18. Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There; 2:59

This track is known as the Tops' signature song. Reaching #1 on pop and R&B charts, it features Levi Stubbs' powerful, almost shouting vocals and contrasting tonal nuances provided by the Funk Brothers. This song features several shifts between minor, major and augmented chords which help form the well known hook. The Tops' recorded this song in just two takes in 1966 and quickly forgot about it. However, Gordy released it as a single. Stubbs' was told by producers to sing with a sense of urgency like Bob Dylan did in his famous song, Like A Rolling Stone. Diana Ross performed a successful cover of this hit.