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#Motown6Music - what should be on the ultimate Motown playlist?

Tom Robinson invites listeners to help compile the ultimate Motown Records playlist.

Listeners help Tom compile the ultimate Motown Records playlist on what would have been 57 years since Motown Records had their first million selling single. On the 12th February 1961 The Miracles' 'Shop Around' reached the double golden milestone of 1 million sales.

On this Sunday's Now Playing we give 2 hours over to the label that spawned Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, The Supremes, Martha & The Vandellas, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight...the list goes on and on and on.

You choose the music, so get your best Motown Records suggestions to Tom via the hashtag #Motown6Music to help create the playlist or email nowplaying@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Dancing In The Street

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    Shop AroundΒ 

  • Marvin Gaye

    What's Going On

    • Tamla Motown.
  • Erykah Badu

    On & On

    • Universal.
  • Four Tops

    Reach Out I'll Be There

    • Motown.
  • The Supremes

    You Can't Hurry Love

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Jimmy Ruffin

    What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted

    • Motown Forever (Various Artists).
    • Motown.
  • Stevie Wonder

    Superstition

    • Motown.
  • The Marvelettes

    Please Mr. Postman

    • Marvelettes-Compact Command Performan.
    • Motown.
    • 3.
  • The Beatles

    This Boy

    • The Beatles - Past Masters, Volume 1.
    • Parlophone.
    • 7.
  • The Temptations

    Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

    • Tamla Motown.
  • Brook Benton

    Rainy Night In Georgia

    • Memories ... Are Made Of This.
    • Dino.
  • Yo La Tengo

    If It's True

  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell: Greatest Hits.
    • Tamla Motown.
  • R. Dean Taylor

    There's A Ghost In My House

    • Tamla Motown.
  • Commodores

    Brick House

    • Universal.
  • The Velvelettes

    Needle In A Haystack

    • Leaders Of The Pack (Various Artists.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 6.
  • Four Tops

    I Can't Help Myself

    • The Singles Collection.
    • Polygram TV.
  • Paul Young

    Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ)

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
    • 5.
  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    The Tracks Of My Tears

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Billy Bragg

    Levi Stubb's Tears

  • Al Jarreau

    We're In This Love Together

    • Breakin' Away.
    • BBR.
    • 003.
  • Gloria Jones

    Tainted Love

    • Rude Boy Arrival.
    • TELSTAR.
  • The Isley Brothers

    Behind A Painted Smile

    • Isley Brothers - Greatest Motown Hits.
    • Motown.
  • Edwyn Collins

    A Girl Like You

    • Setanta.
  • The Jacksons

    Dancing Machine

  • The Elgins

    Heaven Must Have Sent You

    • Motown Hits Of Gold Vol.5 (Various).
    • Motown.
    • 6.
  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Jimmy Mack

    • Leaders Of The Pack (Various Artists.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Diana Ross

    I'm Coming Out

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Marvin Gaye

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • Tamla Motown.

Broadcast

  • Sun 12 Feb 2017 18:00