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#	Song / Artist	Average Rating	#Pf	Hi	Lo	σ	0-19	20-39	40-59	60-79	80-100
1	Build Me Up Buttercup0001Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations	93.0	1	93	93	14.0	0	0	0	0	1
2	Will You Love Me Tomorrow0001Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles	92.0	1	92	92	13.0	0	0	0	0	1
3	Dont Rain On My Parade0001Don't Rain On My Parade Barbra Streisand	91.0	1	91	91	13.0	0	0	0	0	1
4	Whipping Post0001Whipping Post The Allman Brothers Band	90.0	1	90	90	20.0	0	0	0	0	1
5	People Get Ready0001People Get Ready The Impressions	88.0	1	88	88	16.0	0	0	0	0	1
6	Homeward Bound0001Homeward Bound Simon and Garfunkel	87.0	1	87	87	17.0	0	0	0	0	1
7	Sweet Sweet Baby Since Youve Been Gone0001(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin	87.0	1	87	87	12.0	0	0	0	0	1
8	What Is And What Should Never Be0001What Is And What Should Never Be Led Zeppelin	85.0	1	85	85	24.0	0	0	0	0	1
9	Bang Bang My Baby Shot Me Down0001Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Cher	84.0	1	84	84	12.0	0	0	0	0	1
10	Whole Lotta Love0001Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin	88.5	2	93	84	19.0	0	0	0	0	2
11	Don’t Make Me Over0001Don’t Make Me Over Dionne Warwick	82.0	1	82	82	10.0	0	0	0	0	1
12	Shes A Woman0001She's A Woman The Beatles	82.0	1	82	82	19.0	0	0	0	0	1
13	Fool In Love0001Fool In Love Ike & Tina Turner	82.0	2	83	81	13.5	0	0	0	0	2
14	Saved0001Saved Elvis Presley	81.0	1	81	81	14.0	0	0	0	0	1
15	Come See About Me0001Come See About Me The Supremes	80.0	1	80	80	11.0	0	0	0	0	1
16	Since I Fell For You0001Since I Fell For You Lenny Welch	80.0	1	80	80	13.0	0	0	0	0	1
17	You Cant Always Get What You Want0001You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones	80.0	2	80	80	12.0	0	0	0	0	1
18	Seven Day Fool0001Seven Day Fool Etta James	79.0	1	79	79	15.0	0	0	0	1	0
19	All Along The Watchtower0001All Along The Watchtower Bob Dylan The Jimi Hendrix Experience	77.0	1	77	77	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
20	Daydream0001Daydream Lovin' Spoonful	77.0	1	77	77	17.0	0	0	0	1	0
21	I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)0001I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) Aretha Franklin	78.5	2	80	77	14.0	0	0	0	1	1
22	My Generation0001My Generation The Who	76.0	1	76	76	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
23	House Of Rising Sun0001House Of The Rising Sun The Animals	84.5	4	94	75	14.0	0	0	0	1	1
24	Walk On By0001Walk On By Dionne Warwick	73.0	1	73	73	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
25	Blackbird0001Blackbird The Beatles	72.0	2	72	72	16.0	0	0	0	1	0
26	While My Guitar Gently Weeps0001While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles	72.0	1	72	72	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
27	As Long As He Needs Me0001As Long As He Needs Me From: Oliver!	75.5	2	80	71	17.5	0	0	0	1	1
28	Dont Play That Song0001Don't Play That Song Ben E. King	73.0	2	75	71	17.5	0	0	0	2	0
29	Times They Are A Changin0001The Times, They Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan	71.0	1	71	71	14.0	0	0	0	1	0
30	Hold On Im Comin0001Hold On, I'm Comin' Sam and Dave	70.0	1	70	70	16.0	0	0	0	1	0
31	Born To Be Wild0001Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf	69.0	1	69	69	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
32	Cry Baby0001Cry Baby Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters Janis Joplin	69.0	2	69	69	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
