Or at least it struck me as odd. Maybe someone here can explain it.
Here is how the list is compiled.
And here are the Motown singles that made this list:Radio Airplay + Sales Data + Streaming Data = Greatest Of All Time Hot 100 Songs
These all-time rankings are based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 [[from its launch on Aug. 4, 1958 through Oct. 10, 2015) and Billboard 200 [[from Aug. 17, 1963 — when we combined our two leading pop album album charts for stereo and mono releases into one all-encompassing weekly chart — through Oct. 10, 2015). Titles are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at lower rungs earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted differently to account for chart turnover rates over various periods. Artists are ranked based on the combined point totals, as outlined above, of all their Hot 100 or Billboard 200 chart entries. --- Billboard
#91 ALL NIGHT LONG - Lionel Richie
#89 SAY YOU SAY ME - Lionel Richie
#81 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - Marvin Gaye
#77 UPSIDE DOWN - Diana Ross
#52 END OF THE ROAD - Boys To Men
#44 "______________" - Four Tops
#38 LET'S GET IT ON - Marvin Gaye
#20 I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU - Boys To Men
#16 ENDLESS LOVE - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
As you can see, many Motown acts did not make this list , Temptations, Supremes , J5 , Stevie Wonder etc...
Considering the hits various Motown acts had that did not rank, --- without cheating!!: what song by The Four Tops do you think came in as high as #44??
Any guesses ?
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added reference:
These are the songs The Four Tops are couched between:
#43 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OL OAK TREE - Tony Orlando & Dawn
#45 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - The Beatles
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