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Tracklist

# Title Artist Rating Length
  CD 1: Blues, Jazz, Swing & the Big Bands 1900-1945
1 Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin 3:18
2 Crazy Blues Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds 3:20
3 Dippermouth Blues King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band 2:16
4 Dark Was the Night - Cold Was the Ground Blind Willie Johnson 3:20
5 Statesboro Blues Blind Willie McTell 2:34
6 How Long, How Long Blues Leroy Carr 3:01
7 Pine Top's Boogie Woogie Pinetop Smith 3:23
8 St Louis Blues Louis Armstrong 3:03
9 Ol' Man River Paul Robeson 2:37
10 Gimme a Pigfoot (feat. Buck & His Band) Bessie Smith 3:30
11 Minnie the Moocher (The Ho De Ho Song) Cab Calloway 3:11
12 Stormy Weather Ethel Waters 3:12
13 Honeysuckle Rose Fats Waller 2:40
14 Hellhound on My Trail Robert Johnson 2:37
15 Good Morning, Schoolgirl Sonny Boy Williamson 3:03
16 Jumpin' at the Woodside Count Basie 3:07
17 We Three (My Echo, My Shadow & Me) The Ink Spots 3:21
18 Strange Fruit Billie Holiday 2:55
19 Summertime Sidney Bechet 4:10
20 T-Bone Blues
T-Bone Walker with Les Hite & His Orchestra 3:16
21 God Bless the Child Billie Holiday 2:45
22 After You've Gone (feat. The Gene Krupa Orchestra) Roy Eldridge 2:38
23 I Wonder Pvt Cecil Gant 2:44
24 Ko-Ko Charlie Parker 2:57
25 Things Ain't What They Used to Be Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 3:09
26 Straighten Up and Fly Right Nat King Cole 2:29
  CD 2: The Birth of R'n'B 1946-1953
1 That's All Right Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup 2:55
2 Let the Good Times Roll Louis Jordan 2:48
3 Chicken Shack Boogie Amos Milburn 2:51
4 I Can't Be Satisfied Muddy Waters 2:43
5 Good Rockin' Tonight Roy Brown with Bob Ogden & Orchestra 2:59
6 Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight 2:29
7 We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll Wild Bill Moore Sextet 2:38
8 Boogie Chillen' John Lee Hooker 3:09
9 All She Wants to Do Is Rock Wynonie Harris 2:33
10 The Fat Man Fats Domino 2:37
11 Every Day I Have the Blues Lowell Fulson 2:31
12 Please Send Me Someone to Love Percy Mayfield 2:55
13 Black Night Charles Brown 3:06
14 Flamingo Earl Bostic 2:42
15 Lawdy, Miss Clawdy Lloyd Price 2:33
16 One Mint Julip The Clovers 2:29
17 Honey Hush Big Joe Turner 2:43
18 Hound Dog
Big Mama Thornton 5 2:52
19 Money Honey Clyde McPhatter 2:58
20 Dust My Broom Elmore James 3:01
21 Smokestack Lightnin' Howlin' Wolf 3:05
22 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye Ella Fitzgerald 3:36
23 Crying in the Chapel The Orioles 3:04
24 Teardrops in My Eyes Ruth Brown 3:00
25 Manhattan Ella Fitzgerald 2:53
  CD 3: The Rock'n'Roll Years 1945-1962
1 Loco-Motion Little Eva 2:28
2 Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry 3 2:40
3 Yakety Yak The Coasters 1:50
4 Tutti Frutti Little Richard 2:25
5 Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet) Jackie Wilson 2:44
6 Duke of Earl Gene Chandler 2:16
7 Why Do Fools Fall in Love Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 2:18
8 Hit the Road Jack Ray Charles 1:56
9 Blueberry Hill Fats Domino 2:22
10 Stand by Me Ben E. King 3:00
11 My Baby Just Cares for Me Nina Simone 3:36
12 Tears on My Pillow Little Anthony & The Imperials 2:16
13 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes The Platters 2:38
14 It's All in the Game Tommy Edwards 2:38
15 Passing Strangers Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan 2:39
