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&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|American singer and songwriter (1941–2023)}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox musical artist&lt;br /&gt;
| image           = Barrett Strong.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| image_size      =&lt;br /&gt;
| caption         = Strong in 1996&lt;br /&gt;
| alt             =&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_name      = Barrett Strong Jr.&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1941|2|5}}&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place     = [[West Point, Mississippi]], U.S.&lt;br /&gt;
| death_date      = {{death date and age|2023|1|28|1941|2|5}}&lt;br /&gt;
| death_place     = [[San Diego]], California&amp;lt;!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance --&amp;gt;, U.S.&lt;br /&gt;
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Rhythm and blues]]|[[soul music|soul]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
| origin          = Detroit, Michigan&amp;lt;!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance --&amp;gt;, U.S.&lt;br /&gt;
| occupation      = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}&lt;br /&gt;
| spouse          = {{marriage|Sandy White|&amp;lt;!--Unknown --&amp;gt;|2002|end=died}}&lt;br /&gt;
| years_active    = 1959–2023&lt;br /&gt;
| label           = {{flatlist|&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Tamla Records|Tamla]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Anna Records|Anna]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Epic Records|Epic]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Tollie Records|Tollie]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Barrett Strong Jr.&#039;&#039;&#039; (February 5, 1941 – January 28, 2023) was an American singer and songwriter known for his recording of &amp;quot;[[Money (That&#039;s What I Want)]]&amp;quot;, which was the first hit single for the [[Motown]] record label.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Italie 2023&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/barrett-strong-obit-f7864cec55c3fca0cacbd880bd99a5df|title=Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for &#039;Money,&#039; dies at 81|last=Italie|first=Hillel|date=January 29, 2023|work=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=February 3, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is also known for his songwriting work in association with producer [[Norman Whitfield]];&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;oldies&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Barrett-Strong.html |title=Barrett Strong Biography |publisher=Oldies.com |access-date=August 9, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; together, they penned such songs as &amp;quot;[[I Heard It Through the Grapevine]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[War (The Temptations song)|War]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)]]&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;[[Papa Was a Rollin&#039; Stone]]&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Italie 2023&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2004, Strong was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] alongside Whitfield.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Genzlinger 2023&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early life==&lt;br /&gt;
Strong was born in [[West Point, Mississippi]], on February 5, 1941,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;amg&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|author-link=Ron Wynn|first=Ron|last=Wynn |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/barrett-strong-mn0000117001/biography |title=Barrett Strong : Biography |work=AllMusic |date=February 5, 1941 |access-date=August 9, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; the only boy of six children born to Barrett Strong Sr., a minister. His family moved to Detroit, Michigan, when he was four years old, and his father bought him a piano soon after.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wapo&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |last=Rosenwald |first=Michael S. |date=January 30, 2023 |title=Barrett Strong, Motown stalwart who sang &#039;Money,&#039; dies at 81 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/01/30/barrett-strong-motown-singer-of-money-dead/ |access-date=January 31, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Strong began singing at Hutchins Intermediate School in Detroit, where his classmates included [[Aretha Franklin]] and [[Lamont Dozier]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last=McCollum |first=Brian |date=January 29, 2023 |title=Barrett Strong, Motown trailblazer with &#039;Money,&#039; the Temptations and more, dies at 81 |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2023/01/30/barrett-strong-motown-money-temptations-obituary/69852798007/ |work=[[The Detroit Free Press]] |access-date=February 1, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Career==&lt;br /&gt;
===Tamla Records and Motown===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Barrett Strong publicity shot.jpg|thumb|Publicity photo]]&lt;br /&gt;
Strong was among the first artists signed to [[Berry Gordy]]&#039;s fledgling label, [[Tamla]] Records, and was the performer (vocal and piano) on the company&#039;s first hit single, &amp;quot;[[Money (That&#039;s What I Want)]]&amp;quot;,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;LarkinSM&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who&#039;s Who of Soul Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1993|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-733-9|pages=250/1}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which was recorded live at the music studio where other legendary artists would eventually record. The song reached No. 2 US [[Rhythm and blues|R&amp;amp;B]] in 1960. Gordy later disputed claims that Barrett had part in writing this song, stating that Strong&#039;s name was only included because of a clerical error.