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February 19, 2021 12:43 am  #1


The Shadows of Motown!

I watched my copy of "Standing In The Shadows of Motown" last night and noted their claim that the Funk Brothers had played behind more #1's than the Beatles, Elvis, Stones and Beach Boys #1's combined.  That piqued my research button so I plowed through my Whitburn collection (25 or so) and wrote the info down.  My findings....
Artist ... #1 hits (only from the Hot 100, not the R&B charts)
Beatles - 20
Elvis - 18
Stones - 8
Beach Boys - 4
Total ----  50!
Motown (only those hits on a Motown label!)
Supremes - 12
Stevie Wonder - 8
Diana Ross (solos) - 5
Boys 2 Men - 5
Lionel Richie (solos) - 5
Temptations - 4
Jackson 5 - 4
Marvin Gaye - 3
4 Tops - Miracles - Commodores - 2 each
Michael Jackson - Marvelettes - Thelma Houston - Eddie Kendricks - 1 each
Total - 56
I might have missed 1 or 2, but once I got easily past 50, their claim was verified and that's what counted.
I have to confess that I had a little bit of awareness about the Funk Brothers.  Back about 1966, I got a instrumental single from 'Earl Van Dyke & Soul Brothers' doing one of the Motown hits (I forget which one).  I wish I could find it again.
 

 

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