16 I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles 4:17
17 Didn't It Rain Mahalia Jackson 2:40
18 Handy Man Jimmy Jones 1:59
19 Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles 2:41
20 Bo Didley Bo Diddley 2:29
21 Good Golly Miss Molly Little Richard 2:10
22 Twist Chubby Checker 2:37
23 Green Onions Booker T. & The MG’s 2:54
24 Sweet Little Sixteen Chuck Berry 3:12
25 It Never Entered My Mind Miles Davis 4:03
  CD 4: Classic Soul, part 1 1963-1966
1 Dancing in the Street Martha and The Vandellas 2:39
2 People Get Ready
The Impressions 3 2:41
3 Rescue Me Fontella Bass 2:54
4 Baby Love
The Supremes 2:36
5 Reach Out I'll Be There Four Tops 2:57
6 Under the Boardwalk
The Drifters 2:43
7 Walk on By Dionne Warwick 2:55
8 When a Man Loves a Woman
Percy Sledge 5 2:56
9 What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Jimmy Ruffin 3:00
10 Mad About the Boy Dinah Washington 2:48
11 My Girl
The Temptations 4 2:42
12 Try a Little Tenderness Otis Redding 3:46
13 Tell It Like Is Aaron Neville 2:43
14 My Guy Mary Wells 2:46
15 In the Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett 2:31
16 Harlem Shuffle Bob & Earl 2:53
17 Shotgun Jr. Walker & The All Stars 2:59
18 Papa's Got a Brand New Bag James Brown 2:08
19 The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)
Betty Everett 2:11
20 Then He Kissed Me
The Crystals 2:36
21 Knock on Wood Eddie Floyd 3:05
22 Where Did Our Love Go
The Supremes 2:33
23 Uptight (Everything's Alright) Stevie Wonder 2:57
24 A Love Supreme, Part I (Acknowledgement) John Coltrane 7:48
  CD 5: Classic Soul, part 2 1967-1970
1 Respect Aretha Franklin 2:25
2 Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine James Brown 2:53
3 Sweet Soul Music Arthur Conley 2:20
4 Soul Man Sam & Dave 2:39
5 Band of Gold Freda Payne 2:54
6 Higher and Higher Jackie Wilson 2:53
7 Ain't No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross 3:33
8 I Want You Back Jackson 5 2:57
9 I Heard It Through the Grapevine Marvin Gaye 3:11
10 The Tracks of My Tears Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 2:51
11 Only the Strong Survive Jerry Butler 2:35
12 I'd Rather Go Blind Etta James 2:36
13 My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder 2:51
14 (Sitin' on) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding 2:43
15 Private Number Judy Clay & William Bell 2:41
16 I Say a Little Prayer
Aretha Franklin 3:33
17 O Happy Day Edwin Hawkins Singers 5:08
18 Young Gifted and Black Bob & Marcia 3:06
19 Declaration of Rights The Abyssinians 3:28
20 The Israelites Desmond Dekker & The Aces 2:33
21 Grazing in the Grass Hugh Masekela 2:38
22 The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King 5:23
23 Purple Haze The Jimi Hendrix Experience 2:48
  CD 6: Nu Wave Soul 1971-1974
1 War Edwin Starr 3:22
2 Papa Was a Rollin' Stone The Temptations 6:52
3 Theme From Shaft Isaac Hayes 3:18
4 Nutbush City Limits Ike & Tina Turner 2:52
5 Move on Up Curtis Mayfield 3:41
6 What's Going On Marvin Gaye 3:43
7 I'll Take You There The Staple Singers 4:22
8 Family Affair Sly & The Family Stone 3:01
9 If You Don't Know Me by Now
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes 3:26
10 Me & Mrs. Jones Billy Paul 4:46
11 Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman 3:35
12 Have You Seen Her The Chi-Lites 5:02
13 Let's Stay Together Al Green 3:18
14 You Make Me Feel Brand New The Stylistics 5:27
15 Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye 3:58
16 Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers 4:11
17 Summer Breeze The Isley Brothers 3:08
18 Everything I Own Ken Boothe 3:18
19 When Will I See You Again The Three Degrees 2:36
20 Love Train The O'Jays 2:57
  CD 7: Disco Inferno 1975-1979
1 We Are Family Sister Sledge 3:27
2 Boogie Wonderland Earth, Wind & Fire 4:48
3 Disco Inferno The Trammps 3:18
4 Car Wash Rose Royce 3:17
5 The Hustle Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony 3:35
6 Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton 4:08
7 I Feel Love Donna Summer 3:47
8 You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) Sylvester 3:28
9 Good Times Chic 3:39
10 I Will Survive
Gloria Gaynor 3.35 3:17
11 Lady Marmalade LaBelle 3:58
12 You're My First, My Last, My Everything Barry White 3:25
13 Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel Tavares 4:16
14 Ain't No Stoppin Us Now McFadden & Whitehead 4:25
15 Now That We've Found Love Third World 3:55
16 One Drop Bob Marley 3:48
17 Midnight Train to Georgia Gladys Knight 4:03
18 Whole Town's Laughing at Me Teddy Pendergrass 4:26
19 Loving You Minnie Riperton 3:20
20 Three Times a Lady Commodores 3:39
  CD 8: Black Pop & Hip Hop Culture, part 1 1980-1983
1 Upside Down Diana Ross 3:42
2 Can You Feel It The Jacksons 3:52
3 Celebration Kool & The Gang 3:38
4 I Can Make You Feel Good Shalamar 4:18
5 All Night Long Lionel Richie 4:18
6 Forget Me Nots
Patrice Rushen 4:44
7 Never Too Much Luther Vandross 3:50
8 Razzamatazz Quincy Jones 4:10
9 Superfreak Rick James 3:21
10 Rapper's Delight The Sugarhill Gang 3:30
11 Planet Rock Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force 4:50
12 The Message Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 3:13
13 Rockit Herbie Hancock 3:20
14 Ain't Nobody Rufus & Chaka Khan 4:26
15 Joy & Pain Maze 4:22
16 Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye 3:59
17 Rainy Night in Georgia Randy Crawford 3:43
18 One Day in Your Life Michael Jackson 4:09
19 With You I'm Born Again Billy Preston & Syreeta 3:37
20 Baby Come to Me Patti Austin & James Ingram 3:38
  CD 9: Black Pop & Hip Hop Culture, part 2 1984-1991
1 Back to Life Soul II Soul 3:45
2 Teardrops Womack & Womack 3:51
3 Don't Turn Around Aswad 3:38
4 Caribbean Queen Billy Ocean 4:02
5 Hangin' on a String Loose Ends 5:56
6 Solid Ashford & Simpson 3:22
7 Word Up Cameo 4:19
8 That's the Way Love Is Ten City 4:14
9 Do Me Right Guy 3:43
10 Eye Know De La Soul 4:10
11 Express Yourself N.W.A 4:15
12 Scenario A Tribe Called Quest 4:13
13 Ghetto Heaven The Family Stand 3:51
14 Optimistic Sounds of Blackness 3:47
15 Summertime DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 3:53
16 Close to You Maxi Priest 4:01
17 If It Isn't Love New Edition 5:13
18 I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone Ray Parker Jr. 4:16
  CD 10: Urban Explosion 1992-1999
1 No Diggity Blackstreet 4:13
2 Phenomenom LL Cool J 3:07
3 Brown Sugar D'Angelo 3:58
4 The Crossroads Bone Thugs-n-Harmony 3:47
5 It Was a Good Day Ice Cube 4:24
6 C.R.E.A.M. Wu-Tang Clan 4:14
7 Ruff Ryder's Anthem
DMX 3:37
8 Do You Wanna Go Our Way? Public Enemy 3:56
9 You Know My Steez Gang Starr 3:47
10 Hard Knock Life Jay-Z 4:01
11 Mr. Wendal Arrested Development 3:29
12 Real Love Mary J. Blige 3:59
13 On and On Erykah Badu 3:49
14 Walk on By Gabrielle 3:16
15 All My Life K-Ci & JoJo 3:43
16 I Believe I Can Fly R. Kelly 4:45
17 I Wanna Be the Only One (feat. BeBe Winans)
Eternal 3:38
18 Inner City Life Goldie 3:47
19 A Little Bit of Luck DJ Luck & MC Neat 5:55

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