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#	Song / Artist	Average Rating	#Pf	Hi	Lo	σ	0-19	20-39	40-59	60-79	80-100
1	A Change Is Gonna Come0001A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke	63.8	6	75	57	23.0	0	0	2	3	0
2	Proud Mary0001Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival Ike & Tina Turner	64.0	5	73	52	20.8	0	0	2	3	0
3	To Love Somebody0001To Love Somebody The Bee Gees	68.8	5	87	35	18.8	0	1	0	3	1
4	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
5	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
6	Crying0001Crying Roy Orbison	70.0	2	74	66	17.0	0	0	0	2	0
7	Dont Play That Song0001Don't Play That Song Ben E. King	73.0	2	75	71	17.5	0	0	0	2	0
8	Feeling Good0001Feeling Good Nina Simone	55.1	8	77	37	21.7	0	1	4	2	0
9	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
10	Respect0001Respect Aretha Franklin	71.3	3	84	62	14.7	0	0	0	2	1
11	Satisfaction0001(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones	61.7	3	70	49	21.7	0	0	1	2	0
12	Son Of A Preacher Man0001Son Of A Preacher Man Dusty Springfield	41.5	4	70	10	16.8	1	1	0	2	0
13	Stand By Me0001Stand By Me Ben E. King	61.2	6	89	30	16.8	0	1	1	2	1
14	Unchained Melody0001Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers	44.0	4	77	5	19.0	1	1	0	2	0
15	What A Wonderful World0001What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong	68.3	5	85	53	20.0	0	0	1	2	1
16	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
17	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
18	Yesterday0001Yesterday The Beatles	53.8	4	64	43	25.0	0	0	2	2	0
19	A Little Less Conversation0001A Little Less Conversation Elvis Presley	41.0	5	72	28	21.8	0	4	0	1	0
20	A Natural Woman0001A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin	63.4	5	89	38	16.8	0	1	1	1	2
21	Aint No Way0001Ain't No Way Aretha Franklin	59.0	2	64	54	20.5	0	0	1	1	0
22	Aint Too Proud To Beg0001Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Temptations	52.8	5	84	19	17.4	1	0	2	1	1
23	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
24	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
25	At Last0001At Last Etta James	60.0	1	60	60	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
26	Baby I Need Your Loving0001Baby I Need Your Loving The Four Tops	65.5	2	76	55	17.0	0	0	1	1	0
27	Bare Necessities0001The Bare Necessities Phil Harris	66.0	1	66	66	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
28	Beggin0001Beggin' The Four Seasons	61.0	1	61	61	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
29	Blackbird0001Blackbird The Beatles	72.0	2	72	72	16.0	0	0	0	1	0
30	Born To Be Wild0001Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf	69.0	1	69	69	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
31	Boxer0001The Boxer Simon and Garfunkel	62.0	2	70	54	21.5	0	0	1	1	0
32	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
33	Chain Of Fools0001Chain Of Fools Aretha Franklin	57.4	5	84	40	17.0	0	0	3	1	1
34	Come Together0001Come Together The Beatles	62.1	7	85	26	17.1	0	2	1	1	3
35	Cry Baby0001Cry Baby Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters Janis Joplin	69.0	2	69	69	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
36	Dancing In The Street0001Dancing In The Street Martha and the Vandellas	56.0	2	67	45	19.5	0	0	1	1	0
37	Day Tripper0001Day Tripper The Beatles	64.0	1	64	64	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
38	Daydream0001Daydream Lovin' Spoonful	77.0	1	77	77	17.0	0	0	0	1	0
39	Dazed And Confused0001Dazed And Confused Led Zeppelin	76.5	2	88	65	20.0	0	0	0	1	1
40	Fixing A Hole0001Fixing A Hole The Beatles	62.0	1	62	62	19.0	0	0	0	1	0
41	For Once In My Life0001For Once In My Life Stevie Wonder	35.6	6	72	14	17.2	1	2	1	1	0
42	Georgia On My Mind0001Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles	66.8	6	87	43	21.0	0	0	2	1	1
43	Gimme Shelter0001Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones	49.0	2	79	19	18.5	1	0	0	1	0
44	God Only Knows0001God Only Knows The Beach Boys	60.0	2	76	44	25.0	0	0	1	1	0
45	Golden Slumbers0001Golden Slumbers The Beatles	63.0	1	63	63	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
46	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
47	Hard To Handle0001Hard To Handle Otis Redding The Black Crowes	43.0	3	66	31	21.3	0	2	0	1	0
48	Heat Wave0001Heat Wave Martha and the Vandellas Linda Ronstadt	43.8	5	61	34	17.0	0	2	2	1	0