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |first=Larry |last=Rohter |date=August 31, 2013 |title=For a Classic Motown Song About Money, Credit Is What He Wants |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/arts/music/for-a-classic-motown-song-about-money-credit-is-what-he-wants.html |access-date=September 1, 2013 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The single was originally released on Tamla, Motown&#039;s first label, but was then leased to the [[Anna Records|Anna]] label as it was getting airplay, and it was on the Anna label that it was a hit. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;The Book of Golden Discs&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book| first= Joseph| last= Murrells| year= 1978| title= The Book of Golden Discs| edition= 2nd| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd| location= London| page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/120 120]| isbn= 0-214-20512-6| url-access= registration| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/120}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Money&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;amg&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; was later recorded by a number of acts, including [[the Beatles]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[the Kingsmen]], [[Richard &amp;quot;Popcorn&amp;quot; Wylie|Richard Wylie and His Band]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[The Searchers (band)|the Searchers]], [[the Flying Lizards]], [[the Sonics]], and [[Buddy Guy]]. Strong expressed that he co-wrote &amp;quot;Money&amp;quot; with Gordy and [[Janie Bradford]]; and his name appears on the song&#039;s original copyright registration with the [[United States Copyright Office]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In the mid-1960s, Strong became a Motown writer lyricist, teaming with producer [[Norman Whitfield]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;LarkinSM&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Together, they wrote some of the most successful and critically acclaimed soul songs ever to be released by Motown, including &amp;quot;[[I Heard It Through the Grapevine]]&amp;quot; by both [[Marvin Gaye]] and [[Gladys Knight &amp;amp; the Pips]]; &amp;quot;[[War (Edwin Starr song)|War]]&amp;quot; by [[Edwin Starr]]; &amp;quot;[[Wherever I Lay My Hat (That&#039;s My Home)]]&amp;quot; by [[Marvin Gaye]]; &amp;quot;[[Smiling Faces Sometimes]]&amp;quot; by [[the Undisputed Truth]]; and the long line of &amp;quot;[[psychedelic soul]]&amp;quot; records by [[the Temptations]], including &amp;quot;[[Cloud Nine (The Temptations album)|Cloud Nine]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[I Can&#039;t Get Next to You]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Psychedelic Shack (album)|Psychedelic Shack]]&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;[[Ball of Confusion (That&#039;s What the World Is Today)]]&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;[[Papa Was a Rollin&#039; Stone]]&amp;quot;, amongst others.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;LarkinSM&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Strong received a [[Grammy Award for Best R&amp;amp;B Song]] in [[Grammy Awards of 1973|1973]] for &amp;quot;Papa Was a Rollin&#039; Stone&amp;quot;. Strong and Whitfield also co-wrote the ballad &amp;quot;[[Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)]]&amp;quot;,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;LarkinSM&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; a 1971 &#039;&#039;[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]&#039;&#039; No. 1 that also marked the last Temptations single to feature original members [[Eddie Kendricks]] and [[Paul Williams (The Temptations singer)|Paul Williams]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Albums and founding Blarritt Records===&lt;br /&gt;
After Motown moved its operations base from Detroit, Michigan, to Los Angeles, California, Strong left the label and resumed his singing career.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;LarkinSM&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; He signed with [[Epic Records|Epic]] in 1972.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;LarkinSM&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Strong left the label for [[Capitol Records]],&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;LarkinSM&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; where he [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] two albums in the 1970s:&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;amg&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; &#039;&#039;Stronghold&#039;&#039; (1975) and &#039;&#039;Live &amp;amp; Love&#039;&#039; (1976).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Bogdanov &amp;amp; Woodstra &amp;amp; Erlewine 2002&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|editor-last1=Bogdanov|editor-first1=Vladimir|editor-last2=Woodstra|editor-first2=Chris|editor-last3=Erlewine|editor-first3=Stephen Thomas|editor-link3=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|date=2002|title=All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul|edition=3rd|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1-pH4i3jXvAC&amp;amp;pg=PA1095|publisher=[[Backbeat Books]]|page=1095|isbn=978-0879306533}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The former reached No. 47 on &#039;&#039;Billboard&#039;&#039;{{&#039;}}s [[Top R&amp;amp;B/Hip-Hop Albums|Black Albums]] chart.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Stronghold on US R&amp;amp;B chart&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/1975-06-14/|title=Top R&amp;amp;B/Hip-Hop Albums (Week of June 14, 1975)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 3, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In the 1980s, Strong recorded &amp;quot;Rock It Easy&amp;quot; on an [[independent label]], and wrote &amp;quot;You Can Depend on Me&amp;quot;, which appeared on [[the Dells]]&#039; &#039;&#039;The Second Time&#039;&#039; album (1988).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;amg&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; In 1995, Strong founded the record label Blarritt Records.