Best Motown Songs

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1) The Love You Save - The Jackson 5

“stop the love you save baby --LOVE IT”

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“Michael, Michael, little lovely Michael!”

“The love”

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2) If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight

“I love gladys knight songs
i love her voice”

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3) I'll Be There - The Jackson 5

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4) What Becomes of the Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin

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5) The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

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6) What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye

“Best Motown and one of the best ever recorded”

7) Ain’t Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations

8) Living For the City - Stevie Wonder

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9) (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding

“The emotion you can hear in Otis’s voice is unparalleled by ANY other song. This is an amazing classic that wasn’t able to see its finish, yet is still amazing.”

10) Reach Out I’ll Be There - The Four Tops

11) Midnight train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips

12) Nowhere To Run - Martha and the Vandellas

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13) End Of The Road - Boyz II Men

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14) Betcha By Golly, Wow - The Stylistics

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15) Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations

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16) At Last - Etta James

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17) My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder

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18) What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

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19) Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye

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20) Statue of a Fool - David Ruffin

“I’ve never seen this one on any list of Motown favorites. It might be the greatest undiscovered Motown song ever. It’s my favorite of the 291 Motown songs on my IPod.”

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21) Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson

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22) Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye

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23) Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites

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24) ABC - Jackson 5

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25) Shining Star - The Manhattans

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26) Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell