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- Motown No.1's
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Various Artists
Released 2004

Please Mr. Postman
02:29
9,933 plays

Shotgun
02:59
9,105 plays

My Girl (2003 Stereo Mix)
02:57
8,562 plays

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songs

- 1
- Intro - Motown No.1's
- 00:04
- 1,975 plays

- 2
- Please Mr. Postman
- 02:29
- 9,933 plays

- 3
- (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
- 02:45
- 8,461 plays

- 4
- My Guy
- 02:51
- 7,925 plays

- 5
- My Girl (2003 Stereo Mix)
- 02:57
- 8,562 plays

- 6
- Where Did Our Love Go
- 02:39
- 7,784 plays

- 7
- Stop! In The Name Of Love (2003 Remix)
- 02:59
- 6,471 plays

- 8
- Shotgun
- 02:59
- 9,105 plays

- 9
- I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
- 02:43
- 10,060 plays

- 10
- Uptight (Everything's Alright)
- 02:53
- 6,652 plays

- 11
- Ain't Too Proud To Beg
- 02:34
- 10,869 plays

- 12
- Reach Out I'll Be There
- 02:59
- 11,366 plays

- 13
- Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
- 02:16
- 6,924 plays

- 14
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine
- 03:14
- 11,076 plays

- 15
- I Want You Back
- 02:58
- 23,297 plays

- 16
- War
- 03:22
- 8,216 plays

- 17
- The Tears Of A Clown
- 03:00
- 7,824 plays

- 18
- What's Going On
- 03:51
- 6,006 plays

- 19
- Let's Get It On
- 03:59
- 7,488 plays

- 20
- Love Machine (Pt. 1)
- 02:57
- 5,710 plays

- 21
- Don't Leave Me This Way
- 03:38
- 14,735 plays

- 22
- Three Times A Lady
- 03:37
- 5,076 plays

- 23
- Endless Love
- 04:28
- 4,935 plays

- 24
- Rhythm Of The Night
- 03:54
- 7,837 plays

- 25
- I'll Make Love To You
- 03:56
- 5,228 plays

- 26
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough
- 02:49
- 7,667 plays

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album review

Owner of one of the deepest catalogs in music history, Motown/Universal allows very few recordings to escape the clutches of its archive. Once they're available, however, they're repackaged in endless permutations; such it was when Motown was ten years old, and such it was as the company approached its 45th anniversary. Motown 1*s, a collection of 24 number one hits enjoyed by the label, ranges through four decades for its material -- from "Please Mr. Postman" by the Marvelettes to "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men -- and provides the very broadest of hits anthologies. It is an excellent selection, perhaps skimping on Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, but never spending too much time with any one artist (which allows the disc to survey Junior Walker as well as latter-day artists Thelma Houston, the Commodores, and DeBarge). Motown 1*s is presented in chronological order, with a baker's dozen of tracks from the '60s, and 11 from the '70s or later. Unnecessary for soul fans much less collectors, Motown 1*s works best for its intended audience -- those with no prior experience who wish to understand why the Motown conglomeration of singers, songwriters, musicians, and executives comprised the premier pop music organization of all time. [The bonus track, a cover of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Michael McDonald, is a fine reminder of how far the label's influence has carried.] ~ John Bush, All Music Guide