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Despite its inauspicious start in a residential Detroit home, Motown surpassed even its own grand ambitions as a world-beating hit factory by the mid-’60s. Founder Berry Gordy captained a dream team of young Black producers and songwriters, including the multi-talented Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye, introducing high-drama soul to mainstream pop with a long string of hits. The Supremes became the decade’s definitive girl group, while Motown introduced legends like Stevie Wonder and the Jackson 5 to the world. From there, the label adapted to rapid social changes, with output more explicitly about civil rights and Black life in America.
Jackson 5
I Want You Back
Jackson 5
Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Heat Wave
Stevie Wonder
For Once in My Life
Stevie Wonder
For Once in My Life
The Temptations
My Girl
The Temptations
The Temptations Sing Smokey
The Supremes
Baby Love (Juke Box Single Version)
The Supremes
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Best of Diana Ross & The Supremes, Vol. 1
Gladys Knight & The Pips
If I Were Your Woman (Single Version)
Gladys Knight & The Pips
If I Were Your Woman
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
United
Four Tops
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
Four Tops
Second Album
The Isley Brothers
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
The Isley Brothers
This Old Heart of Mine
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
The Tracks of My Tears
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Going to a Go-Go
Jimmy Ruffin
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Jimmy Ruffin
Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten
Barrett Strong
Money (That's What I Want) [Single]
Barrett Strong
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Barrett Strong
Junior Walker & The All Stars
Shotgun
Junior Walker & The All Stars
Shotgun
The Marvelettes
Please Mr. Postman
The Marvelettes
Please Mr. Postman
Mary Wells
My Guy
Mary Wells
Mary Wells Sings My Guy
Thelma Houston
Don't Leave Me This Way
Thelma Houston
Any Way You Like It
Rare Earth
I Just Want to Celebrate (Stereo Promo Version)
Rare Earth
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 11A: 1971
Kim Weston
Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)
Kim Weston
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Kim Weston
The Contours
Do You Love Me (Single)
The Contours
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Best of the Contours
Jackson 5
ABC
Jackson 5
ABC
Diana Ross
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Diana Ross
Diana Ross (1970)
Edwin Starr
War
Edwin Starr
Involved
The Undisputed Truth
Smiling Faces Sometimes
The Undisputed Truth
The Undisputed Truth
Marvin Gaye
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye
In the Groove
Four Tops
Baby I Need Your Loving
Four Tops
Four Tops
The Originals
Baby, I'm For Real
The Originals
Baby, I'm For Real
Brenda Holloway
Every Little Bit Hurts
Brenda Holloway
The Very Best of Brenda Holloway
The Miracles
You've Really Got a Hold On Me
The Miracles
The Fabulous Miracles
Junior Walker & The All Stars
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
Junior Walker & The All Stars
Home Cookin'
Mary Wells
You Beat Me To the Punch
Mary Wells
The One Who Really Loves You
The Temptations
The Way You Do the Things You Do
The Temptations
The Temptations Sing Smokey
The Marvelettes
Beechwood 4-5789
The Marvelettes
Playboy
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Dancing In the Street
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Dancing In the Street
The Supremes
You Can't Hurry Love
The Supremes
The Supremes A' Go-Go
The Spinners
It's A Shame
The Spinners
2nd Time Around (Expanded Edition)
Stevie Wonder
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
Stevie Wonder
Signed Sealed and Delivered
Edwin Starr
Agent Double O Soul (Mono Version)
Edwin Starr
Soul Master
Michael Jackson
Got to Be There
Michael Jackson
Got to Be There (2013 Remaster)
Marvin Gaye
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Marvin Gaye
How Sweet It Is to Be Loved By You
Gladys Knight & The Pips
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Everybody Needs Love
Jackson 5
Maybe Tomorrow
Jackson 5
Maybe Tomorrow
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart (Previously Unreleased Extended Mix)
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Anthology
Eddie Kendricks
Girl You Need a Change of Mind
Eddie Kendricks
People... Hold On
Four Tops
Reach Out, I'll Be There
Four Tops
Reach Out
J.J. Barnes
(Tell Me) Ain't It the Truth
J.J. Barnes
A Cellarful of Motown!
