The 10 Greatest Motown Singers of the 1970s

Berry Gordy called it "ridiculous" and almost refused to release it. It became the greatest Motown record of the 1970s. That's just one of the true stories behind this countdown. From a riff written as a thank-you gift for a British rock guitarist — then quietly taken back — to a demo two Motown acts turned down before a bet turned it into a #1 hit, these are the real, fact-checked backstories behind ten legendary voices and the songs that defined them.