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Detroit, 1959: a $2,000 loan built the greatest hit factory in music history. This is the fully fact-checked countdown of the 12 greatest Motown songs ever recorded — from Motown's very first #1 hit with The Marvelettes, to the Jackson 5's meteoric rise, to the true, jaw-dropping story of how Berry Gordy nearly buried Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" not once, but twice. Discover the real history behind Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Supremes, Edwin Starr, Gladys Knight, Martha and the Vandellas, and Mary Wells — the artists who built the Motown Sound and changed American music forever. Subscribe to R&B Archive for more deep-dive music documentaries every week. #Motown #MarvinGaye #StevieWonder #TheTemptations #TheSupremes #Jackson5 #SmokeyRobinson #SoulMusic #MusicDocumentary #MotownHistory #ClassicSoul #BerryGordy #FourTops #EdwinStarr #GladysKnight

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