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Genzlinger 2023&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/30/arts/barrett-strong-dead.html|title=Barrett Strong, Whose &#039;Money&#039; Helped Launch Motown, Dies at 81|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=January 30, 2023|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=February 3, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;McCollum 2001&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=McCollum|first=Brian|date=January 30, 2001|title=Songwriter Strong seeks new glory for Detroit scene|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117881596/the-indianapolis-star/|newspaper=[[The Indianapolis Star]]|location=Indianapolis, Indiana|page=E3|access-date=February 3, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He founded the company as a means of providing opportunity and support for aspiring musicians in Detroit;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;McCollum 2001&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; he stated, &amp;quot;Young people were always coming to me: &#039;Can you help us get something going?&#039; I thought, &#039;Wow, there&#039;s still so much talent here. They just don&#039;t have anywhere to go.{{&#039; &amp;quot;}}&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;McCollum 2001&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; In 2001, he released the album &#039;&#039;Stronghold II&#039;&#039;, which he wrote and composed in collaboration with vocalist [[Eliza Neals]], through Blarritt.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Genzlinger 2023&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;McCollum 2001&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; The album would later be re-released in 2008 for digital distribution on [[iTunes]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite press release|url=https://www.prlog.org/10128324-motown-legend-barrett-strong-re-releases-stronghold-ii-to-itunes-for-digital-distribution.html|title=Motown Legend Barrett Strong re-releases &#039;Stronghold II&#039; to itunes for Digital Distribution|date=October 14, 2008|publisher=HJN Consulting|via=PRLog|access-date=February 3, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Later career===&lt;br /&gt;
Alongside Whitfield, Strong was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 2004.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Genzlinger 2023&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2010, Strong appeared in &amp;quot;Misery&amp;quot;, his first music video in his fifty years of recording music, co-produced by Eliza Neals and Martin &amp;quot;Tino&amp;quot; Gross with Strong at the helm.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Misery&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUmqlxZtTWs  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/xUmqlxZtTWs| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|title=&#039;Misery&#039; Eliza Neals – Official Music Video |via=YouTube |date=June 21, 2010 |access-date=August 9, 2013}}{{cbignore}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Death==&lt;br /&gt;
Strong died at home in the [[La Jolla]] district of San Diego, California, on January 28, 2023, aged 81.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wapo&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; He was survived by seven children and ten grandchildren. His wife of 35 years, Sandy White, died in 2002.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;wapo&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Discography==&lt;br /&gt;
===Albums===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable plainrowheaders&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | Title&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | Album details&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | Peak chart positions&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&amp;quot;| [[Billboard 200|US]]&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&amp;quot;| [[Top R&amp;amp;B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&amp;amp;B]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Stronghold&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Plainlist|&lt;br /&gt;
* Released: 1975&lt;br /&gt;
* Label: [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(ST-11376)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Format: [[LP record|LP]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| 47&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Stronghold on US R&amp;amp;B chart&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Live &amp;amp; Love&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Plainlist|&lt;br /&gt;
* Released: 1976&lt;br /&gt;
* Label: Capitol &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(ST-11490)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Format: LP&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Bogdanov &amp;amp; Woodstra &amp;amp; Erlewine 2002&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Will|date=March 26, 1976|title=New Sounds {{!}} Silver Service|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117881178/omaha-world-herald/|newspaper=[[Omaha World-Herald]]|location=Omaha, Nebraska|page=7|access-date=February 3, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Love Is You&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Plainlist|&lt;br /&gt;
* Released: 1987&lt;br /&gt;
* Label: Cherie &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(CR-LP-2007)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Format: LP&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Italie 2023&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Stronghold II&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Plainlist|&lt;br /&gt;
* Released: 2001&lt;br /&gt;