33	Im A Woman0001I'm A Woman Peggy Lee	78.5	2	88	69	13.5	0	0	0	1	1
34	People0001People Barbra Streisand	69.0	1	69	69	15.0	0	0	0	1	0
35	Play With Fire0001Play With Fire The Rolling Stones	69.0	1	69	69	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
36	Spinning Wheel0001Spinning Wheel Blood, Sweat and Tears	76.5	2	84	69	19.5	0	0	0	1	1
37	I Thank The Lord For The Night Time0001I Thank The Lord For The Night Time Neil Diamond	68.0	1	68	68	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
38	I Will0001I Will The Beatles	68.0	1	68	68	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
39	Jackson0001Jackson Johnny Cash & June Carter	67.0	1	67	67	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
40	Bare Necessities0001The Bare Necessities Phil Harris	66.0	1	66	66	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
41	Crying0001Crying Roy Orbison	70.0	2	74	66	17.0	0	0	0	2	0
42	Dazed And Confused0001Dazed And Confused Led Zeppelin	76.5	2	88	65	20.0	0	0	0	1	1
43	Day Tripper0001Day Tripper The Beatles	64.0	1	64	64	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
44	Golden Slumbers0001Golden Slumbers The Beatles	63.0	1	63	63	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
45	Hard Times No One Knows Better Than I0001Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) Ray Charles	63.0	1	63	63	25.0	0	0	0	1	0
46	Love Potion Number Nine0001Love Potion No. 9 The Searchers	63.0	1	63	63	25.0	0	0	0	1	0
47	Something0001Something The Beatles	63.0	1	63	63	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
48	Steal Away0001Steal Away Jimmy Hughes	63.0	1	63	63	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
49	Fixing A Hole0001Fixing A Hole The Beatles	62.0	1	62	62	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
50	Respect0001Respect Aretha Franklin	71.3	3	84	62	14.7	0	0	0	2	1
51	That's Life0001That's Life Frank Sinatra	62.0	2	62	62	25.0	0	0	0	1	0
52	What The World Needs Now Is Love0001What The World Needs Now Is Love Jackie DeShannon	62.0	1	62	62	16.0	0	0	0	1	0
53	Youve Made Me So Very Happy0001You've Made Me So Very Happy Blood, Sweat and Tears	62.0	1	62	62	15.0	0	0	0	1	0
54	Beggin0001Beggin' The Four Seasons	61.0	1	61	61	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
55	Nowhere To Run0001Nowhere To Run Martha and the Vandellas	61.0	1	61	61	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
56	One0001One Three Dog Night	61.0	1	61	61	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
57	Stay With Me0001Stay With Me Lorraine Ellison	61.0	1	61	61	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
58	At Last0001At Last Etta James	60.0	1	60	60	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
59	Baby What You Want Me To Do0001Baby What You Want Me To Do Jimmy Reed	59.0	1	59	59	19.0	0	0	1	0	0
60	Ooh Baby Baby0001Ooh Baby Baby Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	62.5	2	66	59	18.5	0	0	1	1	0
61	Try A Little Tenderness0001Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding	69.3	3	80	59	20.0	0	0	1	1	1
62	All My Loving0001All My Loving The Beatles	58.0	1	58	58	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
63	Id Rather Go Blind0001I'd Rather Go Blind Etta James	58.0	1	58	58	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
64	Summer Wind0001Summer Wind Frank Sinatra	58.0	1	58	58	17.0	0	0	1	0	0
65	Youre All I Need To Get By0001You're All I Need To Get By Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	68.0	4	76	58	19.0	0	0	1	3	0