49	Hold On Im Comin0001Hold On, I'm Comin' Sam and Dave	70.0	1	70	70	16.0	0	0	0	1	0
50	House Of Rising Sun0001House Of The Rising Sun The Animals	84.5	4	94	75	14.0	0	0	0	1	1
51	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
52	I Believe To My Soul0001I Believe To My Soul Ray Charles	58.0	2	68	48	20.0	0	0	1	1	0
53	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
54	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
55	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
56	I Will0001I Will The Beatles	68.0	1	68	68	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
57	If I Can Dream0001If I Can Dream Elvis Presley	61.5	2	72	51	21.0	0	0	1	1	0
58	Im A Woman0001I'm A Woman Peggy Lee	78.5	2	88	69	13.5	0	0	0	1	1
59	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
60	Jackson0001Jackson Johnny Cash & June Carter	67.0	1	67	67	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
61	Letter0001The Letter The Box Tops	46.0	3	66	27	18.3	0	1	1	1	0
62	Love Potion Number Nine0001Love Potion No. 9 The Searchers	63.0	1	63	63	25.0	0	0	0	1	0
63	Moon River0001Moon River Andy Williams	46.3	3	70	26	19.7	0	1	1	1	0
64	More Today Than Yesterday0001More Today Than Yesterday Spiral Starecase	42.5	2	67	18	17.5	1	0	0	1	0
65	My Generation0001My Generation The Who	76.0	1	76	76	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
66	My Girl0001My Girl The Temptations	33.6	5	63	6	16.8	1	2	1	1	0
67	Nowhere To Run0001Nowhere To Run Martha and the Vandellas	61.0	1	61	61	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
68	Oh Darling0001Oh! Darling The Beatles	54.5	2	65	44	19.5	0	0	1	1	0
69	One0001One Three Dog Night	61.0	1	61	61	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
70	Ooh Baby Baby0001Ooh Baby Baby Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	62.5	2	66	59	18.5	0	0	1	1	0
71	People0001People Barbra Streisand	69.0	1	69	69	15.0	0	0	0	1	0
72	Piece Of My Heart0001Piece Of My Heart Janis Joplin	52.1	8	65	38	22.1	0	1	6	1	0
73	Play With Fire0001Play With Fire The Rolling Stones	69.0	1	69	69	20.0	0	0	0	1	0
74	River Deep Mountain High0001River Deep - Mountain High Ike & Tina Turner	67.0	3	86	36	15.7	0	1	0	1	1
75	Seven Day Fool0001Seven Day Fool Etta James	79.0	1	79	79	15.0	0	0	0	1	0
76	Shop Around0001Shop Around Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	49.8	4	76	35	21.0	0	1	2	1	0
77	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
78	Somebody to Love0001Somebody to Love Jefferson Airplane	58.5	2	60	57	23.0	0	0	1	1	0
79	Something0001Something The Beatles	63.0	1	63	63	22.0	0	0	0	1	0
80	Sound of Silence0001The Sound of Silence Simon and Garfunkel	53.0	3	61	49	20.0	0	0	2	1	0
81	Spinning Wheel0001Spinning Wheel Blood, Sweat and Tears	76.5	2	84	69	19.5	0	0	0	1	1
82	Stay With Me0001Stay With Me Lorraine Ellison	61.0	1	61	61	23.0	0	0	0	1	0
83	Steal Away0001Steal Away Jimmy Hughes	63.0	1	63	63	18.0	0	0	0	1	0
84	That's Life0001That's Life Frank Sinatra	62.0	2	62	62	25.0	0	0	0	1	0
85	Think0001Think Aretha Franklin	69.8	4	84	36	17.8	0	1	0	1	2
86	Time Of The Season0001Time Of The Season The Zombies	48.0	2	71	25	22.5	0	1	0	1	0
87	Times They Are A Changin0001The Times, They Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan	71.0	1	71	71	14.0	0	0	0	1	0
88	Tobacco Road0001Tobacco Road The Nashville Teens	50.0	2	65	35	21.0	0	1	0	1	0
89	Try A Little Tenderness0001Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding	69.3	3	80	59	20.0	0	0	1	1	1
90	Walk On By0001Walk On By Dionne Warwick	73.0	1	73	73	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
91	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
92	While My Guitar Gently Weeps0001While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles	72.0	1	72	72	21.0	0	0	0	1	0
93	Whos Loving You0001Who's Loving You The Jackson 5	62.0	2	72	52	20.5	0	0	1	1	0
94	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
95	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
96	A Day In The Life0001A Day In The Life The Beatles	37.0	1	37	37	20.0	0	1	0	0	0
97	A Whiter Shade Of Pale0001A Whiter Shade Of Pale Procol Harum	56.0	1	56	56	24.0	0	0	1	0	0
98	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
99	All My Loving0001All My Loving The Beatles	58.0	1	58	58	22.0	0	0	1	0	0
100	Anyone Who Had A Heart0001Anyone Who Had A Heart Dionne Warwick	40.7	3	49	33	19.3	0	1	2	0	0

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