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#	Song / Artist	Average Rating	#Pf	Hi	Lo	σ	0-19	20-39	40-59	60-79	80-100
1	Feeling Good0001Feeling Good Nina Simone	55.1	8	77	37	21.7	0	1	4	2	0
2	Piece Of My Heart0001Piece Of My Heart Janis Joplin	52.1	8	65	38	22.1	0	1	6	1	0
3	When A Man Loves A Woman0001When A Man Loves A Woman Percy Sledge	56.1	8	91	19	18.3	1	1	3	2	1
4	Come Together0001Come Together The Beatles	62.1	7	85	26	17.1	0	2	1	1	3
5	I Heard It Through The Grapevine0001I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye	47.1	7	78	11	17.6	1	1	3	2	0
6	A Change Is Gonna Come0001A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke	63.8	6	75	57	23.0	0	0	2	3	0
7	For Once In My Life0001For Once In My Life Stevie Wonder	35.6	6	72	14	17.2	1	2	1	1	0
8	Georgia On My Mind0001Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles	66.8	6	87	43	21.0	0	0	2	1	1
9	Stand By Me0001Stand By Me Ben E. King	61.2	6	89	30	16.8	0	1	1	2	1
10	A Little Less Conversation0001A Little Less Conversation Elvis Presley	41.0	5	72	28	21.8	0	4	0	1	0
11	A Natural Woman0001A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin	63.4	5	89	38	16.8	0	1	1	1	2
12	Aint No Mountain High Enough0001Ain't No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Diana Ross	37.8	5	51	8	15.0	1	1	3	0	0
13	Aint Too Proud To Beg0001Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Temptations	52.8	5	84	19	17.4	1	0	2	1	1
14	Chain Of Fools0001Chain Of Fools Aretha Franklin	57.4	5	84	40	17.0	0	0	3	1	1
15	Heat Wave0001Heat Wave Martha and the Vandellas Linda Ronstadt	43.8	5	61	34	17.0	0	2	2	1	0
16	How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)0001How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Marvin Gaye James Taylor	30.6	5	68	15	14.6	2	2	0	1	0
17	I Can't Help Myself Sugar Pie Honey Bunch0001I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) The Four Tops	34.2	5	82	6	13.8	2	1	1	0	1
18	My Girl0001My Girl The Temptations	33.6	5	63	6	16.8	1	2	1	1	0
19	Proud Mary0001Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival Ike & Tina Turner	64.0	5	73	52	20.8	0	0	2	3	0
20	To Love Somebody0001To Love Somebody The Bee Gees	68.8	5	87	35	18.8	0	1	0	3	1
21	What A Wonderful World0001What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong	68.3	5	85	53	20.0	0	0	1	2	1
22	With A Little Help From My Friends0001With A Little Help From My Friends The Beatles Joe Cocker	55.5	5	74	30	22.0	0	1	1	2	0
23	You Keep Me Hangin On0001You Keep Me Hangin' On The Supremes Kim Wilde	49.6	5	81	6	17.2	1	0	2	1	1
24	Bring It On Home To Me0001Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke	57.3	4	66	45	22.3	0	0	1	2	0
25	Cant Help Falling In Love0001Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley UB40	66.0	4	93	21	16.8	0	1	0	1	2
26	Eleanor Rigby0001Eleanor Rigby The Beatles	51.8	4	82	36	20.0	0	2	1	0	1
27	House Of Rising Sun0001House Of The Rising Sun The Animals	84.5	4	94	75	14.0	0	0	0	1	1
28	Its a Mans Mans Mans World0001It's A Man's Man's Man's World James Brown	64.8	4	85	24	17.3	0	1	0	1	2
29	My Cherie Amour0001My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder	29.0	4	48	18	15.8	1	2	1	0	0
30	Shop Around0001Shop Around Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	49.8	4	76	35	21.0	0	1	2	1	0