66	A Change Is Gonna Come0001A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke	63.8	6	75	57	23.0	0	0	2	3	0
67	If I Fell0001If I Fell The Beatles	57.0	1	57	57	18.0	0	0	1	0	0
68	Shadow Of Your Smile0001The Shadow Of Your Smile Tony Bennett	57.0	1	57	57	24.0	0	0	1	0	0
69	Somebody to Love0001Somebody to Love Jefferson Airplane	58.5	2	60	57	23.0	0	0	1	1	0
70	A Whiter Shade Of Pale0001A Whiter Shade Of Pale Procol Harum	56.0	1	56	56	24.0	0	0	1	0	0
71	Baby I Love You0001Baby, I Love You Aretha Franklin	56.0	1	56	56	18.0	0	0	1	0	0
72	Baby I Need Your Loving0001Baby I Need Your Loving The Four Tops	65.5	2	76	55	17.0	0	0	1	1	0
73	Fortunate Son0001Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival	55.0	1	55	55	24.0	0	0	1	0	0
74	If Ever I Would Leave You0001If Ever I Would Leave You From: Camelot	55.0	1	55	55	19.0	0	0	1	0	0
75	In My Room0001In My Room The Beach Boys	55.0	1	55	55	26.0	0	0	1	0	0
76	Aint No Way0001Ain't No Way Aretha Franklin	59.0	2	64	54	20.5	0	0	1	1	0
77	Boxer0001The Boxer Simon and Garfunkel	62.0	2	70	54	21.5	0	0	1	1	0
78	Do You Love Me0001Do You Love Me The Contours	54.0	1	54	54	19.0	0	0	1	0	0
79	In The Ghetto0001In The Ghetto Elvis Presley	67.0	2	80	54	21.5	0	0	1	0	1
80	Shes Not There0001She's Not There The Zombies	54.0	1	54	54	19.0	0	0	1	0	0
81	White Rabbit0001White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane	54.0	1	54	54	29.0	0	0	1	0	0
82	Honky Tonk Women0001Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones	53.0	1	53	53	21.0	0	0	1	0	0
83	Leaving On A Jet Plane0001Leaving On A Jet Plane Peter, Paul And Mary	53.0	1	53	53	26.0	0	0	1	0	0
84	What A Wonderful World0001What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong	68.3	5	85	53	20.0	0	0	1	2	1
85	When Will I Be Loved0001When Will I Be Loved The Everly Brothers Linda Ronstadt	53.0	1	53	53	23.0	0	0	1	0	0
86	Proud Mary0001Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival Ike & Tina Turner	64.0	5	73	52	20.8	0	0	2	3	0
87	Shes Leaving Home0001She's Leaving Home The Beatles	52.0	1	52	52	23.0	0	0	1	0	0
88	Whos Loving You0001Who's Loving You The Jackson 5	62.0	2	72	52	20.5	0	0	1	1	0
89	Happy Together0001Happy Together The Turtles	53.5	3	56	51	20.5	0	0	2	0	0
90	I Fall To Pieces0001I Fall To Pieces Patsy Cline	51.0	1	51	51	16.0	0	0	1	0	0
91	If I Can Dream0001If I Can Dream Elvis Presley	61.5	2	72	51	21.0	0	0	1	1	0
92	Its All Over Now0001It's All Over Now The Rolling Stones	51.0	1	51	51	20.0	0	0	1	0	0
93	Mustang Sally0001Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett	51.0	1	51	51	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
94	You Cant Do That0001You Can't Do That The Beatles	51.0	1	51	51	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
95	Dont Let The Sun Catch You Crying0001Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying Gerry and the Pacemakers	50.0	1	50	50	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
96	Im Gonna Make You Love Me0001I'm Gonna Make You Love Me The Supremes & The Temptations	54.0	2	58	50	19.0	0	0	2	0	0
97	King Of The Road0001King Of The Road Roger Miller	50.0	1	50	50	23.0	0	0	1	0	0
98	On Broadway0001On Broadway The Drifters George Benson	50.0	2	50	50	20.0	0	0	2	0	0
99	Satisfaction0001(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones	61.7	3	70	49	21.7	0	0	1	2	0
100	Sound of Silence0001The Sound of Silence Simon and Garfunkel	53.0	3	61	49	20.0	0	0	2	1	0

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