Top 77 motown era songs for audition and karaoke
This is a song chart of the top 77 motown era songs, based on the votes of 49189 Singing Carrots users. We count a 'vote' when a user adds one of our 75,000 songs to their repertoire (favorites list). For each song, we show a vocal range (in parentheses). If you click on a song name, you will be able to see the song key, and a list of useful links to the karaoke version, music sheet, and lyrics. If you click on a singer's name, it will take you to the singer's page where you can see all songs by that singer, sorted by popularity and range.
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77 Stray Cats - Rock This Town (D3-F#4)
76 Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke (F#3-B4)
75 Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours (A3-A4)
74 Stevie Wonder - I Was Made to Love Her (C#3-F4)
73 Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me (F3-A4)
72 Stevie Wonder - For Once in My Life (G3-F5)
71 Spiral Starecase - More Today Than Yesterday (A3-D5)
70 Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Shop Around (D3-A#4)
69 Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Ooo Baby Baby (C#2-D#4)
67 Roy Orbison - Crying (E3-C5)
66 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (B2-C#4)
65 Phil Phillips - Sea of Love (E3-F#4)
64 Otis Redding - Try a Little Tenderness (B2-D4)
63 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay (E3-G4)
62 Olly Murs - Dance with Me Tonight (B2-D4)
61 New Edition - Mr. Telephone Man (F#2-B3)
60 Neon Trees - Everybody Talks (G3-B4)
59 Natalie Cole - This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) (Bb3-Ab5)
58 Natalie Cole - I've Got Love on My Mind (Db4-Ab5)
57 Memphis - Colored Women (D#3-D#4)
56 Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin (G3-B4)
55 Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You (A3-C5)
54 Meghan Trainor - Dear Future Husband (Db3-Db5)
53 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (E3-B4)
52 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine (A#3-D#5)
51 Martha and the Vandellas - Nowhere to Run (F4-Gb5)
50 Manhattans - Kiss and Say Goodbye (F2-A#3)
49 Little Shop of Horrors - Suddenly, Seymour (C#4-C#5)
48 Little Shop of Horrors - Somewhere That's Green (B3-C5)
47 Little Shop of Horrors - Git It (Feed Me) (Bb3-Eb5)
46 Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good (Ab3-Eb5)
45 Linda Ronstadt - Just One Look (G3-C5)
44 Lesley Gore - Judy's Turn To Cry (Bb3-Eb5)
43 Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll (D3-E4)
42 Laura Nyro - Wedding Bell Blues (C4-D5)
41 Laura Nyro - Jimmy Mack (A3-E5)
40 Kinky Boots - Hold Me in Your Heart (G3-G#4)
39 Kenny Loggins - Footloose (E3-C#5)
38 Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (F#3-B4)
37 Joss Stone - Super Duper Love (D4-D5)
36 Johnny Mathis - Chances Are (D3-G4)
35 Janis Joplin - Cry Baby (G3-A5)
34 Janelle Monáe - Tightrope (C4-Ab5)
33 Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (B2-F#4)
32 Hairspray - You Can't Stop the Beat (C3-D#4)
31 Hairspray - I Can Hear the Bells (A#2-B3)
30 Hairspray - Good Morning Baltimore (B2-C#4)
29 Grease - There Are Worse Things I Could Do (B3-C5)
28 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia (Ab3-Eb5)
27 Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love? (E3-B3)
26 Etta James - Tell Mama (C4-F5)
25 Etta James - Something's Got a Hold on Me (Ab3-Db5)
24 Ed Sheeran - Perfect (G3-G#4)
23 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Eb4-F5)
22 Darlene Love - (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry (B3-E5)
21 Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together (A3-C5)
20 Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man (G3-C5)
19 Bruno Mars - Runaway Baby (A#3-A#4)
18 Boyz II Men - I'll Make Love to You (A3-B4)
17 Billy Joel - Uptown Girl (G#3-B4)
16 Billy Joel - The Longest Time (D#3-D#5)
15 Billy Joel - Tell Her About It (G3-A#4)
14 Billy Joel - Only the Good Die Young (G3-C5)
13 Beyoncé - Love on Top (A3-E5)
12 Betty Everett - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) (A3-D5)
11 Aretha Franklin - You're All I Need to Get By (F#3-E5)
10 Aretha Franklin - The House That Jack Built (Eb4-Ab5)
9 Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (C4-A5)
8 Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer (F#3-E5)
6 Aretha Franklin - Groovin' (A3-D5)
5 Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song (You Lied) (F4-G5)
4 Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools (C4-F5)
3 Aretha Franklin - Angel (Bb3-Ab5)
2 Al Green - Let's Stay Together (E3-A4)
1 Adele - Right As Rain (D3-D5)