Ranking #6 singles, U.S. edition: 1968-1971 (opens in new tab)

What a period. CTRL-F-ing these numbers, I thought matters looked grim in the early seventies until I looked backward, and, well, holy shit. The Temptations offered convincing Motown psychedelia, Edwin Starr and James Brown offered skeletal funk, Barbra covers Laura Nyro, Cream and CCR bring up in the rear with swamp rock, Dionne Warwick winks […]