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The best Marvin Gaye songs

The top 3 according to 201 votes from people: What's Going On · Ain't No Mountain High Enough · Let's Get It On. (Updated May 2, 2024.)

From sixties Motown to What's Going On: the Marvin Gaye songs fans and lists choose most.

alejandra.cdmx · · 13 items · 201 votes · 2 comments

Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original

Top 13

  1. 1

    What's Going On

    1971. The protest song that changed soul music.

    ▲ 27 ▼ 2

    25
  2. 2

    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    1967. The duet with Tammi Terrell everyone knows.

    ▲ 22 ▼ 1

    21
  3. 3

    Let's Get It On

    1973. Motown's most successful release up to then.

    ▲ 19 ▼ 1

    18
  4. 4

    I Heard It Through the Grapevine

    1968. Number one on the Hot 100.

    ▲ 16 ▼ 0

    16
  5. 5

    Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

    1971. An environmental song ahead of its time.

    ▲ 14 ▼ 3

    11
  6. 6

    Trouble Man

    1972. From the soundtrack of the film of the same name.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 1

    8
  7. 7

    How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)

    1964. By Holland-Dozier-Holland.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 4

    7
  8. 8

    Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing

    1968. Another duet with Tammi Terrell.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 4

    7
  9. 9

    Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

    1971. The closer of What's Going On.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 3

    7
  10. 10

    Got to Give It Up

    1977. Party funk.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 3

    7
  11. 11

    Sexual Healing

    1982. His comeback with a drum machine.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 3

    6
  12. 12

    Can I Get a Witness

    1963. One of his first hits.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 1

    6
  13. 13

    I Want You

    1976. A sensual R&B hit.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 3

    4

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Laura Vargas Zapata · Español

Ain't No Mountain High Enough con Tammi Terrell es pura alegría

Andrea Contreras · Español

What's Going On primera, sigue siendo igual de actual

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