For me, list gets better after the top 6.

My One And Only Jimmy Boy--Girlfriends
Sneaky Sue--Patti Lace & Petticoats
A Fine Fine Boy--Darlene Love
 

Interesting that you picked up on punk. The Cars Just What i Needed bsasically steals the intro. Also the lyrics of Yummy Yummy Yummy are interesting. Ooh you're such a sweet thing, good enough to eat thing. In case you think that is innocent, take Chewy Chewy. Do it to me, Chewy, chew me out of my mind.

 I would have recognized him and thanked him and tried to get a picture with him.

First artist I thought of was the Impressions Then Jerry Butler. 

Emitt Rhodes sounded like McCartney solo. I thought the Who on The Kids Are Alright were very Beatlesque. From my new wave era days, Squeeze sounded very Beatlesque. 

How could it take 44 years to induct Berry Gordy? Love Motown records.

Funny or sad that somebody mentioned Herman's Hermits without Peter Noone. I went to an oldies concert with the Turtles, Grass Roots and others. Everybody had recognizable original lead singers.  I can tell you that I could have gotten up from the audience and easily sounded more like Noone than the replacement. In a different concert, I saw the Box Tops without Alex Chilton. Also horrible. I once saw the Angels in an oldies concert. They were not even born when the real Angels had hits. All this is total false advertising and should not be allowed.

It May Be Winter Outside by Felice Taylor sounds like the Supremes but it did not sell enough to scuttle the Supremes. On Make Believe by Wind, the vocals are Tony Orlando with some other guy doing the falsetto.  Tony hates the record as he is outshined. 

Due to my hosting karaoke , I know and like some 90s and beyond tunes. Most of them , I consider average and not something I would voluntarily listen to. Favorite artists are Red Hot Chili Peppers, Train and Black Keys which fit in with classic rock. On occasion a song with a retro feel becomes a fave.

All his hit recordings were good. Faves are I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, The Eyes Of A New York Woman and Rock And Roll Lullabye.
 

Definitely. Good Thing by FYC follows it rhythmically. Tainted Love was part of that Northern Soul that became popular in England years later. Gloria married Marc Bolan of T Rex and I think was in the car with him when he passed away.

I'm a big Tommy James & the Shondells fan. They made party records like Hanky Panky and Mony Mony. they had that click guitar sound with I Think We're alone Now and Mirage. They made psychedelic sounding singles like Crimson And Clover and Sweet Cherry wine. Crystal blue Persuation fit right in with the Woodstock generation. TJ & co. were invited to play there but turned it down. I think the name of the band which was passe by the time they reached popularity, also cost them dearly. By the way, Chubby Checker was the first rock and roll artist, I ever heard of. He was one of the dominant early 60s faces of rock and roll and recorded classic party records.