31	Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay0001(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding	45.3	4	80	12	16.8	1	1	0	1	1
32	Son Of A Preacher Man0001Son Of A Preacher Man Dusty Springfield	41.5	4	70	10	16.8	1	1	0	2	0
33	Think0001Think Aretha Franklin	69.8	4	84	36	17.8	0	1	0	1	2
34	Tracks Of My Tears0001The Tracks Of My Tears Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	61.8	4	87	47	23.0	0	0	3	0	1
35	Unchained Melody0001Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers	44.0	4	77	5	19.0	1	1	0	2	0
36	Yesterday0001Yesterday The Beatles	53.8	4	64	43	25.0	0	0	2	2	0
37	You Dont Have To Say You Love Me0001You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Dusty Springfield	65.0	4	90	33	16.5	0	1	1	0	2
38	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
39	Anyone Who Had A Heart0001Anyone Who Had A Heart Dionne Warwick	40.7	3	49	33	19.3	0	1	2	0	0
40	Breaking Up Is Hard To Do0001Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Neil Sedaka	37.0	3	59	17	18.7	1	1	1	0	0
41	Happy Together0001Happy Together The Turtles	53.5	3	56	51	20.5	0	0	2	0	0
42	Hard To Handle0001Hard To Handle Otis Redding The Black Crowes	43.0	3	66	31	21.3	0	2	0	1	0
43	Letter0001The Letter The Box Tops	46.0	3	66	27	18.3	0	1	1	1	0
44	Light My Fire0001Light My Fire The Doors Jose Feliciano	59.0	3	82	47	18.0	0	0	2	0	1
45	Moon River0001Moon River Andy Williams	46.3	3	70	26	19.7	0	1	1	1	0
46	Paint It Black0001Paint It, Black The Rolling Stones	53.3	3	88	30	20.0	0	1	1	0	1
47	Respect0001Respect Aretha Franklin	71.3	3	84	62	14.7	0	0	0	2	1
48	River Deep Mountain High0001River Deep - Mountain High Ike & Tina Turner	67.0	3	86	36	15.7	0	1	0	1	1
49	Satisfaction0001(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones	61.7	3	70	49	21.7	0	0	1	2	0
50	Sound of Silence0001The Sound of Silence Simon and Garfunkel	53.0	3	61	49	20.0	0	0	2	1	0
51	Suspicious Minds0001Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley	46.3	3	56	38	20.0	0	1	2	0	0
52	Try A Little Tenderness0001Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding	69.3	3	80	59	20.0	0	0	1	1	1
53	You Cant Hurry Love0001You Can't Hurry Love The Supremes Phil Collins	25.7	3	41	14	16.0	1	1	1	0	0
54	Aint No Way0001Ain't No Way Aretha Franklin	59.0	2	64	54	20.5	0	0	1	1	0
55	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
56	Baby I Need Your Loving0001Baby I Need Your Loving The Four Tops	65.5	2	76	55	17.0	0	0	1	1	0
57	Blackbird0001Blackbird The Beatles	72.0	2	72	72	16.0	0	0	0	1	0
58	Boxer0001The Boxer Simon and Garfunkel	62.0	2	70	54	21.5	0	0	1	1	0
59	Crazy0001Crazy Patsy Cline	34.0	2	43	25	16.5	0	1	1	0	0
60	Cry Baby0001Cry Baby Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters Janis Joplin	69.0	2	69	69	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
61	Crying0001Crying Roy Orbison	70.0	2	74	66	17.0	0	0	0	2	0
62	Dancing In The Street0001Dancing In The Street Martha and the Vandellas	56.0	2	67	45	19.5	0	0	1	1	0
63	Dazed And Confused0001Dazed And Confused Led Zeppelin	76.5	2	88	65	20.0	0	0	0	1	1
64	Dont Play That Song0001Don't Play That Song Ben E. King	73.0	2	75	71	17.5	0	0	0	2	0
65	Fool In Love0001Fool In Love Ike & Tina Turner	82.0	2	83	81	13.5	0	0	0	0	2
