Mr Motown.

93                           BERRY GORDY

Born 28th November 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Berry Gordy will also be remembered for the visionary who created Motown Records in Detroit in the late fifties, such was his success with this venture that is easy to forget that before and during he was a very talented songwriter. Although much of Motown's music in it's heyday was written by others, such as Holland/Dozier/Holland and Whitfield/Strong, he still had success writing with a group of writers known as The Corporation, mainly for the Jackson 5. He sold his stake in Motown in 1988 for $61 million.

NO. OF HITS

43

NO. OF NO.1'S

2

NO. OF TOP TENS

15

WEEKS ON CHART

349

 

 

 

 

 

TITLE

ARTIST

POS

WKS

1

Reet Petite (1)

Jackie Wilson

1

31

2

Do You Love Me

Brian Poole/Tremeloes

1

14

3

I Want You Back (2)

Jackson 5

2

   27

4

You Got What It Takes (3)

Showaddywaddy

2

10

5

I'll Be There (4)

Mariah Carey

2

    9

6

I'll Be There (4)

Jackson 5

4

   19

7

Good Thing Going (5)

Sugar Minot

4

12

8

I Want You Back (2)

Cleopatra

4

    7

9

Loadsamoney   (6)

Harry Enfield

4

    7

10

Money (7)

Flying Lizards

5

   10

11

You Got What It Takes (3)

Marv Johnson

7

17

12

The Love You Save (2)

Jackson 5

7

    9

13

Abc (2)

Jackson 5

8

15

14

Can Can You Party (Medley)

Jive Bunny

8

6

15

I'll Be Satisfied (1)

Shakin' Stevens

10

    8

16

All That I Got Is You (8)

Ghostface Killah

11

    4

17

Money (7)

Bern Elliot

14

   13

18

To Be Loved (3)

Malcolm Vaughan

14

12

19

I'm Livin' In Shame (9)

Diana Ross

14

   10

20

Maybe Tomorrow (2)

Ub40

14

    8

21

Good Thing Going (5)

Sid Owen

14

5

22

Goodgroove (10)

Derek B

16

    6

23

Izzo (Hova) (11)

Jay-Z

21

    4

24

To Be Loved (3)

Jackie Wilson

23

8

25

Mama's Pearl (2)

Jackson 5

25

    7

26

You Got What It Takes (3)

Johnny Kidd

25

3

27

You Got What It Takes (3)

Dave Clarke 5

28

8

28

Do You Love Me

Dave Clarke 5

30

6

29

One More Chance (2)

One

31

    2

30

Bless You (2)

Martha Reeves

33

    5

31

Do You Love Me

Deep Feeling

34

5

32

You've Made Me So Very Happy (12)

Blood, Sweat & Tears

35

6

33

O.P.P. (13)

Naughty By Nature

35

    5

34

I Love The Way You Love Me (14)

Marv Johnson

35

3

35

No Matter What Sign You Are (15)

Diana Ross/

Supremes

37

    7

36

Do You Love Me

Duke Baysee

46

    2

37

Reet Petite (1)

Pinky & Perky

47

    3

38

Money (7)

Backbeat Band

48

    4

39

Rock 'N' Roll Dance Party (Medley)

Jive Bunny

48

    2

40

Ain't Gonna Be That Way (16)

Marv Johnson

50

    1

41

Reet Petite (1)

Darts

51

    7

42

Good Thing Going (5)

Yazz

53

    1

43

My Baby (5)

Lil' Romeo

67

    1

 

 

 

 

349

 

(1)               with Roquel Davis

(2)               with Fonze Mizzell/Freddie Perren/Deke Richards

(3)               with Roquel Davis/Gwenda Gordy

(4)               with Hal Davis/Willie Hutch/Bob West

(5)               with Fonze Mizzell/Edward Lussier/Freddie Perren/Deke Richards

(6)               with Benny Andersson/Bjorn Ulvaeus/Harry Enfield/Charlie Higson/William Orbit/Paul Whitehouse/John Kander/Fred Ebb/Janie Bradford   

(7)               with Janie Bradford

(8)               with Fonze Mizzell/Freddie Perren/Deke Richards/Mary J Blige/Dennis Coles/Robert Diggs

(9)               with Henry Cosby/Pam Sawyer/R Dean Taylor/Frank Wilson

(10)           with Fonze Mizzell/Edward Lussier/Freddie Perren/Deke Richards/Derek Boland

(11)           with Fonze Mizzell/Edward Lussier/Freddie Perren/Deke Richards/Jay Z/Kanye West

(12)           with Brenda and Patrice Holloway/Frank Wilson

(13)           with Fonze Mizzell/Freddie Perren/Deke Richards/Vincent Brown/Keir Gist

(14)           with Jon Mikol

(15)           with Henry Cosby

(16)           with Marv Johnson