The series was the most successful compilation albums in terms of sales until the release of the "Now That's What I Call Music" series began in the mid 1980's. Smokey Robinson’s group had a nice line in hand-me-down advice songs before he became the king of emotional metaphors, as this miraculous sliver of 1960 R&B testifies. Mama knows best: don’t fall for the first lover you meet. 29: Money (That’s What I Want) (Barrett Strong)

Ten Supremes albums spent a total of 112 weeks in the Top 20 from 1964-77, with seven of them making the Top 10 and two climbing to the peak. Their 20 Golden Greats stayed at the top for seven weeks, longer than any of the eight other Motown LPs which reached Number One. The group also had the second-longest chart-topping title, Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations, which reigned for four weeks. British album certifications – Various Artists – Motown Chartbusters - Vol 4". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 30 January 2022.The Isley Brothers only recorded songs for Motown for a short time, but they made a mighty impact with this pleading Holland–Dozier–Holland gem. It would go on to be covered countless times in the following decades. 52: Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (Marvin Gaye)

Marvin’s third vocal partner, Tammi Terrell, gave him something dazzling to bounce off, and both singers shine on this glorious affirmation of love gone good, laid in 1968. Some emotions remain eternal. 32: I Was Made To Love Her (Stevie Wonder) In the mid-60s, Barrett Strong became the lyrical lynchpin for the symphonic songs of Norman Whitfield, but before that he was quite something as a singer-songwriter, delivering this massive monetary smash in 1961, as covered by The Beatles on their With The Beatles album. 28: Please Mr. Postman (The Marvelettes) Though she possesses pipes that could blow down buildings, Gladys Knight prefers to use them subtly and, from the get-go at Motown, seemed more adult than her contemporaries. This silky 1967 treatise on desire, previously recorded by The Temptations, is one of the best Motown love songs. 42: Still Water (Love) (Four Tops) The Spinners would go off to record more for Atlantic Records, but you can understand why Motown wanted to get in on the ground floor of this talented vocal group. This tune, co-written by Stevie Wonder, was the group’s most successful song for Motown, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard R&B chart. 53: This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) (The Isley Brothers)

24: What’s Going On (Marvin Gaye)

The series was re-issued by the budget label Spectrum, starting in 1997. The clear differences between the two releases are the logos on the disc and cover: the original release has the Tamla Motown logo; the re-release has the Motown logo. [ citation needed] Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations (February 15) DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES WITH THE TEMPTATIONS (US #2) The first nine albums were Top 15 UK Albums Chart entries, whereas the later albums from 10 to 12 did not chart. The second volume of British Motown Chartbusters rose to No. 8 in January 1970. In the same year, Volume 3 spent six weeks at the No. 2 position, eventually reaching No. 1. Volumes 4 and 5 also hit No. 1. In 1971 Volume 6 went to No. 2 and, in 1972 and 1973, both Volumes 7 and 8 went to No. 9. [3]

The period under scrutiny here runs from 1964, when a Motown LP first reached the top 20 of the U.K. charts, to mid-1988, when Berry Gordy sold his record business. British album certifications – Various Artists – Motown Chartbusters - Vol 1". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 30 January 2022. The Motown Chartbusters concept obviously owed much to the firm’s multi-volume American LP brand, A Collection Of 16 Original Big Hits. The latter was a popular line, but the releases rated nowhere near as high on the Billboard charts as their equivalents on the other side of the Atlantic. They were re-issued from 1997 by the budget label, Spectrum. The clear differences between the two releases are the logos on the disc and cover, the original release has the Tamla Motown logo, the re-release has the Motown logo.Motown Chartbusters are a set of Motown compilations first released on the Tamla Motown label in the United Kingdom. The first two (volume 1 and volume 2) were originally called "British Motown Chartbusters", after this they were just released as Motown Chartbusters.