66	Get Ready0001Get Ready The Temptations Rare Earth	43.0	2	54	32	21.5	0	1	1	0	0
67	Gimme Shelter0001Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones	49.0	2	79	19	18.5	1	0	0	1	0
68	God Only Knows0001God Only Knows The Beach Boys	60.0	2	76	44	25.0	0	0	1	1	0
69	Hey Jude0001Hey Jude The Beatles	52.0	2	56	48	25.0	0	0	2	0	0
70	I Believe To My Soul0001I Believe To My Soul Ray Charles	58.0	2	68	48	20.0	0	0	1	1	0
71	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
72	I Say A Little Prayer0001I Say A Little Prayer Dionne Warwick	33.5	2	48	19	14.5	1	0	1	0	0
73	I Want To Hold Your Hand0001I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles	43.0	2	74	12	22.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	If I Can Dream0001If I Can Dream Elvis Presley	61.5	2	72	51	21.0	0	0	1	1	0
75	Im A Woman0001I'm A Woman Peggy Lee	78.5	2	88	69	13.5	0	0	0	1	1
76	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
77	In My Life0001In My Life The Beatles	23.0	2	33	13	12.0	1	1	0	0	0
78	In The Ghetto0001In The Ghetto Elvis Presley	67.0	2	80	54	21.5	0	0	1	0	1
79	In The Midnight Hour0001In The Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett	51.5	2	57	46	23.0	0	0	2	0	0
80	MacArthur Park0001MacArthur Park Richard Harris Donna Summer	31.5	2	36	27	22.5	0	2	0	0	0
81	More Today Than Yesterday0001More Today Than Yesterday Spiral Starecase	42.5	2	67	18	17.5	1	0	0	1	0
82	Mrs. Robinson0001Mrs. Robinson Simon and Garfunkel	30.0	2	44	16	17.0	1	0	1	0	0
83	Oh Darling0001Oh! Darling The Beatles	54.5	2	65	44	19.5	0	0	1	1	0
84	On Broadway0001On Broadway The Drifters George Benson	50.0	2	50	50	20.0	0	0	2	0	0
85	Ooh Baby Baby0001Ooh Baby Baby Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	62.5	2	66	59	18.5	0	0	1	1	0
86	Ring Of Fire0001Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash	38.5	2	51	26	28.0	0	1	1	0	0
87	Somebody to Love0001Somebody to Love Jefferson Airplane	58.5	2	60	57	23.0	0	0	1	1	0
88	Somethings Got A Hold On Me0001Something's Got A Hold On Me Etta James	n/a	2			n/a
89	Spinning Wheel0001Spinning Wheel Blood, Sweat and Tears	76.5	2	84	69	19.5	0	0	0	1	1
90	That's Life0001That's Life Frank Sinatra	62.0	2	62	62	25.0	0	0	0	1	0
91	This Old Heart Of Mine0001This Old Heart Of Mine The Isley Brothers	31.0	2	35	27	18.5	0	2	0	0	0
92	Time Of The Season0001Time Of The Season The Zombies	48.0	2	71	25	22.5	0	1	0	1	0
93	Tobacco Road0001Tobacco Road The Nashville Teens	50.0	2	65	35	21.0	0	1	0	1	0
94	What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted0001What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted Jimmy Ruffin	31.0	2	35	27	19.5	0	2	0	0	0
95	Where The Boys Are0001Where The Boys Are Connie Francis	45.0	2	84	6	12.5	1	0	0	0	1
96	Whole Lotta Love0001Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin	88.5	2	93	84	19.0	0	0	0	0	2
97	Whos Loving You0001Who's Loving You The Jackson 5	62.0	2	72	52	20.5	0	0	1	1	0
98	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
99	You Really Got Me0001You Really Got Me The Kinks	16.5	2	23	10	18.0	1	1	0	0	0
100	Youve Really Got A Hold On Me0001You've Really Got A Hold On Me Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	64.5	2	82	47	21.5	0	0	1	0	1

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