Best Song From Motowns Top Ten Best Selling Singles In the UK

Good luck USA

you hate the british public too?

"I Want You Back"

That's almost right, Matos. But the correct answer is "Grapevine."

do they even sell california raisins in the u.k.?

"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every other song on this list that is not "I Want You Back" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "I Want You Back"

I / IV / vi / iii / IV / I / ii / V / I

^^^unfukwitable

I wish I knew what that means.

grapevine
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PS: grapevine

It means the best chord progression ever.

"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every other song on this list that is not "I Want You Back" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "I Want You Back"

I wish I knew what that means.

i'll be the dork to vote Baby Love

"Baby Love". Although in this case, the Top 10 bestselling US Motown singles is probably a more representative pick.

representative of what?

i've gone for "all night long", cheesy as it may be, it's still a winner on the dancefloor every time and manages to prick a little nostalgia into me each time.

I Want You Back (cos voting for Grapevine is boring)

Maybe I just haven't been paying that much attention, but I'm partly amazed that 'One Day In Yr Life' is the biggest selling Jacko single here.

It was his first solo number one in the UK.

he only had one great #1 here

Most of his big solo hits weren't on Motown.

I prefer the (albeit very different) version of Grapevine by the Slits.

do they even sell california raisins in the u.k.?

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They even sold the toys for a short while.

Most of his big solo hits weren't on Motown.

Ahhhh, duh yeah uh huh oops pardon me...

I really really really want to vote "Being With You", even though it's not the "Best Song" on the list. So I am.

representative of what?

I was a bit too quick with that comment. I thought of stuff like "I Just Called To Say I Love You", but that single is obviously among Motown's best US sellers too. Quality and sales don't always match.

the US list is even lamer:

1 I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU Boyz II Men (Motown, 1994)
2 END OF THE ROAD Boyz II Men (Biv 10, 1992)
3 ON BENDED KNEE Boyz II Men (Motown, 1994)
4 ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown, 1981)
5 BACK AT ONE Brian McKnight (Motown, 1999)
6 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Marvin Gaye (Tamla, 1968)
7 I'LL BE THERE Jackson 5 (Motown, 1970)
8 ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) Lionel Richie (Motown, 1983)
9 UPSIDE DOWN Diana Ross (Motown, 1980)
10 THREE TIMES A LADY Commodores (Motown, 1978)

Genuinely surprised at that list.

no it's not!

I'm surprised "I'll Make Love to You" sold more than "End of the Road."

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Best Song From Motowns Top Ten Best Selling Singles In the USA

right:

1. I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
2. Hello - Lionel Richie
3. One Day In Your Life - Michael Jackson
5. Being With You - Smokey Robinson
8. Baby Love - Supremes
9. I Want You Back - Jackson Five
10. Happy Birthday - Stevie Wonder
vs
1 I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU Boyz II Men (Motown, 1994)
2 END OF THE ROAD Boyz II Men (Biv 10, 1992)
3 ON BENDED KNEE Boyz II Men (Motown, 1994)
4 ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown, 1981)
5 BACK AT ONE Brian McKnight (Motown, 1999)
7 I'LL BE THERE Jackson 5 (Motown, 1970)
9 UPSIDE DOWN Diana Ross (Motown, 1980)

.. comes down to if you like BoysIImen more than sixties/early seventies motown...

I bet the lex does. Personally I despise Boyz II Men

grapevine. again.

I can't choose between I Want You Back & Grapevine. I think. Argh. I think Jacko's yelp at the end wins.

comes down to if you like BoysIImen more than sixties/early seventies motown... are retarded or not

I Want You Back

Hello was inescapable on the radio when it was out, I Just Called To Say I Love You even more so.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

did we decide if this was better than the US one?

I Want You Back is one of my favorite vocal performances by anyone ever. there are other Marvin songs that beat it but not "Grapevine."

"Happy Birthday" cuz I've had it with "I Want You Back" overshadowing the infinitely superior "The Love You Save."

"All Night Long (All Night)", on account of my disproportionate emotional attachment.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

0 for Commodores? I'm surprised.