1960s
- 1969
- Otis Redding and Steve Cropper for "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay"
performed by Otis Redding - Don Covay for "Chain of Fools (song)"
performed by Aretha Franklin - Edward Thomas, Bob McRee and Clifton Thomas for "Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries"
performed by Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson - Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson and Donald Davis for "Who's Making Love"
performed by Johnnie Taylor - Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong and Roger Penzabene for "I Wish It Would Rain"
performed by The Temptations
- Otis Redding and Steve Cropper for "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay"
- 1968
- Aretha Franklin for "Respect"
- Joe Tex for "Skinny Legs and All"
- Lou Rawls for "Dead End Street"
- Otis Redding for "Try a Little Tenderness"
- Sam & Dave for "Soul Man"
- 1967
- Ray Charles for "Crying Time"
- Joe Tex for "Skinny Legs and All"
- Lou Rawls for "Dead End Street"
- Otis Redding for "Try a Little Tenderness"
- Sam & Dave for "Soul Man"
- 1966
- James Brown for "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"
- Sam Cooke for "Shake"
- The Temptations for "My Girl"
- Wilson Pickett for "In The Midnight Hour"
- Jr. Walker and The All-Stars for "Shotgun"
- 1965
- Nancy Wilson for "How Glad I Am"
- Sam Cooke for "Good Times"
- The Impressions for Keep on Pushing
- The Supremes for "Baby Love"
- Dionne Warwick for "Walk On By"
- Joe Tex for "Hold What You've Got"
- 1964
- Ray Charles for "Busted"
- Barbara Lewis for "Hello Stranger"
- Lenny Welch for "Since I Fell for You'
- Little Johnny Taylor for "Part Time Love"
- Major Lance for "Hey Little Girl"
- Martha and the Vandellas for (Love is Like a) Heat Wave
- Sam Cooke for "Frankie and Johnny"
- 1963
- Ray Charles for "I Can't Stop Loving You"
- B. Bumble and the Stingers for "Nut Rocker"
- Bobby Darin for What'd I Say
- Little Eva for The Loco-Motion
- Mel Torme for Comin' Home Baby
- Sam Cooke for Bring It On Home To Me
- 1962
- Ray Charles for "Hit the Road Jack"
- Ernie K-Doe for "Mother-in-Law"
- Etta James for "The Fool That I Am"
- Jimmy Reed for "Bright Lights, Big City"
- Laverne Baker for "Saved"
- 1961
- Ray Charles for "Let the Good Times Roll"
- Etta James for "All I Could Do Was Cry"
- Hank Ballard for "Finger Poppin' Time"
- Muddy Waters for "Got My Mojo Working"
- Jackie Wilson for "Lonely Teardrops"
- LaVerne Baker for "Shake a Hand"
- John Lee Hooker for Travelin'
- Bo Diddley for "Walkin' and Talkin'"
- 1960
- Dinah Washington for "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes"
- Elvis Presley for "A Big Hunk o' Love"
- The Coasters for "Charlie Brown"
- Jesse Belvin for "Guess Who"
- Nat King Cole for "Midnight Flyer"
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