10 Iconic Soul Songs From 1964 We'll NEVER Forget!

10 Iconic Soul Songs From 1964 We'll NEVER Forget! 1964 wasn't just a great year for music — it was the year soul music became permanent. These aren't deep cuts or forgotten B-sides. These are the songs that never left the radio, never left weddings, never left the moments they were made for. Today we're counting down 10 tracks from that single, extraordinary year — the stories behind them are just as unforgettable as the songs themselves. From a joke written on a tour bus that became a #1 hit, to a B-side almost nobody wanted that turned into a career-defining classic, to the song a man wrote after being turned away from a hotel and arrested for protesting it — every one of these has a story most people never got to hear. 🎶 Featured in this video: 10. Solomon Burke – "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" 9. The Four Tops – "Baby I Need Your Loving" 8. The Temptations – "The Way You Do the Things You Do" 7. Marvin Gaye – "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" 6. Mary Wells – "My Guy" 5. Dionne Warwick – "Walk On By" 4. The Supremes – "Baby Love" 3. Martha and the Vandellas – "Dancing in the Street" 2. Betty Everett – "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" Sam Cooke – "A Change Is Gonna Come" Which one still hits your heart the hardest? Drop the number in the comments — and if one of these just took you right back to a moment you haven't thought about in years, tell us where you were standing. 🔔 Subscribe to Rnb Nights for more soul classics, the stories behind the songs, and the music that never stopped mattering. #SoulMusic #ClassicRnB #1964Music #MotownClassics #SamCooke #MarvinGaye #TheSupremes #SoulMusicHistory #OldSchoolRnB #RnBNights