II | |
3:58
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6
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Ain't Misbehavin'
| | Fats Waller | | Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks | |
3:01
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7
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Pony Blues
| | Charley Patton | | Charley Patton | |
2:59
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8
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My Black Mama, Pt. 1
| | Son House | | House, Eddie, Jr. | |
3:10
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Tiger Rag
| | The Mills Brothers | | Eddie Edwards, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro, Larry Shields, James LaRocca, Harry Da Costa | |
1:55
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10
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Minnie the Moocher
| | Cab Calloway & His Orchestra | | Cab Calloway, Irving Mills, Clarence Gaskill | |
3:11
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11
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
| | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | | Irving Mills, Duke Ellington | |
3:30
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12
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Cross Road Blues
| | Robert Johnson | | Robert Johnson | |
2:40
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13
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Rock My Soul
| | Golden Gate Quartet | | Traditional | |
2:02
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14
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If I Didn't Care
| | The Ink Spots | | Jack Lawrence | |
3:06
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15
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Jumpin' at the Woodside
| | Count Basie Orchestra | | Count Basie | |
3:11
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16
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Strange Fruit
| | Billie Holiday | | Lewis Allan | |
3:13
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17
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Stormy Weather
| | Lena Horne, Lou Bring | | Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler | |
3:23
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18
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Tiger Rag
| | Art Tatum | | Eddie Edwards, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro, Larry Shields, James LaRocca, Harry Da Costa | |
2:12
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19
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Staighten Up and Fly Right
| | Nat King Cole | | Nathaniel Cole | |
2:26
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20
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Koko
| | Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers | | Charlie Parker | |
2:56
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21
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If You Could See Me Now
| | Sarah Vaughan | | Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman | |
3:23
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22
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The Midnight Special
| | Leadbelly | | Leadbelly | |
2:04
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23
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Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
| | T-Bone Walker | | Aaron Walker | |
3:01
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24
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'Round About Midnight
| | Thelonious Monk Quartet | | Cootie Williams, Thelonious Monk, Bernie Hanighen | |
4:11
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25
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How High the Moon
| | Ella Fitzgerald | | Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis | |
3:16
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26
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It's Too Soon to Know
| | The Orioles | | Deborah Chessler | |
2:59
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27
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I Feel Like Going Home
| | Muddy Waters | | McKinley Morganfield | |
3:10
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28
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Boogie Chillen'
| | John Lee Hooker | | John Lee Hooker | |
3:53
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29
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In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down
| | Charles Brown Trio | | Leroy Carr | |
2:57
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30
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Baby, Get Lost
| | Dinah Washington | | Leonard Feather | |
3:12
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31
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Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pts. 1-2
| | Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 | | Louis Jordan, Ellis Walsh | |
5:34
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32
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Mardi Gras in New Orleans
| | Professor Longhair | | Roland Byrd | |
3:25
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33
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Rocket 88
| | Jackie Brenston | | Jackie Brenston | |
2:49
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34
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(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean
| | Ruth Brown | | Herb Lance, Charlie Singleton, Johnny Wallace | |
2:59
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35
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Money Honey
| | The Drifters | | Jesse Stone | |
2:56
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36
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Shake Rattle and Roll
| | Joe Turner & His Blues Kings | | Charles E. Calhoun | |
2:58
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37
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I Got a Woman
| | Ray Charles | | Ray Charles, Renald Richard | |
2:55
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38
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Ain't That a Shame
| | Fats Domino | | Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino | |
2:24
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39
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Bo Diddley
| | Bo Diddley | | Ellas McDaniel | |
3:19
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40
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That Old Black Magic
| | Sammy Davis, Jr. | | Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer | |
3:20
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41
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Four
| | Miles Davis Quintet | | Miles Davis | |
7:14
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42
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The Great Pretender
| | The Platters | | Buck Ram | |
3:06
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43
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Long Tall Sally
| | Little Richard | | Richard Wayne Penniman, Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson | |
2:09
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44
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Brown Eyed Handsome Man
| | Chuck Berry | | Chuck Berry | |
2:16
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45
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Banana Boat (Day-O)
| | Harry Belafonte | | Erik Darling, Alan Arkin, Bob Carey | |
3:06
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46
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Touch the Hem of His Garment
| | The Soul Stirrers, Sam Cooke | | Sam Cooke | |
2:04
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47
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Sometime I Feel Like a Motherless Child
| | Marian Anderson | | Traditional | |
3:03
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48
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Misty
| | Johnny Mathis | | Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke | |
4:09
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49
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The Twist
| | Hank Ballard & the Midnighters | | Hank Ballard | |
2:38
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50
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I Ain't Superstitious
| | Howlin' Wolf | | Willie Dixon | |
2:56
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51
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I Pity the Fool
| | Bobby "Blue" Bland | | Deadric Malone | |
2:43
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52
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At Last
| | Etta James | | Mack Gordon, Harry Warren | |
3:11
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53
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Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
| | Charles Mingus | | Charles Mingus | |
5:42
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54
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Giant Steps
| | John Coltrane | | John Coltrane | |
4:46
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55
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Maiden Voyage
| | Herbie Hancock | | Herbie Hancock | |
7:54
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56
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You've Really Got a Hold on Me
| | The Miracles | | Robinson, Jr. William | |
3:00
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57
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Take My Hand, Precious Lord
| | Mahalia Jackson | | Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey | |
5:55
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58
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Cotton Fields
| | Odetta | | Leadbelly | |
3:24
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59
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How Blue Can You Get?
