Friday, February 20, 2009

Mojo's Motown 100

Mojo's February '09 lists their Motown Top 100 singles, and "Dancing In The Street" is #1 with a surprise low showing at #* for Gaye's "Grapevine". It's a decent ranking of Motown, odd to see no Smokey solo stuff, and "Shotgun" shockingly low at #86, while "Don't Leave Me This Way" which might be the most underrated Motown #1 at a Disco-hating #97. Both are ranked behind Diana Ross' "Touch Me In Te Morning" and the Diana-less Supremes "Stoned Love".
Gaye's version of "Grapevine" seems to be my #1 at the moment, and "Dancing In The Street" would rank near the Top 10. But as the first Motown 50 list of the year, this is an issue worth checking out.
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