* Label: Blarritt &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(1310)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Format: CD&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Genzlinger 2023&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Singles===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable plainrowheaders&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | Year&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | Title&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; | Peak chart positions&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&amp;quot;| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&amp;quot;| [[Hot R&amp;amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&amp;amp;B]]&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&amp;quot;| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&amp;quot;| [[Syndicat National de l&#039;Édition Phonographique|FRA]]&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:3em;font-size:90%;&amp;quot;| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1959&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Let&#039;s Rock&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;Do the Very Best You Can&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last1=Marsh|first1=Dave|editor-link1=Dave Marsh|last2=Bernard|first2=James|date=1994|title=The New Book of Rock Lists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_dEddefiYx0C&amp;amp;pg=PA52|publisher=Touchstone Books |page=52|isbn=978-0671787004}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1959&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;[[Money (That&#039;s What I Want)]]&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;Oh I Apologize&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| 23&lt;br /&gt;
| 2&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |first=Joel |last=Whitburn |author-link=Joel Whitburn |title=Top R&amp;amp;B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004 |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=554}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{sfn|Broven|2010|p=336}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1960&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Yes, No, Maybe So&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;You Knows What to Do&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite magazine|date=May 23, 1960|title=Reviews of This Week&#039;s Singles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sx8EAAAAMBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PA35|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 3, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{sfn|Broven|2010|p=335}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1960&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Whirlwind&amp;quot; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(with the Rayber Voices)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; / &amp;quot;I&#039;m Gonna Cry (If You Quit Me)&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite magazine|date=September 19, 1960|title=Reviews of This Week&#039;s Singles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LSAEAAAAMBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PA55|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 3, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1961&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Money and Me&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;[[You Got What It Takes]]&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Waller 1985&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Waller|first=Don|date=1985|title=The Motown Story|publisher=Scribner |page=228|isbn=978-0684182933}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1961&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Misery&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;Two Wrongs Don&#039;t Make a Right&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Waller 1985&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1962&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Seven Sins&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;What Went Wrong&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite magazine|date=May 26, 1962|title=Reviews of New Singles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRcEAAAAMBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PA39|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 3, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1964&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Make Up Your Mind&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;I Better Run&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Dahl|first=Bill|date=2001|title=Motown: The Golden Years|publisher=Krause Publications |page=317|isbn=978-0873492867}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1967&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;[[I Heard It Through the Grapevine]]&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Recorded by [[Gladys Knight &amp;amp; the Pips]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Co-written with [[Norman Whitfield]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| 2&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| 47&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Whitburn&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;Joel Whitburn&#039;s Top Pop Singles 1955–1990&#039;&#039; – {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1967&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;I Heard It Through the Grapevine&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Recorded by [[Marvin Gaye]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Co-written with Whitfield&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| 1&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| 8&lt;br /&gt;
| 88&lt;br /&gt;
| 1&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&amp;amp;file_num=nlc008388.5870&amp;amp;type=1&amp;amp;interval=24&amp;amp;PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= I heard it through the grapevine in Canadian Top Singles Chart |publisher= [[Library and Archives Canada]] |access-date= July 17, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150208150517/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&amp;amp;file_num=nlc008388.5870&amp;amp;type=1&amp;amp;interval=24&amp;amp;PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |archive-date= February 8, 2015 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Bilan_G.php |title=I heard it through the grapevine in French Chart |publisher=Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc |date=July 17, 2013 |language=fr |access-date=July 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703012738/http://www.infodisc.fr/Bilan_G.php |archive-date=July 3, 2013  }} You have to use the index at the top of the page and search &amp;quot;Marvin Gaye&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;UK&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url= http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/marvin%20gaye/ |title= Marvin Gaye |publisher= Official Charts Company |access-date= July 17, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1971&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;[[Just My Imagination]]&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Recorded by [[the Temptations]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Co-written with Whitfield&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| 1&lt;br /&gt;