| | B.B. King | | Leonard Feather | |
3:37
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60
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No Pitty (In the Naked City)
| | Jackie Wilson | | Roberts, Johnnie, Jackie Wilson, Alonzo Tucker | |
4:27
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61
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Change Is Gonna Come
| | Otis Redding | | Sam Cooke | |
4:16
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62
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Walk on By
| | Dionne Warwick | | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | |
2:57
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63
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Reach Out (I'll Be There)
| | The Four Tops | | Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland | |
3:14
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Land of 1000 Dances
| | Wilson Pickett | | Chris Kenner | |
2:26
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65
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Respect
| | Aretha Franklin | | Otis Redding | |
2:24
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66
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Hey Joe
| | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | | Billy Roberts | |
3:56
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67
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The Klan
| | Richie Havens | | Grey, A., Grey, D. | |
4:34
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68
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Love Child
| | Diana Ross & the Supremes | | R. Dean Taylor, Deke Richards, Pam Sawyer, Frank Wilson | |
4:06
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69
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Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)
| | James Brown | | James Brown, Pee Wee Ellis | |
4:48
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70
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Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey
| | Sly & the Family Stone | | Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart | |
5:58
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71
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Choice of Colors
| | The Impressions | | Curtis Mayfield | |
3:20
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72
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black
| | Nina Simone | | Nina Simone, Weldon Irvine | |
2:50
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73
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(Is Anybody Going To) San Antone
| | Charley Pride | | Dave Kirby, Glenn Martin | |
2:12
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74
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I Want You Back
| | The Jackson 5 | | Berry Gordy, Jr., Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards | |
3:01
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I Want to Take You Higher
| | Ike & Tina Turner | | Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart | |
3:38
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76
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Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
| | The Temptations | | Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield | |
4:05
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77
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What's Going On
| | Marvin Gaye | | Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland | |
3:56
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78
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
| | Gil Scott-Heron | | Gil Scott-Heron | |
3:06
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79
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My Tribute
| | Andraé Crouch | | Andraé Crouch | |
6:01
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80
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Respect Yourself
| | The Staple Singers | | Luther Ingram, Sir Mack Rice | |
3:34
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81
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Tired of Being Alone
| | Al Green | | Al Green | |
3:15
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82
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Theme from Shaft
| | Isaac Hayes | | Isaac Hayes | |
3:18
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83
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Be Real Black for Me
| | Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway | | Flack, Rhonda, Hathway, Donny, Charles Mann | |
3:34
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84
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Sanford & Son Theme (The Streetbeater)
| | Quincy Jones | | Quincy Jones | |
3:06
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85
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Love Train
| | The O'Jays | | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | |
3:01
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86
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Ghetto Child
| | The Spinners | | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | |
3:49
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87
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Midnight Train to Georgia
| | Gladys Knight & the Pips | | Jim Weatherly | |
4:40
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88
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Jungle Boogie
| | Kool & the Gang | | Kool & the Gang, Ronald Bell | |
3:07
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89
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You're the First, the Last, My Everything
| | Barry White | | Barry White, Peter Radcliffe, Tony Sepe | |
4:36
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90
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Shining Star
| | Earth, Wind & Fire | | Philip Bailey, Maurice White, Larry Dunn | |
2:53
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91
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Chocolate City
| | Parliament | | Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton | |
5:41
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92
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Wake Up Everybody, Pt. 1
| | Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes | | Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead | |
3:40
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93
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We Are Family
| | Sister Sledge | | Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers | |
3:36
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94
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I Will Survive
| | Gloria Gaynor | | Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren | |
3:18
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95
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Fight the Power, Pt. 1
| | The Isley Brothers | | Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley | |
3:22
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96
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Rapper's Delight
| | The Sugarhill Gang | | Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers | |
5:04
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97
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The Breaks, Pt. 1
| | Kurtis Blow | | Kurtis Blow, Robert Ford, Jr., Russell Simmons, J.B. Moore, Larry Smith | |
4:09
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98
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The Message
| | Grandmaster Flash | | Sylvia Robinson, Melvin Glover, Clifton Chase, Edward Fletcher | |
4:48
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99
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A House Is Not a Home
| | Luther Vandross | | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | |
7:08
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100
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If You Knew
| | Patti LaBelle | | Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs, Kenny Gamble | |
4:37
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101
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Proud to Be Black
| | Run-D.M.C. | | Simmons, Daniel, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, Andre Brown | |
3:16
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102
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Colors
| | Ice-T | | Afrika Isalm, Ice-T | |
4:27
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103
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Sister Rosa
| | Neville Brothers | | Neville, Liryca, Darryl Johnson, Cyril Neville, Jason Neville, Charles Moore | |
3:29
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104
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Express Yourself
| | N.W.A. | | Ice Cube, Charles Wright | |
5:47
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105
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Me, Myself and I
| | De La Soul | | Mason, Jr. Vincent, Edwin Birdsong, George Clinton, Paul Huston, David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Phillipe Wynn | |
3:41
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106
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Ladies First
| | Queen Latifah, Monie Love | | Johnson, Simone, Peaks, Anthony, Mark James, Dr. Shane Faber, Dana Owens | |
3:57
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107
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Elvis Is Dead
| | Living Colour | | Vernon Reid | |
4:42
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108
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Fantastic Voyage
| | Coolio | | Ivey, Artis, Shockly, Stephen, Woos, Mark, Norman Beavers, Frederick Lewis, Thomas Shelby, Otis Stokes, Fred Alexander | |
4:03
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