The Undisputed Truth
You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here On Earth
The Undisputed Truth
Face To Face With the Truth
Rare Earth
Born to Wander
Rare Earth
Ecology
The Marvelettes
The Hunter Gets Captured By the Game
The Marvelettes
The Marvelettes
The Spinners
Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music
The Spinners
2nd Time Around (Expanded Edition)
Eddie Holland
Leaving Here
Eddie Holland
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 3: 1963
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
The Tears of a Clown
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Make It Happen
The Isley Brothers
Seek and You Shall Find
The Isley Brothers
This Old Heart of Mine
Edwin Starr
Twenty Five Miles
Edwin Starr
25 Miles
The Temptations
All I Need
The Temptations
With A Lot O' Soul
Tammi Terrell
I Can't Believe You Love Me
Tammi Terrell
Irresistible
Brenda Holloway
When I'm Gone
Brenda Holloway
The Artistry Of Brenda Holloway
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Daddy Could Swear, I Declare
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Neither One of Us
Jimmy Ruffin
Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got (Single Version)
Jimmy Ruffin
Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Love Child
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Love Child
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Jimmy Mack
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Watchout!
Four Tops
Standing In the Shadows of Love
Four Tops
Reach Out
R. Dean Taylor
Indiana Wants Me (Commercial Version)
R. Dean Taylor
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 1 (1970)
The Elgins
Heaven Must Have Sent You (Stereo Promo Version)
The Elgins
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 11B: 1971
Mable John
You Made A Fool Out Of Me
Mable John
My Name Is Mable: The Complete Collection
Kim Weston
Helpless
Kim Weston
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Kim Weston
Stevie Wonder
If You Really Love Me
Stevie Wonder
Where I'm Coming From
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
More Love
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Make It Happen
The Velvelettes
Ain't No Place Like Motown
The Velvelettes
A Cellarful of Motown!
Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations
Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations
The Undisputed Truth
What It Is?
The Undisputed Truth
Face To Face With the Truth
Jimmy Ruffin & David Ruffin
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Jimmy Ruffin & David Ruffin
I Am My Brother's Keeper (Expanded Edition)
The Originals
God Bless Whoever Sent You
The Originals
Superstar Series - Celebrating Motown's Twentieth Anniversary
The Monitors
Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam)
The Monitors
Greetings!... We're The Monitors
Eddie Holland
Jamie
Eddie Holland
Eddie Holland
The Isley Brothers
I Guess I'll Always Love You
The Isley Brothers
This Old Heart of Mine
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Quicksand
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Heat Wave
Marvin Gaye
Hitch Hike
Marvin Gaye
That Stubborn Kinda' Fellow
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Just Walk In My Shoes
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Everybody Needs Love
Barrett Strong
Money and Me (Single)
Barrett Strong
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Barrett Strong
The Temptations
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
The Temptations
Sky's the Limit
The Contours
Just A Little Misunderstanding
The Contours
Motown Rarities 1965-1968
Shorty Long
Function At The Junction
Shorty Long
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Motown 1960s, Vol. 2
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
I Second That Emotion
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Four Tops
Walk Away Renee
Four Tops
Reach Out
Michael Jackson
Ben
Michael Jackson
Ben
The Supremes
Where Did Our Love Go
The Supremes
Where Did Our Love Go
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
You're a Special Part of Me
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
Diana & Marvin (Deluxe Edition)
Mary Wells
Bye Bye Baby
Mary Wells
Bye Bye Baby (I Don't Want To Take A Chance)
Brenda Holloway
Just Look What You've Done
Brenda Holloway
The Artistry Of Brenda Holloway
Junior Walker & The All Stars
(I'm a) Road Runner
Junior Walker & The All Stars
Road Runner
Eddie Holland
Leaving Here
Eddie Holland
A Collection of 16 Big Hits, Vol. 2
The Velvelettes
He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' (Single Version)
The Velvelettes
The Very Best of the Velvelettes
Eddie Kendricks
My People... Hold On
Eddie Kendricks
People... Hold On
Syreeta
Black Maybe
Syreeta
Syreeta
Jackson 5
I'll Be There
Jackson 5
Third Album
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Come and Get These Memories (Single Version)
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Come Get These Memories
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
You're All I Need to Get By
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
You're All I Need
Brenda Holloway
You've Made Me So Very Happy (Promo Version)
Brenda Holloway
The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 7: 1967
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Ooo Baby Baby
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Going to a Go-Go
Gladys Knight & The Pips
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Silk N' Soul
100 Songs, 5 Hours, 14 Minutes

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