| 1&lt;br /&gt;
| 72&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| 8&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Whitburn&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5182&amp;amp;URLjpg=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f4/nlc008388.5182.gif&amp;amp;Ecopy=nlc008388.5182|title=Image: RPM Weekly|department=Bac-lac.gc.ca|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|date=July 17, 2013|access-date=June 6, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1972&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;[[Papa Was a Rollin&#039; Stone]]&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Recorded by [[the Undisputed Truth]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Co-written with Whitfield&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| 63&lt;br /&gt;
| 24&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Bronson|first=Fred|author-link=Fred Bronson|date=2003|title=The Billboard Book of Number One Hits|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PgGqNrqfrsoC&amp;amp;pg=PA323|publisher=[[Billboard Books]]|page=323|isbn=978-0823076772}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1972&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Papa Was a Rollin&#039; Stone&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Recorded by the Temptations&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Co-written with Whitfield&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| 1&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| 12&lt;br /&gt;
| 42&lt;br /&gt;
| 8&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4234&amp;amp;URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.4234.gif&amp;amp;Ecopy=nlc008388.4234|title=Top RPM Singles: Issue 4234.|website=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|date=July 17, 2013 |publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=February 3, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url= http://www.infodisc.fr/Bilan_T.php |title= Papa was a rollin&#039; stone in French Chart |publisher= Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc |access-date= June 16, 2013 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130920092618/http://infodisc.fr/Bilan_T.php |archive-date= September 20, 2013 }} You have to use the index at the top of the page and search for &amp;quot;Temptations&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1973&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Stand Up and Cheer for the Preacher&amp;quot; / (Instrumental version)&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| 82&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite magazine|date=September 15, 1972|title=Billboard Hot Soul Singles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CQkEAAAAMBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PA25|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 3, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1975&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Surrender&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;There&#039;s Something About You&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite magazine|date=August 16, 1975|title=Billboard&#039;s Top Single Picks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aBEEAAAAMBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PA78|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 3, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1975&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Is It True&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;Anywhere&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| 45&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite magazine|date=June 14, 1975|title=Billboard Hot Soul Singles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UigEAAAAMBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PA36|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 3, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1976&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Man Up in the Sky&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;Gonna Make It Right&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Bogdanov &amp;amp; Woodstra &amp;amp; Erlewine 2002&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1980&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Love Is You&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;You Make Me Feel the Way I Do&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.45cat.com/record/cp2007us|title=Love Is You / You Make Me Feel the Way I Do |publisher=45cat |access-date=February 3, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 1981&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;quot;Rock It Easy&amp;quot; / &amp;quot;Love Will Make It Alright&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Bogdanov &amp;amp; Woodstra &amp;amp; Erlewine 2002&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/artist/barrett-strong|title=Barrett Strong Discography – USA |publisher=45cat |access-date=July 9, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of 1960s one-hit wonders in the United States]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Citations ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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=== General and cited references ===&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book |last=Broven |first=Josh |date=2010 |title=Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock &#039;n&#039; Roll Pioneers |publisher=University of Illinois Press |isbn=978-0252077272}}&lt;br /&gt;
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