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Various Artists - Release Date: 1993
- Type: Collection (various artists), Box set
- Genre: Rock
Review
Billboard Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits: 1968-1972 combines five discs from Rhino's Billboard series in one slipcase. Anyone who already owns the original discs doesn't need this box set, but this is a nice way to get all five discs at one time, especially since they offer a good cross-section of pop, rock & roll and R&B hits from the late '60s and early '70s. Among the featured hits are "Tighten Up," "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," "People Got to Be Free," "Green Tambourine," "Mony Mony," "Cry Like a Baby," "Dizzy," "Sugar, Sugar," "Crimson and Clover," "Crystal Blue Persuasion," "Take a Letter Maria," "Build Me Up Buttercup," "Time of the Season," "Good Morning Starshine," "I Think I Love You," "Tears of a Clown," "I Want You Back," "Spirit in the Sky," "Vehicle," "Joy to the World," "Maggie May," "Family Affair," "Knock Three Times," "Indian Reservation," "Treat Her Like a Lady," "Alone Again (Naturally)," "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)," "A Horse with No Name," "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)," "Nights in White Satin" and "Back Stabbers." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Tighten Up (Lyrics) | Archie Bell, |
Archie Bell & the Drells | (3:14) |
| Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) | John Fred, |
(2:58) | |
| (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay | Steve Cropper, Otis Redding | Otis Redding | (2:41) |
| People Got to Be Free (Lyrics) | Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere | The Rascals | (3:01) |
| Chain of Fools (Lyrics) | Don Covay | Aretha Franklin | (2:48) |
| Green Tambourine | Paul Leka | The Lemon Pipers | (2:27) |
| Cry Like a Baby (Lyrics) | Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham | The Box Tops | (2:35) |
| Mony Mony (Lyrics) | Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell, |
Tommy James & the Shondells | (2:54) |
| Yummy, Yummy, Yummy | Ohio Express | (2:22) | |
| The Horse | (2:39) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (Lyrics) | Galt MacDermot, James Rado, |
The 5th Dimension | (4:51) |
| Dizzy (Lyrics) | Tommy Roe, Freddy Weller | Tommy Roe | (2:59) |
| Sugar, Sugar (Lyrics) | Andy Kim, Jeff Barry | The Archies | (2:48) |
| Crimson and Clover (Lyrics) | Tommy James & the Shondells | (3:29) | |
| Crystal Blue Persuasion (Lyrics) | Tommy James & the Shondells | (4:04) | |
| Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) | Paul Leka, |
Steam | (4:06) |
| Take a Letter, Maria | R.B. Greaves | R.B. Greaves | (2:45) |
| Build Me Up Buttercup (Lyrics) | Michael d'Abo, Tony Macaulay | The Foundations | (3:00) |
| Time of the Season (Lyrics) | Rod Argent | The Zombies | (3:33) |
| Good Morning Starshine (Lyrics) | Galt MacDermot, James Rado, |
Oliver | (3:39) |
CD 3
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Venus | Shocking Blue | (3:05) | |
| Mama Told Me (Not to Come) | Randy Newman | Three Dog Night | (3:21) |
| I Think I Love You (Lyrics) | The Partridge Family | (2:52) | |
| Tears of a Clown | Smokey Robinson, Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | (3:00) |
| The Rapper | Donnie Iris | The Jaggerz | (2:43) |
| I Want You Back (Lyrics) | Berry Gordy, Jr., |
The Jackson 5 | (3:01) |
| Spirit in the Sky (Lyrics) | Norman Greenbaum | Norman Greenbaum | (4:01) |
| Vehicle (Lyrics) | Jim Peterik | The Ides of March | (2:55) |
| War (Lyrics) | Barrett Strong, Norman J. Whitfield | Edwin Starr | (3:25) |
| Green-Eyed Lady (Lyrics) | Sugarloaf | (3:39) |
CD 4
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Joy to the World (Lyrics) | Hoyt Axton | Three Dog Night | (3:17) |
| Maggie May (Lyrics) | Rod Stewart, |
Rod Stewart | (5:15) |
| One Bad Apple (Lyrics) | George Jackson | The Osmonds | (2:46) |
| Family Affair (Lyrics) | Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart | Sly & the Family Stone | (3:06) |
| Knock Three Times (Lyrics) | Dawn | (3:00) | |
| Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves (Lyrics) | Cher | (2:37) | |
| Indian Reservation (Lyrics) | John D. Loudermilk | (2:55) | |
| Treat Her Like a Lady (Lyrics) | Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose | (2:46) | |
| Black Magic Woman | Peter Green | Santana | (3:20) |
| Draggin' the Line (Lyrics) | Bob King, |
(2:48) |
CD 5
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Alone Again (Naturally) | Gilbert O'Sullivan | Gilbert O'Sullivan | (3:40) |
| I Can See Clearly Now | Johnny Nash | Johnny Nash | (2:49) |
| Black and White | Earl Robinson, |
Three Dog Night | (3:50) |
| Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) | Looking Glass | (3:07) | |
| My Ding-A-Ling | Chuck Berry | Chuck Berry | (4:23) |
| A Horse With No Name | America | (4:13) | |
| Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) | Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, |
The Hollies | (3:19) |
| Barrett Strong, Norman J. Whitfield | The Temptations | (6:55) | |
| Nights in White Satin (Lyrics) | Justin Hayward | The Moody Blues | (5:51) |
| Back Stabbers | Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead | The O'Jays | (3:07) |
