

More than half the songs here - 254 in all - weren’t present on the old list, including a third of the Top 100. Postman is the debut single by The Marvelettes for the Tamla (Motown) label, notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position. Postman written by Robert Bateman, Brian Holland, William Garrett, Georgia Dobbins and Freddie Gorman and The. Where the 2004 version of the list was dominated by early rock and soul, the new edition contains more hip-hop, modern country, indie rock, Latin pop, reggae, and R&B. The Marvelettes originally released Please Mr.

They each sent in a ranked list of their top 50 songs, and we tabulated the results. Ward to Bill Ward - as well as figures from the music industry and leading critics and journalists. To create the new version of the RS 500 we convened a poll of more than 250 artists, musicians, and producers - from Angelique Kidjo to Zedd, Sam Smith to Megan Thee Stallion, M. So we’ve decided to give the list a total reboot. First Motown Song to reach number 1 on the billboard 100 in late. Postman probably sounded like a novelty when it came out a girl-group number that was simultaneously sadder (thanks to the heart-wracked vocals of lead Marvelette Gladys Horton) and.

But a lot has changed since 2004 back then the iPod was relatively new, and Billie Eilish was three years old. Please Mr Postman Debut single by Detroit Girl Band The Marvelettes on The Motown Label. It’s one of the most widely read stories in our history, viewed hundreds of millions of times on this site. In 2004, Rolling Stone published its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
